After dinner at Roastit Bubbly Jocks my friend, who had just moved back to the Partick area, had told us to skip dessert and to head to a new Ice Cream Place that he had heard about. I'm not massive on desserts, I would always rather a cheese board, but being a game fella (and with the promise of somewhere new) I agreed to go along.
When we arrived the first thought that came into my head was 'Is this Big Licks?' such was the similarity in décor (black shop frontage, brightly coloured sign and modernish style interior), menu options and in general layout. The main difference though between Cravings and Big Licks is one does it pretty right and one seems a bit like an Aldi knock off. There was nothing fundamentally wrong with it, my 3 scoops of Strawberry Cheesecake, Peanut and Honeycomb ice creams all tasted as you would imagine they would but they all just seemed a little flat. The lads seemed keen to sit in to finish their ice cream but I was more inclined to eat on the move as in all honesty it all fit a little soulless.
The ice cream was cheap and pleasant enough but I would be lying if my abiding memory was one that suggested that this is where all your dessert dreams go to die...just a little. Either this place is linked to Big Licks and they are not trying that hard with it or it's not and they're struggling to come up with their own identity.
It was fine but I won't be rushing back. read more