The ice cream was great but the manager was so verbally abusive I was deciding between calling the police and walking away. And I chose the latter. He insulted a disabled customer, he yelled at a little boy and almost knocked over an elder. He had curly brown hair, a hat and earrings (just as an identifier, I'm all for hats and earrings). I will never go there again. read more

Overpriced, unfriendly servers/cashiers, line very slow moving and not the greatest ice cream or root beer float. Such a cute place and wish it was better every time we go. Root beer float didn't have enough root beer (half full) and melty soft serve ice cream dripped in. Yuck. Chocolate dipped was a mess in my hand when she handed it to me. Wish they were friendlier and had a better product. read more

Way overpriced and the ice cream portions are much smaller than years back. But, all good things must come to and end. They are in a high rent district, so I am sure the locals have no issue with the cost. For me, personally, I do not mind paying the price if the portions did not shrink. read more

Terrible. Inconsistent service. The short man with the dark hair is so rude and clearly wants to be anywhere but there. He looks like he always needs a shower and likes to wipe the sweat off of his forehead before he picks up your cone for ice cream. Gag me. NEVER again. This place should be shut down and given a thorough cleaning. read more

I like the IDEA of the place and when I was a kid I went to places JUST like this. Visiting now I get to relive those memories. Only now I'm pickier about the quality of food I eat. I had a crab cake sandwich...it was tasty but WAY to oily. I'm guessing it was deep fried and not drained well. Order of fries for the price was not very generous. It might have LOOKED more generous if they'd put them in a small container. However the container used was bigger than the order so it looked empty...or that someone had snacked on it before it made it to the pick up window. ;) A fun outing if you are looking for soft serve ice cream but I'd keep it to ice cream. About a 5 min drive from Walden and the nearby farms. read more

Dairy Joy - beautiful day for a drive in the 'country' - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Weston, Massachusetts

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We came here for seafood and soft serve. The seafood plate was fresh. Lobster roll delicious. Soft serve delicious and the vegan soft serve tasted like dairy! The only knock is that its very expensive for what it is. It's very over priced. read more

Two stars are for the ice cream; but you could see through the window that none of the cooks preparing the food were wearing masks. Someone should look into this. read more

Was at Dairy Joy at 2:15 today. I go fairly regularly. I brought my family and out of town mom. We went into the the line on the left. The line on the right is for ice cream only and we had someone in the party ordering food. As we were ordering ice cream too the man stated that in this line you could only order 1 cone. That made so sense at all. Anymore than 1 and you had to go back into the other line and wait. I stated that there was no sign mentioning that (line on the right says its express and you can only order ice cream) and i had not seen it in practice before. He said "they" started a new policy. Wasn't convincing but we followed orders. Frustratingly we went back to the other line. After 5 minutes he called us back and said we could now order ice cream from him. No empathy, did not care at all and seemed bothered that i questioned him. I have put up with the high prices but i cannot deal with poor, non caring service. It was how not to deliver to paying customers. Terrible read more

overpriced for the amount of food you get. got a medium ice cream in a waffle cone and the server didn't even fill it over the cone, i asked about it and she said it was the normal amount... read more

Good price for what you get. Seating is in front of trees. Nice shade. Calming atmosphere. Great for kids.

I have only tried the soft serve ice cream here; so my review is limited to that. It is better than McDonald's but not as good as Carvel. It is extraordinarily expensive: almost $6 for a small cone, compared to a $1.69 at McDonald's. For the price of their small cone you can get two pints of Ben & Jerry's when it is on sale. read more

$40 dollars for a medium fried clam plate. I can almost bet they are not fresh so why so much money? So I decided to have a small clam strips.The portion was so small I finished it in five minutes and it wasn't that great. Definitely not fresh for $15. Don't waste your time here. read more

If, by some unfortunate circumstance, you find yourself at the TGI Fridays in Times Square, NY you'll notice that the menu is unlike all other TGI Fridays menus in the world, in that the prices are literally the standard ones multiplied by 2. That's the same experience you'll have at Dairy Joy. Remember that it's in Weston, one of the wealthiest towns in Massachusetts, and they clearly cater to folks who have no concept of money. On the face of it, it's a perfectly pleasant "eat in the rough" joint, with the usual fried seafood, burgers, hot dogs, "call your number" slips, sticky picnic tables, and pleasant outdoor views. But once money gets involved, you'll start to feel used and abused. First off, they don't accept credit cards, so you'll need to use their $3 fee ATM for the right to overpay for everything. I wanted a quick meal will my 2 small kids and got a plain hamburger, 2 hot dogs, a *tiny* soda, and a small fries, and it came to over $18. Mind you, the hot dogs were absolutely unremarkable, save for maybe the buttered and toasted bun. That was $3.65. The burger was clearly made of high quality meat (nice), but was barely 1/4 lb. and cost over $4 (for meat and a bun, not toppings). Want lettuce and tomato? Another $1.65. Cheese? Well, their "Super burger", which I guess is roughly like a Whopper Jr., is about 8 bucks. I thought about getting onion rings. A small order? $6.00 I'll pass. Don't plan to get the fried seafood if you already have a second mortgage. On the upside, they make their own soft serve flavors, which are very good (but will set you back about $3.00 for a small cone). Again, the burgers are high quality. I didn't try the seafood. I saw the $17.00 lobster roll - it looked good, but was hot-dog bun sized. I've gone to places like this since my childhood, and really want to support the concept, but at these prices - forget about it. Fortunately, I live pretty close to C & L Frosty in Sherborn - a similar concept & menu, but at half the price. Definitely check them out if you're in the area. read more

My parents asked me to join them to grab an ice cream (YAY I love ice cream), so clearly I happily joined them. We went here because my parents had nostalgic memories of going there when they first starting dating. Ahem....CLEARLY not the place they remembered from years ago...in a bad way. So for starters this is not an ice cream place, they only offer soft serve and they have like maybe 10 flavors to choose from. They are known for their "hidden gem" Java Berry flavor.....HA HA HA HA HA HA, maybe it's a Weston thing. So one side of the swirl is berry, the other side coffee flavored....Oh! What an interesting and novel concept for combining two seemingly unlikely flavors..... FAIL, I mean sure it's "different," but nothing special in the slightest. Their soft serve sucks, point blank. They have a slew of astronomically over priced food offerings. A large order of clams goes for a cool $44 bucks!?!? What?!. Maybe people from Weston aren't aware of food costs and probably don't give a hoot what they spend. I just simply don't get it. A complete and utter waste of money when you can go somewhere else and get better food and "real" ice cream for half the cost. Oh and $8 for a regular ole hot dog....that shit better have shaved truffles on it (not that it would taste good lol). Hey at least their soft serve is inexpensive...wonder why? Because it's the cheapest thing for them to produce and they make their real money on the food. #oneandone! read more

So I love dairy joy for ice cream my favorite place but unfortunately that is where it ends. We decide to have fried clams tonight and figured it would be nice to go to dairy joy where we can sit in our truck and eat and then have desert. Well we were very very disappointed we waited 40 minutes or more for them to call out number. I was standing in front of the window waiting for our number several orders came out not ours so I ask the kid in the window where my order is he completely ignored me so I went to the order window to ask the girl who time our order. The guys said I called your number several times I said no way I been standing here wait you even looked at me several times. Anyways get our order that cost me 30 dollars a plate which was awful the fries were so cold and the clams were cold and rubbery so not happy. Will never order food again complete rip off. read more

Went at 12:30 on a Tuesday for a quick lunchtime treat. I had a frappe. It was good. My one friend had a chicken salad sandwich and enjoyed it. My other friend had the berry vanilla twist soft serve and enjoyed that. The whole thing cost me $18 bucks. Cash only. Overall, for a lunchtime treat we had a nice time. I've told everyone at work about this place. It's in Weston, I didn't expect it to be the cheapest ever- but I did expect it to be good. And it was. That's it and yes, I'll be back. Probably today. I'll be the one ordering the chocolate frappe. read more

Bottom line: way too expensive for what you get. Quality seems to have eroded, too. Went to Dairy Joy for dinner and ice cream and ordered veggie burgers (for hubs and me) and a grilled cheese for the little one to keep costs a bit under control. Yes, we know it's an expensive joint. But hey, the food is great, right? Spoiler alert: not so much anymore. And their prices aren't totally obscene, right? Nope. Two veggie burgers, one grilled cheese, two small fries, and a soda (which was watery) set us back $29. Seriously, how and why should a couple of veggie burgers and a grilled cheese cost so much? Probably would have kept my cool if they then didn't give us the most microscopic ice cream cones on the planet. We ordered two smalls and a kiddie, but they were all the same size. Tiny. And yet they cost extra large prices. Hubs' javaberry was good. My vanilla was totally tasteless. Don't think we'll be going back anytime soon. If Dairy Joy is going to charge over the top prices, I think they should deliver a product that is at least in the same league. read more

Let me make this clear to everyone who hasn't figured it out. Dairy Joy is an ice cream stand. The actual food is an after thought. The ice cream is what you want anyway. Javaberry is legendary, and the creamsicle ain't to shabby either. But why stop at a basic cone? The rest of the ice cream menu is just as good. Except the slushies. Those lose flavor very quickly. But whatever you want ice cream. Finally, dairy joy will never be inexpensive. Period. The gas station down the road is ridiculous too. Wanna know why? Head up kings grant road right next to dairy joy. At the first stop sign you'll find a mansion on your immediate left. There's another across the street from it. Weston is rich. Welcome to suburbia. we have ice cream. Damn good ice cream. read more

Having grown up in Weston many moons ago, I'm a little biased about Dairy Joy aka; Cedar Hill. I'll start by saying their onion rings are the best I've ever had, I've tried to make some at home just like theirs but failed to capture the secret batter correctly. They offer burgers and dogs and fried fish and soft serve ice cream and are probably best known for the rings and fried clams.....BUT! Their prices are insanely high. They are pretty much in the middle of no where and well off the beaten path so what's up with those prices... I guess it's good to be the king eh? I've taken friends there over the years and way back in the 80's I thought their prices were too high but what they get for a cheeseburger and some fries and a coke is HIGHWAY ROBBERY! Oh yeah it gets better.... CASH ONLY! WTF??? read more

Dairy Joy is overpriced, uninteresting soft serve ice cream. I've been wanting to try Dairy Joy for months, and was super excited to take a ride over last night. Perhaps I built it up in my head too much, but boy was Dairy Joy a letdown. I ordered a small creamsicle cone, which is a twist of orange sherbet and vanilla. My husband ordered a medium java berry cone. Neither flavor combo impressed me. The ice cream is not creamy. It's reminiscent of a McDonald's ice cream cone (which is ice milk) but way more expensive and not as flavorful. Flavors are not robust, and leave you wanting an actual ice cream cone when you're finished. Dairy Joy, I am so over you. read more

Took the whole family up the street after a nice visit to Drumlin Farms. No credit cards during Covid? No problem. But the incredible rudeness of the order taker was over the top. If I didn't have 6 hungry people with me I would have told him to take his attitude and shove it. Hope the owners are listening but it sounds like they could care less. read more

I grew up with Dairy Joy, and I loved it as a kid. I loved it on hot summer days when the soft serve ice cream would drip down my arm and drench all my napkins. I loved the chocolate dip solidified around the vanilla. Well, now, over fifteen years later, it's just not as good as I remember it. The setting is great--roadside ice cream, picnic tables, a nice community feel. The ice cream is expensive, though, and... honestly, not really that great-tasting. If you happen to be in the area and in dire need of something cold to eat, Dairy Joy may be a good pick, but you shouldn't go out of your way to get it. And if you grew up with it and haven't had it in a while, let your memories of Dairy Joy bring you a smile--avoid trying to relive the experience. You may be sorely disappointed. read more

I really wanted to like Dairy Joy, as the concept is great....A little roadside shack in the middle of a very affluent residential town with no other food options. I've been there at least six times, and it's just OK. The food & ice cream is waaaaaay overpriced, but I guess it works since they're located in Weston. Now I don't mind high prices if you get what you pay for. I'm a sucker for fried seafood, and I always order the Fisherman's platter. The half-plate is something like $23, and the scallops are tiny, the clams are strips, and it's really overgreasy. I can only eat about 1/3 of it before I get that, "too much grease" feeling. It's always jam-packed with huge lines when the weather turns nice. It's nice to go there for the nostalgic sentiment, but be prepared to be underwhelmed with the food quality and pay huge prices. read more

This fried seafood/ice cream joint is literally roadside and when you go for the first time you can't help but feel in a time warp - like your parents might have stopped here after a sock hop or a drive-in movie. The Javaberry softserve (coffee/black raspberry twist) was indeed, as past Yelpers suggested, a tasty alternative to the standard vanilla/chocolate that you can find anywhere. This isn't anywhere. It's dairy...JOY. read more

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Exactly what a roadside stand should be. The greasy stuff is greasy, the semi-healthy food has flavor (love the grilled chix sandwich!) and the ice cream is mmmmmmmm. Java Berry is the best and don't worry if you don't like coffee, you will like it. Trust the yelpers! read more

I really wish I could give more than three stars, since I absolutely love their java berry soft serve. However, the prices are high, it is super crowded, and the tables are always a mess. The ice cream gets 5 stars, but everything else, not so much. read more

Honestly don't go here there are better places, staff is incredibly rude , the ice cream had no flavor, overpriced asf, and the food was subpar at best. Just go to Dairy Queen lol read more

We had the SMALL fried clam (~$20), the lobster roll (~$24), and the SMALL ice-cream boat (~$9) for a total of $55 and change. There is clearly a non-wealthy tax at this establishment. The food tasted fine though the lobster roll could have been lighter on the mayo. The ice cream was yummy. However, this was no gourmet mind-blowing meal that justified the high cost! I will never be able to understand how someone can make a living that way and feel fulfilled in life.... read more

What is Dairy Joy's mystique? The food is average, at best. If you want soft-serve ice cream, go to any roadside ice cream stand. If you want fried clams, get yourself to a clam shack. If you want a burger, go to a good bar. It will taste a lot better and cost a lot less. If you want the ambiance, and just like to pay a lot for a little, I've got some crap to sell you. I'll load up my car, pull over on the side of RT 117 in Weston, and meet you there. Come 'n get it! read more

I've been going to Dairy Joy since the 70's, and it hasn't changed a bit. The clam roll and scallops really are to die for. I can't think of anywhere else that even has coffee and black raspberry swirl soft-serve. You people complaining about the prices need to get over yourselves. The entire world isn't based on the price point of a chain like McDonalds or Burger King. read more

Went to this place for dinner. Nice setting and very clean. Thought the prices were absolutely too high for what it is. The burgers were frozen patties and while the bun and toppings were fresh, $13 for a frozen burger with a handful of fries is not right. 4$ for a soda? The icecreams we ordered had little flavor but the small serving was huge. I would drive to Sherborn for C&L Frosty next time. read more

This place is gross. Both of us had queasy stomachs after eating ice cream there yesterday. The cones were stale as were the jimmies (leftover from 2014?). I took a bite and tossed it and still felt sick. Even better is watching the kid manning the shack pick up your ice cream (that has toppled in jimmies) with her bare fingers and put it back on cone. Yechhhhh read more

I experienced no joy checking this place out for the first time today. The prices are disgusting. Bacon cheddar burger with fries is over fourteen dollars and that doesn't even include a soda. The fries reminded me of college dining hall fries they were just about to throw out at the end of the night but because you were starving you would eat anything that was edible. The burger had a gourmet bun which does not make sense for a place like this. They nickel and dime you for adding toppings. It was close to a hundred degrees out today so there were a lot of people getting ice cream. Maybe the ice cream is better. One can hope. read more

Dairy Joy is no joy at all. We stopped her after walking the dog, so we could try a new ice cream place. After a long day and a long walk we were looking forward to a frozen treat and from what I saw, there are none to be had at Dairy Joy. The parking lot was packed, but the line moved quickly. I ordered a medium orange and vanilla swirl cone and my boyfriend got the infamous javaberry swirl. His came out first and looked promising...albeit a bit pale since it was a faint pink and brown swirl. Watching as they made my cone it took three tries and the guy kept dumping the previous attempts to the side. I should have taken this as a warning. After the third try I was presented with what looked like a cowpattie precariously place on top of Styrofoam cone. The guy handing me the cone said this is the best he could do since it was so soft and that it wasn't really quite a medium size. I paid for it thinking it would sill taste good, but as I walked away and took that first lick.....YUCK! It has the consistency of cool whip and tasted like dirty lemonade. I stood there letting it melt even more and fed some to the dog before trashing the whole thing. The javaberry cone wasn't much better. While the texture was firmer, there was no flavor to the soft serve and I couldn't tell what I was eating. Needless to say I won't be giving the soft serve another try and I don't see the need to over pay at a roadside stand. read more

I've been coming here for over 20 years and the ice cream is the reason to come.All soft serve but very good.The downside is that everything is cash only and the food is greatly overpriced and they close at 7:00.Skip the food,come for the ice cream and try not to worry too much about the price.It's less than you'd pay for the same thing,if not less, at a place like Fenway. read more

For starters I grew up on this place. When I was younger I thought it was really cool to wait to hear your number to be called out your car window, then bring it back to the car and eat it. But now that I am older (did I say that..older...ouch) not so much I rather bring it back to the benches and eat it there. Now, that I have kids of my own and went to my folks house in Waltham for a visit we decided to go have lunch one day here. Well it was surely like I remebered the crazy parking lot - trying to find a place to park, getting out of the car and going to the window and stand in line to give the order, gave the order get a ticket, then the price of the meal...OMG the prices...a bit high...then the waiting for the person to scream out the number out the window... Got to admit the burger is good but the prices does gets you a bit...then as for the ice cream..what can you really say about soft serve...it just plain ole soft serve.... I would say its a place to visit once a year during the summer... read more

Yes, it's called "Dairy Joy". But face it, ice cream just tastes a lot better when you're eating it at a stand on the side of the road. On a hot summer night this is the spot ... read more

Dairy Joy - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Weston, Massachusetts

I took my son for dinner and some ice cream. As always, the ice cream was great (Five stars). The food left a lot to be desired. His fish sticks were average, but the serving size was small and pricy. I picked the burger meal and besides being disappointed in the actual burger, which tasted like a cheap frozen patty, I was charged $1.50 for basic toppings (lettuce, onion, & tomato). Just build the $0.10 cost of the toppings into the price of the meal or better yet serve a quality product and include basic toppings. Being nickel and dimed at a restaurant just puts a bad taste in my mouth. I will not be ordering food here again. read more

This place gets points for being in a great location. Dang, it gets crowded at lunch time, and after work. And, on the weekends. And, after school gets out. So, basically, there's always a line. I don't get lunch here, mostly because its expensive. Maybe because of the location (there's not much else around), and maybe because it's in Weston, and Lord knows they can afford it. $37 dollars for a clam plate at a take-out joint? Good God. $8.50 for a small hamburger, small fries, and a small drink. Just basic food. Think Friendly's kid menu portions. Truly. But, I love soft serve, and when the mood strikes, I'll wait in the long line to score some of that. read more

Dairy Joy is a little slice of heaven nestled in the affluent town of Weston, MA. I grew up in the area and have been going there off and on for my entire life. So if Yelp existed in 1981, I would have written this review then. DJ is a relaxed burger/clam/ice cream stand on route 117 where you can have anything from a burger to a lobster roll to soft serve ice cream dipped in chocolate that hardens to form a shell. This place is a great escape from the city. The best scenario is to go out there on a hot, sunny Saturday afternoon in the summer with a huge appetite. Order a burger and fries and bask in the sun. Then, go up and order some soft serve. My personal fave is the marble "mahhble" twist, which is vanilla and chocolate soft serve swirled together - (in best Homer Simpson voice) "oooooooh, choooooo-cooooo-llllaaaaaate". The food is not the best you will ever have, but everything is really good from the food to the ice cream. Holy crap, my head buzzes after leaving this place, and pleasantly stuffed, too. Tip: you will not be the only one with the idea to go here on a beautiful day, and the lines can get kinda long, so either go for an early lunch or go late afternoon. The only downside is that it is an outdoor place, so it is closed from roughly October-March (obvi). read more