Lauber’s Old Fashion Ice Cream Parlor

Definition of a fun day: Take the electric train from Elegant Farmer to East Troy. Immediately run to Laubers and have a Black Cow. Great place — glad we live close by.

This place is ADORABLE! It makes me think of the local pharmacy that is shown in older movies and tv shows. Men dressed in vests and bow ties serve you ice cream creations made at the counter. The décor is old train memorabilia. The booths are on the smaller side… or maybe I am just on the bigger side. LOL.
This place is a must stop if you are in the East Troy-​Lake Geneva-​Whitewater-​Elkhorn area!

Finding ice cream in Wisconsin is about as rare as finding a Bears fan at Lambeau. Sometimes you just get tired of custard.
We had heard of this place but had never been there. It was like stepping back in time. The ice cream was great (wish that they had just a bit larger selection of variety). The service was so personal. The owner really, really cares about his customers. Something very unusual today. And the prices were very reasonable.
Plus, the place doesn’t close down at 9 pm like so many others, like those boring custard places that are everywhere.
We’ll be back and just wish that we’d discovered it sooner!

Homemade ice cream & caramel sauce — yum! Made me a coke from scratch — really good. Lots of cool old things to look at too. Really enjoyed it.

This is cute place to enjoy some old-​fashioned ice cream.

The coolest place in East Troy. I know, the list of competition is short, but someone has to be on top. The inside décor is of a 1920’s drugstore. There are some really tasty ice cream ideas on the menu, and they use fresh ingredients. They use malt powder on some of the confections, and it is, how you say, good! The service is USUALLY pretty good, but the old man that is in charge brings his wrong-​side-​of-​the-​bed days to work sometimes. The prices are actually pretty reasonable for the quality put into the dishes. There are also several racks of old candy there for the buying and browsing. It’s really a must stop if you are in the area. Bring your friends!

We have been coming here since I was little, just a fun place to come and eat old fashioned ice cream. Lots of fun things to look at while you wait, they make your order almost right in front of you. Is practically a 1920’s drug store, they even sell candy at the register (for those of you who’s sweet tooth was not already filled with your ice cream)
Well worth the drive from anywhere!

Awesome, very old ice cream parlor/​soda fountain. What I really like is that it all seems very original, nothing looks like its reproduction. It’s not a vintage «style» building, it really is vintage!
There’s a very old jukebox record player too, it’s pretty neat. All oldies.
The ice cream is the best you’re going to get, they’ve got the basics as well as a lot of interesting unique items. Some of my favorites would be the Royale and the Dusty Road.
You can also get fresh soda made the way it used to be made, fresh!
This is right next to the East Troy Railroad Museum, where they offer trolley rides up to the Elegant Farmer in Mukwonago. I think it’s one of the ONLY trolley systems that still operate in the USA. It can really become an all-​day event for the family. My girlfriend and I went there, looked around the museum, took the trolley up to the Elegant Farmer and had America’s best apple pie, rode the trolley back and sat down for some ice cream. Great fun!