Excellent food, service and ice cream! We loved this small restaurant and all it had to offer. Great for kids and parents.

3/21/26 Me and spouse went here and it was such a beautiful day. Sun was out and not windy. We stumbled across White Cottage because we were looking for Funnel cake. I thought it was a cute place with the white and navy blue colors. You can sit outside or inside. We decided to eat inside. There was about 9 nine people that ordered and was waiting for their food. I know this because while I was trying to order my food, every 2 minutes the other customers would go up and ask about their food. I seen the disgruntled look on these people faces. I would say when it came to anything that dealt with ice cream, it was ready in minutes. But when it came to food such as burgers, fish,fries, it took about 30 mins. My take on this is this establishment needs to keep up with the demands of what they offer. I would suggest limiting the items to choices that are a quick turnaround. They thrive in making the ice cream products fast while the fast food items take 10mins or more. I did not order the Funnel cake due to the worry of waiting for 10mins or more for it. I did not have any issues because I ordered a banana split, Concrete ice cream w/strawberries and Monster cookie on a cone. My selections were ok. I think it satisfied my sweet tooth, but I think the consistency of the ice cream can be improved. If Ted Drew's and Costco is in your rotation, then there's no need to explore elsewhere. read more

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Staff here is always friendly and they are hustling orders from the outside to inside. This is a Belleville staple and we love coming here. They have food too which is what we tried for the first time. I had their patty melt and its hush puppies and husband had their double chili cheese burger. With fried mushrooms. We did go on opening day so they were more busier. This place had been in operation for 77 years! They updated their inside and outdoor patio! I didn't get photos as we did a Togo order read more

White Cottage - Mini cheese cake concrete and mini chocolate chip concrete - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Belleville, Illinois

Delicious ice cream! I enjoyed a root beer float, and it was very good creamy and delicious!!!

We were dying for a little treat and ended up at White Cottage. The menu is pretty extensive and includes ice cream, burgers, fish, shrimp etc. we opted for a double burger and the fried cauliflower. It was exactly what we needed and I still dream of the fried cauliflower. You order at the window or can go insider. We ordered outside and sat in their outdoor eating section. Quick and simple! read more

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This place serves decent ice cream. Their scoops are a little bit smaller comparatively to other places, but the staff is friendly and willing to let you try samples. They do have a garbage flavor as well and when we ask what it is essentially they explained it is everything that has been an error. They just toss it in that bucket so it's always something different. I thought that was creative and fun although I didn't try that flavor. They do have outside and inside seating. I tried the strawberry cheesecake and I would get it again. read more

White Cottage - Strawberry cheesecake ice cream - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Belleville, Illinois

Ugh this place has all you'd want from a local ice cream joint. Get the soft serve in large and you won't be disappointed. Service is great and with a smile. The ambiance is a small town ice cream parlor vibe. read more

White Cottage - Soft serve large - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Belleville, Illinois

I stopped here for a quick burger and it was pretty delicious. $8.00 delicious? Maybe but I do like the mom and pop establishments and am willing to pay the cost. Hope this place is open for generations to come. Need to get a turtle next time. read more

White Cottage - 5/22/25 - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Belleville, Illinois

Service was slow. There was no one in front of us and it took a bit for them to acknowledge us. My hubby ordered a praline and he said it was perfect. I ordered a cherry sundae with whipped cream and nuts. When mine was handed to me, I didn't see any nuts. When I asked her about it she said they are on there. I said they are usually over the top of the whipped cream and she said "they are on the bottom". "We can't put them on the top any more". I was charged extra for the nuts and trust me there wasn't a single nut to be found. The ice cream had chunks of ice in it, but overall it was pretty good. Kind of sad there were no nuts. You know when you're just craving a little something and having it a certain way? I can't have ice cream very often and so my $7 small sundae was disappointing. I don't think I will return :(. read more

I go there strictly for the black walnut ice cream, and last week was my first purchase I tasted but didn't eat it, the nuts were old and didn't taste fresh which made the cream taste bad. I can tell they was from last year, I asked for extra nuts but they were out so glad I dodged that, overall disappointed and a waste of my money $10 pre made container. read more

Just EXPENSIVE for what you're getting! And... they have NO Sugar-Free options! It used to be a place for a good, CHEAP Cheese burger, fries & a shake. NOW...That'll run ya around $25.00!!! For that...I'll get an actuall meal from a restaurant! read more

This place is a gem. It's been around forever. It's clean and the people who work there are always so busy. Yet, they remain polite and helpful. The treats are great, too. read more

This place is so cute and quaint! They make their own ice cream! They also have a pretty extensive lunch and dinner menu. This place is a local staple, making it a wonderful place to make memories with your family. The lines can be long at both the counter side and curbside check out during the busy season. They have indoor and outdoor seating. You have got to try it! read more

White Cottage - Scoop of strawberry and a scoop of banana ice cream with fresh strawberries on top! - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Belleville, Illinois

Food: This ice cream is always one of my top go-to's! - They always have a wide variety of ice creams to pick from. The ice cream is just good, there is no way around it. Their cones are also really good! They have many different types of cones to pick from. The ice cream is 9/10 The cones are 9/10. They can drip from the bottom if you wait too long to eat Service: The service is quick, especially for how long the lines usually are at this place. Friendly staff and it's usually clean, other than the bathrooms. I give service a 7/10 Overall: 8.5/10 read more

White Cottage - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Belleville, Illinois

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My mother in law was so excited to bring me here. They have been going here for years and the ice cream has not changed in the best way possible. Wonderful experience with some quick service and yummy ice cream. Use the outside window instead of walking inside if you plan on bringing your furry friends! read more

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I'm not sure what is happening to this place but 3rd time in a row the food is DISGUSTING. The fries looked the size of a happy meal and were cold and RAW. I mean raw. The onion rings were cold and RAW. The burger meat has gone downhill drastically, the quality is just not there. Cheap meat and tastes it too. Years back this place was amazing so I kept hoping it would return to that but this is the 3rd time quality control was absolutely off. Ordered a malt and it didn't taste like malt powder had been added but when I got to the bottom oh boy did we find it in a huge clump! NEVER AGAIN. read more

Great homemade ice cream. I like the black walnut. Love the fudge Annie sundae too. Clean place and good service. Have takeout ice cream too. read more

Their ice cream was awful. It tasted like a bad case of freezer burn mixed with being stale and had remnants of something in it that tasted like machinery of some sort. Needless to say, we didn't touch it after a couple of bites. Service was pretty slow and we also ordered fries and McDonald's does better fries. read more

Very slow service . Went there this evening. Only 2 people ahead of me outside and waited 45 minutes. Also girl that was serving us was too busy chatting. Purchased a sundae and concrete and took her 20-25 minutes to make it. She needs to be retrained! Also both were melted. read more

Fun local hangout! Love seeing people of all ages enjoy a sweet treat on a beautiful evening. They just had their parking lot redone and the whole place looks super cute! Great treat for after those late evening summer ball games! Lots of delicious creations to choose from read more

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This place is reliably good! Love to go in and just get whatever the meal special is, along with the suggested concrete. Can't go wrong! read more

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Food: is mediocre it's definitely not the place to eat, they fry everything together and they have a special with fish/Cod right now so the tater tots we got tasted like fish so that was gross. For the price it's small and just thrown together. Ice cream: is actually really good that would be the only thing to go back for would be the ice cream. Service was good with the exception of 1 worker dirty blonde or blonde hair thicker white girl she had a I don't wanna be here attitude she was definitely little rude if she wasn't talking to coworkers then it was just hurry up and order to all the customers. But the bathrooms were super clean it's a small little place but super cute. read more

Ordered the single cheeseburger. Bun not toasted which is strange. Toppings were fresh and beef didn't have any seasoning. B- flavor all together. read more

White Cottage - Cheeseburger - Single - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Belleville, Illinois

This is the best place for ice cream in Belleville. Burgers not so much. I had the opportunity to have their burger during burger week and it was pretty basic. Edible and if you want to eat something before you get your ice cream sundae, it's sufficient, but it is a sad looking burger and for the price, not really worth it. However, definitely order the ice cream, shakes, sundaes, mixers etc here because it is delish! This little locally own place is a Belleville must! read more

Cute place for some comfort food. Very old fashioned, walk up window plus inside seating. Lots of options for both ice cream and food. Mostly fried foods. My partner enjoyed the mac n cheese bites. The ice cream was solid. Creamy texture, not a lot of flavor to the ice cream itself but the mix-ins were ample. I really liked the caramel in the salted caramel ice cream. I was a little disappointed in the waffle cone bowl, it was bland. On the other hand I loved the "scooby snack" cups, as did my dogs. It had more ice cream than most pup cups and the dog treat was crushed over top like sprinkles. Overall a good spot in Belleville to stop by. read more

White Cottage - Scooby snack! - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Belleville, Illinois

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My kids and I had such a great experience here. All of the food was great -- I got the southwest burger, my one son got the shrimp platter, and the other got the grilled cheese kids meal. Unlike most meals, there was no pushback here. The kids crushed their food. Everything was hot and freshly prepared, much to my liking. We then split an ice cream sundae, with scoops of Oreo and cookie dough, and marshmallows as the topping. Super delicious. Really great place, especially if you want to treat your kids. Employees are quite kind, as well. Prices are fair; we paid about $33, after tax and tip. read more

I've been going to White Cottage since I was a little girl. So many fond memories. Now I bring my girls. It's such a cute place with friendly staff and yummy ice cream! The food is good too. The crispy chicken sandwich and fries are my favorite! read more

White Cottage - Small Turtle and Ski Sherbert - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Belleville, Illinois

Yum is all I have to say came up Sunday it was great wonderful. I love it I'm coming up here again I love going biking and having a ice cream I tell all my friends about this place my son hates this place I love it I'll b back read more

White Cottage is open for carryout for Stay At Home dining. Ordered the 1/4 Cheeseburger and a Pork Fritter. Yummy!!!! The side of onion rings was mouth watering. Best in town. We couldn't forget to top it off with a couple of chocolate malts. What a way to start the weekend. We will be back for more. read more

Update: Wife and I returned a few weeks ago to grab some ice cream. I had the German Chocolate sundae. It was amazing! Now I know why my wife only gets their hand scooped ice cream. It's soooooo goooooood! The ice cream here is awesome! The burgers and fries are pretty darn good too. Here's the thing, White Cottage has both soft serve and hand scooped ice cream. The hand scooped is better. Though, soft serve is good too. Last trip, I had a Heath concrete (with a shot of hot fudge). Wife had a turtle sundae. Daughter had a simple cup of strawberry ice cream. And the son had something called Superman ice cream. I was the only one who got soft serve. Next time, I won't make that mistake. I'm going with a simple hot fudge sundae. That's how good the hand scooped is -- I'm going to get vanilla next time!! FYI: my son also had a grilled cheese and fries. If you like a simple grilled cheese on Texas Toast, give it a try. It was darn good read more

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Sitting outside this restaurant in absolute dismay. I have never seen such a badly run business. The process is to bunch up outside and see if one of the service windows opens. Whomever is closest to the window that opens is served. Total crapshoot as to who gets to order. Apparently, there's also walk up service inside because people went in, ordered, ate, and left while we were still waiting for a magic window to open. But, check this out, the person who opens the window writes down your order on paper, takes your money, closes the window and then makes the order. I counted 5 employees, all working independently with zero teamwork or efficiency. Also, gross. Nobody is washing their hands between cashier duties and food prep. So we stood outside waiting for one cone, one sundae, and one float for THIRTY EIGHT MINUTES. No management, no hustle, poor food safety practices. Please go observe Ted Drewes on a Saturday night to see how to operate an ice cream restaurant. Infuriating. read more

Yummy ice cream, and some good fried food too. Perfect on a Saturday night with friends. Had a chocolate dipped vanilla soft serve and some fried cauliflower. To die for! read more

I wish negative stars were an option, because that's what I would give this run down shack of a place. First of all, they have no signs or indicators to tell you which outside window is available to order at, making getting in a line utterly impossible. Secondly, the menu board is an unacceptable excuse, being difficult to read with all of the randomly added on labels and incredibly small font. And third and finally, they have two people taking and making orders, despite there being a full house of workers in the kitchen, making everything unnecessarily difficult and the wait time almost forty minutes for three very simple orders. It's not at all worth it, whether you wait outside in the heat or inside the cramped and tiny building that is far too loud to hear anything. read more

What a fun place to come with the kids. My kids loved the shrimp, grilled cheese, and I got the southwest burger. And the ice cream is a perfect way to end the meal! I got a grasshopper which was minty, but that is expected. There are many options and my kids have fun choosing what they want. I look forward to when they reopen in the spring! read more

$3 SMALL Ice Cream Cone..... that wasn't even filled away the bottom The ice cream was tasty, would have been 5 stars if I got my money's worth But nope I was left with an empty cone at the bottom read more

White Cottage - $3 SMALL ice cream cone That wasn't even filled at the bottom - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Belleville, Illinois

ONLY OPEN YEAR ROUND. Even though you sell ice cream you can still be opened for people to buy your normal food. The ice cream isn't even worth it. read more

Been meaning to try this place for a while! I see it every time I drive into DT Belleville and today was a good day! You can order and eat inside (which we did) or out; the place has constant customers. I had the concrete (chocolate and vanilla soft serve) with brownies and fudge mixed in. Depending on what the add-ons are, you get charged extra. I wish they had "specialties" that are a flat price but for people who love to customize their own this is perfect! They do not hold back on their brownies. They were the consistency of cookie dough. Truthfully I had to pluck many out because it was just too much. It still was good. Hubby had the Clara's Crunch sundae (chocolate crunch, PB) and wow that was amazing. I really love the texture...creamy and crunchy. Unfortunately I tend to steer away from anything that has PB with chocolate (I know I'm weird). If we come back here again I'm ordering this for myself!! Customer service is hit or miss depending on the person that helps you out. I would definitely recommend anyone to check this place out! read more

White Cottage - Clara's Crunch. - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Belleville, Illinois

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Award winning ice cream, award winning burgers. This is a MUST EAT place! There will be a line, there will be a wait, but it will go fast. read more

White Cottage - Outdoor - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Belleville, Illinois

Hidden gem in Belleville. Hand packed ice cream, with so many options. My favorite it the turtle sundae it's made with butter pecan ice cream. We recently did carry out here. My husband had the double cheeseburger and fries. He said it was one of the best burgers he's ever had. I had the fish platter with fried mushrooms and hush puppies very tasty. Everything is cooked to order. Then to round out our meal he had a chocolate chip concrete and I had the sundae. Give them a try. read more

Food is way overpriced, but the ice cream absolutely makes up for it. If you come here for anything, let it just be the ice cream. My MIL and I would come here everyday if we could. There's a line almost all the time for a reason. read more