Handel's Homemade Ice Cream

This is the best, most delicious, real creamy ice cream! They have so many flavors. I love butter pecan, peppermint stick and peppermint bark (both seasonal), mud pie, mint chocolate chip and more. It’s hard to go anywhere else but Handel’s.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Quart, Mint Chocolate Chip

I am an Uber driver and am here to explain what the owner of handles Santee is doing! AFTER accepting a delivery for this business, us drivers are then notified we must purchase an $8 cold bag from HANDLES SANTEE in order to deliver THEIR PRODUCT TO THEIR CUSTOMER. As a driver we don't even make $8 on delivering their product so in turn requires us to cancel the order. If a driver gets 3 cancellations we are UNABLE to work for UBER anymore. Im a single mother of 3 children trying to make some extra money to give my children the best Christmas while this "FAMILY OWNED" business is trying to penny pinch every way possible even down to the DRIVERS helping deliver THEIR PRODUCT. Charging people who make minimum wage, that are helping your business $8 for something you pay $0.50 for wholesale is such a wrong thing to do. Shame on you . This is your business and your product your ALREADY profiting off of. You should take the steps to purchase your own throw away cold bags for YOUR CUSTOMERS TO GO ORDERS. Instead you choose to upcharge 1000% profit to a person who is barley trying to get by doing extra side work for your own personal gains and profits!!!! SHAME ON YOU! you have affected me and my family forcing my perfect 0% cancellation rate of my job to now be impacted with a cancellation. HAVE A MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Terrible service. The smallest bite size scoops, owner of Santee location is clearly ripping every one off with literally one bite scoops. Don't ever go to Santee location they are ruining the Handel's name and experience. Such a scam

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Horrible service. Employee and manager are conpletely incompetent. I will never ever go here. The worst ice cream experience ive ever encountered

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Excellent service

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Handel’s in Santee is a gem! They offer an impressive variety of flavors, and everything tastes so fresh and rich. I tried their extra large s’mores malted milkshake—absolutely delicious. The portions are generous, and the staff is friendly and patient even when it gets busy. The outdoor seating area is great for enjoying your ice cream on a nice day. If you’re in Santee, don’t miss this spot!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I have gone here many times and loved it but this time I tried a medium hurricane (hot fudge and oreo) but when I got it it was only half blended the bottom half was just plain valina no hot fudge no oreos. I paid for a medium but there is probably less than a small of actual hurricane that I will eat. I've loved everything else here but that hurricane was really disappointing.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 2

Service: 5

Some unique flavors of ice cream are offered here. They also sell floats and shakes.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 4

Had a great opportunity to pick up my grandson from school and this is his favorite ice cream shop. They offer every favor imaginable. In fact they even have old school malts.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough, Waffle Cone

Absolutely terrible experience at Handel's in Santee! The parking is an absolute disaster -there's hardly any space, so good luck finding a spot without driving in circles. Then, after waiting forever in line, I finally get my ice cream, only to find there's almost nowhere to sit. The seating area is tiny and crowded, making it nearly impossible to enjoy anything there. By the time I found a spot to stand, my ice cream was already melting, and honestly, the flavors were nothing special-completely overhyped and not worth the hassle. I've had better ice cream from a grocery store. This place isn't worth the trouble, and I definitely won't be coming back! Expensive too

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 5

Wants a insulated bags at 45f weather.
Sells overpriced insulated bag 8 dollars when it was like 3 dollar on dollar store

You guys should make a proper packaging like paper insulated bags, seems very insane putting that expense on driver when its your business.

Using a plastic bag to pack ice cream hahaha

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

While quite pricey, it is exceptional!

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Quart

Kid-friendliness: It has names like blue monster

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Extra Waffle Cone, Chocolate Chip, Banana Cream Pie, Cherry Vanilla Ice Cream

Delicious ice cream with generous portions.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The manager is too rude and she behave badly.

Service: 1