Cammie's Old Dutch Ice Cream Shoppe — Restaurant in Mobile

I grew up going to Old Dutch, it was and always will be a fond memory of my childhood. But as time moves on, so does quality of customer service. We stopped in last night at about 7 30 on a Thursday evening, 5 employees, no line, slow night I guess, lots of cell phones out, no one wearing masks, a blonde hair girl trying to figure out if the coke machine is working properly. She came to the conclusion it was not properly mixing the syrup, water and CO2, then still continued to make my coke float with it. I asked if the machine was working properly and she said no do you want me to make you a new one with a can of coke? I figured that would be a no question kind of thing 🤷‍♂️. She then made a new one for me, coke float, and added just a splash of coke from the can she opened, put a lid on it and handed it to me. Thanks for the 3 scoop in a tall cup with a straw. Then an off the clock employee walked in, took everyone who was working attention and shortly after a girl that was in line came in and yelled at him if he was working or not, then stormed back out. I get that high school jobs are meant to be fun, but these kids are walking all over your wonderful name you've spent the last 40 years or so building. We most likely won't be back...

I was very disappointed yesterday, I was visiting in Mobile and took my kids to Cammie's. This is a place I had frequented as a child and all through the years growing up and taken my older boys. The place is so dirty. I understand it is old and that is fine but to see the floor cluttered with debris, sprinkles and nuts. The tables not wiped down at all with old ice cream all over them dried in. The kids left to run it was not even clean cut. They were missing half of their flavors of ice cream and my favorite one of course "daiquiri ice" was gone. The labels for the ice cream were dirty old stickers. Someone could take the time and print them from a computer on clear sticker paper at least. My how the years have taken its toll on this old land mark in Mobile. I can say I will not be back. I would rather remember all the great times of stopping in and having a nice delicious cone and enjoy the old dutch look of a...

I don't have any photos yet. I visited there in my Central time zone today, not yesterday. The atmosphere in an ice cream shop is just fun because you are there to have fun and enjoy the ice cream and the people. Today a Sunday, the shop gets a lot of business. Old people, young people, kids, almost everybody likes the ice cream and there are so many different varieties. The lady serving me today was so very nice and helpful that I really appreciated it. And things get busy & they all are working hard to keep up with the orders. I like to give them a good tip when I pay my bill. And I quit using my credit card here when I realized the owner saying that it was costing her quite a bit. Glad to help the ice cream lady out, I pay cash. This shop has been here many years and decades. The former owner was well-known here and Cammie has done a great job of continuing the local tradition of great ice cream...