Anita La Mamma del Gelato Reviews Summary

Category: Ice cream shop New York

Address: 1561 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10028, USA

Phone: +16468611957

Rating: 4.7
based on 303 reviews.

Flavor and Variety

Pros:

  • "This is one of the best places in New York to get gelato."
  • "They had a lot of selections to sample and choose from."
  • "Highly recommend checking this place out as they have absolutely delicious flavors!"
  • "Gelato you can’t find anywhere else in the world!"
  • "There are over 150 flavors to choose from, including traditional Italian flavors, as well as more creative and unique options."
  • "Outstanding Gelato and creative, vast flavor varieties."
  • "Unique flavors that tantalize my taste buds!"

Cons:

  • "caramelo flavor is too sweet for my tastes but kids love them."
  • "Most flavours are extremely sweet."
  • "White chocolate was too sweet for me."
  • "Some of the flavors were too sweet and different for our classic preferences."
  • "The vegan chocolate cookies gelato has mediocre quality chocolate and the same crushed wafers - looks better than it tastes and also very sweet."
  • "Cookies and cream is too sweet."
  • "Some flavours are a little too sweet for my taste, so if you don't like sugary things ask for dark chocolate."

Service and Staff

Pros:

  • "The servers are splendid people, they greet you with a smile."
  • "Really cute place with super friendly staff."
  • "Very friendly service and they’re great about letting you sample many flavors."
  • "The employees were really friendly and we were greeted right away when we walked in."
  • "The staff were exceptionally friendly."
  • "The staff was very friendly and helpful."
  • "The staff were gracious and pleased to offer samples of which I chose two in a cup."

Cons:

  • "Gelato was pretty good, not worth the price and the respect to COVID guidelines was absolutely terrible in here."
  • "Unfortunately we had to deal with some rude and unfriendly customers hogging tables."
  • "However, I have never seen lines move as slowly as they do here."
  • "Inefficiently run. Two kids seem to be managing the store and were incredibly rude."
  • "Rude staff with attitude."
  • "Didn’t love the experience as the line was huge and not quick and the staff was not very friendly."
  • "I used to absolutely love this place but went tonight with a few friends and my mom and almost no one was masked nor were they enforcing it."

Price and Portion Size

Pros:

  • "We shared the 4-scoop cup for 9$ which is a phenomenal price to me."
  • "Admittedly, it's a bit on the pricey side, but the portion size you get is definitely worth it."
  • "Very reasonably priced for the experience."
  • "For the smallest size you get a huge portion."
  • "They LOAD YOU UP!!! Get a small with 2 flavors or medium with 3... both will be huge."
  • "So incredibly wallet friendly!"
  • "Great service fantastic price."

Cons:

  • "The price is a little expensive for the portion size but the flavors were so rich and creamy that it was definitely worth it for the quality."
  • "It’s also pretty pricey at almost $10 for the regular cup."
  • "Priced at $7-8 per cup or cone, so five cups/cone was like $50."
  • "I am just not sure how someone can justify charging for a medium size cup $17."
  • "Price was extremely pricey."
  • "He put 2 flavors- but a lot of it in a big plastic box and charged me $22.86!!!!!!!!!! He has never communicated that the price will tripple."
  • "A bit pricy for what you get."

Ambience and Cleanliness

Pros:

  • "The place is so spotlessly clean."
  • "The decor is cool and Instagrammable."
  • "The place is just beautiful."
  • "It’s really cute inside with mint, pink, and gold decor."
  • "The shop is super cute and clean."
  • "The place is beautifully decorated, so clean and the piles of luscious looking gelato are so festive and fun."
  • "The decor is very warm and inviting."

Cons:

  • "Not much seats indoors, think there were 2-3 tables."
  • "Shame there's no indoor seating but that may change soon."
  • "Very aesthetic, but not worth the 30min line at 10pm on a Wednesday."
  • "Ambience was very loud."
  • "Only wish they had more indoor seating during those hot summer days."
  • "The only downside would be the time of day you go. There are times I am walking home from work like 7ish pm that the line is literally out the shop and around the corner."
  • "The cone was one of the worst tasting cones i’ve had though, just tasted like cardboard."

Health and Safety

Pros:

  • "Extra impressed by how they enforced their patrons to wear masks (it gets very crowded inside)."
  • "The staff is super friendly and helpful (and masked)."
  • "Every single night they practice a super thorough deep cleaning of the entire place."
  • "Also allergy friendly, will use clean spoons and get toppings from a safe container."

Cons:

  • "Not safe for allergies."
  • "Was most disappointed in the lack of basic COVID protections."
  • "No crowd control or limits in this pandemic - too many people indoors without masks."
  • "Anyone with nut allergies beware, all of their flavors have a risk of nut contamination."
  • "Ice cream is good but social distance is non-existent."

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