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    The Sweet Spot

    3.4 (89 reviews)
    Closed 10:00 am - 10:00 pm

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    They stopped me walking by on my birthday to give me free ice cream and a shot glass. We've come back everytime since and they have the best service. The owners are so sweet and the ice cream is the best!

    Chocolate Milkshake
    Samantha S.

    Right off the strip in downtown St. Augustine is a little hole-in-the-wall ice cream shop. The Sweet Spot was one of the first places I ever tried a gourmet milkshake. The toppings were fun but so much we couldn't finish it. It also melted very quickly in the Florida heat. People say it is overpriced, but you get to keep the mug!

    Milk & Cookies ice cream, it's delicious and absolutely huge for 2.  Plus you keep the cool mug, 5 star!
    Michele L.

    Absolutely delicious ice cream!!! I had milk & Cookies, that came in a really cool glass mug you get to keep. All sorts of treats with the ice cream and worth every nibble on a hot summer day.

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    Veronica M.

    Delicious!.... just delicious!... so much fun!... my kids, my husband and I enjoyed every spoon. A sugars delight, it was not overwhelming which allowed to enjoy it till the end. Well served indeed. Located in a lovely area of the town, where we enjoyed a walk. Definitely worth the stop.

    Magan D.

    They do not know how to make milkshakes. We ordered a super milkshake and a regular milkshake. Both were poorly executed and and lacked the consistency of a milkshake. Person behind the counter even asked "How do you make a milkshake?" We will not be returning.

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    Nicely put together, friendly environment, and fast service. Although the toppings were stale and the ice cream tasted freezer burnt.

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    3 months ago

    Everyone here is very nice and the best customer service, always try to hurry to get the costumers their order

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    4 months ago

    Had a chocolate shake. It tasted like plastic, I thought it might be the straw or cup. Not sure but it was disgusting.

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    11 months ago

    Not good staff were nice but icecream just not worth it for those prices just bad icecream

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    1 year ago

    nice staff but really mid ice cream. it's hershey's brand so i would save the $6-$7 and just get it at the store to be honest

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    1 year ago

    Literally disgusting, we found hair baked inside of our cookies and they refused to refund

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    2 years ago

    I Love the ice cream here! must come! kids loved it. Eggless options available. Thanks a lot!

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    so gross we found multiple pieces of hair baked into our cookies and they refused to refund

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    3 years ago

    Such a great spot! Eve was super friendly and the ice cream was delicious! Will definitely be back.

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    4 years ago

    Delicious ice cream. I saw this and just knew I needed to go here. Great service and was good

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    3 years ago

    Place had an amazing selection of ice cream to choose from and my family and I really enjoyed it! Right here on St. George's street!

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    3 years ago

    The price is high and the ice cream lacks flavor. There are many other shops to get good tasting ice cream. This was not one of them.

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    They have dairy-free chocolate chip. I had it, and it was good, albeit severely overpriced.

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    The milk shakes are standard, the fudge not quite on par, but the ice cream we had was pretty yum.

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