"Sneakin' Sally through the alley Trying to keep her out of…read moresight" (Robert Palmer) Opened in May, the Alley Scoop isn't an ice cream shop in the traditional sense, it's basically an outdoor ordering counter located in an alley next to The Bean 226 in downtown Windsor Center. There were about half a dozen benches and tables in the alley, and a like number on the sidewalk on Broad Street. They had fifteen ice cream flavors available, plus two sorbets, two vegan flavors, and a Banana Sugar Free choice. Floats, shakes, coffee blends, sundaes, a cookie sandwich, and a waffle concoction round out their product line. We each had a waffle cone - Butter Crunch (almond candy and butterscotch ice cream) and Caramel Pretzel (Vanilla ice cream with caramel ribbons and sweet and salty chocolate covered pretzel bits). The Caramel Pretzel was mine and it was really good, with a smooth and creamy vanilla base and plenty of those yummy chocolate pretzel bits and pieces. Their ice cream is homemade by the good folks at the Gran-Val Scoop in Granville, MA. Our single scoops on a sugar cone were $5 each.

The Alley Scoop is a fantastic new addition to downtown Windsor! Tucked into a super cute alleyway…read moreon Broad Street, it has a really charming, cozy vibe with a great little outdoor seating area. Love.. love... love the vibe!! The ice cream is excellent, a solid mix of rotating flavors... so everyone can grab a treat. I kept my choice simple since it was my first time..... 2 scoops with hot fudge.. chocolate(good) and pistachio(I don't not recommend this flavor, I hate the smell of the artificial essence). All in all.... a warm, local, family-owned spot perfect to hit up on a warm evening.

As always, JFoster is the place to go to in Avon for ice cream treats…read more Today I went in and ordered the special peanut butter sundae. For $7.99, this was the deal of deals Two scoops of wonderful peanut butter ice cream, follow up with some hot fudge, some broken up, pieces of Reese peanut butter cups, all topped with a generous serving of homemade whipped cream and a lovely cherry on top These flavors exploded in my mouth to such enjoyment! Such a treat and the first time here for 2026, but it won't be the last Always a solid product when purchasing from here. It's hard to say which is my favorite ice cream shop in Connecticut, but this one would be in the top five

Loved this ice cream spot! I tried the Strawberry Oreo and Peach gelato, and both were delicious…read more They also have some really unique flavors, like lychee and marshmallow, which make it fun to try something different. The service was great and everyone was friendly and welcoming. Definitely a cute spot to stop by!

came here to checkout their unique and creative ice cream flavors! we got a flight of 4 different…read moreflavors, and candidly, i was surprised by the portions. when i see a big influencers posting about their ice cream flights, the portions seem to be bigger. we tried the blueberry cheesecake which was good, the honey fig sadly did not have much flavor and the inclusions were minimal, orange chocolate chip was nice, and the raspberry something which was good but a little too subtle. i just felt like the ice cream sadly fell a little short for me

Great flavors! Amazing service and a fun place to come with friends! Churro is excellent and the…read moresizes are nice! Enjoy!!

Ice cream counter inside of a counter service soul food spot. They didn't know where they got their…read moreice cream from, but thought that it was somewhere in MA. They have a decent variety of ice cream flavors and they also have a couple other desert options as well. Their ice cream was very tasty and had a lot of mix-in's, but their cones were not home-made. IQ: 9 O: 7

I love their grape nut ice cream when they have it. My husband loves the strawberry cheesecake ice…read morecream when they have it. I like how the servers wear hair nets. I wish all establishments would do this.

Icy Rolls serves stir fried ice cream or rolled ice cream and bubble tea. This type of ice cream…read moreoriginated from Thailand. They use a mixture of cream, milk, sugar, and other ingredients; this mixture gets poured over a very cold ice pan. They constantly mix/stir it, then flatten it, and roll it up. After, toppings can be added onto it. I had the French toast which was very tasty; it was sweet and extra cold and reminded me of cinnamon toast crunch. I had one topping, the marshmallows, which I don't recommend since it was stale. I also had the taro boba tea sans the boba pearls; they didn't have any but I still had the taro tea and it was good. My toddler had the birthday cake flavored rolled ice cream and he loved it, especially with the m&m and gummy bear toppings. The location was convenient; it was in a plaza with plenty of parking. The employee was friendly. Overall, a good spot to get this type of specialty ice cream, without going to Thailand.

I wanted to love this place, especially after I'd bicycled 22 miles to try a scoop at Grassroots,…read moreonly to find it's not open on Sundays. (Who do they think they are? Chik-Fil-A?) I opened Yelp and found this place. I chose the "Mango Girl," which is listed as having fresh mango. The friendly attendant took a cup of premixed cream, sugar, and whatever else goes into ice cream and some mango and poured it out on what looked like a pizza pan. I wasn't sure what she was up to, but watched in wonder as she went at this mixture with a couple metal spatulas, chopping, mixing, and chopping again (hence the "stir fried ice cream" claim) as the liquid began to freeze. It turns out that the "pizza pan" was wicked cold. She flattened and smoothed out the mixture just before it hardened, and then, scraped it off the pan in neat little rolls, and put about 6 or 7 little rolls in a paper bowl. We then moved to the toppings station where I was told to choose "up to 4" toppings... stuff like white chocolate chips, rice crispy bar, and some Japanese cookies and candies. All in: $8.00 including tax. Very intriguing. Unique for me, but here's the deal: the ice cream just wasn't very good. It was overly sweet and had no distinct flavor. I don't know if it was supposed to be vanilla with mango in it, mango with mango in it, or maybe sweet cream and mango. It was just sweet. Too sweet. No flavor. And, wicked cold. Which is good in concept, but not so good for eating ice cream. It was hard. It crumbled into dry bits when I tried to take a spoonful. So, I was left with not-so-great ice cream that was difficult to eat. As it warmed, it was not-so-good ice cream that was less difficult to eat. I give Icy Rolls a star for the ice cream, a star for the idea and presentation, and a star for being open at 2pm on Sunday.

This might very well be the BEST ice cream we've had in the State ! And in a state with many…read moreawesome ice cream destinations, that's saying a lot. Our experience today was just perfect -- incredibly delicious ice cream, an idyllic setting, and stellar service. It doesn't get any better than this. A dog friendly location also. I really can't heap more praise on Collins Creamery, other than we look forward to our next visit there. A super easy 5 Star rating.

The workers are always so friendly. The ice cream is so creamy and there are tons of flavors to…read morechoose from. The farm is nice to eat your ice cream at. There's so much space and the line goes by quick.

I stopped in during the Suffield on the Green celebration. For some reason, I really wanted a…read morecreamy, cold, ice cream and Scoup Du Jour did Not disappoint! I spoke with one of the servers about how crazy busy the shop was that weekend. She gave me a delicious sundae with fresh ice creme and delicious peanut butter topping. They have a nice selection of toppings for such a small place. Parking is interesting, either park in the small lot in front or the bigger lot in back. There are a few benches in the front of the building to eat your ice creme and watch traffic flow by. They are closed now, due to the winter months, but I am looking forward to visiting again in March!

If you are going here.. make sure Charlie is serving you!! She is so great and efficient, and…read moreshowed nothing but positivity! I will be coming back very soon!

What happened? We…read morecame to Milkcraft a few years ago. It was vibrant and lively inside, with lots of people trying an assortment of cool and unique flavors. The Vietnamese coffee ice cream was great. We came again today after a nice local lunch, looking for a small sweet treat to end the day. The inside was dirty. The ice cream freezer had years of ice and grime built up on the inside. It was half empty and the flavors remaining were fairly mundane. We tried the most interesting looking one - a milk and cereal creation. It tasted like warm vanilla ice cream with hints of crushed up salty, stale cracker. There are lot of other places in town that offer fun desserts, so we'll go other places next time.

Since they removed their liquid nitrogen mixers, they have really gone down hill…read more The inside just looks dirty and not attractive any more. It's as slow as it was waiting for the liquid nitrogen. The staff seemed more interested in chatting with their friends than taking care of orders. The mexican churro ice cream had a nearly toxic level of cinnamon. It went from a "try once" recommendation to a "would recommend against"