Local ice cream shop in Glebe. Their single scoops are gigantic, almost the equivalent of two…read morescoops at other shops. Their waffle cone was quite thick and seasoned with cinnamon or other spices: different and not my cup of tea. Vanilla was a classic and had specs of vanilla. The toffee had choco and nut chucks and wasn't too sweet, same with the vanilla.

An underrated gem in the Ottawa area for ice cream!…read more Whether it is the summer or cold winter, Haven's Creamery has taken pride to make delicious handcrafted ice cream! Whether it's soft serve, hand churned ice cream, or the smell of fresh waffle cones , there is a flavour for everyone at this spot along Bank Street! The Cereal Milk flavour is one of my favourite options to enjoy as it feels like breakfast with the balance of the vanilla milk base pairing well with the simple corn flakes for added texture. I cannot wait to go back in my next visit to Ottawa!

I love supporting small local businesses and I think artisan chocolatiers are cool, but I'm not…read moregonna lie, $11.99 for a chocolate bar seems steep to me. I've walked by this chocolate shop countless times, first when it was located in The Glebe on Bank St and then when it moved to Westboro on Richmond Rd. One day, I saw a sign that they were having a "warehouse sale" with 50% off so I figured this was my chance to try their chocolates, lol. So all their bars were $5.99 each (they call them "Postcard Chocolates" because the bars are packaged in a way that you can mail them like a postcard. I would personally be afraid that people would steal them, and they would never reach their intended recipient, but that's just my disillusionment with humanity, which is another topic altogether and has no place in a review about delicious chocolate anyways). They had unusual flavours like "corn and cereal", wasabi, and Pinot Noir. I ended up getting a Buttered Rum and an Afternoon Tea for myself. A Chili for my brother, an Afternoon Tea for his wife and a Spiced Cranberry for each of my husband's sisters. The bars are either dark, milk or white chocolate. Their chocolate is ethically sourced. The dark chocolates are vegan. The Buttered Rum was a milk chocolate and it was sweet and smooth and had a definite buttery rum flavour to it. The Afternoon Tea was a dark chocolate and the tea flavour was way too subtle for me. I was hoping for a potent tea flavour, but it was so mild. The shop itself is beautiful and looks like what you'd expect an expensive artisan chocolate shop to look like, haha. Note the warehouse sale was not in their retail shop but rather in the basement, behind their shop. They have free parking (which is rare for businesses in Westboro) behind the shop at Winona and Picton. (13)

With the situation happening right now, my winter body has applied for an extension (granted) and…read moremy winter body thrives on chocolate. Yes, I am a basic bitch who loves cadbury mini eggs and smarties but sometimes I can be a fancy bitch and when I'm in that mood, I turn to Alicja. Alicja Confections is a cute little chocolate boutique whom I first discovered at the One-of-a-Kind Show in Markham. They caught my eye with their wall of beautiful chocolate packaging. And I am a sucker for beautiful packaging. As a matter of fact, I still have the boxes from the chocolates I bought last year. Their box designer deserves their salary. And hopefully it's a good salary, because these bars aren't cheap. At almost $10 a bar, they are packed with homemade, high-quality chocolate filled with the most unique flavours I've ever seen. I am extremely drawn to desserts with weird flavours so the first chocolate bar I bought was the "Ramen" one. Yes, Ramen. It tasted like crunchy salted chocolate, but with ramen flavouring instead of salt and dried noodles instead of nuts. Surprisingly tasty! Then there was the tart ruby chocolate with freeze dried berries and my favourite to date, spicy wasabi dark chocolate. I just ordered Cheese White Chocolate, Donut Milk Chocolate, Rose Dark Chocolate...I'm delighted and excited. Their gimmick is that the chocolate bars double as postcards. They are just the right weight to avoid additional postage fees and you can get a message written right on the back. And I mean gimmick in the most positive way. Who doesn't want to receive a bar of wacky delicious chocolate in the mail from a loved one?

Such an amazing ice cream store that sells lots of dairy free / vegan ice cream flavours? Count us…read morein. Surprisingly they also dairy in their name! No issues from our end - just give us dairy free options. They also had types of vegan waffle cones. This keeps getting better. All of their staff were amazing to deal with. They were friendly and chatty in a nice way. As we were celebrating an event as well, this just added to our mood. The seating outside amazing as well. Our large group could sit together and have a good time. How about the ice cream? We were a diverse group and all of them just loved their flavours and even the milkshakes. All top notch. They had 7 vegan flavours when we went! Wish they were 500kms east towards us.

Kind service, lots of options, and very clean! We were driving by and had to stop. Now it was a…read moreweekday, and I prefer soft serve, but they did have a soft mix up that they had made in the freezer. It was all amazing. We will be back for more. We parked down the street, but there is outdoor seating. Fun place, I would go again.

We've made quite a few visits to Kawartha Dairy in Ottawa now, from when they first opened until…read moretoday, and have loved it every time! Whether it's a scorching hot summer day or a rainy one, we're always happy eating ice cream here. Their scoops are GINORMOUS. We've learned to only order the baby scoop now, and even that is a huge scoop! Their classic vanilla is always so smooth, creamy and milky, and the mint chocolate chip is another favourite. I also love that they have a drive-thru, which makes it so convenient when you just want to grab some ice cream without getting out of the car. I also like picking up their other dairy products while I'm there, especially their milk and butter. Great ice cream, generous is an understatement when it comes to the portions, and definitely a spot I'd highly recommend if you're visiting Ottawa!

I adore Kawartha Dairy. I tried it in the GTA area and I was so glad it opened a location in…read moreOttawa. Moose tracks is the one I get all the time and it's got pieces of Reese in it with chocolate ribbons. The vanilla flavour is so creamy and it leaves you wanting more! Quick service by the person at the stand. It's more of a buy and go spot, so you can buy ice cream to go in a cone or cup, or tubs of ice cream. It's a quiet shop and not very big. Perfect for a quick dessert spot if you're craving for some ice cream! You definitely have to go sometime if you haven't tried Kawartha Dairy yet!

I've tried a bunch of their chocolates and truffles, which are always great (they're Sweet Georgia…read moreBrowns are a fan favourite for good reason), but I've never had their ice cream until now! I knew exactly what I was going to order, and without looking in advance haha a rarity. I got a scoop of pistachio almond in a dark chocolate and almond-dipped waffle cone. I wish the ice cream had larger almond chunks instead of the little pieces, but there were lots of pieces spread out all over. The ice cream was bright green, not sure if it's artificial, natural, or both. Regardless, it the ice cream was good. There's a white chocolate or dark chocolate dip, I assume the ground almonds are optional. The dark chocolate and almond dip went perfectly with the pistachio ice cream. The waffle cone itself was a bit crumbly and the bottom of mine sort of crumbled off, but it tasted great, not too sweet. Love that they're a Canadian company!

Imagine my surprise and joy when I saw a Purdy's in Ottawa after thinking they were only a…read moreVancouver thing. I just knew I had to get an ice cream cone! I got the chocolate ice cream with almond topping and it was so good. Ice cream is always a good idea and even more so if it's from Purdy's. Service was great and I got to eat in the mall in the corner due to covid.

Living in the west-end my ENTIRE life, I honestly shocked myself that we've never tried Brett's,…read morebut better late than never! Also support local We got 1 strawberry sundae + 1 chocolate sundae (unfortunately that one didn't make the cuts since we devoured that within seconds). The vanilla soft serve is SO incredibly good?!! Like wow. It's super soft and creamy- miles better than DQ. The young lady at the window was also super sweet and friendly! They also have a patio section with a few tables and benches & lots of variety on their menu! Do note that their sundaes come in only 1 size (which is pretty decent! Not too small and not too big, leaving you feel guilty afterwards. It's just the right size!) I will definitely be back to try their razzles next time since I've heard great things about it

Brett's Ice Cream is a little ice cream shop in Kanata. It's been around since 2013 but I only…read morelearned of it recently. It's a little shop with basically just a window where you order. It's a strip mall with an auto body shop. Not the most picturesque or romantic place, but the ice cream is good. You pretty much need to eat it in the parking lot (there are a few benches) or in your car. My husband and I went during the Phase 2 re-opening amidst the Covid-19 Pandemic, but I don't think they had to change their practices much because they were always takeout only with no place to sit and eat. There was absolutely no line up when we went on a Sunday afternoon in June. My husband is a traditionalist so he got a medium chocolate vanilla swirl in a waffle cone. It was $3.25 for a medium and an additional $0.75 for the waffle cone. I wanted to try their flavour burst which is flavour swirled into the ice cream in unique way (see photos). I got a small vanilla cone with cherry flavour burst. It was $2.25 for the small cone plus an additional $1 for the flavour burst. I enjoyed my cone. The ice cream was creamy and the flavour burst added a nice black cherry flavour to the cone. It wasn't too overwhelmingly sweet which was nice. I really want to try the Pina Colada flavour burst next time. Note that they only have soft serve ice cream. No hard/scoop ice cream. They do have milkshakes, slushies, slushie floats, sundaes, and Razzles, which are like Dairy Queen Blizzards or Mc Donald's McFlurries. Service was quick and courteous. I'm a huge fan. It's a bit of a trek to get to Kanata for me, but I would come back if I was in the area or planning to so other things in the area. Free parking in the parking lot that is shared with the auto shop.

I can't believe it happened - the first place in Ottawa that serves rolled ice cream has finally…read moreopened! I rushed here as soon as I found out about it on Instagram and I am so happy I did! The flavours were somewhat limited when I went there so I decided to go with good old Strawberry Cheesecake which I absolutely loved. They made the ice cream rolls in front of me and used fresh strawberries for it. The person who made my ice cream was really nice and friendly and took care of my order right away. Overall, I had a really positive experience here and would recommend this place to anybody who is craving ice cream but also wants to try something different, or if you just love rolled ice cream! 5/5!

OK, I kid you not, this place will blow your mind. Earlier this week, I tried the bear claw and…read moremocha almond single ice-cream cone, and I was back within the week to try it again. This time, I ordered the bear claw and the caramel coconut crunch, which didn't disappoint. The taste and unique flavors are off the charts here. The price is on point, very fair for the size they give. The single was two scoops for $5.75, and they even sell chocolate goods and waffle cones. For me to come back so soon and want more speaks for itself! The only reason I don't give 5 stars is because seating is very limited. There are a few chairs in the front, and most people are eating and chatting near their cars or in the lot. I touched grass and watched the sunset--perfecto! OK, je ne plaisante pas, cet endroit va vous époustoufler. Plus tôt cette semaine, j'ai essayé le "bear claw" et le cône de glace simple au moka et aux amandes, et j'étais de retour dans la semaine pour en reprendre. Cette fois, j'ai commandé le "bear claw" et le "caramel coconut crunch", et je n'ai pas été déçu. Le goût et les saveurs uniques sont incroyables ici. Le prix est juste, très raisonnable pour la taille. Le simple était deux boules pour 5,75 $, et ils vendent même des produits au chocolat et des cônes gaufrés. Le fait que je sois revenu si rapidement en dit long ! La seule raison pour laquelle je ne donne pas 5 étoiles est que les places assises sont très limitées. Il y a quelques chaises à l'avant, et la plupart des gens mangent et discutent près de leur voiture ou sur le parking. J'ai touché de l'herbe et regardé le coucher du soleil--parfait !

Overall Rating: 3.5. It was a drive away, but anything for an ice cream craving! They have a large…read moreassortment of ice creams from Mango to Moose Track to Chocolate Brownie Fudge. I opted for the Mint Chocolate Chip today- perhaps a poor choice on my part as I was left wanting more mint. Service was excellent and the array of chocolates were inviting. No indoor seating. Lots of parking available.