Sweet Rendezvous

I love this little ice cream shop! I’ve been a frequent customer since it opened up. Business has really been coming in, theres always a huge crowd whenever I go but the employees are always very attentive and make sure to not keep you waiting too long. It’s a unique little Persian owned shop that serves all sorts of delicious sweets with pink paintings all over the walls. Very warm, welcoming, family friendly place. And as a bonus they give you a free ice cream teaser scoop on top of your ice cream :)

This ice cream place is extremely close to my house. It’s one of those places that you never expected had the ice cream selection you actually like. I love the fact that they have different selections and the serving size is huge. I can never finish the small cup because they give you a huge scoop of the ice cream you selected and a teaser scoop of another choice of ice cream. it’s worth it!

I’m 23 years old and my first instinct was to have a tea party when I walked in. The place is absolutely adorable with tons of little knickknacks and cutesy decorations. Ice cream selection is pretty vast — I had a champagne sherbet and it really hit the spot on a sunny afternoon. They also sell a bunch of other desserts: lemon bars, tarts, macarons. Customer service is excellent as well! The nice lady brought us some waters while we enjoyed our desserts. Will definitely be coming back.

This place is the cutest! I came here with a few friends and we received outstanding service (from the father and daughter I think). They were patient and let us sample a good amount of their vast selection of 50+ flavors. I ended up committing a scoop of 1020 and a teaser of the Kahlua crunch. It’s so awesome that they have a little teaser scoop! I can’t wait to go back to try more flavors!

Excellent selection of, perfect quality for, and all-​around amazing ice cream is sold here. Best of all, they serve Persian chai and Persian ice cream as well. The café glacée is really good, too. Back to the ice cream, the best part is that you get a «teaser,» or a small scoop on your ice cream regardless of what you get.
Most all their staff that I’ve seen are young high schoolers from Leland, and they’re all extremely friendly. They’re prompt with service, too.
Sometimes it can get filled up quickly, but the lines move along fairly quickly. Best time to come here is in the evening and shortly after 1−2pm.
Overall, SR is an amazing family-​owned and family-​run ice cream shop! I would most definitely recommend SR over anywhere else in Almaden.

I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream for ICE CREAM! I’ve heard of some other ice cream shops in the Bay that are the real deal, but so far, this one is at the top of my list. From the moment you walk in, their décor makes you feel like you are in an old fashion ice cream parlor/​candy shop. Service is always efficient and friendly. The staff will allow you to sample each and every flavor if need be, and they will do it with a smile! That alone deserves 5 Stars in my book!
I’ve tried their Fudge Ana Sundae — Horchata Shake with Banana — Single Scoop of Ube with a teaser scoop of Coconut Pineapple. Take note folks, they throw in a FREE mini scoop so that you can try other flavors in their line-​up. Legit!!! They also serve Marianne’s Ice Cream here, but I believe what has changed my opinion of this brand is the freshness. Since ice cream is their main attraction, they get new tubs of ice cream weekly or as needed. Needless to say, any brand of ice cream that is NOT fresh sucks!
Conclusion:
Awesome service! Awesome Ice Cream! Awesome Experience!
You guessed right! «I’LL BE BACK!»

This place is amazing! I love how you can sample as many flavor as you like. My favorite flavors from here would have to be Ube, strawberry, snickerdoodle and my #1 most fave is kahlua crunch!!! Can I just say how much I love the crunch in kahlua crunch (toffee). Lol anyways I also love the fact that they give you a teaser size ice cream on top of whatever scoop you order. Sweet rendezvous is the best! If you haven’t been you’re missing out big time. We’ll be back soon

Wow their customer service is amazing! The girl at the counter Shamiram was so sweet, young but she greeted every single customer that walked through the door like they were family. She had a huge smile and friendly manner. Usually the younger people her age don’t care about their job but she was really enjoying being there and that showed in her interaction. I had my three year old with me and she was so patient with him. Their ice cream was delicious I had the saffron and pistachio and my son had the mint chip both very tasty.
I love this place because its accommodating to people that may not want ice cream there is an assortment of sweets, drinks and goodies to choose from. Nice seating area indoor and outdoor.

Adorable little ice cream shop tucked away in the corner of a plaza. The interior is basically like a little girl’s fairytale. Decked out in pink with frills everywhere. The chairs are even the fancy white metal chairs used for tea parties and such.
Their ice cream… Not my favorite thing. Most of the flavors I tried either seemed diluted was just off from what I thought. Say a butter pecan or a cookies and cream was supposed to taste like. I settled on the green tea but it just tasted a bit diluted. However my boyfriend did say that he loved the lemon sorbet, so maybe I just ordered the wrong flavors.
However, i do love that they give you a little teaser scoop on top of you small scoop for you to try. Its like maybe a tablespoon or two of a different flavor, free of charge.
The service here is friendly, they were helpful and let us all try multiple flavors because we just couldn’t decide.
Average ice cream shop. Not bad but not amazing.

This place is so darn cute!
The décor and theme are of a very old school ice cream shop, which I love. They also sell cool knick knacks on their walls like stuffed animals, jewelry, and things of that nature.
Their variety of ice cream is impeccable. It’s going to take me awhile to try each one. The main reason I come here though, is for their persian ice cream. It’s really nice how they bring it out to you :)
As far as employees, everyone is extremely nice and helpful. The scoopers are high school kids and the owners genuinely are happy that you came in.
Go try it out, I doubt you’ll be unimpressed!

This place is amazing.
I was in San Jose visiting from New York City and was craving some Ube (purple yam) ice cream. This was the closest place to my parents home with amazing reviews so it happened to be the chosen one. I popped in with my mom and was taken back by the wide variety of unique flavors. This is a big plus because I hate going to ice cream shops with only basic safe flavors to offer.
The flavors my mom and I tried were Ube, Snicker Doodle and Horchatta. Geeze. they were all so good. The texture, flavor, value and price were on point.
This is the type of ice cream shop that you would easily find in NYC or San Francisco. So diverse with flavors that are fun and exotic. Something I am not familiar with San Jose having. Thumbs up to this shop for being so legit! Keep it up! Hoping for a Thai Tea flavor next time I’m in town!

I love eating Ice-​Cream! I have tried different Ice-​Cream parlors in bay area and there are only few I genuinely like. The Sweet Rendezvous is one of them. On the top of that, they have really really good customer service.
If you love eating Ice-​Cream, you MUST try the Sweet Rendezvous. They have so many flavors to choose from. You can get some samples. Lucky for me, I was actually served by the owner and she let me try every single flavor. The flavors are genuinely good. I can’t wait to visit it more often.

The interior design is very cute! It makes me instantly happy walking inside. I got a single scoop of the Saffron and a small scoop of lavendar. I liked both very much! They have interesting flavors and I love that they give you a small scoop of another flavor so you won’t be so bored of 1 flavor. I would definitely come back to try their other flavors!

Can an ice cream parlor be any more adorable?!
Tucked away in a little corner, this bright and bubbly pink ice shop is kind of a hidden gem. When I came here, there was no one else in the store so the cashier was very attentive. They had so many flavors to choose from, I couldn’t decide! Luckily I was able to taste a few samples. I was surprised at how delicious ube was!
I find it ridiculously cute that they give you a little baby teaser scoop of another ice cream flavor. The marketing behind that is genius. One little scoop today, multiple bigger scoops tomorrow! I got the cantaloupe and cherry vanilla! Both delicious!
Although it seems a little overpriced to me, the quality is great and this is definitely the ice cream spot to go if you suddenly have a sweet tooth!

Ice cream is always a good idea! I’ve been wanting to try this place for awhile now but was never in this area. I’m glad I was able to finally stop by to satisfy my recent ice cream craving.
Sweet Rendezvous is located in a small strip mall near Sports Authority. It wasn’t too busy when I arrived. The people who worked there were really friendly. It was hard to decide what flavors to try with about 50 flavors available. It’s cool how they serve both Marianne’s AND Loard’s ice creams in addition to Persian ice cream.
I went with a kid’s scoop of the rose and a «teaser» scoop of the horchata. Love the teaser scoop concept. It’s a tiny scoop of whatever flavor you want. Perfect for when you’re indecisive between two flavors!
I definitely enjoyed my ice cream. The rose flavor was light and not over powering and the horchata was not too sweet like other places. I would come back again if I was in the area.
Note: The minimum purchase to use a credit card is $ 5.

I love lavender anything and that includes lavender ice cream!!! Also they had this deal where if I posted a pic on instagram they would give a 10% discount. I told them I posted a pic and they didn’t even check! (but I have integrity and did indeed post pics). Also they let you sample their great flavor range!
I thought it was hilarious b/​c they have this mural on the wall with like children from diff. cultures holding hands or something and the stereotyping on the painting is sooo strong

The moment I learned that this place serves Marianne’s ice cream, I knew I had to come here for my dessert fix.
On a cold, rainy evening, my husband and I came to Sweet Rendezvous. As soon as we entered, I was awe struck by the ambiance. It is so girly girly and fun — pink everywhere and colorful soft toys, keychains and all kinds of funky merchandise for sale.
That was a bit of distraction, a good distraction actually before I went to the ice cream counter. They carry so many different flavors and I admit it was really hard selecting the flavors.
After sampling a few flavors I built my own sundae with three scoops of ice creams (ube, pecan praline and blueberry cheesecake), with fudge, nuts, whipped cream and a cherry on the top. It was so good that we finished it up in no time.
We needed another ice cream — yeah! So we ordered one from the pre-​built sundae menu. Don’t remember the name, but it was something with caramel sauce and cashew ice cream. Since they were out of cashew ice cream that day, we selected our own flavors. This sundae was the best!
Walked out with a wide smile on our faces and happy taste buds.

This place looks likes every little girls ice cream fantasy dream. PINKKKK. That’s what you see. They sell some candies and other little things in addition to their ice cream and desserts. The thing I like about this place is how they have «teaser scoops» because you know, you always have that problem where you know what ice cream flavor you want but you want just a tiny bit of another one but not enough to want two full scoops SO YAY YOU GO SWEET RENDEZVOUS.
Anyway things to do:
–Persian Nutella ice cream! Sounds sweet, but just get a sample and it’s actually really good and hazelnutty.
–small or kids size is a lot!
–don’t forget to get a teaser scoop
–bomboloni warm donut filled with your choice of ice cream, drizzled with hot caramel/​fudge and powdered sugar

****** My original review ended up at Sweet Retreat. So THIS IS FOR SWEET RENDEZVOUS******
One of favorite Ice Cream parlors in the South Bay! It’s has such a family friendly feel that Our whole family enjoys! Always welcomed and prices are super reasonable, for a family of 6 (that includes majority kids) your spending less than $ 20 for some yummy treats! They have Übe icecream! YUM!

I have to agree with my fellow Unilocaler John D. Sweet Rendezvous definitely does look like «Strawberry Short Cake and My Little Pony threw up all over the wall!» However, it definitely screams out girly girl and Frozen on steroids. After all, the cold didn’t bother me anyway after all that sampling and indulging in rose and lavender ice cream!
Bottom line, despite the cutesy girly appearance, this ice cream shop is the BOMB! SR serves quality ice cream while delivering quality customer service. The ladies serving Brian and I behind the counter are nothing but «Sugar, Spice and Everything Nice!»
Despite me facing an ice cream crisis within a two minute crunch frame, the ladies were very patient and allowed us to sample a lot of the things Brian and I were curious about. Since Brian was curious about the Lavender flavored ice cream, I fell in love and bought me half a scoop of it after I took a good licking off his sample spoon. It was rich, creamy and had that nice flowery kick to it. Also, the rose was just as awesome as the lavender one, but I liked the lavender one more because the flower after taste part wasn’t as heavy as the rose.
I also like how they let you add a teaser to your two scoops of ice cream. It doesn’t make me feel like a basic bitch to order the same thing over and over again since they let you pick out an ice cream to sample in case you ever decide to come back again.
On the other hand, my once carnival smelling breath now smells like pretty lavenders and roses with a hint of green tea. I shall be back to eat more ice cream once I visit this place again!