The Ice Cream is amazing and the service is top notch, we will be back soon. Ashlyn is the best! Such a great summer time spot. read more

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try the KI blue, you won't be disappointed! it's just like the Kings Island blueberry Ice cream found in Snoopy area! Have to go for a weekly cone!! read more

I understand that many of the employees are teenagers, likely still in high school, and that this is probably a part-time or after-school job for many of them. Everyone has to start somewhere, and I genuinely wish them the best. That said, during nearly every visit, I've encountered staff who come across as rude, argumentative, or dismissive without any apparent reason. Even when I've been the only vehicle in the drive-thru, wait times have often been 15-20 minutes. When orders are brought out, the interactions consistently feel unenthusiastic and, at times, abrasive. Unfortunately, this hasn't been an isolated experience--it's been a pattern over multiple visits. I understand that customer service skills take time to develop, but consistent courtesy and professionalism are still important. Because of the repeated experiences I've had, I've decided I can no longer support this business. read more

The ice cream and service is always amazing! My favorite local place for soft serve. Love the drive through service for my convenience.

Great LOCALLY OWNED ice cream shop. Low prices. Huge selection of soft serve and hand packed. Excellent fast service. So glad they're here. read more

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The Sweet Retreat is good, like very good, maybe even very goooooooooddd. So, yes I enjoyed it and we enjoyed it. Since it was Father's Day I treated myself to the Peanut Butter Heart Attack Sundae and wow, it was full of Peanut Butter flavor. If you're a nut for Peanut Butter, you'll go nutty for this terrific sundae that peanut butter sauce is amazing. They have about 20 ice cream flavors from Buckeye Fever, to Raspberry Sorbet and coffee to s'mores, it's really a good selection. They also have 30 soft serve ice cream flavors including the famous KI Blue (KI stands for King's Island, remember King's Island during their Smurf years?), which I'm totally trying next time for nostalgia reasons only. They have dole whip, I've heard their Ice Cream Nachos are very good (they have a cult following). They have slushies and smoothies and their rendition of the flurry, called "The Cyclone". Just walk up, ring the bell, grab a seat (seating is limited outside, there is no indoor seating) and wait for the staff to come who will order on a tablet and within minutes your order is ready. The price is good, the scoops are massive (look at my raspberry sorbet picture, that is the kiddie 1 scoop) and make the cost worth it. Enjoy this local of locals, it's awesome. Just wish the drive thru wasn't right next to the sitting area with no wall or fence or railing or nothing, with kids it felt a little unsafe, but hey at least it will teach your kids to pay attention. Sweet Retreat is sweet enjoy, check it out and enjoy... read more

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Hard to figure out how to order, front was closed. No substituting, (hot fudge sundae had to be with vanilla soft serve). Big scoops, ice cream was good. read more

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The quality of service and ice cream has declined this summer. The ice cream consistency of soft serve is often too soft and they just out our cones in a cup anyway. My family used to visit this place often but this summer has been disappointing. read more

Great ice cream options from soft serve to milkshakes to regular ice cream to sundaes. The location is cute with outdoor seating and it has a drive thru. Great customer service read more

I originally rated this business a 2 star based off the sorbet I didn't like very much. My boyfriend didn't care for his ice cream selection either. We recently decided to try something different there and give it a second try. I tried the blueberry pie ice cream in a cone and my boyfriend tried the raspberry cheesecake ice cream. Both are great. We loved the crumbles in it. read more

By far, the ice cream place of choice! I love the hand dipped blueberry pie best, but so many to choose from! The service is excellent and buying at a local place is a bonus! read more

LOVE this little stand! Packed with flavor and huge selection. Don't miss this yummy place! read more

The Sweet Retreat - Raspberry cheesecake, salted carmel, Oreo cyclone, and blueberry swirled with bubblegum - Food Stands Near Me - Dayton, Ohio

I'm not sure why people are claiming this place has good service because in the dozen times I have been, I have not seen it. The past two times I have gone we have been the only people in the drive through and it takes 30 minutes to get our order. These past two times also they have been out of moose tracks without advertising as such, so we pay, wait for 30 minutes and they come and tell us they're out. The girls working are sweet, but incredibly, incredibly slow. Some are 15 years old wearing Nike pro spandex with their bottoms out and the girl who gave us our ice cream 30 minutes past was wearing literal ugg house slippers. It seems as if there are no adults present and they have no structure on how to place and deliver orders to cars. There have been many times they walk past our car with our ice cream and wander around, to where we have to flag them down. Structure needs to be added to this establishment as well as some sort of uniform policy and additional adult supervision. Their ice cream is great, but the experience to get it is excruciating each time. read more

Yummy ice cream and fun color changing spoons! The peanut butter heart attack was so good and I love that they have kings island blue ice cream! read more

This shop was great the first two times that I went there, but there was this curly haired Caucasian guy that ignored me and served several other people ahead of me and did nothing to remedy the situation after finally deciding to serve me. The ice cream is always great here though, so I can't take that from them at all. read more

Peanut Butter Heart Attack was so good!! This locally owned ice cream shop is our new go to spot!

This spot is amazing! They have 30 soft serve flavors and my husband and I highly recommend getting blueberry! The peanut butter is pretty tasty too! They have a gorgeous outdoor patio space with picnic tables that are covered with umbrellas. We haven't tried any food, but they offer a small list of yummy looking snacks too! If you live in the Belmont or Dayton area, it'd be super easy to walk here! Otherwise, they have a small parking lot in the back. read more

The much anticipated opening of this little gem of a local I've cream shop was more than I could have even hoped for. They cleaned the shop up and it's decor is adorable. There is an outdoor seating area out front and outback. The staff is so friendly, happy and helpful. We have stopped in twice now and had four different hand dips: s'mores, buckeye, birthday cake and salted caramel pretzel. The s'mores was sweet and delicious, but slightly lacking in marshmallow flavor for me. Still amazing though. The buckeye was everything you know and love from chocolate peanut butter combinations. The birthday cake was some of the best I have had, y'all there are icing swirls and real cake pieces. The salted caramel pretzel is dripping in caramel and the pretzels are chocolate dipped so they stay crunchy. So so good, very salty, so steer clear if you aren't a salted caramel fan. The small touches of this place tip it over for me... They have color changing spoons. They are white until you dip them in, and go blue where they are cold. We will be back again and again to try more flavors and some for thier 24+ soft serves, maybe even some hot food too. Welcome to the neighborhood y'all. read more

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OMGGGG THIS PLACE IS AMAZING! I mean that in all caps because each ice cream I've had has been really good. This place is definitely not stingy on toppings in which this is great because I taste flavor in every bite! I just love this place and can't wait to try other sundaes and soft serves in the future! read more

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The service is exceptional and the ice cream is outstanding. Every single flavor we have tried has been delicious. If you high quality ice cream served by some of the nicest people you have met, this is the place for you! read more

Lots of flavors and friendly employees. Back lot has a nice little area to sit outside with music. The Blue KI ice cream was delicious!!

Was $6.00 for 2 small kid size.I hand dipped chocolate.Thought is had an after taste.Food menu looked delish.Three girls very nice

I was really looking forward to them opening but was a bit disappointed. The guys that helped me were great but the ice cream it's self was just OK and I thought the prices were a bit on the high side. I'm not an adventurous eater so I'll just stick with chocolate ice cream but I can get better elsewhere for a lower price. They need to find a different chili for the hotdogs as well. It just had a strange flavor to it. If I am in the area and want ice cream I'll probably stop in but I won't make a special trip. read more

I love the sweet retreat!! I've been here about 4 times since it opened. The scoops you get are enormous for the price, which is awesome. For just recently opening the staff is amazing and I'm glad we have a small local business 2ith amazing ice cream in the area. The scooped ice cream is my favorite, but offering 20 plus flavors of soft serve is amazing!!! There is something here for everyone, that's for sure read more

Cool place with very friendly staff. Tons of soft serve options, and tasty hand dipped ice cream as well. Pricing was fair. I definitely plan on coming back in the future. read more

Aaaamazing! I'm not even that big of a hand dip ice cream fan but I LOVED what I tried here! I was going to get one of their 24 soft serves but the pumpkin hand dip caught my eye and it did not disappoint! It basically tasted like pumpkin pie without the crust mixed into ice cream with the perfect amount of pumpkin pie spice! Loved it! My husband got the buckeye. I'm not a huge chocolate fan but I tried a bite of his and it was Delicious! Wonderful amount of peanut butter. Basically I tried everything I don't care for and loved it! I can only imagine how awesome the things I do like taste! Looking forward to visiting again! read more

Locally owned ice cream shop!! So close that our kids can ride their bikes for a treat. Over 30 kinds of soft serve!! The kids love getting their cards punched so they can try every flavor. The waffle cones are awesome! Buckeye fever is my favorite hand dip. KI blue tastes like we are at Kings Island. We can get ice cream for 5 people for under $13. They also treat our community amazing by throwing a free party at the end of the season. Support this awesome local business! read more

Excellent little locally owned ice cream shop. The staff was extremely friendly. The speed of service was excellent. It was a very clean shop with seating outside. We enjoyed the picnic tables in the back with music. I had the cotton candy and it hit the spot! read more