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    Meadowlark Dairy

    4.7 (3.6k reviews)
    Open • 8:00 am - 9:00 pm
    Updated 2 months ago

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    Drive thru
    Trish S.

    Still a delicious and refreshing treat when you are in the area. There are 2 lines. One for cars and one for pedestrians. The line was long for pedestrians but we only had to wait 6 minutes for our order. They are pretty efficient with taking orders and delivering to you while you are in line.

    Pineapple , chocolate vanilla swirl, strawberry.
    Sushil P.

    Excellent soft serve ice-creams !! We took a quick stop at pleasanton for lunch on way to Napa and found this gem through a friend's recommendation. This place is legit - excellent soft serves !! All the flavors were excellent. We got 2 smalls and 1 extra small but even that was a lot. Loved them all. Excellent service too. Highly recommended.

    Succulent wall
    Alendre L.

    Stopped by this ice cream spot on a warm day, so it was the perfect treat! There was a line outside as well as a drive-thru, which says a lot about how popular this place is. Thankfully, the line moved pretty quickly. We waited about 5 minutes before placing our order and another 5 minutes or so before getting to the front to pick up our ice cream. We got the classic vanilla in a cone and cup, and since we had our dog with us, we also got a free pup cup! All of their flavors are solid, but we usually come for the vanilla or chocolate. It's classic, creamy, not overly sweet, and has the perfect texture with just the right amount of flavor. Honestly, some of the best soft serve around! Definitely worth stopping by if you're craving a sweet treat.

    Mine is a small
    Theresa G.

    Great service, great ice cream and easy all around way to cool off in the area. Drive up and order in your car or go in the shop. Drive thru our favorite. All the staff are always all smiles and nice. Their vanilla soft serve is my favorite and the portions are big! It's such a great deal. A local favorite since foreverrr.

    Orange, Vanilla, and Cookie Monster
    Jennifer W.

    There was no line on a Friday at 5pm and I have to say it's a must try if your ever in the area. The vanilla was so smooth and rich, wasn't heavy at all. The cookie monster genuinely tasted like cookie dough soft serve. And orange had a very good citrusy kick to it while staying a bit creamy! And for only a few dollars, this has to be one of my favorite sweet treats ever. This definitely has an old town vibes to it, just like the rest of pleasanton downtown! Also so perfect that it's next to a park where people just walk around and chill.

    Pineapple, Orange, Chocolate
    Stephanie T.

    It's a tradition to come here after cherry picking, so we stopped by a few months ago to grab some yummy soft serve. The street signs can be a bit confusing, but thankfully the line wasn't long and we were able to order right away. We've tried the pineapple flavor which is just like dole whip, the orange flavor which is like an orange creamsicle, the strawberry flavor which is actually very tart and tastes like candy (not fresh strawberry), the vanilla, and my personal favorite, chocolate. This is the perfect treat after a hot day outside, so we make sure to save some room for this. However, for some reason the service was not great on that day. They weren't friendly at all and when I asked for a reasonable customization, they said no and just wanted to get to the next car (like I said, there was practically no line at this time). Adding stars for the soft serve, but hope customer service improves over time! :)

    Vanilla/ pineapple and vanilla strawberry-yum!
    Chris C.

    Meadowlark has THE best soft serve! High praise goes out to the efficiency of the many people who work there, taking orders from the lineup of both people and the drive thru so they can handle the volume! I don't know how they do it! Over the years it's only gotten better- creamy smooth, gelato like density! I bring anyone who's willing to indulge my craving for this ice cream.

    Small Strawberry (lactose free) soft serve & small vanilla soft serve
    Chastity V.

    Delicious and inexpensive soft serve! Such a treat. I was so pleasantly surprised that they had lactose free options! You can walk up or use the drive thru. I parked nearby and walked up so that we could enjoy our ice cream in the park across the street. I got the lactose free Strawberry soft serve, my husband got vanilla soft serve, and our dog got a free pup cup! We all enjoyed our ice cream. Can't wait to return to try more flavors. We had a very short line at 1pm on a Monday afternoon. Service was quick and efficient.

    Elodie T.

    My friends and I have gotten into a monthly visit to Pleasanton, where we start at the Farmer's market on Saturdays, go do a workout, come back to downtown for brunch, and stop at Meadowlark Dairy. Pleasanton is always so hot, and there's nothing better than ending the day with some ice cream or slushy. Although it is a drive- through, we always get in line. If the sun is particularly bright, there isn't always shade so make sure to wear a hat and sunscreen (I'm talking esp. if those 90+ degrees days). The line never takes too long and they are pretty quick and efficient. I love their root beer floats (or a root beer Diablo I guess?). Their soft serve is fantastic as well but I haven't gone for any on the cone (yet). Meadowlark Dairy is an excellent stop with great value for a cold sweet treat on any day - would recommend!

    Drive throughs are insane
    Breana H.

    Wouldn't recommend- once you start going it's really hard to stop. Then you suddenly realize every-time your downtown , everywhere you look there's people eating ice cream cones -pleasantly smiling in Pleasanton- hahah All jokes aside meadowlark is the bomb. I live taking people here for the first time and they are immediately hooked. I went twice in the past week (don't judge me) and ordered the same thing... the Diablo , orange slush with vanilla ice cream. TRY IT! Or don't , so you're not addicted. Oh and the prices.... Super affordable. Maybe like $4 a person if that.

    Vanilla and orange swirl soft serve
    Nina Z.

    How have I not written a review for this place?!? Been going here since pandemic days. If you're looking for local flavor in Pleasanton, Meadowlark Dairy is where it's at. There's even parking signs with ice cream symbols on them! That's how local this place is and it's hard to beat the price of a generous swirl of soft serve for under $5. They have classic flavors like vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry and vegan flavors like strawberry and pineapple. They also have seasonal flavors. When we went, it was peaches and cream. You can either opt for one or two flavors. I've always waited in the line but they also have a drive through; although, I'm not sure how people can enjoy their soft serve while driving at the same time. I've always parked, walked over, waited in the line which goes by super quickly, and then walked over to the park across the street and enjoyed my soft serve. Always a local staple and a must stop if you're in the area.

    Walk up
    Kim B.

    In spite of a long line, the service was quick. We had our ice cream within 10 minutes. As always the ice cream is excellent. I had the coconut it was yummy! The servers are friendly. The best thing was they were all wearing T-shirts with a negative Yelp review on the back lol

    Root beer float
    Karisa J.

    Went on a busy day but oh how we love going to meadowlark! The line was all the way to the driveway where the cars are entering into the driveway. But I was still in and out within 20 minutes. I'm always sooo impressed with the work flow efficiency, the workers (how young and hard working they are! Shoutout to all the amazing and on-top-of-it employees!), and the extremely reasonable prices. Got a root beer float slush for $4 and it is by far the best root beer float we've had!!

    Left: Chocolate vanilla swirl Right: Banana foster chocolate swirl

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    Ask the Community - Meadowlark Dairy

    Is it homemade?

    Absolutely YES the ICE CREAM is made there and it's rich and creamy soft serve with vanilla and chocolate along with "flavors of the day"

    How can we know what is the special flavor for the day everyday?

    Follow their Instagram :)

    Can you use apple pay?

    Yes

    Can't I buy tokens anymore?

    Yes, just pull through, or go to our website to purchase. There are times where we have run out but usually they restock within a few days.

    What's the parking situation for walk up service?

    The easiest place to park is the fire house arts center. Other than that there is a public dirt lot you can park on across the street..

    Can you list the ingredients for the vegan strawberry flavor?

    Ingredients.mldworker.com for now. Also every person on a tablet has an ingredient list available for viewing while you are here.

    Allergen question! Are the vegan options nut based? Ex: Cashew.

    Not nut based. But they do contain soy.

    Is your soft serve ice cream certified Gluten Free for those with ciliac?

    You can always ask your server but everything is gluten free except for the cone. Only once have we had a flavor with gluten but we were not allowed to stack it with any other flavor. Or just let your server know you have celiac and you cant have… 

    Does your soft serveice cream contain gelatin or any other animal by products? Is it vegetarian friendly?

    They for sure have some vegan flavors, mostly the fruity ones like strawberry, orange, pineapple, etc. Flavors rotate based on availability but they always have at least a couple vegan ones. The vanilla and chocolate are dairy/milk based though.

    We have a severe peanut allergy in the family. Is the soft serve peanut-free? Do any flavors with peanuts share soft serve lines? Thank you!

    We do not have any flavors that have nuts. So they are nut free! Just make sure you tell your server you have a severe allergy and they can assure you as well.

    How much are the ice cream cones?

    $3 for small cone. I believe it is $4 for medium and $5 for large(may be incorrect)

    Do you have anything that is non-dairy?

    Most of our flavors are non dairy. Our constant non dairy flavors are orange, strawberry and pineapple.

    Do you have any sugar free ice cream?

    We do not, sorry about that.

    Does the root beer slushee have caffeine?

    I don't think they have that on their menu. Though they keep adding new stuff on their menu so it's worth checking out with them.

    Do you accept credit card?

    Yes we do

    Do you have a nutrition fact or sugar free ice cream?

    No sugar free ice cream, but we will see if we can get nutritional info on our website this week.… 

    When will you have a new flavor? Is it scheduled weekly or monthly?

    Not for a couple weeks. We have pumpkin for a couple more weeks.

    Do you make all the packed ice cream, like tin roof, in house? Or are the sourced elsewhere?

    All of our packed ice creams are made by crystal creamery in modesto.

    Could you please post prices in the drive through?

    Hi Amy! Yes working on it now. Sorry about that. Should have the signage up tomorrow.

    Is this place open everyday until 6? I'm trying to go today in the afternoon!

    Yes :-)

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