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3.9 (215 reviews)
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Pei strawberry
Katherine G.

The line here was super long, but did move at a decent pace. They let you have up to 3 samples of flavors and it is a little chaotic at the front, but the workers were nice. We ended up getting the PEI strawberry which was pretty good - a fresh strawberry flavor in a thick ice cream base. Good for a post dinner sweet treat!

2 Scoop Brownie Explosion Cup
Jamie R.

Great ice cream, tons of different flavours to try! Service is very good, I was shocked at how quick they served a pretty hectic line! Shop is clean and also has a gift shop attached with lots of funny cow themed shirts that mimic big name brands and bands!

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Claudia A.

Fantastic variety of flavors! Almost each one has a funny name that incorporates the word cow or moo, loooove that Long lines goes by super fast since there's so many eager peeps behind the counter ready to help ya get your ice cream. Awesome souvenir store next door with super neat merch! It was freezing outside, but you best believe I got some ice cream.

PEI blueberry & Cookie moonster
Carol Y.

Every time I visit COWS, I leave fully satisfied. I've made road trips just to visit COWS. Their ice cream just has such a particular creamy sweetness to it - it must be the dairy they use. You walk past their storefront and the smell of sugary waffle cones permeates the air. Inside, it's a-MOO-zing. While their flavours aren't the most unique, there are plenty to choose from and all have that same COWS dairy flavour. I'm particularly fond of their Cookie Moonster, PEI strawberry, and any of their chocolate flavours. Plus, who can resist all their cow-themed & pun-filled merch?

Nanaimo bar ice cream
Julie Ying X.

This place seemed to have a long line no matter what time of the day. I decided to try it out since ice cream seemed healthier than a beaver tail? Let me live with my delusions haha. The line moved fast and I did sample some flavors. I decided on the Nanaimoo bar flavor (custard, coconut, chocolate marble, chocolate wafer pieces). It seemed to be unique since Nanaimoo bar is a classic Canadian dessert. Surprisingly, the cone tasted very fresh and was thicker than store bought cones so they might be making them in house. The maple walnut flavor was great too if you want a sweeter ice cream.

Cownadian maple
Denver D.

Very friendly and prompt service. Tried the Cownadian maple, it tastes like maple syrup, but it's not overly sweet. We went all the way to Banff for this and it was totally worth it. Store was bright and cheery and very CANADIAN! Loved it!

Stephanie D.

Nice ice cream shop with cool flavors. Tried the maple and coffee. Both were pretty good! Line was out the door but moved quickly and they also have a cute store with merch

Maple ice cream, with maple cookie chunks "Cownadian Maple"
Katie A.

On a hot day in the Canadian summer, this was delicious maple ice cream!! When we were in Banff the line was down the streets outside of COWS - we knew it must be good! My ice cream was delicious! I knocked off one star because the ordering process was chaotic but it was worth the crazy line!

They have a store connected to it
Krystle A.

Saw this super long line outside so we decided to try it. It's not horrible, it's just not worth the hype really. Basic. Idk what everyone was raving about. Has a shop inside, nowhere to sit but outside on the sidewalk. It's just alright, nothing crazy good. The line does go fast I mean how hard is it to scoop ice cream but yea.

Angela K.

We were curious to try this ice cream shop out as we always saw a long line while passing by. It's a good place to get ice cream, but it doesn't stand out from other typical shops. The ice cream is creamy, and they have fun flavors. Most people eat their ice cream on the public benches since indoors is solely for ordering.

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Ves S.

Stopped for ice cream. They let you have some samples. The shop has other treats like butter and cookies too.

Creamy Coconut and Maple Walnut
Brett N.

Why 5 stars? Because our ice cream was so nice, the wife went back twice. --- --- --- We visited Cows our second night in Banff. I ordered two scoops on a cone: Creamy Coconut and Maple Walnut. Both were top notch. The scoops were on the small side, but that's nitpicking. The wife ordered a mint chocolate chip and might have loved hers even more than I loved mine, which is a high bar. She was so in love that she opted to return the third and final night. I loved mine too, but there were like 12 other dessert places I wanted to try, so I just couldn't move forward with a repeat? Was it worth a repeat? Absolutely. But I have my vacation principles and I don't violate them very easily :)

more cows
Connie G.

There was a line almost every night we were in town in August, but the wait wasn't too long (maybe 10ish minutes). The ice cream flavors are fairly standard but the names are fun and cow-themed. I think later in the evening they had run out of some of their flavors. I got their Caramel Moochiato and the Gooey Mooey (vanilla with caramel) on a waffle cone - both were solid. The shop also sells their own butter and cheese, and there's a whole other half of the store filled with COWS merch, which I loved. I bought a stuffed cow for myself and took it hiking! Overall fun vibe and definitely would stop by if you're in town.

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As we were planning our Canada trip, I wanted to make sure we tried some iconic foods and staples…read morethat are well known here. Beavertails came up and we saw they had shops within Banff, so we decided to try them out after our lunch. They had a flavor called "mEHple" and since maple syrup is also a Canada staple, we figured this would be a good pick. What we didn't notice was the chocolate drizzle that was on top of the maple syrup in the menu photo. The chocolate overwhelmed the entire dessert, and was a bit too much for our group. The pastry was good, crispy and flaky, but we really couldn't get through the entire thing without getting a huge bite of chocolate syrup. I think if they had put less chocolate, or even removed the chocolate altogether and just left the maple syrup, that would've been way better!

We couldn't miss out on trying this iconic Canadian dessert, so we had to stop by during our…read moredowntown Banff shopping session. Since maple is also something that screams Canada, we opted for the mEHple flavor. Unfortunately, it was a bit of a letdown. The pastry itself was good as it was light and flaky but still crispy, and we enjoyed the maple flavor. However, there was so much chocolate drizzled onto it that all we could taste was the overwhelming Hershey's chocolate drizzle-like taste. We didn't notice the chocolate drizzle on the menu photo, although I noticed there are a few different menus floating around, and some show the chocolate drizzle while others don't. However I saw a photo uploaded from a different Yelper of their mEHple pastry, and they had way less chocolate on theirs. I think it had to potential to be delicious, but it's just unfortunate that it was loaded with so much chocolate to the point where we couldn't really taste anything else. There were 6 of us that shared one BeaverTail and yet we couldn't even finish it. Overall, it was cool to try a uniquely Canadian dessert, but would recommend staying away from the ones with chocolate drizzle...or at least asking the staff to go light on the drizzle.

COWS - icecream - Updated May 2026

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