Annie’s Frozen Custard

We are just passerby’s here in Nauvoo and we stopped to get custard and bread pudding. It was so good. This town is super small but it’s adorable. The service is a little slow because, as you can imagine, for a town that small only one person was working there. Just don’t be in a hurry and you’ll like the food.

We were excited to try Annie’s Frozen Custard on our recent trip to Nauvoo since it generally gets good reviews. We were extra pleased to see the sign in the store window that they serve Belgium waffles all day. We showed up at 10:35, very excited and very hungry, only to find a hand-​written note on the door that they were closed until the «bagpipes passed by». There was no indication when the bagpipes would be passing by, and what happened to Belgium waffles being served all day?
We were willing to give them the benefit of the doubt, though, and we really wanted our waffles, so we headed over to the Nauvoo Market (highly recommend, by the way) to get some fruit to tide us over. The bagpipes finally passed by and we were ordering our waffles by 11:15.
We paid roughly $ 40 for 6 waffles and bottles of water. We were asked to tip up front, with options of 15, 20 and 25%. We chose the 15%. The price seemed steep, but we were starving, and if the waffles were amazing, maybe it would be worth it. We took our seats. A few minutes later, a waitress came over, dumped a pile of silverware in front of my daughter, and said, «Here, you can set the table yourself.»
About 15 minutes later, she began delivering our waffles, one at a time, with a few minutes in between each one. Clearly, they need more waffles irons. I was excited to see that the label on the syrup bottle read «100% pure maple syrup». Finally, something classy, I thought! Upon tasting it, however, I was saddened to discover that the bottle had been refilled with the cheapest, thickest syrup imaginable. When I asked the waitress if there were any other syrup options, she looked at me in disgust.
And don’t even get me started on the waffles! All white flour, tasteless, and left us feeling like we had rocks in our stomachs.
And the saddest part: We really wanted to try the custard sometime, but I just couldn’t bring myself to spend any more money at this establishment where we’d already wasted so much.

Not impressed. Made the mistake of going in late after the Pageant… poor service ruined it all. Daughter ordered a waffle with two scoops of ice cream… the scoops came out extremely small… very underwhelming. Wife asked for tap water and she was refused. Will not go back.

The «Tornado» with vanilla and Heath bar? Shut the door. I’ll drive a long way for that anytime.
Best desert in town. Clean, friendly, yummy and just a good place. If you’re a nice person they may give you the wifi password too, which, in Nauvoo, is kindof like oxygen since this is the town the cell companies forgot.
Oh, and they take credit cards now. Some of the older reviews say otherwise.

I’ve been in town for a month and have been to Annie’s at least a dozen times. This is a great family run business and the flavors of custard are so good. My favorite is the lemon custard! Don’t miss out on this place if you are in town!

We were in Nauvoo for a week and went to this place with my family. Such a great experience being there and the custard was great. We got a larger portion to take with us home. Loved it. :)

I’ve never been able to tell the difference between soft serve, frozen custard and frozen yogurt (a la Pinkberry and competitors) — not because I don’t know anything about ice cream but because I’ve had some really good ice creams, wonderfully creamy and full bodied. But after a summer and possibly autumn in the midwest (first MI and then IA), frozen custard has definitely earned a spot on my palate — especially at Annie’s because they offer the dessert in lemon flavor (as well as vanilla and chocolate). While I’ve had some really good vanilla flavored custard in MI, none were particularly inspirational — I mean, it’s vanilla, it’s nothing to Unilocal about! But the lemon flavor was appropriately tangy and when drizzled with raspberries (as recommended by the server), it’s incredible. So for the rest of my travel days, I will actively seek out lemon flavored custard like I seek out bacon in chocolate or ice cream or anything else =)

Delicioso! Go for the frozen custard — it sounds a little odd, but it is simply amazing. It is certainly the richest, creamiest ice cream. And there are many options at this place. You can customize and get exactly what you want. And the costs are reasonable.
The best part was shoving my wife’s nose in her custard. Hahahahahaha!!!

It looks delicious — especially when it’s over 90 degrees in the shade — but they don’t take credit cards. Next time I go to Nauvoo I’ll be sure to bring cash!