Cow-A-Bunga Ice Cream — Restaurant in Lafayette

My experience there was a little frustrating but I also don’t feel comfortable leaving a terrible review that will negatively impact a small business owner. However, I also don’t want people to waste their time like I did. I got to the shop at 9:05 on a Saturday, the shop closes at 9:30. The shop still had people in there eating and some waiting to order so it wasn’t “closed down for the night”. I ordered a milkshake and was told “we aren’t doing those anymore because it is too close to closing time.” Now this is where I get conflicted, I understand what it’s like to work in the service industry and maybe you’ve cleaned your equipment for the night and don’t want to have to do it again; however, I was a paying customer on what is probably a busy night of the week and it was 25 minutes before close not 5 minutes. I left without getting anything. Maybe it would have been inconvenient to make the shake, but it was also inconvenient for me to go to the shop and leave empty handed. If the shake machine is too cumbersome to use after a certain time, maybe call that out on your menu so people don’t...

I was really excited to try this place. We pass it fairly often but are always in a rush. Finally we had time to stop in, and unfortunately we were pretty disappointed. The staff didnt say "welcome", didnt ask how they could help us, nothing. The ice cream was ok but the brownie "bites" seemed really old. One of the staff had shorts on that had ALOT of her buttcheeks out...and im not someone whos typically bothered by that stuff..but thats SUPER gross around food. How unwelcoming it felt totally ruined the atmosohere for us. I really wanted to like this place... but I cant. Hopefully management makes some changes. I hate to leave such a bad review but, there really wasnt a single thing during my visit that stood out in a positive way. Even if all the other stuff sucked, at least being welcomed would change the overall experience. If the hubby ever lets us go back, and something is different, ill...

Cowabunga is right next to the bowling alley in Lafayette (has a door connecting to it and to the outside). We enjoyed the icecream - very creamy and lots of interesting flavors. They had a few typical ones (chocolate, vanilla, etc) and some twists on other flavors (strawberry with Oreos, mint with marshmallow, etc). My two kids (2 & 4yrs) really enjoyed it as well. The prices are fair for the sizing and they have a tiny cup (the mini moo) that is perfect for kids. My kids really enjoyed drawing on the chalk board wall. We also loved that the icecream glass was low enough that kids can see the icecream. *The only downside is that they didn't have a high chair - it's something I'd really recommend management get for the future! Overall, we are really excited there is a new local icecream place and will be going back...