Short 'n' Sweet Ice Cream — Restaurant in Chatham

Good ice cream but that doesn’t make up for the nasty old lady in the back who makes you feel bad for walking around the building the wrong direction to sit near the bike path. Keep in mind my wife and I are adults and were minding our own business. When we noticed she was scowling at us from the back sliding door and realized we went the wrong way we smiled at her and said we were sorry. Her reply in a completely nasty tone was: “yeah me too”. I thought she may have been a tenant but she abruptly turned around and walked over to talk to the workers behind the counter. Remember this is an ice cream shop with lighting, seating and decorations in the back. It’s supposed to be a fun light hearted place. Furthermore there are no signs saying to not walk around to the left. Her attitude was completely...

Our favorite lower Cape ice cream place! Short n Sweet is located in an old schoolhouse and it runs with the theme. My 6 year old loves the painted scoops and he chooses his flavor by color. You can come by bike path or there is plenty or car parking. It’s on the corner of 28 and 137 and the staff is super friendly and patient. The ice cream is delicious and I feel like my kids severe food allergies are respected. We go out of our way to come here and enjoy sitting in the shade out back. There is a walk up window in the rear but we appreciate all the allergy information at the front counter. And they also offer Italian ice for those with even more allergies. It is a tasty locally-owned ice cream joint with good hours and...

Our all-time favorite place did not disappoint with their exceptional response to Covid. Walk-up service from the bike trail (1 person per party, mask required) and drive-through “car hop” service in the front - every detail has clearly been thought through, down to the individually wrapped spoons. Service is definitely slower than “normal” during peak after-dinner hours, but not one person seemed grumpy about it. What a treat to to able to enjoy the BEST ICE CREAM EVER without worry. We’ve been coming for years and we’re so happy to be back this season....