Temptations Ice Cream

Comedy of errors in ordering, then the ice cream was not that great to boot. The kid behind the window did not write down our order — there were six of us, thus 6 items to remember. He finally comes back with a raspberry smoothie — which was supposed to be a shake. After repeating our entire order, and waiting for an eternity, he still did not get everything completely right — but it was close enough. And there were no apolgies. My peanut butter cup was disappointing — the PB flavored ice cream was not that great, and there was not enough chocolate or PB cups in it either. Mom’s raspberry shake was crazy sweet, and another person’s raspberry cheesecake scoop just tasted weird. Yes, unfortunately, our entire experience was colored by the incredibly poor customer service (you’d think that «write down the order» is lesson nr 1 at a place like this, where most groups are four or more people!). I’d rather get soft serve from around the corner next time…

Had the Raspberry Chocolate Chip in a waffle cone bowl. It was a delicious way to end an evening in the Grand Haven/​Spring Lake area.

This ice cream place was awesome! Nice and local, the small was a refreshing 2 and a ½ scoops. All homemade ice cream and waffle cones, the ice cream was great. $ 4.25 for a small was a little pricey, but if you’re looking for a local one stop ice cream, then temptations is for you.

Driving coast to coast at the leisurely pace of a little more than a month, I made my focus of finds in each town beer and handmade ice cream. And everytime I get a scoop, I try some mysterious flavor and then order coffee ice cream.
This place was bumpin’. Older folks and little pukes littered the place and everyone was looking for something sweet. After I made everyone behind me wait patiently while I tried 50 flavors, I settled with coffee. I walked over to the water, found a bench under a tree and took a bite — yummy! This was pretty sweet, I typically like a really strong coffee flavor, but I enjoyed it very much.
I was only a quarter through when a bird took a giant dump in my ice cream and about an inch from my face. I thought about getting another one, but the mood was ruined.
Anyway, ice cream is good. The crowd is cool and the long lines move really fast. And it’s super cheap. Surprise!

Amazing Ice Cream! Staff is friendly and super fast! We will be going back during our visit! :)

Wow — how to choose the flavor with so many delicious choices! I make sure I visit here every time I am in Grand Haven. The homemade waffle cones are soooo good, though too much ice cream to eat in one sitting.

Wow. Really, really, really good ice cream. Homemade waffles cones are fantastic. The people that work there seem genuinely happy.
Only complaint: Even the «Junior» size is too big for a 3 or 5 year old. They never finish their cone, so I’m forced to and then succumb to an ice cream coma. Need a smaller size with just one scoop, maybe call it the «Toddler».

I’m a complete ice cream freak, and make my own when I have time. I was recently on vacation for a long weekend and was driving along Harbor checking out the shops when I saw Temptations. The sign read «homemade ice cream» and I had to stop — every other store was offering Hudsonville, which I can purchase at my local grocery, and I decided to stop and check them out. I sampled a few flavors before deciding on a small (which is two huge scoops in a waffle cone for $ 3.85 I believe) — had their toasted coconut and salted caramel. Let me just say this… if you want GREAT ice cream, DO NOT MISS THIS STORE! Pricey? I don’t think so. Sure, as another reviewer stated, they could have bought two boxes of Breyers Bars for the cost of two small cones — but it would take the equivalent of 3 or possibly 4 of those bars to equal the amount of ice cream in a single small cone! And there is really no comparison between homemade ice cream and mass produced frozen ice cream bar.
And the ice cream… the texture is amazing! Very, very smooth, not too hard but not too soft… velvety and so flavorful! The only reason I’m not giving them 5 stars: I was not a huge fan of their waffle cone — just didn’t have a lot of flavor to it. But the ice cream… oh I miss it! There is nowhere here in West Bloomfield that makes ice cream like that, and I’ve been to every ice cream shop I can find in the area. Some are good, some are very good… but NOTHING comes close to this ice cream. If you’re in the Grand Haven area, make the trip!

PROS: delish homemade ice cream served in delish homemade waffle cones! the price is a bit steep but you get a HUGE helping of ice cream (the small is two and a half heaping scoops) served with a smile :) great location right on the water, perfect for strolling along devouring your treat.
CONS: very limited seating inside means you have to fight off mosquitos while trying to enjoy your mountain of ice cream outside.

Great ice cream! I love it

Wife and I got some ice cream at Temptations the other day. ice cream was good. we each had a small (2 scoops in a waffle cone) for $ 8.25. We enjoyed it but later contemplated that we could have bought 2 bryers ice cream boxes for that price. Someone told me that everything is jacked up in a beach town in the summer. This must be it. DQ may have been more reasonable.

Temptations is amazing homemade ice cream with amazing homemade waffle cones. It’s in a little plaza at the beginning of the boardwalk with a big yellow sign that’s hard to miss — as are the many people enjoying ice cream around it. The almond coconut ice cream is so delicious, I dream of it while I’m away from it. The staff is super friendly — and fast, too. Temptations is now a place that I HAVE to go to when I visit Grand Haven in the summer.