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    Mountain Brook Creamery

    4.5 (84 reviews)
    Open 11:00 am - 10:30 pm

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    Chocolate Peanut butter ice cream (two scoops)
    Hattie Jane H.

    Service was great and staff were friendly. A wide range of flavors that were all excellent. Would return again.

    La-Shonda S.

    My sis wanted to come here since she saw it on a reel. The place is such a cute ice cream shop and reminds me of the one I went to in Tennessee. The staff was so friendly and patient because we weren't sure what to get. They have one cold section just for chocolate ice cream, so if you are a chocolate lover, then you should definitely try it and get a flavor. I got the pecans praline and it was good and creamy. My mom got a coconut ice cream, and of course, my sis got chocolate. This is a great place to stop and have a treat as you walk around Mountain Brook.

    Mtn Brook Creamery
    Joe H.

    Fresh waffle cones! Ice cream itself is delicious with a wide variety of flavors. The most varieties of chocolate ice cream I've ever seen!

    Two chocolate cookie cheesecakes and a mint chocolate chip
    Nicole H.

    Cute little ice cream shop. We made a rookie mistake! Unless you are super gluttonous do not order two scoops! After a line of regulars ordered after us many got the Jr scoop! Wish we had known. The JR scoop was plenty! They make their waffle cones in house and they are so tasty! Highly recommend!

    Inside - 2 scoops in a waffle cone!
    Kristen C.

    It's like ice cream from God himself. Located in the heart of mountain Brook - small inside area and this place fills up, so sometimes you have to wait in line outside. They have a ton of flavors and rotate seasonal items, which is always fun to try. They had pumpkin and an Apple strudel on deck this time! Fast service and the most delicious ice cream.

    2 scoop chocolate (captain d I believe was the title) and chocolate with peanut butter ribbon

    Greeted as soon as we entered, very friendly, & samples are provided if requested. Good amount of options with ice cream types, flavors, toppings, and serving styles. Very generous portions. Ice cream is insanely creamy and one of the best chocolate flavors I've ever had in an ice cream. The interior is an average ice cream shop that is inviting and has plenty of seating. Friend got a strawberry cheesecake that was delish as well. A must try, & a must return often, kind of place.

    Stellar Coffee, Mango Sorbet, Raspberry Sorbet
    JJ C.

    Atmosphere: Mountain Brook Creamery is a cute ice cream shop with indoor seating and some benches outside. The display cases are quite big, and there is a good selection of flavors offered. Service: The people who helped us were friendly and attentive. We tried some of their flavors as samples, and we felt no rush to make our decision. Food: We got a scoop of the Stellar Coffee, Mango Sorbet, and Red Raspberry Sorbet in cups. For a $4 single scoop, the scoops were huge! The Stellar Coffee was rich and smooth. The chunks of coffee and chocolate really elevated the coffee notes, and the ice cream overall had a good balance of sweet and bitter flavors. The Mango and Red Raspberry Sorbets were the perfect fruity treats to enjoy after walking outside on a hot day. The Mango Sorbet tasted exactly like a fresh mango, and the Red Raspberry Sorbet had a great tartness that made the berry flavor stand out. Overall: Mountain Brook Creamery has reasonable prices and a wide selection of flavors, from fruity to vanilla and chocolate varieties. Their ice cream was refreshing, and we would happily stop by again if in the Mountain Brook area!

    Moose tracks
    Staci J.

    After a nice stroll at The Botanical Gardens, we stopped by Mountain Brook creamery for a quick treat. It was our first visit and walking in reminded me of my childhood when my mom would take us to get ice cream. They have a decent variety of flavors to choose including the standard chocolate, vanilla and strawberry. I chose the moose track flavor and my friend chose the blueberry cheesecake. No complaints here. It was full of flavor and creamy. It was nice to just sit and enjoy the goodness. The staff was friendly. Greeted you when you came in and made sure to acknowledge you when you left. The simple basics of customer appreciation never gets old. I think this may be our new next stop after visiting the gardens.

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    Tyler M.

    Right when you walk in, the smell of waffle cone batter hits you and smells fantastic. Every ice cream place should smell like this. Inside there are 2 huge freezers with different flavors to choose from. I went with a single scoop of peach in a cake cone. Ice cream was delicious and superb quality. It was only $3.50 I think so I was very pleased with the value. Not hard to find other ice cream joints that charge much higher. There are several nice benches outside to sit and enjoy the weather and people watch on a cozy street in Mountain Brook. Great local spot when in the area!

    Blueberry cheesecake and chocolate peanut butter scoops in a cup
    Sophie Y.

    I feel obligated to compare this place to Big Spoon Creamery so people can make an informed decision before blowing their calorie budget. The texture of the ice cream is different than Big Spoon. At MBC it is denser and has a harder consistency. Big Spoon's ice cream caves more easily to a spoon. Not soft serve but not rock hard either. Both shops have creamy and high quality ice cream, but they just taste different. MBC has ~30 flavors vs Big Spoon's 12. MBC does not make their own ice cream; it is shipped from Florida. I am certain Big Spoon makes their own ice cream. MBC does not allow dine in now, while Big Spoon does. I like Big Spoon more but would not turn down a request to go to Mountain Brook Creamery.

    Enjoying some Chocolate Brownie and Mint Choc Chip before another summer rain.
    Jennifer G.

    Always friendly kid friendly patient service, which is needed with little ones. My go-to is the Superman/Rainbow looking one. It's not quite vanilla but whatever it is, it's amazing!!!

    Smurf
    Lucy T.

    Who knew there was another creamery besides the Edgewood Creamery? Not me! This place is called the Mountain Brook Creamery, but I'm not sure I was even in Mountain Brook. It was right across the street from the Birmingham Zoo and the botanical gardens. They open late...till about 10:30pm, so when I came here at 9:00pm there was a literally a huge line going out the door. I thought it would be empty, but I was totally wrong, and for good reason. The ice cream here is amazing! There were probably about 20 flavors total along with soft serve, malt shakes, frozen yogurt options, and lots of cakes. I got one scoop of the smurf ice cream. They had three different cones you could choose from or you could get your scoop in a styrofoam cup. Let's be real now. Why would you do that?? The cone is some of the best part! I got the medium sized one, but I'll probably get the huge waffle cone next time. The smallest cone was just a little too small. The smurf ice cream was definitely one of the best flavors I've ever had. It was blueberry ice cream with marshmallow pieces inside. The only thing that was difficult about ordering here was that there were so many people in the store, you couldn't possibly see all the options cause people were standing everywhere. I just went with an option that was right in front of me, and it happened to be delicious! But you really can only see maybe 2/3rds of what they had to offer. So if I were to come back, I'd come during a slow time of the day so I can really see what all they have. There is seating inside too, but it's really loud. They have seating outside too which wasn't so bad at night since it isn't super hot, and there are so many customers you feel safe being outside so late.

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    Great ice cream and they make great ice cream cakes! Have ordered lots over the years and never been disappointed.

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    The ice cream ice is delightful and the workers are amazing, the setting is joyful! I recommend coming here!

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    So good! We were visiting from out of town and had to stop it. I got smurf and it was fantastic!

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    Great service and great selection of ice cream. Best is their daily homemade waffle cones!

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    Good ice cream, nice portions, and friendly service. You can sit and people watch, or walk around window shopping in a lovely community.

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    One of Birmingham's only true creameries, where they're making all the ice cream in house. I am a…read moreself proclaimed Ice Cream Snob, but Big Spoon checks all my boxes. Unique flavors, classic flavors, the smell of fresh waffle cones inside. Big Spoon does a ton of business, as they should. The location here in Avondale is great, but not super walkable from any really good restaurants. I would love to see them open another spot on 2nd Ave. I had the strawberry tres leches in a waffle cone and it was delicious. I appreciate the care and craft that went into making sure every bit down to the bottom of the cone had ice cream in it. 10/10.

    The Sweet and the Absurd: A Birmingham Creamery's Baffling Economics…read moreTo step into Big Spoon Creamery in Birmingham is to subject oneself to a masterclass in both artisanal delight and bureaucratic absurdity. On my visits--a pilgrimage undertaken reliably every month and a half--the front-line staff have never been anything short of exemplary. They are the cheerful stewards of a deeply baffling system, executing their duties with a warmth that almost distracts you from the institutional quirks around them. I say "institutional" because the management themselves are entirely phantom. They are never seen on the floor. Perhaps this is a calculated evasion; if they were ever present, they would surely have to field a relentless, exasperated inquisition regarding the tragic and ongoing absence of their finest creation: the "Magic City." Why an ice cream parlor would willingly suppress its undisputed masterpiece remains an enduring mystery. Even if the economics of its ingredients demanded a premium surcharge, "Magic City" ought to be enshrined as an immovable staple on the menu. Instead, the menu is a restless, ever-shifting carousel. I concede that a relentless churn of novelty is a virtue to a certain type of customer, but the soul of a great neighborhood institution relies on the comforting reliability of a few anchor flavors. At Big Spoon, just as you develop an affection for a flavor, it vanishes into the ether. Then, we must examine the rewards program, an endeavor so poorly conceived it borders on the avant-garde. The mathematics are punishingly flat: one point per order, regardless of whether the patron spends a single dollar or one hundred. The rational response to such a broken incentive structure is, naturally, to weaponize the system. To extract any genuine value, the savvy customer is forced into a theatrical display of micro-transactions, paying for each scoop separately. It is a loophole that needlessly punishes the very staff who make the establishment shine, forcing them to run the register three or four times for a single family's dessert. Finally, there is the creamery's bizarre pricing taxonomy. A close study of the board reveals an accidental arbitrage opportunity: the customer is objectively better off purchasing two distinct pints of ice cream and two empty waffle cones to assemble on their own time, rather than engaging in the straightforward, intended transaction of ordering ice cream scooped directly into a cone. Whoever is pulling the levers behind the curtain at Big Spoon clearly fancies themselves a clever operator, disrupting the traditional ice cream parlor model with dynamic menus and gamified loyalty. But in their pursuit of perpetual novelty and labyrinthine economics, they have embodied the old proverb perfectly: they are entirely too clever by half.

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