Ive been to a couple Nicholas Creamery Locations i do Love there Ice Cream but if i could Make 1 SUGGESTION........the ingredients such as Pistachios, Coconut...etc....i believe there needs to be Way More in the ice cream. its very limited with there ingredients. When i had gotten both of those flavored ice creams there was hardly any pistachios in the pistachio ice cream or hardly and coconut flakes in the coconut ice cream. Def needs more toppings in it. When i get pics of there ice cream i feel im decieved by the way it looks as when i go there it doesnt come out like that at All!!!! read more

First time here! Love the vegan options! I had the vegan banana- oreo ice cream! So good! Took some of the pumpkin ice cream home. Will return! Wonderful and friendly young staff member, too. Thank you! read more

Let me start this review by saying the following: It really sucks that I live a little over an hour away from this place, otherwise I would be eating their ice cream every day. They Hudson Coffee Crunch flavor is the best flavor they have ever invented. I've brought 2 of my closest friends to try this specific flavor because it's delicious. The only small complaint I have is that they're "cash only" but I'm sure they have their reasons. I don't like carrying cash with me so it's a bit of an "inconvenience" for me. Also, I understand that due to covid, some things have been restricted, but it would be nice if they let us try the flavor before we buy it. They don't do samples like many of my favorite ice cream shops so if I'm not a fan of the flavor then it would suck for me because I'm stuck with it. Other than that, I have no complaints, I love this place, and I'll be coming here every time I'm in the area. IT IS A MUST!!! My fellow yelpers, if you're in Fair Heaven or the Atlantic Highlands area, please consider trying their ice cream and if you're a coffee lover, then I highly recommend the Hudson Coffee Crunch. Believe me, you will not regret it. read more

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When it comes to creative flavors and taste Nicholas Creamery is great. Unfortunately, when we go, there is often a disappointment. The flavors in question frequently do not have much of the chunks advertised, like cookie dough ice cream that has one ball of cookie dough in an entire medium cup. Yesterday I ordered a medium Rice Krispie ice cream and when handed the cup, the "Scoops" where curls of ice cream, not scoops. When asked to give a fair portion the response was "If we pushed the ice cream down we would give you too much". I know I have the right to vote with my wallet so I have no one to blame but myself, but if you go to premium creamery and pay a very premium price, extending profit by serving less, seems greedy. I have complained privately in the past and told I should say something in the store and my issue would be rectified and it was not. I am not looking for a coupon, so I am making this complaint a little more public. read more

Yummm y yummmm yumm yummmm!!! Light, tasty and refreshingly whole ice cream!! This spot was clean, open and inviting!! We ordered the toasted coconut - and the Oreo milk shakes!! Very good !! Well balanced flavor and right amount of sweetness!!! Warm waffle cone---- DO IT!!! or you'll regret it!! Go ahead have a come today!! Enjoy!! read more

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Delicious cookies and cream ice cream. Not too thick, nor sweet. They have the ice cream flavors and texture nailed down. Great choices of toppings to choose from. read more

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Absolutely the best "craft" ice cream you can find. The flavors are all velvety smooth and creamy. The staff is always friendly and helpful. The texture of the ice cream is always consistent and if you are lucky you can get the freshest waffle cones around. I would highly recommend the banana flavors if they have them available; it took me back to my childhood. Coffee ice creams are fantastic as are the "traditional flavors" I've been to all locations they have and this applies to the entire chain! Try it you won't be disappointed! read more

Nicholas Creamery is an excellent example of how good ice cream can truly be. And ice cream and summer will forever go hand in hand. How many summer memories include ice cream? I have quite a few and perhaps embraced them on a chilly February evening having a bowl of ice cream at my kitchen table. Their ice cream is not only excellent, but they offer a multitude of flavors and often each one sounds better than the last. Good ice cream can be a bit hard to find. Great ice cream can be even harder to find. I definitely recommend trying this place out. I do not think that you will be disappointed. read more

I haven't had a flavor that I didn't like. The ice cream flavors are delicious. Highly recommend.

Great Ice Cream. Writing this cause we showed up at 9:03. Supposed to close at 9. The young man working by himself waved us in as we were leaving. Very nice of him. read more

The ice cream was very good! Full of flavors! Great choices! I had the coffee, French toast and dark chocolate ice creams. Would definitely be coming back read more

Nicholas Creamery - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Fair Haven, New Jersey

I was very excited for their peanutbutterpalooza but it did not live up to the hype. It is suppose to be peanut butter ice cream with Oreos and peanut butter cups. The ice cream did not have Oreos or peanut butter cups in it. It was just straight peanut butter ice cream which tasted decent. However, if you state that Oreos and peanut butter cups are in the ice cream then put them in the ice cream. It seemed to be the case for multiple flavors. Also, the scoops were very small and left a lot to be desired. Overall, I would not come back here. read more

Great ice cream place just outside the main area of red bank! I had the Jersey blueberry which was very refreshing. All of the flavors were very unique and creative and I like that they have a variety and switch them up often! Cash only! read more

Nicholas Creamery - Jersey blueberry - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Fair Haven, New Jersey

After a beautiful dinner in downtown Red Bank, my mother, boyfriend & I were craving ice cream! With a QUICK Yelp search for: "Vegan Ice Cream" Nicholas Creamery popped up! I gave them a call to confirm & they told me they had a sorbet as well as a Vegan Cookie Dough Ice Cream. We hurried over excited to try it out! Parking was NOT a problem at all! The parking lot is HUGE, it's a shopping center! You enter into a modern ice cream shop that prides itself on small batch home made ice cream. Upon looking at their ice creams, I noticed that they had innovative flavors such as Pumpkin Pie, Delicious Orchards Apple Cider (ice cream!!), Candy Corn, Fire Ball, Asbury Distilling Gin & Juice, and many more! My mom got the mint chocolate chip in one of their home made waffle cones. She loved it. My boyfriend and I got the Vegan Seed to Sprout Cookie Dough Ice Cream topped with Oreo crumble in a vegan cone. The Oreos added a nice crunch on top but WOW when you get to that coconut ice cream.. it is SO CREAMY!!!! If you LOVE coconut, you'll LOVE this ice cream. We've always been HUGE fans of Seed to Sprout so we were excited to see this collaboration. They did NOT slack on the cookie dough bites! The cookie dough was smooth & thick like a peanut butter & sweet just like if you were to lick it off a spoon! Overall, we really enjoyed the experience here. This will be one of our go-tos for dessert after dinner in Red Bank ! read more

Nicholas Creamery - Vegan Cookies & Cream Ice Cream topped with Oreo crumble - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Fair Haven, New Jersey

Staff was friendly, place was cute & the icecream was good. My party ordered so many different flavors since the large cups hold 3 scoops. No one had anything bad to say. I ordered one scoop of the ricotta vanilla & it was good. I added home made brownies on top - even better. I would definitely go back in the summer. We drove 45 min to try this place & went straight home. Next time we'll check out the shops nearby like West Elm & Urban Outfitters. read more

I LOVE NICHOLAS CREAMERY! They make the most delicious homemade premium ice cream! It's worth the drive! My favorite flavor is peanut butter palooza! They mastered their peanut butter flavor! My other favorites are pumpkin cheesecake, peanut butter brownie, chocolate brownie bake! You have to try them! The brownie pieces they put in their ice cream are so fresh, moist, and chocolaty! I never tasted better brownie pieces in ice cream before! Today, I had the apple crumb, and it was very good! It actually had real apple crumb pieces in it! The chocolate bourbon pecan pie was good, but no where near as good as their other flavors so I wouldn't get that flavor again. The only flavor I didn't care for was the brown sugar cookie dough. Their brownie sundae is so good too! They make it with a valrhona chocolate brownie! Make sure you get the large or the pint! It's worth the calories! I highly recommend Nicholas Creamery in Fair Haven! read more

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Great ice cream! This is more of an artisanal shop - quality ingredients with quality flavor. Specialty ice cream are really unique, I recommend trying the bone marrow with cherries if they have it, thought I would throw it out but would be a fun try, ended up eating all of it. Brown sugar ice cream also delicious. read more

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I'm always sorry to leave a negative review but this really warrants it, in my opinion. I've been to Nicholas Creamery a couple of times in the past, often enough to know I enjoy their ice creams. Yesterday I had such a yen for it that I stopped by after an appointment in the neighborhood to discover I was about 15 minutes early before they opened. I couldn't seem to get it out of my thoughts so I went back today to find that one of their cold cases was down and they were only selling pints and cakes, So I said OK l, no problem, l will take a pint. I bought a pint of Heavenly Hash. Heavenly Hash is a chocolate-based ice cream with chunks of dark chocolate and marshmallows mixed in. How could you go wrong? It sounded delicious. When I opened the container it did, indeed, look like chocolate ice cream and I could see chunks and marshmallows mixed in. The problem came with the taste. Had I been blindfolded and asked to tell what flavor ice cream I was eating, I would have to say I don't know. This flavor was completely absent of anything remotely chocolate. I was really really very shocked that there was no chocolate flavor at all. And that, my friends, is a big disappointment when buying an $8.00 pint of small batch (gourmet) ice cream. I guess it's a good thing it's a small batch. read more

Randomly stopped here on a drive back to NYC and was pleasantly surprised. Driving through what most would probably consider a "smaller town", it was quite surprising to find such high quality organic ice cream. The flavor, presentation, and quantity of ice cream were all great. What's more, they even have vegan options (I cannot even think of any places near me in Brooklyn with vegan ice cream options)...and the vegan options are fantastic! Overall, any locals or anyone driving through should stop in for an ice cream or milkshake...you won't be disappointed. The prices are on the higher end but well worth it. The only reason why I took off 1 star is because there was no signs indicating that it is "cash only". I had to run a few blocks back to my car to grab some cash before I got my ice cream. Nonetheless, still a great experience and I would go back. read more

Nicholas Creamery - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Fair Haven, New Jersey

Un. Freaking. BELIEVABLE.Just go. Seriously. Creamy, delicious ice cream. There's not much more to say! read more

We drove 50 minutes to try nicholas and we were not disappointed at all! We tried had cotton candy, all american pie, and brown sugar cookie dough, all were amazing!! Their prices were very reasonable, a pint is 8.50. We will definitely be stopping by again before summers over! read more

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Best icecream ever BUT.... Called on our way to buy icecream for the entire family and knew we would be arriving right at 10 pm when they close and asked if they could wait one minute because we were speeding there. The girl said if we "got there at 10 they were locking the door, but good luck" . Pulled in the lot at 9:59 pm. Girls lock the door and flip the sign to closed. Put their heads and laugh at us as we pull on the locked door. Another car pulls up and is forced to pull away as well. Lots of business lost that night. Missing icecream because its closed happens and is understandable... but the lack of politeness- the avoiding eye contact and laughing at the floor.. would have been better received if they had simply said I'm sorry we had to close. Very disappointing. read more

Nicholas Creamery - Girls locking the door and laughing at us at 9:59 pm - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Fair Haven, New Jersey

Try the Jersey Corn Ice Cream! Unique and delicious! We also loved the Brown Sugar Cookie Dough as well!

I want to love this place. It's cute. We can walk to it. The staff are always friendly. That's where we get 3 stars. Unfortunately the ice cream is hit or miss, and often it's a miss. We have gone to Nicholas a bunch of times since they have opened and with every order there is always 1 or more disappointed people in our party. Tonight, the blackberries and cream had zero flavor. It was just sweet cream ice cream base with some purplish swirls. No blackberries or blackberry flavor. The hard chocolate was gritty. We threw these cups of ice cream in the garbage and went home. I get that this is supposed to be hip, fun and the ever changing flavor variety is supposed to spark interest, but I wish they would focus on getting the basic flavors and textures right before trying to change it up. Side note, I would have mentioned the issue to a manager but everyone working was hs age seems to be a ship without a sail. read more

Delicious ice cream! Very fresh and super creamy. Great selection of interesting flavors with high quality ingredients. Their Sundae combinations are creative. I had the chocolate brownie ice cream and it was perfect. Lots of little Valrhona brownie pieces throughout. Their peanut butter ice cream was also very good which my fiance had and gave me a bite. We will definitely be coming back. That one guy who left a bad review is out of his mind. read more

Girls were very rude. Not friendly, rushed order and had zero personality. I won't be returning to this location with my family

AVOID THIS BELOW AVERAGE ICE CREAM ESTABOLISHMENT ! My wife and I were on our way home back to Locust/Rumson after dinner and decided to swing into Nicholas creamery to satisfy our sweet tooth craving. We are huge ice cream fans and have always had a great experience at Nicholas restaurant. So with that being said I was beyond disgusted with his ice cream shop. For starters the fact that its "Cash only" is a huge red flag for many reasons that I won't get into. Second the young staff is more concerned about responding to text messages rather than serving ice cream. I ordered carrot cake which is just a vanilla base with toppings loaded in to create new flavors, I have noticed this with many of their offerings. I hate to complain and leave negative reviews but I feel it is my obligation to relay my experience to other local ice cream goers. The vanilla I get a acme out of the 1 gallon tube was far superior to Nicholas'. I really hope that they can manage to improve their overall customer experience, staff, and ice cream recipe. Until then this is the only place this ice cream belongs, it was expensive and inedible ! read more

Nicholas Creamery - Sad to say, but couldn't even eat it, this is where it belongs - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Fair Haven, New Jersey

Some of the best ice cream I've ever had. I've tried a handful of flavors at this point and all were excellent! The staff seems to be high school aged kids and they've always been very friendly. We also hired them to bring an ice cream cart to our backyard wedding and they were a huge hit! Beyond being a regular customer, would absolutely hire them again for future events. read more

A gourmet artisan ice cream parlor in the heart of Fair Haven. Owner of Nicholas restaurant in Middletown. Traditional and creative flavors served, fully organic ice cream and several vegan flavors. Farm to spoon as their T-shirts say. This is not a typical ice cream place, however they offer toppings, homemade waffle cones and milk shakes too. The ice cream is delicious, creamy and flavorful. You can tell it is homemade by first taste. I love different so I needed to try the Basil cocoa nib, which was amazing. The Jersey Blueberry was also fantastic and what I liked the most about it, that it wasn't overly sweet. The perfect amount of sweet with fresh blueberries. The chocolate chip mint is truly for mint fans, which I am. A pure delight. A treat for adults as the ice cream to me is well worth the experience. I would definitely opt to skip dessert at a local restaurant and enjoy a chief inspired creation here. read more

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This review is specifically on the ice cream cake (ice cream is already rated spectacular/best by me in another review). - Best most delicious freshest cake ever!!!!!! My friends picked me up one as a surprise for my birthday (key like pie). The cake became the highlight of the weekend! - All of the ingredients from the icing to the vanilla and key lime ice creams were awesome. We enjoyed it over 4 days (4 of us). There was not a tiny bit left! - The cake traveled well (@ 20 miles) and is well worth what they charge for the experience of enjoying it. Big cake that can be tailored to whatever size pieces you need. Thank you Nicolas Creamery and thank you to the friends that traveled to pick up this thoughtful yummy treat that made up for a tough weekend :) read more

The best ice cream I've ever had! I love their presence on social media that's how I found them! The pictures were to die for, and yes the ice cream was even better than the pictures! I love that they offer vegan ice cream since my 3y/o has an egg/ dairy allergy! Everything was delicious, I cannot wait to go back in December when I visit home again! Keep it up guys! read more

Jackson Issenman is the most dedicated worker i have ever witnessed in my whole 17 years of being on this earth. the way he presents the ice cream to customers is god like and don't get me started with the service with a smile. makes the ice cream that much sweeter come visit the fair haven location to visit Jackson today to get the best ice cream you mouth has ever tasted!!! read more

Nicholas Creamery - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Fair Haven, New Jersey

This place started strong, has good ice cream, its a solid turnout from Nicholas, flavors havent changed much since they opened. Bottom line fir the name Nicholas and the price i want more. read more

I have been to both locations here and Atlantic Highlands. The ice cream never fails to be AMAZING. I love that they partner with local bakeries for seasonal flavors. The ice cream is creamy, fresh, and loaded with flavor and mix ins. I have never had a flavor I didn't like - be adventurous and try the ones you're questioning out. The hot fudge is also to phenomenal. The cash only part is a little inconvenient but worth it. read more

I was surprised to find Nicholas Creamery in a strip mall, not that it's a 'bad' thing. I was very excited to try the ice cream and drove 30 minutes from Marlboro to experience it. They have seasonal flavors, such as pumpkin and apple cider. The ice cream was delicious. Creamy, sweet, just the right amount of texture. I would have liked to see another option for vegan ice cream, one that's not coconut based. The waffle cone was without a doubt the best I've EVER had. Amazing. I would definitely make more trips in the near future. read more

Legitimately the best Ice cream I have ever had. Cash only, long lines, who cares it is well worth it. read more

I had a good time eating my ice cream, but I was confused on the overall taste of flavor I picked. It was general no kick in the flavors. My friends thoroughly enjoyed it. Modern and clean inside, very fast and easy service. My friends got peanut butter palooza and grapefruit sorbet. I got cookies and cream and nutty monkey which I thought could've been a little better, but overall very good establishment read more

Stopped here after a hot day at the beach. The ice cream is fantastic, almost gelato like. Brown sugar cookie dough flavor and the brownie chunk flavor were fire. We just finished a really bad lunch in the area and this place more than made up for it. A must go if you are ever nearby. read more

Outstanding homemade ice cream with a nice variety of flavors nice toppings good prices and fantastic customer service

Employees did not wear gloves when operating between cash register and ice cream area. Employee took cash from a customer, then proceeded to use bare hands to hold cone when scooping my ice cream. read more