Ralphs Famous Italian Ices of Whitestone — Restaurant in New York

Ralph’s has been my family’s go to place to get Italian ices for years. They are only open seasonally so every Summer we go as often as we can. This location is small but really clean. There’s a cute little bench in front where you can sit and enjoy your purchases. The staff is friendly and efficient. Sometimes, I go overboard and order too many items. This is kind of dangerous as they only take cash.

They have a huge menu and every visit I spend about five minutes looking at it. And even though they offer a ton of options and varieties, I usually only ever order my favorites…watermelon or blood orange ices. So delicious and refreshing. It doesn’t have that artificial taste like some Italian ices have.

Other items on the menu are milk shakes, ice cream, ice cream sandwiches, sundaes and icai bowls. They have a lot of sugar free items as well.

We love Ralph’s and we’ll continue to come but I have noticed that prices have steadily gone up. Sigh, I guess that’s not too...

i'm sorry but if you do not get what you want why pay. for me, and this is my opinion there are plenty of other ice cream places to go and visit. i ordered a chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream. when i was given my order i saw there was one piece of cookie dough and no chocolate chips. when i asked the person who served me, she said it's layered. well before i left the store i checked my cup and there was nothing but ice cream. if i wanted plain vanilla that is what i would've ordered. told her i did not want the ice cream - she wouldn't take it back because i had tasted it - which that was fine - but why make me pay for something that was not satisfactory :-( i then asked to taste the strawberry - it was awful. tasted like a spoon of water . sorry but that was bad customer service. SO WILL NOT BE RETURNING TO THIS ESTABLISHMENT...

I tried Ralph’s for the first time because it’s close to my house and I didn’t feel like driving to Benfaremo, however, I wish I had. Anyway, the service was excellent, the staff got my order put together quickly and with a smile. Now the more important part is probable the ice itself… well, I wasn’t thrilled with my selections. I had the Chocolate Creme ice cream which was ok, it kinda tasted like a fudge bar popsicle in a cup. I also tried the rainbow ice which just had a little too much of an artificial/ perfume taste to it. I would definitely go back and try some other flavors. Pro tip: sample the flavors before you decide what you’re ordering. All and...