Jadyn tried my ice cream combo and Ive never felt more cool. Promote her immediately. pumpkin and…read morenorthern oregon blackberry for life.

I've heard a lot of hype about Marianne's, and the shame I had today backed the hype up! The menu…read moreis huge, it took me a while to decide what flavor to get, but I ended up deciding on the northern Oregon blackberry. The blackberry tasted excellent in the shake. Worth every penny. I really like the interior. Looks old school and fits the Santa Cruz vibe.

My goodness!! The toasted marshmellow fluff was absolutely delicious and the perfect touch to my…read moreice cream. It was light and paired with a cone it's like smores! We got the Brown sugar oat with walnut ice cream, I also really enjoyed the bitter caramel, which really was bitter but perfect for people who don't like too sweet of an ice cream. Quinn was the employee who helped us out, she was so sweet and accommodating! She gave us recommendations convinced us to get the marshmellow fluff which we are grateful we tried. Thank you Quinn!

I've been coming here for a long time and visit pretty frequently, so this experience was really…read moredisappointing. When my boyfriend and I walked in, one of the employees was having a conversation with what looked like friends. I didn't mind at first because there were two other employees standing at the front, so I assumed one of them would help us. Instead, we stood there for several minutes without anyone acknowledging us. I understand if the other employees weren't assigned to the register, but what bothered me was that no one even took a second to say, "We'll be with you shortly." A simple acknowledgment goes a long way and would have made a big difference. The lack of customer service and communication made us feel ignored so we just ended up leaving and went some place else. As someone who has supported this business for a long time, it was disappointing. I hope management addresses this because good customer service is just as important as the product itself.

We give this place a 10 out of 5. Eight years of a family trip, with a plan to beat the spend from…read morethe previous year. Our favorites include: lavender, fresh banana, bittersweet chocolate, lemon custard, pistachio, and the strawberry shake. The best ice cream in the galaxy.

Marianne's Ice Cream is an Aptos and Santa Cruz tradition! Before or after a day at nearby…read moreSeacliff beach... a visit to Marianne's is a must. Thank goodness for street parking because the Marianne's lot is small like most beach areas. I think I have tasted almost every one of the ice cream flavors over the years. In a cup, cone, milkshake or sundae! And I have been known to take a quart to go now and again :-) With 100 flavors in rotation and 250 recipes, it is easy to have a different taste at almost every visit. Marianne's is open from 10 a.m. until midnight. Yes... it is that popular. And there is a steady line of excited customers at all times. Summer and holidays... be prepared for a wait. I came on Memorial Day and was #90. They were serving #40! Silly me! Customer service rocks! No matter how long the line... the staff greets you, smiles and best of all will give you all the samples you want! Thank you very much! You cannot miss Marianne's! It is an eye catching red barn looking building! Lots of personality. Once inside... grab a number and start looking at all your options. There are a lot. It is one huge room with a lot of excited and happy people. Too cold for ice cream? Never! They have coffee and espresso too for those foggy beach days! July is Yelp's, "Scream for Ice Cream" month. So come and chill at Marianne's. What are you waiting for?!?

Oh me, oh my! If you…read morecheck my reviews, you'll find LOTS of ice cream spots in my history. I'm a glutton for a creamy, frozen ball of deliciousness. Polar Bear did not disappoint. Ate lunch in the area but had to grab some scoops from the oval spot. I ordered the thin mint and chocolate/peanut butter double in a waffle cone. It was ice cream perfection! The mint was fresh and tasty with HUGE chunks of chocolate and the peanut butter/chocolate was deep and rich. The waffle cone added a nice crunch overall. The employees were friendly, fast, and helpful in answering questions about ingredients and allowing a few samples. Shop is small but was walk through so the layout works well being on the corner or a busy intersection. Highly recommend Polar Bear Ice Cream - like, seriously, you have to stop here!!

Great experience at Polar Bear Ice Cream, as the staff were kind, patient and helpful and the…read morelocation is convenient and easy to find. The menu has a good range of flavors and you can sample and try any that you might be interested in. My mom got the lemon sorbet after sampling a blackberry flavor and a honey lavender one. I opted to skip the samples and choose one of my go-to flavors - thin mint, which was delicious. It was such a refreshing treat! The shop also has some seating and chairs where you can sit and enjoy your ice cream. The prices were pretty reasonable and while we ordered junior scoops, the portion size was larger than expected. Definitely recommend!

Donnie Darko!! This…read moreis what makes the surrounding towns/ Santa Cruz unique. Living in SF we wanted to find something different and unique. We appreciated this corner coffee shop and the vibes. We even came back the next day just for Donnie Darko - if you enjoy iced coffee this is it! One of the cons of this drink is it comes only in one size; apparently a specific formula or proportion of ingredients. Would come back to this town just for this amazing coffee!

An OK place to get coffee and a pastry here in the Santa Cruz area. Definitely a bit dingier and…read moredarker than most coffeeshops, with some concerns about cleanliness - tables were sticky and there was food and crumbs on the floor around my chair before I sat down. Coffee and pastries are decent, although the pastries are priced pretty expensive. Lots of activism and messaging by the coffeeshop, which can be a plus or minus depending on your proclivities.

Stopped in for ice cream that was delicious! Servers were exceptionally friendly & helpful as there…read morewere lots of flavors to choose from! Shop is large with high ceilings and lots of places to sit.

Uniqueness: Turkish coffee is a must for everyone to try here!…read moreWait Time: [x][x][x][x][x] Food Quality: [x][x][x][x][x] Service: [x][x][x][x][ ] Setting: [x][x][x][ ][ ] Cost: [x][x][x][x][ ] Recommendation? Turkish for sure here for coffee lovers! Took me forever to finally have the opportunity to come down to Santa Cruz and try this place out, and I have to say I was genuinely satisfied in the quality of ice cream here. I heard all about the Turkish coffee here and being a coffee love, had to give it a try and it was perfection! They have plenty more other flavors to choose from and will have to choose from next time and the staff here were very friendly. The only slight drawback was the setting outside had a lot of homeless people asking for money & a few people on drugs so going here at night might not be so safe. If you come here during the day, you'll be fine and be getting some of the best ice cream in downtown here.

These are the best crepes in Santa Cruz! I came here for a trip twice now and I cannot hit the road…read morewithout getting one of these massive crepes to go. My personal favorite is the strawberry banana nutella crepe with whipped cream. The place itself is small, yet cozy and you can tell is a local hidden gem. Service is quick and each crepe is cooked to perfection.

We stopped by here for a quick snack to hold us over for dinner and the crepes were pretty dang…read moregood. They really pack in the strawberries. I had the nutella and PB mix and it was good. Service and price were right on!

This one was difficult. It was really closer to a 2.5 for me, but with all of the other ice cream…read moreplaces around town, Cruz Creamery just really misses the spot. Ultimately, we came here because the other one that we wanted to go to down the street had a line into the parking lot. In hindsight, we probably should have just waited. The ice cream here just didn't stand out. It melted too quickly-almost like it wasn't really kept cold cold. The flavors meshed together and didn't really pop and you know something is odd when after going through 4 flavors, the lady up front say, "that's the best", or "that's one of my favorites" to each and every one of them. Getting your order mixed up was also a deduction. I wanted a brownie sundae and because she was out of hot fudge, asked if that could be replaced with caramel. I said yes, but ended up just getting a caramel sundae without the brownies?! Unfortunately I didn't notice until after I sat down with my sundae to which point, I just didn't care enough to get it fixed. The place seemed dingy and confused. With ice cream, but froyo, it could be a bit confusing. Overall, it just didn't seem genuine. There are too many ice cream shops around and to call this one a local and community focused ice cream shop seems like a bit of a stretch to me.

Cool dessert shop offering lovely lounge seating, ample space, a froyo station with a variety of…read moretoppings in the yogurt bar, and plenty of ice cream flavors in the display case, including vegan and sorbet options. There were 4 types of chocolate available, but no dark chocolate. I opted for a double chocolate fudge brownie milkshake. They didn't have lowfat milk but the worker was friendly and offered to put less milk. Strangely, the shake ended up being on the watery side. It also wasn't quite filled to the top, and even got foamy at the surface. But it was delicious nonetheless.