Tara Jean’s Ice Cream & Bakery

Took my extended family here for the first time the other night. Woman that helped was very friendly and informative. Great homemade ice cream, great flavors– we had mint choc chip, vanilla, milk choc, moose tracks and cookies and cream. amazing cup cakes, cheese cake and cannolis also. Will be returning here soon!

Very good place for ice cream and sweets. Short drive off the interstate if you’re just traveling through, I would highly recommend it for a treat. The atmosphere is quaint and the service is very friendly. All the goodies are made on site and ice cream comes from a local vendor. The prices are very reasonable compared to other places.

Awesome, unique flavors. Quaint atmosphere. Perfect milkshakes! My husband is a total milkshake snob, and he said it was one of the best he’d ever had.

I had heard really great reviews about Tara Jean’s, but really wasn’t as impressed as I thought I would be. I ordered a cake for my son’s birthday. They were able to get it done within a short time period I will give them that just a couple of days notice. It was a small 6″ layer cake. But it was given to me in a cardboard shipping box and not a cake box and I stood for several minutes waiting on them to find it and a box to put it in. The cake was alright nothing spectacular, but it was good. They were very friendly. Just really need actual cake boxes instead of shipping boxes. I have not tried their ice cream or cupcakes. Maybe they were just having an off day.

Chocolate malt milkshake made the old fashioned way and served in a glass cup. Yummy!

The most amazing atmosphere, and sweets! This place has a huge selection of cupcakes, cakes, homemade at Tara Jeans ice cream, frosting shooters, and many other baked goods. Plus their bathroom is lined in comics. This place is amazing. You should definitely give this place a try. Trust me, its worth it!!!

Ok, they close at 9, not 10. They are proud of their homemade ice cream, and with good reason.
We enjoyed it.
It’s worth skipping dessert at most anyplace else to come here.
They offer a Unilocal!deal, which I like, but there is better ice cream nearby, Dear Reader. I can’t lie.

My only regret about this place is that we did not come here every day! We were in town for 4 days and came here the night before we headed home :(the owner was soooo nice friendly and helpful !!! Their ice cream is all homemade! I had almond joy and key lime pie in a waffle bowl. It was delicious!!! And I’m not big on ice cream. I’m a huge cupcake person though and I’ve had some really good ones. These were up top on my list!!! Moist — not dry at all !!! I got Reese’s and wedding cake. Reese’s tasted just perfect — not overpowering. I just can’t say enough good things about this place. It’s in a kinda secluded area but worth your trip I promise!!!

Really, really impressed with this little shop. Super nice folks and the ice cream is amazing and the cupcakes are WONDERFUL!
Check out the ‘Chocolate Madness’ cupcake and be careful not to get any icing on your forehead cuz your tongue will beat your brains out tryin’ to get at it…

Great place-​worth the drive! They have brownie sundays, homemade ice cream and cupcakes

My children and myself LOVE Tara Jean’s! I prefer their cannoli and my kids absolutely love their cupcakes. I plan on trying their homemade ice cream this summer!

The 5-​star reviews are absolutely legitimate.
The cupcakes here are the bomb. The cake itself it very moist and fresh, and the icing is delightfully tasty without being overly sweet. The nice thing about the cake here is that they all use different flavor bases, so it’s not just icing put on top of only vanilla, chocolate, or strawberry cakes. There’s a lot of variety here and no two cupcakes taste alike.
We tried everything from the Oreo to the lemon to the strawberry to the piña colada — all excellent. Even the ones we tried after 3 days sitting in Gladware were still nearly as good as the day we bought them.
I like Magpie’s cupcakes, but these are not only better tasting but also a better value (cupcakes are nearly 30% bigger at Tara Jean’s for the same $ 3 per cupcake price). I visit this area 2 – 3 times a year and will absolutely stop here each time, even if it’s a little out of the way. I hope these folks are in business a long time!

Deciduous homemade ice cream! Death by Godiva was our fave! Other baked offerings looked wonderful as well. Will be back!

We have gone here several time and always love everything we get. The building its self is welcome and so are the staff. So far we have tried the ice cream, shakes, cupcakes and fritters. I liked the cake pop, but they don’t have those all the time. I’m going to get my birthday cake from them for sure. This is a get place to stop if you are visiting from out of town or if you are local. The cupcakes here are better than the the other bakeries in the area.

Excellent experience! Loved it! Ice cream spectacular! Cup cakes even better. Took our family of six (4kids under 9). The owner was very hospitable and fantastic to our children. Must go! We made it at a time with a great special!

One scoop of cookie dough ice cream, one chocolate sundae cupcake = BEST LUNCH EVER!!! Very friendly, cool little place. Great place for a snack, or a break from traffic on a hot day :)

Balmy summer evening, sitting on the wide front porch of a log cabin at the edge of the Great Smoky Mountains with my honey, enjoying slow licks from a Smoky Mountain Fudge cone. How much better can it get? This is a great little place. Tara is a talented baker and knows how to make things not just delicious, but fun. I was tempted to get the Worms With Dirt Sundae!