Couldnt miss out on Humphrey Slocombe on a trip to San Francisco!This was the last night I was in San Francisco and had to get my boyfriend this experience before we left.We got to the store 3 minutes before they closed and the person at the counter actually turned us down. I requested again if we could have just a scoop because we were visiting were leaving the next day.She was so sweet and we actually had a good conversation after that. She even gave us a tiny bit of extra of a different flavor of your considering just so we could try it.Now for the main part...1. Secret Breakfast - bourbon flavored ice cream with corn flakes in there. What a beautiful one this was! Definitely definitely worth the hype! Perfect amount of bourbon and the crunch of the corn flakes and everything was just amazing. I wouldnt be able to stop at a scoop if I had that entire pint on me.2. Stout and Ginger Cookie - another unbelievably good one! This was a seasonal and oh so good!That rich malt flavor of the stout and chunks of ginger cookies in there. Genius!Overall really creamy ice cream, perfectly sweet and a must-try!!

Line was extremely long or they would get 5 stars. Most flavors are great and unique.Wait time when we were there was over 45 min. Gotts was similar length for soft serve but line moved faster there. If youre there with young children though, better have a line holder while the other adult(s) walk the kids around or entertain them.

I think I’m too picky with ice cream. I feel like the ice cream here melts too fast but maybe it’s because the last few were ones with alcohol components. They have a new Van Gogh sundae which has turmeric and sun flower seeds. I could have done without the hot fudge. It’s in a great location for an after dinner treat

Had the Secret Smores sundae for something like $9. No option to split the single scoop and get two flavors so I went with the Secret Breakfast flavor. No clue what was in it but it went well with the fluff and hot fudge.

I used to make the trek to the Mission when I would visit the Bay Area from New York when this ice cream shop was novel and doing interesting things. It turns out they now use genetically modified ingredients in their ice creams. But why?

Peanut butter wasnt quite as strong as I would have liked. I would love to try more flavors though! So many sounded delicious.

My all time favorite is the Blue Bottle Vietnamese Ice Cream. Its not an in your face coffee ice cream experience. Rather, it has a deliciously velvety and almost buttery mouthfeel that I have dreams about!Whenever I come to Humphrey Slocombes and dont know what to get or cant try flavors (like now, during COVID), I always know that the Blue Bottle will never let me down.

Came in tonight with my family and I looking for the free Cornflake Crunch pints for vaccinations, but they were out! Understandable given how busy it was, but the guy scooping was super rude about it. We ended up grabbing scoops that weren’t exactly the most presentable…just plopped on one another. we should have just grabbed pints on the go. It’s a shame because we’re regulars, and have never had any other run-ins. Hope to come back for a better experience (maybe on a day we don’t run into the eyerolls)

Note that I purchased this via Dashmart and wanted to leave a review here for the ice cream specifically. The ice cream is real good but some interesting notes. 1) Some flavors like the Malt Chocolate are super sweet. Its not my thing. Other flavors like Caramel with Chocolate Nibs are much more balanced and actually I like that a lot better since the sweet doesnt overpower and I get to taste the great complex flavors of caramel, chocolate and even hints of coconut. 2) I bought a lot of ice cream and found that some pints came sealed and other did not. You can see in the picture that I took. The pints without seals dont look tampered with but its weird that some are sealed and others are not.

The woman serving ice cream, didn’t seem like she wanted to be there, but the ice cream is absolutely fantastic and they are very safe during Covid-19! They have a number of dairy-free vegan options as well.

My favorite ice cream flavor is secret breakfast. All flavors are unique and delicious! The staff is also always very friendly.

Such unique and cool flavors! Found this cause it was open late and wed heard good things. We got there soon before they closed, but the manager who was closing didnt bat an eye! She helped us out so much and was SO NICE!Liz (the manager and I hope Im spelling her name right) was so helpful and nice, she made me want to come back just to experience her presence again!We got the chocolate, strawberry, and matchadoodle (chocolate and strawberry had cooler names at the location) and all were DELICIOUS! Liz hooked it up with some free fudge to taste with our strawberry and oof was she right! Definitely will be back to try more asap!

Good ice cream spot with interesting flavors. I got the maple bacon bourbon which was way too sugary for me. I could not finish the cup. I liked what my girlfriend got more (something with peanut butter...maybe the Secret Breakfast flavor...I dont remember).

Aloha! Delicious ice cream and sundaes. Nobody comes during a Tuesday evening. I’m the only customer here and enjoying every flavor.

Really tasty ice cream. Black sesame ice cream is so delish

Is it really absolutely necessary to play super explicit, uncensored rap music in an ice cream shop? Im just trying to cop some ice cream on a Sunday afternoon with my kids...Can things just be regular? Innocent? Enjoyable? Does Everything HAVE to be edgy? Its ice cream dude.This wouldve been a solid four-to-five star review otherwise. Despite the way-high prices.

Awesome ice cream. Love the flavors with lots of mix-ins. Recommend buying pints to take home so you can get more bang for your buck! One strange thing is that they seem to take 15-minute breaks throughout the day where they lock the door, so if you arrive at the beginning of one of those breaks, you have to wait outside for a while just to get in and check out the flavors. Nonetheless, it is worth the wait!

BEST ICECREAM EVER!!The Honey Graham and Secret Garden flavors are a must try!!

Good ice cream but the people who run this place are pretty disrespectful of their customers time. Constantly opens late, closes early and sometimes just doesnt open at all with no explanation.

Awesome little tucked away ice cream spot. Blue awning that just says ice cream. They give you free samples. Everything was amazing. I got their Secret Breakfast because it is one of their original flavors. It was good but if I went back I would get something else. Their strawberry was amazing! They also sell pints to go.

By far the best ice cream in San Francisco. Always interesting rotating flavors. Way better flavors than birite will ever have

Cute little unassuming shop in the Mission District neighborhood. Friendly staff, yummy treats!

Very inventive ice cream flavors which you can buy in the cone or by pint. A decent amount of nondairy ice cream choices as well

A little peculiar but very good Ive cream and very friendly people

Really fun ice cream place with unique flavors and a fun atmosphere. It wasnt busy when we went which was surprising. Upon a recommendation from a friend we got the secret breakfast sundae. I wont spoil the secret, but it was surprising and tasty.

Really awesome ice cream place! They have some really good flavors. The workers there were super helpful with helping me choose a flavor!

Always buy Humphry’s ice cream in grocery stores and today I’m in store haha! Delicious ice cream and wonderful service!

They have special/limited edition flavors all the time. There’s currently the blueberry boy bait, strawberry aqua Fresca, matcha doodle and concannon viognier + stone fruit (yes contains wine!) and Jesus juice (a wine and cola sorbet). Lines can be long but move quickly. Some outdoor and indoor seating available

The best icecream I had in SF!! I tried Secret Breakfast and it was the best flavor with not too overpowering and the texture was just so creamy it literally lasted like heaven.

Secret breakfast was a good choice. Bourbon is a good flavor! Adding hot fudge was a nice compliment, and cone crunch added some good... crunch

Demolished the fudge brownie delite with blue bottle Vietnamese cold brew ice cream, which has a warm brownie and hot fudge sauce. ($8.50) DELICIOUS! Highly highly recommend it!

I really liked the Harvey milk honey granham but the red velvet that I initially went for wasnt great.

Love!!! The malted milk chocolate is amazing.

Secret Breakfast is worth eating dairy and killing myself for.

Absolutely delicious ice cream! Worth a try!

Crazy delicious flavors you wont find anywhere else!

Dude I can’t even begin to explain how delicious this place is. My wife and I ordered the Tahitian vanilla and the secret breakfast, both blew us away. We’ll be back here before we head back to Detroit on Wednesday to dabble in the more unique flavors

Traumatic experience. I arrived at 830 and according to Google it closes at 1030. Even the door says it closes at 1030. I arrived and the door was locked, I waved inside and worker looked so mad and started giving me the cut throat motion. I waved again and they started yelling at me to go away. I was really sad and the ppl outside told me the owner is in a really bad mood thats why. I will not recommend this experience to anyone.

I received this ice cream as a gift via Goldbelly. It arrived in very good condition, youd never guess it had been shipped across the country. I had the Honey Graham, Secret Breakfast, Black Sesame, and Caramel Cocoa Nib. For my taste they were pretty meh. Three were interesting and ok, not a particularly great mouth feel. The Black Sesame, which I was most excited about, was a real disappointment. Im sure it would be a great component in a dessert but its no stand alone for me. My kids left all four pints for me after tasting just one, they were that off-put. In the end I ate them all after making hot fudge, caramel, and blackberry sauces. I enjoyed it well enough but still it was nothing special. Secret Breakfast doesnt have a strong alcohol taste which is nice.

Delicious icecream! And they always have different fresh and interesting flavours.

Really nice options for Vegans!

I love “secret breakfast “and “Harvey milk &honey graham “.

I love Humphrys ice cream. I always go for the boozy secret breakfast sundae. It is a frosted flakes bourbon ice cream topped with crispy cereal and a caramel bourbon sauce. I like their seasonal flavors too. I suggest being open minded and trying some weird ice cream.

One of the most famous ice cream parlour in San Francisco!! Loved the flavours, I visited twice from Union Square to this place. Cool staff, they let you taste n answer your questions . Loved Red Rose day n beer goggles!!!

We had the secret breakfast and pepper mint choc ice cream, its actually pepper + mint choc ice cream! What a surprise! It was very peppery at first and started to get spicy towards the end. Having said that, its a funky flavour that one cant get enough of!

Artisan ice cream. Delicious flavors change almost daily. Check Facebook or website for current menu. Parking is difficult. Be prepared to double park. Totally worth it.

Always delicious. I really miss the peanut butter curry ice cream. Revive it!

Highly recommend the secret breakfast!

If you are adventurous and would like to taste unique ice cream flavors this is the place. I am not into that when it comes to food, but once in a while I do try. I do love ice cream so I thought I should try this place. I order the root beer float with vanilla ice cream and it tasted good, but the presentation wasnt appealing so I wasnt too thrilled about it. They have vegan flavors as well which I though they tasted creamy and full of flavor.

It was great and tasty

Always interesting flavors and the best strawberry ice cream you can find.

Fantastic, high quality. Must try.

Secret smore was OK. A lot of weird flavors seemingly to be weird, rather than because they would be good

I like to come here after lunch on 24th Street. The beer ice cream flights during SF Beer week are especially enjoyable.

We were there at 9:45pm Monday 3/29/21 and they were closed. The hours posted on the door and online were to 10:30pm. Would’ve been my first time there but I was turned off that they couldn’t bother to stay open or at least update their hours.

Secret breakfast all day!!

The chocalate sea salt ice cream was a little too sweet for me. I did like the anchor steam orange but need more cream. It was OK.

No lines wow. We each tried two flavors and then choose strawberry Blondies, Tahitian vanillia and Harvey milk and honey graham. They gave us an extra cone because they heard we wanted one.Staff is super nice and the ice cream was divine. Strawberry Blondie was the best ! They gave us a few more flavors to try after we were done since they were not too busy. What a nice place.

Really inventive flavors and really cute spot! Would be 5 stars if the employees were more engaging and friendly. Came around 830pm on a Monday night and was behind a pretty ambivalent group that wanted to try everything and by the time I got my turn to try some flavors, the two employees looked like they were completely over it! Read about the background behind the name, so knew I had to come here as Are You Being Served is one of my fave British shows! Wouldve loved if they expanded on that theme with some habadashery props! Get the Vietnamese coffee ice cream; you wont be disappointed!

We were looking for a dessert place after dinner and this place popped up. They have fairly unique flavors such as Hong Kong milk tea. I got the peanut butter one (I also tried the secret breakfast but preferred the peanut butter) in a waffle cone and loved every bite. A great ice cream place with friendly workers.

Amazing ice cream, out of towner that was told about it. Staff was super friendly and helpful.

Never a dull flavor. Even the vanilla is special.

This place is REALLY GOOD and the SERVICE is EXCELLENT. Extremely friendly folk. If I lived in the hood I would go as much as I could afford to enjoy their wonderful ice-cream. Parking is a huge pain -not their fault but it limits my enthusiasm. And Im poor. Also not their fault. So, you know what, the place is 5 stars! I gave it 4 before but they didnt create the downsides that prevent me from being a regular customer - Great ice-cream, novel flavors, super service. Snobby, preppy, East-coast name. Dont be fooled. Go in and get your ice-cream!

Great ice cream!

I cant say no to ice cream! Ive been here more than twice, and its always late night. And even though its late night, its always crowded! I guess other people share my love for ice cream way after dinner!I love their interesting flavors. While I dont have a favorite, there are some that I would not like to try again (aka, secret breakfast). They sell their ice cream in pints. I noticed that theyve made it to some grocery stores. Great for them! The flavors that they serve change seasonally.Parking here is on the street if you can find any. Usually its not that bad at night though.

Such a love affair like this would make gelato jealous. Distinct high quality ice cream for the adult taste or your inner child. Opted for a fudge sundae this afternoon and was whipped into a frenzy by the piled high whip. Get you some.

Easily one of the best ice cream shops in the city.

Ice cream in all its wonderful glory. Staff is friendly and everything is so good.

I really appreciate how they are open late in the mission. They have really unique and interesting flavors. I tasted about half of their selection and they didnt mind at all. Its not the best ice cream in the city, but its local and quirky--just how CA should be.

Always fun times here, even when the line is long. My favorite flavors are Vietnamese Coffee and Secret Breakfast. And you might as well buy a pint --- the price is right and youve got a better value that way. Secret tip: if you arrive just after opening you can discreetly sample in peace without the other customers breathing down your neck!

Secret Breakfast is my favorite ice cream in the whole wide world. Period.

When we lived in the area, Id stop by on the way home from work. Its a little less crazy than their store in the Ferry Building, but carries all the same flavours. As Ive mentioned in other reviews, Humphry Slocombe is still my favourite of the SF scoop shops - they have a good balance of interesting flavours, good ice cream texture, and deliciousness.

Loved the honey graham ice cream.

This freaking ice cream is so good. Love the variety, love being able to get a small sample before committing, love the quirky atmosphere and menu. Great spot!

They still have great ice cream. Their signature ice cream made with cornflakes milk is awesome.I highly recommend the black sesame seed ice cream if you dont like ice cream too sweet.However, they have stopped their creative tinkering with flavors. Nothing was standout and most of what they had was the older flavors. I wish they were back to to creating new flavors though.

Nice place, very cool sevice. Let us taste whatever we wanted. Open late. The ice cream itself has interesting flavors but was too sweet for our taste .

Cute shop with friendly staff and delicious flavours!

Good ice cream!

Innovative flavors with top notch ingredients and prices to match.

Ice is soooooo good!!! Will be back for more!

Yum yum and more yumI dont really get excited for ice-cream, but I was told SF has some really cool delicious ice-cream shops. Humphry Slocombe, with its unique name, definitely lived up to the expectation. I got the Golden Milk and Harvey Milk + Honey Graham. Boy oh boy, I only wish I was staying in SF longer just to try more of their flavors. Please check them out. You wont regret it.

Nice place, delicious ice cream. They carry interesting flavors, excellent for after dinner, hot day or just to treat yourself. Service is fast, servers (the time I went) are courteous and polite. Definitely recommend the place. Expect to be relatively pricey ($4.5 a scoop 08/2017). But I believe worse it.

I wish I could say this was great ice cream. I wish I could want to go back. Unfortunately, I cant..There were several issues. I can tell the ice cream is improperly frozen because there are noticeable ice crystals throughout all of their flavors I tried. This typically happens when ice cream is frozen too slow and is considered a beginners mistake. The other issue I had with the ice cream was the attempt to mask a lackluster base with far too much sugar. I ended up picking the two flavors that seems least sugary after tastings. I still felt the sickeningly sweet aftermath of my consumption. They get an extra star for creativity.If you want properly made ice cream, check out Garden Creamery or Bi-Rite. It may have lines and less interesting flavors, but the base is rich, the ice cream is properly frozen, and its usually not too sweet.

They have great tasting ice creams but I wish they had a few more dairy free options. They had one but I wish they had at least 3 because for those who are allergic It would be awesome if they thought about them. I would definitely go back in the future!

There’s a lot of cult ice cream places in SF but imho this is the best. Their ice cream is rich but not overwhelming and the creativity of their flavors can’t be beat. Try the secret breakfast!

Love this place!! I try to drive by, but somehow my vehicle stalls in front of the place. Huge selection, but the soft ice cream is my favorite!

They have some really unique and wonderful flavors that could only have been inspired and created by experienced and talented chefs. Flavors that have curry or licorice in them dont sound like theyd be found in ice cream but thats why they give you a many tastes as you like before you order. Some of them are fantastic! None of these are very sweet which is actually a good thing.

Quickie:+ Packs so much deliciousness+ Such interesting flavors---Flavors that were yum city:- Harvey Milk & Honey- Secret BreakfastVenue:Seating is limited (line of seats facing the window) and there is a planter box you can plop down on outside along with a few chairs.Verdict:If you like ice cream, dont miss out on this cacophony of strange-but-perfect ingredient combos. Its like multiple parties in your mouth.

Finally got to try Humphry Slocombe Ice Cream at the ferry building on a very hot Indian summer day in San Francisco! We had peanut butter chocolate and blue bottle Vietnamese coffee flavors. Think a small cup gets you 1 flavor but 2 good size scoops of ice cream. No, they won’t give you 2 flavors for the small….i asked! Both flavors were delicious! The peanut butter chocolate flavor gets pretty sweet toward the end. Gotta go back and try many of their other flavors!

They have interesting flavors options but I think they taste all the same... or similar. In terms of the quality of the ingredients, it’s average. I like single flavor focused ice cream with high quality ingredients, so I am a little bias in terms of the rating.

I saw a big line to this place so we decided to try out the ice-cream. I never heard of this place but it occurred to me if the line is big for a ice-cream than must be popular. For the Valentines month, they had a rose petal ice-cream which was delicious. But one small scope is $4.25.. A little expensive for a small serving size.

Humphrey’s is the place to go if you like booze in your ice cream. Personally, I do not, but they still had some pretty good flavors. One of which is their peanut butter ice cream, which is probably one of the best peanut butter ice cream‘s I’ve had. The yuzu flavor is a Japanese fruit flavor which is definitely worth trying.

Creamy ice cream with a side of quirk. Rotating flavors, but all strong and memorable. My favorite is always the Blue Bottle Vietnamese Coffee. A must. Recent loves include boysenberry crisp and bourbon.This location is better than the one at the Ferry Building because theres free street parking, and the line is much shorter on the weekends! The last couple visits, barely a 5-10 minute wait for deliciousness!Triple scoop it every time. Trust.

I loved the coconut and salted caramel vegan ice cream

Good cold one but for the warm ones this isnt the most ideal. For a warm ice cream maybe check booger place nearby but for the cold ice cream one yes I agree very nice for this cold creamy stony one. Hm cone is yes good this time

Best ice cream ever! Try all of the flavors when visiting, then select the top two. When I mean every flavor, I mean EVERY flavor! They have very unusual flavors but be open minded and try them. My favorite is browned butter, but I even liked their peanut curry ice cream. The only flavor out of maybe 100 I have tried there was there Sechuan...

The flavor was ok, but their icecream is so salty that I couldnt finish, and felt sick. Between the two of us I tried 3 flavors, even the vanilla tastes like eating salt.

Best Ice Cream in the World.How do they do it? Milk, salt, sugar, & irreverence, as far as I can tell.They have a Glenlivet Ice Cream, need I say more? Yes, yes I do.Black Sesame, Blueberry Boy Bait, Skull Splitter Root Beer, Sour Cherry Yogurt. Elvis: The Fat Years, theyve got it all. What they lack in creative names (nothing) they make up for with creative flavors (Have you ever had a Red Hot Banana Ice Cream?). What really makes it work is that somehow, mixing unusual ingredients together (they deny it) really puts their flavor profile on the next level.So do yourself a flavor and try their ice cream. Also sold at Molly Stones and Whole Foods and fancy places like that.

Due to diet restrictions I didnt actually taste any of the ice cream, but three people of my party did and they thought it was delicious. I got to order whatever I wanted for my boyfriend and I ordered him two scoops of ice cream. One scoop of raw homey and the other was peanut butter and Jelly. He only liked one, but that was his flavor pallet not anything Humphreys did.I couldnt tell you where it;s located because I just used Yelp to find an Ice Cream shop closest to the Look out point (Twin Peak) that we were basking in the beauty. Side note-- I love how Yelp takes us on an adventure!There was sitting on the inside and on the outside. The person behind the counter was super nice and helpful. Feel free to SAMPLE! I took some good pics so check em out!

Good place to catch up with friends. Service is typically great. Prices that are reasonable. I see why this place has a lot of great reviews.