A small store in the side of the road, the Strawberry Shack is a total treat! I ordered their signature shortcake and a brownie, and both a amazing and a reasonable price. If you are looking for a treat by the coast, head to the tin shack! read more

Strawberry Shack - Chocolate brownie with strawberry frosting - Desserts Near Me - Carlsbad, California

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Walked up to the window and it was hard to see in & no one came for almost 5 minutes and finally an unfriendly guy came. The menu is hard to read. The strawberry ice creams were not that great especially for the price. I was disappointed to say the least and my 2yo & 5yo weren't impressed either. Probably won't be back. read more

I absolutely loved this place. I tried the ice cream cone and it was delicious. I can't wait to come back and try the strawberry short cake. Customer service was pleasant... It's a nice treat during these hit humid days read more

Strawberry Shack - Strawberry and Vanilla swirl - Desserts Near Me - Carlsbad, California

Was craving a strawberry shake, ended up with multiple items. All were amazing. 10/10

I think this is fairly new? It was great though! Super cute walk up dessert stand/building. They were juicing strawberries right in front of us and we got a strawberry shake and it had chocolate syrup in it. Great little dessert stand! read more

To be honest, I was so disappointed after seeing all the positive reviews because my family was feeling some good ice cream. Instead of going to a store and buying ice cream that is consistent, we came here to be very disappointed. When I got to the register, I asked what the place is known for, and was told the strawberry shortcake. If you read this review and still decide to go here, DO NOT order the shortcake. The pictures are either lies or the workers are not trained properly and serve the dish differently based on the worker. I got a small 2x2 of shortcake with a TON of old strawberries that were drenched in sauce. No whipped cream, nothing else. The strawberries weren't even fresh. I'm almost certain the worker recommended this to me so that they could sell it before it expired or something. What a rip off. $7 for a bowl of sugar read more

This place was delicious! The kids both got the Strawberry Custard soft serve swirl, I got the strawberry short cake & the hubs got the strawberry cheese cake. Would come back next time we are in town. read more

Strawberry Shack - Desserts Near Me - Carlsbad, California

Really friendly guy that helped us. We just wanted chocolate dipped strawberries because we were very full from dinner. Will definitely have to come back to try other things. The chocolate dipped strawberries were fantastic. They also have lots of options including sugar scrubs. read more

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Just ordered a strawberry lemonade here with my boyfriend and it was absolutely disgusting. It tasted like strawberry lemonade at first, but then the after taste tasted like pure flouride. I only took one sip and quickly became suspicious of this drink. The top of my drink was very foamy as well, as if it had been shaken extra. Not sure if tap water was potentially used in my drink and that's why it had a metallic after taste, but I immediately threw it away. Extremely disappointed with this service especially since there is typically a long line out to the street. Will never be going here again. read more

This place seemed so cute so we stopped for a dessert. This was our first visit to Carlsbad. We had a party of five in our group and each ordered individually. First person ordered and girl entered it. So how in the mix she forgot so had another girl repeat our order but asked another person in our group. So basically when the swirl custard came out it was different from what I had originally ordered. I mentioned this to the workers and they got so rude. Not sure if they were closing in 30 minutes or what the reason was. Never did they offer to correct the order or even apologize. Super rude. Will never come back to this place. Spent $50 and even left a tip before we knew we would have bad service. I wish we could get back the tip we left. Bad service! read more

Strawberry Shack in Carlsbad was a plesant suprise to come across. I have now visited the establishment twice with my family and have enjoyed trying the items on the menu. My favorites so far is the Strawberry Colda Whip soft ice cream and I loved the Chocolate Dipped Strawberries. The people are friendly, the vibe is chill and I cant wait to try more from this new store. read more

Eh. Almost 8$ for the strawberry shortcake cake is insane lol. Bread cream and strawberries but nothing crazy? Idk

I rarely leave reviews this quick nor do I normally complain, but the amount of uncomfortableness and disrespect I felt that is lingering from the blonde woman who gave me the wrong order. I ordered a cannoli and a custard swirl. I understand I should've taken a receipt, but trusting the man with long hair who took my order and the charged price of $13 I didn't request one. When we were given our order it was the correct custard but with three strawberries. When we pointed out that it was wrong the blonde women held an aggressive tone when i was obviously apologetic for pointing it out and she insisted I was wrong and that I should just get in line again if I want a cannoli, and then just walked away to talk to a coworker. Especially being the only person of color throughout my 10 minutes of being at this establishment, I was very hesitant to even complain and to be gaslit and brushed off the way I was, makes me completely uncomfortable to come back and extremely do not recommend those who are people of color to come here, if you're looking to be treated with respect. other than the treatment the swirl custard is about a 7/10 just very sweet and mainly pineapple, but thats just from a picky stand point and the strawberries were just basic strawberries not much that was special to it definitely not worth $8 since the custard was just supposed to be $4 read more

I ordered my chocolate dipped strawberries in time for my Valentine's Day and cannot wait to see my lady's face when I pull up with her favorite treats. The staff is always nice and willing to accommodate. Always make a stop when I the area read more

reece & taylor are incredible!! their customer service is amazing and are so thoughtful. they deserve a raise !! literally made my friend and i feel so so special. plus strawberry shake is SO SO GOOD read more

We always love to visit the strawberry shack when we're in the village. We stopped by after dinner and on our way heading to watch the sunset. The staff is always so friendly and I love supporting such nice people. My daughter and I both got strawberry soft serve cones and they were huge! And delicious. My husband had to help me finish mine but he didn't mind. It's such a cute little place and we'll definitely be back. read more

The service was great and the location cute. That's the best things I can say. As for the food- it was grocery store quality. We ordered one of pretty much everything and it all had a very pre-packaged appearance and taste. Definitely wasn't helped by everything being drowned in what tasted like Cool Whip. I found little value for the cost, especially with the small portions. Definitely tourist food/prices. I would skip this place. read more

We drove a little over an hour to try this place for a fun Pre V-Day treat & we were sadly disappointed. We tried multiple items, and though the dark chocolate covered strawberries take the lead, several other factors made this trip not worth the drive whatsoever. One thing that stood out was one of the employees behind the counter eating taco shop while we were prepping to put in order. Of course I am aware nourishing our body is important, but consuming your own food in the same space you are serving food to the public is just not sanitary. We decided to order anyway & were met with rock hard cannoli shells & macerated strawberries that seemed like they'd been sitting out for a week. Sad to say we will not be back. read more

Strawberry Shack - Strawberry tiramisu - Desserts Near Me - Carlsbad, California

Delicious! We tried it for the first time last weekend, we had the strawberry short cake, the strawberry custard and a strawberry soft serve! All amazing!! read more

Whatever you do......DO NOT ORDER THE STRAWBERRY LEMONADE!! I don't know if it was just a bad day or maybe they forgot to add sugar but it was HORRIBLE. It literally tasted like they squeezed the lemon directly in the cup over ice. SUPER sour!! No sweetness at all. We ordered other items too. They were good but not worth what we paid. So disappointing. read more

Awesome and delicious little whole in the wall. I had been to Carlsbad many times and never new about this little gem. read more

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Amazing desserts and amazing service. The staff was super nice and helpful. The strawberry shake in the we got was strawberry dole whip and vanilla custard...absolutely amazing! We will definitely be back! read more

Strawberry Shack - Top to bottom: Strawberry cheesecake, strawberry sundae, strawberry shortcake. - Desserts Near Me - Carlsbad, California

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The employees went above and beyond on our visit! The strawberry shortcake is amazing. The chocolate covered strawberries are BIG and delicious They have a cute little table outside that you can enjoy your treats on. Overall a very yummy place to grab a snack. It's more of a to go place so keep that in mind. read more

Amazing strawberries with an amazing, creative and unique menu to choose from! Totally goes with Carlsbad! Strawberry power! read more

Strawberry Shack - Thanks Terry and Russ! Hopefully, we will see you down south! - Desserts Near Me - Carlsbad, California

How can you not like strawberry shortcake in October! We found Strawberry shack on Yelp while I'm Carlsbad and had to try it. The server at the window couldn't have been more nice and accommodating and the strawberry shortcake was delicious...don't miss it when in Carlsbad read more

The experience here was terrible not because the food was bad...slightly overpriced but decent quality... but because the employees don't care about their jobs and it's VERY obvious that they are used to messing up/shorting orders. Our items were made not per our order and one was missing the main ingredient. When we asked for it to be remade the cashier said "I basically made it right"... then proceeded to take other people's order before admitting the mistake and stating a side of missing ingredients and apology as sufficient, rather than accommodating our request to remake it. We left 70% if our incorrectly made items uneaten basically because they gave us what they wanted and didn't care what we paid for . read more

Wow. I was not expecting it to be so good! It's all in the ingredients. I got the shortcake sundae with the strawberry custard. You can taste that everything is not from a can or a box. The whipped cream is homemade, the shortcake is spongey and does not have a weird aftertaste, and the fresh sliced strawberries help add tartness and freshness to the whole concoction. Definitely recommend! read more

I have been looking forward to this place opening every time I walk or run by!!! I love strawberries!! I honestly planned on getting the plain bowl of strawbs first maybe w whip but had em at home anyway so went for the custard cone!! So good! Suchhh a good creamy taste. read more

Strawberry Shack - Strawb Custard cone - Desserts Near Me - Carlsbad, California

Great dessert spot in downtown Carlsbad! Really cute menu and decor. The desserts are delicious

Yummy strawberry shake. No overly sweet and the person there was nice that she split one shake into two since we were with 2 kids

Really good, I recommend the strawberry soft serve, and don't recommend the strawberry shortcake. Their menu doesn't have a wide variety but it's still good read more

OMG!! If you love strawberries like I do, this is the best place to be! Everything is strawberries! It's a little hole in the wall and that's okay, I wouldn't mind waiting in line. The chocolate covered strawberries are super delicious! The chocolate was so creamy and the strawberry dole whip was so yummy! Definitely will come back here again. Thank you to my daughter's and tiktok for referring this place. read more

So yummy! The strawberry shortcake is a must, it is so fresh and the service was great. A must go to when you visit Carlsbad. read more

Strawberry Shack - Strawberry Shortcake - Desserts Near Me - Carlsbad, California

Oh so good!!! I was visiting from NorCal and came to this place with friends. The soft serve was huge and soooo good!! Loved the sweet strawberry taste to the soft serve but it is not overwhelming at all. Just the perfect level of sweetness. I wish we had this establishment in SF! read more

I can make a better strawberry shortcake at home. Nothing special here store-bought shortcake, and aerosol can whip cream.

A no nonsense little spot that has delicious strawberry treats. I had the strawberry shortcake with the strawberry custard add on. The strawberry custard was so good! A quick, inexpensive treat. Well worth the stop. read more

I wanted to like this place but the very rude customer service from Tyler on 8/6/23 unfortunately led me to write this review. Not only did he not greet us, he gave curt replies to our questions. My wife went to ask if an item at the window was ours and he replied "what do you want?" We received our items and we were eating nearby and were able to witness his continued poor customer service to other patrons. I'm not sure what he was going through on this day, but it's unfortunate that our experience was soured by our treatment. Won't be back. read more

Gem of a find in Carlsbad Village. Prices are very reasonable. Most of all, delicious!! read more

Strawberry Shack - Strawberry Sundae - Desserts Near Me - Carlsbad, California

What an awesome gem we found! I had the strawberry custard on a cone and it was so yummy! My husband had the strawberry cheesecake with whip cream! It was our first time and let's just say every time we come in town we'll be stopping by for sure. The only thing I wish was that they offered kids portions. I just hated having to waste a full cup of deliciousness because my 4 year old took two bites and was full. read more

I just had the best strawberry/vanilla swirl custard cone (waffle) I've ever had! I love ice cream, yogurt and custard (which is hard to find). Staying in Carlsbad for the night, wandered over to Strawberry Shack. I'll be back! read more