Spelunkers Cafe and Ice Cream Parlor

Ice cream was a welcome treat after climbing back up to the visitor center. ?

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Chaney’S Hand Dipped Ice Cream Cone

After going through the mammoth cave experience, my blood sugar tanked and I was in desperate need of something to raise it. The park recommended I go here to get something. When I got a drink, we went up to the register, where three employees were talking. We had to get the employee's attention, which wasn't a big deal. Except my boyfriend asked for a watercup and he rudely just pointed without saying anything. So my boyfriend asked to confirm and he ignored us. Then, when I went to pay, my card declined even though it had more than enough money. He again, didn't say anything and so I thought it went through, until another employee stated that it declined. We thanked her for finally using words and helping us because I was already struggling. Instead, they all laughed and made us feel like we did something wrong. All I wanted was a drink to raise my blood sugar; not to leave feeling like an idiot. Wouldn't recommend.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 1

Great treat after cave tours.
Good muffins. Coffee was hot and delicious. Was extremely busy after tour, thought the workers pumped us through
Pretty fast. Of coarse it's never cheap.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Not many food options out near the Cave visitors center. It did the trick, fed us before cave spelunking. Hamburgers, hotdogs, sandwiches, chips, snacks, sodas, etc. a little pricey but with few options in the area we didn’t have much choice.

We just stopped for an ice cream in the afternoon. The place had so much potential, but was nothing special and could have used a thorough cleaning.

There were Grab & go sandwiches & cans of drinks. We stood on line &!purchased 3 burgers & shared fries. They totaled $17 and were ready quickly. We went around the corner for condiments, onions, tomatoes & lettuce. The burgers were very very salty& disappointing. The praline ice cream was creamy & delicious. Two cups were $10.50. There was indoor & outdoor seating. Staff was visible cleaning tables and chairs.

The fries were pretty good for the price but $7 for a Morningstar veggie burger was outrageous . We sat outdoors and none of the tables had umbrellas . The trash cans were over-flowing and bees were hovering around one.

Not sure what the "burger" actually was it does not look, feel or taste like meat. Not many other options around here unfortunately. I've had better "food" at most fast food places I've eaten at.

Eh. They didn't have chocolate ice cream. We did get two scoops of vanilla for 7 bucks. So, it's ok for overpriced basic cheap food.

Fast, better than we expected, fair price (for a national park). We had a hot dog and chicken fingers.

After our cave tour and hike to the Green River, we were ready for lunch and this was a good, quick stop before we had to get on the road to return home. I am not saying this a culinary pinnacle of our trip, but it hit the spot and we could enjoy it without leaving the park. The ice cream was good but I will say the flavors are not traditional. We enjoyed and mostly it was quick.

There’s nothing fancy about this place. But for what it is, the food is good—really good. My wife and I both had the pulled pork sandwich and fries and were seriously impressed, to the point of considering ordering a second. Is it the best you’ll ever have? No. But is it tasty food served quickly in a convenient environment for a decent price? Definitely. And for that it gets a solid 4/5.

Great flavor ice cream.

We had a very satisfying meal after a long hike that was so good - cheeseburgers and a hot dog hit the spot! We had to wait a bit, but the wait was well worth it!

Worst cheese burger ever. Pretty sure it was made out of dog food. Okay, so probably not, but the texture was like mush and it was pretty gross.