Cookie Ice Cream Sandwich (5/5): I always love a cookie ice cream sandwich. Nice, soft chocolate chip cookies with a choice of vanilla or chocolate ice cream. I wish I could've picked an ice cream flavor though. Tummy Trembler (4/5): Fun to do once. Six scoops of ice cream on a banana split and surrounded by eight donuts (they ran out and had to substitute brownies). Topped with sprinkles, Oreo, hot fudge, marshmallow, and caramel. *I just need to get their regular ice cream next time. RATING SYSTEM 5 - Great (Need to get this again) 4 - Good (Would get this again) 3 - Ok (Might give this another shot) 2 - Not Good (Won't get this again) 1 - Bad (Telling people to avoid this) read more

Celtic Creamery - Tummy Trembler - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Surf City, North Carolina

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Celtic creamery hands down the best ice cream place in Surf City! The staff are all super friendly, when you walk in you're immediately greeted and you can sample any flavor you want. Nice space for families to sit inside and there is a bench outside. They do have a refrigerator stocked with their flavors. Family of four ordered one scoop of chocolate (dish), cookies and cream in a waffle cone, From the Sea and Bee, and Birthday Cake with caramel. Everyone loved their scoop! Ice cream was delicious, not overly sweet, and the perfect scoop size for everyone. My oldest kept asking if we can go back to Celtic for ice cream - so when he asks multiple times, we know it's good! We ended up going a second time and this time I got From the Sea and Bee - blown away! My favorite scope at Celtic! We will most likely visit again before we leave. Highly recommend this place to satisfy your ice cream sweet tooth! read more

Celtic Creamery - Birthday Cake with caramel - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Surf City, North Carolina

the service was quick. the options were fabulous. This was the best ice cream I have had !

Wow everything was delicious. Staff were incredibly welcoming, the store was clean, and the ice cream well priced for the portions you get! Seriously some of the best ice cream I've had. I got the cookie with two scoops of heath and the in-house made whipped cream alone was to die for!! Lots of classic flavors, and a few unique. They offer free tastings too! Next time I hope the doughnut machine is working. read more

The ice cream here is absolutely delicious. Me and my family came here looking for some decent ice cream, but got super surprised when we found this gem that hand makes their ice cream. We tried the sea salt caramel, coconut and the cookies and cream . All three were absolutely delicious and we were all very satisfied with this ice cream shop. Staff was nice and friendly, and the place was clean. Highly recommend! read more

Very good ice cream !!! Coffee chocolate chips was the best I ever have ... not too sweet .. perfect for any kind of weather

We vacationed in Surf City for a week and having an ice cream obsessed kiddo, we had to try several places. I am bummed we didn't come here first, because it was extraordinary! The staff who greeted us were incredibly friendly, offered samples, were patient with our kiddo while he made his choice, and were truly a delight! The space was bright and clean and cool, and it was obvious it was well taken care of. And, the ice cream!! Truly spectacular - we tried Irish Butter Pecan (this was my choice and to die for), Cookies & Cream, and Chocolate PB Cup. read more

If I could give it six stars I would. The store is so cute and clean. The flavors are all very original and delicious. I think the By the Sea and From the Bee (honey and sea salt) is absolutely exceptional. I don't like cookie dough anything...but theirs is amazing. The service moves fast and is very friendly. I absolutely love seeing the owner's kids helping out, it's great to see a family pulling together to create something great. read more

Yum yum yum! High quality ice cream! Several flavor to choose from. Kind staff. We will definitely be back!

Amazing find... delicious ice cream, and sweet servers. My new favorite anywhere. Go for the mini donuts ‼ read more

Our family loves going to Celtic Creamery when we come down to Surf City! The service is always wonderful, and the staff works fast at getting us our order. Everyone always love the flavor of ice cream they get! The place is clean and has a wide variety of ice cream choices to choose from. read more

Celtic Creamery - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Surf City, North Carolina

I would stay away from this venue this holiday weekend. I took my kids to pelicans snowballs next door and stopped into the creamery after seeing delicious ice cream outside I was curious. I walked in to look at the menu and get something for myself or get something to go and was idmetiately asked to take my kids outside with their snowball treats we had just purchased. I'm not sure how to send my 2 kids and baby outside by themselves. I have never been greeted or treated like that. save yourself the money at the creamery and go to pelican snowballs where EVERYONE is consistently nice and caring. read more

The service here was great! Everyone was so friendly and the shop was clean and inviting. The ice cream is the real deal -- very high quality and delicious! We will return often! read more

My kids and I went here when we first arrived. Parking was easy. We enjoyed the extra creamy ice cream. The service was quick and the place is cute! read more

I'm really disappointed because this is my favorite Ice cream. I've had It from the CB and joco location and now have tried this location. I tried a few different flavors which were delish, but ultimately just went with my usual, cookie dough. I was given the scoop that was prescooped sitting on top of the fresh bucket. I gave my daughter the first bite and she immediately spit It out. I tried It, and It was sour as can be. I went up and mentioned It was sour, they immediately tried It and said no, It was fine, that's how It tastes, maybe I don't like the flavor. They took the taste from the fresh bucket, of course It was good lol If this wasn't my usual I'd agree. They wouldn't give me another scoop, or offer a fresh scoop. I understand things cost money but It was a little disappointing to be told you're SOL. I won't be going out of my way to come back here again. read more

The ice cream was incredible! They serve Huge scoops! You are met by smiling faces from the gals servicing it. They will also let you test a few without acting bothered or put out. I would definitely return. read more

Delicious fresh local ice cream. I've tried all the ice cream shops on the island and this is hands down the best.

Probably the best ice cream in the area. Definitely recommend birthday cake and cookie dough options.

This is the real deal. Very good ice cream! Brought our grandson here for a treat and he LOVED it. We all helped him sample. We'll have to come back for sure! read more

Ice cream is delicious!!!! The staff were so kind and friendly!!! Great environment!! Even if the line is long, go ahead and wait cause they work hard and move swiftly. Highly recommend!! read more

By far the BEST ice cream on the island! The staff is super friendly and the service is always great. A trip to Surf City is not complete without a visit to the Celtic Creamery! read more

Celtic Creamery - The Celtic Special - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Surf City, North Carolina

This was the perfect stop on a super hot day at the beach! The ice cream was plentiful and delicious, service was really friendly and prices were great! Loved the addition of a wet walnut topping and in a waffle cone. Would definitely recommend! read more

This is hands down the best ice cream place in Surf City, in all of the Topsail area, and I would vote them as the best in all of North Carolina right now. Their sundaes and special menu options are brilliant, but above all the quality of their ice cream is second to none. The hustle to move the line and have the best product possible. There is no close second either, they are the best of the best. I am so glad they opened! Great service and great location. read more

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Do not miss this ice cream spot!! The flavors are extra creamy and delicious, and the hot fudge was homemade!! The staff is incredibly friendly and patient with kiddos. We recommend the "from the sea and by the bee" and "Irish butter pecan" flavors! read more

On an island full of half-rate Hershey's and Blue Bell ice cream, we found an incredible, homemade ice cream place. The ice cream is made there, and you can taste the care in every delicious scoop. Creamy. Dense. Perfection in a cone. Going back tonight. Probably tomorrow too! read more

Sooooo yummy!! I'm a sucker for ice cream and this was my perfect fix. My boyfriend got the special with the fresh donuts. Omg the donuts were sooooo good. I loved the butter pecan. read more

We have a tradition of getting ice cream when going on vacation so stopped here. They had friendly young staff and perhaps the owner. All were nice. I actually hadn't planned to have ice cream and only get some for my son, but they gave me and my husband a little spoonful to taste their honey ice cream and it was really delicious so we also ended up each getting cones. I always prefer to go to independently owned places, and this one was super! Nice atmosphere too. read more

Best ice cream on Topsail/Surf City. Really good stuff and reasonably priced. Would eagerly go back there again.

Absolutely the most delicious home made icecream. The people are kind and friendly. Super fast service. Nice clean shop.

The staff were very polite and the icecream was some of the best I've had in my life. 10/10 would recommend for anyone.

Hands down the best ice cream anywhere. We're never disappointed with any flavor we try. Cookie dough and coffee are favorites. We are already dreading the winter months when they take a well earned break. read more

35 degrees and this place is open for dessert. Cool night on the island and we want ice cream. Sometimes google doesn't update hours but taking a chance and tried to see if they were open. Glad we did the ice cream did not disappoint and neither did the tiny donuts. Although our server looked chilly and cold she was great at recommending flavors , also polite. We got some tasty hot and tiny donuts to go with the ice cream we will be back. So much better than other places that have frozen desserts(ice cream). This place actually has real cream based ice cream and it's amazing customer service is on point as well read more

Good portions for the price that you're paying. They make their own ice cream and it's great! The brownie sundae was big enough for 2 people to share. Friendly and patient staff! read more

I would like to be so bold as to say.... This is the best ice cream I've ever had in my whole life. (And I've had A LOT of ice cream)

The homemade ice cream and donuts are great. I'm just sad we found this place on our last day on vacation!

First time grabbing ice cream here. We split 2 of the sundaes between 5 people, and it was enough. $8.25 each, price increase from what we saw online but isn't everything? The sundaes are served on small plates, which resulted in a bigger mess with 5 spoons digging in, but they were both yummy! I would suggest to the owners to consider doing apple bites rather than a larger apple turnover, only because it was really hard to cut bites and eat that. The other one we got with mini doughnuts was perfect-and the doughnuts were made fresh! We'll be back in the future to try out more sundaes and support this family owned small business! read more

The Cookie Monster was amazing! Quick and clean service. This is a must stop for ice cream

I think we went three or four times while we were at the beach. They make their own ice cream which is divine. The boys liked the coffee and mint. My favorite was the blueberry and the birthday cake. Honestly I don't think you can go wrong. They also have pints to go. I love a locally owned ice cream shop. We will be back. read more

The Celtic special it awesome you get fresh made donuts with your ice cream also there signature cream flavor has a slight baileys flavor to it which is fantastic read more

We ordered dessert for a group of 12 people. Service was quick, but did not feel rushed at all. Staff was all very kind and helpful. They offer a lot of very good and interesting ice cream sundaes. Mini donuts, Sundaes and all ice cream was very good. read more

Celtic Creamery - Only 1/3 of the menu (we took a picture because we had a hard time seeing the smaller lettering from where we were in line). - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Surf City, North Carolina