Real Fruit Ice Cream Queenstown — Restaurant in South Island

Walking into this unassuming gelato nirvana, I was greeted by a curious duo that could only be described as the United Nations of customer service: an English bloke with a buttery accent that dripped politeness like honey, and Helen, a German girl who sounded like she binge-watched Friends in her formative years. Helen (or “Helenica, Empress of Efficiency” as I’ve now dubbed her) wielded the ice cream blender with such precision, you’d think she was auditioning for Top Gun.

The star of the show? The blackberry-strawberry-raspberry-vanilla masterpiece. Picture this: a cone of creamy decadence that felt like summer had been bullied into submission and stuffed into a waffle cone. The berries—ripe with flavor, rebellious in their tartness—danced a perfect waltz with the silken vanilla. I took one bite, and suddenly I understood why poets write poetry.

Helen handed me the cone like she was presenting a Fabergé egg, while the English guy (let’s call him Nigel, because he radiated Nigel energy) asked, “Do you need a napkin, mate?” Did I? Yes, Nigel. Yes, I did. Because this was no ordinary ice cream; it was an emotional event, and I wasn’t about to risk getting blackberry nirvana on my shirt.

In summary, if Helen’s blending skills and Nigel’s napkin game were Olympic sports, this place would be collecting gold medals faster than Usain Bolt. 10/10—spectacular cones, and a truly...

Id stop here before going anywhere else in queenstown for ice cream. This is how they do it locally, never had it before but it was wonderful. Short walk from town center and right by one of the best shops anyway so it’s well worth...

Mind blowing ice cream it was so good. Staff and atmosphere the absolute best. And not to mention the cutest shop in Queenstown with 100 percent NZ made...