Howling Cow Dairy Education Center and Creamery

Always a fun time getting a scoop of ice cream from here before i head to Yates Mill Park for a walk. This time, I had the Caramel mocha flavor - it was really yum. I also enjoy seeing the cows.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Seriously good ice cream and the best eggnog you will find anywhere. On a nice day you can sit or walk around outside and see the fields and cows that produced your ice cream!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Great ice cream sundaes. Great eggnog. Great watching the cows hang out.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Sundaes

It was a good time. Educational and a fun experience. Might give a go on one of the other services offered. Big fans of the hooded sweatshirts.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Different Ice Cream Flavors

The people are nice and helpful,the ice cream was great.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Banana Pudding Ice Cream, Sundaes, Strawberry, Cherry Vanilla, Different Ice Cream Flavors

The ice cream is GREAT, highly recommend and is worth the drive.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

Great location in the rolling hills of Raleigh among the bovine of N.C. State with flavorful ice cream combinations!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Ice cream here is absolutely amazing.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Carmel Salted Caramel

Excellent service, creamy ice cream and great place.

Food: 1

You just can’t go wrong getting delicious ice cream from the dairy itself!

11-7-24

I am assuming the "howling" part of the name is because this is an NCSU establishment (Wolfpack).

I have had Howling Cow products at other places throughout Raleigh, and this is the first time at the creamery itself. The grounds are wonderful. There is interior seating, but the star here is the back patio, equipped with rocking chairs and the like, with a large grass area overlooking the cows/farmland. Awesome. There are several creameries throughout NC that have a farmland type view, but the patio does it for me.

I've tried several items from HC. As far as flavors, cherry vanilla and almond butter stand out to me. I had a sundae this go-round, Fireside Brownie Sundae. It had a warm brownie, whipped cream, chocolate chips, and ice cream. They are extremely rich. They offer splits, several cup and cone options, shakes, and pretty much anything ice cream related. Has a bunch of toppings to make whatever concoction you want. I really enjoy the two aforementioned ice cream flavors and like this over everything else sampled. You can also purchase bottled drinks, t-shirts, and other dairy products.

Expect plenty of patrons, a line that usually moved fairly quickly, and ample staff to handle it all. HC does NOT take cash, and I actually love this aspect.

Solid sweet tooth option and an even better atmosphere. We found prices fair and perhaps competitive.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Cherry Vanilla Ice Cream, Cherry Vanilla

We had a great time here!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Absolutely delicious ice cream 🍨🍦 with the perfect view of the cows 🐄🐄🐄. Yates Mill is right around the corner, so Howling Cow was a great find after our Mill tour. Stop by. Definitely worth it. More though - they do not accept cash at the registry 🤷, cards only.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

Yummy icecream 🍦 Huge quantity, and the deck seating is very nice.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

It is an ice cream place. I have had better ice cream but this is still good. Not much indoor seating but there is a large wrap around porch for additional seating with a view of the cow pasture.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 5