Category: | Ice Cream Shop |
Address: | 521 E Uwchlan Ave, Chester Springs, PA 19425, USA |
Phone: | +1 610-363-8500 |
Site: | milkywayfarm.com |
Rating: | 4.6 |
Working: | Closed 1–9PM 1–9PM 1–9PM 1–9PM 1–9PM 1–9PM |
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Joseph Stoddard
High-Tech quality operation here - you wont find anything else quite like it. The unique thing about Chester Springs is its robotic milking system. There are not a ton of them in the state and its pretty amazing - the cows decide when theyll get milked and just wander in and out 3x a day. The robot washes the cows lady parts and then hooks her up and milks her with no human interaction at all. The robot also determines how much of what feeds (grass/grain/silage) the cow gets, depending on where shes at in the milking cycle. Its pretty amazing. Then some of their milk is processed locally to be made into their ice cream - the rest goes to be made into butter, etc. (Land-O-Lakes I think they said...). Keeping with the high-tech and by-the-numbers approach- they also price the ice cream by weight, every cone is weighed before they hand it to you, and the price is never quite the same. No doubt this provides them with all kinds of data on what is selling...how much waste there is by type, etc. etc. just more of a very organized approach to farming. Seems some of the other reviewers had some problems with bees - I didnt notice any bees anywhere the day we were there, and based on how organized and efficient they were I cant imagine a problem like that wouldnt be very quickly addressed... I mean they keep special boxes of ice cream in their freezers for people with various food allergies so they dont cross-contaminate by dipping multiple flavors. Thats over-the-top customer service, so it would not be in concert with that for them to let a bee problem go haywire. Those folks probably hit it on the wrong day.
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A Private User
We went to the farm for a birthday party. The first thing we noticed were bees all around the birthday area even much before any sweets were out. Through the food part of the party bees created many dangerous situations, but thankfully no kids were stung. On our hayride I got stung by a bee. When I asked for a bee sting lotion they mentioned they will give me once we go back to the main area. When we got back to the main area they directed us to the creamery. In the creamery nobody knew anything about any bee sting lotion. I went back to the person who directed me there and she again said it should be there in the creamery and tried to send me there again. When I demanded she would come with me to find it she changed her tune and tried to send me somewhere else. At the end it was obvious they didnt have any bee sting lotion and were offering me nothing. I think it is very irresponsible for a farm with so many kids around to have bee farms by the main area and not have anything for bee sting. I am thankful it was not the kids that got stung. I will never go there again.
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Randell Jesup
Wonderful ice cream (blueberry cheesecake is available for a month or two each summer); beautiful building; friendly and helpful staff, and wonderful for kids. There are some nice outdoor benches - its a farm with all the ice cream made from milk they produce there, so if the wind is in the wrong direction it can be fragrant and you can have yellow jackets around (not bees), but you can always move indoors. Kids have a blast, not just with the ice cream but visiting the sheep, ducks, pigs, chickens and of course the cows. They also sell milk, yogurt, occasional fresh vegetables (fresh and cheap), some other local items or frozen local meats, and are the pickup point for a CSA. They ship ice cream and do a great job at it, though its not a cheap product to ship of course. Great to visit, great to buy ice cream from, great for kids and parties. 100% recommended.
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A Private User
I think its a bit lofty to call this the "Best Creamery" when it seems to be the ONLY creamery. The ice cream is good, and even reasonably priced for a creamery, but Ive had much better out of a carton of Ben & Jerrys and that is not the case with creameries that I would rate highly. I have two major gripes with this establishment: 1. They wont handpack a pint - even if they dont have the flavor pre-packed. This forced me to buy a quart of the flavor that was requested by my guests. 2. Their employees are completely void of personality and just generally unpleasant to interact with. Now that Im plunking down $16.50 for ice cream because I have to buy quarts in two of the flavors I wanted, maybe you could plaster a smile on your face and show appreciation for my business.
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Brian Thompson
This place is great! Awesome homemade ice cream in lots of different flavors. Also, the creamery is part of Milky Way Farms, a working dairy farm. Their ice cream is homemade from the milk they produce from the views that are out grazing right behind the creamery! There are also sheep and goats to look at and feed. All in all, its a great time whether youve got kids wholl enjoy the entire thing or you just love Ive cream!
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Stephen Vujevich
Without a doubt, this place has the freshest homemade ice cream I have ever tasted. Their staff is extremely courteous and there are what seems like an endless amount of flavors. The atmosphere is also great for kids as they allow customers to wander around the building to see the farm animals. If youre looking for a quick treat, this place is not to be missed!
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Akshay Rao
Ice cream flavors are nothing like you taste elsewhere.. Kids have a ball here plus visiting the animals is an extra treat.. People who serve Ice cream are little kids too.. So its nice.. But yeah Great ice cream flavors.. unmatched
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Kevin MacGuire
Amazing place! Best ice cream I have ever had. Lot of space for your kids to run off that sugar high after. Also there are goats and other farm animals to pet. Go in the fall for pumpkin picking and hay rides.
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Maureen Marbach
Always a happy visit. Relaxing, friendly and beautiful. Of course yummy! Best ice cream ever. Line goes quickly, they are so helpful and efficient at getting your favorite treats.
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Jeremy Pratt
Delicious ice cream and cows. Be warned, this is a farm so there are animals and even those evil bees. One star because a bee stung you? Lame random google reviewer, very lame.
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Whitnie Weaver
We love it here! The ice cream is excellent. Then afterwards, we can walk around and see the animals at the farm. A great spot for the whole family.
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Ricardo Nieves
If youre an ice cream enthusiasts with discriminating taste and cost is not a problem than this place is for you. Sold by the ounce not by the guess
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Ann Bonavita
What a fun place! I went with my daughter and grandson. We had a great time feeding and petting the animals and the ice cream was delicious!
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Kevin McGuire
Delicious ice cream in all the flavors you could want (purchased by weight) but come here for the kid friendly farm animals and atmosphere
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Thierry Steenberghs
I am usually not an ice cream fan, but what they sell here is a little piece of heaven. I highly recommend lavender, a unique taste.
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Evan Jones
Friendly atmosphere, but I think their ice cream is too creamy, although others seem to like it. It is made on site though.