Best ice cream in the Capital Region The owner is such a great person with a beautiful daughter Stella

Stella's Creamery is a family favorite. They have unbelievably good custard. But if you aren't a custard fan, then their hard ice cream is just OK. We love trying all their specialty options. Their beignets are delicious. I'd say the spot is truly a treat but be prepared to spend ~$10 per item. read more

Stella’s Creamery & Cakes - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Schenectady, New York

Such a cute place to grab a sweet treat!! Stella's has so many fun and classic flavors and options for sundaes that makes it almost impossible to choose but I feel like you can't go wrong with any of them! They won't let you choose two flavors for 1 cup but all the more reason to visit again! The custard was delicious and perfect for any day in the summer. Service was super quick and they have ample outdoor seating and parking. A really good spot to bring friends and family or a date! read more

Stella’s Creamery & Cakes - Chocolate peanut buttercup custard - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Schenectady, New York

Stella's is my personal go to for ice cream (custard) they have outdoor seating only with umbrellas. They have a churro sundae that is good and a fried dough sundae that is outrageous but so good! The thing is HUGE. They have a ton of toppings to choose from and the possibilities are endless. read more

The former "Bumpy's" for local residents. Amazing flavors. Outdoor seating. Safe area of town. Are they a little pricey. Yup. That's why this is a dessert / treat. Stella's offers a vast selection of flavors of ice cream and custard ( not always easy to find in Albany. ). Staff is friendly and they keep the area clean around the side of the building. Would definitely recommend the "flurries" - thick and packed with "add on's". This is their 6th year and much needed/welcomed for that part of town. read more

The custard is a must try here!! I came here with some friends. It's a walk up with outdoor seating only. They have a parking lot in the back. I asked for a layered custard topped with hot fudge. The only thing is my friend also asked for layered and they said they couldn't do that, but maybe I'm special idk. Anyways, I would def recommend this place. They have so much flavors. This time I got the banana cheesecake and chocolate PB custards topped with hot fudge. Next time I'm definitely going to try the matcha custard! read more

Stella’s Creamery & Cakes - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Schenectady, New York

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Stella's is my local and there is always a line which is a great sign. There is plenty of parking and seating. The staff are young and very polite. There are 50 custom custard flavors hard ice cream and food items. Stella's pricing is also very reasonable. read more

Stella’s Creamery & Cakes - Northern lights sherbet - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Schenectady, New York

First time ever trying custard, ugh it was delectable. I got the cotton candy. I am severely lactose intolerant but gladly took the L here. Can't wait to try the Irish cream and birthday cake custards read more

Stella’s Creamery & Cakes - Cotton candy custard - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Schenectady, New York

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Excellent food, ice cream, and service!!!! Not to mention the friendly atmosphere. We keep coming back for more! read more

Great ice cream, I think it is likely to go up to a five star review for me. I like to take my time before I award five stars, however. Service is fast and friendly and there are a lot of picnic tables, which is great. We haven't tried the food options yet, but we definitely plan to! The prices are really fair, too. read more

This place, under very welcome new ownership, has all of the virtues Bumpy's had -- quick walk-up fast food and your choice of ice cream concoctions of the hard (Perry's), soft, or novelty variety -- and none of the negative karma of the last owners. Service is swift and friendly, although I do suggest they reconsider the walk-up window flow of traffic to add a separate window for pick-up they use *all* the time, since we had to dart in front of customers who were ordering to pick up our ice cream. The parking is still weird and my two standing suggestions for improving the site remain: one, do something about the all-asphalt-blacktop in the customer area and the weirdly sloping picnic benches. I recognize this is cheap and probably was done for drainage, but it's hot as Hades even on mild days, and the picnic benches can be deucedly awkward to sit down at. If there's a budget to relandscape and level this and replace the asphalt with cooler concrete or an eco-friendly material (like the recycled soft material used in some playgrounds) that will withstand dropped cones and rainstorm runoff, that would be fantastic. In the meantime, a little extra shade for customers standing in line would be appreciated. The other is to GET RID OF THE BUMPER BOAT AREA. The idea of bumper boats sounds super cool and we actually tried it once back in the day, and it wasn't nearly as much fun as the concept of bumper boats. And it was never open, and when it was it took forever to get an employee to let you in. And now it's just a festering pool of algae. It would be LOVELY if this could be replaced with some shade, some play structures for the kids, and maybe some seating that's not just picnic tables (cafe style tables, etc.) I realize this is a big $$ outlay for a small business but it's wasting half the footprint of the property and isn't anything but a fetid hazard right now. Finally we're really looking forward to the new owners putting their own stamp on the food fare. That would be a big differentiator and one that might get us to buy the non-ice cream food. For now, though, recommended as an ice cream spot (once again) but on the hottest days, be prepared to broil while you're eating it. Best of luck to the new owners! read more

Stella’s Creamery & Cakes - New sign with a new name - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Schenectady, New York

Stella's is the best around. Their custard is not like the standard stuff you find everywhere, it's especially buttery. I don't know what they add to it but it's so good. Really creative flavors too! My favorite is the vanilla malt milkshake. My husband loves their butterscotch milkshake. I haven't even tried the hard ice cream because the custard is so good, but they always have great sounding flavors for that too. Cute shop, and the employees are always having fun and so nice. read more

How indulgent... we shared the Stella's Fried Dough Sundae with vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry custard, peanut butter cups, cheesecake bites, caramel sauce, whipped cream, peanuts, and cherries and wow for $12.50 you get quite a lot! The fried dough was delicious and the ice cream melting perfectly over it paired with the caramel... YUM Super thick and creamy milkshakes too! Will definitely be read more

Stella’s Creamery & Cakes - Stella's Fried Dough Sundae - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Schenectady, New York

First time at this spot. The ice cream or custard cream or whatever it's called is amazing lol. I also tried their fried dough which was good well and just sweet enough. Will definitely be visiting again before the summer ends. I'd pick this place over Curry freeze which is a pretty popular spot in Schenectady. read more

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Almost 3 years later and the quality of product, service, and variety of offerings just gets better. There's better seating now too, with more tables with umbrellas. The crowd is family and dog friendly. The owners are still up front and involved. They also offer new things like dole whip, ice cream cakes, and more! read more

Stella’s Creamery & Cakes - a woman feeding a dog an ice cream cone - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Schenectady, New York

WHEN: Wednesday @ 7pm No line at all. We took our time looking through the menu before ordering. Stella's has a LONG Extensive menu placed outside of the ice cream shop. It'll take a while to read through! I didn't know what's a custard, apparently it's 12% fat richer type of ice cream. Typical ice cream only contains 6-7% fat. I didn't go for a custard this time. WHAT WE ORDERED Strawberry vanilla swirl soft serve w hot fudge in kiddie cup Vanilla soft serve in kiddie cup Cookie dough ice cream in kiddie cup It doesn't say kiddie cup prices on the menu, 3 ice cream total around $12, assuming it's $3.5 each. It was a local ice cream shop that we discovered, thought to give it a try. It was delicious nevertheless. read more

The best custard around. So many flavors to choose from and such fun sundae ideas. The shaved ice is also amazing! I ordered an ice cream cake from them and the took my ideas and made them real life, the best cake with chocolate and vanilla malt custard! read more

Friendly staff, great food & delicious ice cream!! My husband and I were passing ( we pass constantly and there's always a line) so we decided to check it out! We weren't expecting too much as far as food but we both ordered the fish fry meal. We both got it with tartar sauce but I got sweet potato fries and he got street fries. The fish had a great crisp! Both fries were great and not soggy! For ice cream I got the peanut butter custard with rainbow sprinkles and he got the stroop waffle flurry. 10/10 on both!!! Overall, so worth it if there's a line! read more

We went to Stella's yesterday and got their custard, it was amazing, there was 5 of us and we all loved it. I never had custard before, and it was such a delightful treat. Great service and a nice spot with plenty of outdoor seating. Go check it out! Craig and Zach Shappy read more

The custard is so creamy and delicious! Love all of the options they have and look forward to trying their cakes, too! Highly recommend!!

great soft serve ice cream! their cones are very appealing and specialties are creative in contrast to other locations. accessible sitting outside. couldn't complain. read more

I tried the waffle cone with nuts along with the Black Forest flavour ice cream. It tasted very good, creamy and soft. Will definitely return to try other flavours and items on the menu. read more

Unfriendly customer service and stale candy on my soft serve ice cream. I thought the younger generation was suppose to be kinder? The crazy part about all of this was that I was raised on bumpy's ice cream. Even when the racist owned it my African American family still received excellent customer service. When I go back home I'll skip it go to jumping Jacks (which is supposedly racist ) yet we've always received great customer service from them as well. Crazy right? read more

the ice cream is fantastic here! the service was a bit slow but the richness of ice cream did make up for it. beware of horns honking & crazy driving as it's right next to the DMV but that's not a fault to Stella's at all. :) read more

If 0 stars were an option, it'd be zero. I was dying for a chocola oreo shae, whoch is my go to, and absolutely delicious. i ordered 2 shakes, nachos, and churros. I attempted to order a chilli dog, but conveniently no chilli today apparently. Ok fine. I place my order and while waiting im noticing how absolutely filthy the entire area was. Ice cream spilled everywhere, literally every table. No napkins, no umbrellas for shade, and a bandage stuck to one of the table tops. I was so disgusted I stood while waiting for my order. I can't image anyone in the now forming line , would have stayed there to eat. Now again, my shake was great.. the nachos how ever were not. The cheese was curdled throughout the entire soufflé cup. Such disappointment. For $19 I expect a little effort. I didn't have time to drive back and get it replaced with more chunky cheese so instead im posting a buyers beware!!! Def not worth the price or the trip read more

Stella’s Creamery & Cakes - Bandage on table - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Schenectady, New York

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Very disappointed. Ordered an Oreo Flurry and there was HARDLY any Oreos in it at all. My fiancé ordered the butter pecan soft serve on a cone and it didn't taste like it at all. Won't go back. read more

When you get to be my age (33), ice cream becomes less of a treat and more of a hobby. It's usually not a question of "should we go get ice cream this weekend?" and more often "ice cream for dinner?" We discovered Stella's because we heard it took the place of Bumpy's, which was elegantly shut down after everyone finally realized the owner was a word-I-probably-shouldn't-say-on-Yelp. It's much better now anyways. We've been here five times in the last six weeks. It's become our new go to ice cream spot, and we've loved getting an easy, summer meal beforehand as well. My favorite touch is that they actually came up with sundaes specifically for kids. Unicorn Poop? I mean come on. If you haven't eaten the frozen excrement of a mythical creature, you haven't lived. My second favorite touch is that they have custard, which if you've ever been to a beachside boardwalk, you'll know it's vastly superior to soft serve ice cream and I will die on that hill. The only drawback is the location, but mostly because there's a lot of idiots who like to show off how noisy their cars are and how much faster they can get to the next red light. Certainly not Stella's fault, but going forward I'd suggest an incentive program: drive by the shop ten times going the speed limit, get a free cone. Anyways. This place rules. And I hope it lasts. Let's make it happen. read more

We've given this place a few try's, Unfortunately that's all we are giving. They are out of so many things, staff (not the owners), have no personality, and it cost 13.00 for a small cone, a med cone and a snow cone. Come on Stellas, Do better! read more

Creamery would imply the ice cream and other dairy products are homemade, not here. Combine that with unfriendly service and this place is not a win. Head elsewhere in the Capital District for homemade ice cream and a smile read more