First time ever at cold stone was one of the best if not the best experiences at an ice cream store ever. The service was good also, watching them make the ice cream was cool. The atmosphere is just your average ice cream store. The smell was good to lol. Overall 5 stars read more

This location is horrible. The cookie sandwiches as an example are half the size of other locations

Long wait stood in line to pick up order no one acknowledged me woman came in five minutes later they greeted her also fixed her order before mines read more

In clearing out some of my check ins from my travels I noticed I hadn't given this a spot a review and just remembered what a great experience I had! Cold stone has been around for decades now, offering up what they call the 'Ultimate' Ice Cream was experience- ice cream anyway you want it! I am admittedly a homer for Strawberry ice cream, but I have seen other customers order all kinds of combos when it comes to shakes, and other ice cream items. Customer service always stands out to me , in fact I enjoy tipping the staff for those songs they have to sing!!! But what really impressed me is the owners of this place, as I found out this location is under new management. The owners placed signage in the store with a # to call ( I was told it's their personal cell#) if you have any issues whatsoever with your experience- that is rare, especially for a chain establishment. I respect that and felt a review was in order. Again I am homer for strawberry ice cream and usually stick to that but my family loves to create all kinds of different concoctions-and they promptly devour them! Yelp family, let's support this Coldstone, I thoroughly enjoyed my experience and I think you will too. Thanks!!!! read more

I was going in the ice cream place and got myself a birthday cake flavor. The staff no so much but everything else was very good and satisfying to watch the people make the ice cream. Highly recommend this place for a little snack! read more

Went in to order a cake. We had an ice cream treat while we were there. The staff was delightful. They went above to ensure I had a cake with coffee ice cream. The order went smoothly and everyone enjoyed the cake. Thanks for making her birthday special. Highly recommend this place, read more

Avoid this Cold Stone. Didn't have hardly any ice cream when we were in the store - not even basic chocolate ice cream. No cones were made so I asked for a small of the cake batter and received a half assed scoop. My friend ordered cake batter and sprinkles and it tasted like peanut butter? Once we put two and two together we realized it tasted like peanut butter because the worker failed to clean off the ice cream scoops prior to making hers. Dirty. Unorganized. Slow. read more

My night would've been so much better if Andrew decided to take his butt out of the back room and actually help his coworkers out. We waited in line for no joke, 45 minutes for two ice cream's because he decided to let his coworker do it all and act like he had absolutely nothing to do to help her out. When there was a line from the door all the way to the countertop register, he decided to use the restroom for 15 minutes then walk around the back of the counters and pick up trash as if there wasn't a huge line. After he decided to go hide in the back once again until we left (which we had 8 people in front of us ) and let the young Latina lady make everyone's ice cream all by herself! Very disappointed in how this was ran tonight, I'd fire Andrew and give the other girl a raise! read more

Oh man the poor girl in this store! She was the only person working with a full house of customers. They were out of bananas so couldn't get the Banana Carmel Crunch:/ I threw a brownie in it and it was delicious:) Anyways I saw, what looked like the owners come in and take milk from the back of the store. They saw how busy this poor girl was and they didn't even offer to help her:/ not good. Based on how long it took I would not recommend this Stone Cold location. read more

Cold Stone Creamery - One worker and 20 ice cream lovers. Oh no! - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Bradenton, Florida

I wouldn't even rate this franchise location 1 star if it wasn't required for a review. The "teenage" staff was incredibly rude. Refused service to my 2 yr old toddler who had no mask. I understand that a mandate is in place to protect us all but come on...he is 2 and I had to carry him out crying because he couldn't get his ice cream. If you're that afraid of being infected that you refuse service to a toddler then maybe you should just stay closed. Period! Unbelievable. read more

Went to this store two days ago to order a birthday cake for today. The manager on duty said he would have the cake, no problem. Well went in today and guess what -- no cake. Got substitute, two small for the price of one large. Do not seem to have high quality of their service. However, the substitute cake tasted good. read more

25 Years of cold stone..! This location is fairly new and clean. The ice cream lady made my ice cream and that of my wife's too large and needed to put them both in a larger dish. Which of course is a score! They have a few seats out front, not as many as the Sbux a few doors down. If you like Cold Stone this location won't dissappoint. read more

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Drove all the way from the interstate to the beach just to discover they had closed early with no mention of it on their website.

This place is now under new management and boy is there a big difference. They store is clean, friendly staff, and they even have new discount cards.... love it! read more

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Worst serviced I've received in a long time. The 2 young lady's working were very rude and they were out of 7-8 different ice creams that I usually see at other cold stone locations. Every time they saw a customer come in they had a bad reaction and since they were rushing everything the ice creams were a mess, the cups were dripping ice cream and they wouldn't even clean it. I hope they hire better staff, this was extremely disappointing read more

This is the reason why places fail I called and asked them if they would be open u til 10 and we walked in at 9:59 we wanted one ice cream for my son what stupid people that worked there and there was still a line like they were gonna be able to close anyway read more

I'm not one to ever leave reviews, but this store and their managers/staff deserve some recognition. Last night I left my wallet after having some delicious ice cream and encountering wonderful service. I had a flight this morning and needed my wallet and the owners and staff went out of their way to get it to me 5 hours before the store even opened. There is so much more that the ingredients you taste, which was great but I feel what makes a store great is the employees and managers that will go out of their way for their guest. Please stop by this creamery and enjoy yourself some great service and tasty treats. read more

The ice cream is amazing. My boys. Love the hot waffle cone. Reese's Peanut Butter Cup. Shake is life heaven in a cup. I'm told. However, I feel awful for Miss Kennedy. Who was alone in the ice cream shop tonight? I feel for young lady. To be alone in the shop at this time of night is not good business practice Especially since it was steady and busy enough. For her to definitely need help. She Did an amazing job. Keeping everyone satisfied and working diligently. However, it was still too much for one person. I give you five stars because of the food And her amazing service. read more

I rarely see laziness meet poor planning like this. Saturday night and two people behind the counter. Line has literally 17 people in it while the young lady takes her sweet ass time slowly transferring chocolate fudge to a squirt bottle as the line lengthens. She then moves to cashier area to ring up a few customers while her male colleague pontificates over frozen strawberries and whether or not he can sell them to a customer who just haaaaaas to have strawberries. But alas, they are frozen. The woman slowly dons her safety gloves as the line lengthens... "can I help you?" She asks the customer across the counter. He has been standing here for at least 15 minutes. This is crazy. Are the 2 other ice cream artists on break?! Hold on, I think the elderly man behind me just collapsed. read more

So I thought cold stone mixed different ice cream flavored together but when I came in there was some lazy worker who decided to just put both flavors in the medium cup I got. She didn't even ask me what wanted to mix in it for free. Then she did the exact samething to another customer. Apparently she is to lazy to perform her job correctly. Not coming to another cold stone after this. read more

Went in Sunday, there was young girl working and a line that was not moving so I left after 5 minutes. I went back Monday and a very nice young man (Matt) was very efficient and friendly. No waiting. I will be going back. read more

Need staff. Every time I come here the wait time is insane because you don't have enough workers. Everyone leaves angry.

Great ice cream but it's usually understaffed, which means long lines, and so you have to wait a long time for your ice cream... but the staff is friendly... management needs to hire more staff as you're losing customers! read more

Expensive and ice cream was half melted. Don't go.

I really hope the owner of this location is reading the reviews because your workers are killing your business. Cold Stone is known to be a nice, higher end ice cream shop and this location is anything but. My friend walked in and had to call for the employee to come out to help her. When I got there, after waiting for a while, a woman popped her head out from the back and after a few minutes, a man came out of the bathroom and finally helped us. No gloves, wild hair all over the place. Ok, I guess I can get over that part.....but here's where the grossest thing ever happened. I had the sweet cream ice cream with apple pie mixed in. The apple pie tasted so gross, like metal. I told the man and instead of throwing it out....he ate it!!!!!! Like, ate the ice cream that was in my mouth, right off my spoon!!!! Who does that???? If he is eating not only out of a cup of icecream from a patron, but off the same spoon that's been in my mouth (with ice cream still on it) right in front me....what on earth is going on here where we can't see. He switched out my ice cream for an oreo one, but after a few bites, I had to throw it out because the thought of what just happened disguisted me. Ewwww......All around a truly terrible experience. read more

The owner of this store should lose her franchise. Her employee said they could not give us the ice cream cake we ordered the day before because their freezer was locked! At 1pm on a weekday! At an ice cream store! read more

Great service. Our guy was helpful, funny, and even though they were busy, they managed time well and moved customers through quickly. He was eager to give suggestions and made the overall experience pleasant. read more

Just went to use up some gift cards to curb our ice cream craving. There was a guy waiting and when we walked in asked if we knew if anyone was working since he'd been already waiting, a lady finally came out from the back area VERY unenthusiastic like it was the biggest inconvenience that she had customers! Many items were out of stock and the back counter area was soiled. Next time we will go elsewhere. read more

So I went to Cold Stone the other day and I had absolutely fantastic service! the kid at the counter was really helpful with the menu, and even gave me a great suggestion for what to get! the cake batter ice cream is delicious! loved it, DEFINITELY 5 stars! also this website fucking sucks and if you go out on like a tuesday to eat some ice cream made by teenagers and feel the need to yelp about how bad it was afterward you're a fuckass and you should feel bad about yourself. read more

My family ordered my birthday cake from here. It was delicious. Creamy smooth & rich in flavor. We all loved it. Highly recommend.

Really run down since last time we were here. They were out of cones, had to shout order at server because the freezer behind you is ridiculously loud, ice cream is old and had large ice chunks formed on top. Please get it together beacause we won't go back until you do! read more

If I could give zero stars or even a -one star I would. This is absolutely the worst coldstone I have ever been to. If I were the owners who proudly display they own this location on a big sticker on the front door, I would be humiliated and embarrassed. It was absolutely filthy, I was the only person in the store on a Saturday at 4 o'clock in the afternoon and it took both girls who are working approximately 10 minutes to realize I was even in the store. When they finally came out from the back room. When they finally came out from the back room, one girl asked me if I needed help I said well yes, of course. She said sorry about that we were looking for the dust pan. And without washing her hands she slapped on some food service gloves the kind that are literally the thinnest plastic you can get and proceeded to make my ice cream I almost just walked out but I was too committed to the purchase at that point. Then I watched her make my ice cream while telling me that they're out of one of the ingredients and did I want to substitute I said sure. She makes it then leaves half of it on the slab, She then puts a small amount in my medium cup and proceeds to hand it to me with ice cream slopped all over the sides. I was not going to ask her to wipe it off or give me another cup because I knew that would be cross-contamination with whatever was on the rag I can see. Then charged me $6.94 for a half serving of what I should've been charged. I walked outside walk next-door to Starbucks in through the ice cream in the trash I couldn't bring myself to eat it. Not only because of the flies in this location but also because I know that they were cleaning in the back room or doing something and she never washed her hands I should've just walked out I should've wasted my time but I wanted to see how bad the service really was just out of sheer interest. Like I said don't go here you'll either leave sick or pissed off or both. read more

What an absolutely awful experience. Got a brownie with the fam, $6. $6 for an old ass crusty brownie with a scoop of ice cream and a whole ass can of cool whip. Not only that but thankfully we can listen to the workers bullshit conversation about other customers. garbage 0/10. read more

I ordered a birthday cake and spent $35. Not a cheap cake. I asked for 3 mix-ins and vanilla cake with chocolate ganache icing. They dumped one of the mix-ins on the top in a pile (like they forgot it until the last second) and didn't bother with the other 2 mix-ins. When I called to ask what happened, they said that I had to ask for them to be mixed in. WHAT?? They are called "mix-ins". Isn't that what they do - mix toppings into the ice cream? That was the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard. I told them I wanted an ice cream cake with 3 mix-ins. I don't understand why that is confusing to them. Anyway, the manager was supposed to call me back but never heard from them. Definitely do not order a birthday cake from them. The birthday girl was very disappointed. I could have purchased 3 cakes from a grocery store instead. read more

Worst Cold Stone ever. They were out of everything! My husband and I picked several things on the menu they couldn't make any of items because they were out of an item or they couldn't find an ingredient. They were out of chocolate ice cream and waffle cones...seriously? We ended up going to Winn Dixie to get ice cream. What a joke. Poor management. Hello Cold Stone...close this location the owners don't deserve this franchise. read more

The worst customer service the manager is unprofessional, I ordered cake 2 days before went to the location at 11 (scheduled time of pick up) and cake wasn't ready till 12. When I asked for manager the manager went off and argued about why she had to find the discontinued toy which wasn't my problem. Spoke with the owner and he claimed he was at his daughters birthday party and couldn't handle situation until the weekend was over. Wouldn't recommend this place or their other location in Sarasota for anyone. Better off going to McDonald's to get ice cream. read more

excellent service and friendly people. delicious ice cream yummy yummy!. I loved this place

Dirty, unorganized, and understaffed. Ingredients were left out of my ice cream and I was asked how to make the ice cream I ordered. Had a coupon, didn't get the proper price because the one person there didn't know how to enter it into the register. Bad experience. Sweetberries is a much better choice. read more

My girlfriend and I are big fans of Cold Stone. However, this location is an exception to the great service and great ice cream we are used to elsewhere. They are always understaffed. The ice cream and ingredients aren't ever mixed together thoroughly. Last visit, my girlfriend's ice cream was given to us already melted. I will continue to buy ice cream from Cold Stone, but never again from this location. Falls down to a lack of management and employees just not caring. read more

So, if I could give this store zero stars, I would. Let me start from the beginning. I had ordered two cakes for my daughter and niece who are 6 and 8 years old and had called the day before to place my special orders. The manager, Taylor, confirmed that my order would be ready at 1pm the next day. He told me that their policy was to pay in full, when I placed the order. I called at 1 pm the day of pick up to confirm that my order was ready. Maria answered the phone and stated that the freezer was locked and she didn't know whether my cakes were ready. I asked her to open it and told her that I was on my way, as I had a deadline and had to pick them up as soon as possible. I gave her an hour and arrived at 2pm. When I arrived, my cakes were not ready as Maria had done nothing at this point. She could not get a hold of the manager or the decorator. She had no authority to make any decisions or the ability to resolve the issues at hand. On top of that she was very unprofessional and defensive. She didn't apologize and just escalated the situation. We asked for a full refund for the inconvenience and were denied. Again, had I not paid prior to pick up, I would have just gone elsewhere. Jyoti, the owner, finally called me back 3 hours later and apologized but stated that as long as the cakes were delicious, the issue was not a big deal. He only refunded $10, even though I asked for a full refund. We ended up being more than an hour late for our celebration. At the end of the day, if this store valued their customers and service, they would have responded professionally and timely. read more