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    Rose Dairy

    4.2 (65 reviews)
    Open 11:00 am - 8:00 pm
    Updated 1 month ago

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    Moderate noise
    Outdoor seating
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    Jay S.

    Rose Dairy reminds me of an old-fashioned outside ice cream shop with grill food options. No gimmicks,nothing fancy, just good. They had more then a dozen hard serve ice cream flavors, soft serve was vanilla, chocolate, and swirl. They also have shakes,sundays, hotdogs, burgers, variety of sandwiches,fries,onion rings,etc. They do have outside seating. My wife and I had their excellent soft serve ice cream swirl. Next trip I will try one of their burgers.

    Peanut butter cup Razzle. Not exactly full, but very tasty.
    Scott K.

    A Cheshire "institution" and great warm weather spot for a bite to eat and a sweet finish. The only negative, and knowing ice cream is expensive everywhere these days, is that the Razzle (like a Blizzard) was very expensive. You can buy 3 "half gallons" of the supermarket ice cream on sale that week for the same price. I got a large peanut butter cup Razzle. The cup wasn't full either, but it was delicious.

    No love cheeseburger and "onion rings"
    Mike G.

    Got a cheeseburger and asked for onion rings instead of fries. Here's what I got. Burger was overcooked/charred and it just felt thrown together. No take out box, but instead it's a paper plate and tin foil. It's pricey too. When I complained about the onion rings I was told it was an up charge after I had already paid. The high schooler couldn't have been less interested in making it right. The manager got involved and made me a fresh onion ring, but it took way to long. Did not have ice cream but my Del's Lemonade which has real cut up lemons at every Del's in New England was void of those. Disappointed would be an understatement.

    How to know you're at Rose Dairy Bar.
    Jim C.

    8/10/19 I've driven past Rose Dairy literally thousands of times, never giving a thought to trying it out until today. It's NCIS.......(Not Cooking, It's Sunday). Rose Dairy serves burgers, dogs, chicken sandwiches, fish sandwiches, pretty much any way you want them. Onion rings & fries are optional sides. It's an order at one window, pick up at another when they call your name, kind of place. Cute! There's only outdoor seating on umbrella covered picnic tables in a fenced in area next to the building, so be aware of that. It's very clean, but meant only for the warmer months. I placed my order for a bacon, cheddar burger w/a side of onion rings, and found an open table to wait for my name to be called. A few short minutes later I was chowing down a very good 1/2 pound burger made from a hand formed patty. No flat, thin, hockey pucks here! The burger was really very good, the rings were a bit better than average, but not special in any way. Keeping in mind that the word "dairy" is in the name of this place made me all the more disappointed in the maple walnut ice cream I had after I finished my burger & rings. I kept seeing what I at first thought were bits of styrofoam from the cup the ice cream was served in, until I quickly realized it was ice in the ice cream. The ice cream was less creamy, and more icy. Lesson learned. For ice cream I'll head over to Sweet Claud's, about 75 yards north of here for my ice cream fix from now on. I'll certainly return for a burger or hot dog though!

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    Food is ok, but takes long to get it. And we were the only customers. There are too many other good places to go.

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    Really good food, efficient polite service. I almost always get hot dogs or burgers but the other stuff is good too.

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    Best soft serve ice cream around! Family run business with a great patio. Staff is always pleasant.

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    Love this little gem. Quick, friendly and reasonably priced. One of my favorite places to get a grilled hotdog & eat outside.

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    Hot dogs and burgers cooked perfectly, staff friendly, good parking and a good covered pavilion to eat on site. Thumbs up

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    Just had ice cream but it was great! Reminds me of the place I used to work at in my teens and 20s

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    They have a crazy good chicken sandwich there. Also great onion rings and french fries. And soft serve ice cream.

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    Incredibly slow service. Waited over 20 minutes for 1 hotdog and 1 burger at 2PM on a Saturday. First time here, last time here.

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    Thank you for stopping in Eileen! We're glad you enjoined your visit!

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