Screaming Cat Ice Cream & Coffee — Restaurant in Jacksonville

Was in the neighborhood having dinner and decided to stop by the Screaming Cat. I have been wanting to stop by since they opened! We were greeted upon entering and then found out it was national ice cream day. They were doing BOGO scoops, super awesome! The young lady that helped us (I did not get her name) was visibly irritated and had a poor attitude towards us. We felt very rushed in choosing a flavor and when we asked if they had a specific flavor, she just responded “no” and didn’t recommend any alternatives. Another employee asked if we had tried their flavor we asked about and we said no, this was our first time in and her response was “oh okay.” Not personable and I would’ve loved to hear some info about the place/ their story. Our ice cream was good, but my flavor had nuts inside which I don’t recall seeing on the flavor description. I could not find a list of ingredients/description of flavors anywhere on their social media. I work in a local ice cream establishment so I am very critical of others. I understand it being national ice cream day and that they were on the busier side, but I don’t feel like that that should bleed over into a...

Went here with my partner when I was visiting Jacksonville and highly recommend it. It was genuinely the best ice cream we've ever had. I was a bit skeptical at first by how much they were hyping themselves up, but upon first bite we were blown away.

They have a large variety of flavors, some of which are seasonal and branch out a bit from just ice cream and have some chai as well which is my absolute favorite so I'll have to try that next time. We both got the munchies ice cream and it was top notch and had a variety of great inclusions. The cake batter ice cream base is seriously a 10/10.

Price was a bit on the higher end for two scoops, but portions were big which made up for it and staff was really kind.

There's also at least one gym and a few PokeStop on Pokemon GO accessible from the shop so it's a nice place to chill for a bit and there's also some other cool shops nearby.

All in all, I highly recommend and will be back next time I'm in Jacksonville.

Thank you to the staff for being very kind. Seems like customer service down here as a whole is much better than Michigan, but this store specifically was a highlight!

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Screaming Cat's ice cream is moderately priced at $6.50 for one scoop with a topping... Their milkshakes are expensive at $9. They seem to only have one option for dairy-free ice cream, the vanilla. It tasted wonderful. In a sprinkles on the ice cream or commercially purchased. Screaming cat uses paper cups and plastic spoons if that is one of the things that matters to you... They had three people working, but seemed a little overwhelmed and we're not overly friendly or welcoming, but there was nothing wrong with how they were other than they did not acknowledge you until they were trying to figure out if their coworker got your order or they needed to.

Comparatively to their competitor, Mayday Ice cream, is noticeably less expensive with the same quality of ice cream... Their scoop with one topping is $5.75. Mayday makes their own sprinkles & waffle cones in house. Mayday uses biodegradable cups and biodegradable spoon. They offer multiple options dairy free, but not always consistent on if they have vanilla or chocolate dairy-free. The employees are more welcoming...