I don't know if this has always been the Purple Parrot, but I have been coming to this ice cream…read morestand for probably 30 years. This is an old-fashioned side of the road ice cream stand that has whatever you could dream of - hard ice cream and soft serve and so many food items from hotdogs to walking tacos to shredded chicken sandwiches to fried mushrooms and so much more. I personally am a soft serve girl and there are very few flavor combinations in this world that I love more than peanut butter and chocolate. On this my most recent trip this summer, I had the Nutter Butter sundae. The Nutter Butter sundae is Chocolate ice cream topped with peanut butter fluff, peanuts, whipped cream, a cherry and a Nutter Butter cookie. I'm sure you can tell by the description that this was a sugar overload, but delicious. I also got a pup cup for my pup, which is a small bit of vanilla ice cream with a dog treat on top. The ice cream was delicious and we had really good service my only gripe is the prices are a bit high. I paid $2.50 for a dog cup of ice cream - I just remember when that used to be like $.50 but I guess that's inflation for you. Overall, this is a great place with good ice cream and a nostalgic feel.

The food here is really good. I got their veggie wrap, fries, and dreamsicle shake. Best fries I…read morethink I've ever had. Only thing i didn't like was the clouds of mosquitoes outside but they do have a screened porch where you can wait for your order. Really friendly people, too. I'd go back.

Would have loved to check this place out but they don't even have ONE single non dairy option.read more

This is a very fun concept for a "treat" restaurant, and the idea is also executed nicely. It is…read moreset up much like an ice cream scoop shop. There are lots of tempting cookie dough flavors available, as well as fun toppings. The "edible" cookie dough tastes just like real/"dangerous" raw cookie dough -- delicious! The shop doesn't have its own dedicated exterior storefront, but is located inside a large, interesting building. The location was clean, and shared space with a "food" restaurant which was closed when we visited. Street parking is available, which I think is free, but I'm not 100% on that. Overall, I'm glad we visited. It was unique, and I'd like to try more of the flavors - maybe even a sampler pack.

This review is for not only the amazing coffee in this quaint and cozy coffee shop, but also the…read moreamazing catering they did for an event this weekend. Came to middle bass island for the Great Lakes cruising club rally (https://www.glcclub.com/) Friday and Saturday were rainy, windy and cool. Friday evening's dinner was a BBQ catered by the team from Island Grind. (Pulled pork, chicken breast, coleslaw, potato salad and dessert bites.) They did a great job bringing the dinner to the Lonz pavilion. It was hot and everything tasted great. Saturday morning, they provided breakfast. Since it was chilly, they offered the speakeasy for us to be in versus the pavilion. The breakfast was delicious. Blueberry pancakes, perfectly cooked bacon, sausage patties, yogurt granola and strawberries and multiple juices. Saturday evenings dinner was salad, garlic bread, lasagna, eggplant amazingly large meatballs, and Italian lemon cream cake for dessert. Fortunately, the weather cleared and was nice and sunny. Dinner in the Lonz pavilion was served hot and it tasted wonderful. Jane and her team did an awesome job all weekend! Highly recommend this coffee shop for their catering as well as anything they serve for breakfast or lunch! A must stop if you're on the island!

10+ stars. We had an amazing day on middle bass island, which is a little known secret and…read morebeautiful place just a quick ferry ride away from put in bay!!! Kudos to the buckeye state for putting their tax dollars to good use and converting the old Lonz winery into this gorgeous state park! The old mansion is open for tours where you can learn about the epic parties that George and wife Fannie hosted. The upstairs has been beautifully restored and can be rented!! There are also some walking paths with informational signs about the wine making history on the island and other factoids. We thought we'd make George and Fannie proud and ended our day at the island grind- wait for it- speakeasy!!! The drinks were delicious, and the decor, vibe and crowd were all A+. There is also an adjoining coffee shop and restaurant that's open during the summer. Special recognition to our barkeeps Kieran and Daniel, Lynne the mansion tour guide , and Jane the manager. One of my best memories from my time on the bass islands.

Cute café with a very unique atmosphere of music and technology and I think there's even a playable…read morevideo game console in one corner! It was pretty quick. Owner was very nice. Said that he just introduced breakfast sausages as an option on the menu. The building is pretty non-descriptive, but there is a big eye catching sign outside. Ordered the cookies and cream cappuccino was amazing! Not too sweet but you can definitely taste the cookies and cream! He was quick with our order but we got there at like 9am which seemed to be before a rush of people coming In.

Great service, wonderful atmosphere, cute little spot I think everybody should try at least onread more

We got the ice cream last time we was here it was good. The overall service was ok. Nothing stood…read moreout with the service. The place inside is a bit tight when moving around. But over all a nice little place.

Tried it for the first time today. All three of us chose the gelato, my son and I both getting the…read morestrawberry. It was delicious and so refreshing on a 95 degree day. Will definitely come back. The owner and the rest of the staff were very friendly.

I drive an hour just for this ice cream. My family loves tofts. Usually were go to the Sandusky…read morelocation, but this one is tinier and usually not as crazy. The staff is always young, but at least nice. There are so many flavors to choose from.

My family always gets ice cream on the way back from Put-In-Bay. During the pandemic my parents…read morediscovered Toft's because they were apparently open when others were not, so then Toft's became their go-to ice cream place in the area. I was skeptical of a strip mall ice cream spot, but their selection and portion sizes won me over. I appreciate the free samples they offered so I could make the right decision. I forget what flavors I got because I had a lot of ice cream on my trip back to Ohio, but Toft's was definitely the best.

Unfortunately I cannot comment on the food because after waiting 55 minutes we decided to leave…read moreafter leaving money for our coffee. The waitress Sam took our order and gave us a cup of coffee. Never checked back in with us or said one word and we were even sitting at the counter right in front of her! We watched about 4 locals come in and get served right away before us as well as quite a few takeout orders being delivered to customers waiting outside. Also watched a half of a dozen health code violations which made us glad to have not eaten there. One of which we witnessed was the waitress Sam take a homefry off a customers plate and eat it before delivering it to them and hit her vape inside. Do not expect to get decent service here if you're a tourist.

While visiting friends on the island, we decided to venture out for breakfast. We came across this…read morelittle place. The service wasn't overly friendly or fast but it was a good breakfast! Our server warmed up to us after we complimented the quality of the food. The breakfast potatoes were spicy and yummy. I ordered the breakfast sandwich which was just perfect...toasted bagel, sausage patty and an over medium egg. I requested no cheese, no butter with my dairy allergy and they easily accommodated that. Will definitely be back in the future.

Very pleased with the new-to-me pizza spot at 5-14, I will most certainly be back. Wait wasn't bad,…read morefood was very good! Great cheese

Tasty. Clean. Courteous. Creative crusty creations. Popper pizza. Smokehouse pie. Pumpkin pie shake…read moreand most importantly Tofts soft serve used in all dairy treats. Vegan cheese is available to meet your needs. Intentional and innovative establishment in Smalltown Castalia =] Check it out for sure!!