Twentymans in Allerdale

Having now tried the ice cream here on the basis that previous poor reviews can’t be that accurate, I’d say this ice cream isn’t that great quality. There is a slight graininess texture, the flavouring isn’t all that strong either. I had the rum and raisin and didn’t taste like it and I’m not sure there were many raisins. To be fair, I do know great ice cream or gelato when I taste it - coming from Scotland we have many Italian ice cream parlours. Therefore a negative review is based on a high standard benchmark which is difficult. Perhaps a suggestion would be to make ice cream with fewer flavours and do them really well? Perhaps advertise how the ice cream is made - local milk/cream etc ; freshly made daily!!! These are only suggestions of course. I’m terms of the staff they were smiling and pleasant - no complaints there.

Absolutely bloody gorgeous ice cream!!!!!!! And the dog enjoyed his too. Lovely place to visit. Can’t fault the service either. Nice people x

We’ve visited this ice cream shop a few times over the last three years. Always friendly staff and delicious ice cream. Especially the Biscoff flavour!

TERRIBLE service, there was a girl who looked around 16 who had the most rude expression on her face from the second i came in, and the older woman seemed like she wanted me to leave as soon as possible, will not be returning

We used to always come here and decided after a few years to re-visit. Never again the worst customer service I’ve ever encountered and the ice cream melts so quick with no flavour would avoid.

Worst ice cream I've ever had. Stood in a long queue only to be served with a cone full of the most liquid ice cream I've ever had, It started running out of the cone the second I stepped out of the door. I like to support independents, but advise giving this place a wide birth.

What awful miserable customer service...the ice cream is nothing special...but expensive...staff rarely smile... I asked if she sold the milk from the farm down the way....you'd think I'd gone to the loo on the floor judging by the response I got! Seriously...if someone opened another ice cream shop in allonby I'd go there first... The rest of the food places nearby are very nice... Avoid this lot like the plague....they are new management apparently... Bring back the old ones... Just awful from start to finish....such an unfriendly money grabbing place... No stars would be more appropriate

Usually no problems with this place but got one of the fancy cups you can get your ice cream in but when I got to the bottom of the cup there was dust from where it had been sat out and not been cleaned. Not something I usually want mixed in with my ice cream

Bought two ice creams which were nothing special. The food area was not clean and the man who served us was very rude. Won’t be going back.

This place has been serving ice cream over 100 years so i was amazed by that but this is a about there milkshakes honestly the best iv had well worth it staff are lovely thankyou

Drove to Allonby looking forward to a ice cream as I had visited previously many years ago. On holiday in the area and visited today but what a disapointing ice cream, bought a raspberry ripple. Very little raspberry in it, was bland and tasteless. Won't be coming back.

Melted before we’d even crossed the road to eat One of my scoops was banana and it just tasted of chemicals and artificial flavours Have had ice cream from before, will never again

Visited here on a family holiday. Many different flavours on offer along with the classics. All three of us had two different flavour ice creams. We are them while strolling back along the beach top. Would definitely recommend to anyone who visits Allonby.

Delicious ice cream on a gorgeous deserted unspoilt beach . What’s possibly not to love. Dogs catered for too. Result

My grandmother, who turned 90 this year, used to visit Allonby in the 1930s and 1940s and used to have ice cream from Twentymans. Now resident in the West Midlands, when my wife and I made our holiday plans in Cumbria, she said we absolutely must go to Twentymans, and solemnly gave me a £5 note for our ice cream. The ice cream is absolutely delicious - I had chocolate and cinder toffee (the cinder toffee being vanilla with lovely big lumps of cinder toffee (honeycomb) mixed in. It did melt rather quickly, but since we went on the hottest day ever recorded in the UK that is forgivable! Definitely something that must be done if you're visiting the lovely village that is Allonby.

Good selection of icecreams and sundaes, sweeties and beach toys for your kids, great location too as opposite is a decent car park and a sandy beach. Ive even been here in winter but we ate the ice-cream in the car and watched the sun set - Their coffees are not good but that's about the only negative. Whenever you go, it is worth a visit.

With a slogan like best ice cream in the world I would assume you would set your bar high. Sadly this was not the case. The ice cream as others have said melts really quickly and it wasn’t a very hot day. Between us we had chocolate, black cherry, vanilla, salted caramel cheesecake and cinder toffee. The last two tasted like the vanilla with the odd honeycombs throw in or a bit of caramel sauce. The chocolate bar and squirty cream (which I didn’t ask for) were cheap and nasty. They completely got my order wrong after several requests and I ended up getting scoops and toppings I didn’t want and to be honest I couldn’t be bothered to complain as I didn’t think they would understand what they’d done. As others have said a tub from the supermarket has tasted better. All in all a disappointing memory and sadly the whole reason we came to Allonby for mum. The only positive tip for others I could give is the black cherry is pleasant. Honestly I wish they’d rethink their brand. As a seaside town Allonby needs all the tourists it can get. This place could be a shining star attraction. There are cheap fixes. Choose quality toppings and chocolate, bring your ice cream back to whatever it was.I don’t very often post negatively but this was so bad I had to. I really hope that this place turns around and not just for itself.

I’m not happy, got here at 19:50 was already closed. The kids wernt happy, was gan 180 on the motorway to get here😡

Sells out of date goods this is the second time in months we have experienced out of date goods from there store really need to keep on top of things like that

Went with a friend. Had rum and raisin and a strawberry cone. Really poor, watery, flavourless stuff. Cheap and nasty at premium prices. Don't be tempted..you may as well put your money straight in the bin.

Tasteless ice cream, Biscoff, cinder toffee and raspberry tasted of nothing but ice. Will not return ever ever ever, waste of money

Came across this place by accident! Firmed,y we give, great choice of ice creams and a queue in February! Ice cream melted a little quickly but was delicious, cappuccino especially so.

I visited Twentymans with my daughter and her family hoping to have what used to be a top quality ice cream. However, all five of us were extremely disappointed with the various flavour ice creams. They all lacked flavour, were very watery and started melting...

Beautiful ice cream just by the beach. Had a cone and a tub for £4.50 which we didn’t think was bad considering that you were on the beach. Yummy!

Huge menu, with loads of different ice creams and types of desserts. I had the mega sundae which was huge. Ice cream was lovely and tasty. It’s was rammed with toppings, full size chocolate bars and fresh whipped cream (not UHT cream). Not sure why...

Very disappointed the staff were rude and unhelpful. The ice cream all tastes the same. Went to Silloth the day after and got amazing ice cream , great staff and for half the price .

It's an ice cream shop mainly - and was hoping for tasty ice cream. Disappointing in that they were too soft (warm and runny) and lacking in flavour. A nightmare to eat and one wouldn't even stay in the cone. Would have gone back for...

We'd only heard of Twentymans the day before we went. Not sure where the "best ice cream in the world" legend came from, but it wasn't even the best ice cream I'd had that week. Still, it was decent enough and most welcome on a...

Thought we'd have picnic as weather was nice, given that this is the only shop in allonby we were sure we could get something. Nothing. Certainly missing a trick here. What the place needs is a spar or Co op.

We all though the ice-cream was fantastic and a huge range of delicious flavours to chose from. Mint oreo to honeycomb and kinda. The only slight negative was the queue but i am glad this place is doing well. we also got a tasty sausage...

I went for a walk in Allonby and was told to visit Twentymans for the best ice cream in the world. I cannot agree with the statement. I found the ice cream flavourless, with some chunks of honeycomb! I could not see if the ice...

Thought we’d come to Allonby for a walk and an ice cream, as someone who has a dairy allergy I was very disappointed to learn that they did not have any dairy free options such as sorbets. Definitely will not be returning.

Delicious ice cream at a great price. Try the biscoff cone it’s lovely. Lots of choice and great prices.... family of 5, huge cones £11!!!

Lovely ice creams at a very reasonable price (£2.50 for a waffle cone, lovely ice cream and a flake). Not surprised there was a queue.

Went here for an evening treat on a Monday night. Was absolutely wonderful. Lovely ice cream and a biscoff cone too. Wife and daughter loved it. Staff were very friendly.

Well we have been there 2 times once in July and once in august, I noticed a lot of people didn’t have masks on going to the counter which I personally thought they would have ,the people behind the counter did but that’s another story, I really can’t see what the song and dance is about I hear people saying oh it’s the best ice cream in Cumbria, well sorry to burst your bubble but we both thought it was average ice cream so once again sorry it’s not for me . The views are good and the country side is lovely.

Did a 640 mile round trip to visit this childhood Mecca and was given Mr whippy type ice cream. Not the homemade Italian stuff it's famous for. Huge disappointment.

We decided to visit Twentymans homemade ice cream as our children enjoy ice cream. We chose a mega sundae with two flavours and the choice of a confectionery bar. The sundae is served in a large plastic cup which stops ice cream leaking out. Looks very impressive but once you’ve tasted the ice your opinion may change. The ice cream tastes similar to cheap supermarket varieties, quickly melting and turning to a watery slosh. In short, save your money and buy a quality tub of ice cream from a local supermarket!

Homemade ice cream? We don’t think so!We chose to visit Twentymans as we have previously visited other homemade ice cream parlours and enjoyed them greatly. The queue was around 10 deep with good social distancing observed. Our children and ourselves picked the Mega Sundae in a large plastic cup. The section of ice creams we chose ranged from chocolate, chocolate mint, caramel and vanilla. A selection of confectionery was also available with each mega sundae. At nearly £20 for 4 ice cream sundae we were hoping for a tasty treat and a memorable experience. Unfortunately we were to be bitterly disappointed with the quality of the ice cream and chocolate confectionery. The ice cream tasted watery and lacked any depth of flavour, comparable to a cheap supermarket flavoured ice cream, quickly melting to a weak watery mush. The chocolate confectionery Whisper bar didn’t actually taste like a normal Whisper bar so it’s questionable if we were given a genuine Whisper bar or a cheaper alternative?Overall a disappointing experience, overrated, over priced ice cream. The initial impression of a large cup of ice cream doesn’t live up to expectations. Homemade ice cream? Twentymans have reputedly been making ice cream for the last 100 years, I hope the quality of their products improve to allow the business to survive a few more years. Save your money and buy a quality tub of ice cream from the local supermarket or visit a local farm which actually produces “quality homemade ice cream “

The ice cream was excellent and great value for money. I see reviews blaming Twentymans for the lack of distancing. That is down to the people queuing not the business.

Not enforcing self distancing rules. 50 people in que back to back. Covid19 Needs to be marked on outside.

I have heard good things about this ice cream parlour. Yesterday we went to the beach for a stroll and had an ice cream. There was a great selection, but to be honest, it was not very tasty. It was not creamy, or very flavourful, more like icy, watery. You could get different cones, dipped, hot waffle with ice cream and sauces, whipped cream the whole lot, but it was still disappointing.

Very tasty ice cream we had rum and raisin, thunder and lightning, and strawberry. They were all delicious and well worth the journey. We will bring the children next time 😂😂.

We went here twice while on our trip to Allonby and enjoyed both times. The mint ice cream was good and the salted caramel too. I thought the chocolate ice cream tasted too much like Nesquik chocolate powder so wouldn't get that again. Good place though

I wasn’t very impressed with the ice cream, it wasn’t very creamy and melted quickly. Not very tasty. Has heard good things so was disappointed.

Twentyman'so is a typical village store that provides a basic food service with a decent amount of wines and beers on offer as well. Then there's the sweets, and homemade ice cream section. The sweets are mainly decent £1 bags of various types to titillate yer sweet tooth. There's a good selection of ice cream flavours but, although people come from all over the area to indulge in items such as the 'Allonby Whopper', I find the ices are overrated. There's always queues mainly on days when the weather's decent but, in my humble opinion, this could also be because there's no one who does homemade ice cream for miles, and the ice cream doesn't even come close to the genuine, Italian homemade ice cream that we're blessed with in Scotland. Twentyman'so have also started doing deconstructed cheesecakes in a jar. Look great but, I found them very greasy but, once again that's my opinion.

Me and my partner both got mint choc chip ice creams and their was probably 5 choc chips in both combined, also the ice cream started to melt instantly dripping down my hand as it was so watery and it tasted like toothpaste(way too minty) first icecream in my life that i didn’t enjoy.

Lovely sweet shop, plenty of choice and lovely choice of ice creams. Always a cue so very nice ice creams

Called in earlier this week and bought three cones, we were no sooner out of the shop and the cones were melting which indicated the water content, when we started to eat them, it was like eating an ice lolly in a cone. On top of this we couldn't help noticing the lack of cleanliness inside the ice cream cabinet, the glass looked as if it hadn't been cleaned for quite some time and the debris around the tubs was appalling, you could understand this if it was late in the day but we were there at 11am. We would have to think twice about having ice cream from there again in the future.

We had a strawberry tart with two scoops, cream and dressings and a shell with two scoops, cream, dressing and...a Cruunchie bar! Wild but very tasty. Prices better than reasonable for these set-pieces. Quality of ice cream is very good and the choice of flavours is excellent! Can”t wait to go back!

love to bring my dad and daughter for an ice cream when its sunny !!! its worth queuing for and would love to try one one of the big special ice creams because they look amazing.

This is supposed to be the best in the area, so we were really looking forward to something a bit special.

Every year we visit cumbria and go to allonby for ice creams, it’s one of the highlights of our week and has been for 15 years. Sadly the staff (the older ones) are so miserable and rude. We spend £40+ most times and yes have a long order but I thought that was the point of a shop?! The ladies make it clear we are a burden whilst the children decide what their having. It is almost like they’d prefer we didn’t spend money. If we didn’t have young children to entertain we probably wouldn’t return. It’s such a shame as it’s a lovely shop but after seeing many other reviews I’m glad to see it’s not just us treated this way. On another note, the ice cream is also very watery now, even in the icy cold Cumbrian weather half of it has run down your arm before you’ve made it back to the car. It didn’t do that years ago.

Visited twice, each time it felt as though being served was a bit of a chore for the staff which is a shame as the ice cream and range of flavours was impressive. Did give it a second chance. Service or lack of was consistent but portion size not. First visit portions were much more generous than the second. Had been totally built up for this place so was a quite disappointed. Don't think I'd be in a hurry to go back. Customer service is important to me.

Lovely ice cream , friendly staff and at a great price , boys loved cycling down to get there treat , well worth a visit

Not much to say, this place had plenty of choice in ice creams which could be served different ways such as in splits, cones, tubs, milkshakes etc. We had kinder bueno flavour and it was really good, would have liked to have tried more but we didnt have time.

We visited on a wet day so it was quiet. We all had something different and were all really pleased with the lovely ice creams. Choice of the day, Death by Chocolate was amazing!

This place is a must if your going to Allonby. It has a good selection of ice cream and other confectionery items.

We were told before we went to Allonby that the ice cream from here was “famous” and having tried it we can see why. Really generous potions with a great range of flavours and cones to choose from.

Visited the park and beach with friends and what a better way to end the day before heading home to Dumfries. Value for money and ice cream very light tectured. Selection of both ice cream, sundaes, milkshakes and cones for ice creams. Value for money, friendly staff. Lovely setting worth the visit.

The ice creams are lovely plenty of choice but the price is quite high the shop is good if your staying nearby

love to call in here when we are staying at Allonby loads of sweets to many to mention ,if you have a sweet tooth this is the place for you .

I’ve been going to twenty and since I was a tot, every time I’m in the north visiting family it’s a tradition to go here, even in the blistering cold we can be found eating ice-cream in our cars.

On the plus side there is an excellent range of ice creams available, on the down side the bloke who served us was the most miserable person i've ever met.

Amazing milkshakes, Amazing ice cream, amazing staff. I've been to a lot of places on earth and had a lot of different ice cream but always go back to twentyman's for the best. If you're in the northern hemisphere you should have already been or at least have heard of it.

It was great to see a small seaside town still keeping the tradition of selling these ice-cream. Some of the ice-creams are very brightly coloured and they have several different varieties on sale which was nice to see, however there was not a huge amount of flavour in any of the 5 varieties of ice creams we tried. I think this simply means it is not of the highest quality but it was fun to have.

Walking along Allonby Bay and had to stop by to try the ice cream at Twentymans.Little bit of a queue but we were soon served..lovely selection of flavours and choices of cones. Really delicious and a proper treat !

Daughter loved it but adults not that impressed rather expensive for what it is girl who served us with ice cream was very friendly unlike her co- worker in the shop (which could be better stocked )

Bring your own dishes - £7 for three cones and a solero, not a particularly warm day, crossed the road to the seafront and immediately meltdown occurred, we could not keep up with the watery dripping. The ice cream, vanilla and strawberry, lacked flavour and soon the melt softened the cones. We adults had to quickly eat ours and placed our grand daughter's ice cream in a flask cup to save her clothing! My solero quickly melted also which suggests the display fridges are not cool enough.

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Love to call in here when we are in Allonby so many sweets to choose from and lovely ice cream...

Lovely little shop with nice looking cakes and more. The ice cream comes in a good choice of flavours, it made a welcome break whilst walking sitting on the seat outside with our ice cream cones.

Lovely Ice cream but you may need to face a long wait in high season. We went mid week in early April. But weekends expect to que.

I though it was just me, but having read other reviews, it would seem that for service is standard here. We went in for ice cream and were ignored by all three members of staff behind the counter. The older lady and man there were particularly unfriendly. Having stood for some time at the ice cream side we had to ask to be served. Service with a small it definitely isn't!! Terrible service and poor manners. We spent a considerable sun on ice cream, cake and sweets for two parties but were made to feel like we were an inconvenience. The ice cream itself is ok - not amazing and here in Manchester, pretty much every ice cream parlour has that many flavours and more, most taking better than here. Also the only way to get sauce or toppings is to buy separate pots which is wasteful of packaging and trying to get them tipped onto the ice cream once outside when you will find, even on a cold day, that your ice cream is quickly melting (too watery) is nigh on impossible. We gave up in the end and accepted that what should have been a pleasant addition to our beach walk was going to end up as seagull food. We won't be returning. I suspect any apparent popularity is due to there being nowhere else local that sells ice cream and perhaps people are more placated by the good choice on the sweet side.

Someone told me about this ice-cream place and we made a special trip to go there. It is obviously hugely popular as it was queued out of the door. The difficulty is that you don't get to see the flavours and menu until you get to the front and it obviously causes an irritation to the servers when you get to the front and don't know what you want. The girl who served us didnt crack a smile once and sighed repeatedly whilst serving us. This bad customer service was unpleasant and spoiled our experience, and also people are right it is watery. I'm 43, not 5, i'm good with ice-creams, i can't remember the last time i had ice-cream running down my cone, but i did there, by the time we had crossed the road. The flavours were good, but it was too runny. And the customer service is going to turn people off.

I really enjoy the Bannana boats from here the ice crams not the best with very little flavour but all together with the fruit,cream and sprinkles it's good!

All the jars and bags of sweets from my childhood and incredible range of icecreams. Very reasonable prices and served with old fashioned courtesy. Highly recommend.

Great flavours and lots of wafer choices too, village shop and play items for the beach as well went on a very hot day! Highly recommended!

The ice cream here is to die for. The flavours are amazing, and it is easily some of the nicest ice cream I have had. However the staff were not great, shouting conversations to each other whilst customers were in the shop and then just a general attitude of can't be bothered. A shame as the ice cream is so nice.

The coast at Allonby is very popular , with space to park your car , paths along the coast line and of course a beach - look for the sea coal. After walking for half an hour the sight of an ice cream shop was welcoming , the size of the queue less so. Twentyman's sells a wide variety of flavours , we stuck to vanilla 99s , which we enjoyed.

I have been here loads of times and I would alway tell people about it as the ice cream is lovely and they have a huge collection of sweets. However we went the other day and they didn't seem to have as many sweets as usual but I don't know if it's just the time of day we went. After spending a bit of money on sweets I went to get ice cream with my other half, the ice cream was lovey it's ashame the member of staff that served us was not. She made us feel very uncomfortable when my other half told her for the third time that we he had asked for chocolate ice cream as well and it was no way to treat a customer I could totally understand if he has shouted at her but all he did was say. Probably won't be going back as left frustrated, sorry

We have been here a few times and every time we are disappointed, as much by the unsmiling staff as anything. The ice creams are ok, nothing to write home about, I just wish they would cheer up a bit, we are your customers after all! Again, we won't be back for some time :(

After reading the reviews on here we were looking forward to our ice cream so much. However we all found the ice cream watery and tasteless even though we all had a different flavour.We stayed in Allonby all week on a half term holiday but never bought a second one .The shop however is very useful as it is the only general store in the place and they have the most amazing variety of old fashioned sweets

Called here whilst visiting as had been recommended! Just came out and was served by possibly THE most unfriendly shop assistant I've ever met in my life!! Didn't speak when we entered the shop, in fact didn't even look up and acknowledge we were there!! Asked for sprinkles on my daughters ice cream n she just mumbled something n plonked them in the counter in a tub! Ice cream was nice but certainly nothing special and the trip was spoilt by the rude and ignorant 2 ladies behind the counter! An older lady with short hair and a younger one! They def need lessons on actually talking to their customers and making them feel welcome, not like it's a chore for them to be there and they don't want your custom! Won't be going back!

Went to twentymans ice cream shop. The experience was out of this world with a massive choice of ice cream and sweets. The shop assistant called Katie is very knowledgeable on ice cream and different flavours.

Twenty men's in Allonby, Cumbria is not a restaurant but a seaside ice cream shop and convenience store. The wide variety of ice creams are all delicious and a real treat on that seaside visit. In fact people travel from miles away to delight in their creamy taste. I heard how one such visitor was a loving gentleman who brought his terminal ill wife to Twentymen's for her to taste her favourite ice cream she had known as child.The convenience store boasts a wide range of provisions and sweets (candies).

Hi,I visited whilst on my holiday and went to the beach and to my surprise I had left my purse on a bench,so I would just like to say thank you to who ever was kind enough to hand it into twenty mans and the young lady behind the ice cream counter (at twenty mans)who went to all the trouble of ringing the holiday park in which we were staying,got my details and contacted me. I'm so pleased to know there are still honest and very trustworthy people out there,so a big thank you,I can definently recommend the area and I cannot thank you enough for all your help!

This place is always a regular on our trip to Cumbria! The choice of sweets is what keeps us returning but the ice cream comes a close second. Be prepared to queue in the summer but also be prepared for plenty of choice!

First visit & won't hurry back! Selections of cones & ice creams were good but taste was nothing special & was melting by the time we crossed the road! Not much seating close by to eat it either. Disappointed!

My partner was told this place sells "the best ice cream in the world" we were very disappointed both with the member of staff who served us who didn't smile and when we asked what the ice creams were (there was one called something that sounded funky but looked less so) she just stated what we could see on the name. Not helpful. The choice was dismal and the ice cream was melting under the counter! I chose something that was meant to be caramel but resembled water with bits of toffee in. My partner had mint choc chip which was the worst he's ever had. Someone tell me how this is the best in the world? Disappointing element of our holiday thank god our local is better!

This is a seafront general store that sells a range of ice cream flavours. The ice cream is fine and the presentation of the cones for kids is nice but, at the end of the day, it's really nothing special and we did find that, even on a clod day, the ice cream started melting remarkably quickly.

Twentymans is my favourite ice cream shop in the world!! Such a good choice to choose from....not to mention the size of the Allonby Whopper! (if your willing to try this go for it!). With a massive selection of home made sweets as well as being able to pick up some of your shopping I would recommend giving Twentymans a visit. My only issue with the place is that there is a lack of seating near by to sit and enjoy our ice cream (especially with a messy four year old) however it is not a huge issue. Visit Twentymans for an ice cream!

Not as good as i remember. Felt rushed in making my choice. Girl serving was a bit miserable and not very helpful. It was very busy, so i suppose they were also a bit rushed. Would probably go back if i was in the area.

Best thing about Allonby is twentyman's ice cream... Go here every time at Allonby! Gets so much business it must be a summer time goldmine!

This icecream shop used to be great but what we had today was tasteless if this is now normal we won't be back it's a shame

this shop is heaven it has lots and lots of sweets to many to mention if you have a sweet tooth this is the place for you .Also they sell home made ice cream very busy long queues lots of different flavours.This shop also sells news papers and pop.bread. also wine at a good price also many more things to many to mention.