Best ice cream ever. Cool place to go. Friendly employees and a pond with lots of ducks that little kids enjoy.

Parking: This location has a private parking lot, with plenty of parking and it feels very safe. The only negative is it is not paved. 4 stars. Staff: The employees were very kind and kept talking about how muscular and tall I was and asked me for tips. Very fun conversations. Service was great and our orders were delivered perfectly. Mom almost died last year from stage 4 cancer, but we healed her with conspiracy medicine. Now since cancer she gets confused sometimes and had us sitting in the reserved seating, and the staff did not ask us to move. Very friendly which is typical for country Ohio people, love it. 5 stars. Food: Parents ordered ice cream and I ordered a shake. All three of us enjoyed our orders. 4.5 stars. Ambiance: Volume is not too loud and conversation inside is easy, but if you sit at the outdoor tables the live music was too loud and hard to hear conversations. Indoor has air conditioning and about 15 tables for sitting. Outdoor has 7 tables for sitting. This location also has a shelter house for events and a pond and restrooms. 4 stars. Overall: This is a great place to come on a weekend and get ice cream with family, dates, or friends. I can imagine someday taking my friends from Ohio (and other states) to eat, then driving here for ice cream.. fun Ohio getaway weekend. (4+5+4.5+4)/4 = 4.375 stars. read more

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The ice cream will get you in the door, but it's the whole campus at Ye Olde Mill that makes the experience memorable. The barn-like exterior and active Water Wheel are definite tourist attractions. The outdoor area has a hut with a few arcade games that is next to some al fresco seating. The inside has a very small museum which takes visitors through the history of company, and there's a small gift shop as well. But of course it's also where you can get your fill of dairy goodness in a plethora of flavors. Personally, I liked the bacon in my milkshake more than the dairy part. But I'm a bacon fiend, so take that for what it's worth. Depending on where you reside, getting to Utica can be a trek. But the destination is worth it. read more

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We had a wonderful time! I took my 2 youngest grandbabies, only wish the weather had cooperated better. My grandson enjoyed trying various flavors. Unfortunately since Covid, no tours of the plant any longer. Definitely going back!! read more

The food here was great. They only have soups and sandwiches. It was not crowded and the service was fast.

Stopped by here on our way home from Amish Country. MASKS ARE NOT REQUIRED! We enjoyed the museum & the history of ice cream scoops. There was no charge to view the small museum. The food in the cafe was quite overpriced so we decided to skip it. There's an arcade in one building & outdoor tables for a picnic or food from the cafe. There's also a playground for the kids. I recommend stopping by here. read more

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Nice size portions. Plenty of staff ready to help serve you. A small museum explaining the 4 generation family business. Plenty of inside and outside seating. Bring a blanket and have a picnic, beautiful property with pond. read more

Velvet Ice Cream - Two scoops $5.55 of Buckeye - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Utica, Ohio

Asked for a sandwich with gluten free bread and was brought a sandwich with regular bread. Now taking the 3hr drive back home sick (even though I only took two bites). All I got was a "sorry, we can make you another one" read more

Sundae Funday! Ice cream and live music...what better way to spend a sunny Sunday afternoon. The property has tons of interesting history and we really enjoyed learning about it, and the family that has owned this business for four generations. They have a small pond, a kids play area, a visitor center, and a beautiful outdoor patio. We loved sitting on the patio to eat our ice cream and listen to the fantastic band that was playing. The mocha chip was incredible and I found out if you order a "2 dip" you basically get a little boat of ice cream! The ice cream is so creamy and rich. Aside from ice cream they sell gifts, food, and Velvet brand merchandise. read more

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Velvet Ice Cream has been a childhood favorite since I can remember. Every year before 4-H camp we would stop at Ye Olde Mill and get a sweet treat. I love walking around the pond and enjoying the mill. As an adult I still love this spot. They have a small cafe and a wide variety of ice cream available. The even offer a few flavors without milk in them for those milk sensitive folks. I got the orange sherbet, it was so good! While we were there they had some local cloggers there performing. It was an enjoyable afternoon watching the cloggers and eating ice cream. It is fun to walk around the space and learn the history on how Velvet came to be. Such a fun, nostalgic place to take the family! read more

Stumbled on this place when we were in town for a baseball tournament. This place is a great find! We just had the ice cream. Velvet ice cream, it was delicious. I had a mocha chip milkshake that I was very pleased with. My wife had mint chocolate chip in a cone, a very generous helping! I believe they also have some regular food, but we were just here for dessert. Take some time and walk around the property. There is a building where you can learn about the history of this family business. There is a small lake/pond and plenty of benches to enjoy your ice cream outside. It's very scenic! Also be sure to check out the giant water wheel. Pretty cool to see. Definitely worth a stop if you are in the area! We will be back next time we are in town. read more

Velvet Ice Cream - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Utica, Ohio

If you live in central Ohio, this place needs to be on your day-trip list! The grounds are historic and beautiful, and their selection of ice cream is fantastic. Service has always been helpful and friendly as well. There is a decent-sized parking lot, so you should be able to find parking even if it's packed. And when the weather is nice, it does get packed. We try to visit earlier in the day before it gets busy. You can sit inside, outside, or stroll the grounds while you eat your ice cream. They used to do tours of the ice cream factory before covid, but I'm not sure if that resumed. It's just under an hour for us to get to Utica from the Columbus area, so we like to combine trips to Velvet with trips to the nearby Branstool Orchard. I highly recommend checking them both out. read more

Velvet Ice Cream - The historic mill to the left and small visitor center to the right. - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Utica, Ohio

Tried their Carmel popcorn ice cream, which was a special flavor for the Ohio state fair. My wife loved the popcorn brittle that was inside the ice cream. I tried their buckeye brownie, which was very rich and chocolatey. read more

This is a location that I highly recommend for all ages. The ice cream is the best made locally in Ohio. Their service and establishment is beautiful. read more

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We drove an hour and 10 min probably wouldn't make the drive again. Hoped there would be more there to see. Ducks were fun to feed that was the high lite! We had lunch on a rainy Sunday afternoon. Food was good but price for what we ordered. Guy singing was good although loud in the small space. Ice cream was good I ordered the cherry pie cookie sundae did think it would have topping other then the cherry pie cookie thing like cherry syrup was would pie topping would have made it more special. If we lived o closer we would go back but not for the drive we had not the attraction we had hoped for. read more

Velvet Ice Cream - Cherry Cooke Pie Sundae - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Utica, Ohio

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I love this place! It sucks to see it be closed! It's a central Ohio hit!! I love their ice creams and the flavorful bites! Would recommend! read more

We had a fabulous time here at the memorial weekend ice cream festival! Hot as hell is perfect for eating plenty of ice cream, shaved ice, fried foods anything you would get at your average state fair! The people were nice, it was packed with people and cool venders selling anything you could want. The prices a bit steep but that is expected, it was a great day. Ice cream is great here, there is so much to do and see it was well worth the trip. read more

Velvet Ice Cream - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Utica, Ohio

Great scenery and food. Social distancing enforced and sanitizer provided . Enough space to enjoy safely. Children's area was great and bathrooms very clean read more

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Stay away from this place as much as possible, Their Ice Cream isn't really Velvet anymore anyways as it is produced by robots at Hudsonville Michigan plant. It may have the Velvet name but it's really not. It may be the same recipe but when it's mass produced by robots it looses something in its esthetic. They had their recall from Listeria Bacteria, closed down production & hired a Michigan company to make their products. It's just not the same anymore. read more

We learned all about this place and the business they do. There are 12 people who work in this factory for 8 hours a day plus a cleaning crew that works 8 hours a day to clean and disinfect the entire room. The factory consists of one large room and one freezer, the oldest known working freezers. They take serious measures to make sure there is absolutely no contamination to the products. It's completely sanitized. No clothes shoes or hair will ever come in contact with this ice cream. The employee are covered completely as they work. These 12 people put out an unbelievable amount of ice cream each year. They also stay up on the flavors, creating new and exciting flavors. The bourbon pecan is wonderful. It's so creamy and buttery. Oh so good. This old farm used to be a hideaway for slaves. It was a community pool, it burned down and was rebuilt. This farm had been a lot of things over the years. They used to have to pay people to harvest ice in order to make the ice cream before they had freezers and electricity. They could only make rally small amounts at a time. It was a hot commodity. Usually only the rich could afford ice cream. There are ice cream containers dated back to when they first began making ice cream. There are tools from where the ice was harvested. There's a pond with a bunch of ducks that are treated like family. They stay year round swimming in a pool of the condensation from the coolers at the factory. They are constantly kept cool. Sometimes there's so much condensation it's pumped to a second pond down the road. They have one of the oldest working mills. Unfortunately, the mill operated with the ohio river to generate energy for the plant, but the river redirected itself and is nowhere near the mill. They connected all the condensation lines to the mill to take it to the ponds so the mill still operates. There's a lot to learn here, it was worth the trip. read more

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My family and I came for the tour. I had been when I was a child and enjoyed returning. As an adult I was more interested in the historical facts of the building and area than the actual manner of producing ice cream. The tour is not too long, and it is quite enjoyable! The ice cream is delicious. read more

Velvet Ice Cream - This is not the original water wheel. Amazingly, someone stole the previous one! - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Utica, Ohio

It's a fun place to visit especially for children. You can tour inside the building and read about history of ice cream and how it's made etc. There is also a gift shop with pricey things of course. If you don't like gift shops you can visit the donkey and other farm animals in the barn outside(it was a pleasant random surprise to find them there). After walking around we had some ice cream! It was creamy and sweet ending to this visit. read more

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Summertime, ice cream and a fourth generation family owned business? This place is a gem in the middle of the country in Ohio. Located in a historic old mill with beautiful grounds with lots of space to relax, enjoy the scenery and yes, enjoy some really good ice cream. This place is a must to stop and spend at least a couple of hours. They have a museum and lots of history about velvet ice cream as well as the historic property. The restaurant offers lots of good options for lunch but the real attraction is the ice cream. Just good old fashioned ice cream with many flavors to please every palate. We stopped and had lunch, mill wrap and a fried bologna sandwich. Both were very good. Finished off with ice cream, smores and Kentucky pecan praline. Both excellent. Take some time and head out to the country with the family to experience this working piece of Americana. read more

Velvet Ice Cream - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Utica, Ohio

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Ye Olde Mill, I love you. I try to visit the home of Velvet Ice Cream once every summer. Once you make the drive you'll find a restaurant, museum, park and of course, ice cream. My favorite flavor is Buckeye Classic. If you need a summer touristy activity, this is a great place. I've never been, but you can tour the factory. I prefer to enjoy my ice cream while walking around the park. If you find yourself needing an afternoon summer adventure make the trip to Ye Olde Mill. read more

Velvet Ice Cream - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Utica, Ohio

Our son enjoyed the place. He liked the video about ice cream making and loved the ice creams and play area. It's an amazing establishment, kudos to all the people who make this place happen. read more

The peapole who work her sometimes are rude and are on thair phone so thay get the order ring I ordered a simple chocolate chip ice cream and thay gave me strawberry but over all that it's a very pleasant experience read more

Love there ice cream especially the coffee one and the coffee with chocolate chunks those are my favorites!! Great service and friendly staff!! read more

A close friend discribes Velvet's Rasberry Fudge Cordial as "Life Changing" and "actually heaven in a cardboard cup". Interesting. These seem like fairly accurate and trustworthy statements. I have had a root beer float, though, and it was quite phenomenal as well. My life too has been impacted. Thank you Velvet. read more

Very unique venue for SUPER COOL ice cream. There was a band on Sunday afternoon. Pleasant relaxing park to enjoy a big bowl of hand-scooped ice cream read more

Our family had an awesome time here at the Olde Mill. They have a short nature trail which my 4 year old enjoyed immensely along with a little playground area for him to climb all over. They have a free tour/informational of the ice cream factory that discusses what goes into the ice cream, the history of the mill, and a look at ice cream being made in the factory (via a big window into the production line). Get there after 1pm and they will hand out free samples at the conclusion of the tour - yummy! We stopped for a double scoop in the ice cream parlour, they have all kinds of flavors and a scoop is huge! 2 was maybe too much but we managed to force it down some how! They also have an ice cream "museum" which was a little sparse, but good for kids, with the obligatory gift shop attached. read more

Bang for your buck: 9/10 Quality:9/10 Service: 4/10 Ambiance/Location: 9/10 Overall: 9/10 read more

What a charming place. If you're in this area this is clearly a spot for ice cream eating, duck feeding, and canoodling... It's an especially popular place to take prom pictures... Wedding photos... And other special occasion shots... The ice cream is good, although nothing super over-the-top special about it. It's definitely not artisanal, or chock-full of crazy ingredients like a cold stone... I had a scoop of the peach cobbler and a scoop of the real cinnamon ice cream. The waffle bowl is tasty. I didn't give it five stars because it's not five-star ice cream... But all in all enjoyable experience. read more

I've grown up on Velvet Ice Cream, starting with my Grandma being the restaurant manager when I was a child, and continues with my step father just retiring last month from there! So I may be a little biased. There is usually a wait in the summer for ice cream, but its worth it. Be patient with the servers too, they are local kids who usually are working their first job outside of the home/farm. Service can be a little slow, but worth it. They have the usual flavors, chocolate, vanilla, strawberry, etc, but they do have specials too. A seasonal flavor rotates in and out. They also have 'contests' for new flavors so you really never know what kind of ice cream you might get a chance to have. There is a playground on site as well as ponds that you can feed the ducks and fish in. It's great for a nice afternoon 'date'. read more

Me and the family took a day trip to learn about velvet ice cream plant and it was worth it. They have free tours and samplings. They show you how much each year they make and how many people it takes to accomplish there task. If you havent been and your in the area or take a day trip to Utica ohio then check it out. read more

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What a great place to go visit during the summer, especially during the Memorial Day weekend when they have their Ice Cream Festival. We stopped in here earlier today and there were alot of people here. You can definitely find a wide variety of "fair foods" - frieds, elephant ears, plus a variety of fried foods. They also have a huge tent of nothing but crafts. Across the street closer to the mill they had a car show with a lot of cars dating back to the 20s and 30s. Fun place to take the family!!! read more

Grounds are kept up beautifully and the ice cream is so good! We visit several times a year and have fun every single time!

Wonderful visit to the Velvet Ice cream shop. We learned the history of ice cream making, and walked through the museum.

Quaint family tradition. We ate lunch at the restaurant. The live music was nice on the patio. The seat yourself tables and the high chair we used were kind of grimy. Food is mediocre but the ice cream was delish. This is a nice weekend activity with the fam. read more

I was excited to see a small store in a food court in the convention center in downtown Columbus. I don't particularly care for waffle cones and I asked if they had other styles. He pointed to the "cake cone" and mentioned that the cone itself came with a .50 charge!! I took my small cup to go. Still delicious but I'll seek out a competitor for my next ice cream cone. read more

Love this place. There is a pond with ducks and geese, a walking trail, jungle gym and lots of old stuff from the original mill to see and try to identify. I also love their Ice Cream. They usually have a horse drawn carriage and you can ride in it for $5.00 per person. This time the folks brought a carriage that looks like it came out of Cinderella. The kids loved it. read more

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