My husband and I have been going here for few years and we still, to this day, have to say this is the best ice cream shop we have been to. We are foodies at heart. This shop always mixes the topping perfectly and doesn't skip on giving you that nostalgia of hometown freshness. The crew is always nice and pleasant, its clean all the time and the wait times are almost nonexistent. We recommend anyone visiting benson to give this place a try. We'll worth the stop. read more

Every time we go to this side of town, we pass this shop, and this is the only time we have the courage to try it. They are pretty popular with locals and tourists. I was surprised that they have a back-to-back menu. This place not only offers ice cream but also a variety of beverages and specialty ice creams. Every staff member knows what they are doing. The best part is the price--they are very inexpensive. I love this place already. We will definitely come back next time we are in this part of town. read more

Old Benson Ice Cream Shop - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Benson, Arizona

If you're driving through benson you have to stop at old benson ice cream stop! I love their glaciers. Their Pumpkin Pie glacier (which is seasonal) is usually my fav. When I can't get my hands on that I love their peach glacier. Service is great! Dont plan to sit- as there isn't much seating. This is more of a take it to go type of place. :) Benson's gem! read more

Delicious plentiful, a must stop destination. Nice pleasant youngsters taking care of business. Quality of scooped ice cream unmatched such excellent quality! read more

Holy cow! Huge selection of soft serve! I had the cake batter & it was great! My hubby had a chocolate sundae & it was almost too much for him to eat! Yummy! Reasonably priced too! read more

I've always wanted to stop here for ice cream. Ice cream is my favorite snack. But once at the shop, couldn't decide what to try as there are so many flavors. So many sound so good, I walked inside and got prompt service. I opted for a medium cappuccino soft serve. It was the ideal size. I ate the ice cream under the canopied picnic table as an Amtrak roared by. The ice cream was free of crystals, was not too sweet, and had no chemical aftertaste. read more

Old Benson Ice Cream Shop - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Benson, Arizona

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Great place!!! Where does one find 50 flavors of soft serve? Well, right here. Very nice folks and great ice cream. A couple of seats outside where we enjoyed our banana splits. read more

Old Benson Ice Cream Shop - Banana split - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Benson, Arizona

So cute - been around since 1953! Grassy area across from the parking lot for pups too! We got a shake and a malt - both were amazing! read more

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Old school since 1953. Talk about the fastest service in town. We ordered a small chocolate dipped ice cream cone and a strawberry sundae and before I even finished paying it was already on the counter waiting for us. Good quality old fashioned desserts in a cool old ice cream shop that was once a Foster's Freeze. read more

Old Benson Ice Cream Shop - Old school since 1953 - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Benson, Arizona

Ice cream and service was great. I would recommend to anyone who loves a small ice cream shop. Mostly soft ice cream for choices

Cute little place with friendly service and great ice cream and frozen drinks. If we are ever driving through Benson again, I'd definitely stop and try their many other frozen delights. I had the larger frozen hot chocolate and my husband had the frozen chai latte. Both were delicious! The menu is extensive and fairly priced, so I think there's something for everyone. Highly recommend it! read more

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Super cute ice cream shop in the middle of Benson. There was a steady line going through drive thru the whole time we were there ordering/eating our ice cream. There's an area where you can walk inside and order, which is what we did so we could take our time reading the menu. The ice cream here is very average. I had a chocolate soft serve waffle cone, which was ok. The cone was definitely not made in house. The ice cream tasted like a Wendy's frosty, which isn't a bad thing! My husband got a cherry dipped vanilla cone. The cherry tasted almost medicinal, and he liked my ice cream better. The flavors were all artificial from bottles that you can see lining the shop walls. Definitely a cool experience to go to an old-school ice cream shop, but don't expect the best ice cream. read more

The Old Benson Ice Cream Shop reminds me of local dairy bars you find in the Midwest. I was so excited when we drove by that we just had to turn around and stop! There just aren't very many small local ice cream shops in Tucson. They have a variety of ice cream syrup flavors, sundaes, milkshakes, and slushies! There was a lot to choose from it was hard to pick. I ended up getting a prickly pear pomegranate concrete. It was good but not as tangy as I thought it would be. I love this little place. When we went they had a for sale sign up. I hope that whomever buys it will keep it open so that people can continue to enjoy this unique rare find. read more

Love their ice cream their soft serve they have like 30 different flavors and they do it for you right there that flavor my favorite all time flavor is watermelon but I have tried other ones and they're so delicious and it's not a bad price and it's homemade ice cream so come by and try it read more

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This place is a cute old fashioned ice cream spot. I got a plain vanilla Ice cream cone , and it was delicious! They have a good selection of options! read more

I really enjoyed this stop on our outing. My brother told me he and his family will drive all the way from Sierra Vista just to get have ice cream at the Old Benson Ice Cream Stop. I had a milkshake. It was special for St. Patricks Day. It had a creamy minty Oreo ice cream. It was very reasonably priced. read more

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Nice employees, good prices, and great ice cream! Such a great ice cream stop! Highly recommend!

Excellent service. Many of the menu items emulate Dairy Queen ice cream selections. On their version of a blizzard, I recommend a small not medium. The medium was quite large and more than we needed. read more

The largest selection of soft ice cream I've ever seen and it was delish! Nice little shop in the middle of Benson:). Skip dinner & go here instead! read more

What a lovely little place in the center of Benson Arizona. We came through on a Sunday drive through the desert southwest and this was a much needed stop to cooloff from the heat of the day. I tend to avoid little mom and pop places in small towns because due to slow business the prices are usually a little higher. This was not the case at the Benson Ice Cream Shop. For the three of us it was about $12. They have over 50 icecream flavors they make up right on the spot. I highly recommend the caramel or bitter pecan. This is a definate must stop even if passing through. A+ read more

Old Benson Ice Cream Shop - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Benson, Arizona

Leaving tombstone, our eyes caught this little cute shop. Definitely adorable and super efficient. Good ice cream, well most likely add this to our favorites! Stop by and enjoy some wonderful ice cream, there's even a picnic table not too far from the place. read more

Old Benson Ice Cream Shop - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Benson, Arizona

This place is so awesome they have over 50 flavors and they are delicious! I got a malt with banana, chocolate, and peanut butter is was so good! read more

Old Benson Ice Cream Shop - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Benson, Arizona

Great icecream It is under new owners and they are doing a great job. Everyone there working hard and fast to get everyone served. The customers just need to be nice to the workers read more

Great place to stop! Where else can you get so many flavors of soft serve, and *nobody* has the flavors of dipped cones that they do. Caveat: no indoor seating. On the day we were there it was way too windy to be outside, so we ate our treats in the car. Everyone loved their ice cream. I had the peppermint soft serve, which was wonderful. Service was great. They have cut kids behind the counter that really hustle to get your order out ASAP. This is now a "must stop" on our way to Tombstone or Bisbee. read more

Old Benson Ice Cream Shop - Never seen a place that had this many flavors of soft serve. - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Benson, Arizona

Amazing choice and flavors of ice cream. Rich and yummy! Service was fast from the takeout window. Yes they close at 7:00 but life is short so if you have to then eat dessert first! Highly recommend!!! Thx read more

On our way to Tombstone, we saw this cute little ice cream shop and figured it would be the perfect stop to grab something on our way home. At first glance, it reminded me of an ice cream place that I frequently visited during high school in a different town so I was really excited to try it out! The inside was very small - there was only a little area to stand and order - however, the menu is fairly large. The sign that said they had 24 softserve flavors immediately caught my eye and after much debate I decided to go with the white chocolate soft serve & my date got the blueberry soft serve. We were told that they make the flavors to order but it only took a few minutes for them to get us our delicious treat. The blueberry flavor tasted pretty much exactly like what you'd think blueberry ice-cream would taste like and the white chocolate was as I expected (although it didn't taste too much like true white chocolate). The regular cone was a little bit disappointing so I'd probably try the waffle cone next time. Definitely stop in when you're driving through the town! read more

Old Benson Ice Cream Shop - Blueberry & White Chocolate Soft Serve. - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Benson, Arizona

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This place is a wonderful! Amazing service, plenty of flavors. It is so worth the stop.

On the way back to Tucson from Tombstone my friend and I noticed this little ice cream shop across the gas station. We decided to go through the drive-thru and see what it's all about. Their sign of 20+ soft serve flavors convinced us! It took a while for the wait, I believe there was only one worker. Besides soft serves they had hard serve and other dessert varieties including sundaes and banana splits etc My friend and I both decided to go with the soft serves. Their flavors were interesting. She chose the chocolate and I chose the red velvet cake. I didn't think my ice cream tasted like anything, like I seen others also say on the other reviews. It really tasted like a vanilla ice cream and the red was just food coloring? That's my assumption. My friend said her chocolate did taste like it but it was faint. I guess next time we know to stick with the basic flavors: chocolate, strawberry, vanilla. For 2 small cones it came to $6.00 and some change. Pretty pricey for soft serve cones read more

Massive menu that takes a while to look through. They have like 3 dozen flavors of softserve, plus about 6 regular "hard ice cream" flavors, plus slushies and other options. So first decide what type of dessert you want, then decide if you want it in a cone/sundae/milkshake etc. and the flavors. It's super inexpensive and very good. I had a sundae with hot fudge and vanilla and chocolate, with whipped cream and nuts. It was huge and I could only finish half. My kid got pomegranate soft serve, the other kid got a chocolate-dipped vanilla cone, my husband got the almond praline (because they ran out of pecans) hard ice cream which was absolutely delicious-- tasted like butter and brown sugar. Definitely try it if you're in the area! read more

Fun little place. This place has been serving ice cream for over six decades. You have to be doing something right be in business for 60+ years. The ice cream is bluebell brand. Staff is incredibly friendly. Lots and lots and lots and lots of options. If you're in the area if you really need to get this place I try read more

Driving for hours really puts a strain on my back and stomach pains. Then comes a tiny town called Benson and with a few clicks I found this charming, old school ice cream shop ready to fix my soft serve craving. On one of their main drags, you'll see this shop on the corner with an indoor take out window and a convenient drive thru. I actually parked because I wanted to ask questions and didn't want to be "that girl" who held up the line in the drive thru. Inside you'll see two order windows without any seating. If you plan to eat there, plan accordingly to either eat in your vehicle or outside on their few tables. For all of you who adore soft serve, this is a must stop because they have 50+ flavors to choose from. Yes, 50+! How?? They use vanilla soft serve as a base and with a special cup and mixer, they can add your choice of flavor (they use Torani syrups) to blend it together. In less than a minute out comes this dessert served either in a cone or cup with your individual flavor. Ingenious concept and I'm surprised no one else has copied this idea. Sizes range from kids to large and my small Maple Nut cone (less than $2) was just enough to take the edge off. Their menu was filled with other chilly desserts but I didn't stay long enough because I had to hurry up and get back to my soft serve. This place definitely earns a point for creative flavors! Wonder which one I'll try next time?? read more

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This is my favorite place to stop for ice cream if I'm on a little day trip to Bisbee, Willcox, or Mt Graham. You can get custom soft serve made with a huge list of flavors. I like to mix cinnamon and peach, so delicious. read more

Awesome place over 50 types of soft serve ice cream. Tons of other options too! Highly recommended! Will definitely go there again!

You need ice cream for a long drive, right? I actually wanted a slushie, but they were out. Bummer! Ended up with a double blended mocha instead. Pretty tasty and cheap compared to LA prices! The have cute t-shirts too. read more

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Great ice cream and very friendly service!! Although currently only drive-thru they are efficient and courteous.

On your way to Tombstone? Or maybe heading down to Whitewater Draw to see the wintering sandhill cranes? Well, you'll be passing through the town of Benson and whatever you do, stop at the Old Benson Ice Cream Stop/Shop either coming or going or maybe stop twice. Offering a huge selection of delicious ice cream (Blue Bunny runs here!) of soft and traditonal. A bunch of coffee drinks made only with the famous Bisbee coffee. Prices are very, very reasonable and the quality is so excellent. Plus you can sit in the parking lot enjoying your ice cream and watch the Union Pacific trains roll by. read more

Old Benson Ice Cream Shop - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Benson, Arizona

Soft serve glacier toppings to go. On the way back from Tombstone. Good old fashion soft serve with many flavors and toppings. Purely to go. Worth the stop. read more

Old Benson Ice Cream Shop - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Benson, Arizona

After a long day of touring This beautiful side of Arizona I was wanting something sweet and cold. After putting gas I noticed this cute, old ice cream shop and figured why not give it a try. Instead of going inside I decided to go through the drive thru hoping for fast service. They have this cute little bell that you can ring to grab there attention if they are busy inside but I didn't have to use it. The girl was kind and patient while my friend and I decided what type of flavor we wanted. They serve at least 50 soft serve flavors. I decided to get the chocolate flavor because I was hesitant from the reviews I read regarding-the flavors not tasting like the descriptions. My chocolate taste like low sugar chocolate and my friends flavor was not satisfying either tasted like a plain vanilla cone with added food coloring. The price was about $7 for 2 small soft serve comes. Next time I'm driving by I'll do just that, drive by. read more

They raised their prices considerably. The owner or manager is rarely there if you have questions. The soft serve is pretty good just dont expect alot for $5.00 which a small cup is. You get maybe a 1/2 pint if that much. read more

Hadn't been in here since they served hot dogs! Stopped for the heck of it last month (to celebrate my daughter's new driving license) and other than the "Ice Cream Only" theme nothing has changed in 15 years. Still great ice cream choices and stuck-up unfriendly servers. read more