Great place. LGBTQIA friendly. We tried the rainbow cake which was good. Ice cream are must try too. Definitely recommend this place in Castro.

I love this place. You dont even have to be stoned to want to eat everything in this adorable shop. My recommendation: any milkshake with cake mixed in!

Wow, my eyes were bugging out at the selection of cakes and desserts. But I was hankering for ice cream so got a scoop of milk chocolate and peanut butter cookie.Took a bite of each, my friend took a bite of the peanut butter cookie, and in the trash it went. I felt bad but it just wasn’t what I like. Some of it tasted artificial and/or burnt.Cone was too sugary and soft and crumbled easily.Staff was great. Nice folks.

Best ice cream I have ever had!!Also love their waffle cones - so thin and crunchy!

Their scoops of ice cream are 1) full of ice, and 2) not generous in size as advertised (its actually ridiculous that a second scoop of ice cream barely clears the top of a sugar cone).Correction: the coffee ice cream was not full of ice, as the vanilla, creme fraiche, chocolate, and brown sugar are.The staff is GREAT. Friendly, courteous, helpful, incredibly patient with children.The cookies and cakes and pies are consistently fresh and the exposes sides of cut cakes remain moist and not dried.

If I could give this place 6 stars I would. What separates this place from the rest beyond their amazing home made ice creams, baked goods and hot/cold drinks is the people. The people that work there are always beyond friendly, super considerate, and pay special attention to minute details to make sure you are enjoying top quality desserts served with passion.

Great retro ambiance, lovely service, and decadent sweets!

We had some tasty ice cream at the fountain! Several fun flavors to choose from, in addition to traditional. And very pleasant service. I have other treats besides ice cream. They also have non milk ice cream options for those who are intolerant. The entrance is pretty narrow if you are in a wheelchair.

Very friendly service. Great sweets. The hot chocolate drink is really rich. The hit butterscotch drink is a special treat.

I love this place! Willy Wonka lives. I take the F-line from TL to disappear into the ice cream.

Overall a great place to eat. I Really like the look of it and it has some unique features. The ice cream tasted great. I would come back and would recommend it to others. It was rich and was not too sweet like most ice cream. Tschüss!

Amazing flavors, old school vibes and reasonable prices 🍦

Great ice cream shop. The best thing about it is Jordan Beck ;-)

Freshly prepared sundaes are excellent. You can custom order, for example if you are allergic to nuts. There is outside seating. Recommended if you are ever in the Castro district of San Francisco.

Ice cream *and* espresso. Plenty of seating at funky vintage tables with built in seats. Great flavors (I had salted caramel turtle pecan with dark chocolate sorbet), and friendly staff. The sundays and shakes might be old school, but its as good as most contemporary parlors.

Best chocolate chip cookies and amazing strawberry rhubarb pie. My favorite is the blood orange passion fruit sorbet.

Old school ice cream and desserts place that pays attention into every details. From decorations to the staff outfit. We enjoyed our ice cream sundae, even when its really cold outside, went there made us feel like we were in sweet heaven.

Get the pumpkin ginger ice cream while its available

It was my first time there and I absolutely loved the vibe!My “go to” place when I need to indulge!!Try the affogato!

Nice little place to enjoy a cake/ icecream in castro

Had the vegan maple pecan coconut milk, roasted pineapple, and strawberry ice cream flavors. Very creamy and delicious.

The Castro Fountain is conveniently located on Castro Street but unfortunately does not have a wide selection of plant-based/vegan options. In this day and age one would expect an ice cream parlor — especially one in San Francisco — to carry a plethora of plant-based dessert options so hope this cafe follows suit.It’s family friendly and located within a couple blocks of public transport.

The ice cream tastes great! Creamy & no ice cystals. The flavors were normal, & thats what I want! Awesome creamy thick very chocolate brownies. Amazing strawberry ice cream & cake sandwich! Nice friendly staff. Not too expensive. Clean. A good experience. Just do not raise the prices. I just had a brownie ala mode. Tasty, but bring back my strawberry ice cream cake sandwich! Those were the best!

Great ice cream, cute date spot, super sweet staff, so top them, er, I mean tip them!

Youve gotta try their banana split. Its out of this world!

D-licious. Had the walnut brownie sundae. Amazing.

Cute place. Tiniest, thinnest slice of cake for $7.

Delicious ice creams and cakes

Highlights: perfect ice cream, bakeshop level cakes and cookies, unique waffle cones, charming location for a date.There are a lot of great ice cream shops in SF, but this one is the real deal. I ate a cookie sandwich and it was more than I could hope for: 2 large, perfectly crispy cookies of your choice, with a generous scoop of ice cream between. You can try to eat it with your hands, but its just as good with a spoon. If that sounds too much, get a scoop in the cone - their waffle cone recipe includes cornmeal, lifting the flavors and adding unexpected texture. This place often has a line, but if you can snag a table its with it to sit in an old fashioned soda fountain environment.

Yum yum yum. We wanted a later after dinner snack to satisfy the sweet tooth. We shared a slice of devils good cake with fudge and a scoop of macadamia nut ice cream. The cake was just right. Fluffy, filling but not overly rich. Im sure the brownies would have been great but just too heavy that late at night. But hit the spot perfectly.

Very tasty (sweet). Super friendly service. Benches outside give a nice place to enjoy.

The banana split here was really good! They took their time carmelizing the sugar on the banana as well and it was really tasty. Would recommend to anyone looking for a treat!

This is an amazing spot for ice cream, cookies and hot drinks! Tried the hot ginger drink (asked to get it half sweet) and it was to die for. The sweets were delicious, the service amazing and the ambiance is really classic and lovely. Highly recommend.

Love the old creamery style feel and of course the taste!!! Ended up getting 3 different shakes and they were amazing! The staff was super friendly, worked fast and best of all made delicious shakes. The ice cream they have is all delicious, I know because I taste tested them!! I will definitely be back the next time I am in the Castro!!

Bettermilk flavor was so good!

One if the best ice cream in San Francisco

Lovely, friendly place

This is a fantastic place to grab a quick dessert. Great settings and alot of shopping/transportation nearby.

Classic ice cream place with pastries made in house. Best ice cream ever!!

I usually stop in here to get the dark chocolate sorbet, which is really rich and creamy, and hard to distinguish from ice cream. I often get a pint of it to take home, and it lasts only a couple of days. If I order it for here, I get a waffle cone. Occasionally I get a slice of pie, which are also good. Im glad this place is in the Castro. I just wish they would find a way to decorate that didnt make it feel so cavernous and plain inside.

Their affogato is incredibly good! Same for the dark chocolate ice cream and mango sorbet. Staff are super friendly too!

This place is amazing! The sundaes are just incredible given the number of ice cream on topping options. Super friendly staff, have is focused attention. So many options and I cant wait to come back for the hot ice cream coffees. The table next to us was raving about them.

I love this place. Its actually the beast creamery to open in the last 5 years. Innovative flavors like roasted pinapple (my favorite) and Vegan options that taste almost better then the non vegan options. Juliet has alway been a great baker and her Cakes, Pies and (my favorite) Brownies are AWESOME. Get here before it goes the way of the other 400 restaurants that have closed in this city!!!

¡Holy balls this place is amazing! Fountain drinks are an old school art. And these alchemists have mastered it. The space is mint condition clean. The service is pristine. A beautiful rare gem. Its just so damn good.

Ordered sodas, which was a huge mistake. We got the ginger, which tasted like it was straight syrup, and the cola, which tasted like a flat coke. Im honestly not sure the people there even know how to make the sodas. They seemed surprised and confused when we ordered them. The ice cream may be fine, but like others have mentioned, youd probably be better served to get Bi-Rite or Mitchells. The soda was so bad they should not be allowed to call themselves a soda fountain.

Maybe Im just getting older, but I love how The Castro has more places, like The Castro Fountain, for friends to gather and converse that are not bars. Dont get me wrong, I like a beer ... maybe more than Brent hic! Kavanaugh, ... but Ice Cream is my favorite of all temptations!The Castro Fountain, with their 50s flair, has so many rich and wonderful flavors and concoctions. They also have so many wonderful Cakes! We loved the Rainbow Cake, which our friends served as their wedding cake! Yum!The Castro Fountain takes me back to my boyhood. My go-to favorite here is the Root Beer Float, classic with vanilla ice cream. They also have luscious Bread Pudding which is, for me, so reminiscent of holiday desserts.Order Cakes in advance, made to order.BTW: Theyre CLOSED on Tuesday

We enjoyed our visit. We each had their ice cream in waffle cones. Mint Chip and Peanut butter brownie. Delicious and satisfying.

It was amazing! Best banana split and presentation I have see in a while. Great vintage look too inside this location.

Very good beverage that I had yesterday the ice cream was fantastic The only issue was the resting b**** face that was on the guy who was serving me otherwise it was very nice I would suggest to the people that work here try to smile helps you when you image is basically out there where the restaurant is a glass house.

Best ice cream 🍦 in San Francisco 😋. The vegan coconut maple walnut flavor is fantastic

Delicious iceceams

This place is just amazing. If you love ice cream this is where you should go. Everything is homemade even their sodas. And the floats are out of this world. You have to try it.

Absolutely phenomenal, heavenly dairy-free sorbet. Sweet ambiance and accommodating, wonderful staff.

Nice service, place and great desserts. Butter cake with icecream on top Yummy!..

$5 Happy Hour a good time to taste their wares. Root beer float is my weakness. 2 for 1 on their HOT beverages was best deal so far, Im enamored of their Hot Ginger drink. Another just what the doctor ordered on a cold wintery day when my tummy wants to have a healthful beverage. Their Ice Creams are really some of the best made on site, in fact the only on site, on the Castro Street and in the Castro hood.

Retro style old school ice cream and dessert place. Only tried the ice creams so far, but can’t wait to start trying the cakes. Lots of the usual favourites as well as more innovative flavours. There’s seating indoors or benches outside for prime people watching.

The ice cream flavors are phenomenal, and is probably one of the most scrumptious in San Francisco. The decor is cute as well, and the service was friendly and helpful - they want you to try the ice cream because they want you to be happy with your choice! A very cute addition to the San Francisco ice cream scene.

The best ice cream and cakes you will find in San Fran. Everything is made on site fresh every day. The staff here is very helpful and knows what they are doing. I recommend this place to everyone

I love it.... coffee is excellent, the coffee cake was awesome. Service above my expectation. Definitely coming back for more.

They could have a better cone. We always have accidents with their thin waffle cones.

Cute retro ice cream parlor in the Castro. Staff are welcoming & sweet. Features excellent menu of flavours. Havent tried the baked goods yet, but i was impressed by the variety they carry.

Service is fantastic and ice cream is delicious. They even have dairy free options

Very subtle hot butterscotch and a solid and sinful albeit somewhat heavy walnut brownie. A friendly vibe and welcoming staff. A wonderful place for desserts. 😋👍

Lovely ice cream place. Good ice cream

Fancy high quality ice cream! Vegan options. Good but not unique/goofy flavors.

Great deserts... And an excellent hot ginger drink. 😏

I love the old-fashion feel of this place.

Amazing ice cream, old school charm and really friendly staff this place is a must visit.Tyler helped us pick our ice cream and was very helpful.

I just love this place!! The staff are always courteous and the ice cream is yummy

Incredible ice creams and the most wonderful old-fashioned handmade sodas! It livens up the senses! Well worth a visit.

Real ice cream with very cute counter help.

I ate my sandwich here!

Great flavors, try their exotic ice creams really good. Friendly servers, old timey ambience. Great location.

A fun new addition to the Castro. The ice cream flavors are creative and fun. The cakes all look delicious.

Nice little dessert café, with helpful and attentive employees.

Disgraceful coffee. Cross over Philz and try your luck cause it might be better there.

Great ice cream, fantastic pastries, nice staff. Love this place!

They had 2 for 1 hot drinks, so we got hot chocolate and hot ginger. They were both very good, the hot chocolate was made with real chocolate.

Great service! Yummy cake and ice cream!

The Hot Ginger was delicious and perfect for this cold, drizzly day. Also the soda jerk was cute and nice, which was just a plus.

Everything is of the highest quality! Consistently.

This is seemingly a cute little spot in the heart of the Castro St. with a BIG secret ingredient. Looks innocent on the outside, pretty cool vibe on the inside, the uniform the employees wear have that seventy feel to it. Few tables, a rather large variety of different cakes and sweets. So far, nothing special.BUT. And this is a big one - The Castro Fountain have a secret weapon. I dont know what they use to make their gooey butter cakes, but it should be illegal. This thing is the definition of the word finger licking good. No, good is not close enough - Fu**ing amazing. The sweet, hot butter gooeyness just melt in your mouth, and there is no way you wont make that sound of -oh-my-good-this-fricking-amazing-please-give-me-more-where-have-you-been-all-my-life. Consider yourself warned.

Great service. REALLY good ice cream. Not a lot of seating though.

Affogado is yum. Assortment of baked goods is also yum. Highly reccomend

The food product is spot on, even if for some of the body obsessed men of Castro its a tough sell... The lack of tables is a huge mistake and why you might be so empty when I walk by every day. Please lots of little round tables, you have the space! stand up bar tables, or ones like say up at Petes coffee on market short or tall round ones, they dont all require chairs. No one wants those tasty treats and then forced to leave due to two oddly shaped, sized and placed tables only and extremely very little seating! Please fix that, we want you to survive!!! and succeed!

Love this place for adults and kids alike

Great old school ice cream parlor. Although they serve traditional sodas, by far the draw here is the ice cream, cake, and ice cream bars. Staff is friendly.

If you like fresh ice cream and cakes youll enjoy it!

Super friendly staff, incredibly clean space and lots of yummy options.

Nice throwback ice cream place with other desserts

Undoubtedly the best, highend organic ice cream! Juliet, the owner is truly a gift to human for this concept. You should check out The Ice Cream Bar (TICB) in Cole Valley, the parent store to (TCF). Experience the authentic setting and the extensive menu, including soups, hot sandwiches and the real soda fountain and much more. Two thumbs 👍 👍 up.

Try the Queen of Sheba...You wont regret it.

A very quaint ice cream parlor with a pretty aesthetic.

Too sweet, not exciting ice cream flavors!

Good for ice cream and convenient

Awful flavorless ice cream. Tried chocolate brownie and caramel. Pecan pie is all molasses few pecans. And overpriced to boot compared to great S.F. places like Mitchell’s and Bi-rite. Skip this.

I tried 3 different cakes. They were all dry, over baked, and essentially mostly flavorless in general.

The best icecream joint in the city. No lie. No wait and a great crew helping out

Gooey buttercake...vanilla ice cream...yummy!

Its ok. If Im going to spend that much on ice cream, Id rather do Humphry Slocombe - much better ice cream.