This ice creamery was recommended to us by our Airbnb owner and it did not disappoint. It's tucked in the back of a gift shop, so we hesitated a bit at the door, but found our way. My friends and I had the cookie dough, coffee and blackberry cheesecake ice creams in cake cones and absolutely loved all 3. They also have a cart that passes up and down the beach with select flavors to order from during the day time. The place was cute and family owned. We will be back! read more

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This review involves both Celtic Creamery and DoorDash. If you order from Celtic Creamery through DoorDash, be aware. My last two orders had major issues. On 6/4, my order arrived completely melted because the ice cream had leaked through a paper lunch bag after the containers weren't properly closed. I figured "mistakes happen" and let it go. However, my most recent order (6/23) arrived with only one of the three items I paid for ( on a $45+ order). I remember not too long ago when businesses took more ownership of problems like this. I know DoorDash can issue a partial refund, but that isn't really the point. I paid for a service and tonight when something went wrong, everyone just pointed somewhere else. The part I can't get past is that LITERALLY no one could tell me where the rest of my order went. Like, hello?! The driver said there were no additional bags. So I called Celtic Creamery and the guy on the phone said they had tried to tell him there were multiple bags as the dasher left (which I have a hard time believing when the dasher was a 5 star dasher with over 1k ratings.) But if that's true...then where did the other $27 of my order go? What surprised me even more was that NO ONE offered a practical solution. If the missing items were still at the shop, I would have gladly driven over to pick them up. Even something as simple as, "We're sorry. Come pick up the rest of your order, and here's a free scoop or a small gift card for the inconvenience," would have gone a long way toward keeping me as a customer. Instead, the conversation ended with little more than an apology and no real attempt to resolve what happened. A lack of ownership is what lost my business. While DoorDash shares *some* responsibility, these issues have happened with different drivers on multiple orders from Celtic Creamery, which makes me question the store's packaging and order verification process. If a business chooses to offer delivery, orders should be packaged securely and verified before they leave the store--especially when signature desserts cost $12 or more a piece. The ice cream itself is good. Our first order was excellent, which makes these last two experiences even more disappointing. Unfortunately, repeated problems with missing items, melted deliveries, and a lack of accountability mean I won't be ordering from Celtic Creamery again. read more

Food was outstanding. Service was friendly and staff very helpful! The ambiance was quaint mix of traditional and tourist? A definite recommendation from the #rougehatguy read more

We did not get ice cream but shopped in the attached Serendipity gift store. They have an impressive variety of gifts and mementos and classy (and humorous) items. The staff was very friendly and helpful. read more

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The ice cream was soooooooooooooo creamy, I'm trying to rack my brain around how they make it. I got a chocolate peanut butter cup scoop and the cookie dough flavor which might be the best cookie dough ice cream I've ever had. The peanut butter cup on the fudge side was also great. read more

Celtic Creamery - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Carolina Beach, North Carolina

Sundaes were amazing! We ordered a kids cup of chocolate, a beachside brownie with sea salt caramel ice cream and a knickerbocker glory. Conveniently near the boardwalk area if you want more to do in one stop. read more

Celtic Creamery - Knickerbocker Glory - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Carolina Beach, North Carolina

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We visited today and the gentleman who helped us was a very polite young man with a mullet and a ball cap. He was extremely friendly and offered suggestions and was willing to help. We left him a large tip simply because he was so pleasant and was very generous offering us lots of samples. My wife had regular vanilla with wet nuts sundae and she was in love. I tried the cookie butter and it was excellent. Ice cream was smooth and creamy and we would definitely go back! read more

Celtic Creamery - Vanilla with wet nuts and cookie butter. - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Carolina Beach, North Carolina

Ice cream was delicious. Friendly service and god portions. Kids loved their flavors!!!

What is better than ice cream in a beach town? Absolutely nothing. Celtic Creamery is more than just an ice cream shop, it's also a chocolate shop and a souvenir shop. It's a one stop shop and it's amazing. I tried a few of the flavors but the health and vanilla ice cream was what I got. It was so creamy and delicious! I will definitely be back next time I vacation at the Carolina beaches. read more

Celtic Creamery - Heath and Vanilla Ice Cream - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Carolina Beach, North Carolina

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It seems like this is more of a tourist trap business. There is a ton of merchandise in the building which felt super cluttered. There were some cool things around tho. The ice cream area is tucked in the back. They have some good flavors and the price isn't horrible. All in all not too bad read more

This place has the best ice cream! I have to limit myself to how many times I go during a visit to Carolina Beach! Shopping in the store is so much fun also! Great place read more

The staff was very friendly and helpful. We tried a few and both settled on Butter Pecan. Hard to go wrong with ice cream but, it was delicious. It's inside of a gift shop so you can enjoy your ice cream while you shop. read more

There's a lot going on at Celtic Creamery, and all of it is either delicious or interesting. They've got ice cream, and made-to-order mini donuts, and fudge, and hot nuts (that's what she said), and slushies, and milkshakes, and handbags, and t-shirts, and toys for children and dogs. You will walk out of this place satisfied in some way. We visited for ice cream. Typically, I've found that places with the word "creamery" in the name give great ice cream. And in this case, my hunch was proven true. They have some great ice cream at Celtic! One of my kids got a cup of cookies and cream, and the other kid got a cookie dough milkshake. They both loved their treats. Ice cream is not really my thing, but I saw that Celtic Creamery made and sold mini donuts, which are definitely my thing. They make the donuts right after you order them, so they're hot and fresh. They're served with either cinnamon or powdered sugar. I got the only correct choice. (Cinnamon, just FYI.) They were are great as you might think fresh cinnamon donuts might taste! The people who work at Celtic Creamery are super friendly and exceedingly patient. They didn't blink an eye when it took us (meaning, my children) a while to decide which ice cream flavor to choose. They know that choosing a flavor is a Very Important Decision, and they respect the time it takes to decide correctly. read more

I was looking for a dessert after the train wreck dinner my wife and I just had, and I was happy to try Celtic Creamery based on all of the fantastic reviews. It did not disappoint. My wife got a scoop of the Irish Creme, and I got that, too, along with a scoop of the cookies and creme and a scoop of cookie dough. It was delicious and was an excellent finish to a previously lousy dinner experience. Go raibh maith agat, Celtic Creamery! I would recommend this restaurant! read more

Ice cream and more!! I thought I was just going for ice cream and there was so much more!! Beachy souvenirs, tee shirts, hoodies...an eclectic smorgasbord of goodies. Celtic Creamery has traditional flavors as well as a bunch of yummy mixed up concoctions. A churro stiffed with toffee really stood out. If you are in Carolina Beach and have that craving for some good ice cream and what-nots, pop in, take a taste and a look around! read more

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We love ice cream, and we are happy to see it have its moment in society because that means more ice creams for us to try. Carolina Beach is awash with ice cream choices. We found Celtic Creamery here, on Yelp, and stopped in last night while on an after dinner stroll around the pier. The ice cream shop is in the back of a fun little gift shop. I got the blackberry cheesecake which was very berry with chunks of cheesecake. Hubs got the coffee chip. Very coffee with big chocolate chips. The ice cream was so creamy and rich and Premium. I wish we could box up the shop and bring them home with us. We might settle for a pint to eat on the road. Get your ice cream fix here!! read more

Celtic Creamery - Ice cream - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Carolina Beach, North Carolina

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From the Sea and the Bee ice cream for me. Ha! That rhymed! And my friend got the banana pudding which she LOVED. Pics shown are just my ice cream. Pros: Flavorful and yummy Creamy Waffle cone option One scoop is a very big portion Cons: Parking is a bit tight, but once you find a spot, you're good to go! Prices are to be expected because it's at the beach and because it is a very popular and well known spot read more

Celtic Creamery - From the bee and the sea ice cream on waffle cone. 1 scoop $5.45 - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Carolina Beach, North Carolina

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Parking is tight but doable. Once you get inside, you'll come into a souvenir shop and an ice cream parlor. The flavors are fun. I had Irish Cream. There are the normal favs too - like cookies and cream that the rest of my family picked. It is made with Irish butter and cream making it the creamy place for your ice cream. It may have been the best ice cream ever! Also friendly staff work here! My daughter also got a pair of earrings and I got a sticker :) We are here for a few more days and WILL be back! read more

Celtic Creamery - Hot fudge sundae - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Carolina Beach, North Carolina

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Ice Cream is homemade. It's a cute shop with lots of trinkets. Service was great since this is Off Season at the beach. I even got my dog ice cream and she gave it 2 paws up. read more

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I love homemade ice cream and Celtic creamery did not disappoint. They offer several varieties of homemade ice cream as well as baked goods and fresh donuts. I ordered the banana split and my son got a brownie. The banana split was really good. I liked how you could customize it. I got mine with coconut and chocolate ice cream with hot fudge. They also top it with shaved chocolate for some texture. You could tell the ice cream was fresh and I enjoyed both flavors a lot. My son loved his brownie. There's also a cute gift shop so he enjoyed looking around well we were eating our treats. I highly recommend checking out the mural on the side of their building. read more

Celtic Creamery - Banana split - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Carolina Beach, North Carolina

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This is still some of the best ice cream we've ever tried. It's truly homemade and absolutely delicious. This time I tried some of their rotating/special flavors - coconut and blackberry cheesecake. Both were outstanding. I got two pints of the blackberry cheesecake to take home, along with some vanilla for eating with pie/cake. My husband had the brownie sundae with butter pecan ice cream. For a lot of the sundaes you can choose your ice cream flavor(s). I am a purist and just enjoy digging into a big bowl of ice cream without any additions. I appreciate that they offer so many options from a single scoop cake cone up to the larger sundaes to share as a family/group. The servers were super friendly both times we went here. We'll be back in the future, for sure. read more

Celtic Creamery - Brownie sundae with butter pecan ice cream, and a double scoop of coconut and blackberry cheesecake - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Carolina Beach, North Carolina

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My family visits Carolina Beach a lot but had never tried Celtic Creamery. We assumed it was just a gift shop that served Hershey's or another mass ice cream chain - we were very wrong! Celtic had a variety of awesome homemade flavors. It was hard to choose and we ended up visiting twice during our stay! I had a waffle cone with birthday cake and Heath ice cream. Scoop sizes were very generous and the ice cream is not lacking in toppings or flavor. Delicious! The birthday cake flavor had all sorts of stuff in it - I especially loved the marshmallows. On our second visit we split the sundae of the week, which was toffee crunch. We subbed out chocolate ice cream for cookie dough and enjoyed every bite. Definitely going to add this to our list of must-visit places every time we're in CB! read more

Celtic Creamery - 2 scoop waffle cone - Heath and birthday cake - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Carolina Beach, North Carolina

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No question, this place has the best ice cream in the area. Really creamy and tasty, made a point of stopping by after supper in the evening . Also never got tired trying all the flavors. Ice cream made daily on the premise and it shows in the taste. The customer service was outstanding the place was clean what more can you ask for . read more

Celtic Creamery - Sea buy the bee that's the name lol - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Carolina Beach, North Carolina

So the overall shop is cute and has tons of interesting things to see. The ice cream is outstanding my family and I have eaten there every day this week and I've had a different flavor; Celtic, coffee, living in the dream Irish cream, scrumbumctious strawberry, voluptuous vanilla, of the bee and the sea ,(salted caramel and honey), coconut, and really good banana pudding. Such a wide variety of flavors was really nice. Staff served incredibly quickly. Price is affordable. It makes sense to get two scoops instead of just one. Even with a long line, we were served quickly, ice cream holds up pretty well on the heat and it was 90. Truly, a must stop. read more

I had the butter pecan and cookies and cream from their ice cream truck today! It was so creamy and delicious! Butter pecan was definitely the tastiest. Cookies and cream was bland to me. 7 bucks for two small scoops in a cup. The people were very nice. It was worth the calories for sure. Didn't get a picture because I ate it fast at an outdoor pet event. read more

***FOOD: Dreamy Creamy deliciousness. Went back 3 times. The Living the Irish Dream & Banana Pudding, irish Butter Pecan, Pumpkin Pie ice cream was so smooth & *chef's kiss "blew my mind" fabulously creamy. May be the best ice cream I've had - made with Irish cream. Yep saved room after dinner in anticipation of walking here to get ice cream. Great dessert after dinner. Lots of families with kids came in for their nightly treat it would seem. It's ALWAYS A GOOD TIME FOR ICE CREAM. ICE CREAM IS A CURE ALL. ***COST (OUT OF 4$) $ ***DÉCOR: it's inside a souvenir trinket beach novelty kid-temptation shop. Limited seating inside (maybe 3 tables either 2-3chairs each ). Some seats outside. Parking is tight, better to walk over to the store. ***SERVICE: Friendly very sweet young lady behind counter who worked hard by herself while scooping ice cream, making mini Tom Thumb donuts, making sundaes, ringing up purchases. KUDOS to the staff member. Be sure to tip the hard working girl. While we sat and ate customers came in waves. ***RECOMMEND: YES YES YES DOUBLE YES HIGHLY RECOMMEND read more

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Prices are so reasonable and the ice cream is fantastic! Must-go when in Carolina Beach. The staff were very friendly. read more

Celtic Creamery - Split the Difference (half eaten) - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Carolina Beach, North Carolina

Great ice cream! I got the butter pecan! I would definitely return next time we are in the area!

One of my favorite spots in Carolina Beach. Love that it's from Ireland and they keep things real and homemade. You might think ice cream with Irish cream and ingredients might be the usual but no. Soooo rich, creamy and amazing. So wish I had some now. The gift shop is the icing on the cake. If you want nice, quality souvenirs, this is the place. Lots of local makers represented. Take your time, there is a lot of fabulous stuff to see/buy. read more

The ice cream here is fantastic! There is another shop closer to the beach, but during the winter season it's not open as much, it was closed while we were there, so I can't compare. The Celtic creamery was open long hours almost every day, generous servings, great staff! There's also great Knick knacks to peruse before, during or after your special treat! Enjoy! read more

Celtic Creamery - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Carolina Beach, North Carolina

Ice cream was good, busy little place it was good. We would return to this place for a sweet treat read more

Celtic Creamery - Enjoying our ice cream outside - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Carolina Beach, North Carolina

Downright delectable ice cream at Celtic Creamery. Excellent little ice cream shop tucked into the back of a gift boutique. They have about twenty hand dipped flavors, plus ice cream sandwiches made from various cookies and ice cream combinations, and pints to take home. There was no wait, the staff members were very friendly, and the cost was reasonable. They had two free 30 minute parking spaces which is super convenient, and there's seating outside. This ice cream is rich, flavorful, and very smooth. Enjoy! read more

So this place was packed so we went there for that and it had good reviews. The flavors seem fresh and season inspired and they had some really creative sundaes on the menu. I decided to get a waffle cone with two scoops and I was really happy with my ice cream texturally and flavor-wise. The waffle cone was really thin though, and it got soggy way too quickly. They didn't really have a good place to sit as the tables were all dirty and sticky so we walked with it to the board walk while we ate which was cool. Overall I was pretty happy with it, but I'd steer clear the waffle cone if I ever came back. read more

Some of the best ice cream I have ever had! I opted for the blackberry cheesecake flavor which tasted so fresh and not overpoweringly sweet! They are located in a cute gift shop which is cute to browse around. If you are in Carolina Beach, definitely give them a try! read more

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Really yummy homemade ice cream! The waffle cones cost extra but are worth it. Ice cream costs $4.49-6.99 depending on how many scoops you get. read more

Love the gift shop. Unique items. Ice cream is delicious. Can't go wrong with a visit to Celtic Creamery. read more

Get the ICE CREAM and shop the gift shop! We ordered a Vanilla cone and a Cookies & Cream cup-the best ice cream I've ever had! Soft and creamy, packed with flavor!! The gift shop is small but lots of different goodies to browse. There are 4 small, 4-top tables by the bar and a few spots to sit down out front. Everyone spoke and thanked us for our purchases! read more

Really nice local place. Handmade ice cream. Actually was there on vacation for the week and ended up going there a couple times because it was so good. Even got some to take back home. Staff was very friendly too. read more

[Coronavirus review] This place has got to be one of the least locked-down places I've visited since the pandemic took over. There were a bunch of other people and I was the only one masked. Admittedly, the wisdom of these things is an open question and not something I want to take a position on in a Yelp review. What I will say is I chose to explore the area on a terrible weather day with driving rain that made the roads difficult to navigate, and this place had a few parking spaces next to the door, and while I sat in my car more people were constantly flowing into them. It was a popular shop. The store is not just an ice cream store but has some general beachy merchandise. I ordered a peach flavor and their version of mint chip. The peach packed a flavor punch, while the mint was more subtle, but the sweetness of the mint grew on me and it was a different take on the flavor than anything I can recall having. The place had only a dozen flavors or so with some indulgent sundae items; nothing in the dairy free realm and not a world of choice. But this was distinctive ice cream and the place was definitely better than some generic big brand on flavor. read more

Celtic Creamery - Carolina beach peach - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Carolina Beach, North Carolina

To be honest, I went into the shop after reading all the great reviews. I had my heart set on my usual mint chocolate chip, which they didn't have. And, I'm sorry but "mint cookie" is not the same. I then ordered the heath bar crunch, which is my next favorite. Yes, the ice cream was creamy, but there was NO pieces of heath bar to crunch on, only little flecks of chocolate! I was so disappointed that I didn't bother to finish it. Yes, the place is in a cute little gift shop with friendly staff, but I came for the ice cream. read more