Soft Serve on the Shore

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#295939 6-May-2022 20:48

I've been to the Gelato Workshop in Birkenhead a few times and their gelato is really good - however tonight I had a hankering for soft serve instead. Only issue I don't know where to get it from, barring McDonald's; except the last few times I went there, their machine wasn't working. Shake Shed or Shack or whatever they're called seems to specialise in really watery soft serves - no thanks! (I really miss Wendy's!)

Any local suggestions? Google doesn't show me much past Kiwiyo in Takapuna which is fine, but...is that all there is for local? Nothing in Glenfield? Albany? Devonport?

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#2911191 6-May-2022 23:00

Burger King. Burger Fuel if you like the thickshake form. Am I right Dunkin Donuts does soft serve? It's been a while. I recall there's a soft-serve bar in Albany mall food court?

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#2911195 6-May-2022 23:10

gzt: Burger King. Burger Fuel if you like the thickshake form.

Is their thickshake actual soft-serve ice cream or just whipped-up thickener? Its been at least ten years since I've been able to find anywhere in NZ that does a thickshake that's actually made from soft ice cream rather than mostly milk and thickener, whereas overseas, in countries not exactly famous for their dairy industry, you get proper thickshakes almost everywhere.

(Hi to the "things that annoy you" thread).

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#2911198 6-May-2022 23:37

Don't know. I really like the Burger Fuel shakes. Other than that, if I wanted a shake I'd go to any dairy with an ice cream bar.

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#2911234 7-May-2022 07:21

Not a shake, I was thinking more of a soft serve, ie, in a cone, not a drink 🙂

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#2911235 7-May-2022 07:22

neb:
gzt: Burger King. Burger Fuel if you like the thickshake form.
Is their thickshake actual soft-serve ice cream or just whipped-up thickener? Its been at least ten years since I've been able to find anywhere in NZ that does a thickshake that's actually made from soft ice cream rather than mostly milk and thickener, whereas overseas, in countries not exactly famous for their dairy industry, you get proper thickshakes almost everywhere. (Hi to the "things that annoy you" thread).

I miss Dairy Queen 😞

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#2911244 7-May-2022 08:48

Wendys ice cream was great..... I use to work at GP in the food court at Hunters Plaza, and opposite was Wendys....... the lady there who ran it got to know me well, soon as she saw me heading towards them on my break, she'd start making my favorite :D

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#2911247 7-May-2022 08:51

I agree, Shake Shack or Shed or whatever the hell it is, is horrible, despite being Wendy's rebranded and in the same locations - their Google reviews don't inspire me with confidence either. But I always thought it was just Wendy's under a different name?

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/wendys-supa-sundaes-nz-franchisees-rebrand-to-shake-shed-co-owner-takes-businesses-to-court/WKUTUSY6YS7JM464GVMQEYICOQ/?c_id=3&objectid=12073478&ref=art_readmore

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#2911256 7-May-2022 09:58

I too miss a good soft serve, there used to be one in Hamilton where I grew up that had Chocolate soft serve, I have never seen it since.

I miss the McDonalds ones, they were the better of any of the fast food ones, last I saw they no longer did the cones due to covid.

FYI the ice cream and shakes are different machines at McDonalds.

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#2911277 7-May-2022 12:51

Google MrWhippy.

I’m so buying one of the machines when I win lotto.

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#2911306 7-May-2022 14:45

Mr Whippy! Now that's a bit more like it.
re McDonald's, I think theirs are pretty good too, but haven't see them doing them for a while now.

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#2911311 7-May-2022 15:22

Geektastic: Google MrWhippy.

I’m so buying one of the machines when I win lotto.

Hope its not always "broken" like the maccas ones are. By broken they actually mean its stopped until the complete the clean which noone wants to do because they're busy.

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#2911317 7-May-2022 15:41

Yup, require regular cleaning - I had to do the one at GP probably every 3 days. The thickshake machines were similar though, and if someone mixed the flavors, that was a big job to sort out as you had to flush the whole thing.

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#2911329 7-May-2022 16:17

xpd:

Yup, require regular cleaning - I had to do the one at GP probably every 3 days. The thickshake machines were similar though, and if someone mixed the flavors, that was a big job to sort out as you had to flush the whole thing.

I miss GP

When McDonalds bought them back they just were not as good.

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