Blue Bell Creameries Review

Wow! Great ice cream, great experience. Check it out, you will fall in love.

Cool and cheap site seeing location! $1 scoops of ice cream!!!

This place is so much fun!!! You have to get here before 2 PM to see them making ice cream, but it's worth it! The Visitors Center is full of great facts and history, and I really enjoyed the different commercials they were playing! And the gift shop and ice cream parlor was great! They had about a dozen flavors, with two being available only at the parlor. With a scoop of ice cream costing a dollar, it was so easy to try five different flavors (there were 3 of us, so no judging, lol)! We will totally go back when we are around Brenham again!!!

Took my mother-in-law and family to the factory yesterday. I've been a number of times and have always enjoyed it. I was disappointed this time around. Before it always began with a nice short movie in a little theater describing the history of Blue Bell followed by the tour. Now they have cut the movie making the already short tour, even shorter. I guess they wanted to cram more tours in the day so cutting out the 10 minute movie enabled them to do that. In addition the tour itself involved a lot of dead time waiting for the group ahead of us to move along. Again, seems they are trying to fit more tours into a shorter period of time. I'm a big fan of Blue Bell ice cream but I wish the tour of the factory didn't bear the scars of cost-cutting at the expense of the consumer.

Truly a delightful experience! All of their staff members are incredibly welcoming and willing to answer all of your questions. The ability to watch their ice cream being made is fascinating! A great road trip!

A true Texas tradition. Visiting the Blue Bell factory is a must.

We got misrouted by Google and ended up in Brenham so we decided to stop by and get an ice cream snack. Tasty Blue Bell straight from the factory! Nice way to end the firat part of our vacation. Super friendly staff. We will take the grand kids with us next time.

A great place to learn the history of BlueBell. Only 4 stars because you can't tour the creamers yet.

A free museum with photo opportunities, combined with a nifty observation deck that allows visitors to look down on the factory floor. But the best part of all is the ice cream bar, where generous scoops of ice cream are sold for $1. The place can be crowded, and if parking is not available in the auxiliary lot, it's probably best to leave and try again another day.

Wonderful place to bring family and learn the history of the best ice cream. Ice cream scoops are $1. Be warned, the observatory is only opened on weekdays.

We took our young sons (entering 1st and 2nd grade) today and were impressed by the tour. This wasn't so much because it was a fantastic, can't-miss tour but because it was relatively short (about 30 minutes), informative, to the point, and--the best part--held our older son's attention. That's no easy feat. It's a little annoying that they don't have tours on weekends but honestly, if they aren't in production while you're on the tour, what is there to see? A bunch of steel pipes, that's what. So yeah, whatever the company's reasons for not having tours on weekends, it's worth it to actually see the cool machinery (especially the ice cream sandwich machine!) in action. The ice cream at the end consists of a generous scoop, though if extra servings really are $1 apiece, as another reviewer noted a year ago, it would have been nice to see some signage saying so (and we would have gladly paid more to get more flavors, and there may have been signage that I missed). Our tour was pretty crowded, but there was another literally right behind us that wasn't full at all, so we just hung out with them instead and it was no big deal to the tour guides, and then our kids could actually see what was going on and we could hear. The factory's a hike from the Houston area (especially given the length of the tour), but we found the most direct route from south Katy was up Katy Hockley Cutoff to 290 west. Glad we bought tickets online a few days ahead of time--it's too far to drive and then take your chances, since there's nothing else to do there. It's worth the drive but be sure to plan it well, and stop for snacks etc. in Brenham since there's not a decent (modern/clean) gas station along 290 for quite a while, at least until you get to the CVS and Love's.

Pretty underwhelming and nothing really to see. Ice cream is definitely good but not really worth a visit. You would think all of the process would be very large and quite frankly a lot more complex. Was very simple and hardly sophisticated. You would think @ the ice cream factory u could pay a standard fee and taste all the flavors.... getting two scoops for a dollar is a good deal but not really ideal if u want to taste all the flavors!

Always loved Blue Bell. Especially when you get to see how it s made, eat all you can, & pick up something at their store. And did I mention eat ice cream!!!

Staff very friendly & of course the oce cream id delicious & u get a good size scoop for $1!

Finally made the stop as a family to visit the Blue Bell Creamery. Love the $1 scoops in the ice cream parlor!

Worth the stop if you're passing through the area-interesting, relaxing and you can get a snack.

Short walk through observation and really neat History. Employees are Knowledgable on many questions. Just a real neat hour or two.

Nice history on a local Ice Cream maker now sells ice cream in almost half the nation.

Fun trip for the younger kids. I enjoyed it and the ice cream is extremely cheap.

Omg...the best!! Have to go check it out...yummy!!!!

Be sure to stop by the sampling room. Scoops of ice cream for $1!

Drove from College Station (about an hour) and still felt the drive wasn't really worth it. They give you generic info, and you don't even get to see much. The best part is the end when they give you a free scoop of any flavor you want.

Awesome place to go! Service was extremely lovely and I've cream was perfect

Ice cream tasted great. Sad there is no more tours.

Great city! It is a nice facility. Nice welcoming. But -Not what I expected it to be like. Thought we were getting a tour, but just got to see people working up from 20 ft up high. We got no explanation of what was going on. It was so packed, people were bumping into each other. Oh and we didn't get our scoop of icecream :( ...the lines were extremely long. I did buy an ice cream scooper, which we use daily at home :) I don't think we'll be going again. Maybe just to go get our scoop,, but not likely :/

The "tour" was disappointing. You get to stand at a window & watch. The tour guy didn't announce himself & had no badge to identify himself. I expected someone to be proactive & give us some information.

Fun time for a family, best ice cream ever. Plus you can get flavors not available any place else. Highly recommend stopping here for a cool place to escape the Texas heat

Super cute store and cheap larger $1 ice cream scoops!

Great place to see ice cream being packaged and enjoy your favorite flavor. Kids love it!

Thank you to the wonderful staff at the Brenham, TX Blue Bell Creamery. This was my first visit this great creamery. The BB museum was quite interesting in telling the story of this great company. The photos and original equipment were interesting in see how time has changed, the business the process but the core values and in my opinion still produces the most delicious, ice cream in america. The company offers great opportunity to see how the whole production of this tasty ice cream is produced, in the form of a tour in the area called the oberservation area were you can clearly look down on the staff working in every capacity in the production of the ice cream. The creamery also has a wonderful gift shop with some nice gifts for yourself or anyone. The shop is serviced by a group of wonderful ladies that gives me the impression that they truly love this company an had wonderful attitudes. The creamery also has a ice cream parlor in the same area that offers various flavors of there delicious ice creams for your tasting. I must warn you the choice will be difficult in deciding on one flavor.The ice creams can be purchased for an incredible reasonable price by the scoop. The parlor offers comfortable table and chairs were you can enjoy your chosen flavor. The area has clean restrooms and are well maintained as well as the entire area. There is a good amount of parking and easy to access from major freeway. I would highly recommend this location for a visit.

This place is a must for your "Bucket List" if ever there was one. People are Southern Friendly and there is no better icecream anywhere on planet earth!

Excellent! Worth every minute spent to learn of its beginnings.

This town is so pretty, I enjoyed a scoop of ice cream for $1, after I finish with the tour of Brenham, I will come back.

I brought my own cookies to eat with my ice cream. Very clean and such friendly staff. We always come here when we're craving ice cream bc of the $1 scoops!!!!!

Great visit. Fun and nostalgic. The area is beautiful, people are super friendly.

Great place for the kids, and for adults. Would definitely recommend

A Texas institution. Of course the ice cream is top notch, plus there's a cool baseball exhibit and the observation deck is fun to see.

Its Blue Bell... Need I say more... The best ice cream in the country.

Excellent stop to stretch the legs. . . And of course to eat some ice cream! While we were there someone was celebrating their birthday and ordered 1 scoop of each flavors! What a great way to party!

The best We always have to stop by whenever we are close enough for $1.00 scoops of WONDERFUL BLUE BELL You can watch the production lines from the observatory area there's also a general store to buy Blue Bell merchandise...oh and dont forget your "lil scooper" paper hat Have fun

Enjoyed the place, got a BIG scoop of ice cream for a buck. Got to watch them make and package the ice cream. And they have a little souvenir store to buy gifts.

The factory isn't touring anymore so I don't know about that. The ice cream was delicious. The lady in the souvenir part was rude and acted bothered that we interrupted her by trying to pay for our things and we were the only people there. She couldn't even force out a smile or a "you're welcome" when I said ty ma'am.

Excellent ice cream cones at the factory, very reasonable price per cone

I never eat anything without a seal on it. BlueBell has been getting away cheap not protecting it's customers. A few years back people died eating blue Bell. Now this. No thank you. I eat the good stuff anyway.

The staff here was great, loved the bit of history and fun of learning about Blue Bell. The ice cream is a must of course.

Fantastic place to get out of the Texas heat, and into some delicious cold ice cream. Good variety of flavors and at only $1.00 a scoop it's hard to beat.

Good stop point between Houston and Austin. The tour was not open the day we came. But we had ice cream at parlor. The milk cookies flavor is the best. The restroom are very clean too.

Nothing but the BEST ! Great side adventure driving thru town. Visitor section very informative of the ice cream process and history of company. Parlor & country store and very cute! Observation deck closed at 2pm everything else open till 5 pm ! $1 Ice Cream Scoops!! Staff very friendly , Texas Style

This is a great trip for kids. You get a huge serving of ice cream for just $1. There are great places to explore and during the week there is an observation deck.

It's what you'd expect. Besides, it only makes the best ice cream in the country.

Free self guided tour of the history and creamery's production line followed by a delicious scoop of your favorite ice cream for $1.00.

Fascinating place. Watch world's best ice cream being made. Eat it, too. Take the kids. Lots of fun.

Cool place to check out! Self-led learning about BB history and production process. End the tour by watching a snippet of the production process via the observation deck and immediately afterwards grab yourself a $1 scoop of ice cream! The only thing that would make the experience 5 stars is an option for a guided tour so you aren't wondering aimlessly. I find guided tours more insightful than reading a brochure or plaques on the wall. Could be a personal preference.

Always fun as kid and now. With the new expansion since the flood and call back the second story level observation deck with the new ice cream parlor are now on the same level, with the Texas baseball museum underneath and the visitor and history center just on the other side of building there more space for Field trips and regular people in attendance. Yes ice cream scoops are still just a dollar.

Awesome Ice Cream. Will add the final star if they add tours.

WANT SOME "CHOCOLATE COVERED CHERRY" FLAVOR ! BRING IT BACK FOLKS! ! !

Is around 60 miles from home....but I like to drive and see friendly faces.....love the garden and off course the ice cream

Everyone knows blue bell has the greatest ice cream in the world. Makes sure to take your kids here every few years. I'm very sad they do not have tours at this time. I'll call up there every couple and ask.

Very clean good icecream everytime, the employees seem to have answers to every question, very knowledgeable,..always a good drive with great outcome

We took our 6 year old grandson and he loved it. We were hoping for a seasonal flavor called Happy Tracks, filled with peanut butter cups. Yumm, but alas they didn't have it so he ate mint chocolate chip and we had Moolenium Crunch and Pecan Pralines and Cream. I think the Pecan, Pralines and Cream is our hands down favorite. You get a big scoop for $1 , what a value!

The home of Blue Bell Ice Cream. They have tours of the creamery and serve ice cream on site. A great piece of Texas History, and a must stop for anyone passing through.

Hey its an ice cream factory with $1 each scoop. Heck, i would have treated these seniors. Their ice cream is a bit sweet for me but my favorite is mocha almond fudge with plenty of almonds.

There is something decidedly different in the taste & flavor of the Dutch Chocolate & Vanilla Blue Bell.

The flavor is not, I repeat not the same as it was before the ban of Blue Bell by the FDA

They said "New Coke" was the same as the old Coke formula, and we know how that ended with the admission of a a different formula.

Please check the recipe and correct it to what it was before before customers flee to other brands

Wishing BB the best and welcome back!!

You can't beat the $1 scoops! Lots of flavors to choose from, and something new every time you visit.