Gelina’s Ice Cream Factory

I have been going to Gelina’s since my childhood. I love the ice cream, always friendly and fast service. The selection is great. Since new ownership a few years ago, there have been improvements made on the outdoor seating which is great. No one wants yo get into their car with a drippy ice cream! I cannot wait until i have children so i can share my memories of Gelina’s with them.

Great little ice cream place down in Coventry. They have both soft serve and hard serve ice cream as well as slushes and Italian Ice and they were very reasonably priced. They also have one of the best ice cream flavors ever, Triple Peanut Butter. It is peanut butter ice cream with a double peanut swirl. If you love peanut butter, you have to try it. If you are in the area and have a craving for ice cream, give it a shot.

I think their ice cream is almost bland, I can’t explain it. It’s almost like it’s missing something. I ordered a banana split and for some odd reason it came out half melted. I don’t know how that even happened.

I stopped by to try the Only 8 frozen yogurt. I don’t know how this wonderful treat escaped me. There is only one flavor each week. They had black raspberry. This was lighter than average soft serve ice cream and very creamy and delicious. it is less sweet than regular ice cream. I found it to be absolute perfection! I will be visiting frequenty to try all of the flavors.
The girls at Micheal Gelina’s were very friendly and helpful.

Hello old friend!
This is one of those few places that I look back on as a kid and remember as a great time.
Hot summer days always let to Gelina’s. They have every flavor you could ever imagine. Prices a very reasonable, and a nice on-​a-​dime treat.
The only downfall is that they are located in the middle of a busy intersection and there is very little parking, but don’t let that stop you, it doesn’t stop anyone else, they are always hopping busy!

Great selection of soft serve, not a large selection of hard ice cream. The other comment was pretty spot on so I won’t say the same things over again, but it does melt quick! So far my goal is to try a new flavor every time we go… which means it may take a LONG time to try them all, but that’s cool.
The ice cream is not very creamy which is why I can’t give this place more stars, but it is also not the other extreme of frosty, it’s kind on in between. Overall I would recommend this place. One because there is no other options around here, but it’s also just a few minutes from the house which is nice! They have enough seating for a crowd too, and the seating is OK.
If a Mr. Sofetee truck every makes it’s way here from NY I would forget this place existed, but that won’t happen, so I’ll keep going :)

Staying power has to count for something.
So I know they have been here for the two years I have been here. And they have promised to hold their prices to 2010 levels. It looks as though they really try to be a part of and support the community. Also, they serve lots of soft serve, so if you are a soft serve person, this is a place for you. They also do hard shell dip in lots of flavors which is good as well.
I am not a soft person, so I went with one of their small selection of ice creams. The wife had a banana split (made with soft serve) and the daughter had a soft serve cone dipped in cherry.
Suffice it to say that we will probably not be going back, but not because it was bad or anything. The ice cream is just not as good as Brickleys and the soft serve was just okay. Having worked at a place that specializes in it, I can tell you it was pumped full of too much air. This lets them stretch the product, it makes it light in your hand and melt incredibly fast. Also, it will not hold it’s shape. All of these things happened to the ladies.
But, I have to give them some credit for the selection and their staying power. Ice cream alone would only get them 2 stars.