Emack & Bolio’s

I always went to the Newbury location and didn’t even know this one existed until my friends and I saw the little store walking back to campus from regal.
It’s the same as any other location. Service was a bit more stoic, but flavors and cones were the same. I never go out of my way for emack, but tend to buy a cone more often than not if I am in the area.

One of the saddest ice cream shops I’ve ever been to. No music, out of most flavors and perhaps the blandest ice cream known to mankind. I thought ice cream was supposed to be a happy experience.

This place often gets a great reputation because of their specialty cones, but I don’t think it’s worth all the hype. Not that it’s necessarily bad but just a little over talked up. I went in a spectacular hot day to try their ice cream for the first time. I got the Rice Krispies cone because why not. As for my ice cream choice, I got the Caramel Pecan. The cone was alright. I was expecting the Rice Krispies part to be all sweet and chewy but it was actually pretty hard. Making the waffle cone hard too. The flavor was still there but I just didn’t enjoy such a hard cone. The caramel pecan ice cream inside was definitely good but I was sad there wasn’t more ice cream flavors (they didn’t even have a cookies & cream!). I got one scoop of the caramel pecan, one thing I can definitely be happy about is that they’re generous w/​their scoops. I got only 1 and it was more than enough.

Across the street from the Regal theater, next to West Elm and a Starbucks, sits a tiny ice cream shop. Emack & Bolio’s always knows how to cheer a girl up. They make their ice creams with live cultures and non-​fat milk (no genetically induced hormone bST) — so I tell myself it’s healthy. There’s always a new flavor that’s worth trying and they don’t judge me for wanting to try 5 different flavors every time I go. This place is super small so don’t plan on relaxing — there are no tables or chairs and barely even standing room. During the warmer months, there’s usually a line out the door so be prepared to wait. But don’t be mistaken, it’s worth the wait.

I love Emack & Bolio’s! I used to have them every summer during my visit to Boston. They have homemade hot fudge and fresh whipped cream… and I love their cones! However, it would be better if there were more ice cream flavors to choose from!

I’m not sure that I understand what the big deal is here or why this place is so revered. Perhaps the hype is getting in the way or maybe this location just isn’t great. I had a one scoop (salted caramel pretzel) sundae with hot fudge, whipped cream, nuts, and a cherry. There were no cherries or any other fruit topping available (they did offer to add another topping to compensate), the cream was barely whipped and mostly a liquid, but the most offensive is that the hot fudge was burnt.
Maybe the ice cream was good but all I could taste was the burnt fudge. The part of the ice cream I could taste were the super soft pretzels that were practically chewy and far from crunchy. I don’t know how Ben and Jerry’s does it but their pretzels don’t wilt. Not to mention, this location is a bit grimy with canisters of toppings that clearly haven’t been cleaned in a while.
I’m not saying I haven’t had worse or that this was the worst but for what they’re charging, I expect better than that. Next time I crave ice cream, I’ll make the trek to the nearest JP Licks or buy a pint from the corner store.

A good selection of creative ice cream flavours, cones and other small treats! The ice cream scoops are all quite big (at least in a waffle cone) and definitely worth what you’re paying. I highly recommend trying the Chocolate-​Covered Oreos, and some ice cream in one of the dipped waffle cones.

Really good ice cream though I wouldn’t say it’s better than Häagen-​Dazs. They have a great assortment of cones and the kids loved all the flavors. The staff was very nice and helpful letting the kids taste whatever they wanted. I may go back to try the malted before or trip ends!

I was having a crazy intense craving for chocolate milkshake so I decided to give this store a try. I was not impressed with my milkshake at all. It was really watery and I felt like I was drinking melted ice cream mixed with water. It was nasty. And plus, how can you charge $ 6.50 for a milkshake? I don’t understand that…
All in all, I was highly disappointed and I doubt I will ever visit this place again. They did seem to have really delicious looking ice cream cones but DEFINITELY not worth paying $ 7 per cone.

Have ice cream where the stars have! This is a great place to have sweets near Fenway. The wall with pics of stars is cool, with details of what they’ve tried or created! No chairs to sit and enjoy your sweets but the price is worth it.

We were walking through the heat today for what seemed like hours and seeing that giant ice cream sign was like an oasis in the Bostonian humidity. Ok maybe I’m being over exaggerating but honestly super good ice cream GO HERE also happy national ice cream day ;)

They have malt! They have shakes they call «frappé». If you want it extra thick, it’s $ 6.50. If you want it malted, it’s $ 6.50. I had an extra thick, malted chocolate shake, I mean… extra thick malted chocolate frappé… and paid about $ 7.50 for it.
STEEP, I know. But the quality is amazing (This is twice I’ve had this chocolate malt shake this week). A nice, once-​in-​a-​while, treat (coz I’ll go broke if I have this on the regular).

It was a really hot summer day and I wanted ice cream. I, however, did not want mediocre ice cream that I could have gotten in New York.
Emack & Bolio’s is not ice cream for the «connoisseur» as their website claims. Rather it is ice cream for the basic layperson.
Reading the menu, I thought «vanilla bean speck» meant there would be pieces of pork in it. Boy, was I wrong. It literally means «specks of vanilla bean» which is kind of misleading. Regardless, the vanilla ice cream was just that– vanilla, plain and boring.
Sigh.
I got it in a sprinkle cone [which tasted like those you can get at Carvel] and called it a day.
$ 6 is way too pricey for such a uninspired and lackluster product.

Pretty good ice cream, exotic cones (tried the marshmallow and fruity pebbles) and helpful friendly staff… went on a Sunday evening when there wasn’t a game… a little pricey but still good

It really taste like real ice cream not too heavy. love it. No wonder why lots of people waiting on the line. so much better than other ice cream places. simple and tasty

I was in the area on Sunday after watching a movie so we decided to go for ice cream. After getting over the shock that they closed the Coldstone Creamery I decided to take my pregnancy cravings to this place. BIG MISTAKE!
There was only 2 ppl working there, a young man and a girl, i think she was a red head. The place wasnt too crowed, just a few ppl waiting in line, so i didnt understand why the line was moving so slowly. So anyways I get to the front of the line and ask for a Sundae with whipped cream.
The girl that took my order left the register and went to make it, i watched her as she was making it, everything was fine up until when she started to scoop out the whip cream, she scooped some on my sundae then took the spoon that she used to put the whipped cream on my order and licked it… SHE LICKED THE REST OF MY WHIPPED CREAM from the spoon… like right in front of me, as if thats just an ok thing to do… smh. I was sooo disgusted… never again. I should have just took my ass to shaw’s and bought ice cream there…

I’m sorry to have to give one star because I have always enjoyed Emack’s ice cream in the past and was looking forward to enjoying one last night after the Sox game (approx 10 p.m. on ⁵⁄₆). Unfortunately, the girl behind the counter decided it was time to have a smoke, taped a piece of notebook paper to the door that said «Back in 5,» closed and locked the door, and then proceeded to make a phone call while puffing her cigarette half a block away while I stood by the store. Wow! I was shocked by how brazen this young woman was. My wife and I were so turned off by it that we decided not to wait. Very poor form and disappointing.

Wow. Very disappointing. First of all don’t even bother looking on the online menu because there’s probably a 99% chance that they won’t have it. I ordered a vanilla soft serve ice cream. simple right? Well not exactly, the lady who was helping us took a scoop of their regular ice-​cream and put it through this machine that I assume softens it but in reality it just spit out melted ice cream that was served in a cheap plastic bowl. I mean if your going to charge me $ 7!!! for a bowl of melted ice cream at least put it in something you don’t buy in bulk and Costco. most likely won’t be coming back

I don’t understand this place. If there is a line out the door, when there are 2 people working how about you have both of them help people waiting in line? I got so annoyed I walked out since I couldn’t stand the inefficiency going on. I know they have a good assortment of different things but it wasn’t worth it.
I came back on another day & there was only 1 person working there w/​2 people ahead of me in line. It was bizarre at how rattled she got helping these people & more so when I asked for a smoothie. Like don’t make a big deal out of it or make excuses, just get it together & make what I would like. She took things to the blender for maybe 20 seconds. how is this a S-​M-​O-​O-​T-​H-​I-​E? Nobody wants chunks in their smoothies. Next time I won’t even bother.

I got the Mud Pie, which sounds delicious in theory. Unfortunately, E&B’s didn’t bring that into reality. My ice cream had ice chunks and was fairly bland, far from the delicious Coffee Oreo ice cream I had at The Scoop. At over $ 4 for a small scoop, I’ll pass.