21 reviews about Gelobar

verified email - 16 Mar 2010

Travel from Melbourne's Western Suburbs for a gelati from here. Often combine the trip with a meal at Thalia Thai then wander down the street for a great gelato.
I love the Zupa Englaze, nougat and the coffee is great also. Really busy on a hot summer night and a great place to sit and watch the world go by.

Approximate cost: $5

verified email - 11 Nov 2009

You know these guys are fussy about ice cream when you see people queuing up outside the door at 1am on a hot Saturday night. You also know that the quality of the ice cream must be top notch when they won't make the flavour you want when they can't get the right quality ingredients. What more is there to say? The place is a salute to great Italian gelato manufacturers in Italy. The flavours all contain authentic ingredients and our favourite is the Blood orange (not always in season!!) and it's that good we've even had friends take away the ice cream and stretched out the small container over several days - it's just that good! Cakes and cookies there unfortunately don't match the quality of the ice creams however the ice cream more than makes up for the cakes! During Easter they make and decorate their own eggs, a special treat if you're after a special Easter gift.

Approximate cost: $5

verified email - 21 Aug 2009

I love this place and have been going there since I was young. Best gelati in Melbourne in my opinion. Friendly service and great variety of gelati flavours. They also have chairs and tables out the front so you can sit and eat your ice cream while watching the traffic go down Lygon Street. My husband loves their gelati as well and we'll keep going there for as long as they're open.

verified email - 22 Jul 2009

My local ice-creamery - loved by many far and wide though! Many ice cream flavours to choose from. There are home-made chocolate Easter treats, as well as a large selection of delectable Italian pastries. Mmmm. Watch for the long queues during summer - even late at night!

01 Aug 2008

i have been going to this shop for many years. love it everytime. my friends and family go too. more than a gelatio shop also have cakes and great coffee. forget watching your calories, treat yourself once a month and you will come back.

Approximate cost: $8

verified email - 19 Mar 2008

I love Gelobar. While the gelati and icecreams there are great, and it is certainly worth the wait on a hot summer night, I also love stopping in there for some nougat or cake. The coffee is always fantastic and the service is lovely.

Anonymous
verified email - 26 Feb 2008

So crowded on a hot evening. But if you queue, you'll get served really quickly and his is a lovely area to wander around eating your iced treats. I'm Lemon Gelati only, so I can't rate the other flavours but the lemon is just so much better than the stuff you get from your supermarket freezer. So Melbourne, so Carlton. So cheap. Just go.

Approximate cost: $5

verified email - 11 Jan 2008

I will drive far, far out of my way just to go here. It's been said before..best gelati in Melbourne! If you get lucky, they just may have the apple pie flavour available. They also do great coffee and cakes.

verified email - 22 Nov 2007

Gelobar is just down the street from me, and we've been here several times. It is incredibly popular, having been one of the first places to serve gelato in Melbourne, and summer nights see long queues snake out of the door well into the night. The gelato is delicious and the flavours and texture very authentic and similar to what I've eaten in Italy. Having said all that, this place isn't my favourite in Melbourne, but certainly up there.

toweringb 04 Feb 2008

if this isn't your favourite, then what is? i'm in NEED of good icecream, and i'm dying since charmaine's closed!!

verified email - 29 Jun 2007

The best tasting gelati in Melbourne by far - real homemade stuff. Once you've tasted this you won't put up with second-rate gelati any more!

Approximate cost: $5

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