Cancel

    Open app

    Search

    Carvel

    3.2 (24 reviews)
    Closed 11:00 am - 10:00 pm

    Order Carvel Takeout or Delivery

    Carvel Photos

    Business Info

    Recommended Reviews - Carvel

    Your trust is our priority, so businesses can't pay to alter or remove their reviews. Learn more about reviews.
    Yelp app icon
    Browse more easily on the app
    Review Feed Illustration

    Reviews With Photos

    This place was filthy and if I could see dirt out in the main ceiling area, I can't imagine what it must be like in the back.
    Nancy B.

    I walked into the store with a $100 bill to buy a $50 gift card. There was no one in site except for a customer sitting at a table near the back. When the server came out, the man said he was first. I took out a flying saucer and opened it. I asked for a gift card and was told they don't sell them. When I said the carvel website had them she told me not at that location. I went to put the ice cream back but knowing I had opened it, I handed my bill to the woman. She took it and came back a minute later telling me she couldn't take my bill. Since I had just gotten it at the bank an hour before, I knew there was nothing wrong with it so I persisted. She said no. I handed her my flying saucer as that was the only money I had and she put my ice cream back in the freezer. I said she couldn't do that because I had opened it. She got snippy and took it from the freezer. As I was parked directly in front of the store, I could watch her reseal it and put it back in the freezer - that ice cream that I opened and breathed on! If I had been able to buy the gift card there, I would have told people to use it somewhere different. This Garden city Park store was filthy. I don't think the floor by the register stand has been cleaned in months.

    Frank M.

    Carvel still has the best soft serve ice cream. We usually go on Wednesday when it's BOGO and I get Vanilla Ice Cream with Peanut Butter Sauce but this time they had soft serve hazelnut. I love hazelnut so I had to try it with my peanut butter sauce. It was awesome, I really enjoyed it. The staff is usually young adults at night and they are always efficient and polite. It's nice to see this kind of customer service from young people. The store is always very bright and clean with plenty of tables to sit and enjoy your ice cream. I prefer this Carvel to some of the others in the area.

    THE WORKERS HAIR!

    Would give this 0 stars.. but have no choice. I highly recommended to NOT go to this Carvel location. Ordered the buy one get one on 8/11/21. Within 4 bites of my ice cream; there's a long piece of hair in my mouth. How hair gets in ice cream I do not know..!!! To begin with the workers (3 women) there all had their hair loose; not in a tight bun or pony tail so that definitely explains it. Requested a refund of my money back. I did not want a free ice cream in return because I feel disgusted to ever eat another ice cream from this place. I informed the women workers to report this back to their manager as it is extremely important they know their customers feedback....NEGATIVE feedback. ABSOLUTELY DISGUSTING!! Think before you go here.

    Steph C.

    Came here for free cone day. There was no line like other Carvels I went to. They offered vanilla, chocolate, salted caramel or pistachio to get. I chose salted caramel it was delicious! The staff was very friendly. The place was clean! In the freezer section they had a cute cake with the minions from despicable me!

    Hot fudge sundae and peanut butter sundae yasss
    Jessica C.

    Great service, very clean and huge parking lot! Fresh ice cream and in the summer they saw my husband and I so often that they even stayed open later so we could finish our sundae. Another time I couldn't decide what I wanted and they offered me different flavors and were super patient while I decided!

    The store

    See all

    2 months ago

    3/22/26. Store had seating BUT the girl was late to open the store and acted like she was doing me a favor.

    Helpful 5
    Thanks 2
    Love this 3
    Oh no 3

    2 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    2 years ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 1
    Oh no 0

    11 months ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 1

    3 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 1
    Love this 1
    Oh no 0

    2 years ago

    Helpful 2
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    6 years ago

    Helpful 2
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    9 years ago

    Helpful 6
    Thanks 0
    Love this 8
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Tom A.
    0
    36
    12

    5 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    5 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    12 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    3 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Mike S.
    853
    1057
    5496

    10 years ago

    Helpful 8
    Thanks 0
    Love this 8
    Oh no 0

    9 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 1
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Joe L.
    41
    26
    5

    6 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Pat W.
    0
    19
    2

    7 years ago

    I broke a tooth on their kit kat ice cream....although it was delicious (the ice cream, not the tooth)

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 1
    Oh no 0

    6 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Edd J.
    3
    146
    1

    11 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 1
    Oh no 0

    7 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    9 years ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Rebecca G.
    912
    184
    33

    11 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    11 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    10 years ago

    Great service, everything was quick and cheap! I love it here my new favorite ice cream shop!

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    10 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    Ask the Community - Carvel

    Review Highlights - Carvel

    We usually go on Wednesday when it's BOGO and I get Vanilla Ice Cream with Peanut Butter Sauce but this time they had soft serve hazelnut.

    Mentioned in 2 reviews

    Read more highlights

    Layers bakeshop - Gender reveal cake

    Layers bakeshop

    4.4(43 reviews)
    3.0 mi

    For those who are not aware: Layers is a Pakistani bakeshop chain that is absolutely delicious!…read more The Elmont location is quite small, and more of a grab and go situation, but the variety of flavors is truly unique. Choose items like Cadbury chocolate brownies, Biscoff or Raffelo cupcakes, or even sundae cups! Seeing as though there were only 2 left, I ordered a Belgian Chocolate Malt cupcake for about tree fiddy (no joke) and was on my way. The cupcake was superb. The base is a nice, moist chocolate cake. But the frosting is where it truly shines. It was so rich and malty, it was like eating a soft Malteser. What's even better is that the size is not obscene, so you're felt feeling satisfied but not overwhelmed. Service was polite. And if you're not in the Elmont area, no worries as there are now a few locations on the island. Would gladly recommend them for your bakeshop needs!

    I reached out to Layers Bakeshop a week before my event. We communicated mainly via text, they were…read morequick with their responses. They were very efficient and took the time to answers all my questions. The cake tasted amazing and came out better than I expected. I did the raffleo flavor which was divine. I will 100% order with them again. Great people, great customer service and delious results.

    Photos
    Layers bakeshop - Gender reveal Cake

    Gender reveal Cake

    Layers bakeshop - S/o to Layers for the fantastic 2nd 30th birthday cake I got from them, they never disappoint!

    S/o to Layers for the fantastic 2nd 30th birthday cake I got from them, they never disappoint!

    Layers bakeshop - Cupcakes each one is $3.25

    See all

    Cupcakes each one is $3.25

    Polito Bakery

    Polito Bakery

    3.0(64 reviews)
    0.7 mi
    $

    Quality has gone down while prices have gone up. Polito Bakery had been my go-to local bakery for…read moremany years. I try to support local businesses over retail chains, but I believe the quality of their food has declined since the pandemic while their prices have risen significantly. Today is the first time I felt uncomfortable after eating one of their apple turnovers. It was large but over fried, tasting more like a treat you would find at a carnival food truck rather than a reputable local bakery. The ambiance has always been quaint. When I came here to purchase a cookie gift basket for a recent holiday, however, it was half the size from previous years and double the price. I'm also not pleased that you can't use a credit card unless you're making a $10 purchase, and they still charge a fee unless you pay cash. With the high prices they're now charging, over $20 for a pound of butter cookies, management would be wise to ensure their baked goods are cooked to perfection rather than expediently to fill up the display case. Not happy with this recent visit. I may return, but only in a pinch.

    Today, I went this bakery for the second time to try different parties…read more This time, we tried their eclair, the strawberry with custard cream puff pastry, and our favorite cannoli. Their cannoli is great, the cannoli cream taste amazing and we love it! On the other hand, their whipped cream eclair tasted a little different than I expected. Maybe because I am not used the Italian whipped cream. It tasted more sugary than a regular whipped cream. But still good. The strawberry custard cream puff pastry was good. Though, our favorite is still cannoli :) both the regular cannoli and chocolate covered cannoli are good! We'll come back to try other pastries :)

    Photos
    Polito Bakery - Pastries overstuffed into box, upside down cakes, cannolis now covered in frosting. Not going on my Christmas table. Not cool.

    Pastries overstuffed into box, upside down cakes, cannolis now covered in frosting. Not going on my Christmas table. Not cool.

    Polito Bakery - Cannoli & Italian Cheesecake

    Cannoli & Italian Cheesecake

    Polito Bakery - Zeppole for St Joseph Day

    See all

    Zeppole for St Joseph Day

    Sydney's Sweets - Wedding Cake at Ophelia Castle

    Sydney's Sweets

    4.6(152 reviews)
    3.2 mi
    $$

    Very pleased with Sydney's Sweets. I had a vision, and they nailed it. They were professional and…read moreresponsive, communication was great, and they understood the assignment. The cake was at the venue before I arrived, so I didn't have to worry about delivery, which was particularly helpful since the party was in Manhattan. The cake was a huge part of our 50th birthday celebration, and I'm so glad we used them. Not only was the cake flawless, but it also tasted good - it was red velvet with cream cheese frosting. I would definitely use this company again, you won't be disappointed.

    I wanted to get an incredible cake for the gf and her friends for her birthday and fired up my…read morehandy dandy Yelp app. While scrolling through some great options, I saw Sydney's Sweets pop up in the list and was so glad I did. Now I've known about them for a while but this was my first actually ordering from them. I called on a Saturday at about 3pm and Jermaine answered the call, both literally and figuratively. I nervously mentioned I needed a cake for the evening.. by 6pm, as I needed to be in Williamsburg by 7:15pm. He responded not to worry as they had a beautiful 10'' double chocolate, oreo cookie, multi-layered cake that would fit the occasion perfectly... my heroes! The gf and her friends absolutely loved the cake and were wow'd by how pretty, big and delicious it was. We had 7 people at the table and even after some folks took big pieces to go, we had nearly half the cake to take home!

    Photos
    Sydney's Sweets - First Communion Dessert Table

    First Communion Dessert Table

    Sydney's Sweets - 5 Tier Wedding Cake

    5 Tier Wedding Cake

    Sydney's Sweets - Baby Smith Dessert Table

    See all

    Baby Smith Dessert Table

    Carvel - desserts - Updated May 2026

    Loading...
    Loading...
    Loading...