Custard & Cakes Creamery

This is, hands down, my favorite ice cream place ever. Whenever I have a friend visit, I make sure we stop here for dessert because it’s the BEST in town! All of their ice cream is fresh and homemade. Furthermore, they have TONS of flavors, and not just of hard ice cream — but also of hard yogurt (which means that you don’t even have to «cheat» on your diet ;)). I’m very sad that they’re closed for winter, but am SUPER excited when they open back up in spring. Definitely a must go-​to if you’re in the East Falls/​Roxborough/​Manayunk area!

Awesome, authentic ice cream stand where they make there product. Service is really friendly, place is super clean (which is really important to me) and they have a ton of flavors! Nice little gem to have in the neighborhood.

Love love love this place. Sadly I drove by it a couple times a week for the first year that I lived in Philly and finally tried it this spring — I’m addicted!!! Working my way through the menu and there’s hasn’t been one thing/​flavor I haven’t loved yet! Don’t make the mistake of driving by this place like I did!

Delicious ice cream at a great price. I got a big bowl of orange/​vanilla soft serve swirl for less than 3 bucks. The vibe of this place is great too; there were a lot of people that clearly walked over from the surrounding neighborhood blocks. Lots of local enthusiasm for this place. The lines move very quickly. I think for my next visit, I’ll bike over on the Schuylkill Trail from center city. Yummm can’t wait!

Me and my wife wanna sincerely apologize for driving past this place on so many sad nights going to smelly Rita’s. The staff here are little angel people sent down to bestow the most delicious ice cream and friendly customer service in life! The choices go on forever but I had the cake batter ice cream (actual pieces of cake in it) with sprinkles that never ended. My old lady had a banana split with chocolate covered almonds, whipped cream, rocky road ice cream (the works), she loved it. Don’t be fooled though, a medium is a pint and pretty huge!

Delicious made on site ice cream and yogurt. It’s a neighborhood fav and it usually pulls a good crowd so be prepared for a little line. Only open seasonally, they offer fall flavors towards the end of summer. There is a parking lot and a drive throw but its a bit chaotic at prime times. Tip: park on the street for a quick getaway when its busy.

I thoroughly enjoyed my peanut butter cup ice cream. The service was fast, even though it was packed on the particular day I went. Also, for the price, I got a nice sized portion.
I would definitely go back! They had an apple pie flavor that I think I’ll try next.

I love the old fashion ice cream places. I got a large come with cherry dip. Oh it was so good. I felt like a kid again when I used to run for the Mister Softe truck. The menu item is huge on the different ice creams you can get which is awesome and amazing. The staff is really friendly also and can help you with what items to get if you want different variations. I love the drive thru because sometimes you just don’t want to have to get out the car. So having that is priceless. The parking lot is tight so parking can be a pain. The do take credit/​debit but there is a $ 10 minimum. The ice is inexpensive so unless your buying a ton of ice cream then you’ll be able to use your card. Great place to go to. Wish they were open all year round.

This place is a little mom and pop ice cream stop /​bakery. Went there twice yesterday alone. When it was fully staffed they were pumping out orders fast, but earlier in the day when it was just two people on staff they got backed up.
Water ice is made fresh there, and it’s awesome! My first trip I got a medium black cherry water ice, which was SO good, and another medium of green apple which was also good. Later I went with my girlfriend and got coffee/​vanilla hard scoop ice cream, chocolate jimmies, and whip cream. That was great! Two big scoops for a medium (see picture). She got a gelati, lemon water ice and vanilla ice cream. At first they said they were out of lemon water ice, but after making my order, the guy at the window checked again to see if they had lemon. He then saw someone was just about done making a fresh batch of it and we could have it right out of the maker! Great service. Thanks for double checking.
This place has a big menu, a lot of choices. They also have a drive thru! The parking lot is tight so that was an adventure getting in and out, but everything else about the place was great. Friendly people, good water ice/​ice cream, and it’s cheap. ⁴⁄₅ for sure. I can’t wait to try some other things on the menu, and the prices are hard to beat.
Rita’s is literally down the street, and I love Rita’s, but this place is great, and supporting a local spot is almost always something I prefer. I will definitely be here a lot this summer!

This place is perfect; the ice cream, both soft and hard is delicious and at good prices for very filling sizes. Every time I’ve tried any of their other offerings they’ve also been delicious (shout out to the root beer float), except for the ice cream sandwiches, which were just okay.
Lines can get pretty long, and not a lot of space to sit and eat there, but we usually eat while walking back home.

This place serves fine Ice Cream — both hard and soft, as well as associated treats including sundae’s milkshakes et al and they are all fine. Through the cold of winter and the heat of summer they keep on keeping on with friendly service. 4 stars to be sure perhaps more.
OTOH I went yesterday to get some ice cream with my wife and they would not take our credit card unless we bought at least 10 bucks of stuff. While they have wonderful stuff I’m not gonna buy 10 bucks worth for 2 people, sorry.
They would not budge and we drove off — to Rita’s across the street. Not quite as good but still a nice pair of chocolate cones for like 6 or 7 bucks — and they took my Visa no questions asked.
Either Ritas or Custard & Cakes Creamery make nice treats — I think Custard & Cakes Creamery is a little better and more genuine, so either bring cash or go across the street to Ritas.
Both have drive through and walk up service.

When I first started looking at houses in the neighborhood, every location was compared in terms of its proximity to the ice cream stand (and I hadn’t even been there yet!). I love that I can walk to this neighborhood favorite and not have to deal with the sometimes insane drive-​through line.
I visited the creamery on the first really nice weekend of the season with JJ and waited for about five minutes to walk up and order my ice cream. The line wasn’t too unbearable and there was hardly any wait for the ice cream to be scooped once I ordered. I tried the Minty Cookies and Cream, which was an inventive flavor that I’d never seen before. I hope that this is a regular flavor, because it was truly the best of two worlds.
Yes, the wait is long, but the hard ice cream can’t be beat and the prices are rock-​bottom. I have gone twice and ice cream for two (even after ordering a sundae) has not exceeded $ 8. I don’t think anything on the menu is much more than $ 7 (and those prices are more for the quart-​sized stuff).

Custard and Cakes is a Roxborough staple.
You know its Summer when you see cars wrapped around the drive through, and a line of customers 50 people deep. Custards and Cakes moves the line quite quickly, and you will receive service with a smile.
Most ice cream options are under five bucks, so in reality this place is dirt cheap. I really enjoy getting a small sunday here which comes with whipped cream, cherry, and one topping. Believe me the small is enough to fill almost anyone. At just over 4 dollars, the sunday is a steal.
No frills ice cream, all American. Custards and Cakes is a Philly Classic.

Fast drive thru service on a Sunday! Very rich ice cream flavors! Will definitely come back!

Came to visit my friend in Philadelphia .my friend took me to here and here was very crowed with long line. Looked menu they have a lot of choose for you like hard ice cream with many favor and soft ice cream, water ice… they have parking lot near by… I order hard ice cream coffee with corn sugar and my friend got water ice watermelon… my ice cream just ok… and my friend love it …
Price not real bad $ 7.50 for small ice cream and water ice… my friend must take 3 days for finish it …
Any way we had fun and enjoy the weather… maybe I will try other option next time when I come back in here… just don’t let me down

If you don’t like this place you should leave America or cease to exist.
I will admit, the line moves slow, although last summer they did make moves to expedite this concern, I.e. sending out a person to take car orders before you get to the window.
While I do not like waiting in line and sometimes parking can be hectic, I can’t fault them for their amazing product and that people love it. When I can get in and out quickly it is a successful trip!
Also, they added minty cookies & cream (mint chocolate chip with cookies a cream) there really is no better combo. Fingers crossed they bring that ish back this year.

This place is just ok. I haven’t had everything on the menu but my bf and I have been here a few times and always get different flavors to share. So far I haven’t had anything that was good enough to justify the LONG lines and having to carry cash. Its fine, but because of the line we usually just walk a little further to Rita’s to satisfy the summertime sweet-​tooth.

While driving by Custard & Cakes today, I began to feel sad. Being it that today’s high is 51, and tomorrow’s high is 38 with a chance of snow, Custard & Cakes won’t be open for business for a while. And yes, that makes me very sad. After all, I really love it here! The ice cream, water ice… EVERYTHING I’ve ever tried from here has been superb. My husband has me hooked on their marshmallow sundaes.
The only thing I would change about C&C is since it’s a drive thru, it would be AWESOME if there was a menu on the back wall, so that you could figure out what you wanted before arriving at the window. I’m sure it would cut down on wait times for everyone.
Ok, one more thing — I wish they would just stay open during the colder months for die hard fans like me, but I know that’s not feasible. See you soon Custard and Cakes. I hope winter goes by quickly!

I LOVE YOU SO MUCH, CUSTARD & CAKES. I mean that in the most non-​platonic way possible, I really love you guys. You have managed to make the tastiest ice cream this side of Philly. Super affordable and SO many combinations for hard serve/​toppings.
I have tried their Strawberry Cheesecake, which blew my socks off. I have always been a fan of Turkey Hill and Hagen Daas Strawberry Cheesecake, but this stuff is wayyyyy better. SO good.
Also delicious: Vanilla Peanut Butter Cup with Extra Peanut Butter Cups. This was my go to for the 2014 summer, and probably will be for the forseeable future. They manage to keep the PB cups fresh. I’m impressed.
If you want good ice cream, this is your place.

Being right around the corner from Dalessandro’s & loving mom & pop ice cream custard shops, this was an easy decision.
Prices are great: $ 3 Medium Gelati, which is a lot cheaper than Rita’s.
I was slightly disappointed though & I’ll tell you why… in short, I wanted more custard!
They pack the whole cup with water ice (we ordered strawberry lemonade & rootbeer — we were given strawberry (too sweet) & rootbeer) and give 1 dollop of that delicious whip cream tasting custard on top. I’m used to custard, water ice, custard, water ice. They do it differently here — not necessarily wrong, but maybe that’s why the gelatis are cheaper?
Root beer water ice with Vanilla Custard is fantastic — but the root beer melts super fast compared to other water ice flavors.
FTW: they have drive-​thru!
Location: on a small street
Parking: Free, small parking lot