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We came by looking for some locally made ice cream, and this was a great option. They have a ton of options, including vegan and non-dairy. Some of the flavors are Hershey's, but others are made in house. You can get all the bells and whistles, like waffle cones, milkshakes, and sundaes. We got two flavors of the house made ice cream, and they were both great. The ice cream was rich and creamy. The prices were good too. They have plenty of inside and outside seating, along with parking. Inside has some cool local decor and tons of records on the ceiling. It's a great local ice cream option!
After a disappointing experience the previous day for ice cream in Watkins glen, I was hesitant about trying another. This experience was a lot better, the ice cream was creamy, the combination of the peanut butter sauce and whipped cream was good. I wasn't a fan of the actual "Reese's" it tasted like a knock off brand. Overall a good experience
There are plenty of ice cream shops to choose from in the Finger Lakes, NY region. This place did not disappoint! Cute and cozy, located in a busy town with tourist from Watkins Glen State Park. This shop has 3 types of ice cream - options are homemade, Oatmilk (vegan/ dairy-free), and Hershey"s brand ice cream. If they make their own ice cream, why would a person order anything other than that?! I had chocolate Oreo cookie and Coffee. The coffee was made with locally roasted coffee in Watkins Glen - highly recommended.
Incredible variety of ice cream and treats. I had an amaretto soft serve that was amazing. My husband was underwhelmed by his coffee soft serve, but the kids were happy with their orders. Make sure you ask for a dish even if you get your soft serve in a cone because it will be top heavy and melt over the sides and potentially tip over. They gave Hersheys hard ice cream and homemade flavors, too.
Our K-9 family member besieged us to stop here every time we crossed this store -- which we faithfully did for his puppiccino and then some for the fellow hoomans. Loved all their flavors and the country side feel. Street side with ~4 benches to sit and enjoy or take it all for the road. Perhaps overindulged -but clearly a popular place given the long lines during summer months.
The ice creams are so tasty! If you're in the finger lakes, save up a big appetite and fill that sweet tooth They have all kinds of ice creams -- hard ice cream, soft ice cream, gelato, slush puppies, sorbets flavors.
This place was amazing!!!!!!! Literally every single type of ice cream you could ask for. They had soft serve and gelato and so many flavors!! Everything sounded great! It was very hard to decide what to get! They even had gluten free cones which is unique!! The scoops were also huge!! So fun!!
The vegan ice cream is delicious and smooth! I've only ever had packaged vegan ice creams and Great Escape's home-made vegan ice creams knocked it out of the park. My husband and I got 2 scoops each and the scoops were HUGE! I wish I knew what I was getting myself into before I ordered that. I tried a lavender blueberry coconut milk ice cream while my husband got a chocolate peanut butter soy milk ice cream. They were both super delicious; my lavender blueberry ice cream was just a wild and exciting flavor--it was sweet and tart. The ice creams were soft, creamy, smooth. I wish I had more room to finish it. There were several different vegan ice cream flavors and that was pleasantly surprising. I can't wait to come back and try out more of their flavors. Their Covid-19 precautions were sensible and appreciated. There was a one way line for ordering, and there's no indoor seating or anything. There's a large parking lot right next to The Great Escape. I wish I had known about the place the last couple of times I've been to Watkins Glen; I was missing out! I'll definitely be recommending this place to anyone heading to Watkins Glen.
Delicious homemade ice creams! We hiked Watkins Glen and were jonesing for some ice cream even on an overcast/rainy day. It hit the spot -- thanks for helping put smiles on the faces of our group of 8! Great service and so many unique flavors to choose from! I had a small cup of apple pie/raspberry chocolate -- and savored every bite! read more
1 year ago
We came by looking for some locally made ice cream, and this was a great option. They have a ton of options, including vegan and non-dairy. Some of the flavors are Hershey's, but others are made in house. You can get all the bells and whistles, like waffle cones, milkshakes, and sundaes. We got two flavors of the house made ice cream, and they were both great. The ice cream was rich and creamy. The prices were good too. They have plenty of inside and outside seating, along with parking. Inside has some cool local decor and tons of records on the ceiling. It's a great local ice cream option! read more
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After a disappointing experience the previous day for ice cream in Watkins glen, I was hesitant about trying another. This experience was a lot better, the ice cream was creamy, the combination of the peanut butter sauce and whipped cream was good. I wasn't a fan of the actual "Reese's" it tasted like a knock off brand. Overall a good experience read more
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There are plenty of ice cream shops to choose from in the Finger Lakes, NY region. This place did not disappoint! Cute and cozy, located in a busy town with tourist from Watkins Glen State Park. This shop has 3 types of ice cream - options are homemade, Oatmilk (vegan/ dairy-free), and Hershey"s brand ice cream. If they make their own ice cream, why would a person order anything other than that?! I had chocolate Oreo cookie and Coffee. The coffee was made with locally roasted coffee in Watkins Glen - highly recommended. read more
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Incredible variety of ice cream and treats. I had an amaretto soft serve that was amazing. My husband was underwhelmed by his coffee soft serve, but the kids were happy with their orders. Make sure you ask for a dish even if you get your soft serve in a cone because it will be top heavy and melt over the sides and potentially tip over. They gave Hersheys hard ice cream and homemade flavors, too. read more
8 months ago
Our K-9 family member besieged us to stop here every time we crossed this store -- which we faithfully did for his puppiccino and then some for the fellow hoomans. Loved all their flavors and the country side feel. Street side with ~4 benches to sit and enjoy or take it all for the road. Perhaps overindulged -but clearly a popular place given the long lines during summer months. read more
This place was amazing!!!!!!! Literally every single type of ice cream you could ask for. They had soft serve and gelato and so many flavors!! Everything sounded great! It was very hard to decide what to get! They even had gluten free cones which is unique!! The scoops were also huge!! So fun!! read more
The vegan ice cream is delicious and smooth! I've only ever had packaged vegan ice creams and Great Escape's home-made vegan ice creams knocked it out of the park. My husband and I got 2 scoops each and the scoops were HUGE! I wish I knew what I was getting myself into before I ordered that. I tried a lavender blueberry coconut milk ice cream while my husband got a chocolate peanut butter soy milk ice cream. They were both super delicious; my lavender blueberry ice cream was just a wild and exciting flavor--it was sweet and tart. The ice creams were soft, creamy, smooth. I wish I had more room to finish it. There were several different vegan ice cream flavors and that was pleasantly surprising. I can't wait to come back and try out more of their flavors. Their Covid-19 precautions were sensible and appreciated. There was a one way line for ordering, and there's no indoor seating or anything. There's a large parking lot right next to The Great Escape. I wish I had known about the place the last couple of times I've been to Watkins Glen; I was missing out! I'll definitely be recommending this place to anyone heading to Watkins Glen. read more
6 years ago
Excellent vegan ice cream! We really appreciated all of the signage to wear masks and keep distance from others, as well as ordering from a window and not going inside. We ordered a medium soy chocolate peanut butter (excellent), soy vanilla oreo, and oat milk strawberry. The servings were HUGE - the medium (2 scoops) was filled to the brim and was probably a pint of ice cream, so this size is great to share among a few of you. The staff person surprised us by giving us a free sampling of their delicious lavender blueberry ice cream (vegan) which wasn't on the menu. The "sample" was in one of their kiddie or small cups, so it was a basically a full serving. We loved our experience here and would definitely return! read more
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Summary: The Great Escape is an ice cream parlor that features many types of ice cream and related treats, including but not limited to Gelato, Soft Custard, Hershey's Hard Ice Cream, smoothies, and a variety of waffle cones. Price: My fiancee and I both got a waffle cone with a soft ice cream and a topping and it came to under $10. Not too bad. Taste: I think I suffer from the same symptom as the other lower ratings on Yelp; the hard ice cream is the answer here. I had a waffle cone with vanilla soft serve and Oreo topping. Don't get me wrong, it was good, but I had a couple small gripes. - The cone was sort of heavy. Not like, weight lifting heavy, but sits heavy in your stomach. In all honesty, I couldn't finish it. That a bad thing? Eh, not really. It did have a nice hint of vanilla in it though, and it tasted good, it was just a bit thick and overly filling. - The vanilla ice cream wasn't as light as some of the other stands and parlors I've been to. It's not really fair to compare ice cream places not that close, but Long Pier in Geneva in my opinion has far superior vanilla soft serve. At least I prefer it more. - The oreo topping was good, but it was a topping, and wasn't mixed in, so only the top 1/4 of the ice cream got to enjoy the delicious cookie matrimony. But this was expected, so I can't knock them. * It's also worth noting that they also have Vegan ice cream as well as Gluten Free Cones. Their website most likely details the novelties and varieties they feature, so I'll refrain from discussing what I saw there and point you in that direction. Atmosphere: The girls behind the counter were nice and friendly. The place seems well kept for how dated it appears (but dated in a good way, gives an oldschool vibe to it). One of the better ice cream experiences in terms of this category. Overall: I'm going to go with a 3.5 and round down. I think if I were to go again and try one of their 30 hard serve Hershey's Ice Cream I'd probably end up giving The Great Escape a 4. It's a fun place to look at and gawk at the dozens of dairy delights that are beaming at you from behind the glass. However, compared to the recent soft serve I've been having, TGE was just a bit too heavy and the flavor of the ice cream was just "good" as compared to great. If you have a family of picky eaters that can't decide on flavors or varieties, come here. If you like ice cream it seems literally impossible to not be able to find a flavor or variety that doesn't sound appealing. read more
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Amazing vegan options! The team here are terrific! We were visiting for my wife's birthday and not only did they make vegan ice cream cakes for us, but they ordered a special flavoring and made her a vegan Teaberry ice cream cake! This is such a hard flavor to find, let alone for vegans. read more
9 years ago
This place is awesome! 24 different flavors of soft serve ice cream! Amazing! I had the cheesecake soft serve with a waffle cone and it was definitely the best soft serve I have ever had. Highly recommend. read more
10 years ago
Sugar rush, anyone? So many flavors to choose from! My friends and I were driving to Watkins Glen when we passed by this icecream parlor. I'm so glad we turned around and decided to get some scoops to fuel us before the hike. There was a line when we walked in but the wait wasn't that bad. There is seating inside and outside, very spacious with a large parking spot. Staff were friendly and so patient despite that my friends and I were shamelessly sampling everything. I got scoops of pear sorbet as well as the blood orange sorbet, which were light and refreshing. My friends got the chocolate covered waffle cone with sprinkles, which wasn't good by itself but amazing with rum raisin with chocolate chips. They had seasonal flavors like corn, which I sampled. It was an odd flavor and definitely very different, not for me though but someone might be into it. Some other flavors we got were "heavenly hazelnut" and "maple walnut." Oh ya, they were good. The flavors I chose and most of the ones I sampled were delicious. It's a great icecream parlor to stop by if you need a little pick me up. But it wasn't mind-blowing enough for me to tell myself that I needed to go back. read more
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