Great flavor options and choices. The staff was super friendly and very efficient. Only downside is parking is a little chaotic and tight. They outgrew their space for sure. Happens when you have a great product sometimes! 👍🏻

Really busy ice cream shop. Not much parking. Outdoor seating available. Ordered the artisan salted caramel sunday with three scoops. Large portion sizes with good pricing. Ice cream was delicious and flavorful.

Lake Effect is easily one of the BEST places for ice cream in the Buffalo, NY area. My husband and I love ice cream and weve tried many places, but Lake Effect has always been right at the top of the list. They have a large variety of ice creams that are delicious and packed full of flavor. My husband loves the cake batter, vanilla and coffee flavors and I love the black raspberry truffle, peanut butter epiphany, and sponge candy flavors... However, I think weve had them all and they are all amazing and delicious! If you cant decide, you can even order a flight! If you love ice cream and have never been to Lake Effect, do yourself a favor and get your butt over there! ❤️

This is a spot that you can’t and cont want to ignore since there are always ppl around. I had the flight to try all the flavors that I’m interested in. They are soooo thick and creamy. Personally love the Date one a lot and the whiskey.

Unique flavors, local brands, friendly staff! Id love to come back and try them all

By far one of the best ice-creams I had in Buffalo. It is homemade and has a unique taste to it. Just loving it.

Lake Effect is really great. Fun to try new flavors and they have really extravagant toppings, flights and hyper-local flavors.It keeps coming up on my Google search for vegan ice cream but does *not* have vegan ice cream.

So many unique ice cream flavors to choose from. Portion sizes are big and taste amazing.

Happy birthday (right) and lotus blossom (right). Great place to fulfill your sweet cravings.

Heard good things. Worth the drive. Delish ice cream. Had Butterbeer and Whiskey Brown Sugar.

The creativity of ice cream flavors is unlike anything Ive ever experienced. The butter beer & butter lamb were RIDICULOUSLY good.

As an ice cream connoisseur this place was alright. Fast service but not very memorable. Chocolate chip cookie dough was more chip than dough. Fair prices though.

Visiting Buffalo area for sports event and family was ready for an evening ice cream indulgence... This place had a great menu, VERY reasonable prices, and a good overall evening atmosphere... Plenty of seating, solid customer service... Will definitely return and highly recommend!

Awesome ice cream and specialty Sundae selection.However, they need to do something about the garbage cans outside. They need sealed ones that the door flap closes tightly. Went there with 5 kids, swarmed by bees, and when I say swarmed, I mean at least 5 landing on each persons ice cream and swarming our faces. Couldnt even enjoy our ice cream. It melted all over while we were scrambling to walk down the street to eat our ice cream in the grass. ALSO, who the **** serves ice cream on PLATES !?!?!?!?!?!?!?

The salty caramel as well as the strawberries and cream ice cream were excellent. The staff was clearly enjoying their jobs. The popiscles were a little less than expected - flavor was lacking intensity and authenticity and texture was too much ice flakes/crystals. This is at least a 5-star place when non-dairy options are added/improved.

I had the 5 ice cream sampler. I got the coffee, blood orange, brownie, red velvet, and raspberry truffle. I enjoyed all of them except the red velvet. So much flavor! Probably the BEST coffee ice cream ive ever had.

First time here, good ice cream. Very busy but the staff moves fast, there is some parking available. I would come back.

Its always difficult to find anything negative about an ice cream shop and this place isnt an exception. The only downside I could find was that the menu is difficult to read until you get up close. Staff was nice and generally seemed liked they enjoy working there. Menu has something for everyone. The sundae I got had the perfect combination of sauce, toppings and ice cream. A little over $7 for three large scoops which is more than reasonable for what I got (especially if you compare to other ice cream tradeoffs) . Ill be back again.

I wouldn’t have thought after forty four years of living that I could be surprised by ice cream, but this shop takes the sweets to a new level. I ordered the chesterfield sundae and laughed out loud when I received it because it was enormous and delightful. The girls working at the window were very friendly and personable, and the prices are wonderful. This will be a must have every time I’m in Buffalo.

Got an amazing butter lamb cake here for Easter! Preordered it and it was ready for pickup up until, and including, Easter Sunday. I really appreciate the open hours as its very accommodating to my work schedule. Every icecream Ive had from here is delicious! Thank you!

Maybe the reviews made me expect more, but my local PA places have had to compete with Hershey and are much better. They have a large selection of unexpected flavors which was nice.

Great ice cream! I havent had a flavor I didnt enjoy. The chocolate is my favorite!

Excellent ice cream. Friendly service. Prices are very fair. Just wish their parking lot was bigger.

This sure isnt your typical ice cream take out. Imaginative, rich taste, and always highest quality. Expect to pay more, and be happy you did. But, if youre in a rush, be warned. They are perpetually busy and possibly under staffed. Worth the wait.

A young light skined black lady was very rude after I told her I wanted my ice cream on a cone and not a bowl. The only reason I said something is she did it to the customer before me and she just handed the woman a cone and slammed the window. ( So the woman was supposed to scoop the ice cream on the cone with her fingers? I said miss can you please put mine on a cone as well?Thinking Ill let her know before she does it to me. She rolled her eyes and slammed the window just like she did to the customer before me. My family has been coming to this location for a long time. Customer service has never been like this. Most of the time the girls are very nice and friendly. I dont know if we will be coming back.

Had a coconut ice cream cone. Light, not heavy taste. Lots of coconut. Delicious. Hardest thing was deciding which flavor to try ... lots of unique choices. My wife had a chocolate shake which she enjoyed.

Amazing choice of unique flavors. Super creamy. Will definitely come back.

Such an adorable spot to try endless options of creative ice cream flavors! Theres seating out doors which makes it a perfect date with a friend, delicious ice cream and a sunny day, cant get better than that. If you are with a friend, I highly recommend getting the flight of 5! Between two people you share the calories and get to try 5 flavors at once! My personal favorite are the coffee and the one with an earl grey flavor. Definitely try this spot out! This place has a hype and it definitely exceeds that hype!

I love that they do ice cream mystery boxes and especially Valentine themed ones. Their Revolution Coffee and Paula’s glazed donut ice cream are hands down the best ice cream flavors around

These guys make awesome ice cream! My personal favorite is the whiskey brown sugar. Top notch ice cream, every night youll see the place is packed.

Love the ice cream and the unique flavor choices. Always great service from the staff and the outdoor seating is plentiful. Very popular spot in the summer so note that for the pandemic times. My go to flavors are Blue Moon (tastes like fruity pebbles) and Cake Batter.

Perfect ice cream retreat for the summer :) A good place with quality ice creams and sundaes, lot of choices. Interesting ice cream flavors too. Quite crowded and long waiting lines and service is a bit slow but worth the wait in the end. There are benches to sit out in the open air too.

What a hidden gem. I am from Toronto and was craving some good ice cream and found this place. I will come here everyone I make a trip to Buffalo now. The creative flavours are something you wont get anywhere else. The donut ice cream tastes like donuts and has donut chunks in it. Mind-blowing. The black sesame flavour was also a favourite with a strong sesame flavour and not too sweet. The scoops are huge, creamy, and the price cant be beat. 6 scoops for less than $10! Cant wait to come back and try all the flavours.

Lots of unique flavors, thick creamy ice cream. Sharing a few shots of their specialty sundaes...

Great ice cream for the price. They have a lot of flavors and some very unique flavors as well. Definitely worth the stop if you havent been there already.

Ice cream was good, the portions are quite large too. They didnt have any vegan ice cream options, which was a little disappointing for people like myself who cant eat dairy. Otherwise, everything was great!

Very good, line went fast & unique variety of flavors. Nice option in the city of Buffalo

My friend ordered 3 scoops of Butterbeer and he was not only surprised by how big scoops they give but how amazing it was! It tastes like “yogurt on crack”, it tastes like a flavor I can’t name but haven’t tasted in years.Love the quality of the ice cream, overall great place.

This ice cream is seriously good. They have many different flavors. The milkshakes are great! The sundaes are also amazing.

Everything sounded so good. The El Guapo was great, and Im told the happy birthday to me was as well. There are two lines, they move pretty fast.

This place has some of the best artesian ice cream I have ever had. There service is top notch.

With so many delicious flavors to try, we just went for the sampler of 5 huge scoops and got it melting in our system... you won’t regret to get those additional calories...

Don’t worry if the line is down the street. Things moved so fast when we went, it only took a few minutes to make it through the long line. And it’s definitely worth the wait! 😋

Sick of the same flavors of ice cream? Say no more. Lake Effects ice cream is churned and created to produce the most tastiest icecream. Jot the normal run of the meal...try the raspberry truffel or Paulas donut ice cream. Or even try 9 flavors for a small price. This place is smacken!!! Best ice cream ever. Dairy queen move over!!! Me want ice creamm..yum yummmmmmm!

Good ice cream, unique flavors. FYI no where really dry to sit if its raining, we sortta squeezed onto an umbrella covered table.

Hard to say something bad about good ice cream. Especially high quality local ice cream. I guess all I can say is that I wish they were more centrally located in the city. Their current location on Hertel is a bit out of the way but definitely worth the trip.

Lots of choices and the ice cream was great! I had the peanut butter, it was awesome! The small specials looked huge!

Great ice cream. Great prices and portion sizes.

The ice cream is made in house.Its daydreaming gooooooood.😜

With such an amazing selection of home made ice cream it was hard to pick. I had the salted caramel, chocolate, and green with envy, they paired well together and the taste was amazing. Cant wait to try even more and the $$ was good.

I love the pina colada smoothie! Sooo good!!!

Excellent every time. their peanut butter epiphany is hands down the best ice cream i’ve ever had.

Incredible out of this world ice cream, with multiple original flavors not available anywhere else. Backed by a friendly helpful and courteous staff this place is a winner for all your summer ice cream needs.

Too many grrrrrrr8 flavors and combinations from which to choose will have to go daily for the rest of the summer!

So ridiculously good 😋🍨😋Scooter loves it too 🐶🍨🐾🐾

Excellent! The Earl Grey London Fog, Black Sesame and Blood Orange or uniquely extra delicious!

Constantly great ice cream and service. A great neighborhood asset.

Excellent, same great treats and service as Lockport location but minus 1 star for impossible parking.

Terrible ice cream and service. Bought 3 ice creams and had to toss two of them out. Do better.

Delightful and sweet. Fast service and better ice cream. A local must.

Okay ice cream very busy place. Customer service could use a little help.

The Lockport location has a larger variety of flavors, but they had my favorites so its all good.

Really liked the ice cream, only problem was the website had the flavors names, but no descriptions about what the flavor was. By the time we got through the menu when we got there another 8 people got infront of us in line. And that was the only negative so all in all pretty amazing. Ill definitely go again next time on Hertal.

Yummy!!!!! Very good ice cream. Very generous servings

Delicious as always. For artisan ice cream its inexpensive.

Delicious ice cream that has a unique flavor. Their menu is huge and seems to always be changing. They have a nice outside eating are with picnic tables. The prices are affordable for their generous serving sizes.

The ratio Cost:Portion is super expensive just for a tennis ball pea size of a small 1 scoop, I could see if a scoop was the size of a medium size apple but it’s not. Their Ice cream is good but almost not worth it if you want to feel satisfied you’ll have to pay some dollars more for another pea scoop.

Fantastic ice cream with great flavors always being introduced. Locally owned small business.

I has a Black Sesame Milkshake. I wish I had taken a picture. The flavors at Lake Effect are simply amazing to just read, they are very creative.

Excellent ice cream. Def worth the wait! If you have the opportunity, dont squander it!

The best ice cream I’ve Weber had in buffalo area! Tastes great and looks fancy

So good and reasonably priced. Support local!!

I came here on a hot summer night with my girlfriend and enjoyed the peanut butter epiphany while she had the salted caramel. There was quite the line its a memorable spot.

I was very pleased with my order, I got a large Birthday Ice-cream order to share with another person and it was enough for both of us.

Fabulous flavors if a bit pricy.

I cant believe we havent gone sooner. Now a weekly trip. One sunday is enough for 2 people.

Such wonderful flavors to choose from, with many different options for how its delivered in the bowl. Sundaes, samplers, create-your-own and so much more. My girlfriend loved the Butterbeer flavor (shes a giant Harry Potter fan) and I was blown away by the chocolate peanut butter. And there are so many others to choose from. Wonderful option for a warm summer night.

Fun, family and pet-friendly place to get ice cream. Perfect place for summer!

Great locally made ice cream. They rock at the classics like my favorite cookies and cream but they also have tons of fun, creative flavors that incorporate local things like paula’s donuts or sponge candy. Can also take pints to go. Yum

Lotus blossom is amazing. Icr cream so rich and buoyant. Gave me nasty facts though.

Great ice cream. Ive loved everything Ive had here. Extremely long wait at times. Took about 40 minutes to get this sundae today. This is the el guapo sundae.

It is the best ice cream I have ever had. Love it, love it, love it

Little pricey but gooood

Man ow man ow man so man different ice cream options it was hard to choose from.I got the El Guapo which was huge I only need the 1 or 2 scoop next time.

Cant even explain how good this place is.

Very good ice cream and some clever creations. The sundaes are brilliant, and they do a good job of cramming 3 scoops (small scoops, though, I noticed) plus toppings, into a to-go container, so that when you open the container, it still actually looks pretty. I had a sundae of vanilla and red-velvet-donut (with chunks of donut!) ice-cream... cant remember what it is called, and they dont do a great job of keeping their website up-to-date (the ice cream my wife wanted, which was on the website, was no longer available) so I cant find its name. My daughter got the Happy Birthday to Me! sundae, which is cake-batter ice cream, fudge, brownie pieces, whipped cram, and sprinkles (supposed to have a candle, but not in the to-go version). hers was better than mine. The Red Velvet is so-so, the Vanilla is pleasant but not earth-shattering. The Cake Batter is phenom, and she didnt finish hers, and let it melt, and the highlight of the night was drinking the melted Cake Batter ice cream with the dregs of the fudge sauce. I could have knocked off a gallon of that. My wife reported her ice cream to be satisfactory, but not awe-inspiring. Its overall a yummy outing if youre in the area already (like after a hot day at the Buffalo Zoo), but if you are more than 30 minutes away, Im not sure its a destination per se. Very good? Yes. Great? Almost.

This place is amazing. For artisan / specialty icecream this place is absolutely amazing. Prices are reasonable. Quality is unbelievable. Missed out on the icecream buttered lamb but have something to look forward to next year. Get the Paulas doughnuts red velvet icecream. It will rock your world.

Ice cream was delicious, staff very friendly and portions were generous!

Good service, cheap, and tastes amazing

Really yummy ice cream.

Excellent. Try the five sampler. White coconut and frozen hot chocolate are the best.

Very friendly ppl and pretty decent ice cream

Family pet friendly, big selection to pick and even to come again and again

Wide assortment of unusual hand crafted ice cream flavors.

Stopped in to cool off on a warm Fourth of July. My wife was surprised to see that they still served malted shakes. So I got her the London Fog (tea and toffee). I just had a simple waffle cone with two scoops of peanut butter epiphany . Both were delicious. The staff was friendly and helpful. Adding to our list of places to frequent on our infrequent trips to Buffalo

My favorites were the blue moon and frozen hot chocolate

No descriptions of flavors. Staff was rude to my mom, hard to find parking because the lot is small.

Delicious ice cream choices that can be very adventurous and pretty!

If Butterbeer is on the menu, get it!

The menu so confusing, and the place full of bees, I couldn’t sit for a minute to finish my ice cream, I’ll visit again to try more flavors.