On the 5th of January 2015 I was lucky enough to stumble upon the establishment "Scoops gelato Southampton" with some friends. To my delight, upon entering the store we were peer pressured by an employee (the charming Karina) to try all of the flavours behind the counter. As dairying as it is. We accepted. I will now list to you my highlights and regrets of the tasting session.
We decided to start in the top right of the counter which was, on this particular day. Coffee. Now don't get me wrong, Jordan is far from coffee mad. However this coffee ice cream was a joy to have in my mouth. Personally, it was a 4.5 out of 5. Great start Mr scoops. We move down the counter to the nut department. Nuts in question: Pistachio and Hazel.
Both strong options however the pistachio really took the biscuit. We are talking sensual ice cream here. Since we have touched the subject of biscuits, let's talk cookie dough. Now I hate to be picky. But the cookies to me had a texture as if they were fully cooked. Does this not make cookie ice cream not cookie dough? Now let's stop nit picking, as this was actually one of the nicest flavours behind the counter scoring a 4.95 out of five (Jordan Collings top scorer).
White chocolate and peanut butter were also highlights of mine. Now we head to the hidden counter round the corner where you can unlock such flavours as: Toffee, kiwi yogurt, chocolate sorbet and passionfruit sorbet.
I'd say the best of these was the toffee. It was u-tub-ly unbelievable. Ice couldn't believe it. The passionfruit was also a joy to lick off the spoon.
Now we come to the negatives. All being in the hidden counter. I can see why they have hidden these flavours. Chocolate sorbet. Who ever thought that would be a pleasurable experience? It reminded me of a viral video involving two girls and one cup. There again I suppose even that floated some peoples boat. Its an ice cream targeting a very specific niche. The same can't be said for the Kiwi sorbet. I just feel the room in the freezer could be better used. For example ferrero rocher or smarties? Oh yeah imagine that Mr scoop!
To conclude I had the three scoops costing me only £4.50. I chose to have pistachio, toffee and cookie dough. It was a pleasure to consume.
Since writing this review we have been bought free food. Mr scoops is the man. Don't go to sprinkles kids.
Thank you to Bilal and the amazing staff at Scoops. An amazing birthday party. For unforeseen reasons my daughters party at another venue was cancelled at the very last minute. Bilal and Scoops stepped in with literally a few hours notice and pulled off an utterly fabulous birthday party. Cannot recommend them enough. I will be forever grateful ���
The ice cream is excellent. We had 3 different flavours between us and we will definitely be returning to try more. The cones were very tasty and fresh. There are 3 fridges full of different flavours, one of which is all sorbets. If you want a really good ice cream then head to Scoops, you will not regret it :-)
Went here as a back up plan as the closer place in Fareham was shut on a Saturday afternoon! Thankfully was not disappointed! The portions were huge and tasty, the milkshakes were really good and my daughter had the fruit sorbet which was fantastic. Everyone was very happy....and very full afterwards! Not too busy when we went, clean and comfortable. Would recommend.
Delicious, nicely made , very filling 😋
Best dessert place in Southampton by far. Honestly a hidden gem, providing top notch service and a variety of unique flavours. A must try.
Akshyay Srichandan Mahapatra
+5
Nice people. Clean environment and good food. So many ice creams to choose from.
Great service, yummy ice cream 🍦 😋
Had a great time out with my family in Scoops! Was so full having delicious desserts! Can't wait to visit again....
Awesome place Cambridge should have one. Great gelato awesome customer service.
Absolutely amazing desserts! Super tasty... LOVED IT!
Great range of flavours, well presented and open, airy frontage.
Updated July '22, still providing great service and products, and the open frontage really is a bonus.
Coffee is so tasty.
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