Tara's Organic Ice Cream

Name: Tara's Organic Ice Cream
Address: 3173 College Ave, Berkeley, California, USA
Telephone: +15106555014
Price range: $$
Rating: 4.4

#69 of 264 restaurants with desserts in Berkeley

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You can always degust tasty taro, tapas and sandwiches at this confectionary restaurant. According to the visitors' opinions, waiters serve good waffles, gelato and creamy cakes here. A lot of visitors order delicious wine. This place is famous for great chocolate frappe, iced green tea or moccachino.

Tara's Organic Ice Cream is well known for its great service and friendly staff, that is always ready to help you. Here you will pay adequate prices. The atmosphere is nice, a lot of guests enjoy the concept of this place. The overall rating of this spot on Google is 4.6.

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Sonya H a month ago on Google

High quality, icey cold, not overly fatty icecream. Reminds me of homemade from my childhood. Wonderfully creative flavors, and yet their vanilla is simply divine. And that bittersweet chocolate sauce is the bomb! Service: Take out Meal type: Other Price per person: $1–10 Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 4

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Elinor Ackerman a month ago on Google

Incredible ice cream, worth every penny! Lavender and rose were out of this world! Service: Dine in Meal type: Other Price per person: $1–10 Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5 Recommended dishes: Lavender Ice Cream

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David S. a year ago on Yelp

Tara's Organic Ice Cream has been on my bucket list for quite a while. That made the experience extra disappointing when none of the three flavors my date and I got was a hit. To our surprise, Tara's does not offer samples due to COVID, which at this point feels like a super lame excuse. Don't get me wrong; keeping people safe is very important -- I just don't think there is a correlation. Customers aren't even going in the shop, so it seems more likely that Tara's just doesn't want to spend money on additional plastic spoons (or use metal ones that they would then have to wash). With limited information about the available flavors, we chose the Burnt Caramel, Black Sesame, and Geranium. The Black Sesame was the best, and it was only okay. My date described the Geranium as tasting like perfume -- not citrusy as the employee who served us described. She was friendly, and if it were up to her, I imagine she'd prefer offering samples so that customers did not have to rely on her taste buds and recommendations. Another drawback of Tara's is that besides one bench outside, there's no seating, so if there's already someone on the bench, you can't sit down to enjoy your ice cream immediately. Finally, the ice cream is fairly expensive for what it is, perhaps due -- at least in part -- to the cost of organic ingredients. Overall, I would call our visit a waste of money and calories. I'd much sooner go back to iScream or Mr. Dewie's Cashew Creamery.

Tara E. a year ago

David, I'm pleased that you and your date joined us, but sorry to hear your visit was not what you had hoped. Sampling had always been one of the things we enjoyed most, and being among the first modern ice cream shop in the Bay Area to use washable metal spoons rather than throw aways is true to our values. The cost was not an issue. As you can imagine, the health and safety of our staff and guests is a top priority, and sampling requires our team to closely interact with dozens or hundreds of people a day--something that many are not yet comfortable with. We apologize that we are not offering samples at this time. We would love to have you back and help you choose other flavors you will love and show you the difference using real organic ingredients for flavors can make. Hopefully, you will drop by again soon.

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