I didn't want to start off this review negatively, but when I was promised a thousand blessings I…read moredamn well expected them. All I felt 933 of them and i feel cheated, as for the frozen part, the product was only part frozen. Another disappointment. I also did not appreciate the sheer amount of choice of flavour available in store. 6 choices? It sent my anxiety into overdrive and I felt on the verge of a panic attack. Why not just one flavour: plain, coupled with a daily rotating flavour of the week. And also just out of curiosity, why don't you sell/do pizza? There's clearly a gap in the market there

What's a good word for something that is brilliant and yet totally dangerous at once? That's what…read moreFrozen is for me. I was thrilled when Frozen took over a section of what was once an unreasonably enormous pharmacy to bring the tart goodness of fro yo to South Yarra. It's a familiar formula: choose a small, medium or large cup. Fill it with your favorite flavors (natural, coconut and chocolate are my picks), then load on your toppings from the self serve bar and pay by weight. These aren't just any toppings though. They rotate... a lot... which is obviously a clever ploy to keep customers coming back for more. It works. I fall for it. Because they're interesting: halva (halawa), banana bread, green tea and red bean mochi, passionfruit pearls, super ripe and fresh mango, kiwi and more, PB cups, toasted nuts, muesli, shredded coconut... You can be as virtuous or indulgent as you like, moving from the right side of the bar (fruit, nuts etc) to the left (sex, er, chocolate). You can taste any flavor you want before paying. ... See you there?

I went there in may of 2025 for a student exchange program and I had the dark chocolate raspberry…read moreice cream and it was life changing would recommend.

This place made all other ice cream/frozen custard/gelato taste less good. I can't vouch for the…read moreother flavors but I tried the Cherry Mania and my favorite ice cream became my second favorite ice cream. I just wish it was closer than 8500 miles (about 13700 km) from my house.

This place makes me feel like a kid again. It reminds me of those kiosks that we would go to after…read morehaving a swim at the beach and then grabbing an icecream that we could drip all over the back seat of my parent's car as we were heading home. Okay, the flavours have expanded quite a lot, though they still serve icecream (as opposed to gellato, which I tend to prefer) but it has everything you could expect from a beachside kiosk. Actually I think I even came to this place when I was a kid because it seems like this place as been here forever - probably even going back to the days when my Dad was a kid. Okay, it's not as fancy as some of the other places on the foreshore, but it does have character.

I needed some type of dessert after a salt filled dinner. Most places were already closed but I…read moreremembered Pidapipo is always open late. After all, their motto is " gelato eight days a week". They have a second location in Carlton. We dropped in on a late Tuesday evening (around 10:00pm) and the place was bumping. There's only four stools to sit inside at but another three tables outside. There's always a lineup but it moves fairly quickly. We waited and were able to time a lull that let us sample several flavours. There's 17 gelato (7 specials) and 6 sorbetti flavours. There's also the option of affogato ($7.00 AUD), gelato in brioches ($9.00 AUD), frappe ($8.00 AUD) and cakes made to order. Prices are pretty standard ($4.50 AUD for 1 scoop, $6.50 AUD for 2 and $7.50 AUD for 3). - 500 mL ($12.00 AUD) - a half tub always seems to be the best deal. The unfortunate thing at Pidapipò is that you can only choose two flavours. We ended up going with mint with white chocolate and blood plum. You get tiny chunks of white chocolate mixed with refreshing mint. Blood plum was just as good with bits and pieces of the plum skin mixed in. This is real deal gelato and sorbetti. The guys working here all were speaking Italian. Definitely worth a visit.

Great little gelato place along Chapel St. They also serve…read morecakes. Got myself a vegan chocolate ice cream cone and my friend got Honey Comb and Vanilla Bean and we loved it.

A sucker for self-serve frozen yoghurt, Story in a Cup in South Yarra made my arvo. The cheerful…read moreowner met us as soon as we walked in and was happy to let us sample freely. Organic coconut -- with its lovely bits of coconutty goodness -- and the terrifically tart original flavour are both top notch. I also enjoyed the chocolate, but skip the strawberry, it's flavour is fake. The only thing missing for me at Story In A Cup were mochi bits to top off my yoghurt. Luckily nuts and mini chocolate chips served as a fine substitute.

A new probiotic, 98 percent fat free, gluten free frozen yoghurt has come to South Yarra, just in…read moretime for summer time. (Gee, that was a mouthful) Situated in quiet Yarra lane which is just off Darling Street, the new self-serve concept has yet to pick up but we're sure it will soon enough. How it works is you are the master of your own yoghurt cup experience. It's a clever system, I think because you decide how much yoghurt you want (perfect for small or very large eaters) and then you choose your toppings and everything is calculated by weight. This means, if you're in a huge yoghurt mood and you fill your bowl with yoghurt and toppings, you pay the price. Likewise, if you're just in the mood for a quick slither of a taste, you pay for the small portion. It's the perfect equation and one where you can never again blame the service staff for under or over portioning. My advice however is to try the flavours you're interested in before your swirl your cup under the yoghurt machine. Once you're set on your choice (you can choose as many flavours as you like), then you start the DIY part. We've been here on two occasions now and it's always empty because the apartments nearby are still quite vacant but we're sure once word gets round, this place will pack up so get in before everybody else.

I will follow Messina, follow him wherever he may go!! Sydney, Melbourne... I'm there!…read more Is a review even necessary? The Messina name precedes its reputation. This household name conjures thoughts of creamy, silky, chunky swirls n mixes of textured, sweet sweet goodness. Flavours to please every palate whether you're more into the fruity or a chocoholic! Always consider the specials menu first before you go for the standard.. They're special cause they're special! Otherwise my staples are the salted caramel & the traditional simple yet oh so so soooo satisfying banana split. Mmmm mmmmm!!

If you want delicious ice cream that comes in crazy amazing flavours then this is the place. Gelato…read moreMessina is hip and cool so it's not cheap ice cream but they do know how to make it taste dam good so it's worth paying a little extra for. Always have a look at their specials board as they have interesting flavours that aren't always on offer- had the piña colada last time and it was mind blowing! I love simple flavours like lemon sorbets which they do really well, but their mixed flavours are awesome too. It can get super busy some nights so be prepared to wait a little and they only take cash!

Very disappointing frozen yogurt, I tried 3 flavours and all of them taste extremely sugary, my…read morestrawberry topping is a little slimey too...staff not attentive, and it seems way more expensive than competitors in the same area... I'm surprised how they shout 'guilt free' as their main slogan while most of the toppings available are commercial chocolate bars crushed up... Also the yogurt stations were dirty, there was a tub of yogurt just lying on the floor spilled everywhere.... and it wasn't even busy! My advice: skip and walk a few extra Ks to Yo-chi down the road in Carlisle street for a real guilt free yogurt treat.

Best: coconut frozen yogurt w/ pineapple, strawberry + coconut…read more Look if we are all on board with paying for frozen yogurt at a unit rate that only seems marketable by the milligram, and f**** I just might be, then this place is alight. Fresh add one, yogurt is as full of sugar as a mcdonalds milkshake which is how we like it

Honestly, I'm not a huge fan of Scoops…read more Customer Service: I feel bad for giving this place a 2-star rating because the customer service was actually really really nice. The young employee greeted me with a smile and was very friendly. Unfortunately, the terrific customer service doesn't really make up for the rest of it. Served in a flimsy little plastic cup, my expensive gelato was bland and extremely unsatisfying. Obviously, it was gelato, it's hard to be disgusting. But was it worth the money? Most definitely not. Especially when you have all tons of different dessert options on Acland Street, I'd skip over Scoops. Sorry to the lovely woman who served me.

Verdict: Looking for the best quality gelato in St. Kilda? You found it. Looking for the most…read moreaffordable? Head across the street to Seven Apples. Try as they may, Southern California can't quite seem to get gelato right, and when they do, it's so expensive that settling for Frozen Yogurt becomes the only viable option. Want to know who does get gelato right? Australia, and Scoops is the only place where they dish up the authentic bit. Star 1: How was the service and atmosphere? While not much more than a counter, Scoops makes up for their simplistic approach with top class service. You're virtually free to try any and every flavor you wish, and you'll be served with a smile. Star Granted. Star 2: How were the portions relative to the cost? If you haven't quite sorted it yet, Australia is expensive, especially if you're coming from America or the United Kingdom, and while the $6 I paid for my medium cup of gelato (pictured below) wasn't ridiculous, Scoops hits a stumbling block here due to the competition across the street: Seven Apples. While $6.00 at Scoops got me this: http://www.yelp.com/user_local_photos?select=H_eKf47ZVwolk5gzKcB5Ew&userid=OKX-V5j_qfuOebeHeWGrHg $5.70 across the way at Seven Apples got me this: http://www.yelp.com/user_local_photos?select=fqepdmuA25FDtKSnm5n4zA&userid=OKX-V5j_qfuOebeHeWGrHg And $6.10 at Trampoline got me this: http://www.yelp.com/user_local_photos?select=QstsSKP6MfAtDlPh1H3p8w&userid=OKX-V5j_qfuOebeHeWGrHg That's quite a bit more bang for your buck across the way. No Star Granted. Stars 3 and 4: How was the food? While Scoops may have stumbled a bit when it comes to price, taste and authenticity should be an absolute point of pride. While offering only 16 flavors as opposed to 25 across the street at Seven Apples (Trampoline also offers roughly 16), Scoops gelato is fluffy, flavorful and very much akin to the heavenly gelato you find in Italy. Dual Stars Granted. Star 5: Would you eat here every day if you could? I could very easily eat quality and affordable gelato every day for the rest of my life, and I'd gladly do so at Scoops. Star Granted.