This is an EXCELLENT Mariannes! I go to their main location on Ocean St in Santa Cruz quite often. But I love this store when Im in the area.They have a great selection for the store size, good prices, and the staff has always been courteous and quite helpful every time Ive ever been there.They definitely have the best ice cream in all of Santa Cruz County. Snd probably even California. Its rich, creamy and just AMAZING!Their milkshakes are awesome as well. The ice cream sandwiches are some of the best Ive had, too. Youve just got to try them!Given the quality of the ice cream the prices are spot on - you really do get what you pay for here! Truly.Highly recommend if you want great ice cream! 👍👍

So many delicious and unique flavors, over 100 to choose from. Whats nice is they organize the flavors into subcategories, so it makes it a bit easier to decide exactly what you want. All the staff were really friendly and helpful in picking out flavors, definitely recommend the Butter Brickle! Well worth the visit!

Best ice cream 🍦 Ever! 1020 was our favorite! 2nd was Coffee Almond Crunch.

Lots of flavors too choose from. Tried peanut butter icecream with hot fudge and whipped cream - was simply great!

Enjoyed a quick ice cream cone while on a bike ride with some friends. I had the strawberry sorbet and it was pretty good. Wouldnt hesitate to stop by again and try out some of their other flavors.

I love their ice cream so much!! Its so good and their options for flavors and styles have such a variety! Their sorbets and sherbets are amazing as well! So are their novelties specials like chocolate covered bananas and ice cream sandwiches.

Such a great variety of flavors to choose from. Get a treat and go catch the view at Sea Cliff Beach. Cinnamon Chocolate is amazing in a cup or in a shake.

I don’t know how the ice cream at this place is this good but it is outstanding. Highly recommend the butter pecan. Buttery, deep flavor, and just the right amount of pecan. Also, I appreciate that they make the ice cream at slightly higher temperature than normal so it’s perfect texture and melty in a good way. Recommend.

You wont find better ice cream! Love that they have no sugar added options. Our favorite thing to do is grab an ice cream and watch the waves at Seacliff

Mariannes is small, but worth the trip. The ice cream here is worth every bite. I got a double with two types of raspberry flavor. Their banana, what my girlfriend had, was made with real fruit, not fake banana flavor!

I believe for this area, the ice cream here is good. However: the interior feels cheap with that vinyl floors, considering the premium price to pay. Also the ice cream is not made on site but trucked in in prepackaged containers so I assume its not necessarily freshly made every day.

Love this place. Such friendly staff and they are conscientious for those with food allergies. Highly recommend!

We love this place! Great way to end the day! Well worth the usual wait after a long day at the beach! So many flavors to choose from and all delicious!!

So delicious! No wonder there are always people in line. The service is quick though.

What can be better than an ice cream shop in the neighborhood and it’s good!

Delicious. Ask for a free sugar cone hat on your double. Love it!

Great ice cream, wait wasnt too long. Ask for ice cream for dogs, they gave us a free small cup of old fashioned vanilla for our dog and they loved if! Con is definitely the small parking spots. I have a larger truck and parked my best so others could leave but some B t h parked and blocked me and several others in. Luckily I just popped the tailgate down and indulged on my ice cream right there. Favorite flavor is the burgundy cherryyyy

The best ice cream around. I love their 10-20, but they have so many delicious options.Little trick. If you like the cone, but dont like the messiness. Order your ice cream with a cone, but in a cup. :)

Horchata ice cream! Line moved quickly, friendly folks.

One of the best of the best, so many flavors! Pumpkin and 1020, so good, fresh and smooth. Go here, go here now!

So many flavors! Lots of classics and some fun different ones, too. Heaven was the standout (vanilla with peanut butter and brownies and maybe cookie dough? Or at least chocolate chips) and German Chocolate was good, too. (And the samples, which were more generous then you’d expect from a popsicle stick, I tried were also tasty!) I hit ice crystals a couple times, but it was very enjoyable.

Excellent ice cream, so many flavors to chose from

I usually go to Marianne’s in Santa Cruz, but found this other store in Aptos.Ice cream was still the classic ice cream and my guests from SoCal really enjoyed the ice cream. I wish they had a store closer to where I live, but if you are ever close by, a visit to Marianne’s is a must!It was a hot day and with COVID the store was closed and they had no outdoor seating which made it a little inconvenient. They are also still adapting to post COVID with orders at one window and pickup around the corner at the side door.

Drive out of your way for this delicious ice cream.

Amazing peppermint ice cream. No one else makes it like them

Better than baskin any day!

Probably our favorite ice cream! Sometimes it can be tough to find parking especially on the weekends.

Tons of flavor options, good prices, and courteous, friendly staff. Definitely my favorite place to go after a long day at the beach!

Great ice cream. A must stop when in the area

Always a treat. But with covid no inside, you order and pickup at the door, which means no tastes.

This is a great place to visit for some real ice cream. Its been a go to place for us.I highly recommend going here.Hand-crafted ice cream that’s made with love. Marianne’s has been innovating flavors and using time honored techniques to bring the richest creamiest and most delightful ice creams to you since 1947.A careful process of hand preparing our ingredients and hand mixing the flavors reflects the personal care we take every day. Starting before 6:00 am, the folks at Marianne’s are working to deliver the best ice cream and novelties we know how to make.We have more than 100 flavors in our rotation and more than 250 in our recipe box. So, whether it’s our latest experiment, or the honored standby, you know the ice cream is still made the way it is has always been made- By hand, right here in Santa Cruz.

This. Will. Change. Your. Life. Close your eyes and pick a flavor. You will only be sad if you come to Santa Cruz and don’t stop by!

Interesting flavors, generous servings, friendly staff, we are regular visitors.

Ice cream here is really good. Its a really popular place so there is often a line but the wait is worth it. Everytime I come to Santa Cruz, I make sure to stop here. Im pretty sure you can buy tubs of Mariannes at zanottos. There is also a huge variety of flavors so youll definitely find something you love.

Very good fresh ice cream. Great portions and flavors!

So many flavors! I wish I lived in Aptos to try every one!

Fast service even with a line and good ice cream.

Best place to get satisfaction if you have a sweet tooth!

Nothing like a million choices of homemade ice-cream!Even better when its incredible!

Amazing range of flavors. Pistachio cardamom, mandarin chocolate, and all the traditional ones too. Waffle cone was only $.50 extra. Recommended.

Really good ice cream shop with alot of variety of ice flavor

I ordered a sundae but they said they were out. Yet the people before and after me ordered one. Then I ordered 3 milkshakes, 2 cones and a jr scoop. When I walked up to the pick up table I noticed that one of the cones was upside down in a cup. Not the end of the world. However I than realized the cone was floating in a cup of melted koffee krunch. I paused and looked up and asked politely why my ice cream was in a deconstructed form. Then she tells me like its my fault or I shouldve known, well the It was too soft so we had to put it in a cup. Honestly the milkshakes had a better chance of standing up on the cone. It was now inconveniencing her that I wanted a scoop in its correct form. I opted to just have the same thing as my wife since I figured that would be the easiest and I could see that it wasnt a risk. Hers was a scoop and not a puddle. We spend a lot of money there, I always tip well, it wasnt busy at all and I didnt understand the uncharacteristically bad service we received.

Just had a terrific Mint Chip in a Waffle Cone and Chocolate Swirled Chocolate Chip in a cup. Both were SO tasty. Service was friendly with a smile.

Coffee crunch in a cup. Awesome!

Even with the Mardi Gras-like lines at all hours, their ice cream is worth the process.

Stopped in for coffee. The white chocolate mocha was pretty good. Probably one of the best I think Ive ever had.Kind service. Will be getting my coffees here from now on 🙂 Coffees are made with ICE CREAM!! Its creamy and frothy, the perfect sweetness and not pumped from sugary syrup. Has 2 espresso shots (i believe) and is delicious. You can use any single flavor or combination of ice cream you want and make it your morning brew. Your limit is your imagination.

Its not all that. During covid for some reason all you could get was ice cream. No sundaes, no toppings, no nothing. We were outside to place our order and my mom didnt have a mask on and was standing behind me and the girl says maam, do you have a mask? I cant serve you without one. Yet they have a sign outside stating if you dont want to wear a mask you can just do pickup. And yet again my husband went to pick up the ice cream when it was ready and didnt have his mask on and she says I cant give you your order until you have your mask on which is it? $18 for 4 nasty scoops of ice cream (the ice cream tasted like it had been sitting around since before covid.) You want a better idea? Go to your local grocery store buy your own ice cream sundae makings for half the price and half the attitude!!

Might be the best coffee ice cream Ive ever had. Friendly staff.

Delicious! You gotta try their mud pie ice cream pie omg so good!

Super easy and quick service at the State Park Dr location, highly recommend going here over the one on Ocean St because they have more space to work with so when it gets busy you dont need to be near so many people. Just order in the window and they put it at the door so you dont need to go inside.

Delicious and unique; if youre a root beer fan try the Root Beer swirl.

Delicious ice cream to eat. Love bringing my daughters here

Fresh homemade taste, yummy flavors!

We spotted this on our way to the beach one day. Decided to stop by on our way back. Fun little spot. Lots of flavors. I love a place that has espresso in addition to ice cream. Something for mom and something for the kiddos. A great treat for the ride back home from a day at the beach.

It isnt cheap...but its a tourist town! $4.50 for a single scoop.

We stop by here everytime we are heading to the beach for ice cream and milkshakes. We try different flavors everytime and have never been disappointed. There are two locations with distinctive red painted exteriors. Pleasant staff.

This is the best ice cream Ive ever had. Ive had three different flavors and all of them were delicious. The staff is very friendly and polite. I would definitely recommend getting 1020, its my personal favorite.

Its truly the best ice cream my family has ever eaten! Always fresh and delicious. Not too sweet but flavourful. The price is also amazing. I wish they had a location in South San Jose ;)

There’s a wide selection of ice cream plus both sherbet and sorbet. Great location, too - right across the street from an old-timey drive-in plus a pizza place and a Mexican restaurant. So a perfect place to grab dessert after dinner. My favorite ice cream is mint chip and Marianne’s version is nice and minty.

Love love love Marianne’s ice cream. Stopping at Marianne’s anytime we are on the coast has become a tradition that I hope will pass down over generations to come. Staff are hard working and friendly and everything on the menu is just phenomenal.

Best ice cream out there! Have it every time traveling through Aptos.

Very good ice cream, but TERRIBLE SERVICE!!!! We spent over $45 on our family of 5. First the associate yells at me for not wearing a mask when I was standing outside. Secondly, my sons ice cream which was supposed to be a double was served as a single AND melting over his cup. They argued with us and said we took the wrong size and would not give us another scoop for their mistake. Meanwhile, there is a long line and they’re blaming us for holding it up. Yet they still will not give us a lousy scoop of ice cream. Unfortunately, I have to rate this one star, otherwise I’d rate it ZERO! Never will I come back again. Very rude and very disrespectful associates!

Famous local Ice cream joint, a long line everyday. Variety of nice flavors offered. The dog even got a free little scoop. Great walk to this place

It was okay. I was hoping for better.

Had 2 scoops of health bar ice cream in a waffle cone with hot carmel topping. SOOO delicious!

Really good and unique flavors

Amazing ice cream. Authentic as it gets.

Great ice cream with a cool ocean feel in the parlor. Always a great time.

Brought my family here to try a non chain ice cream spot. There was 10 of us and they were very nice about giving us all free samples. They took our order quick. There is so many flavors to chose from. The interior seems old fashion. Parking was hard to find for us. The limit parking Desired is 15min per customer which makes it hard when it takes more than 10 min to decide what you want to order, specially if you have never been here. The ice cream I selected was mint chip and fudge brownie. I wasn’t too impressed but was happy to support a non chain business 🙂 Customer Service was in point ⭐️

Great tasting ice cream.

Best waffle cone Ive ever had. Such a creamy texture and natural flavor. I’ll have to come back before going back to Texas.

I cant type the words I want to use...so I will say this. I REALLY love this place.I can be driving home from a jobsite at 930pm and get a scoop just off the freeway.Quality, old school quality ice cream giving young kids jobs in that traditional way of the old days.No flashy sales or silly names...just yum and a comfortable momentary flashback to a better time.Wear your masks! These kids dont play with our health or theirs. So wear those masks and ENJOY!

Marianis ice cream is always so good. I like the format this time. You order in one area and pick it up in another area so we are not congregating inside the restaurant. Great job.

Great ice cream!

Best ice cream in Santa Cruz county.5 stars.

Large impressive choice of ice scream

This place has amazing ice cream! It’s been a Santa Cruz staple and has been in business since 1947. They have a ton of amazing flavors and make them all in house. They make pre packed quarts you can take home as well. Love their milkshakes and my favorite thing is their banana split or hot fudge sundae. They get busy but expected with how good their ice cream and customer service is. Give em a try!

Yum best ice cream.

Lots of choices! And they are all good!

Very nice ice cream.

Very overpriced but you get what you pay for too! Great service great icecream and great frozen on a stick chocolate dipped cheesecake slices. Everything at Mariannes is outstanding💗 and always service with a genuine smile and always a clean environment to have a sweet bite💕

The Aptos location is a great local favorite. The kids flock to eat here near closing!

We went to Penny ice creamery and tasted every flavor my husband and I didnt think you could mess up ice cream but they did. we proceeded to go to Marianne and had the most delicious experience for a much better price my husband got the oatmeal raisin with whipped cream and I got a mix of mango sorbet and key lime sorbet with whip cream so so so good ❤️🥰🌸🌺🌼

Do I really need to say anything here. Ice cream is amazing. Staff very helpful. My daughter has an allergy and they go out of their way to be safe. 1020 and mudpie double scoop... Do it.

Superb taste and huge quantity and awesome staff!

Fast, friendly service...and, of course, excellent ice cream !!

Ice cream is really tasty there :)

They are very helpful helping you pick your flavors

I wish I had a better experience. The non dairy section is extremely limited and prices are high. I ended up with the mango sorbet and it was horrible. The flavor taste totally artificial and metal-like. I two two bites and had to throw it away. I’ve never done that before...

Our favorite ice cream spot.

Best Ice Cream around!

Really delicious ice cream and a huge variety of flavors. There is a coffee shop on the other side of the counter which is convenient. It is quite busy most any part of the day.

Horrible, horrible service and I have reasonably low standards. I have never been to a place with service as bad as this business and as a business should be ashamed of theirselves. Waited in line for a bit of a wait and when they didnt get one cone correct was told to go back in line. As if that wasnt bad enough they messed it up again and was told to go wait in line again. After arguing with the blonde male they refunded me and then reordered it and finally got it correct. This might have all been avoided if they actually printed the receipts or read the order back.

Favorite ice cream in the world!

I adore Mariannes ice-cream. My fiancé first took me here a few years ago, and it has been his favorite ice cream shop for decades. Gotta try the Banana almond fudge flavor. So yummy. And the staff is incredibly friendly and nice. Cant wait to come back.

Lots of flavors to choose from. They can get quite busy on nice days, but they handle a crowd quite well. Parking is plentiful in the area. Being lactose intolerant, I tolerate their ice cream well. 👍🏼😜🍨😋

If you are near one of these you should not be buying ice cream anywhere else. And my secret tip: skip the line and buy pints (otherwise grab a ticket as soon as you get there : ) 2 pints for $11 these easily last at least three times longer than grocery Breyers air fluffed milk, better quality, support local, save money, all good things.I was 9 spots deep (most of these are groups of people as well) and it took about 3 minutes to get get to me. But turns out I didnt need to wait if I was picking pints from the freezer.If you dont see one of the flavors you want, just look confused for about 20 seconds and someone will probably offer to help. Impressive service for a busy Sunday.

Always super friendly! Such amazing flavors! Too hard to choose! Thats a great problem to have!

Good portion and taste great.

Creamy Jamoca Almond Fudge! Large scoop but pretty much $5!