The Dairy Godmother — Restaurant in Alexandria

I've been visiting the Dairy Godmother for almost 20 years. Their frozen custard is top notch. It is super creamy with just the right flavor. I recommend sticking with the vanilla or chocolate. I have never had a flavor of the day that made me want more.

The sundaes make me want more. My favorite is the Door County, which is frozen custard topped with marshmallow sauce and sour cherries. The cherries are just tart enough to offset the sweetness of the marshmallow and custard. Tin roof sundae is also a good choice. You can never go wrong with peanuts and chocolate.

As great as the custard is, don't overlook the baked goods. Parties are the butteriest oatmeal cookies you've ever tasted, with a wonderful caramel taste. You'll be happy that you got one with your custard, or 6 to go.

My dog 🐶 loves the puppy pops. Then again, he will eat almost anything. But I feel good giving him these treats with just three ingredients.

If there is a line here, it moves quickly, and it is well worth the wait. The staff is efficient, friendly...

We went in for the ice cream while I stayed outside with the dog so I can only comment on the product, not the service or atmosphere. The product was mediocre at best. About two minutes into our walk home we both stopped and stated it just wasn't good; it was very bland and had an undefinable cheap quality to it. I had a milkshake and it was so runny that all cherries in my cherry bordeaux settled to the bottom. Her ice cream had chunks of ice in it. We like to stay in shape so we don't eat stuff like this a lot. That makes it especially disappointing to have an experience like this.

I think the experience would generally warrant a 3/5 but I gave it a 1/5 due to the other exceptional options in the area. If you want really good ice cream or sorbet, make the journey down to King Street and go to Pop's, ESP, Casa Rosada, or one of the other fine establishments there. You will pay a little more and walk a little farther but it's worth the effort and you won't likely be...

I was in the area and decided to stop by for a treat around 8:30pm. With the attitude the girl behind the register gave me, you'd think I had come in at 8:59! You're still open for 30 more minutes, relax!

I had never been before, so I wanted to look over the menu. Instead of saying "take your time" she stared me down the whole time and made me feel rushed, so I just went with the plain chocolate custard. Always a safe bet, right?

I wasn't impressed. Maybe my expectations were too high, as I've only seen great reviews of this place, but I wish I'd spent that $4 elsewhere. I love ice cream/custard/froyo, and generally when I eat it, I'm thinking "wow, this is delicious...I hope it never ends!" The custard here didn't leave me feeling anything...it was rather bland. The feeling was more so like, "let me just hurry up and eat this and get...