Came in with some friends when they opened at noon on a Saturday--we were the only ones in then and the staff member was great! She took our orders and made up a water jug while we were there. I wasn't able to try the boozy ice cream but my friends loved several of these--tasting the alcohol in some but not all, and enjoying the variety of sweetness. I loved my vanilla with (real) hot caramel! It was clearly all homemade and high quality--a small was plenty for me. Definitely recommend checking out this spot with a group! We also noticed the full bar on the other side which likely opens later in the day but looked fun and very reasonably priced. read more

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This is a super cool ice cream shop for adults located in walkable downtown McKinney. The shopkeeper has dozens of boozy ice cream flavors and will happily serve as your ice cream sommelier. Just tell her what you're in the mood for and she can guide you to her top two or three picks on that flavor. I like coffee flavored ice cream and she hooked me up with a Kahlua-infused treat. There's plenty of seating inside, and a relaxed, cozy but clean feel. read more

Walked thru the McKinney square and found this place. Pretty crowded at both the bar and ice cream counters but managed to get our order in. Loved the old fashion. Very creamy with a great boozy taste. read more

Wow! Staff was so friendly and so many gluten free options!!!! Very knowledgeable and well marked. I had the double dark chocolate buzz buzz. I think that was the name! Involved chocolate ice cream, Jameson and chocolate covered espresso beans. Yum!!! Highly recommend. Would make a great shake too! read more

Discovered this gem with my partner after grabbing a bite in downtown McKinney, and everything about this place is perfect. We couldn't decide between a sweet treat for dessert or a cocktail, and this place had BOTH in one! I was skeptical at first but oh boy do they know what they're doing. You can't miss with anything on the menu, and believe me the "drinks" are still strong!! Not to mention, the couple who owns the bar are sweet as can be and absolutely a pleasure to visit. They even had a karaoke night that we came back for that was super fun. Very inviting and unique diner/old school bar vibes with a lot of character. Though it's not great for my diet, I'll definitely be returning to treat myself soon! read more

Cocktail Creamery - Desserts Near Me - McKinney, Texas

The owner's wife and other employees were all super friendly and welcoming, as well as the fellow patrons. The place is warm and cozy with frequent events and late hours. They also serve some of the best ice cream I have had in a very long time, with or without the booze it was absolutely thick, creamy, and delicious! read more

Cocktail Creamery - Banana pudding, apple pie moonshine, strawberry cheesecake - Desserts Near Me - McKinney, Texas

This boozy ice cream is very good for when it's been a hot day and you want a little bit of alcohol and a sweet treat at the same time. The Biscoff flavor was not very good as it had a weird cherry taste to it. The mocha madness, however, was really good and chocolatey with a bit of coffee. Since they add alcohol to it, it melts more quickly imho, even indoors. The decor is really cute with barn/farm table Interior decor plus the staff is very nice. read more

Cocktail Creamery - Desserts Near Me - McKinney, Texas

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This is the 4th time my son and I came to have ice cream dessert after dinner . Local feel and they have live band at night during weekends . The place does get busy, very casual and family friendly . The ice cream that I have tasted are all good, having alcohol added made it even better, the alcohol is just the right amount for it to be enjoyable. We are definitely going to keep coming back when we are in Down Town McKinney. read more

Cocktail Creamery - Desserts Near Me - McKinney, Texas

I should have written this review while we were there, but of course, I didn't. I did proceed to tell everyone I saw for the next couple of weeks, that if they are in the area, this is a must stop for them! We happened to visit during a quiet afternoon, but we really enjoyed our ice creams and wished we had time to come back that evening for an event. Garrison Brothers (a favorite distiller of ours and also a must see when in Texas), was going to be there along with live music. All of that being said, the ice creams are unique and delicious and the space is comfortable and it looks to be a fun evening spot as well! read more

I am so delighted to have found Cocktail Creamery. It blew my expectations out of the water and now it's on my "must visit" list when family and friends come into town. First, the service is spectacular. Even during busy times, the cocktail creamery folks are attentive, kind, and patient. Across my three visits, I've tried 10+ flavors that are all unique, balanced, and have the perfect amount of booze. During the last visit, the fam and I took advantage of the mid-size seating area and played Jenga. I love the variety of games available and the family-friendly atmosphere. Not into ice cream? There's also a bar. read more

Cocktail Creamery - Nuts for the butter + mini reese cups in a waffle cup - Desserts Near Me - McKinney, Texas

Got the lemon cherry which was delightful and tart. My husband got the almond joy, which reminded me of German chocolate cake! Both were delicious!! Also tried the Old Fashioned and Brandy Alexander cocktails. Knocked it out of the park!!! They will give you samples. Really nice venue and staff. read more

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We came across this place while walking in DT McKinney. Super cute space w/ games + small bar & infused ice cream. The service was great, super friendly and helpful. They offer samples which was perfect since it was our first time there. We got to try so many flavors. We ended up getting the sampler which comes with 4 flavors for $15. We got the old fashioned, lychee, spiked watermelon, & root beer. The root better flavor was very strong and distinct. I also sampled the mango margarita which I really enjoyed too. Would definitely come back :) read more

Cocktail Creamery - Specials IG: @_lifewithjenn_ - Desserts Near Me - McKinney, Texas

This place is nuts!! They literally have 100 flavors on offer, and all deliver a real punch. Love that they offer a sampler to try a few!

Super cool place with an abundance of flavors. It's an awesome concept with some cool people behind the counter. Must stop and get some ice cream what's a better way to take a shot of alcohol? Wish we had one in Nashville!! read more

Cocktail Creamery - Desserts Near Me - McKinney, Texas

Lovely service and ambiance. Great ice cream/cocktails all around. If you're in downtown McKinney, please give them a visit.

Where has this place been my whole life? Cocktails and ice cream! Merry Christmas to me and every holiday in between! My goodness this place should be on every corner of the universe. Go check out the unique boozy flavors that are out of this world. The woman working was so informative on all the concoctions she makes- so unique, so dreamy. I chose an almond joy and turtle chocolate combination and YUM! I wish I would have take better pics- but just go see them and you will not be disappointed!!!!! read more

Beware: Karen Alert ! The customer service was nonexistent. We walked in to no greeting or any type of acknowledgment at all. The lady aka Karen walked right past us on several occasions fulfilling other guests orders as if we weren't there. When we asked if anyone was available to help us on the creamery side she gave full attitude and everything but the bird flew out her mouth in response to a simple question. She then kept doing what she was doing which all in all led to our decision to leave the establishment because clearly we weren't going to put up with that but it was noted and we will not be back and it will not be a place we'll recommend to anyone in the future. Our experience will be passed along to those that ask and I surely hope those that see this think twice as well as this was truly the opposite of family-friendly and might as well have been a full-on bar with the amount of time the staff member spent over there on the bar side and more than went out of her way to ghost and blatantly ignore anyone on the creamery side. Best avoided if you value your time and mental. What an incredibly nasty way to treat a new customer! Update: Following reading the owner's response, here's what I have to say... I too stopped reading after he said, "I'm happy to apologize for honest mistakes... and no actual or real apology or accountability was taken. That's to be expected, which speaks volumes!" Going to a local creamery is meant to be a delight however this establishment again has no interest in it really and the customer service and nasty behaviors further confirm this. My recommendation is to be the best bar you can be and let that be that because so many families look forward to the traditional creamery experience and for you not be able to deliver on this will forever put a bad taste in future visitors mouth when all is said and done, especially if nothing changes and nothing was learned from this. What a shame! Final Update: And again, "THIS IS THE OWNER", what a circus! You stand on that sinking ship of yours proudly and high and mighty. The award for Donkey of the day is yours truly! read more

While we had visited on a quiet Monday evening, the woman on duty was quick to acknowledge us and offer assistance with picking from among their 100+ flavors. We tried the Orange Blossom Special and the Irish Coffee Buzz Buzz, and they were absolutely delicious! We wished we had the time to try more flavors or take some back home to MN with us. This was my first time in Texas, and this place would definitely bring me back! read more

such a fun idea for this bar/creamery. its super cute and in downtown McKinney. the ice cream all has booze and are spiked with crazy flavors. the ladies are super nice and made me a custom drink. the favors are definitely worth checking out. NOT MANY NON BOOZED FLAVORS! read more

Cocktail Creamery - Desserts Near Me - McKinney, Texas

Cute little shop and I loved the ice cream. I ordered a boozy flight and they were all great. I ordered the biscotti, strawberry cheesecake, frosted peppermint one and futterbinger. All were great but the biscotti was my favorite. read more

Cocktail Creamery - Frosted peppermint, strawberry cheesecake, biscotti, futterbinger - Desserts Near Me - McKinney, Texas

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The ambiance, the service and the ice cream is really really good! Loved everything about this place. I had a brownie sundae and requested to heat the brownie and they happily did it for me! Nice people and a great place to hangout with delicious ice-cream and there are a million options to choose from, the boozy ones to the regular ones. We tried regular this time but I would love to go back and try the booze options! The menu is quirky and interesting! Enjoyed our time here and the sundae very much! :) read more

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Excellent, great location at Historic Downtown McKinney. Good service, delicious ice cream for pets, adults and kids. read more

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This is not your typical over-the-counter ice cream store. This is a phenomenal concept that provides a huge selection of boozy, creamy ice cream and offers a full bar. There are also non-alcoholic options. Seating is comfortable with checkered tablecloths, and you have a choice of board games to play. It's set back just off of the McKinney square in a beautiful historic building with old oak floors and high ceilings. If you want to experience something different, then you should make a special trip! read more

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Boozy milkshakes with creative flavors you must try the brandy Alexander... you can even take it to go!

A unique space here in McKinney, Texas Historic District, Cocktail Creamery serves both "Boozy Ice Cream" and ice cream for all ages. They even make pup treats. There is a little full bar here also, and 10 cafe tables for 4. Bartender will serve you beers in bottle or can, wine, or liquor, and the many types of boozy coffee drinks, ice cream drinks, etc. Example: Tiramisu Hot Chocolate is house hot chocolate, spiked with Kahlua and RumChata! Hot Toddy: Black Tea, Bulleit Bourbon, lemon juice, honey, and ginger syrup. Not Your Father's Root Beer Boozy Float Or there are Seltzers, Ciders, and Wine Friday evenings can feature small live music acts. I stopped in because the retro Arcade down the street had a long line for adult liquids! A big crowd showed up tonight, even the games and pinball alley had waits. So I took a walk around the historic district, saw plenty of places serving food, adult beverages, and some had live music. And when I looked into Cocktail Creamery, I saw NBA on the big screen LA Lakers vs Golden State Warriors in Double Overtime! I got a cup of coconut-based vanilla ice cream, and a can of Blue Moon Ale, sat and watched the NBA drama! Staff here is warm & welcoming, the crowd was mellow. read more

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Wow!!!! What a great find! Great service! Yummy alcoholic ice cream! I ordered the Old Fashioned and it was filled with deliciousness and happiness. I loved the cocktail cherry bits in it. You can tell the owner/ice cream maker takes care and pride in his product. They have live music on certain nights. read more

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I was in the Downtown McKinney area for the evening and stopped by Cocktail Creamery to end the night. There were SO MANY flavors, and employees are happy to give samples and help you decide which flavor(s) you want. I got the salted butter caramel flavor in a waffle bowl, and it was amazing! There are also a ton of seats for sitting with friends while you eat dessert. It was spacious and clean, I highly recommend checking it out if you're in town! read more

Cocktail Creamery - Desserts Near Me - McKinney, Texas

I wasn't expecting the huge selection of local ice creams! Such a great surprise, and the lady working was so helpful and friendly, especially for a late Thursday night when she seemed to be the only one working with a line forming behind us. Even so, service was quick and our ice cream was delicious and just the right level of boozy. If you're alcohol-free or dairy-free, they had a good selection of those too! read more

What a cute little store. Back visiting family and since my other dessert place was closed, I walked into this little place. I believe she was the owner and she was super friendly and let me sample quite a few of her numerous flavors! I'm not a big drinker but what a fun way to! This creamery offers boozy and non booze flavors. Very unique. They had quite a few I enjoyed so very hard to choose. I ended up with a limoncello one and it was perfect on a nice day walking around the cute little town. I tried to find my nephew one he would like but he chose to pass. Who passes on ice cream,lol. Super friendly! They also offer a flight so you can try up to 4 flavors. I just didn't have time. If you try, I'm sure you will find one you will enjoy! SYOY! read more

Cocktail Creamery - Limoncello - Desserts Near Me - McKinney, Texas

No family bathrooms, only male and female restrooms. As a person on medical assistance and require aid while using the restroom, I found it insulting to be followed and interrupted with knocking on the door BY THE OWNER while using the restroom. She stopped serving ice cream to other customers because I didn't enter the bathroom alone. She knocked twice on the door in the span of 3 minutes. I calmly explained there was nothing going on and that we left the other bathroom open in case someone needed to use it because I don't feel comfortable disclosing a medical condition. Although, I shouldn't have to. If we had entered the bathroom and stayed there for more than 5 minutes, sure come and see if we're okay. Within the first minute and 3rd minute is completely unacceptable and very representative of the kinds of things that are on the minds of other people in this establishment. Never once have we been stopped in any other establishment. We did not "disrespect the establishment" as the owner told us after kicking our names off the karaoke list, your establishment is disrespectful, discriminatory, and dirty minded. read more

Ugh this place gives me mixed feelings. I absolutely LOVE their alcoholic ice creams. I'm lactose intolerant so I really like how they have a great variety of sorbets to choose from. The texture of the sorbets are amazing! (Reminds me of Italian shaved ice) The only reason I took off 2 stars is because 1. It is a bit overpriced ($6ish w/tax for a small cup) 2. Staff was not wearing mask (they do have gloves on) The owner is very friendly. First time I was here it was him and his wife and they only had one ice cream freezer and maybe less than 15 flavors? Now they have over 60+ flavors and he talked about eventually reaching 99 flavors!! You can sample all the flavors before you decide which one you want (Just be courteous). If it wasn't for covid and the price I would be coming here every month to try the flavors!! This was one of my favorite shops in downtown McKinney (along with the hot sauce shop) before Covid. It would be sad to see them close down due to it. read more

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Loveddddd this spot! My friends and I were shopping in the area and truthfully came in here to use the bathroom. When we went inside, we learned that it was National Ice Cream for Breakfast Day (gotta love it lol). The staff was so friendly and loved to share the history of the place which was fun to learn about! We enjoyed affogatos! Their ice cream is homemade & you can tell! It's so creamy and delicious and many of them are made with booze which is a fun twist! Because it was National Ice Cream for Breakfast Day, they had a raffle and I won!! We won 3 free pints and there was 3 of us so we were over the moon! We got to pick up the pints after shopping to take home. It was such a delight! They also have a full on coffee bar and liquor bar too! They have $5 bloody mary's and mimosas so it's a great place to grab a drink to go for your shopping around town! They have plenty of tables to sit at, very casual environment. Great place for the whole family, they have non-alcoholic ice cream too. But they might be frustrated if they're limited to only some flavors without alcohol. But once they try a flavor they like, they'll be happy! read more

Cocktail Creamery - Desserts Near Me - McKinney, Texas

My wife and I came here on a Tuesday night around 7:30pm. It's located just off the square in Old Town McKinney. Decor was nice, and they have over 100 flavors of ice cream - most of which contain booze. The service was great as we got to try any flavor. In my shake, you could definitely taste the booze! We'll surely be coming back. read more

Cocktail Creamery - Killer Vaniller milkshake with bourbon infused whipped cream - Desserts Near Me - McKinney, Texas

Delicious So many flavors and options to add to. They do have nonalcoholic ones as well. Cute little place to hang out. Restrooms were clean and service was friendly and helpful. read more

Ice cream + booze. Enough said. My sister was visiting from out of town and we decided to go here for a late night treat. To say that this was heavenly was an understatement. They have nearly 100 different flavors to choose from all including some sort of alcohol. The owner personally served samples and scoops to my sister and I - we loved getting to chat with her and it made our visit feel special. I would highly recommend getting a flight so you can have four different flavors. It's priced at $12 which can seem expensive at first glance but well worth it considering how creamy the ice cream is and how boozy it is as well. read more

Cocktail Creamery - Flight - Desserts Near Me - McKinney, Texas

What a hidden gem. The flavors were amazing, the service was killer, and the store itself was so unique and easy to forget how much time you spent there. We were so happy to see dairy free options that looked AND tasted great. The bar... WOW! Just so delicious. We expected to grab ice cream and go but ended up spending two hours there enjoying the place. My only disclaimer was that it was a tad pricy, but honestly to support a small and adorable business with a great ambiance in the heart of McKinney was well worth it. A must try and a place we will definitely be going back to! read more

This place is absolutely disgusting and homophobic, I went here with a few of my friends and they picked up ice cream, as we left the worker told us to come back for karaoke and the environment seemed pretty chill, i did a few rounds of the karaoke and was just chilling with my girls, out of no where this very skinny man with a bowl cut who turned out to be the owner was getting in my face asking me to leave, I asked him what I had done to be treated this way and why I was being asked to leave, he then got more in my face and told me to get out which caused a whole argument, as I tried to walk out the door he stepped on my heels causing me to fall out of them, then laying his hands on me, long story short.. he got rocked, then I was tackled down by an old man, all because an employee TOLD me to come back to they're slow slow buisness... I hope the owner can find peace in himself cause he is filled with hate, I wouldn't step foot in this place if you payed me to, no matter your beliefs it is never okay to get physical with someone who is just out minding they're buisness and being themselves, I would've left very calmly if he just told me why I was being kicked out the first time around but I think we all know why.. This is a picture of the old man that tackled down a 16 year old MINOR attempting to defend themselves in a defenseless situation, he is frequently in there, his name is Paul miles. read more

Fantastic! The staff is fun and professional. They are knowledgeable about their menu. I sampled a few and all of them were delicious. While this is a "grownup treat" they do have a few non-alcoholic options for littles and my 8 yr old loved the cotton candy ice cream. My family felt very comfortable here. I highly recommend this establishment. read more

Cocktail Creamery - The face you make when mom and dad take you to a place so they can get a grownup treat - Desserts Near Me - McKinney, Texas

If you're looking for a family friendly place to go for dessert, look no further. Owners and staff and extremely friendly. The ice cream is unique with a huge selection for adults to choose from that truly do taste great. The bar portion has been growing and they're coming out with new drink specials constantly. read more

My husband and I LOVE this place. Spiked ice cream- how can you go wrong?! It's a staple dessert after a dinner out. We love their new location and are so happy for the growth! read more