I've been to the Charlap's in Boston quite a few times. Their homemade hard ice cream is second to none. I went to the West Seneca location last night for a sundae. I had mine with whipped cream, hot fudge and chocolate ice cream. I got it to go and the people checking out next to me commented on how good it looked. Which is funny considering it was sitting in a styroform cup. It was the greatest thing I've ever eaten. The chocolate ice cream was rich and delicious. The bottom of the cup was coated in hot fudge then dumped over the top of the ice cream. And I could've eaten an entire bowl of that homemade whipped cream. It was very light and airy. A must stop when you get a serious ice cream hankering mid winter. read more

It's a must to come here during the holidays for the eggnog custard--follow on social media so you know when it's "on tap." The flavor and texture are perfection. It's also fun to wander around eyeing all the candies and chocolates... excellent gift ideas. On this visit, my daughter and I split a large Arctic swirl with brownies pieces and swapped the vanilla custard for eggnog. Best decision I've made all season, no regrets! The only tiny downside: the signs. So. Many. Signs. Rules everywhere--no ice cream in the chocolate area, carry a basket so nothing melts or breaks, no glass outside, clean your trays, etc. I get it (I, too, am a bit of a control freak), but it does start to feel like ice cream comes with a user manual. That said, clearly they've been burned before... or maybe I just recognize my own people. Either way, worth it for the custard alone. And make sure you plan to go right home. This way, you can buy some of their hard ice cream to keep in your freezer. read more

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Cute place with a huge selection of ice cream and treats. Small store with chocolates and ice cream for sale plus a nice sit down area to enjoy a sit down sundae. Also has a few benches and tables for outside enjoyment as well. read more

We went out to celebrate my daughter. It was quiet and clean. Our ordering experience was pleasant and quick. I got a hot fudge sundae, it was big. There wasn't much hot fudge on it, but they did not hold back on ice cream or whipped cream. I am sure if I had asked for more, they would have added some. My daughter got a rootbeer float and loved it. read more

Nick Charlap's Ice Cream - Rootbeer float! - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - West Seneca, New York

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It's a Memorial Day and no better way to be grateful for all we have than by getting a yummy vanilla custard read more

Nick Charlap's Ice Cream - Hot butterscotch - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - West Seneca, New York

Loveeeeeee me some Nick Charlaps sundaes! Their coconut ice cream is scrum didly!! So good! And the homemade whipped cream is just too dang good. Service is always quick and very friendly. Most classic ice cream parlor ambiance you can get in 2025. read more

Nick Charlap's Ice Cream - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - West Seneca, New York

So many choices! Homemade ice cream or creamy dreamy soft serve or milkshake, sundae, soda? What flavor, size, toppings or sprinkles? Must come here more often to try everything! My favorites so far are peanut butter sponge candy, salted Carmel and coffee soft serve hot fudge Sunday! Cute old fashioned ice cream shop with friendly staff. read more

Nick Charlap's Ice Cream - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - West Seneca, New York

Had the coffee flavored soft serve hot fudge sundae!, Delicious, creamy soft serve , great light coffee flavor! Got the extra cost home made whipped ream , a nice touch! Good size too. read more

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The people who work here are soo friendly, and the ice cream is delicious. The dairy free blueberry pancake ice cream is yummy and unique. I personally love the caramel brownie overload, it is full of brownie bits and perfect for a chocolate lover. Ambience is cute and spacious, and there's a candy shop inside as well if you want to take some treats to go. read more

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One Saturday evening, we decided to take a drive down for some ice cream. As a transplant, and even though I've been here for a while now, I have never visited this place. My wife, who is a local, suggested we finally check it out together. The place was clean, they have a parking lot on the smaller side, but we found the spot to park. They have a variety of ice cream, and all of it is homemade and well made, as far as I know. The one thing I don't get about many ice cream places is that they serve the same brand of ice cream But for a high price, which is why I am never impressed. This please, on the other hand, makes their own ice cream, which I truly appreciate. I would definitely come back again. Who knows, maybe tonight! read more

Nick Charlap's Ice Cream - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - West Seneca, New York

Wow Wow Wow!!! I used to drive all the way to Tonawanda for Platters orange chocolate and Nick Charlaps was right under my nose!!! I got the orange chocolate custard and this is the best ice cream I've ever had!!! I turned it into a sundae with hot fudge and whipped cream and this dessert was absolute perfection. 5/5 would absolutely come here again. read more

Nick Charlap's Ice Cream - Orange Chocolate Custard with hot fudge - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - West Seneca, New York

We arrived as they were closing up, but they welcomed us anyway, with smiles and delicious ice cream. Large portions, delicious ice cream. It began to rain as we were served, so we just ran under the nearby roof. I'm sure it is delightful here during the day. read more

Food atmosphere service awesome.. love charlaps... I'm a traveler and by far this is the best ice cream parlor to go to.. Nick awesome job , following into your parents footsteps with the business. highly recommended 10+.. read more

I used to go here often as a kid, when this was Antoinette's on the Hill. I haven't been here since the name change. Well, I came here last night and got a baby banana soft serve with chocolate sprinkles, an Easter greeting card, and two six packs of ice cream sandwiches. (One was M&M's and one was Reese's Pieces.) All of that was $31.42. The ice cream sandwiches were the best I've had. The seats were comfortable in here. I'm not sure if they're the same as when I was a kid. The staff were friendly and kind, when it looked like I was looking around their chocolate section. This was a nice experience and I'll be back. read more

Nick Charlap's Ice Cream - An Easter greeting card and a baby-sized cone with banana soft serve and chocolate sprinkles. - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - West Seneca, New York

ice cream was good although was not a fan of the customer service. The feel of the atmosphere was not welcoming as I'd hoped it would be. As somebody with social anxiety is fear going to new places, I saw a post online they had a specific flavor so I walk in as ask. The young lady with the glasses at the counter gave me an extremely nasty look turned around and pointed at it. I understand it may be irritating getting asked, possibly the same questions throughout the day, but there is no reason to be rude. After I handed her my money to pay the way she took it out of my hand was as if I had a disease and she didn't want to touch me. I also understand cash is dirty but her demor towards me was embarrassing and rude. I'm a customer I should not feel as if I'm repulsive or a nuisance. Will not be going back, sucks its so close to home. read more

Servers are always friendly. They have the best home made ice cream around. I highly recommend their vanilla cherry ice cream.

The ice cream was to good to get a picture of, I love coming here their cherry vanilla is my favorite!! The staff is amazing and I love talking to them. I don't think their prices are too bad. It's a nice quiet place when they are not busy they also have part of a chocolate store and I like the orange chocolate and milk chocolate products! read more

Excellent ice cream, sundaes and shakes. Service is great. Parking is a bit of a pain and confusing.

I would frequent this place more often if it wasn't so expensive. Wish there was a wider selection of sizes on items with a different price point. That could solve things. We don't always want a milkshake that could feed the entire household for two days. That being said, the experience is always a fun one. The atmosphere is vibrant and exciting with so many tasty treats to choose from. They make their own candy and ice creams here. Authenticity is solid. Just please offer smaller sizes with smaller prices. read more

Used to be Antionette's candies when I was a kid, now Nick Charlap took over the spot with his sweet treats (candy shop still on site). On Mondays, there are BOGO cones but we realized this a bit too late (oh well, there is always next time). I got a Caramel Cashew Crunch (say that 5 times fast) in a sugar cone. It hit the spot, nothing more to say! My father got a sundae with hot fudge and bananas (with whipped cream of course).... perfect size he said and everything tasted fresh! Teenagers who work there are not the most outgoing or friendly but I'm here for ice cream so I don't mind! Perfect spot to grab a winter cone (especially Mondays!) read more

Nick Charlap's Ice Cream - Bananas and chocolate - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - West Seneca, New York

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This place is super charming. It's great place to come get homemade ice cream and chocolate They have both regular and soft serve ice cream. You'll find plenty of indoor seating as well as some outdoor seating too. We tried the specialty ice cream sundaes and they were huge. read more

Nick Charlap's Ice Cream - Specialty ice cream sundae. - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - West Seneca, New York

Go and ask for Mallory! She is the best employee she was so kind and made for such a great indulging ice cream experienc!

Sundays are fantastic and definitely old school. But you have to try the chocolate malt, it was by far the family's favorite!

SO many flavors of ice cream! What a cute ice cream shop. They also sell candy. All I have to say is...get the hot fudge sauce, it's amazing! Who doesn't love ice cream?! This is a great nostalgic place to go with your family! read more

Nick Charlap's Ice Cream - Homemade whipped cream, but the highlight was definitely the Hot Fudge Sauce!!! - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - West Seneca, New York

I love this place! When I spotted the unique building it's in I knew I had to try it and as luck would have it I was ready for a sweet treat and I was not disappointed! Plenty of choices for the smallest of cravings to the largest! Frozen case stocked with ice cream sandwiches and cakes another with tubs of all your favorite flavors. There's a chocolate case and section. It took everything I had not to get my favorite, coconut clusters. I even saw some sugar free options. There was a small area with gift items, so if you ever needed a quick present a box of chocolate, a stuffed animal or little chockey you're all set. was there for ice cream and ice cream they have a plenty! Soft serve, hard pack, floats, milkshakes, sundaes ugh everything!!!! Bourbon pecan pie, cherry vanilla, toasted coconut were my favorites of the day. I sampled them all before settling on my choice. Loved eating inside, it reminded me of being a kid! My love affair with ice cream has been rekindled!! read more

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Does anything really beat ice cream with loved ones during the summer. I think not. Nick Charlap's is a retro ice cream shop with pink neon signs and homemade chocolates and ice cream. They serve their ice cream in metal and glass dishes and man that just makes their ice cream taste so much better. I got their turtle sundae to split with a friend and it was lovely. I wish there was a little less caramel and a bit more hot fudge. The caramel on the bottom got cold and became very chewy by the end. My grandma got their hot fudge sundae and was a little short of the normal amount that should be given. We went on a Sunday night around 7pm so they were a bit busy so this could be why. The one complaint I have is that our ice cream was served in styrofoam containers and it takes away from the experience. You aren't able to see the layers and since it's all stacked on top of each other the hot fudge makes everything melted instead of the traditional sundae where it's spread out horizontally. I also wish there was more parking here. My grandma has some mobility issues and there wasn't any parking available so I had to drop her off and then find parking in the surrounding areas. read more

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I loved this place! I feel like every ice cream place I've been to lately only had soft serve/ custard. All I wanted for such a long time was just a large selection of hard, creamy, ice cream to get my hands on. They had around 30-40 flavors here (I think? It was a long list). It is guaranteed that they have a flavor for everyone. You should make sure to sample a flavor if you're venturing out of the classics. I thought I wanted strawberry cheesecake, but realized it was much too sweet for me after trying it. Peanut butter fudge also ended up being a chocolate ice cream with peanut butter cup. I ended up getting cookies & cream on a sugar cone and was extremely happy with it. Great ice cream and HUGE chunks of Oreo. Their scoops are big so just be aware of that before you decide on a two-scooper! read more

Nick Charlap's Ice Cream - Cookies & cream (1 HUGE SCOOP) on a sugar cone - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - West Seneca, New York

The best ice cream in town. Always such a great treat when the staff is friendly as well. Thank you Nick Charlap's for being around. read more

Nick Charlap's Ice Cream - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - West Seneca, New York

This ice cream shop is about 5 minutes away from my apartment! We got a pint of the caramel chocolate brownie ice cream. Great creaminess and flavors, but I wouldn't say this is the best ice cream I've had. But for a local shop it's fun! Also great customer service. It's worth it to go for that. read more

The problem here is that it has "Char" and "Lap" in the title, but has neither char-grilled food, nor any kind of lap dancing. So they're not giving me much to work with. I thought this was a food place so I went there to try something and it was dessert only. I tried their ice cream and it was average. The parking lot is also a little difficult to get in and out of. Plus the only reason I was in the area was because I had to go to West Seneca Court to pay a large ticket. I'm sick of the authorities and how their sole priority is money making from traffic offences. Anyway, not much more to say on this one. read more

I live quite literally down the street from this place. My daughter and I quite frequent Nick Charlap's. We will take walks or bike ride there in the summer months and they are open year round. So it's nice in the winter to have that ice cream option The menu is on the wall or you can ask for one. It's an extensive menu of any type of ice cream concoction that you would want. We always know what we want, soft serve, I love their soft serve ice cream. It's so creamy and doesn't taste at all watered down, like at some other places. But any hoo I usually will get the twist. They do give you big portions of anything you order which is great. The staff is also always courteous and friendly when we arrive and are in there no matter how busy they are. It's nice to have that ice cream shop in the neighborhood. A place where I can go with my kids and enjoy some ice cream. read more

We were in the neighborhood, and wanted some dessert. We happened to be driving past this location and stopped. They're mated to a chocolate shop, and share the same door but have separate registers, so this is a review for just the ice cream side. It's just as good as the other location we visited -- they have frozen custard, as well as a plethora of their own hard ice cream flavors. We both opted for just simple twist cones this visit, and they were delicious and satisfying. The thing I like about this location is that it's more of an ice cream parlor feel, vs a custard stand. There are plenty of places to sit and have a pleasant conversation. I'd definitely come back in again! read more

Nick Charlap's Ice Cream - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - West Seneca, New York

Nice little ice cream and sweet shop in West Seneca. They have some really good flavors like burgundy cherry, chocolate marshmallow, and coconut. The burgundy cherry is probably the best. What a great and complex cherry flavor. Unlike Antoinettes they also make ice cream sodas. I had a chocolate soda with coconut ice cream which was super amazing. They have packaged ice creams from their regular flavors in a cooler in the front as well as ice cream sandwiches. They also package their hot fudge so you can take home some ice cream and make your own sundae. The hot fudge is amazing. There is outside seating for warmer weather and plenty of indoor seating as well. Staffed by teens so the service is a little iffy and the lines can be long. They seem to have a very large selection of chocolates much like Antoinette's but I wasn't able to get anyone to pay attention to me the one time I thought about trying some. read more

My mom and I were craving a sundae so we stopped in and got the brownie sundae! It was super good, it had vanilla ice cream, with hot fudge, and a brownie sitting on the side of it. I kind of wish they put brownie chunks all over, instead of one giant brownie but that's my only complaint. My family and I used to come here for ice cream more often, as they had buy one cone get one free on Monday, but unfortunately they got rid of that! They have some pretty good hard ice cream flavors. Prices are average read more

Nick Charlap's Ice Cream - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - West Seneca, New York

Walked in and greeted with a friendly smile. With some great decisions to make. The special of the month was a strawberry cheesecake sundae! Omg! It was as delicious as it sounded! My daughter not as much of an ice cream eater as I just got chocolate chip cookie dough. One scoop but still more than enough. I'm so glad this has been brought closer to me in the west Seneca area. I love it is an eat in restaurant for when we crave ice cream in the cooler months. read more

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I've lived here since 1972 & this was ALWAYS known as the disgusting ice cream place. Now that it's no longer Antoinette's & is Nick Charlap's; the orange chocolate ice cream I ordered (normally my favorite - when I can find it) was the ABSOLUTE WORST ORANGE CHOCOLATE ICE CREAM I'VE EVER TASTED. My friend ordered cinnamon and THREW HIS AWAY! In short? Go somewhere else. Pretty much anyplace that sells Perry's. read more

I just love the ice cream. They have interesting flavors and they are absolutely delicious.

We were having dinner around the corner with some friends and passed this on the way determined to check it out after dinner. So glad we stopped! They have a wide assortment of truffles, candies, caramels and chocolates on one side of the case and a true ice cream parlor on the other side. We picked up some chocolates for a gift and some to sample ourselves and everything was delicious! Specifically really enjoyed the sponge candy and melt-aways! ZB can't resist ice cream so we also got a tiny vanilla custard on a cone with rainbow sprinkles. It was amazing. I basically stole it. It had my favorite soft serve texture, light and pillowy, almost like marshmallow. Delicious! We'll be back! read more

Best coconut ice cream around. The staff at this place is very friendly. They work together to get the order ready. Very smooth operation. They have a nice selection of chocolate also. The truffles are delicious! read more

I give Sweets on the Hill 3 1/2 stars. Nick Charlap's ice cream is ok, it's not Antoinette's home made ice cream. Also, Antoinette's whip cream is out of this world. Don't get me wrong this ice cream isn't bad and is better then Dairy Queen. I really enjoy the atmosphere it brings me back to the days my grandpa would bring me here for ice cream. read more

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