Yum!! We stopped into Venice Ave Creamery for a quick treat…read morebefore hitting the road back home. They were extremely busy the line was out the door but moving quickly. While we waited outside there was gentleman playing music and singing praise to the Lord. Once we got inside you can see all the flavors of the board which helps a lot because we were helped almost immediately after walking in the door. The girl who helped us asked what kind of flavors were we looking for and she worked quickly to get us our treats. My kids ended up getting the chocolate peanut butter eggs and a scoop of cookie dough with caramel. It was a little pricey I think for both the kids ice cream was $17. Both of their ice cream flavors were spot on and tasted of good quality. Very fresh and the texture was very creamy and smooth. Overall it was delicious and we enjoyed our experience.

Back with the granddaughters! After a tasty Italian dinner down the street! Gorgeous evening in…read moredowntown Venice. The line is very long for good reason: fantastic ice cream with so many flavor options! Cute story: in the long line our little girls made friends with the people ahead of us--and the gentleman insisted on paying for the children's ice cream. How sweet was that on Valentine's Day! To keep the spirit of love going, girls made a donation to a talented street musician nearby! We tried cake, mint chocolate chip, Oreo--all chock-a-block filled with the stir ins and flavor. An ice cream institution!

My adult daughter came to visit from LA and she needs her ice cream. She found this place on Yelp…read more Great place. Nice owner/server. Cute shop. We loved it. Hidden away in a strip mall but worth a stop!

Friendly service in a clean, organized space, but a bit pricey. They carry a variety of Chocolate…read moreShoppe Ice Cream whose flavors range from normal to creative; think birthday cake to a bourbon spiked espresso. I was happy to see they offered a flight so there were less tough decisions that had to be made; I was not so happy about the price, which if I recall correctly was $12. But, hey, I was on vacation so I went for it any way. I chose the lemon blackberry bar, exhausted parent (bourbon spiked espresso with chocolate chunks), fat elvis (banana with peanut butter ripple and chocolate chips) and heaps of love (vanilla filled with oreos, brownies, cookie dough, pecans, caramel and chocolate ripple). I very much enjoyed them all with heaps of love being my favorite. I liked that they use wooden spoons rather than plastic.

We've been coming to scoop since 2017, and it's still our favorite place to get Ice Cream when we…read moreare in Venice. They serve Hersey Ice Cream and local Sarasota Yoder Ice Cream. Big scoops!!! And big sundaes! Friendly service.

Great again this year! About an hour wait--easy to do sitting outside!…read moreOysters ! Yucatán shrimp! Grouper cheeks! Peel & eat shrimp! Just for starters! Main courses: mahi mahi, fries & zucchini & grape tomatoes for me! Hubby: tri tail fish, red beans & rice, & coleslaw! Friend: fried shrimp, zucchini & grape tomatoes & fries. Her hubby: grouper, collard greens, & roasted potatoes! Tasty? All of it! Great service! Live music was so fun!

My niece said we must try Sweet Melissa when we visited. So glad we did. It was so amazing…read more Everyone loved the ice cream we had and the owners were so nice and appreciative. I had The most delicious peanut butter ice cream. Triple peanut was the best. My brother in law loved his snickers. The kids loved the vanilla. My mom loved her chocolate brownie ice cream. My sister in law loved her sorbet. Everyone loved it. Soooooo good! Definitely try it.

Here on vacation, this place was recommended by locals so we had to check it out…read more Unassuming looks outside, it's a homey vibe with seating inside and lots of rocking chairs outside. Lots of flavors and options of ice cream and sorbet with cake cones, waffles cones, and cups. Great prices and sizes of scoops! Service was friendly. It was packed on a Tuesday night!

Great ice cream assortment - some unusual. All are delicious. The staff is very friendly, quick…read moreservice and smiles on their faces!!! We have been going almost weekly since we arrived in Venice. We always takes guests here. There is some outdoor patio seating/benches. Very family friendly.

We returned almost a year later. Like SO many food products…read morein the grocery store, Bob's has been hard hit by escalating costs for top quality ingredients and flavoring. And so the dense super richness from heavy cream was gone and the coconut flavoring milder.... read my original long GLOWING review below. Ambiance still wonderful and perfect! Great staff.

Nice, clean, organized and bright shop with friendly customer service. They had a selection of…read moreintriguing flavors along with plain options for lame-os! Haha My friend and I had ice cream for dinner when we visited & we don't regret our decision one bit. She got the espresso with Kahlua and I got the oat of this world (oatmeal cream pies, maple syrup & cinnamon) and marshmallow, cookies and caramel in a housemade waffle cone. The caramel swirl stood out as it was good and thick in my ice cream; very delightful! We both really enjoyed our creamy, flavor packed ice cream. They had plenty of heavy duty outdoor seating surrounded by pretty potted plants.

Always a great experience, super friendly service. Great flavors very good selections truly enjoy…read morethe chocolate peanut butter shake. A friendly family experience Ice cream parlor atmosphere. Highly recommended

As an aficionado of coconut ice cream I must confess I went back 2 days in a row for it at Kilwins…read more I even sampled at a competitor close by and it didn't compare. The coconut is toasted and then covered in chocolate. It's like a chocolate covered coconut macaroon mixed into creamy vanilla ice cream. I'll be thinking about it for a long time to come and definitely going back the next time I'm in Venice!

The store makes 0 sense. Signs to tell you to go around the store a certain wait and then wait at a…read moresecond sign. You do so, and you get ignored... service comes without any form of customer service of interaction. People seemed miserable as heck. No one in the store yet you're required to wait at a sign so they can ignore you? What's the point of that?

Excellent gelato, lots of flavors to choose from. It's a nice sweet, cool break when strolling on…read moreVenice Ave.

Why 1-star. Well there's a limited flavor options and the first thing you are told is you can only…read morehave 1 sample of the gelato per person. Who does that?? It's like they have about 10 flavors available so it's not like you have that many testers you would want, but only One is rude. Then the cup is tiny for one serving and it's $5. They do not split flavors either. If you want 2 flavors split there an up charge for it. It is nice they have small tables and chairs outside to enjoy the miniature cup of gelato. Now I understand why it's dead inside and they are literally next door to a bustling Italian restaurant. Definitely much better options in the area that are more welcoming and kind to customers.

Boy taking the order was fine asf gave him my snap still waiting on an add....but anyways food is…read moreamazing im just confused . they said they couldn't do the brownie batter but they could do choco brownie extreme ??? hello. there's brownie in the choco brownie extreme.

The inside dining room is closed so only the drive thru is open. We tried going through the drive…read morethru but we were told they are only serving hot dogs! If this is all they have then they should just close down until they can solve the problem(s). We won't be back as there are many nicer restaurants in the area.

Good sandwiches and milkshakes. I wasn't a fan of the pizza. I wish the milkshakes still came the…read moreold-fashioned way with the excess shake still in the metal cup they use to mix it in. Expensive ice cream cones ($8 for a small scoop) so come here for sundae or shake and head down Venice Ave. for two better cone stops.

Good pizza. Terrible service. I've been multiple times and the service is always very slow. Then…read moreyou get hit with a bill that already has a credit card surcharge added. They never point this out until you ask about it. Place is always a little dirty too. This'll probably be my last visit.