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    Surreal Creamery

    4.2 (225 reviews)
    Closed 2:00 pm - 11:00 PM
    Updated 3 months ago

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    Monster Cookie Ice Cream
    Ayana A.

    Visited for a post birthday treat for friend! I love their ice cream flavors and you get a good amount of ice cream for a great price. All of these were the smallest size cup for around $9, and it's a lot to finish. Your ice cream is served right after you order it. They do have some indoor seating but it is small inside.

    Gab G.

    First time at this location. I got a taro and matcha swirl in a cup with mochi bites, waffle cookie and stroopwaffle. It was really good, and I would be giving this place 5 stars except that it smells like a moldy basement in there. Get your treats to go and eat outside/elsewhere!!

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    Cole D.

    I like the concept of this place in the flare definitely pulls you in. But the quality of ice cream is not anything outstanding. The soft serve ice cream, which is always pretty simple, isn't that flavorful or rich and dairy. For two people, we got the extra large jar. Because they make it so tall, I would recommend getting the smaller version and save some money because there is a lot of ice cream we had. Another complaint I have is lack of spoons to eat is very deep dish. I wanted ice cream bites to be joined with pieces of cake at the bottom but you're given short plastic Bendy spoons that don't work. That was a complaint. They need to be long, silver spoons that you return back to them and then the experience will be a lot better.

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    Shawnie J.

    Stumbled upon this place after leaving a restaurant on MacDougal Street and wooweee I was happy. I ended up eating this at home and this place is a yes for me. Good service, tiny ambiance and good sweets what more could you ask for! Tons of flavors to choose from.

    Christie S.

    3.5/5 Came with my boyfriend and got the flotea. We got the Vietnamese coffee ice cream with Thai tea and it tasted pretty good. The portion was just way too big and it just got too sweet so we only ate half of it unfortunately. This portion could've probably been shared among 4 people. The price was not bad for the portion but it just felt like a waste when you don't have enough people to eat it.

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    my cup of earl gray boba tea exploded as soon as i sat to enjoy it. the taro bubble tea with matcha ice cream (flo-tea) was watery and the ice cream began to melt into the boba resulting in a chunky, unappetizing texture. service was good. ambiance ok. would not visit again.

    Amour S'More Ice Cream and Cake Jar
    Rose K.

    On taste alone, I'd give 3 stars... pretty good but nothing to write home about. However, on creativity, this deserved an extra star. They have a good menu that's fully customizable. If you do a cake jar you can pick your own cake, ice cream, frosting and toppings which is pretty cool. However, I'd also take off a star because 1) there is no seating and 2) the service was also not great. The cashier didn't speak a single word to us until I asked a question about the menu, and she seemed annoyed to answer it. TLDR: check is out if you're in the area because it's a novel, customizable ice cream and cake jar experience. However, I wouldn't take a trip into the neighborhood just for this place.

    Thai Milk Bubble Tea & Vietnamese Iced Coffee Ice Cream
    Karlee B.

    This was a repeat stop after I tried for the first time last year and I've been dying to find anything like where I live in SoCal. It's so good and unique! Two of the best things - boba and ice cream - combined to make the most amazing thing ever. I got the Thai tea boba and Vietnamese coffee ice cream and they were delish. Great flavor. Perfectly chewy boba and extremely creamy and smooth ice cream. It's an obnoxiously large amount but very good.

    Nom Nom Cookie Mason Jar Special
    Dallas A.

    One of the best dessert spots I've ever had! Fun combinations of flavors, great portion sizes for the price (a mason jar and the ice cream boba drinks are very shareable), and friendly employees make this my top dessert spot in NYC. The interior of Surreal Creamery is very small, so you'll likely need to take it to go--I'd recommend walking the block-and-a-half to Washington Square Park to enjoy your sweet treat!

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    kristin c.

    Located on busy Macdougal Street. Small hole in the wall, no seating, thought it was closed at first. Wanted the vietnamese coffee ice cream so picked the combo with thai tea. Certainly a wow when I got it. So much ice cream, good for at least 2 people. But not really vietnamese coffee flavor, just coffee so a letdown. Thai tea is pre-made so couldn't adjust sweetness- too sweet for me esp mixed with the ice cream. Didn't like the boba which seemed undercooked.

    Know Your Roots
    Nette T.

    After eating a slice of pizza, my friend and I wanted something sweet, and thanks to Yelp found Surreal Creamery. It is small inside and there aren't any seats so you have to stand at the counters. I saw from the pictures they had Ube ice cream and ordered Know Your Roots (Taro Ice Cream, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Chocolate Crunch, Chocolate Syrup, and a Cinnamon Graham Cracker). It came in a mason jar (so cute!) and the ube ice cream was not too sweet, smooth and creamy. The cinnamon toast crunch brought back childhood memories. On the bottom of the mason jar were the biscuits with chocolate sauce. Oh so good. It definitely satisfied our craving for dessert and I am definitely a fan!

    Matcha Bubble Tea & Taro Ice Cream
    Kimber H.

    What a treat. Honestly, we were stuffed from Olio, but had to give this a try as we were in the neighborhood. It's ALOT of ice cream and you can only get the one size. Matcha bubble tea and taro ice cream was yummy. Between the 4 of us, we couldn't even finish it.

    Kevin S.

    Surreal is an awesome dessert spot that has a lot of unique options! They have a huge variety of ice cream flavors, toppings, cakes, frostings, boba and more. What makes this place cool is you can combine different desserts into one. You can have boba and ice cream on top, cake with ice cream on top with whatever flavors you want, etc. I can't think of another place that does this and it is a cool experience if you like variety. The store is a walk in take out spot, no seats or tables inside. Workers are very nice!

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    Obsessed with the taro & matcha twist. Delicious and not overwhelmingly sweet! My go to spot when I find myself in the area.

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