The Great Escape

Family owned and operated old fashioned ice cream parlor for 29 years. Proudly serving Hershey's Ice Cream, homemade vegan ice cream, gelato, Italian ice, soft serve and numerous ice cream and dessert specialties. Off street parking, outdoor and indoor seating.

9 / 10
39
ratings
Address

221 S Franklin St (at 12th St) Watkins Glen , NY 14891 United States

Credit Cards Yes

Comments / 17


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ice cream vegan food oatmeal casual chocolate bananas custard
Derek Punaro

If you can't find something you like here... there's no hope for you. By far the largest selection of ice cream , frozen yogurt , and related concoctions I've ever found in a single place.

Fran

They have a doggie ice cream which my dog loved! The small was still very big! The people ice cream was great too.

Rue Z

caramocha cold brew and cappuccino crunch for coffee lovers!

Kim Davis

More ice cream flavors than you can imagine. I counted 91 flavors!

Jason Feirman

https://www.foodandwine.com/travel/finger-lakes-cheese-trail-new-york ice cream

Eric Cedrone

Great began soft serve and vegan ice cream cookies !

Amanda Leonhard

Mix two of the vegan soft serve flavors together, such as peanut butter and banana . ;)

Anne Lin

Time for homemade gelato ! The chocolate is amazing.

Melody

Banana split - YUMMM!!

ben capozzi

Awesome!! Vegan nutty buddy!!

Jessica Ketchum

The vegan soft serve is very good!

Sameer Chohan

Vanilla custard cone

Casey Holland

Ask for Brooke! She's the best!

Faun Farnsworth

Have karissa make u a milk shake !! She is the best at it!!

Stacy Butler

Get duccceeess to make you a smedium ice gellatto

Jai Westcott

sample the oatmeal rasian its the best

Jai Westcott

make it a double thick milk shake

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