Bruster's Real Ice Cream

Ice cream shop · Bridgewater ·

Bruster's Real Ice Cream

Ice cream shop · Bridgewater ·

Ice cream made fresh daily with friendly staff and great flavors

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1515 Riverside Dr, Beaver, PA 15009 Get directions

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‘Multiple’ Bruster’s Real Ice Cream Locations Coming to Vegas | Eater Vegas

"Founded in 1990 by Bruce Reed of Bridgewater, Pennsylvania, this national ice-cream franchise serves handcrafted ice cream, yogurt, Italian ice, and sorbet and is making an aggressive push into new markets, with a local developer promising multiple forthcoming Las Vegas locations. With nearly 200 outposts across 20 states (including six in southern California), its house specialty is ice cream made with a daily home-style mix intended to prevent ice crystals. Each store can offer up to 24 flavors a day drawn from a roster of about 150, and customers can sign up for alerts when favorites are on the menu. The brand operates a rewards program for repeat guests and offers a complimentary Doggy Sundae for canine visitors. The extensive menu highlights waffle cones, sundaes, splits, cakes, blasts, and shakes and, in some expansions, savory items from the Nathan's Famous hot dog lineup; notable and unusual flavors include Southern banana pudding, coffee cake streusel, deep-dish apple pie, and eggnog, with candy "eyes" a popular cone upgrade. Exact Las Vegas locations and opening dates have not yet been revealed." - Bradley Martin

https://vegas.eater.com/2018/2/15/17015282/brusters-real-ice-cream-opening-soon-vegas

Bruster's Real Ice Cream

Shelly B.

Google

First of all, I am THRILLED that Bruster's is offering oat milk versions of many of their flavors. It is creamy, flavorful and absolutely delicious. I don't think any store-bought dairy-free brands come close to being able to compete. A favorite has always been chocolate raspberry truffle. They really hit the ball out of the park with this one! Secondly, I recently reached out with a concern that I had about a recent order and want to take the time to say how impressed I was with the prompt and courteous response and willingness to make it right. It's the first and only issue I've ever had with a Brewster's order and I appreciated the opportunity to share my concern and be heard. Looking forward to hopefully more dairy-free offerings in the future. ☺️🙏

Jim T.

Google

Friendly staff when you walk up, they do a nice job greeting customers. That said, the kids working in the background seemed more focused on goofing off than paying attention to what was going on. The biggest issue for me was the scoop size. This Bruster’s definitely doesn’t match the scoop sizes I’ve seen at other locations. If I order two scoops, I expect two full scoops — not what felt like two partial scoops split between flavors. Overall, the ice cream is good, but the portion size and professionalism could use some improvement.

Hannah K

Google

Service significantly went down hill. Tonight we went and waited in line for more than 20 minutes for our ice cream. They then didn’t ring up our one ice cream. So that took awhile. They couldn’t ring up our order properly so they kept having to get the manger. We start driving and realize that didn’t put two of ice creams in there. It seemed like everyone there is new. The last time we went we waited 15 mins for two cups of ice cream. I understand new people training but you can’t have everyone new working the same shift. Incredibly disappointing

J D.

Google

Wahoo! We just used the Bruster’s drive through for twice today! What a pleasant experience! Our order was filled quickly. The young man was so personable and professional. Loki loved his pup cup! We loved the great two pints and one free deal! Great, fast service with a smile!

SteelCityforlife0307

Google

Kind of hard to be excited about the new location when this is our 3rd time here in the past week and the line easily moves about 5 times slower than it ever did at the original location. We are lifelong Bruster’s customers and LOVE Bruster’s. But today, we are sorely missing the old store. Also, the 2nd time we came, it was to pick up a mobile order. When I got to the window, our order wasn’t made yet—the employee who greeted me wasn’t the friendliest, but I understand she was a bit frantic/caught off guard and hurried to go make our order. Once we received it & got it home, we found that there was no whip cream on my PB cup sundae…that is one of my favorite parts. In this instance, I will give them the benefit of a doubt because I did get down to the store pretty quickly after placing our order since we live really close by in Beaver. However, that doesn’t change how slowly the lines have moved the other 2 times we’ve been so far. Seems weird that you wouldn’t project more sales and staff accordingly for the first few opening weeks, but I guess that’s just me? I’m sure they will get it all figured out—but for right now the inconvenience almost isn’t worth going until they do!

Emma M

Google

Justin isn’t just an employee—he’s the reason I believe in customer service and love at first scoop. He served my ice cream like it was art, with the kind of smile that makes your whole day better. Friendly, warm, and somehow made cookie jar crunch taste even sweeter. Bruster’s is lucky to have him—honestly, we all are.

Shan P

Google

Disappointing lately…. Getting expensive and now they seem to be changing recipes. Chocolate cake batter used to be so good and now it’s just chocolate ice cream with chunks of cake in it. Also the flagship store in Beaver never offers a big variety of flavors. All the other locations seem to have 30 some flavors while they carry 18 at the original store & they didn’t even have the flavor of the month.

Josh Y.

Google

Very disappointing! The original one was fantastic since they moved to the new location they are outrageously slow and the portions are pathetically tiny. Two scoops of ice cream used to be full Scoops now they're not even half of scoop almost $10 for two tiny scoops of ice cream and two waffle bowls I'll pass what a shame because the old one was fantastic.

Tom D.

Yelp

Ice cream was amazing!! Love the drive thru. Kids were very polite and attentive. Prices were reasonable.

Claire H.

Yelp

Justin (Tuckles) gave us the most amazing ice cream experience that we've ever had there. He was the nicest person and really enjoyed our service there.

Emily D.

Yelp

was given a broken cone of ice cream, it made a mess all over my clothes and car seat.

David D.

Yelp

I love this ice cream but the scoops have gotten ridiculously smaller yet the price has increased. It's sad. Plus you're asked for a tip. Would gladly give a bigger tip for bigger scoops!

Fabian

Yelp

This is the spot for ice cream in the area! Usually has a small line but worth the wait!

Eryn P.

Yelp

Staff lets line pile up while their friends pass phones with them and chat about life. There were two very hard working girls making sure that the long lines were taken care of. I almost didn't put a tip in the can, knowing the kids putting no effort in would get part of it. Get your act together and get supervisors that give a crap.

Chris M.

Yelp

Classic American ice cream shop in the heart of Beaver county... It's hard for me to get excited about ice cream (I usually don't go for sweets too much) but Brusters is the real deal. The staff is all very young and enthusiastic. There are lots of flavors and even more styles from cones to cups, sundaes to splits, they have it all at family friendly prices, Aloha

Theresa R.

Yelp

Delicious ice cream. I enjoy my monthly treat. I'm watching my sweet intake. This is definitely my cheat treat

Sadie C.

Yelp

Was great ice cream just my step mom got two flavors and one of the flavors was just vanilla when there was supposed to be some chunks of heath bar in it and the scoops of ice cream were really small and barely any ice cream was in the cone so I recommend going to a different bruster's

Lauren S.

Yelp

Been here a few times. The ice cream is delicious . So many yummy flavors to choose from. Service is lack luster. The young girl with choppy black hair has been rude every time I've gone, which is unfortunate.

Patrick H.

Yelp

It is ice cream so it is easy to say the kids love it. My son got Oreo and daughter got death by chocolate Both report that the cones are worth a 6 star rating Fun to sit outside and have a cone

Tamara G.

Yelp

Bruster's ice cream is always good and they serve large portions. They give free baby cones to kids under 40" tall & free doggie treats to your fur kids. This was my first spur of the moment visit to the Bridgewater location, my local store is in Cranberry Twp/Mars on 228. Unbeknownst to me it was a free small waffle cone day for anyone who came dressed in their pajamas! And the PJ peeps were out in full force. I, however, was not among them and so I ordered a cookie dough blast...much like a DQ Blizzard except with way more cookie dough and the regular size is equal to a DQ large. Brusters is my go-to ice cream stop. On Thurs if you bring your own banana you get 1/2 off a banana split.

Aldo L.

Yelp

Homemade ice cream at Bruster's in Hopewell is absolutely amazing. Highly recommend stopping by.

Marissa S.

Yelp

Don't come like 3 hours before they close or you will be talked to extremely rudely. Employee named Lilley told us they were only accepting cash while walking past us to take trash out, but then we watched someone pay with a card. As she was walking back into the building she was talking bad about earlier customers. We stayed in line hoping they would still serve us and everyone in front of us paid with card until it got to our turn and we were told cash only because we were a larger group because they wanted us to go away. Then, we preceded to pay in cash and she wrote nothing we ordered down and asked 7 times what we ordered. When she would give it to us she would roll her eyes and actually tossed the one cup of ice cream down that it tipped over. Supervisor watched this happen and said absolutely nothing. Never going back!

Carole M.

Yelp

We booked the Bruster's Ice Cream truck in 2021 for a family reunion. Due to an outbreak of covid, we had to cancel but was assured that the $250 deposit would be available when we chose to reschedule. We rescheduled our event for July 29, 2023. I called Glenn Pilarski on June 1 (two months advance notice) to rebook... He did not answer my call for one week. He then told me he would check the date and get back to me.... Another week later he said he had two other events scheduled for that day but was "working" on it. I contacted him again on June 13 and then again on June 21.. I asked if instead of the truck we could get some ice cream cakes or just ice cream. He said no. But that he was still "working" on the July 29 date. Our event is over and the last I heard from Mr. Pilarski was June 21. Keep your money... There's gotta be a better choice..

jacob w.

Yelp

I want to start with the fact that busters was a family tradition for my family growing up and was until lately. So everyone knows that things have gotten more expensive and the prices at busters have gone up according but here is the problem. Now there is no real kids cone and the double two tiny little marbles of ice cream. They are getting more and more stingy with the portions. I just paid nearly 24 dollars for me and three kids and we didn't get anything but ice cream on cake cones. You want to charge the same price as a carton of ice cream at the store fine just make it worth it. Don't be so stingy.

Katie B.

Yelp

You can't go wrong at Brusters. Anything you order is going to be delicious. If you haven't been before, my only advice is to order a size smaller than you want. They are incredibly generous with their portions. Be sure to ask them what toppings they have. Those aren't listed on the outside! (Cookie dough is always a great choice) and if you ask for whipped cream you'll get a mountain. And if you think you're hungry enough definitely don't skip out on the waffle cone.

N P.

Yelp

Used to be the go to for our family but it has gone SO down hill. The portion sizes are a joke now. A single scoop is more like a sample size. They seem to have cut portions starting in 2020 and I don't know if management is trying to save a buck, but the corner cutting is being noticed. The ice cream Is also half melted as soon as you get it. It's not a single occurrence either. These problems are every time we visit now. Witch Flavor in Beaver is quickly dethroning this place and it's a shame. They have a good product but they are letting lack of service and presentation ruin it.

Ice C.

Yelp

The workers there are now rude and don't want to do their job. They have rude people answering the telephone as well - they don't seem to want your business anymore. I wanted to order a cake but I went somewhere else where the customer service was much better and they went out of their way to be helpful and friendly.

Karen S.

Yelp

So disappointed. Small small small. Girl went out of her way to scrape off the sides of the cone. It was the size of a kids.

K H.

Yelp

We usually have a good experience at Brusters in Bridgewater, but things seem to have changed since we were last there. The order was for two small (two scoop) waffle cones, but the scoops were about half the size of a normal scoop. I pointed the issue out to the person at the counter and was told that this was the size you're really supposed to get...that they just usually over-scoop. To be fair, she offered to re-scoop the cones, but I declined. If she saw no issue in serving cones like this, it deserves documentation and comment. At over $4, this is shameful and I truly hope that Brusters has not gone the way of reducing portions. To be fair again, I had a 2 for 1 coupon, so I guess I got the equivalent of a single cone for the price. Local institution or not, we'll think twice before visiting again...it's the principle. I dipped more than my share of cones working fountain at Howard Johnson's in high school. You never let a 'bare ball' go out on a cone...you scooped to form a ledge around the top of the cone, or you got dressed down. Shameful.

Jami W.

Yelp

First impressions say a lot and my first impression was 3 employees standing in front of the windows texting. The icecream brownie Sunday I wanted only had one size even though I wanted something small. It was pretty giant. I was expecting chocolate icecream but it was vanilla. I also found a hair in my first bite. I'm not one to return food but this will encourage me to not come back here again

Bridget Elizabeth C.

Yelp

I've always loved Bruster's! They always have very friendly staff, efficient service, clean areas and lots of unique options for ice cream flavors. It's also pretty affordable too! Overall, I'd recommend checking it out! ;)

Vicky D.

Yelp

The last two times I have gone to Brewster's and ordered ice cream in a dish I have been disappointed in how very small the scoops were. You go anywhere else and one scoop is pretty much a scoop and a half if not two scoops these people are very stingy with their scoop portions I mean they don't go an ounce over. I will say that the staff always seems to be very friendly though. But I'm gonna stop going there because I don't feel like I'm getting my moneys worth for what they charge

Darren W.

Yelp

Man, does Bruster's make a kingly crown of a Banana Split. I hadn't had one in forever. Due to Bruster's, I will now crave them daily, and there's nothing like eating one in the rain, on a bench, with your significant other after a good, home-barbequed family meal.

Chelsea M.

Yelp

This weather (i can feel Spring. I know it!) + an extreme case of cabin fever are causing me to daydream about past summers. There isn't really too much excitement in Beaver County, but there is a Brusters. My family also stops often after heading to Jerrys Curb Service or the batting cages. It's your basic ice-cream shop. I really enjoy the brownie sundae & my little niece LOVES the dirt sundae (complete with gummy worms & crushed oreos!!) I remember a sign saying that if it's raining & you bring your own banana, then you get a discount on a banana split (or did it have to be tuesday + raining + own banana.. ah i forget! I'm sorry) I'll update!!

Lila S.

Yelp

Because we saw people in line without masks and they were less than six feet from each other so we ended up going to Wendy's in Chippewa for drive through Frosty. This is not the time to allow all these people to get in line for ice cream with out a mask and so close to one another, To gain more business: You should offer drive through service to customers, who are taking precautions to stay safe.

Meghan P.

Yelp

This is strictly based on my visit tonight. My sister and I downloaded the new app, and were hoping to use the free cone/dish coupon we got for downloading the app. The guy clearly saw us standing there with the coupon up on the app, but failed to tell us til the end we could not use it, as they did not have the scanners yet. Seems pretty unfair that you have these coupons, and you're listed as a place to redeem it, but we couldn't. I'm sure we're not the only ones that tried using and it and could not. Would be nice if you could write down the Code and punch it in manually. Or, even better, put a sign up you cannot redeem these yet.

Michael H.

Yelp

The flavor of chocolate was satisfactory but it had too much cream and not enough chocolate which made the texture feel like foam. The ice cream isn't soft served but the moment I received it, keep in mind it's cool outside, it was mostly soft and melting away at a rapid rate. It seems like the freezer wasn't at it's optimum temperature or the ingredients were too heavy on the cream resulting in the degradation of the scoops shape.

Roy R.

Yelp

This is Bruster's on the River north of Bridgewater. On the occasions we have been there it was very busy. Hot weather drives people into the place and for good reason.

Olga C.

Yelp

Yummy yummy yummy! Great ice cream mixed with real fruits, cookies, and other toppings. Crunchy cone did mot get soggy. I could taste coconut pieces in the ice cream. Ice cream itself was very flavorful but not heavy.

Rebecca G.

Yelp

This is generally good icecream. Service is what you would expect (teens working for the summer). The crowd usually consists of at least 3 crying children, 2 teens smoking, a mother not attending to her children, and at least one redneck or a couple making out gratuitously.

Grace B.

Yelp

This place is the best. The girl there was so energetic and enthusiastic when I told her I can't leave town without a scoop of Brusters! It's more than ice cream- it's memories and part of my childhood. I'm so happy to see there are franchises in Charlotte!

Sharon M.

Yelp

Best icecream in Beaver County. And if you bring your own banana on Thursdays, the banana splits are half price.

Jeff K.

Yelp

Very good ice cream. The staff was fast and friendly. Great place to go.

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391,688 Postcards · 10,991 Cities

‘Multiple’ Bruster’s Real Ice Cream Locations Coming to Vegas | Eater Vegas

https://vegas.eater.com/2018/2/15/17015282/brusters-real-ice-cream-opening-soon-vegas

Bruster's Real Ice Cream

Shelly B.

Google

Jim T.

Google

Hannah K

Google

J D.

Google

SteelCityforlife0307

Google

Emma M

Google

Shan P

Google

Josh Y.

Google

Tom D.

Yelp

Ice cream was amazing!! Love the drive thru. Kids were very polite and attentive. Prices were reasonable.

Claire H.

Yelp

Justin (Tuckles) gave us the most amazing ice cream experience that we've ever had there. He was the nicest person and really enjoyed our service there.

Emily D.

Yelp

was given a broken cone of ice cream, it made a mess all over my clothes and car seat.

David D.

Yelp

I love this ice cream but the scoops have gotten ridiculously smaller yet the price has increased. It's sad. Plus you're asked for a tip. Would gladly give a bigger tip for bigger scoops!

Fabian

Yelp

This is the spot for ice cream in the area! Usually has a small line but worth the wait!

Eryn P.

Yelp

Chris M.

Yelp

Theresa R.

Yelp

Delicious ice cream. I enjoy my monthly treat. I'm watching my sweet intake. This is definitely my cheat treat

Sadie C.

Yelp

Lauren S.

Yelp

Patrick H.

Yelp

It is ice cream so it is easy to say the kids love it. My son got Oreo and daughter got death by chocolate Both report that the cones are worth a 6 star rating Fun to sit outside and have a cone

Tamara G.

Yelp

Aldo L.

Yelp

Homemade ice cream at Bruster's in Hopewell is absolutely amazing. Highly recommend stopping by.

Marissa S.

Yelp

Carole M.

Yelp

jacob w.

Yelp

Katie B.

Yelp

N P.

Yelp

Ice C.

Yelp

Karen S.

Yelp

So disappointed. Small small small. Girl went out of her way to scrape off the sides of the cone. It was the size of a kids.

K H.

Yelp

Jami W.

Yelp

Bridget Elizabeth C.

Yelp

Vicky D.

Yelp

Darren W.

Yelp

Chelsea M.

Yelp

Lila S.

Yelp

Meghan P.

Yelp

Michael H.

Yelp

Roy R.

Yelp

This is Bruster's on the River north of Bridgewater. On the occasions we have been there it was very busy. Hot weather drives people into the place and for good reason.

Olga C.

Yelp

Rebecca G.

Yelp

Grace B.

Yelp

Sharon M.

Yelp

Best icecream in Beaver County. And if you bring your own banana on Thursdays, the banana splits are half price.

Jeff K.

Yelp

Very good ice cream. The staff was fast and friendly. Great place to go.

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