Humphry Slocombe Berkeley

fun flavors, very sweet

Humphry Slocombe on College Avenue is one of Berkeley’s best ice cream spots—friendly vibe, consistently delicious, and reliably creative. If you’re a chocolate fan, the hot fudge parfait and fudge brownie delight are both standout choices. The fudge is rich without being overly sweet, and the brownie is dense and satisfying.

The floats are fantastic, too. Blue Bottle cold brew float is perfect if you like a caffeine kick; it’s creamy, refreshing, and nicely balanced. The bourbon coke float adds a little boozy fun—great for an afternoon treat when you’re feeling laid-back. Even the Fanta float hits a nostalgic sweet spot, bright and cheerful.

Don’t miss the boozy affogato either. Espresso and a splash of booze turn it into something special—for when the right mood hits.

Humphry Slocombe is exactly what you’d expect in Berkeley—casual, friendly, with top-notch ice cream and creative combinations. Always worth dropping by.

They’ve got some unique flavors like goat cheese and honey. Scoops are generous in portion.

The server was very nice and I think that overall, the company did a good job maintaining the space a "the Ici space" (Ici was the original ice cream shop in this location which closed suddenly and without warning). Despite these positives, the ice cream is not good in my opinion. It is way too sweet and not balanced at all. Ultimately, when I go to an ice cream shop, I want good ice cream, and instead I got a reminder of why I miss the company that used to be at this location.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 5

Best ice cream in the Bay! A must try.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I dream about this ice cream. A bit overpriced and usually younger less friendly people working at this location but that’s fine; it’s the best ice cream. This is usually one of the first places i bring out of town guests.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

What to think about an ice cream shop where the waitress, one hour before official closing time, locks the door to the face of several customers, then closes the store for 30 min and leaves “because it is her break time”!! Very poor service, it was just unbelievable! This place does not deserve business. Of course we did not wait and therefore did not try the ice-cream.

Atmosphere: 1

Service: 1

Ice cream is fine, but sooo overpriced!! Also, why did the guy behind the counter seem so horribly annoyed about serving us?? Your job is scooping ice cream, why are you treating us miserably?

Food: 4

Service: 1

Andrea was super patient with my family and did a wonderful job explaining all the different flavors and items on the menu!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

For 6.50$ you get the tiniest scoop of ice cream known to man. It also seems their freezers are not cold enough as all our ice creams were bordering on soup 5 min later. The flavors are ok.

Having first tasted Humphry Slocombe in 2009 while visiting San Francisco it was exciting to learn the brand has since expanded to the East Bay.

Owned by Jake Godby and Sean Vahey, the plain-Jane appearance of their Mission flagship transported to Berkeley with equal nonchalance, it was in perusing twelve flavors with tastes of five that decisions became easy – a single scoop of Cinnamon Roll nearly as good as Jeni’s while Secret Breakfast in Espresso with Bourbon Caramel still sees caramelized Cereal shine through with a yeasty linger.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 4

The ice cream float I tried at the OCMA Friday event was undeniably delicious, with creamy, rich ice cream that perfectly complemented the fizzy soda. However, at $15 for an 8oz cup with just one scoop of ice cream, the cost was excessively high. While the quality of the ice cream was excellent, the price point significantly detracted from the overall experience.

Food: 3

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Tahitian Vanilla

They close before 10:30…. I came here twice around 8:30 pm on separate nights and they were closed. Sad!

Ice cream here is just OK. Flavors are not overly pronounced, but there are larger ice crystals, which I suspect comes from the ice cream melting and refreezing or maybe they churned the batch too slowlyEither way, my main gripe was the server we got was unpleasantly annoyed with helping us and made for a really subpar service experience despite the shop being empty when we were there

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 3

Service: 1

This is the best ice cream I had since my coming to America!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5