So the other day, someone asked if I wanted to go get the "fancy ice cream". I had no clue what they meant, of course I said yes. We ended up at The Yard and I'll admit, all this time I thought it was just one of those over the top, Instagram-worthy milkshake places. turns out I was wrong. They have rose and rose of colorful ice cream and some really unique flavors. You can keep it simple with a scoop or cone or go all out with one of their crazy creations. I kept it simple and got a scoop of rainbow sherbet since too much dairy doesn't agree with me. We also grabbed a pint of mint chocolate chip to take home and they packed it in the cutest reusable mason jar with the lid. This fits perfectly with their whole farmhouse chic decor. So yes, this is the fancy ice cream shop, but it's so much more than elaborate milkshakes. The ice cream is delicious and it's absolutely worth a visit. read more

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We visited this place in Florida and just had to stop and try it here! The shakes here were just as good , we brought the whole family. The Service here was impressive and helpful and a nice quit place to enjoy a sweet treat! We will be back to visit ! read more

The Yard Milkshake Bar - Oops sorry already got a bite ! - Desserts Near Me - The Colony, Texas

This place serves ice cream other than the milkshakes, but that's what we came here for. We found it more of a novelty than anything. The shake we got was plain chocolate. The peanut butter was completely separate on the outside (aka the shake tasted nothing like it) and was plain and not the sweet kind. The brownie was good but impossible to eat with the shake. And the worst part - $20. You keep the jar, but have to clean it in a sink they have set up, which sucked for peanut butter. I don't think I'd be interested in returning. read more

This is a really lovely place to enjoy some creamy delicious ice cream. It's a nice treat especially in this Texas weather. I only got the calf size (single scoop) and there's so much in it! The staff here are all so enthusiastic and sweet. They were so excited to recommend good flavors (Root Beer float is the way to go). Overall come and you won't be disappointed. read more

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After a visit to the video game museum with our youngest; we came to the yard Milkshake bar. Staff worked really well with our kid to help him decide what we wanted. Price and size wise their specialty shakes work out for two to three people to share. Plus they can come in jars you can take home. They have a sink area for you to wash your hands and clean up jars you opt to take home. read more

The Yard Milkshake Bar - Desserts Near Me - The Colony, Texas

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I had heard about the Yard Milkshake bar a number of times but I tend to forget that it's on this side of town until we are driving by going to something else we already had planned. I had promised my kiddo a trip to the Video Game Museum; and we made a plan to swing by here after. The staff was super sweet and let my kiddo try a couple different cookie dough options for him to decide what he would like. My husband and I split one of their giant shakes which was good; easily split between at least two people; if not three. Which at the price point makes sense if you're splitting vs getting one per person. read more

The Yard Milkshake Bar - Desserts Near Me - The Colony, Texas

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The specialty shakes were SOOOO good! Not too sweet, and the whipped cream w the topping was so yummy. You get to keep the jar it comes in and they have a little wash station for you to clean out the jar afterwards. So neat. The staff there were so sweet and helpful with it being our first time. I loved the decor of the place, and plenty of tables for lots of families to enjoy. Will be back! read more

The Yard Milkshake Bar - Birthday Cake - Desserts Near Me - The Colony, Texas

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This place is cool but definitely dairy forward which is why I personally took it down a star. For me personally I think the shakes are a bit too indulgent but they are definitely good if you have a sweet tooth. I wish they had more dairy free options but love the concept overall. read more

It's okay. It is Blue Bell ice cream which is extremely overrated. It's very expensive. With a tip it was $20 for a small "Peanut butter finger cheesecake" I had to request an extra paper plate because how else can anyone dig into this tower? This would be a great place to take a date to share one with. I had to take it home because it's too much for one person unless you're flirting with diabetes Staff was great! read more

The Yard Milkshake Bar - Peanut Butter Finger Cheesecake - Desserts Near Me - The Colony, Texas

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Not a great experience! Outrageously overpriced!! Too sweet - could only take a few bites and I was parched. They do not offer free tap water. read more

Ice cream is a nice treat so we decided to stop here for dessert. The counter staff behavior was enough by itself for me never to want to go back. There were 2 occupied tables when we arrived. The staff seemed bored and unfriendly and the ice cream was basic and overpriced. And I don't have strong interest in ordering shakes and sundaes with a bunch of stuff piled on for photo shoots. On a side note I noticed a "convenience fee" in addition to sales tax added on to my receipt. Fortunately it was tiny but also, convenient for who? read more

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It was a very amazing experience i loved it here especially because of the sweet employees read more

The Yard Milkshake Bar - Desserts Near Me - The Colony, Texas

Great selection and the taste was great. The specials look great but the price is pretty high for what it is.

I've always wanted to go to the Yard Milkshake Bar. I see it every time I'm in the area, so we decided to give it a try! When we walked in, the smell was extremely horrendous and very unappetizing. It felt very humid inside. The interior lacks cleanliness-window sills, floors, tables, etc. Very dirty and under kept. We ordered two bowls to go, Mint Green Monster and the Peanut Butter Brownie Bliss. The ice cream tastes just like Blue Bell ice cream with a brownie on top. The ice cream was in a small cup, but was placed into a bigger cup. When my friend pulled the small cup out of the bigger cup, it really upset her especially for the amount we paid. The ingredients were cheap quality and did not match up to the price. Unless you're paying an extra $5 for a glass jar, it is not so Instagrammable. Basically $30 for 2 scoops of Blue Bell ice cream and 2 brownies with some whip cream and little syrup and crumbs is insane. Overall, this place must've been great when Instagram aesthetic food pictures were at its peak. This place is the real definition of aesthetic foods aka low quality, but "pretty" for pics. Now it's just overhyped. It might be fun and cool for young kids and teens, but there are definitely better quality dessert options in the area that matches your bang for buck. Unfortunately, I don't recommend this place and don't plan on coming back. read more

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We arrived early afternoon and were greeted by two friendly staff members. This was my first time, but my friend had been there before. It has a very clean and rustic look. I loved how they have a deep sink where you can wash your hands after eating your gooey treat. They will give you samples as there are sooo many yummy flavors of ice cream to choose from. I couldn't make up my mind, but I finally decided that I wanted something not too sweet so I got the oatmeal pie sundae. It was enormous!! I tried to finish it all but couldn't and took the oatmeal pie that was on the side home. The ice cream was rich and flavorful and I loved the scoop of oatmeal cookie dough as it gave it just the right amount of sweetness. Definitely will come back and try more flavors!! read more

The Yard Milkshake Bar - Oat Tastically Dough Licious and Brownie Bandito - Desserts Near Me - The Colony, Texas

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I ordered the Cereal Killer Milkshake, which in the picture it's very colorful, it has the red marshmallow cream, whipped cream and fruity pebbles on top, but when it got delivered to me, I just got a plain old fruity pebbles shake. No red marshmallow cream, no whipped cream. Also, there were the biggest chunks of white chocolate at the bottom that you can't even suck up through a straw, so it just clogs the whole thing which is even more frustrating and was the cherry on top of this whole experience. Also, it was $15... I was willing to put the price aside because of the presentation, but then it didn't even look like the picture. I have NEVER left a bad review, but i'm irate, waste of money and wouldn't recommend this place to anyone. read more

Well this was my very first visit and couldn't wait. Saw it mentioned on a FB group I follow for all things Texas and had to make sure to visit when here in Texas with my daughter. We walked in to a huge assortment of ice cream flavors and were able to taste some samples which was very helpful. After deciding on flavors, we advanced to the menu (which is on the wall) or you can scan a code for a menu on your smartphone. Of course I like pics and the wall menu caught my eye immediately. Again so many choices and we were asked if we wanted to eat it or drink it?? In other words...a sundae or shake. lol After looking at our options and because we were sharing a sundae we opted for the biggie and one of their most popular, the Brookie Batter sundae. You get 5 scoops now not your average size scoops as my husband watched and saw that the scooper was half the size of a regular scoop. Also this sundae comes with two particular flavors, but you can choose to change which we did. We opted for marshmallow and salted caramel which after all the yummies it was really hard to taste the flavor of the ice cream. But we didn't mind, because we love ice cream not to mention the nice moist chocolate chip cookie and moist brownie that comes with this sundae. The chocolate chips and thick chocolate (to help the chips stick) fudge all around the edge make it incredibly decadent and rich but yummy!!! You also have a big scoop of cookie dough which was fun to eat with your ice cream. This is definitely a must for those of us who really enjoy chocolate!! All-in-all we (my husband and I) really enjoyed everything about our sundae and may return in the future. The sundae cost $22, but shared it was well worth the cost and we get to keep the jar. The store itself needed some cleaning as our tables were dirty and since the store was in no way busy and there were plenty of workers just standing around waiting for customers, someone should have been cleaning tables and sweeping. Isn't that what you get paid to do as well??!! read more

The Yard Milkshake Bar - The Menu!! - Desserts Near Me - The Colony, Texas

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This location claims they could not honor my gift card of 2 years. There is no disclaimer of expiration on the card and I even have the authorization receipt with it. When the card is looked up there is still a $65 value on it. The 2 grown male workers in the establishment called the new owner and they were told they could instead offer a 10% discount. Absolutely ridiculous. On top of that, one of the workers decided to cop an attitude and was unnecessarily rude when we tried to let them know that this business practice was unethical. A very disappointing experience at The Yard Milkshake Bar in TC. It was not surprising that there were no other customers in the shop. read more

The woman doesn't seem to be interested in serving her customers. Always goes out and is distracted. She fakes and lies a lot too. It also smells like something died in there read more

Three stars for using glass which is better for the environment than plastic. They add a convenience fee on top of state and local sales taxes. Its not explained and only shows up if you get your receipt. Hidden fees are not ok. Convenience fees are not ok and are fraudulent. We will be reporting these fees to the appropriate authorities. The prices are not ok nor warranted based on ingredients. The ice cream used is not premium - Blue Bell is Texas pride and all but not premium. The donuts etc used are sold by the bushel at Walmart and other distributors. Fruity Pebbles are not gourmet. These are not premium ingredients warranting a $17 milkshakes all told (16 oz shake plus topping and whip cream). The presentation is attractive. That's about it. The jar is lightweight, not a heavy glass jar. There is nothing more to the experience to warrant the price tag either. It is not a premium experience. Bored staff, very long wait. For a brand new building, it had single bathrooms labeled male and female (with a damn rooster and cow for f's sake). My gender non-binary companion flipped them off and chose the emptiest bathroom. Overall, the shake was a decent tasty shake, which was fun to look at, which ended up being a huge mess and despite having a large wash station to take your jar home there was a big sign on it saying do not use. ‍ I am glad we tried it but we will not be back. read more

The Yard Milkshake Bar - Bourbon Bandito and Cereal Killer - $17 each - Desserts Near Me - The Colony, Texas

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Meh. We had higher expectations of how this would taste. Upon arrival we were thrown off from the plumbing gone wrong type of smell. Ice cream was alright that our boys had and same with the strawberries and cream cheesecake milkshake me and my husband shared. I think the milkshake presentation was the best part! So definitely creative with that. It was mainly a slice of cheesecake drizzled with strawberry sauce and whipped cream set on top of the mason jar. The shake itself was an ok flavor. The crumbs on the outside of the jar also added an extra touch. Honestly for the price, I felt we would have been better off going to Baskin Robins but we wanted to try this establishment out. read more

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One things for sure... Texas can get HOT. If the sun is sweltering and you're in need of some cooling down, a stop here can ease the struggle. Good ice cream, good vibes, good staff - never a complaint when we go here. read more

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The service was amazing they were kind and the quality was great and you can keep the cups like WOW where will you find a place like this

Delicious! We got the ultimate Oreo, twister, praline, salted caramel brownie, a mermaid bowl, Dr Pepper floats, and vanilla and strawberry shakes. Everything was so good! Loved that they have a place for you to rinse your jar to take home clean too read more

The Yard Milkshake Bar - Ultimate Oreo, Twister - Desserts Near Me - The Colony, Texas

I love praline ice-cream.... She recommended this Praline Shake, it looked good on the menu. Personally it was too sweet and it didn't taste like what I thought it would, my palate was not satisfied. VERY-VERY-VERY pricey and spent almost $24.00 for just a party of 2, just for milkshakes and they weren't even large orders. read more

This place in my opinion was a one time thing. The specialty milkshakes were very pretty, well decorated and loaded with sweetness. My biggest complaint was from the time my order was completed and entered it was still 30 minutes for my ice cream milkshake to be available. That does not even count the 5-10 minutes of waiting to place my order. I would also say they had 4 employees working and were not overly busy. Make it a one time thing but be prepared to play the waiting game. read more

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Their milkshakes are a little bit pricey but they are definitely worth it, they taste great, they are well decorated, and very unique in my opinion. They also have a secret menu only accessible through their website so be sure to check that out before heading over. During our visit, we tried several of their offerings and there were no disappointments in our choices. In other words, everything was great. Food. Great Service. Great Cleanliness.Great Consistency. Great Variety. Great Value. Great read more

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It's an indulgence for sure both from a calories and wallet standpoint. The menu is MASSIVE. Almost think too many options especially for indecisive people. Everything looked very good. There are monthly specials and a secret menu. There's edible cookie dough, regular ice cream As people mentioned, the shakes are $16 and comes with a mason jar to take home. You can get it as a milkshake or a sundae. They do come with interesting toppings and very photo worthy. A regular milkshake is $8. Opted for the milkshake and got the I'm Nutella You Nothing off of the secret menu. It comes topped with a Blondie. It was good. I didn't think it was too sweet, but I did want some water halfway through. I probably would split one with someone in the future, but I did finish one and felt very full afterwards. They also offer cakes too! They have a sink out in the seating area where you can wash the jar out, which is nice. It is a franchise, so the pricing and variety is what their business model is built off of. I would think most people don't come very often, but it's fun when you're craving something sweet and want something more extravagant than a typical milkshake. read more

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I finally made it to the Yard. I went a few time when their sign was up and turn on but still under construction. It was a very mean tease. I went another time and the line was super long so i waited again. When you walk you you immediately start looking at all the ice creams they have and gives Baskin-Robbins a run for their money. It was a little frustrating as you don't have a menu right when you walk in to try to figure out what your options are. The menus are all the way down at the register so you end up ordering slow. I would suggest another menu set when you walk in or move them a little more central so important decisions can be made. I tried the Banana Split milkshake. It was good but it didn't wow me for the price but i got to bring my mug home. Tried The Bourbon Bandito as a smaller 2 scoop sundae instead of being a milk shake and might try that form for my next visit. It was good. Tried a cup of the cookie dough. They have about 6 dough option if you love just just eat dough. It does take a long time after your order for your dessert to come out. Not a huge place so if a larger crowd comes they get busy quick so plan around prime times when they would be busy if you don't like to wait. I'm sure i will be back at some point but for a $16 shake it won't be for a while as i just was not wow'ed read more

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Took a large party with more kids than adults and they were very patient and worked quickly. The creations are not only delicious it works of art. Would go back when in the area for sure! read more

Unique milkshakes! Brought a group of Seniors and it was an experience that they enjoyed. read more

The Yard Milkshake Bar - Mint shake - Desserts Near Me - The Colony, Texas

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Great place for celebrating! We love taking our visiting family and friends for their large souvenir shakes! Prices are high but so is the shake. Flavors are good, I wouldn't say anything to really standing out. They do regular ice cream options as well. Decoration and environment is nice, staff/service wasn't anything memorable just transactional but will go back on special occasions. read more

The Yard Milkshake Bar - Brookie - Desserts Near Me - The Colony, Texas

Happened to see that this place was finally open and decided to grab some to go today. Service: They just opened last Friday so are still in a soft launch stage. Definitely could tell as there were a lot of employees behind the counter learning the ropes, but weren't the best at proactivity greeting yet. Manager stepped in though and did a good job of explaining things. I was taking mine to go and guess they haven't had as many of those orders yet. Figure the kinks will get worked out soon enough. Ambiance: nice and new. The row of ice cream options is a little intimidating as there are so many options! Food: good quality but pricey for what it was... Particularly for soft launch when I would've expected things being discounted. $21 for a shake and small ice cream. +Peanut butter brownie bliss milkshake: came recommended by the manager and this was huge! Shake flavor was good, but brownie was a bit staler than I would have liked. This was $16 but I guess you're paying for the mason jar and Instagram worthy food pic. + Scoop of strawberry cheesecake ice cream: good but nothing to write home about. Again $4 seems pricey for a small scoop. Not sure whether I'll be back again, but nice to have another ice cream place in the area. read more

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Excellent all the way around! What great customer service and a delightful experience!

So much to choose from and so filling! Went here for Father's Day and I couldn't finish read more

The Yard Milkshake Bar - Strawberry Cheesecake Sundae - Desserts Near Me - The Colony, Texas

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The ice cream is not only delicious, but also worthy of its own photo shoot, haha! I ordered the Unicorn, my husband got the vegan Not Milk? as a milkshake, and my friends got the Mint Green Monster. Everything tasted amazing. You definitely have to dine-in with this ice cream. Otherwise, you run the risk of a huuuge mess. But fortunately for a Sunday afternoon visit, there were plenty of tables to enjoy our dessert. I'm not a fan of Cool Whip (Reddi Wip for the win!) so I can taste the difference immediately. Unfortunately, the mountain of whipped cream that towers above the luscious globs of ice cream is indeed the devil's sugar booger. I managed to slice it off the top, but I wish I didn't have to waste all that fluffy goodness. Another thing that was meh was service. Upon entering, no one greeted us, asked if we had any questions or if we could use help, or anything. They just stood at the end of the counter and waited for us to approach them. After looking the menu up online (the marquee scrolls too quickly, especially if you're seeking their gluten free or vegan options), I approached the register and that's when the person finally addressed us. At that point, they were really friendly and talkative. I just wish we got that vibe before ordering. Overall, they have great ice cream, a really cool concept, and it was a fun time, but they could refine their customer service skills. And please, please, please offer a different kind of whipped cream for us folks who cherish our tastebuds ;-) read more

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The milkshakes here are the bomb.com!!! You get a bang for your buck & get to take the jars home. Service was fast and friendly, staff answered all my questions and even had recommendations about what to order. The place itself was also very clean (no sticky tables) & there was a sink to wash your jars so you can take home a clean jar! Would love to come here again & try some new milkshakes! read more

The Yard Milkshake Bar - Desserts Near Me - The Colony, Texas

it's so yummy!! Service is 1000/10. The ambiance is wonderful and it's so cutie in here.

I was excited to treat my grandkids to ice cream for my Grand daughters birthday. I picked them up in Denison and we made the trip to The Colony. We arrived and everyone behind the counter seemed a bit preoccupied although it wasn't busy at all. We were shortly greeted and the staff was attentive to the three kids. The ice cream and the selected creations were FABULOUS. My grandkids truly enjoyed their bowls. My issue is this; I had to clean a table in order for us to sit down and enjoy my purchase. You would think that after spending $40 on three cups of ice cream, you could sit down and enjoy it. There wasn't a clean or straight table in the eating area and that is a shame. Truly. read more

OMG! A real Sugar rush. The strawberries and cream cheesecake was delicious and fresh. The portion was shareable. There were so many delectable desserts. This is a must try to take ice cream to another level. read more

The Yard Milkshake Bar - Yummy Strawberries and Cream Cheesecake - Desserts Near Me - The Colony, Texas