Bubbling Brook Ice Cream

It’s been a while since I’ve been here and I love all the updates. Cool BBQ food truck available and now they accept credit card! Had the pumpkin Oreo and black raspberry - both were great! Prices seemed high but definitely worth it. We both got smalls and the cone was huge!

Ice cream was really good, food was decent for a Burger and turkey club. Really enjoyed the atmosphere, picnic tables in back and plenty of room for everyone. I highly recommend.

Good food for the price, great outdoor seating via picnic tables on the grass. Separate food and ice cream windows. Two port a potty stations. They are serving Richardson's Ice cream. They have hard (almost $5 for small) and soft ice cream available, banana splits (almost $11) and sundaes. Fried haddock $8.xx. to go packages include napkins, salt and pepper, ask for anything extra. Very thin piece of fish but fresh oil for the fry and okay sandwich. Add your own seasinings.

At 52 years old, I have been coming to the Bubbling Brook since I was a little kid! I had moosetracks and my wife had the raspberry ore cookie kn a waffle cone and jimmies! Delicious!

A pretty little place to grab ice cream and lots of picnic table to enjoy it at. They do sometimes have food trucks too, and today it was Cousins Main Lobster. I have never been here when there wasn’t a line, but it moved quickly. My one complaint is they don’t have a kiddie size. It’s all small or large or special sundaes. I like to have a tiny bit of ice cream every so often so I’d prefer a kiddie size, but that isn’t a huge deals, but my small with sprinkles was $7 which feels like a lot to me,

Our eagerness to begin the ice cream eating bonanza brought on an ambitious order at our first stop.   As we dipped into a massive banana boat topped with hot fudge, marshmallow, strawberry sauce, and butterscotch, we quickly discovered the problem with such an approach—it was difficult to taste any of the individual components of this concoction.  The vanilla and chocolate ice creams did not stand up as distinct in the mix, but the toppings were good.  The individual cup of house specialty Moose Tracks (vanilla with fudge and peanut butter cups) proved to be a better flavor alternative.

"The Brook" as my family calls it has always been a part of our lives living in New England. They have great food, fantastic ice cream and lots of picnic tables to sit and enjoy time with family and friends. The onion rings there never fail to impress!!! Yum!!!

A great local place to stop by for an ice cream, either hard or soft serve, or even food. Quick and efficient service. Tables outside on the lawn. Kids can enjoy exploring a little brook right next to the sitting area. Even dogs get their pup cup.

I've been going to Bubbling Brook for nearly 4-decades. My first ice cream there is a treasured memory from the 1980s. The anticipation waiting in line coupled with the overwhelming anxiety of needing to pick your flavor before holding up other excited patrons and then being whisked away into the sugar-fueled bliss that is a child attempting to quickly consume and not spill a multi-faceted treat of equal parts chocolate, caramel, cookie, and happiness. So many things have changed but the Bubbling Brook remains. A hallmark of only the summer months. Its opening is the starter-pistol for hot days that push the winter New England months so far into your rear-view mirror, they are indistinguishable, small as sprinkles, from the vantage of sitting on the tailgate of a 1980 Chevy Impala, making a mess and not caring a bit. The encapsulation of my youth is now an expensive five minutes, as the prices seem to have climbed to where the bill you are handing the college kid, scooping their thousandth dollop of the day, better have Andrew Jackson on it, and he had better have a friend or two nearby, depending on the size of your party and whether sprinkles are the critical component to recapture 1987.

We have been going here for quite a few years, but I had just found out the other night as I was gonna go with my bike group for dinner that they no longer serve food. They've closed their dining room and they only serve ice cream. We typically go when we go out with a bike we go to dinner. Then we always have dessert or ice cream they have now however, only have a food truck in the driveway which I laid around that was only this till 7 o'clock. We don't typically get the place till seven so we ended up changing our location so we went to another going to another restaurant and a totally different town. I just feel bad cause bubbling Brook you know I'm sure they're busy anyways but we usually carry while we ride was between 18 and 25 people. Well, hopefully in the future will bring back the food because their food really was exceptional.

The three stars are for the service & outdoor seating. I just had a small pineapple dole whip vegan ice cream. It has a slight funny taste. The ingredient list is 99% chemicals. Buyer beware. If Dole is putting out this gross sounding chemical list they should be ashamed. I'm going to make my own vegan dessert. Pretty disappointed by this dessert. Read the ingredients folks. You will be disappointed!!!

A childhood treat... Always delicious. Just passing through on my way to the airport. If you're in the area, this needs to be your go to place for ice cream... Soft serve ice cream to the right and hard serve ice cream to the left!

There is nothing better than coming to. Bubbling Brook for a soft serve on a summer night! They have the best soft serve anywhere Classic retro feel 5 stars!!

Well this was pretty awesome. Cute ice cream spot in the middle of a residential/farming area - though not connected to the farm. There was a fair sized parking lot, which was FULL so we parked by a nearby field and it was just a short walk. It was really busy, but the ice cream lines were moving pretty quickly. They had sugar free, which was good for my husband. I got a classic soft serve twist. We went to go sit on their lawn where the picnic tables were. It was grassy and pleasant and, of course, there was a bubbling brook. And there were lots of muddy children running around enjoying it. If I had kids I'd bring them here, I'd have loved that brook area when I was a kid. There were also lots of dogs and families, and happiness. Loved it. A great way to kick off my summer.

This corner spot can be easily spotted with the line out the door with happy go lucky Norwood, Walpole and/or Westwoodians populate. Ordered the chocolate frap with a decent blend and consistency of sweetness that was filling. Maybe it's the pallet or the higher standard to which I hold, but I can't find the justification to pay $6.00 a scoop for Richardson's Ice Cream (not home-made) and up charged for sprinkles. I get it though. It's a location that is meant for a night out with friends and fam that resembles a throwback era of reminiscing "The Spot" however, whether it be hard served or soft served, or even a quick frap, the price to taste can't be justified.

This is locked away in so many childhood memories. Cool ice cream on a summer day. And once upon a time fried belly clams with tarter sauce. Today it is not the same. And the tradition has evolved to a new one. But the spirit of this place is still there And it's a wonderful place to visit when I am home

I returned to this local favorite for ice cream after a few years. I was happily surprised that the service has drastically improved and ice cream is just as great. The parking is better too. Lastly, they have food trucks selling meals too now.

I love these types of restaurants. Everything is take out and they have a lot picnic tables in the back. They have a lot of food options and many flavors of soft and hard serve ice cream. I had a hot dog with fries and the bun was toasted to perfection. I also had a cup of the clam chowder. The food was great and comes out quick. For ice cream I had the raspberry swirl with sprinkles. It was hard to pick a flavor because there were so many. A nice spot to stop by on a nice day.

Really disappointed they don't sell food anymore. Love their ice cream but I really wish they would bring back their food!!

i was super excited to try out this ice cream place, but was very disappointed when i placed my order. i ordered the large mint oreo flavor, which was pretty good. but the server coughed right into the ice cream, which was disgusting. i wish they had food other than ice cream as well. customer service was poor. there's not much outdoor seating, but parking is available and convenient. overall rating: 3/10

The good: ice cream. Despite comments below, they don't make their own, with the possible exception of one soft serve flavor each month, it's not Richardson's either. It's from Puritan in Roslindale. That said, they've got a good range of flavors in the classic ice cream stand setting. The bad: Really expensive, although in fairness most ice cream stands seem to be now.

Seasonal ice cream spot & restaurant. This location is always busy during the warmer months. They have an extensive list of hard & soft ice cream with window service & a fully functional restaurant inside. There is a large grassy area with lots of picnic tables for seating. Took away one star for inflated price / small serving size.

They had sit-down dining, burgers, dogs, clams, scallops, and now ice cream only. Disappointing

Love their different dips on the soft serve. Great hard ice cream also. Huge choice of flavors. I just wish they were open year round!

This place was a real sh_ t show. They have about a dozen ordering windows. Only 1 is dedicated to ordering food. The rest are for ordering ice cream. When I arrived, there were easily a dozen people in the food line. But all the ice cream lines were empty. I finally got to the front to order. Order my cheeseburger and tried to order a mocha cappuccino soft serve flavor burst cone. I was told that I couldn't order soft serve at a food window. I could order hard serve ice cream with my food. But not soft serve. WTF??? Seriously- who makes these stupid rules? They finally call my name since my cheeseburger is ready. I go pick it up. I ask where I can get ketchup. They tell me that ketchup is in the bag. I finally go sit down at the picnic table with my friends. Open my bag. No ketchup. Really. Why did you have to lie to me? I will never go back to this place. 3 strikes and you are out. What a sh _ t show.

TLDR: Cute little ice cream store with seafood classics! Cute little place with social distancing. Has hard serve and soft serve ice cream and classic fried seafood plates with fair prices. They also have a cute picnic area in the back for outdoor seating!

Best sundae I've ever had. The hot fudge reminded me of 'Bailey's' back in the day. Delicious whipped cream, tasted freshly made. Very friendly young staff. The dining room is still closed due to COVID 19. They now accept credit cards. Wish they would allow you to add tip to card though. Still don't understand the two separate lines to buy soft serve or hard ice cream, but I guess it works because the place has been here for ever. Seafood is so fresh, especially the haddock/cod. The owner told me he actually goes to the pier in Boston and hand selects the fish! Be warned: the fisherman's platter is huge. Get it to share and onion rings are a must.

So disappointed that they don't serve different food there anymore ,just serving ice cream. Used to Love to get their fish and chips every now and then. I would drive that far for fish and chips, but not that far for ice cream.

Bubbling Brooke is a place that I've been going to since I was a kid and my love for it has only grown since, to this day I bring my kids here for delicious food and ice cream

If you're a true northern you will definitely appreciate this establishment!!! Especially if you don't get to have real ice cream like this anymore because you live in the south!! Ugh lol I was visiting Norwood and family I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to try this place!! It took me back 15 years and I felt like a little kid again. The same ice cream I used to eat and all! There is a beautiful area to sit and eat your ice cream while you're kids play around as well

A forever family favorite but still not open for dine in. Very well organized with 4 lines for food ordering , food pick-up, soft serve and hard ice cream. Great seafood and lobster rolls with plenty of picnic tables if it is nice. An incredible variety of ice creams for all tastes and great sundaes. Had my favorites almond joy ice cream in a hot fudge sundae following a lobster Rolland raspberry lime rickey

A famous spot on the border of Westwood and Walpole, it's a pretty standard old style ice cream and American food shack. Very popular during the spring and summer (it's closed in the fall/winter). It's not really my cup of tea, everything is a bit too sugary, the bases aren't strong creative flavors so much as a standard sweet cream with mix-ins. But they have some good options. The clear winner for our family was Salted Caramel Truffle that had a nice caramel swirl through it along with chocolate chunks and little caramel truffles in it. Pretty tasty! The Coffee Oreo I got was ok, but not a strong enough coffee flavor, it mainly tasted of Oreos, not the worst thing, but not what I was looking for. Their peanut butter flavors were off, the peanut butter wasn't very good so that's disappointing. Overall, I'd give it and a half cones out of five, it's worth a stop on a hot day, but not worth going out of your way for. Best paired with a shady picnic table spot in their backyard and Aerosmith - Sweet Emotion.

No more cooked food at this place, so sad. I'm not interested in Ice Cream (I can get fresh homeade ice cream somewhere else as there isn't anything prepared here now). I'm no longer going to this place.

The ice cream is amazing. We love stopping by for a sundae and take it home. The hot fudge sauce is more then delicious. We will miss it, looking forward to next spring.

While visiting relatives in the area we decided to stop here. It's a very cute local ice cream spot. There were nice aspects of the experience. The employee helping us was super friendly, and the ice cream was tasty. However, the nice experience was ruined by the manager (possibly owner?), who scolded me for taking a (wanna be artsy) picture of the sprinkle bin. Here is the exchange: Me: attempts to take artsy picture of sprinkles Her: "Excuse me, can I help you?" Me: (not realizing what she was referring to) "we're already being helped, but thanks for asking" Her: "I don't appreciate you taking pictures of my employees without them knowing" Me: "Oh I was actually just taking a picture of your sprinkles" Her: Stares at me in disbelief with a look of disgust Me: opens up the photo viewer to show her the actual picture Her: walks away without saying anything else or apologizing Not that big of a deal, but it certainly soured the experience. I hope this review prevents other people's experiences from being ruined.

They had good safety measures set up for social distancing. I had the fried clams and fries. The clams were ok , not the best not the worst I've had. Not too greasy but didn't have a ton of flavor. Fries were good, crispy. Soft serve was on point! I had a medium vanilla with chocolate sprinkles. It was so hot outside , it kept melting but was so good! I will go back for ice cream for sure!

A Summer staple for our family since moving to Walpole 30 years ago. We started out with our 3 sons, then bringing my BIL and family from Louisiana and finally our grandkids. All love the variety and ways to get your favorite favor. Ice Cream you will remember.

Ice cream just okay. Poor quality. Onion rings super fishy hated them. Tasteless and stinky. Chicken tenders: soft but smelled fishy. Just terrible food. The only thing beautiful is the outdoor seating area right next to it. It's cash only place they avoided giving receipt unless you asked for it specifically.

Came here for lunch today, 4/20/19, with a family of 6. Haven't eaten here since the mid-nineties so it brought back a lot of memories. Place was busy as usual. I tried the cup of clam chowder which turned out to be delicious. Perfect amount of clams in it. Then for the main meal, my wife and I split the large clams strip meal. We both liked it a lot and the size of the meal was perfect. Staff was nice and ambience was kid friendly. Overall: A-

We used to go here years ago when we lived out this way.. we visited for the first time in many years and took our teenager with us. The soft serve was great. It was super packed and parking is painful, but still has a great towny feel. Great memories to share with our kid. My husband grew up going here as well.

I had the chicken club sandwich and kids had a burger. Nice outdoor seating, quick and easy lunch. No complaints!

New year. Re-visited in hopes of improvement. Nothing has changed. There's now a sign at the front door that lists a myriad of rules & regulations that says "ice Cream/Desserts served in dining room only after serving food". So on a chilly night, 38 degrees, and finishing dinner, we asked for a strawberry ice cream cone. Server said no cones in dining room. OK, then, can we get a dish with a cone on top? Nope, can't do that either. So we had to pay inside, and wait in the line outside in the cold for ice cream. I just don't understand the lack of hospitality here.

I have been going to Bubbling Brook for several years. They have great food that one does not eat every day. I am wondering whether Bubbling Brook works with delivery services such as Uber Eats or other delivery services to deliver outside the Westwood area. I am in West Roxbury, but would love that once-a-year-end treat. I'm just curious.

Overpriced and living on their reputation. Sub par and very expensive for low quality Ice cream that you could buy at the supermarket.

Been going here for years. Went as a kid with my grandparents for ice cream ( in which they have many varieties). Now coming back as an adult-great food, great place. Can sit inside or outside at picnic tables. Best whole belly clams around. Yum! Not 5 stars,(a little pricey)

The online information says that the restaurant closes at 8pm. We drove 20' to buy a soft ice cream for our daughter just to have an extremely rude lady sending us back saying that the restaurant closes at 7pm. I showed her the online info from my phone and she couldn't care less. Thank God, Watson Candies Scoops was just 10' away and had a much better service and ice cream. No time or patience for rude people and bad service.

We ordered 3 frappes at $7.95 each. When we got our order, the frappes tasted like large glasses of milk with little flavor. Giving the girl-behind-the- counter the benefit of the doubt, we asked if she had made a mistake with our order. She said no and asked if we wanted more syrup in our drinks. I told her no, they needed more ice cream, not syrup. She told me that she'd have to charge me for more ice cream. I asked how many scoops of ice cream she put in our "frappe" and she said that it was a "set amount". I asked what her "set amount" was, and she replied 8 ounces. This explains why we felt like we were drinking large glasses of milk. Go elsewhere for a real frappe. It was so not worth $25 for what really were large cups of milk. Bubbling Brook is really chintzing on its ice cream and we will not be back.

Good food, great ice-cream. Unfortunately this place is a victim of its own success. Lines are outrageous, parking is a terror of the entitled. Go on a rainy evening, if at all. Or try "Ron's" in Dedham Square same lines but with municipal parking across the street. Or there's a 3rd place on Rte. 1 south which will go nameless here so that I can avoid the lines.

Food is average at best. Only place which serves seafood selection like this and ice cream for miles so guess they can be average and do well. Also force u to buy 10$ worth of their average stuff, when u just want a scoop of ice cream for your kid. Would not recommend

Best Ice Cream in New England. Better than JP Licks. J.P. Licks ice creams are too sweet for me, especially their hot fudge. Hot fudge and whip cream are light and tasty. We love the small portion. If you are looking for a big portion and more sugar in your ice cream and in the hot fudge, you may like Crescent Ridge better. Our kids love both the soft serve and the hard serve. Cookie & Cream hot fudge sundae is my favorite. The place is not fancy but clean. It's part of the town historic place. Yes the line is long that's part of the charm. The kids love the wooded area in the back. Teenage working there with always a smile on their face.

Cash only but with an ATM inside. Plenty of parking. Nice picnic area w/tables. Inside has about 15 tables. Ice cream only is outside w/separate soft serve/hard lines. Consistently good food: clam chowder & beef barley soups were great! Everything we had fried was fresh & clean. Clams & scallops were tasty. Portions are plenty.

I read every single review on this site for BB, so I'm being really careful to be fair. I have been to this place many times, but I doubt I will ever be back again. I only returned to this place, because it's a short drive for fried seafood and soft serve ice cream all at the same place. The seafood is pretty good, but it is over priced. Fisherman's platter dinner is about $37 market price. I like that the soft serve ice cream doesn't bother my lactose intolerance, but the portions are small, and a large vanilla in a cup with crunch coat was $8, which is also pricey. There isn't enough parking, unless you get there early. No inside dining since Covid, so I eat in my car instead. Three different lines are for food, hard serve and soft serve. You can't order everything in one line. Finally they accept credit cards, but you might get yelled at about the $10 minimum purchase to use the card. The staff is rude, unless it's one of the teens who is just working for the Summer. The adult staff can be snappy and rude. They are especially rude to people of color, but rude in general as well. We got in the line outside and my friend had his bicycle with him. He got snapped at about the bicycle being with him as we were waiting outside in the line. There was social distancing outdoors and 6 feet was plenty of room for the bike. He was just black and the old owner guy wanted to snap at him. I went there today, just for ice cream. I got to the bottom of the cup and there was a hair in the cup. It wasn't a black person's hair texture, believe me, it wasn't my hair. That was the last straw for me. If you're expensive, be clean, and polite too. Go to Daddy's Dairy chain ice cream shop instead. It's a lot better than this place. What a shame.

March. When spring gets sprung, love is in the air and The Bubbling Brook Restaurant cranks up the lights, tosses off the winter blues and throws open its doors to those who have patiently waited to leave the snow and slush behind. It's what we always called "an ice cream stand" when I was a kid, despite the fact that behind the frozen treats is an actual small restaurant with booths, tables and chairs and a full kitchen. You walk right up to the open windows of the building and stand, jaw agape, below the wooden signs boasting the myriad of ice cream flavors offered for the day. And the months race on. Sun and fun and always The Bubbling Brook as we rush through New England. There are only so many weeks to enjoy this kind of food, the kind of food we devoured as townies before we headed south. They serve a burger that I thought was actually something my memory bank had created. Sizzled to perfection and trapped between two thin grilled bun slices, cheese holding it together. It is not a fancy fat burger with avocado and peanut butter bacon It is not a skinny bumpy burger made of kale and wheat grass. It's just a regular burger. Oh my God, what a burger! Freezing cold soda or milkshake. Both rock. Thick creamy ice cream you cannot find in the south. Parking is a bitch but the fries do make up for it. Eat inside or flop around on the outside picnic tables. It's the kind of summer experience you may have had in the past but need right now.

What's great about this place is the setting and the nostalgia. The decor hasn't been update since the 70's (or earlier?) but it's nice and clean. The food is very simple: Fried seafood and burgers. Not gourmet. But always fresh. They are very strict about getting ice cream in cones: ONLY outside at the window, which is huge and can have very long lines. There is an inviting green out back with tables for those who don't want to park it on the lush lawn, where you can enjoy your treats, or even eat your dinner if you have it packed to go, and behind that is the eponymous brook, that really only "bubbles" in the springtime or after heavy rains. Very homey, local country destination feel.

Best local summer seafood and ice cream! A bit expensive but worth it. Soft and hard ice creams in many favors. Seafood is fresh and delicious. Great fried whole belly clams!

Not sure why this place has lines...we will not be coming back. If you want both hard and soft ice-cream you have to wait on 2 separate lines and make 2 separate transactions. If you want food it's also a separate line. Staff is rude and not helpful. The outdoor seating area is spacious and has a little brook if you have the patience to get there.

This place is such a gem! The food and ice cream are consistently good, the owners take the time to get to know their customers, and the staff is fantastic!