Gelato Messina South Brisbane

Never not seen a line out the door here. Thought I'd give it a try, everything about it is cool with the rotating weekly flavours, huge range of gelato and sorbets, even some ice cream bars. But the wait was pretty long, only slightly out the door and it was a crawl. Had the cookies and cream, salted caramel and a vanilla and I must say it was tasty. Was it so tasty that I'd be happy to do a 10+ min queue every time, not really.

I’m from Sydney so I’m quite used to having 1000 Messinas everywhere, but I think Brisbane only has two. This one is actually quite “grand” with a beautiful design whilst having an industrial ish vibe. There is a bit of seating inside and random “street” seating areas outside. Normally there is a very long line in the evenings as it is super popular. We came on a random Saturday arvo and it was pretty good!! Decent scoop sizes, friendly staff and nice tasting gelato!

I was genuinely shocked to see how long the line was when I arrived, but it moved quickly — and I’m glad I waited. The ice cream is absolutely incredible, full of flavour and worth every minute in the queue. The atmosphere inside is great, the vibe is fun, and the location is spot on. If you're after a seriously good ice cream, this is the place to go. Ignore the calories — they don’t count when the ice cream is this good, and frankly, they can mind their own business. Highly recommend.

Beautiful designed location with huge ceilings. Ice cream selections as always are very solid, and the weekly creations are novel and experimental (and delicious). Ice-cream is creamy and smooth with rich flavours and the service was great (lots of patience as we tried half the flavours)

Good place, you won’t regret trying it. They have so many flavors and the ice cream is definitely on the sweet-er side. I had the hazelnut, dark chocolate and strawberry flavor, all good. If you are a fan of chocolate though, it’s not the best place of all.

Tiramisu (my go-to) 8.5/10 Pandan coconut (pandan lover must try!) 8/10 - Taste so rich - Milk 🤍 Taste better than the Messina in Hong Kong. Love the atmosphere. Nice to have after dinner near South Bank or the city. Friendly staff. There is usually a queue around 9-10pm just before they close.

Well, when in Melbourne st.. chances are that when crowds consistently line up out the door and they have crowd control... it'll be good! Despite being full from dinner, the opportunity to find out what was so good was too hard to resist! Ice cream too hard to resist! Particularly loved the seasonal specials! Well worth lining up and waiting for! Can be a challenge to get a seat, so be prepared to eat as you stroll to your next stop.

Best place for gelato in Brisbane along with the other Messina location. Has to be some of the best in Australia too. Would definitely recommend and every flavour is great. Lots of choice and decent price too.

Put it on your bucket list and go! Delish!! I have nothing more to say except go early to avoid the out the door crowd.

The gelato is delicious and this location has high ceilings and a polished vibe that make the whole experience feel decidedly high-end. Chocolate made in-house is a definite selling point, and they do a side trade in cakes that look like works of art (and are also priced like works of art). Service at the counter is efficient, but note they are so popular there will likely be a line out the door when you visit-- and on a hot summer day, just outside the front door feels like the hottest ten square meters of sidewalk in all of Brisbane. The handful of tables at the other edge of the sidewalk were noticeably more pleasant than the line itself!

OMG, if you want a Gelato, go here! There were so many amazing flavors to try. Our group all went for the 2 scoop cups and at the price point seemed really good value. Now onto the flavors. I had the Bounty, which tased just like a Bounty bar, chocolate, coconut delicious. But the hero of my cup was the Hokey Pokey, then honey and crunch in that gelato was amazing. One in our part had a raspberry sorbet as part of their mix and raved about the authentic flavor of it. The service on a Sunday was a bit slow as there was only 1 person behind the counter for the first few minutes of our wait, but the flavor and texture of the gelato was so worth the wait that I'd gladly wait even a bit longer to get it. The shop itself was cute inside, but we got ours to go. The people on the street eating outside were pleasant, so all in.... GO HERE FOR A COOL REFRESHING DELICIOUS DESSERT!

Australia does gelato right, and it doesn't take more than a minute or two to realize that Messina has what is likely the strongest gelato brand in the country. Cheeky marketing and smooth interior aside, Messina delivers on the product front, but they fall just short of my favorite gelato in Australia RivaReno. Star 1: How were the service and atmosphere? I'll kick off this review by saying that I strolled into Gelato Messina on a Saturday afternoon exactly a day before the series finale of Game of Thrones aired. With that in mind, imagine my pure glee at seeing that Messina had a whole swath of thrones special flavors ranging from The Red Wedding (Red Velvet) to Dothrocky Road. It was glorious, and the flavors alone were drawing in crowds. From there the interior was genuinely gorgeous, and the service was fast and friendly. Star. Star 2: How were the portions relative to the cost? My two quite large scoops of gelato ran me only $6.80 AUD, which, thanks to a very favorable USD exchange rate as of May 2019 was a steal at $4.69 USD. Great value. Stars 3 and 4: How was the food? My caramel and cookies and cream flavors were good, with generous chunks of cookie and a smoother caramel consistency that was dense on flavor. Great consistency. Two Stars. Star 5: Would you be excited to go back? So here's the thing. I was very impressed by Messina, but having since visited RivaReno, I have to admit that I prefer the latter, and thus can't go five stars here. No Star.

My favorite gelato place, hands down. Their unique flavors and method of mixing in other sweets is classy and refreshing. My go-to flavors are tiramisu (with espresso soaked ladyfingers mixed into the mascarpone gelato) and chocolate chip, but I loved their temporary unique flavor called "Mr Potato Head" which consisted of peanut butter gelato with white chocolate covered potato chips. Sounds unsavoury to some but it was delicious! So creamy. $4/mini, $4.4/one scoop, $6.8/two scoops, $8.8 three scoops if I remember correctly. They also serve milkshakes and thickshakes for around $8 and sell a variety of also-unique cakes. Also the employees are friendly and pretty patient with letting you taste test a dozen flavours before you decide what you want.. every time.. not that I've done it myself of course, just watched it in action. Please open up a location in the United States!!

Got the triple scoop here on a waffle cone! Coffee, tiramisu, and cookies & cream were the flavors! Great choices and very pleased with how it tasted! About $9 AUD for the triple scoop and totally worth it. See why it had a long line even after 9 PM

We are absolutely delighted that Gelato has opened a store in Brisbane. The range of flavours is extensive so it was very hard to choose. The staff are quick to offer you samples (we liked all the flavours that we tried) and they are very generous with the serving sizes when you finally make your selection. This is a great option for an after dinner treat!

They haven't gone small on their first Brisbane shop, opening a substantial and gleefully modern establishment with a characteristically wide range of gelato flavors. It can get fairly crowded at peak times, but if you go in early you'll be fine. I sampled one of their special flavors, and they were all delicious, but the highlight remains their intriguingly different mint (one that that always offer you to try before you buy as it is not what you've probably had elsewhere). It's a fresh mint kind of taste. They had an extra large cone for the three scoop extravaganza as well. There are a lot of opportunities to stop in, seeing as how this stretch is between West End and Cultural Center and is being built up. I think it'll do alright.

Wow!!! Better than Good. It was not hard to find as the que went onto the footpath. It looks seriously professional. The choice of ice creams, gelato etc. was broad with many exotic offerings as well as the traditional vanilla. You can sample before making your mind up but none that I tried was average. The Fam loved it from walking up, queuing to selection and the best part - eating and sharing. Quality was AAA+++.

Stopped by after visiting Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary. This was some of the best gelato I've enjoyed in a long time. It was absolutely fantastic. Tried three flavors, the hokey pokey and it was amazing. The salted caramel and mango salsa was unique and sinful. The absolute today favorite and to die for and almost orgasmic was the Sudachi Japanese Cheesecake. This was one of the best gelato flavors outside of Italy. Phillipe was amazing and exceptional at allowing us to try most or all flavors. Please stop by and try his sinful variety of outstanding gelato's.

Awesome flavor on hand. Handcrafted fresh gelato with thoughtful flavor selection. Very original and exclusive flavors which change frequently. Pricing was on point $8.00 AUS for 3 scoops of gelato. Very attractive and we'll appointment store front.

BOMB NuTs CRay CRay Gelatozzzzz. Seriously good stuff and wild flavors. This place is a must and lines are so far not anywhere near as bad as its Sydney shop.

THE. BEST. GELATO. EVER. I drool over Gelato Messina from thousands of miles away in America. Their specials are always changing and are always to die for. The flavors they always have are also amazing--the apple pie is my favorite. Chunks of goodness in the gelato! Amazing value for the price. Make sure to get a cone with your cup of gelato.

Best gelato/sorbets and such a pretty shop, they have awesome cakes, the blood orange sorbet is amazing and they have the best ever tiramisu ice cream ever it's perfect

definitely satisfied my ice-cream craving. had a very large selection of flavours & very friendly staff.

The quality and service are incredible. I have blood sugar issues and I'm always surprised by the total lack of issues having this ice cream. It's apparently all the natural ingredients and high quality lower sugar recipes that keeps the blood sugar levels stable The staff are incredibly nice and I eat an ice cream here daily

Super cool place. Amazing Gelato. My favorite. The vibe is so cool and the set up is amazing. You won't be disappointed.