The Bench in Pembrokeshire

Absolutely the best ice-cream you must try it when you get to St David's

So many different flavors, it was so hard to choose! Staff are extremely friendly and easy to talk to. Ice cream is incredible, probably the best in Wales!

The ice cream choice here is insane !!! Great shop and very good priced.

This is a popular ice cream place in the middle of the city. They have many flavours displayed on the board. Unfortunately, they don't let you sample any of the flavours before buying. Maybe it is to help the que move faster. The price is fair for the (large) portion of ice cream. I had the mint choc chip and raspberry sorbet in a waffle cone. They were pretty average, to be honest. Maybe I should have chosen other flavours. The ice cream is also very soft and melts quite fast, so you have to eat really fast, if not, you'll get ice cream all over your hands.

Avoid peak times with huge queues. Friendly staff and my dog loved his pup ice cream (although he did vomit after - it would be nice to have a smaller option for small dogs, as it's hard to judge if I don't know the ingredients). My favorite flavor was the cookie dough. I don't find that a lot in the UK, so that was a nice treat.

Watered down ice cream. Def not St David’s best.

Very good ice cream and not too sweet.

Don’t understand the good reviews at all. We bought three ice creams and put them straight in the bin - they were watery and had crunchy crystallized ice through them. I asked for chocolate sauce and they poured hot nutella on it. Aside from not being chocolate sauce, it simply poured off and all over my hand. I bought ice cream from book the following day which was very good, and the chocolate shop does great ice cream too

Such a wide variety of ice cream flavours available. We all had a different flavour (theres 5 of us) and they all tasted amazing. Dog ice cream also available

The ice-cream was fabulous and there were so many flavours and the couple I tried were lovely, we had a huge group of 8 people each who had an ice cream and it was still less than £20. The staff were really patient with the little children and the signs just made the atmosphere lovely, the chairs were really comfy as well.

Delicious ice cream, one of the richest we have ever eaten. The waffle is also brutal. The ice cream flavors are better for each one, and with an ice cream texture, not at all icy. The prices according to the tourist area are not cheap.

Best ice cream ever. They are really quick to make up ice cream and milkshakes and the portions are incredibly generous with portions - ice creams were massive and even just the one scoop! Cheap prices considering portion size too

The best Vegan Vanilla Ice-cream I have ever had!

In our week’s stay in St David’s my wife and I have tried 7 different flavours of ice cream here, and all were excellent. It’s possibly the best ice cream I’ve had, and the portion sizes are generous. A great place to buy really good ice cream!

Seriously amazing ice-cream. Must get some when you are here. Celtic crunch and blueberry pannacota were the favs

Delicious ice cream - humongous serving on the waffle cone - friendly staff Thank you we’ll be back !

Amazing treat on our day out at StDavids. The choice of flavours was huge, and the service was excellent. Will deffo go back next time we visit. Good value for money.

Flavorful and delicious, so many options it's hard to choose!

Went to the bench with my children and we had the most wonderful icecreams. Reasonably priced and big portions. Staff were lovely and friendly. Can't wait for our next visit.

Excellent service, best ice-cream ever!!

Can’t fault the ice cream, lots of choices, made on the premises with local milk . The staff are friendly and knowledgeable of the area . One visit is never enough, as difficult to choose! Has comfortable seating area outside which is much appreciated after a long coastline walk . Will be back again soon.

First port of call for myself is The Bench ice cream parlour... Fantastic flavours.. Friendly staff.. Excellent portions....... We return every time! 👍

5 ⭐️‘s isn’t enough to compliment the taste of the delicious creamy ice creams served here! A huge variety to choose from making it a very difficult choice (a perfect excuse for plenty more visits)! The staff are super friendly and work incredibly hard, especially during the busy times! My daughters are always asking to go for ice cream at The Bench, I mean, how can I say no when the ice cream is so yummy! 🍦

Fantastic homemade ice cream located in the centre of St David’s. You can really see how much time and effort goes into making their lovely ice cream . Salted Caramel by far the most popular and best flavour. All staff are so polite and welcoming to all customers. Well done to Katy and the team for a great start to the season 💕

Our first Bench ice cream of 2024 and as always it did not disappoint! So many delicious flavours to choose from and the option of vegan ice-creams and dog friendly ones too was very pleasing to see. The staff were friendly, helpful and able to answer our questions regarding ingredients and allergies. Thank you - we will be back for many many more!

Such a lovely place! The Pembrokeshire Promise flavour is delicious! Lovely staff, great portions, will be coming back again!

Disappointed. I have been a satisfied customer for many years but on my 2 visits last week the ice cream looked like and had the texture of sorbet rather than the creamy ice cream I have been accustomed to. The rum and raisin choice was also lacking in taste. Expensive for iced water, frankly Lidl's ice cream is superior in taste and texture.

The ice cream is very good and you get a lot for what you pay for.

Great ice cream. Hugely unfriendly service.

Absolutely 10/10 ice cream spot. Amazing range of flavours and lovely to have a sunny spot to sit and enjoy!

Interesting place with a vast variety of ice creams and service with a smile. Very busy. Had to wait for a while. Worth all the wait. Even a bowl for furry companions.

Lovely ice cream so many flavours,well worth a visit,salted caramel spot on ,

If only ice cream was part of my 5 a day. Great ice cream with a huge selection, friendly and polite as well. Really enjoyed it.

Can't believe I've not written a review of this place before. It's a staple of any trip to St Davids. The ice cream is really, really good. Flavours are increasingly inventive and all excellent. Queues are big, but they know what they're doing and you don't wait long. There's a few seats undercover for eating out on those wet days. But most people mill around on the pavement licking drips off the sides of their cones. A great place that is highly, highly recommended.

A lot of flavours, delicious ice cream and huge scoops

Delicious ice-cream, big portions and they had a little table with everything you may need with kids like spoons and wipes!!

Geweldige ijssalon. Vriendelijk personeel.

Great ice cream for the area, good choice of favours and styles. Quick service

Bij een bezoek aan st David is dit een ijssalon die je moet proberen. Heerlijk ijs

My daughter considers this a 'must visit' Pembrokeshire location, though she cannot decide whether she likes the ice creams or milkshakes best!

Good value for money and very nicely presented

Absolutely delicious ice cream! The scoop sizes are extremely generous, made the mistake of getting 2 scoops when 1 would have been more than enough for sure. If you're in St davids and looking for ice cream then here is the place to go.

Fantastic ice cream, loads of choices both non vegan and vegan. Dog ice cream available too which was wolfed down, by the dog obviously 😂

Enormous, Delicious ice cream 🍦

Ein tolles Eiscafe in St. Davids. Gehört zu den Top Eiserlebnissen in Europa bisher. Und das am äußersten Rand von Wales.

Delicious ice cream and loads of interesting flavours to choose from :)

I had an incredible Turkish Delight ice cream

Ice cream you could eat every day (and i often do)

Wide range of ice cream options. Huge portions. I had strawberry and cream with a flake in a waffle cone. Delicious.

Delicious ice cream and a variety of flavours to try!

Absolutely amazing ice cream shop! Amazing friendly staff, flavours out of this world. Couldn’t ask for better experience really. 10/10 recommend! A must try when visiting St David’s 💜

Unreal ice cream, full of flavour! Genuinely couldn’t fault this place. Staff are kind and couldn’t do more. It is a staple on my visits to st David’s and we try and go once a day while we are down. Don’t change a thing 100000/10

Wide selection of flavours, large portions for not too much money (£3.50 for a massive scoop). Would certainly recommend!

Never before been to an ice cream place in the UK or beyond where you weren't allowed to taste a flavour or two before buying. I'll leave it to you to judge whether the fact that my scoop of 'Celtic Crunch' was almost completely tasteless was a coincidence - at any rate, it proved an expensive mistake at £3.50 a pop. Cheaper scoops in Venice!

Probably the best gelato/ice cream. Even better than Wholly Gelato near Gloucester.

I'm a huge ice cream lover and the range of options here really caught my eye. Prices are quite steep at 5.50 for 2 scoops but after the first lick I could see why, so tasty and massive portion sizes. Easily the best ice I've had in West Wales thus far and service with a smile, great work guys!

Portions very generous! Kids loved the flavours and a nice spot to people watch

Vegan icecream😋 Really yummy vanilla Vegan icecream, a few other Vegan flavours also.

Wounderful ice cream with so many different flavours

Best ice cream is St David's! Portions are very generous, single scoop is more than enough. And sooo many flavours to choose from! Ladies serving are always so nice too ❤️ It is our family's favourite little treat ❤️

I always try to go here when I'm in Pembrokeshire. Great ice creams and milkshakes. Lovely friendly staff

The best ice cream I have ever tasted! Genuinely. I had the salted caramel cornet and it was absolutely delicious! Highly recommend a visit if you’re in the area 🍦🍦🍦

The BEST ice cream in Wales - by far! Massive portions - big variety!

Amazing ice cream- great selection, good portions and wonderful flavours !

-Large portions -Delicious vegan vanilla ice cream -Lovely vegan blackcurrant sorbet -Pricey but worth it

Amazing ice cream so many flavors

This is the best ice cream shop I know. Ice cream servings are extremely generous with an extremely large range of flavours that are slitely different every time I go there. Definitely worth a visit if you're in the area.

Exquisite flavours and gigantic servings

Great flavours to choose from (the raspberry & chocolate and Ferrero Rocher ice creams are delicious!) plus vegan options too which we needed due to milk allergies in the family.

Amazing flavours, large scoops and friendly staff! Must try the Pembrokeshire Promise honey honeycomb flavour

The best ice cream in Pembrokeshire! The wide variety of quirky flavours change every few days and they're all delicious. Perfect portion sizes and a good variety of cone types too. The salted caramel is the best I've ever had

Best ice cream ever! Had the cherry Bakewell tart washed down with a local ‘Teifi’ coffee flat white and all I can say is wow! Friendly and helpful staff too, over all experience was great! Kids loved the range of cones and flavours! 100% Recommend if you’re in the area!!

Nice shop, nice staff, ice cream is not the best though. watery rather than creamy and not very strong in terms of flavour

Excellent ice cream, rearly tasty good cones. Maybe not the cheapest but good value due to the quality. Highly recommended.

Amazing ice cream!!! Huge portions well worth the price

Definitely the best ice cream shop in St. David's -- we were visiting for a week and made the effort to go back here as many times as possible! Sampled several flavours, but Pembrokeshire Promise was insanely good and my favourite by far (which is saying something, because all the other flavours were great too). Any queues moved very quickly, and anyway, it's definitely worth waiting for.

Lovely ice-cream, huge portions! Top!

Most generous scoops of Ice Cream I've ever had, and plenty of choice too!

The best ice cream shop in St David's. Fantastic selection of flavours which are always slightly different each time we visit and always taste amazing. They even have dog ice cream too which our Frenchie loves. Definitely one to visit when in the area.

Good ice cream, but unfriendly staff… not sure why as they are entirely dependent on tourism, but there you go

Delicious ice cream in St David’s. They have many options but the only downside is that they don’t let you try which is something most of ice creams parlours offer. It’s difficult to decide and I wanted to try 2 flavours before deciding.

Best ice cream (gelato) I’ve ever had, no photos as it was too nice 😂 loads of fabulous flavours to choose from, we tried Death by Chocolate, Peanut Butter, Salted Caramel, Snickers, Chocolate Orange, Malteser, Bubblegum

Lovely little ice cream parlour. Nice seating area to enjoy your ice cream and coffee. Dog ice cream available too.

Very tasty ice creams and thick shakes.😋

Visited St Davids and had a very good ice cream from the Bench.

Great ice cream. Good size portions and tastes wonderful

Friendly service. Tasty coffee. Lovely strawberry milkshake.

Great Ice cream, well worth queing up for. Cherry Bakewell was a fan favorite, couldn't recommend it enough

Great selection of homemade ice cream, best ever salted caramel I have tasted !! Kids loved the strawberry & death by chocolate!! Daily visits whilst on holiday as the price is good , large portions and a friendly service.. definitely a must visit!!

Unfriendly staff and average ice cream.

Cherry bakewell was awesome 😋 So was salted Caramel 😋 Fancy cones were crispy too 😋

What amazing ice cream! This is definitely the best ice cream parlor in St David's (we tried them all). Selection is very good and the flavours are very different to a lot of places (make sure you checkout the specials). Staff were very friendly and the seating area is nice. Sometimes a big queue but moves quickly and is worth the wait.

Amazing ice cream, ridiculous quantities. Go for the specials

Incredible icecream, friendly staff and a lovely city!!

Very tasty ice cream, can be a queue depending on when you go. Generous portion for one scoop in a tub I got a lot.

Fabulous ice cream- a bit melt but worth liking your fingers for

Omg , Best Ice cream I had in the UK , very tasty , its no a scoop its a spatula worth every penny

Some of the best icecream, very friendly staff and always a must stop every time we are in St Davids

Soft icecream with a range of flavours. I really enjoyed cherry bakewell and jammy dodger flavours. Genoirous portions.

Fabulous ice creams with lots of choice. Celtic Crunch was delicious. Friendly staff and nice little sitting area in case you prefer to sit and eat your gelato.