Loard’s Ice Cream

I’ve been to the one in Moraga, the closed one in San Ramon, and the one attached to Mountain Mike’s on the San Ramon/​Dublin border. The quality of the ice cream is consistent, as are the generous portions, (I usually get the smallest size and don’t usually finish it-it’s worth putting in the freezer) from store to store. The one on San Ramon Valley Boulevard is updated compared the the Moraga one (although I haven’t been back to the one in Moraga in a couple years).
They let you taste samples, just like every other ice cream parlor, so if you get something «tasteless» that’s on you — although how is that even possible???
They have always hired local teens to work in the stores and those kids are NEVER on their cell phones or ignoring customers, and may be seen cleaning the tables, etc. when it’s slow.
I’m a fan and will recommend it and drag people there, even in the winter!

Don’t be fooled by the looks! The store is old and has this 1950s-​1970s theme but the portion size, price, and service is great! I am a HUGE fan of ice cream and I’ve had a ton of gourmet ice cream in the bay. I usually do not like to go to chains because a lot of them don’t serve good quality ice cream. I was actually dragged into the store by my friend and didn’t plan to get anything. But I saw they had pistachio and ube so I tried the pistachio – IT REALLY SURPRISED ME. Unlike a lota pistachio flavors out there, this one doesnt have a super artificial taste. For the price of $ 4.95, I got two huge scoops. I couldn’t finish and had to rush home to freeze the rest. I’d say this is probably on my top 5 ice cream shop list for pistachio.

Good ice cream even better service. Came here for a pregnancy announcement and the young guy was super helpful and so nice!!! We will be back. This time for actual flavors we want not just pink and blue! Ha

Didn’t have high expectations given it shares a seating area with a pizza joint. Pleasantly surprised with the selection given the small footprint of the store. Ice cream tasted more natural and not as sweet as Baskin Robbins. Portions were huge, employee was friendly and helpful. I was told they will be relocating soon to a larger storefront.

In this modern age of Fro-​Yo and gelato, an interesting philosophical question is whether good old fashioned (say 6O+ years!) ice cream will still be in vogue. Loard’s is such a place, and we decided to try it out after a super spicy BBQ pork dinner at Tofu House. Loard’s is located in a strip mall with plenty of parking next to two gas stations and easy access to I-​680. It’s connected to a Mountain Mike’s pizza with no walls between them (both have same owner according to our cashier).
They had over 30 flavors with basic flavors and a few interesting ones like Ube and Burgundy Cherry. We shared a single scoop of Toasted Almond and enjoyed it — crunchy almond bits, smooth, more icy than creamy. Sweetness was just right for us. 3.5 stars, rounding up to 4 since location is convenient, store is really clean, and good service.
Personally, I’m more of a Fro-​Yo and Gelato guy than ice cream. However, last month I was in a spirited debate with my coworkers over who has the best ice cream. I’ve made a mini self Unilocal Challenge to try, that way I can see where Loard’s fit in. Here’s was my coworker’s list:
1. Mitchells in SF (I haven’t tried but hear its legendary)
2. Bi-​Rite in SF (I haven’t tried it)
3. Cloud 10 in Houston (I tried it at Roost and it was pretty awesome)
4. Three Twins — I find these in grocery stores and haven’t tried them yet.
Fenton’s, Coldstone, Blue Bell (used to be famous in Houston), B&J, BR, Dreyers didn’t even make their list.

Pros:
–Location: it was the closest ice cream when I had an hour long wait for the Walgreens pharmacy.
–Prices are reasonable
–Friendly service, and no judgement for how many flavors we tried
Cons:
–Maybe it was an off day, but each flavor I tried (and the ones we eventually got) tasted off somehow. Somewhat too icy, the texture made it worse.

Butter. Brickle.
Reminds me of the Butter Beer at Harry Potter land at Universal Studios. Not exactly like butterscotch candy (which I don’t like), but definitely has a sweet and rich butter flavor that is creamy and amazing! A pretty big scoop for $ 4 isn’t bad. Great place for dessert.

On this lovely day, we decided to get some ice cream. Loard’s was close by and they have ample, free parking. We walked through the door and were greeted by the sweetest girl ever, Jasmine. Jasmine makes this ice cream parlor shine! She was very helpful with my barrage of questions. She was also very patient with my daughter who was taking a long time to decide what she wanted to eat. The variety of flavors looked so good; no wonder it was difficult to make a choice.
She provides us with the best customer service ever. I can’t wait to visit Loard’s again!

They have everything you expect at a Loard’s ice cream parlor and more. We found Ube ice cream here and they have most of the popular flavors prepackaged. It’s a bit funky because there really is not a sitting area and it’s connected to a pizza parlor. Nice staff and helpful employees. Right off the freeway at the Alcosta exit.

I absolutely love this ice cream place. I recommend trying the Dusty Road sundae. It is amazing. Loard’s also has a great variety of ice cream.

Service was great but not the ice creams. Expensive for a small cup (like 12oz) of milk shake, almost $ 6.00. Artificial colors, artificial favors, artificial!!! Go to Tara organic ice cream for healthier options.

So happy they finally opened this ice cream shop up next to my house. I love that they have a wide selection of flavors and they still carry bubble gum ice cream (used to eat that as a kid). I no longer eat that flavor but it brought back childhood memories sampling the flavor. My favorite flavor thus far is the purple ice cream called «ube». Most people don’t know what that is and look at it like «what the heck is that»?? If you’re filipino then you know that it’s super yummy. Just give it a try. The staff are always nice and very helpful. Good place if you want a short wait and nice service.

I’ve had Loard’s ice cream before, but not in a lot of years. I’m out here in San Ramon last Monday and it’s hotter en all you know what … like 105 F. So when I saw this ice cream shop, I recognized the name as an old school real ice cream place. This along with Fenton’s and Dryer’s were my childhood ice cream memories … yeah, besides 31 Flavors. I almost got a big ol sundae, but calories got the best of me and I went just with a 2 scoop of Double Dutch (well, of course) and Lemon chiffon. I liked the mix of the two flavors. The ice cream here is of high quality, way better than 31 Flavors. Parking is easy and the ice cream good, what else is there? I stayed inside to eat … it’s too damn hot outside! Check out the new place!

Yay new Loard’s Ice Cream connected to Mountain Mike BRILLIANT! I went in to get my favorite scoop of ice cream Ube and the Hubs got himself a Sundae. Jasmine helped us she was so friendly, efficient and made us feel welcome to the new establishment! We will definitely be back to treat ourselves to pizza & ice cream! Great customer service is hard to find nowadays so kudos to Jasmine give her a raise.

Went for the first time over the weekend and it was super busy! I always think that’s a good first impression when people are standing in line throughout the store for anything.
I didn’t grow up with Loard’s so I can’t get into the nostalgia or anything but what I can say is that it was great ice cream. I’ll always try to shop local so it’s nice that it’s made in the bay area. I’m sure I’ll be back!

good ice cream, fair price. connected with mountain mike’s
good service

Loard’s has over 40 flavors, recipe unchanged over the years. wonder how this accounts for ube and green tea which probably aren’t original flavors
eats: coffee (2.95/scoop) 4.95 for 2.
–intense coffee flavor
–more than 1 scoop, maybe 1.5 scoops
drips:
–ube tasting almost flavorless, flavor very slight.
–service imbeccable. got one sample and cone, no problems
no one else here.
–has interchangeable seating with mountain mike’s pizza next door.
3.5 stars, not all flavors are on point.

Apparently this is an ice cream chain I didn’t know about but it recently opened up right around the corner from where I live, which is really convenient and dangerous. Located right next the Mountain Mike’s Pizza in the plaza with the Shell gas station off Alcosta and 680, the ice cream joint is connected inside to the pizza parlor. It has an old fashioned ice cream parlor look to it with inviting pastel blues and pinks and tons of flavors to choose from!
I got a scoop of the blackberry marble ice cream ($ 2.95) for a small cup. I guess 1 «scoop» really looks like 2… also tried the ube, which I liked but my fiancée wouldn’t have with me. and tried the mango. To be honest, the ice cream flavors are plentiful but the ice cream itself tastes a little too sweet for my tastes. Almost like the sugar overpowers the actual flavor of the ice cream. Maybe I’ve just become more accustomed to fancy ice cream places with unique flavors custom made daily (snobby ice cream like Ici’s and Humphrey Slocombe), but I also really enjoyed Gunther’s in Sacramento which also had this old school ice cream parlor feel with tons of traditional flavors and which is what I’d compare Loard’s to. Gunther’s mango ice cream had chunks of mango and it actually tasted like mango… Loard’s mango ice cream didn’t really taste like mango. I felt even the blackberry marble i got just tasted really sweet and I couldn’t pick apart blackberry hints. The ube would probably be my go to next time because that actually did taste like the flavor it was claiming to be. I’ll give it a few more shots since I live so close and see if I’ll change my rating in the future! Fiancé wants to try a sundae!

We NEED a Loard’s Ice Cream Parlor in the Tri-​Vallley area. To my count, this is the 4^th one in the last 15 years. I hope it’s a keeper this time.
Like every other Loard’s I’ve been to, it’s clean, simple and bright. All of your favorite flavors, some timeless Loard’s classics (like Double Dutch), and some more exotic ones like ube. It’s still opening week, but the single scoops were very generous, and the sugar cones were as fresh as they could be.
This is seriously good ice cream (and not a lame, overly-​gimmicky national chain whose name I won’t mention, but it’s initials are B and R). This location is not any better (or different) than others — BUT IT’S VERY GOOD AND IN THE TRI-​VALLEY AREA AND IT’S OPEN!!!
The parlor adjoins the Mountain Mike’s Pizza, and there is an interior opening between the two. It’s just behind the Shell Gas Station right at the Alcosta exit from Hwy 680. Come, come often and enjoy. Live long and prosper, Loard’s.

Yummy!
They have over 40 flavors and you can try as many as you want. It gets really hard to decide when there are so many yummy flavors, so sampling is the way to go.
They sale it by scoop. One scoop one flavor. Simple as that.
.50 cents for waffle cone but it was a little stale.