The Show Place Ice Cream Parlour

The untapped talent is crazy! There is a server pulling off Wicked's The Wizard and I and and For Good. Two incredibly difficult songs. All that, add Ice Cream, and make me sing Zippity Doo Daa in front of 100 strangers when I have jot heard the song in decades. Fun

When we we young pre teens early teens years and before that and we would take family vacations to the jersey shore we always made sure to come to this ice cream parlor it was so much fun and the ice cream was always so good.....I miss those family vacations

Went there last nite(8/24/25) and was very disappointed in how filthy the place was - went to 1st show - 5:00pm and the table was crusted with dry dirt-there’s floor was full of crumbs and other junk … the waitress singers were cute but the whole atmosphere was awful - we will not be coming back!

The waitri were terrific and the show was very entertaining.
What was disappointing was that the floor was so dirty ! We were at the 5 p show which is the first and so it's really surprising that it wasn't clean ! The table had ice cream on it ...from the night before ?!
Please improve your house keeping performance!

Had tickets for ten people and called to cancel where I knew I was going to be charged. I was trying to be nice to say ten people are not coming to allow them to rebook the ten seats with still charging us because we didn’t cancel within the timeframe. When I called they were so rude and hung up on me. I have been going here for 30 years. It was very disappointing how they treated me in the phone.

Very fun and freindly staff at both the take out and main show area!

Had a greed experience there gave us extra scoops and in return, we gave them a sloth lovely staff that was so generous and fun loving

What a cute show and place ! We really enjoyed it ! Great singers and dancers ! Highly reccomend

🎭 What Makes It Special

• Live entertainment: Staffed by actors from the adjacent Surflight Theatre, the parlor blends ice cream service with theatrical flair. Expect singing, jokes, and playful customer participation B C.
• Turn-of-the-century theme: The decor and vibe channel a nostalgic 1900s atmosphere C.
• Family-friendly fun: Great for kids, dates, or anyone who enjoys a little performance with their dessert C.

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🍦 Menu Highlights

• Ice cream sundaes
• Floats
• Soda
• Melted peanut butter toppings (a fan favorite) A

What a fun place for family. The waitri are super talented. And the ice cream is good, too!

Fun place. Lots of talent.

Great fun for the whole family but be prepared to be part of the show!

Lied about ability to accommodate food allergies. The staff was great, I don't want to take anything away from their performance. However, my spouce called the day before and was told they could accommodate the food allergies my children have. We put the Non-Refundable deposit down. Show up 24 hours later and are told they're too low on inventory to accommodate, but if we want to risk it, we can. Ultimately, no one stopped us from going and getting something for my kid and bringing it in. We weren't charged the normal fee for someone present and not eating, for that kid. All that really took away from the experience for my kid and the person who had to run out and pick up food. Felt like a bait and switch. Had they been upfront when we called, we likely still would have gone, we just would have shown up prepared with allergy safe food, and this wouldn't be a 2-star review. Horribly handled by management.

Dietary restrictions: Called ahead and said they accommodate food allergies. Get there and are told they are low on inventory, so they are unable to accommodate. Somehow, in 24 hours, everything changed...

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 2

Service: 1

First off labeling this place an ice cream shop is a bad description. They do serve ice cream but it's not the primary focus. This place is more of a theater show, and the show takes 45 minutes. I think knowing that will help tremendously in deciding if you are in the right mood for this place. Because you cannot just be in the mood for Ice cream. You need to be in a silly, audience participation, life of the party mood. Otherwise you are in the wrong place. I even suggest you need to be a little under the influence before coming here.

Personally I had a bad feeling when we were handed the menus. The menu was hard to decipher because it was mostly full of jokes, but we stayed out of curiosity. The place has a large line and a loyal following. It just wasn't for me. The whole thing felt like a chain restaurant that has a cringy birthday song, but it goes on for the entire night.

The ice cream was meh, the show wasn't for me but okay, the forced audience participation however is what really bothered me. I wasn't into it, but I hoped that maybe the kids were. Maybe they could have enjoyed the show if it was just a show but they were in fear the entire time that someone was going to call on them to sing in a room of strangers. Some people might enjoy being put on the spot like that, but most do not.

This isn't the place for everyone, so know what you are getting into before you arrive.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 2

Literally let's you feel like you're transported back to the 1920's ice cream parlor experience...

Lots of laughter, happy faces and some unexpected fun...

Add some great performances for a great way to put the cherry on the top of your vacation...and so reasonably priced...a must see...

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5