After dinner, we were a little nostalgic and felt Softies, soft serve ice cream would be a welcome treat. The stand-alone building reminds me of a little league baseball field hut that serves local treats only in the summer. The two high school aged young ladies ran the show and are bubbly with big smiles. There was a line of families with wagons, dad's with daughters on Harleys and carloads with kids in line. A huge family friendly vibe. Now to the ice cream, shakes, freezes, banana splits, twist cones and sundays. With the ice cream there are at least twelve flavors, dipps and cone sprinkles. I ordered the vanilla ice cream with cherry dip while my wife went with the vanilla and toasted coconut dip. Sizes here are HUGE and a GREAT VALUE. My suggestion is order a size smaller than you normally get. The ice cream was creamy and very cold. My wife thought the toasted coconut dip was amazing. Fancy, Softies is not, but a blast from the past and a reminder of yester years. This is an iconic blast to the past that can't help but make you slow down, take a deep breathe and quickly try to eat your ice cream cone before it melts. Softies, thanks for a flash-back to younger years and providing simple pleasures. read more

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We heard this was the spot for ice cream in Billings. We came on a Friday night in July and as soon as we pulled up and saw the line, we knew we were in the right place. Our group got cones and bliz its and everything was great. My husband said it was the best soft serve he had ever had. If you are in Billings, it's a must try! read more

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I have been a patron of softies for most of my life. They have always been great services and ice cream. However for the first time I was absolutely disgusted with the services of one of the employees there today. We waited in a long line to order. Then when it was finally what should have been our turn to get our ice cream they kept giving everyone that ordered after us their order then when said employee noticed that one of the other customers hadn't gotten all of their order she asked what they were waiting on. I then said to her that we had not gotten any of our order. She completely ignored me and we had to wait for several more people that ordered after us before anyone would acknowledge us and then finally we got our order after everyone else that ordered after us received their order. read more

Large serving ice cream, great price. Employees were very nice. Long line but went super quick.

Very nice people! Incredible ice cream! Two Blizzits of different flavors were a surprise of tastes of the requested add-ons!

The ice cream is OK. I'm not sure about all the hype. Had the apple flavor, and the flavor was barely detectable. Service was good considering we were a large group. Parking and a comfortable place to sit were very limited. read more

Wow! So good and so many options it's a little overwhelming when you go the 1st time. Outstanding!

This place is trash. They have People in line turning down other customers that they are closed. They have a line of people standing there with there. I came the day before an they were out of ice cream. With the open sign on an the hours on line say ten. I get that with the pandemic has changed hours however it should be corrected.. they also had the card reader broken an cash only. Things here have gone down hill. An then the people in line yell at us to leave really not the place it used to be. Side note I only gave them a 1 star cuz I can't give any less. read more

This place is awesome just like when I was a kid. A lot of places specialize in scooped ice cream but this place is all about the soft serve. I find the value to be good and the ice cream to be amazing with tons of options for flavors... my two favorites are dipped cones and flavor bursts (swirls?) I come whenever I'm in town. read more

Softies - Cherry dipped cone. Amazing value and quality. - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Billings, Montana

We had only been in Billings for a few days, and yet we had heard about Softies five or six times already. What the heck, we thought -- better try it out! I was impressed by all of the flavor options for the dipped part of the dipped cones, and service was quick. I'm not quite sure why everyone is obsessed with this place, but it was a nice treat. Even the small cone was ridiculously big. On my second visit, I ordered a kids size... still big, but not as overwhelming. Wonder what the "baby" size is like? The cones melt FAST. It's crazy hot out, but I think it is also due to the "softness" of the soft serve or being dipped. My six-year-old self would have been a total mess. Okay, let's be honest, my thirty-something year old self was pretty messy, too. We walked over, but did notice there's not a ton of parking. If you must drive, consider parking in one of the other business lots nearby, or on the residential streets. Also, FYI, there's no inside seating, and just a few outdoor seats. read more

This place is so awesome!! I only wish it was open year round! This place beats Dairy Queen all to hell!

Nothing too special about this place. I thought it would be more unique, but it really was just like a Dairy Queen like we have here in So Cal. Go if you would like it, but it's not worth making a trek for. read more

Boo closed for winter. No worries though I will be happy to stop back this summer. The best darn soft serve in the city. Plus it's kind of a cute spot on the corner of a busy street where you can watch cars and enjoy your yummy treat. TIP: Parking is kinda crummy so your better off parking on the street or in the residential area and walking over. read more

I hope we aren't being nit picky here but after 3 or 4 visits last summer we got tire of our blizzits being half blended. The bottom half of our dessert was always plain old vanilla soft serve. We actually stopped coming here. Since it was such a novelty of Softies being open after a brutal winter we came in for a visit... Both desserts were partially blended. Come on guys... Really? I know Dairy Queen can not be better than you. I really want to like you! read more

Softies - The top half of this Turtle Blizzit was rich and dark brown...this is about half way through... - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Billings, Montana

Most likely will not be returning. The last bite of the cone I ate, was filled with a moldy substance. I was spitting for a good 10 minutes to get the taste out of my mouth. I felt sick the next day. read more

It's funny it's a little bolding with big client base. You might not be thinking soft serve ocean you see the line you see the building you see your self in line lol. They do it right and it's a local favorite. It brings the kid out in you. Edited all winter for them to open. It looks like so did everyone else. read more

Best. Ice Cream! EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love soft-served ice cream and this is the place to go if you do too. It's nothing TOO special, but it's in my top 5 favorite ice-cream places (and I REALLY like ice cream and trying ice cream places, so that's saying a lot). Only thing that I don't like about this place is that it isn't open in the winter! read more

I had been going to Softies since I was a kid, so imagine my surprise the night we pulled in near closing time hoping they were still serving. There were two people in front of us who got served, so I thought, "Great!" Well... when I got to the window, this older woman at the window yelled to everyone, "Can none of these people tell the time? Do they just not get we're closed?!?" I gave her this completely shocked look, mumbled something that I can't even remember, turned around, and have never returned. That was 5 summers ago. I am still so disgusted at our treatment that night that I've never felt compelled to return. read more

they have 10 year olds working literally turned me down 2 hours before close but the ice cream was really good will come again.

This place is so good! Has lots of options. The small cone is plenty for an adult. If you have a toddler the baby size is perfect.

Softies is THE place to go in billings for a frozen treat! So many options there is something for everyone. I love the fact that you have to hang out and socialize outside...they have a handful of benches that you can use to sit and enjoy the summer weather and chat. read more

This is the type of place that the locals know and love and those from out of town would only find by accident or on referral from a local. No inside seating, this is a stand outside, wait in line, place your order, wait for your order, then leave or enjoy outside type of place. Some benches are provided. Waits are usually not long, great for people watching. Many good treats and flavors. If you like the DQ Blizzard, get a Bliz-it. There are many more flavor options than DQ and traditional soft-serve or frozen yogurt options. Ice cream sandwiches too. Many treats have fun names. Make it interesting and ask for a cow or if you want a smaller size, make it a calf. Don't forget a baby cone for your four legged friends. read more

Softies is the super bomb! The menu is huge, the flavor choices are amazing, and the service was great. I'm so glad I went and will definitely go back! read more

I've been going to this ice cream shop since I was a kid now I'm 61 years old and I'm still going to it. We went to the Big Dipper and it was awesome for hard ice cream, but then the next day we had to go to softies because it's tradition. I had to get a medium which I didn't know how large it was I forgot with toasted coconut which is my all-time favorite I brought my two daughters with us and my granddaughter and my husband we all had ice cream It was 95 degrees and it was Dripping as fast as we were licking, so much fun!!! Thank you softies for always being there to treat us, you guys are wonderful, don't ever close please. read more

We love Softies this is a lot of first time jobs for these kids. And there ice cream is awesome. Thank you Denise Lewis your doing a great job. read more

I have been coming to Softies for as long as I can remember. My grandparents live in Billings and it was quite the treat to get taken here. I am now in my 20s and sometimes I dream about it, being from out of state. My Aunts and Uncles talk about being little kids and getting a dollar from their parents to buy softies for their themselves and all their siblings when they were kids. Easily my favorite thing here is the monkey tail. It is a chocolate dipped frozen banana on a stick rolled in nuts. SO DELICIOUS. I have yet to find anything else like it anywhere. I swear they have magic freezers because I can't even come close to making them right at home. The dipped cones are wonderful too, but don't be fooled. A small is actually enormous. I usually opt for the kids cone. read more

I have been more times disappointed in the items here than I wish to be true. I used to really like softies, but maybe that was from some sort of nostalgia of going here as a kid. The last couple of times I have been less impressed with the ice cream and what I ordered. I ordered one of their infamous 'bliz-it's' ala like a DQ blizzard but hence my frustration. . . for about double the $$$ of DQ( yes, I compared, sorry had to) you get half the amount of 'stuff' in your bliz-it. My last visit, which will truly be my last, I ordered the bliz-it in Cherry. I asked the kid at the window if was like a chocolate covered cherries or just 'cherry' to which he said it was like chocolate-cherry. Got my order at the window only to be soo irritated that my bliz-it was merely a cherry shake. No 'stuff,' no chocolate to be found. Just ice cream and cherry syrup is all I could tell. Needless to say I won't be wasting my taste buds here any day soon. read more