Ben & Jerry’s

The only reason this little stall nestled in the heart of the busy Castle Court drops a star is for the cost. One scoop approaches the two pound mark and then it becomes a bit ridiculous, but you do get what you pay for.
I worked a few summers in my uncles ice-​cream company and I have a fairly good knowledge of what goes into and what makes a great frozen cream product.
Ben and Jerry’s certainly has the mix right down to a tee. Rich, high levels of cream with the addition of very little water and range of superb flavours.
I have a penchant for the mixed up world of Phish food, named after everyone’s favourite prog-​funk outfit of the same name. How can you argue with dark chocolate pieces, liquid marshmallow and oodles of caramel?

Did some one say ice cream? Oh hello! I could literally eat Ben & Jerry’s all day and you wouldn’t hear me complaining once! I really do love it that much… we are very good friends. So as you can imagine, this ice cream bar stuck in the middle of Castle Court is like a miniature heaven to the likes of myself and my ice cream loving friends. Yes, I know it’s extortionately over priced but mmmmm the ice cream is so yummy! You can choose from a wide range of flavours including the mighty chocolate fudge brownie, phish food, cookies & cream, cookie dough, caramel chew chew… oh I could go on but I think I’d end up drooling (nice imagine I know!) All that I need to say is that its great ice cream and a lovely distraction from shopping. Go, now, I command you! (Pick me up some too please!)

OMG I love ice cream and it doesn’t get better than my two favourite men Ben and Jerry! I couldn’t believe it when this place opened up! And I must say I have been here more times than I care to think about! They offer all the favourites and for me it doesn’t get better than fossil fuel!
The staff are pretty cool and its great to get some ice cream and go for a nice dander round while enjoying it as others look jealousy on!

Ben and Jerrys is one of those brands that has become massive whilst still trying to retain it’s small family run business run feel and for the most part I think they’ve done that.
They do provide a really quality ice-​cream with quirky flavours that always go down a real treat.
I’m not mad into ice-​cream, unless in Italy where it is perfection, so I never really bother. I also think Ben & Jerrys is a bit pricier than your average ice-​cream.
This stand in castlecourt is well run, clean and the staff are real polite and smiley– it’d just be wrong to have someone glum serving cream right?
Incidentally this reminds me of a joke my sister made up– she drew a picture of Martin Luther King for her boyfriend, where Luther King is holding an ice-​cream and saying ‘I have ice-​cream’. Geddit! She’s a funny ‘un!

As I have said in other reviews, I am by no means a big ice cream fan. Its all a bit too much in my opinion, especially the near religious status that this place is afforded. Ben and Jerry’s are one of the best known and best liked brands in the world thanks to their laid back marketing and fair trade credentials. Also, they waive the normal franchise fees and seem to be an actual ethical business.
There are lots of flavours here from Caramel Chewy Chew to Cherry Garcia and Fish Food (which my Dad once asked someone in San Francisco if there was actual fish in, no joke).
The staff here have always been friendly and polite and they certainly don’t give you any reason not to pick up and ice cream of a frozen yoghurt at this well located wee kiosk.

This is a must have treat when i’m in castle court. Its a stall on the ground floor right in the middle of the shopping centre so you can’t really miss it. There’s a great selection of ice cream, and you can get milkshakes as well. As you would expect with Ben & Jerry’s its a little on the dear side but if you like their ice cream you’re already used to paying the high prices.

Everytime i come into Castlecourt i have to visit Ben & Jerrys for a cookie dough ice-​cream! Gorgeous & hard to resist! Not an actual shop but a small stall in the middle of castlecourt, the staff are few but friendly & the ice-​cream is lovely! A good selection but can be a little expensive though worth it!