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    Humphry Slocombe - Berkeley

    3.6 (132 reviews)
    Closed 12:30 pm - 10:30 PM
    Updated a few days ago

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    Kim l.

    Friend treated us to yummy ice cream. One taste of the echo and knew that's what I was gonna order. The mint was very minty and ice cream was creamy. Loved the blue color too. Hot chocolate flavor was meh and vanilla was ok.

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    Andrea R.

    My friend recommended Humphry to me recently when I was in the neighborhood. Located in Elmwood, Humphry is a great place to try when you're in town. The interior was clean and inviting, and the flavors were innovative. They also offer milkshakes, affogatos, and more. We ordered a single scoop of coffee ice cream and a single scoop of peanut butter fudge ripple ice cream. Both were very flavorful and complimented each other well. If I had gotten a double scoop, I would've definitely paired these two flavors together. The coffee was strong but not overwhelming, and the peanut butter was sweet and salty. The person scooping the ice cream was respectful and encouraged sampling the flavors. Great service! I would absolutely recommend this place and look forward to returning soon.

    Edison H.

    Highly recommend their lavender crumble! It was weird how the color was more blue than... lavender but the flavors said otherwise. Pretty sure there were little bits of actual lavenders too because we had these random intense bursts of flavors. One thing that is hard to overlook is the price tag. You're going to pay $7 for a single scoop of ice cream after tax. It's not a big scoop mind you.. happy stomach, sad wallet.

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    Alex M.

    After eating dinner downtown, my friends and I didn't want to call it a night until we got ice cream. Even though we were cutting it close with timing, we were surprised to see there was still a line out the door at Humphry Slocombe about 30 minutes before the shop closed. The line moved quickly, though, and I found myself at the front of the line in a couple of minutes. The shop had run out of sample spoons and several flavors, so I had to trust my gut and go with the black sesame ice cream (my go-to). The generous scoop of black sesame ice cream hit the spot, and I was so happy to find a shop that reliably offers black sesame (rather than it being a seasonal or specialty flavor). There were many other flavors that looked tempting (Secret Breakfast or Matchadoodle, for example), so I'm sure I'll be back soon to sample those.

    Leina N.

    Their ice cream flavors are pretty good. So far ive tried the matcha, secret breakfast, and graham. Id give 4 stars but minus a star because I ordered an ice cream cake from here recently, and the ice cream does not taste good at all neither did the cake part. It just tastes like it has been sitting in the freezer a long time. Not worth $45 and actually kind of embarrassing because I bought it for someone's birthday thinking the quality would be as good as the ice cream served in store.

    Joyce L.

    Walked out disappointed because there weren't a lot of options to choose from (at least the flavors that I enjoyed). Also, I felt rushed when placing my order, could be a busy day. On the flip side, the brownie tasted better than I thought.

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    Ashley S.

    i love the variety of ice cream flavors offered here! luckily they allow you to try samples here, so you can try some if you can't decide. it's a relatively small shop with little space to sit, but it's perfect for grabbing a sweet treat and window shopping on college ave. i went with the salted caramel cocoa nib, and it was creamy and sweet! my friend got vanilla, and she found the ice cream a tad too sweet!

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    Michael U.

    Having first tasted Humphry Slocombe in 2009 while visiting San Francisco it was exciting to learn the brand has since expanded to the East Bay. Owned by Jake Godby and Sean Vahey, the plain-Jane appearance of their Mission flagship transported to Berkeley with equal nonchalance, it was in perusing twelve flavors with tastes of five that decisions became easy - a single scoop of Cinnamon Roll nearly as good as Jeni's while Secret Breakfast in Espresso with Bourbon Caramel still sees caramelized Cereal shine through with a yeasty linger.

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    Madeleine Y.

    Such a cute ice cream shop located in Elmwood! The inside is small and has a large variety of flavors to try from. They're all super unique and I tried the Secret Breakfast which is what they're known for. It kind of tastes like an oatmeal cookie + caramel as an ice cream flavor!! Definitely come here if you want to experiment w ice cream flavors. You can tell it's really high quality and just an overall great scoop of ice cream .

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    Wesley L.

    Friend recommended this place after dinner and decided to try it out! A cute little shop with creative flavors. Pleasantly surprised they let us have samples and the staff running the shop was super accommodating. Ended up getting the Rosé All Day flavor which was unique and tasty (not too strong, but you could definitely tell it was rosé flavored). My friend ended up getting their corn flake cereal flavor and happy with her decision. Not too big of a shop, but the atmosphere is nice and casual. A little on the pricier end, but the trade off is a decent sized scoop and non-traditional flavors to try.

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    Doris G.

    Even if it is cold, Good ice cream is a must. Ate at a restaurant down the street, but had to come here for dessert. We had: honey graham, Pretty Woman (champagne and strawberry).

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    Good ice cream, friendly staff! Most flavors are more basic but they have some interesting ones too, strwbry oreo, chai biscoff, and sesame.

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