Nelson's Ice Cream

454 Snelling Ave S, St Paul
(651) 313-7268

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Kim Cooper

Oh my word!! Not the place if you're dieting!!! This is a child's sized Zanzibar, which is a lovely, creamy, delicious dark chocolate ice cream! Great prices, so many choices!!

Pamela Bandelin

Best place for ice-cream!!!

Michael Ross

If you're looking for a great ice cream shop with tons of flavors and ginormous portions, look no further! I only made the mistake once of getting a single. Kiddie size is more than enough ice cream, trust me. Their kiddie size is probably bigger than anything you could get elsewhere. They even let you choose 2 flavors. You can choose between cup or cone, but we always go cup just to avoid the dripping cone. There's a small seating area inside and a nice sized patio out front. It's a bit of a drive for us, but we get there at least once a year.

Lawrence Aderinkomi

CASH ONLY?!? I get that they may not want to pay merchant processing fees but I don't have to like it.😉

The Reviewer

Fun place to go! They had so many different ice-cream flavors to try. I definitely will come back to try some more. I got the single scoop (thinking it would be the perfect size) and holy cow was it HUGE. Enough to share with another person! Which is nice for the value. It looked clean on the inside and the guy serving the ice-cream seemed nice. Will come back sometime in the future!

James Moldenhauer

Who wants ice cream when it’s 40 degrees out? Basing this review on prior visits—they use Cedar Crest and give you a lot more than the container indicates. They even push the ice cream down and pack it in. Just remember that it’s cash only.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Laura Ford

There is something about this cute shop surrounded by locals and in the summers with their families. Personally, I can’t eat a child size- my boyfriend and I split but it is a quintessential experience and they have 2 vegan flavors.

Dietary restrictions: The vegan options are scooped with separate scoops and stored away from the other ice creams to prevent cross contamination. I love how they cater to their dairy free clientele.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Emily Schlemmer

Actually insane servings!!!! Cheap for what it is too!

Dietary restrictions: Dairy free options

Kid-friendliness: Positive atmosphere

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Moose Tracks

Colee Bean

Our favorite ice cream shop! Delicious ice cream and gigantic portions. The kids' size is just right!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Jenn Wood

Icecream is delicious and servings are generous with pleasant staff and indoor as well as outdoor seating

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Chocolate Peanut Butter Ice Cream, Moose Tracks, Licorice Chip

Abby W

So many ice cream flavors to choose from. The ones that I tried were amazing! They also have amazing portion sizes! The staff was super friendly also!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Kelci Bruno

About a 45 minute wait and cash only, not worth it.

Jill Liberko

Our very favorite place to go for ice cream! Always the Best!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Andy Baseman

Walked in off the street in hopes of finding a dairy free option other than sorbet. The young adults behind the counter told me they had 2 options and I chose the cookies and "cream". Let me tell you I am not disappointed at all in the least bit! Also the young lady informed me of your sister store nellys where you have even more options for dairy free options. I will definitely be checking y'all out and returning to Nelson's as well. As someone who is only recently in the last 6 months become lactose intolerant I have had an irritating time looking for ice cream shop style ice that was dairy free outside of sorbet. So thank you for having the options available that you do and actually makes me feel like im eating real ice cream again.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Scott Stelzner

Fun neighborhood ice cream shop! Crazy huge portions, fair prices, and excellent range of flavors (licorice chip and peppermint stick rock)!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

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