The tradition continues with every summer trip to Guilford including fresh lobster and then on to…read morethe Village chocolatier for dessert. They no longer have fudge, but they have added the most delicious ice cream ever. Now before you poo poo this idea you must try the olive oil orange ice cream. Honestly, you have never tasted anything so delicious. We are even considering a trip to Chester where the Honeycone ice cream is manufactured. Either way we hope to have it again really soon.

While in the area, we visited The Village Chocolatier to stock up on some chocolate. Her shop is…read moreabsolutely adorable and already had festive treats out for St. Patrick's Day! We picked up a box of assorted truffles, white chocolate raspberry fudge, chocolate walnut fudge, and a variety of chocolates, all of which have been amazing so far! I was also very impressed to see that they had marzipan - I haven't noticed it too much around here. I really appreciated the time that the owner took to make our box look pretty - it made us feel special! We will definitely visit again when we're in the area looking for chocolate!

Best cupcakes in the state of CT. They never disappoint and are always consistent. Nice to be able…read moreto grab vegan options here too. I'll have to try the ice cream or shakes sometime :)

Your peanut butter swirl ice cream was a disappointment, as it was freezer burned. Not a happy…read morecustomer.

Old Bishops Farm isn't a new business however they reopened this weekend and it was my first time…read morethere! Love how there's room to walk , it's clean, there's fresh veggies, and pretty flowers and pumpkins of all sorts to pick ! Even fruit picking .. in this case apples! Staff was great! My dad ordered a pumpkin donut and I just had a small home made ice cream. It it was delicious! There are 2 different areas to purchase bakery items and Ice cream which is nice . Keeps lines separate and not too long. There's tables outdoors where you can enjoy ! We enjoyed the ride. It's kind of in between residential area in Cheshire but easy to get to.

I've been a few more times and the size of the ice cream has improved greatly. Some of the new…read moreflavors are very interesting. Best ice cream in the area. Service is always quick and friendly. Some seating indoors and plenty outdoors. They always have great looking pastries too but their ice cream is so good that I'm never able to eat anything else.

They're extremely nice here. The line was not very long. And the blue cookie butter ice cream, with…read morevanilla cookie dust, was fire! The texture was super creamy and perfect and it was very tasty.

I just paid $11 for a milkshake of which I took two sips and then had to throw away!…read moreI ordered a chocolate shake. When I sipped it, I got chewy bits in my mouth. With the second sip, I investigated to see what the bits were--unidentifiable, but definitely didn't belong in my shake--almost looked like chewed up cereal. Absolutely disgusting and not Ok! I'm going to reverse the charge on my credit card for this and hope nothing happens to me from whatever the hell I ingested.

Friendly helpful staff happy to help you make the best choice based on your preferences and tastes…read more A really great team working tirelessly to provide the most exceptional gourmet apples. They are the highest quality in both the crunchy, bright, sweet, big apples and their rich, thick, buttery caramel & fudgey, glossy, luscious, chocolate. The menu changes often as well as seasonally. The combinations of flavors are thoughtful and creative like Dubai chocolate, butter crunch, white chocolate apple pie, coconut snowball, and peanut butter dream. The combinations are practically endless. They ship in store as well as on their website so it makes it very easy to send as gifts! The website is easy to navigate. The new location offers ample parking.

Saw this cute place on IG. Never knew it was in town. I love candy apples ever since I was a kid…read moregetting one from all the fairs and festivals. This is a whole new level! I was really indecisive on which one to get because they all looked really good! Lots of different ones to choose from! My daughter really liked the marshmallow wands! She ate hers up. Don't have time to take a picture of that! But don't sleep on this place if you drive by. Stop in and check it out! Friendly staff! It smells so good in there when you walk through the front door!

It was my first time trying Elena's and i'm so happy I did. The flavor of the day was a rose soft…read moreserve, it was DELICIOUS. It wasn't too sweet and had such a smooth texture. Loved the cone and the variety of toppings. They have a flavor of the week every week and I can't wait to come try more. It's so cute inside and has a good amount of seating. Best part: free lactaid enzyme at the counter for my fellow lactose intolerants!

It's been many years since I've been in both Connecticut and New Haven, so after some dinner and…read moresome roaming around time a friend of mine suggested we get some soft serve at Elana's in Orange and I was 100% all in. We got lucky with the size of the line when we arrived but it seems this place tends to have an insanely long line down the street, so prepare to wait a bit. I had maybe a 5-6 minute wait in line and that was more than okay with me, you can't get mad at a place for being successful. Although this place doesn't have an insane selection of soft serve flavours, they do have a solid amount of sundae options, but I was here to try that vanilla and chocolate twist cone. I'm a simple man who loves a simple soft serve and this place didn't let me down. The ice cream was very creamy, had great flavour, and truly hit the spot for soft serve ice cream. Overall, Elana's on Orange is a fantastic spot for soft serve ice cream and somewhere I would absolutely enjoy again in the future. New Haven has a good amount of ice cream, but this place definitely runs the soft serve game.

Bill's Carousel is an old-fashioned drive-up ice cream parlor that opened in New Haven, Connecticut…read morein 1959. It was founded by Bill (whose last name seems to have been lost to history). The location originally opened as a Carvel ice cream shoppe in 1957, before being rebranded as "Bill's Carousel" two years later. Since 2008, the establishment has been owned by E.J. Akdeniz, who purchased it from Bill's widow. Akdeniz has no idea what the "carousel" in the ice cream parlor's name refers to, but after talking ownership he put a vintage carousel horse on display next to the order window. He acquired the horse in New Jersey after an old carousel had been dismantled. The biggest seller at Bill's is their soft serve ice cream (24 flavors to be exact), but the menu also features hard ice cream, sundaes, milkshakes & floats, frozen yogurt, Italian ice, slushies, smoothies, flurries, ice cream cakes, and even hot foods like hot dogs, hamburgers and fries. My family and I recently stopped for ice cream at Bill's Carousel while we were passing through New Haven's Westville neighborhood. My wife lived in an apartment in Westville when we first began dating. We used to make walks down to Bill's often to enjoy their delicious ice cream. Bill's was a seasonal ice cream parlor for several years, but it is now open year-round. On this particular visit, we parked in the lot and ordered from the order window. We all ended up getting cups of hard ice cream. I had "Pumpkin", my wife had "Peach", my older son had "Cotton Candy", and my younger son had "Vanilla". Regardless of what type of frozen treat (or even hot treat) that you order at Bill's, you won't be disappointed.

I was disappointed with my experience at Bill's. I ordered a 2 scoop sundae and asked for almonds…read morealong with the usual toppings such as whipped cream and hot fudge. The menu isn't very clear as per my picture with the pricing because what justifies as a small, medium, large, XL? I asked for 2 scoops, which wasn't very big hence the cup in the picture I posted. My husband ordered the fried dough with ice cream on top and a bottled water. Those 3 items came to $25 like WTF?! The sundae was a joke. Small scoops and they charged $1 for the almonds. What sundae does not automatically come with nuts? The fried dough is huge and it was put in a styrofoam container with cheap, flimsy plastic utensils making it very hard to cut through the dough. The knife was so flimsy that forcing through the dough caused holes in the styrofoam. I will never come to this establishment again. Tips for management: Upgrade your take out boxes and flimsy utensils to something sturdier. Sam's Club is a great choice for that. Be clear in your sundae menu how you justify your pricing for the different sizes because I shouldn't be charged for an XL when my ice cream servings were tiny and to make it worse, you charge $1 extra for nuts that should automatically be part of the sundae menu. Clean your outside tables so it isn't sticky if you want people to sit there.

Full disclosure! I do not know the owner, but she knows close friends of mine so I was already…read moresuper excited to come here. I have passed by here quite a few times, but finally stopped yesterday and picked up an assortment of her goodies: chocolate covered Oreos, peanut butter cups, chocolate covered toffee, chocolate dripped pretzels, chocolate drizzled popcorn, and more. Everything I have tried so far has been fantastic. I thought the salted caramel pecan turtles were extra special though. The best I have had. I have not tried the popcorn yet but that is what my friend claims is the best. If you are dropping in for gifts, they have gift boxes and paper ready for you to save you an extra stop. Super thoughtful and really clutch in those last minute situations. They also have ice cream, which I resisted only because I was there right before dinner. She informed me they make their own fudge and waffle cones! Super excited to come back for that at another time. Highly recommend a stop to check this spot out!

A must try! Beautiful property in a great classic New England location. Awesome, old fashioned ice…read morecream shop on premises with delicious homemade fudge and treats. You can't go wrong, perfect family outting or even a solo stop for a shake!