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With the store at Orchard Central being most popular, Cold Stone Creamery is an ice cream shop that specialises in “mix in ice cream”, where they mix various ingredients into ice cream, on a cold stable top (so it doesn’t melt) and serve it to you in a cup, preferably lined with crispy waffle. At Cold Stone, they are also known for their acrobatic skills when preparing the ice cream creation. It is very obvious that this place has American origins, from the ice cream flavours and their calorie overload servings.

There are other similar concepts like Cold Rock and Marble Slab, but it seems that Cold Stone is the better of the lot, apparent from the long lines. On a Friday night, the waiting time for ordering was about 20 minutes. However, it is great that they have abundance of seating so no worries about hogging a table at this busy joint.

You can either create your own from scratch for choose from their signature creations.

With the waffle this cosy $6.50 each! The waffle cost $1. There’s also the option for chocolate dipped waffle, for $1.50.

We had:





Founder’s Favorite® - Sweet Cream Ice Cream, Pecans, Brownie, Fudge & Caramel









Chocolate Devotion™ - Chocolate Ice Cream, Chocolate Chips, Brownie & Fudge









Apple Pie a la Cold Stone® - French Vanilla Ice Cream, Cinnamon, Graham Cracker Pie Crust, Apple Pie Filling & Caramel









Cheesecake Fantasy® - Cheesecake Ice Cream, Graham Cracker Pie Crust, Blueberries & Strawberries

They were all pretty good but if I had to choose one I guess I’d choose the Cheesecake Fantasy! I am a fan of cheesecake anyway, if that explains anything.

I wouldn't mind trying out their other flavours again.

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When they say that they have energetic and amazing crew, they mean it. I haven’t, as popular as Cold Stone Creamery  is in Singapore, been to this Ice Cream Parlor. I didn’t have any idea what sets it apart from the rest of the cafes / places that sells Ice Cream. Not until I went ahead with it when my friend opted for it.

Just by looking at the queue and how all the seats in the parlor are occupied, I know for sure, something has to be going on in there. We found a seat not too long later, probably thanks to beginners’ luck (for me). This is probably the only place where when you’re waiting for your ice cream to be made, your heart beats a little faster, although positively. I haven’t had any experience like this – the crew was throwing and tossing balls of ice cream in the air – into cups, onto the preparation board, and across the room into cups filled with waffle. I am, impressed. And highly probably so are the rest of the people in the room. To add to the fun, when one of the crews drop a ball of ice cream on the floor, they make a huge hooha about it. It’s just, so much fun just by ordering the ice cream, so much that you secretly wished that they’d drop theirs on the floor so that you can stand at the counter and continue watching others at work. If you’re bringing your child there, they have a viewing gallery (or standing spot, rather) for kids too. It’s cute.

German Chökolätekäke (with Plain Waffle, ‘Love It’, 6 oz) ($8.90) ::  The name of the signature creation is already entertaining, if you try to say it out aloud, repeating it a couple of times. Anyhows, it’s of chocolate ice cream base, with brownie, pecans, coconut and caramel, all jumbled together. The ‘Love It’ size, also known as the Medium size (6 oz), is $7.90 itself, with the add-on of plain waffle would be $1, or if you’d rather have a dipped (in chocolate) waffle, it’s $1.50 instead.

Chocolate Devotion (with Plain Waffle, ‘Love It’, 6 oz) ($8.90) :: Oh be warned, if you aren’t starving, go for a ‘Like It’, 4 oz instead. I was literally stuffing myself with the thick chocolate ice cream, topped with chocolate chip, brownie and fudge. You can’t taste anything but chocolate, of course, you can tell by the name. Having a waffle to come with chocolate ice cream would be a smart choice as it makes finishing the cup of ice cream less painful.

Some other flavors that they have includes Peanut Butter Cup Perfection (which wasn’t too bad actually!), Berry Berry Berry Good (strawberry, blueberry and raspberry), Oreo Overload, Coffee Lovers Only (self-explanatory), Mint Mint Chocolate Chocolate Chip  and more. If you’d so like, you can customize your ice cream order too. It’s just at a little higher cost – no more than a dollar.

Service at the counter is for sure, as aforementioned, friendly, approachable and energetic. It’s already joyous to look at them preparing your order (for your information, my ball of ice cream was thrown across the counter into the cup with the waffle – seen with my naked eyes). However, I probably wouldn’t encourage / suggest people to go for dessert there, due to the sheer fact that the prices are very steep. I just can’t justify its worth (even with the ‘performance’ before the course). Nevertheless, it’s worth at least one try for everyone.

—> Note #1: They also serve smoothies, shakes and whole cakes.

Cold Stone Creamery is unlike any other Ice Cream Parlor. Co-founded by Dan and Susan Sutherland in 1988, Cold Stone Creamery has redefined plain regular ice cream into something truly exquisite and extraordinary with an entirely new ice cream concept. Cold Stone Creamery is based around premium ice cream with 12-14% butterfat made fresh on location everyday. Adding on to that, customers are free to act as "Ice Cream Innovators", mixing their own desires from endless combinations - nuts, chocolate, fruits, candy ... you name it - with smooth creamy ice cream on a frozen granite stone. Every customized order is considered a "Creation", a valuable piece of art. Upon request, the staffs will do 'stunts', for example throwing ice cream up into the air and catching them back in a waffle bowl (Pretty amazing isn't it!). On your birthday, they may even break out energetically in songs and dance for you! All in all, they make you happy :)Since its opening in Tempe, Arizona in 1988, selling only premium fresh ice creams, Cold Stone Creamery has not only expanded their menu to include Ice Cream Cakes, Ice Cream Cookie Sandwiches, Pies, Smoothies, Shakes and Iced & Blended Coffees, it is also acquired by Kahala in 2007 to be one of the fastest growing franchise companies in North America. Today, it has expanded to more than 1,400 stores operating worldwide.Rejoice for Cold Stone Creamery opened its first store in Singapore @ Orchard Central last March!We've each tried Cold Stone Creamery in other cities/countries such as Tokyo, Shanghai, and Australia and of course we'd welcome Cold Stone Creamery in Singapore with open arms (Who wouldn't?). Ever since its opening, we haven't had an opportunity to try it out as there have always been long long long queues every time we walked past. But not till recently, we decided to be patient for once and wait for our turn. Surprisingly, it was not that long a wait :)You can choose one of their Signature Creations, which look incredibly inviting and mouth-watering, or you can choose to design your own Creation. We chose to design our own Creation and opted forRaspberry Sorbet with Blueberries and Graham Cracker Crust in a Plain Waffle Bowl($6.90). Both the Raspberry sorbet and blueberries were cold and icy, but had great flavor on their own. The Waffle was how we always like waffles to be - warm and crispy.Overall, it was a great experience and it was definitely worth the wait! What's a better way to enjoy Ice Cream than being able to creatively whip up your own Creation and watching the cheerful entertaining staffs create YOUR own unique Creation? :)