Soft Peaks

Got the mudslide with the twist, organic milk and dark chocolate together, with Tim Tam bits and chocolate syrup.
The organic milk soft serve is really good, tastes more milky and isn’t too sweet and eating that with Tim Tam chunks is just heaven. The dark chocolate tasted more like milk chocolate but wasn’t bad. There was just too much chocolate sauce making it too much chocolate for me. Probably better if I just got organic milk and not the twist.
Overall it was a good experience, the organic milk is the best.

I would not go back solely for price.
I had the green forest (Matcha) and it was good, but not good enough for the price. I paid about $ 7 and it was only a smidge larger than a macdonalds sundae.
Atmosphere was nice, but in the end it comes down to the fact that it’s not worth it for me.

Got the original with honeycomb!
The milk base tastes like milk froyo! Not sweet at all. I’m a fan of natural flavors and also of milk, so this was a good… Not so sweet dessert!
Corn flakes and a dab of honey was perfect!
The only downside is that the honey comb, if u keep eating it, and chewing it… Til you’ve devoured all the honey. You’re left with this plasticy chewy substance. That I end up spitting out. Cause I don’t want to ingest plastic: P
A bit on the pricier side, but would still come back to try more! Plus, it’s such a nice atmosphere to walk around gas town :)

Pricey and not completely worth it. The currency exchange made a small honeycomb peak, small blue mountain peak, and the original milkshake around $ 13 instead of $ 18, but it’s still expensive for what you’re getting. The flavor of the original is definitely not like other soft serves (more milky), but tastes great once you acquire that flavor. They don’t offer samples either which was disappointing because I’d like to know whether or not I like a flavor before I dish out $ 6 for it. Overall glad to have crossed this place off the list but not sure I’d come back!
My boyfriend would like to add saying its like a McDonald’s soft serve ice cream with cereal for 5x the price.

In short, pricey but worth it.
Went into soft peak randomly while my friend and I were wondering around Gastown.
The soft served ice cream itself is not too sweet, but very milky. Making it a very good base to add some toppings on it.
I really wanted a shot of espresso on it (the Blackcomb), but also wanted chocolate (the Mudslide). They ended up mixing the two (coffee + timtam and chocolate syrup) for us to share: D
Very friendly customer service as well. Just seriously pricey as well: P I will be back when I feel like treating myself while I am traveling to Vancouver again :)

When I was eating another soft serve place at Chinatown, my friend recommended me Soft Peaks so I decided to head out to Gastown the next day. (Soft serve two days in a row… :))
I ordered Green Forest, and my partner ordered Honey Comb Peak. The soft serve itself has a milder (or more natural) milky taste, so it goes well with toppings. The texture itself is also smooth :).
I like the Green Forest because I am a big fan of matcha, but I also liked the Honey Comb Peak, which had unique toppings.

The hype is not real.
I just overpaid for ice-​cream… again. Yes, the honeycomb was a nice touch; but other than that, I have little praise for this little place. I just don’t think the product justifies the price tag. They have so much competition. God forbid, if another ice-​cream place starts serving honeycomb on their ice-​cream… This place would be ruined.
They’ve also chosen to set up shop in the most bizarre location. Had a friend not dragged — and I say dragged — me there, I don’t think I would’ve ever found or even thought to try them. Not much to be said about service. It was sloppy when I was there. I’m sure cleanliness was OK, although I didn’t really look into the production area.
To put it simply: I won’t make this trek on purpose, so if you are going out of your way to try this thing, perhaps you don’t want to.

We wanted to try this place as it offers ice cream made from local organic milk and were pleasantly surprised by what the whole experience was.
Absolutely LOVED the ice cream! Basically it’s like cream with the natural sweetness of milk (they don’t add any sugars to the ice cream which makes it authentic…)
The sweetness comes from the syrup/​sauce you chose and the toppings.
I found it to be the perfect amount of sweetness, where you get to really taste and enjoy the ingredients.
We got the small size ice cream and really enjoyed it. Portion sizes are European which is the perfect amount (as opposed to the heavy American sized portion you’d typically find filled with added refined sugars)
Staff is super friendly and very accommodating!
I’ll definitely go there again.

I’m glad I gave this place a second chance!
On my first visit I had their honey comb soft serve which, while refreshing and not overly sweet, was still a bit underwhelming. There really wasn’t much to it and the honey comb was a bit too hard and difficult to eat.
Fast forward to my latest visit a few months later and I must say that the flavour combination I got this time was perfect. The mudslide is definitely a chocolate lover’s paradise. Copious amounts of Tim Tam chunks with chocolate syrup — awesome. The sweet is balanced out my the smooth and creamy soft serve, making for a wonderful treat. My friend also got the matcha red bean and condensed milk and I loved how well the flavours mingled with that one as well! For the uninitiated, red bean is a dessert item, though not for everyone!
The service if this place is very fast and super welcoming.
As per my tip, this is no dairy queen. If you want intense, sickly sweet dessert, go elsewhere.

Soft white ice cream wasn’t flavoured at all. It wasn’t vanilla, it was nothing. No taste. Only thing I tasted was the stale cereal flakes and the honey drizzled over top. I’ve had better ice cream at McDonald’s. There’s a little closet sized soft ice cream shop just west along the same street down from Soft Peaks that I’ll go to next time I’m in Gastown and I’m craving ice cream.

I like ice cream period. So have to say got the rainforest ice cream. Wow I love it. there are mocha powder and condense milk at the bottom. You won’t taste the sweetness until you get to the bottom. The ice cream is super good.
The place does get a bit busy but only after 6 pm. Another negative thing about here is parking. You have to pay for parking. Also you can there are almost no seats at this place. So you can only grab and go.

The main thing to knock this place down would be the price but way to turn something so simple into something the girls ahead of me deemed snapchat, Twitter, & Instagram worthy all done in the wait of my order (which was just a good few minutes).
With no hesitation, I guiltily snapped the hell out of my soft serve masterpiece as well. I got the Mudslide (the one with the Tim tams & an additional topping of cereal) and the cousin got blueberries and cereal flakes for hers.
Coming from LA, hearing soft serve makes you think frozen yogurt or the machine you used to go to while waiting for your parents to finish up at the buffet. Also, McDonalds. But Soft Peaks decided to make you question all that by throwing any and every topping they can at you.
…And it was diabolically delicious.
Heads up (s):
— If you’re a first-​timer, definitely start small. The toppings are no joke so don’t overwhelm yourself right away. It could get real sweet, real fast.
— Beat the rush because the line does get long. So can the wait for your soft serve.
— Limited seating, so say this is after a hang out with friends or after a date night? Let Soft Peaks be something you can walk & talk over. You are in Vancouver’s Gastown after all.

Went to Vancity for a short two day trip last month and this spot stuck out the most out of everything. It’s located in a perfect location — near all the hustle and bustle of Gastown with shopping and foodie spots galore. It’s also not a hard spot to get to and there’s plenty of street parking.
I ordered one of their signature creations, Green Forest, both times that I came here. I got a small the first time but got a regular the second time and finished it just as fast. It’s basically organic vanilla soft serve sprinkled with organic matcha powder, sweet red beans and condensed milk on top. Their soft serve is very smooth and tastes fresh and the matcha powder and red beans complete this dessert. You walk in and order and it comes out so fast, even if there’s a long line. There’s free wi-​fi (for all you USA peeps) and there’s seating upstairs! It’s such a chill spot and it’s well lit and pretty inside.

I really liked Soft Peaks. I found this place (the soft serve) so refreshing!
It wasn’t too sweet and I loved the combo of cereal, fruit and honey. Wow! The soft serve is basically milk so the combo is like a nice cold treat for breakfast lovers like myself!
The location is right in the centre of Gastown. They do get busy and there aren’t many places to sit. Most likely you will grab it and go.
The only reason I didn’t give this place 5 stars is because they are too stingy with the toppings for the prices they are charging. I paid eight dollars for a large «snowberry» and I felt it could have had more. So yes, it is expensive.
So give it a go. The combo is unique, and different.

Came here yesterday for dessert. Was in the Chinatown/​Gastown area and actually wanted froyo but soft serve will have to do as this is the only option nearby.
Ordered the «snow berry» which had fresh organic strawberries, agave syrup, and cereal flakes with the soft serve. First thing I noticed was the size. I thought they accidentally gave me the small, when I wanted the regular. But nope, I actually got the regular.
The soft serve itself was not bad. The toppings were a decent touch to go with the soft serve. But is it worth $ 6.50 with some toppings? Absolutely not in my books. I don’t think the price of cereal has gone up that considerably.
It probably would have been much more friendlier to my wallet if I wanted soft serve I should have gone to Danny’s Market in Richmond for a Screamer. If I wanted more toppings and pay a comparable rate, I probably would have opted for Menchies and their froyo. And then there are always McFlurries.
While this concoction was decent, it was definitely not a foodgasm in my mouth. Coupled with the exorbitant prices for what you get, I feel 3 stars is fairly generous. Unfortunately, I would likely not be back.

I’m not a big fan of ice cream but I do like to eat ice cream at hot day. As a dessert freak, I would try soft ice cream made by Avalon milk.
I went there on Sunday afternoon, but, it’s not easy to find parking at Gastwon. After I parked, we had to walk 5 blocks to there. We were lucky coz there was no line-​up when we arrived.
The menu is simple and limited. The ice cream was rich and soft which full favour of Avalon milk. I had yuzu marmalade, I loved it. Yuzu sauce was fresh and delicious.
Green tea and red bean was good but not outstanding.
I have no problem to pay over $ 6 for a quality ice cream. Just try to not gain weight after summer.

Not bad. Like other Unilocalers say — it’s not a lot of soft serve for $ 6. Ordered the honeycomb which had a big glob of honey and some cereal at the bottom. Although the honey added a nice flavour to the ice cream, the coldness pretty much froze the honey making it impossible to eat. Had to pretty much throw away most of the honey chunks.
Overall worth trying. Wouldn’t go out of my way to make a trip to gastown for it.

Well, it’s a nice trendy shop and steps away from my office.
And the ice cream is über good. Nice and dense for soft serve.
Salty chunks with maple syrup; how can you go wrong?
Six bucks is quite steep though.
Not saying I won’t be making an escape from my desk every once in a while through the summer!

Not worth the price. $ 7.09 for a regular «organic dairy» soft serve ice cream with matcha powder sprinkled on top and 2 teaspoons of red bean. Not sure what all the hype is about as it was a very simple treat without any special flavour.
It’s a cute place and the signs are nice. It’s a great idea but the price is steep and the value just wasn’t there for me. If they had flavoured organic soft serve (actual matcha ice cream) then it would be worth it. But these Sundaes are just for Instagram pics.
Good service and it was quick. Seating is extremely limited. Will try again if they introduce flavoured ice cream or add some real fruit/​low sugar syrups to the menu.

I would give Soft Peaks a solid 3.5 stars since their organic Avalon Dairy milk ice cream is very rich and creamy, but I definitely don’t think it’s worth the $ 7-​ish (after tax) for such a small cup!
The honeycomb peak was very unique and delicious, but the ratio of honeycomb to ice cream was quite off. After finishing the first ¹⁄₃ of the cup, I was just left with soft serve, which I eventually got bored of. The line up that day was quite long so we ended up spending nearly 45 minutes in the shop. I understand that the rent in gastown is quite high but I honestly don’t think I would come back because I would value their desserts at $ 5.00 per cup max…