Graeter’s Confectionary

Love love love the cheese crown ice cream! It’s cream cheese and cinnamon. This location has a decent amount of seating. They also have a bakery and coffee.

This is truly a Cincinnati staple. Even Oprah has a strong liking to this ice cream. My favorite flavor is the black raspberry chip. I could eat this all day long. Another go to is the double butter cake. My mother has been serving this cake every Christmas morning for the last 12 years. I cannot get enough of Graeter’s sweets and treats!

I am not a big ice cream fan, but I know people who are. Besides, they also sell baked goods, candy & pastries, so you have no reason to be unhappy here. Go for a meal substutute if you must but do not skip trying something.
My brother had the 1870 sundae on back to back visits. He found heaven. Another time, I had a banana split. Another time I had pastries. All are excellent. One of these days I will buy a box of those nonpareils, the just right, not milk chocolate and not dark chocolate discs with white sprinlke candy… my childhood favorite.
I am considering a Club card…

Cincinnati classic, obviously. We could talk the ice cream and the famous choice (Black raspberry chip – DUH), but I wanna talk baked goods today because thanksgiving is Thursday and I just ordered my pies.
Call ahead and order your holiday baked goods! I learned this incredible secret when I was an employee here years ago. The butter bit rolls are an obvious choice because thanksgiving needs its rolls. They are wonderful and flaky and perfect. Toast them in the oven! As far as pie, you can’t go wrong. Nothing fancy just simplicity done well. We usually go for pumpkin and pecan. They used to have a really good apple cranberry I think and that was good too!
Just generally speaking the donuts are like crack and I do consider myself a donut expert. SOUR CREAM dunkers!!! Rich and moist and has a crisp outer shell and they are perfect.
Go eat bakery goods at Graeters.

First of all, I’m a complete ice cream fanatic. This place is the real deal. I got the cookie dough chocolate chip and salted sea caramel double scoop in a bowl. FYI: just go for it and get the double scoop in a bowl, it’s only 50 cents more. You can spare the change.

This is a very nice Graeter’s, much larger than our Lexington locations. Lots of cakes and pies, a chocolate section, Graeter’s bread. I didn’t know they made bread! And racks behind the showcases that apparently hold donuts, although they were empty the evening we visited. Graeter”s donuts? How bad can that be? When it comes to ice cream, I’m a purist. I don’t want mine covered with «stuff», especially when the ice cream is top notch like Graeter’s. I usually like to try the seasonal or limited edition flavors, and on this night I went for the Key Lime. Outstanding! Creamy, with that Key Lime tartness. Quality always!

What’s not to like about Graeter’s? Huge chunks of chocolate in your chip ice cream: o) Friendly servers: o) Love the mocha chocolate chip! This is definitely my favorite! And I always like it in a dish topped with whipped cream. Can’t get any better than that on a hot summer day!

great as usual… this is my go to Graeters
generous portions
attentive help

I was disappointed when I came to this location. First I was told that they were out of Cookies and Cream ice cream. I ordered Peanut Butter and Chip and was immediately put off by a chalky taste. When I said I did not like the ice cream, I asked for plain vanilla. I was then surprised when told I owed an additional $ 4.25. I even said, «I have to pay again?» To which the guy responded «well, ya!» Perhaps I should have been warned before being handed the new ice cream. To follow up with this, the friend I was with ordered a Banana Split, to which the worker responded «we’re out of bananas.» This was my first visit to this location, and will unfortunately be my last.

Taste and quality put this ice cream above any other I’ve ever had. I can’t put my finger on exactly what it is — beyond the vague «quality» — but it is just a notch above any other ice cream. Parking at this location is a little tight so you may need to park at the Burger King next door. And, it feels crowded and noisy inside but it is all worth it. Graeters is a must for anyone visiting Cincinnati.

Never disappoints! Employees are always nice and are generous with samples. But my tried and true order is a single scoop of black raspberry chip on a sugar cone.
Too good! Best ice cream in my opinion!

I search out ice cream and have had Graeter’s on my list for years. It was worth it and I will go back any time I can. I was travelling through town and did not get to sit explore in depth, so only had a scoop of ice cream, but there were plenty of other options. the ice cream was smooth and creamy. Almost every flavor has chocolate in it because their ice cream making technique keeps chocolate’s flavor better than you get anywhere else.
Enjoy! I need to come back.

All sorts of people visit or move to Cincinnati. When you talk to these people about Cincy, our people, our heritage, our culture and our food traditions you get mixed reviews. Some people can’t foster a love for the Bengals. I’ve heard our chili referred to as «meat soup» by a buddy from outside Philly. The quaintness of the hillside views wears on one when you have to drive up or down them in the winter. They just don’t always get us. But there is one thing I’ve never heard a cross word about… Graeter’s.
My dad took the family out to dinner every Friday night. Sometimes we’d hit a nice expensive restaurant and sometimes just a hole in the wall. We always went to a restaurant that was either on or around Hyde Park Square or Ludlow Avenue in Clifton because every Friday dessert was a double dip Graeter’s cone and a stroll around the square or gaslight.
I grew up on this stuff. When I grew up and started to see other parts of the world one thing I quickly became aware of was how unfortunate others were not to have had this all their lives! I have never run into an ice cream that even comes close anywhere. We are lucky to have Graeter’s!

A classic in Cincinnati. Oprah loves it. You have to compare your favorite here to UDF and this place will always win. Now if you compare it to Aglamisis Brother’s there will be some back and forth. If chip size is what flips your switch no one comes close to Graeter’s but the nuanced Flavors of here vs Aglamisis is another matter.

Awesome donuts AND ice cream… the perfect way to start the day

When will they expand into Florida? This is such a treat! Love this stroll down memory lane!
The mocha chip ice cream is the best! The ice cream is so creamy and the chocolate chips are the size of TX! They also have delicious almond tea rings. It’s too bad they don’t ship these things! They only make them on Thursdays and Saturdays. Good news is they will special order one for you or hold one if you call ahead of time. Now that is service!

I enjoy coming here every now and then. I enjoy the ice cream but don’t see what all the fuss is about. I’ve had better ice cream. I must caveat this by saying that I’m not a huge ice cream person. So it doesn’t make that much big of a difference to me if I have this ice cream or ice cream out of the carton from the grocery store. I am giving them only three stars because I think their price point is too high.

This is my first time at a Graeter’s and I’m glad I chose this location. The ice cream is simply sublime.
The ice cream melts in you mouth. You can taste every ingredient and you can tell this is an old fashioned recipe that focuses on taste and freshness rather than crazy flavors. You can tell this is truly hand-​dipped ice cream. Yummm!
This location also has wonderful customer service and is very clean.
If you’re ever in the Cincy please visit Grater’s. It’s worth the trip!!!

First off I love Graeter’s ice cream. Yes there are other good places with good ice cream but the chips alone tip the scales. I do like this location as it is central and near Kenwood, Madeira, Blue Ash and Montgomery but sometimes with the Kenwood traffic it is a little stressful with pulling in and parking. Other than that this location is great. They have plenty of seating inside and a few tables outside.

I’ve been to at least three other Graeters and this one seems to have a good selections of breads and cookies if I don’t feel like eating ice cream.
The only thing I don’t like is the location and parking. It’s always busy when I come here and have trouble parking.