Food is amazing!! Staff very friendly! We love a night out for ice cream or sandwiches!!read more

This restaurant has plenty of options available and they offer great customer service. Though they…read moredon't have indoor seating, they do have a nice area behind the restaurant that has picnic tables and plenty of shade. There are plenty of choices as far as food goes and they have many different ice cream choices as well.

Grannies Cookie Jar & Ice Cream Parlor is a Metamora, Indiana icon, though it may be weird to call…read moreanything in this historic Franklin County town an actual "icon." There's quite a bit you know about me if you've followed my reviews for any length of time. This likely includes my long friendship with fellow Yelp Elites Rick G. and Holly G. - in fact, I performed their wedding ceremony! The three of us have actually collaborated on quite a few projects over the years, either due to Rick's music and comedy or because of my long history of activism and charity work. Frequently, our collaborations combine Rick and Holly's creativity with my activist spirit. For a couple years, Rick and Holly owned a shop in Metamora called Mosaic Learn & Play - I, in turn, owned a small charity bookstore within the walls of Mosaic. While I never spent nearly as much time in Metamora as did Rick and Holly, I spent my fair share of time there and grew to appreciate the picturesque, friendly town. Rick and Holly's wedding was even in Metamora! As is true of most historic towns, accessibility can definitely be an issue in Metamora. Truthfully, I'd say there's more that's not accessible than there actually is accessible in the town. Grannies is most certainly not perfect, a step greeting you at the front door and a crowded shop making even the most experienced wheelchair user more than a little paranoid. It's possible, I've been to Grannies more than once, but it's definitely a shop where I take my time wheeling and I am super careful everywhere I turn. Grannies, first of all, is an official world record holder. Granny owns over 2600 cookie jars - and I believe they're all actually here in this shop. She's held the record since 2012, as I recall. Grannies is, of course, an ice cream shop. Granny even makes all of her waffle cones by hand. Each one has a Hershey kiss at the bottom. She puts a whole lot of love in her waffle cones. The ice cream is pretty incredible, too. She has quite a few flavors and they're at reasonable prices for pretty darn amazing servings. Grannies is open 7 days a week throughout the year. While I can't say I'd drive all the way to Metamora for her ice cream, if I am in the Metamora there's no way I'm leaving without stopping at Grannies. Metamora is a beautiful little canal town. It has definitely been impacted by the pandemic, but the people are also hanging in there. I'm not quite going to say that time stands still here, but it's sure not a place you go to speed up. Metamora is a surprisingly easy drive from Indy and the entire Franklin County area could easily be a relaxing, fairly isolated day trip with Brookville also nearby as the seat of the county. There are even a couple places you can stay in Metamora, though they aren't particularly strong with access and you'd probably want to go to Brookville if that's needed. If you get a chance, head south to Metamora and be sure to stop in at Grannies for some ice cream and definitely check out those cookie jars!

This is quite possibly my favorite shop in all of Metamora. Not only is there icecream for you to…read moreenjoy (though sadly, I'm not able to partake these days since it's all dairy), the store is wall to wall cookie jars. Not just wall to wall... there are added sections in the middle, too! That's not mentioning the back room also has a ton of cookie jars! There are cookie jars shaped like fruit. There are cookie jars shaped like iconic characters. There are cookie jars with Coca Cola theme. Christmas. Animals. Just seriously, so. Many. Cookie. Jars. They do also have some coffee mugs and salt and pepper shakers. Bottom line, this shop is so quirky that I can't help but stop in when I'm in town. I just watch my step and make sure my purse won't knock the shelves. In Grannie's, if you break it, you buy it! PS -- there is a bathroom in the hall between the front room and back room, should you need one. They can be difficult to locate in Metamora if you don't know where they are.

I was running late for work and knew I didn't have time to make something for supper. So I grabbed…read moremy phone and called the Snack Shop. It was 3:25, they answered and I gave my order. The lady who answered said we don't open till 4. I said oh then cancel my order I have to be at work by 4, her reply was Oh no I will do your order first, I will start it right now you come on in I will have it ready as quick as I can, I was there in 15 min, had hot and delicious food ready to go when I got there. Awesome food, the best staff, good prices. Will use them again for sure. They go above and beyond.

Nice little ice cream/place to get some food for a small town with not much to choose had double…read morecheeseburger very good the fries was good as well the co-workers either me also like the food also good prices only bad thing for me was they had Pepsi products I'm a Coke fan

Actually met the owner Tammy at a dog event in Ohio, and she told us about her shop in Richmond,…read moreInd, which was on our way home via 70 W. She mentioned free pup cups for the doggos, too! When we got there, we realized it was only indoor seating, so we got our ice cream and pup cups to go and eat near the cars. (Cute little shop, though!) My friend and I both got the Honey B, which was a big #yum. And the 3 doggos with us thoroughly enjoyed their pup cups.

To start, the girl who took are order was not friendly at all. She looked like she hated her job…read more Not a good first impression. Then came the ice cream. We tried four flavors and all of them were terrible. They were incredibly over churned, which made they grainy/icy and absolutely disgusting. The peanut butter ice cream was also the only one of the four that had any actual flavor. Then of course is the fact that you sit there with the grumpy employees with no music playing in there. It's just awkward. All in all a truly horrible experience and we won't be going back.

please update your hours online. We wanted to try this place and we're down from Toledo. Website…read moresaid it was open so we walked in the cold to get there but it was closed. Disappointed.

You know it's still #1 everywhere for taste, value, and volume. Happy to debate this with you while…read moredigging into a giant soft serve swirl, as big as your head. It's been too long away and hopefully The Creamery lives forever.

Great LOCALLY OWNED ice cream shop. Low prices. Huge…read moreselection of soft serve and hand packed. Excellent fast service. So glad they're here.

The Sweet Retreat is good, like very good, maybe even very goooooooooddd. So, yes I enjoyed it and…read morewe enjoyed it. Since it was Father's Day I treated myself to the Peanut Butter Heart Attack Sundae and wow, it was full of Peanut Butter flavor. If you're a nut for Peanut Butter, you'll go nutty for this terrific sundae that peanut butter sauce is amazing. They have about 20 ice cream flavors from Buckeye Fever, to Raspberry Sorbet and coffee to s'mores, it's really a good selection. They also have 30 soft serve ice cream flavors including the famous KI Blue (KI stands for King's Island, remember King's Island during their Smurf years?), which I'm totally trying next time for nostalgia reasons only. They have dole whip, I've heard their Ice Cream Nachos are very good (they have a cult following). They have slushies and smoothies and their rendition of the flurry, called "The Cyclone". Just walk up, ring the bell, grab a seat (seating is limited outside, there is no indoor seating) and wait for the staff to come who will order on a tablet and within minutes your order is ready. The price is good, the scoops are massive (look at my raspberry sorbet picture, that is the kiddie 1 scoop) and make the cost worth it. Enjoy this local of locals, it's awesome. Just wish the drive thru wasn't right next to the sitting area with no wall or fence or railing or nothing, with kids it felt a little unsafe, but hey at least it will teach your kids to pay attention. Sweet Retreat is sweet enjoy, check it out and enjoy...

In my opinion, the best ice cream you will find in Celina! So many options from sweet to savory…read more(some as wild as sour grape and/or sweet corn) and all the cones included in that choice. There is limited seating inside and outside and coffee is available as well. Service is fairly quick considering there are only two scoopers and everything is made in house. There's a fun bright interior and exterior to enjoy while you're there and merch for purchase as well!

Blended coffe and ice cream is delicious. We always stop with the family any time we are in Celinaread more

Stopped here today after coming off Brookville Lake. Was able to talk to the owner. They have been…read moreopen 2 days! He said the response from the Brookville community was fantastic. He also prints the Rushville Recorder next door and plans to connect the two businesses through the archway next to the counter so everyone can see the old printing equipment. I enjoyed a dip of cappuccino and fudge brownie with caramel sauce and whipped cream. Homemade ice cream shops are tough to find these days. I will be back to support this business again.

Cute little shop in a cute little town. They had a good selection of flavors (the coffee flavor was…read morefull of crushed beans!) and did not skimp on size.