Cold Stone Creamery

The Best place.

We went to Cold Stone tonight at 8:30 pm. After waiting in line we were disappointed to learn they were out of quite a few items: Chocolate Ice Cream, Dark Chocolate Ice Cream, Coffee Ice Cream, Mint Ice Cream, No Fresh Bananas, No small «like it» cups, No «Cone Bowls». As a result, you could not choose from their advertised «signature» ice cream creations! WOW. Who owns this franchise? Are they going out of business? The 4 of us chose other sorbets or created our own selections. The ice cream was less than desirable. I think when you spend $ 26 for ice cream you would want a WOW this was fabulous. We should have gotten out of line and gone into Harris Teeter. There are many selections there that would have been a thumbs up. My recommendation if you visit this creamery — go look at the selection in the showcase. If you see a lot of empty containers — save your $ 3 tip and walk into Harris Teeter. The students working tonight were pleasant — so Cold Stone franchisee get your act together!!! Disappointed from Charlotte, NC

We go there a lot and the friendly staff is always good.

I ordered an ice cream from the creations menu. It was banana caramel-​something. Really good. Had a lot of roasted almonds, which I like. I did think the bananas were a little under-​ripened. My fiancé had the funnel cake. That was really good as well, he compared it to strawberry shortcake. We did have to wait about 6 minutes for the funnel cake to cook (which we were warned of), definitely worth it.

absolutely amazzziiinngggg!!! best cakes and or ice cream you could possibly find around here. nobody else compares

Located at Blakeney on the side with most of the restaurants, this was a great little stop after an enjoyable dinner at Greco just a few doors down.
After a meh milkshake from Marble last week, I needed an ice cream place to redeem my faith in ice cream places and not send me scurrying to the golden arches for a milkshake. Cold Stone came through tonight! A Cake Batter milkshake, mixed perfectly and overflowing out of the cup was creamy and delicious. It was $ 5 for a small, but whatever — it’s not like I have one every day. While waiting for my shake to blend, I saw they they had a candy counter full of chocolatey treats — truffles, mints, nut clusters, turtles, chocolate covered Oreos (hello), I was like a fat kid in a candy store (instead of a fat spinster in a candy store). I also purchased 2 pecan clusters, which were good. Not the best or the worst I have ever had, but seemingly fresh with creamy chocolate. On the other side of the case were several varieties of chocolate/​candy apples and chocolate covered strawberries — beautifully done and there was definitely a *wow* to those treats (apples are healthy, right?).
In a freezer case as you walk in were full cakes, ice cream cupcakes and such.
I was impressed with this little store. Clean, very friendly and attentive staff, well stocked with lots of different treat choices. I thought I was just walking into an ice cream shop, but it is so much more. As I am trying the surrounding restaurants, I will definitely make Cold Stone a post-​meal stop. Excellent!

We went here the other night and it was great. I got cheesecake ice cream with oreos mixed in in a cone. This was the first time I had a cone from Cold Stone and it was really yummy. I loved the combo I ordered — everything was perfect!

Don’t know what happened to Cold Stone — I guess it’s that everyone figured out the whole thing about having a cold stone/​marble slab in the store isn’t really that unique any more, so it’s not that much of a draw, and that shut down the wow-​factor. But it is still some tasty ice cream, and the staff here is friendly.
As has already been said, you just have to deal with the crowds. The secret to that is to go in the winter, when no one else is there. Best time to eat ice cream.

I was debating whether to give Cold Stone a 4-​star or 5-​star, but what really set it apart for me was one specific visit.
My mom wanted a caramel apple with just white chocolate, which they didn’t have. The store manager (who works behind the counter a lot) took it upon herself to make a fresh caramel apple just with the white chocolate, as well as slice it for my mom. That’s what I call going above and beyond, very very good in my books.
The ice cream is also really good. The Birthday Cake Remix (sweet cream with brownie, hot fudge, sprinkle) is to die for, it’s delicious. Other Signature Creations they have also sound delicious, and I’d probably try about 80% of them (a lot of times the Signature Creations at places just seem bad to me). The ice cream is so creamy, and that’s what makes good ice cream.
The inside of the store is really nothing great. It’s clean, but very small. It’s small because it doesn’t need to be big – right behind it is the Park at Blakeney, which features live music and a playground, so seating out there is plentiful. Fantastic location.
Overall, if you’re ready to indulge, I’d give Cold Stone a try. If you’re looking for a healthier option, though, TCBY is just a few stores down, and is also delicious.

This is an ultra busy store, I am guessing more so now that all the other CSC have closed within a 10 mile radius.
Staff is always very helpful with suggestions and the cakes they make are incredible delicious in addition to being gorgeous!
Not a place to sit and talk, take your treat to go and enjoy the areas within Blakeney because the volume inside is LOUD and seems to be a magnet for shrieking children who are beside themselves that they are getting ice cream – or so it seems when we are in there.
Try their cupcakes – it is a heavenly combination of cake and ice cream in a cute presentation!

We had ice cream at this location several times over the summer. As always with Cold Stone, the ice cream is very good –if this is the kind of ice cream you like, of course.
This store in particular can be quite busy. Every time we’ve been here there has been a good line of 7 – 8 people; though it goes pretty quick –and this was in the summer, too.
The store is clean with great staff who are always polite. Once you get the ice cream, there are a handful of tables and chairs inside which you can sit at when trying to escape the 90° weather outside.