Cold Stone Creamery

I make one (or two) special trips out to the Shoppes @ Blackstone Valley per year, and have never made it to Cold Stone Creamery! I used to go to Cold Stone, while there used to be a ice cream shop in my small, little town of Westwood (about 50 minutes from here). After the closing of the Westwood and surrounding locations, I never got a chance to re-​visit (besides one visit to the terrible location in Mansfield, which may also still be alive). Today, I was in the mood for something delicious, and I saw Cold Stone across the lot. I HAD to stop! Plus, I even had a few coupons in my coupon file from a recent newspaper. SWEET! So I walked in to find the ice cream parlor extremely busy (first thinking, if you’re this busy here, and were constantly busy in Westwood, why the heck did you close and why not consider re-​opening? I MISS THEM!!), yet also lots of staff, therefore, the somewhat busy line moved very quickly. The staff were all very friendly, and I was very intrigued with the amazing way that Cold Stone continues to make ice cream (make sure to watch when you go… they put the ice cream on some sort of stone and keep mashing it around to get all of the mix ins intertwined, quite cool, and very different). In the end, ice cream was delicious and they re-​turned-​on a new customer, just wish they’d open up closer.
5 stars.

Went here on a Saturday afternoon in March. Cold Stone is one of the few places that is open during the early spring!
I ordered a small Cake Batter® in a sugar cone. The cone was a standard commercial Joy® brand, nothing fancy. The ice cream actually tasted like cake!
The base prices were a little high, but there wasn’t much of a difference between the small and large sizes. It’s almost like you’re paying for the service, which is excellent.
We’ve gone to Cold Stone Creamery several times in the past and would do so more often were it closer.

The ice cream is phenomenal, however, it can be a little pricy. Sometimes there are great events that heavily discount some of their items so take advantage of that.
The staff is very friendly; they’ll suggest different flavors, wait for you to make a decision, and they won’t make you feel rushed. They are quick at getting rid of long lines, so if you see a bunch of people don’t think you’ll have to wait an eternity to get your ice cream.
If you tip them a dollar or more they will show their appreciation by singing a song.
The parking situation isn’t too great seeing as how it shares the lot with several other stores. If you happen to go during the peak hours you can forget about finding a decent spot.

Good ice cream, incredible cakes and nice staff. I would stay away from other packaged frozen treats here, I haven’t found any that were worth eating

Yeah, that’s exactly what I want. To pay nine dollars for what is ordinarily a three dollar ice cream cone everywhere else…

Just had ice cream here recently. This is one of the best ice creams I have had. I might come back here again just for ice cream here.

I finally made it here after a year. The selection is small but very tasty. The prices are high. For medium ice cream dish and small shake $ 12.
The apple pie ice cream was food but I have this with grocery store brands. Not worth the extra expense.
The chocolate fudge gourmet shake was extremely rich (too much for my taste). Hubby loved it.
Staff very friendly and patient.
I have to give them props for having real peach ice cream. That was tasty and a rare seasonal find.
I was going to give 2 stars even though it was more like 1.5, but I had to bump up for the peach ice cream.

Great tasting ice cream, generally fast and friendly service. A little pricey but well worth it!