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The Original Rainbow Cone

4.7 (33 reviews)
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The rainbow sundae
Allison Y.

The ice cream is delicious. The service was amazing. Joann is super sweet, super helpful with suggestions and offered samples. Beyond clean location. The sundae was awesome and my bubble waffle was so awemazeballs. Would highly recommend. Higher priced but tastes fresh and high quality ingredients.

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Lisa K.

The staff here was so welcoming on my first venture to this adorable ice cream shop. There were only a handful of people inside when my large party of 8 entered. It didn't take long for us to go over our menu options and do a few samplings. Ice cream is scooped with a flat scooper, so your creations become rectangular layers instead of mounds. This makes flavor mixing a little more like an art form. I went with the chocolate obsession topped with Nutella and whipped cream. It was deliciously creamy and just the chocolate fix I needed. I may try the mini donuts with ice cream on my next visit!

Cheryl V.

Orlando-This place is a new addition to the Waterford Lakes shopping center in East Orlando. On a scale of one to 10, service would be a 15+!! The gal that was helping us was over the top sweet and let us taste several flavors before ordering. I decided on a cup, and my friend decided to have a stacked cone. The reason for the three stars is because several of the flavors that I tried tasted "old" and had a weird over-frozen texture. I have had this kind of ice cream before. It does not taste freshly made, rather like it's been thawed out and then frozen again, giving it a strange texture. My friend enjoyed her unusual looking cone, and the two flavors that I ordered tasted OK. I think this was a one and done for us. We have so very many dessert places nearby, I think we can find fresher tasting ice cream elsewhere.

Carolyn C.

So I completely forgot to take a picture of my cone unfortunately. But it was refreshing and sweet! I tried the orange layered creamsicle. And Joanne the one who helped me out is a lovely young girl! Excellent hostess! And you can tell she loves her job and enjoys to make customers happy with the veriaty of ice creams she serves. She is. Very enthusiastic and bubbly and is always excited to share about this amazing place. She makes ordering fun! I love the decor it's very colorful and fun! It's like a dream come true when you first enter the store. Love! And I can't wait to go and try a new flavor!

Original Rainbow Cone
Rachel M.

Happy to see another Rainbow Cone in Florida. I've been to the one in Bradenton, the first location in FL. This started in Chicago and being born there I didn't have it til I moved here, then I went back and had it at Navy Pier in Downtown Chicago. It was so tall. Here it's not tall at all, but the layers are good. My fave is the orange sherbet and the pistachio. They have more flavors than these and you can have them as ice cream sandwiches or cakes etc. many options. So nice to run in this store in Waterford Lakes in Orlando. It's my first time in the area . The service was great. The decor is fun. The bathroom decs should be in the front and they need more tables here.

Christina S.

Omg! Finally an ice cream joint that is delicious and phenomenal service is near me!!! Just opened yesterday with a hard opening today! The staff is 5/6 and so helpful! Special shout out to Victoria and the manager Candy! Everyone who works there is very sweet and friendly! You can get the flavors and they tell you what is in which one and what their fave is! This place is going to kill it! Candy said their goal is to get lines down in 4 mins! I would say that is wonderful! Everyone walks around and asks how everything is! I wanted to take one star off because the scoop sizes aren't consistent, but the service made up for it! I also wish the Nutella donuts had a generous amount of Nutella, it was more of a drizzle to me. We will definitely be back to try the rainbow ice cream cone! I'll never drive to a competitor unless I'm in the area, otherwise this is the best choice for Waterford! The floor looks like sprinkles and they keep the tables clean! Love it, love it, love it!

No bathrooms. Wash your hands elsewhere.
Ben M.

The Rundown: experience "cut" ice cream instead of scooped, with friendly faces and classic flavors. The Review: I wasn't sure what to expect, but I was overall satisfied. It's a cute atmosphere, a mix of modern and classic parlor type vibes. I had no idea about this chain, and apparently it's been around for quite some time! We were immediately greeted by genuinely friendly staff. The pricing was reasonable and they had a surprising variety of options - even down to mini donuts! The ice cream flavors were pretty standard. No crazy flavors to hit trends, but with the gimmick of cut ice cream. Which I really enjoyed, because it offered a nice variety along with something different! The classic Rainbow which they are known for, I'm not entirely about. It looks cool, but I personally didn't feel the flavors went well together. They were not bad, just did not blend for me. I'll definitely return but likely for other flavors. If you're like me and on the fence of "cup or cone?" go the cone route. They have neat cone holders to even catch drips for you! Also they run specials throughout the week so if you're at all uncertain, you will still find something you enjoy and it's a cute atmosphere to take a moment to relax and indulge yourself. Just if you need to use the restroom (including to wash your hands) do so elsewhere.

Cosmic Birthday
Marshaye B.

The ice cream was delicious and the service was great. Ariana was amazing! She was super sweet and helpful, explained the menu and flavors throughly going above and beyond to help us choose flavors. I ultimately landed on the cosmic dream and I really enjoyed it.

The story behind the cone
Steph A.

I had to stop here on my recent trip to Chicago. From everything I read, the original rainbow cone is a Chicago institution. I of course had to order the original cone, and it was so tasty and fun to eat. There are 5 different flavors, in the original cone, and each Is delightful. My favorite of them all was the orange sherbet. Each flavor on the cone is scooped with a flat scoop so the end up as flat slices. It's a really cool looking cone, and it's been around for almost 100 years, which I think is amazing. It opened in 1926 and hasn't changed a ton from what I've read. Definitly check it out.

A decorative wall
Amanda M.

So I went during opening day and a little bit later. While I did not have the ice cream, I did have the mini doughnuts (cinnamon sugar). They are prepared fresh and come out super warm. The only nitpick I have is that the price on the board did not match the price they were charging me for the full dozen. I tried mentioning the price difference but they didn't care. I still paid. The food was again great, but I do wish the price actually was correct. It's a tiny little place and feels a little bit sterile. I would recommend the mini cinnamon sugar doughnuts to other people.

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Sharyn L.

This small place is very cute inside, very pink. We were greeted right away and I ordered the original Rainbow Cone, in a waffle cone ($0.99 extra but a sugar cone is free), and my husband ordered a large Banana Nutella Shake. The shakes come with whipped cream and two mini donuts! There is not much seating inside with two small tables, a bench along one side and then some stools at the front. Since it was an off time, we were able to sit at one of the tables. When my Rainbow Cone was ready, I got it and thought it looked different than the photos, with too much yellow and Orange at the top. Turns out the server had built it wrong and did pistachio, Palmer, and Orange at the top instead of Palmer, Pistachio and Orange. I didn't mind, though. She did come by later and say she was sorry, she was distracted while building it. I also appreciated the plastic drip catcher they put my cone in as I am a sloppy ice cream eater. I loved the look of the slices of ice cream and the flavor combination was surprisingly good. I don't know why Chocolate, Strawberry, Palmer House (vanilla ice cream with walnuts and cherries), Pistachio Almond, and Orange Sherbet taste good together but they do! Also, all of the ice creams with mix ins like walnuts, cherries, almonds, strawberries, had lots of big chunks and were delicious. My husband finished his whole shake and said it was great but very sweet. He appreciated the donuts on top as those were unexpected. I liked the flavor of mine so much that I got a pint of Rainbow Cone to go, and that comes with two sugar cones, which is nice. There are other sliced ice cream flavors as well as regular scoops, sundaes, shakes, and mini donuts. Plus ice cream sandwiches and cakes.

Chocolate ice cream
Miracle R.

Yes I love this placeee. It's a brand new addition to Waterford and I'm so glad. The workers are lovely and the ambiance is super cute. I tried the chocolate, mint chocolate chip, strawberry, and the rainbow one and they were all equally as delicious. The wait wasn't too long considering there were a lot of people which was nice.

Orange Creamsicle shake
Sapana P.

We came in and got 2 cups of ice cream with toppings. Joann was soo nice and warm and helpful. The ice cream was so good. Then we got 2 orange creamsicles shakes to go. They were so yummy! We will be back, thank you!

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Absolutely Love coming here. Joann is always so nice has a smile on her face. Stop by and so them some love.

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