Riverside Ice Cream | Sanctuary Dogs

Alpena, MI · Ice cream shop

Rating
4.0/5
★★★★☆ 4.0
Reviews
7
Rank in Alpena
#44
of 68 restaurants
City Percentile
25%
rating percentile
Address
Riverside Ice Cream | Sanctuary Dogs, 480 W Fletcher St, Alpena, MI 49707

Riverside Ice Cream | Sanctuary Dogs is a restaurant located in Alpena, MI. It is one of 68 restaurants listed in Alpena. Its 4.0-star rating is slightly below the Alpena city average of 4.4 stars. There are 10 photos associated with this location.

Customer Reviews

★★★★★ 5.0 Amanda Hattis · May 2025

Checked out Sanctuary Dogs & Riverside Ice Cream after the shipwreck tour. Did not disappoint! Very nice facility! Plenty of outdoor seating, 1 unisex bathroom with baby changing station. Very friendly staff and great customer service! Will definitely be back!

★★☆☆☆ 2.0 Robin Fisher · Aug 2025

We accidentally found this place after the tall ships cruise. Lovely location and great vibe near the river, we wanted to love this place but the hot dogs are terrible! Weird flavor and thick skinned. The staff was friendly. We wondered why we were the only ones there on a Friday at dinner time. Now we know. Prices are also a bit high but would be ok if the hotdogs were decent. Fries were good. Get some air conditioning for your staff and change your hot dog supplier and you might have a hit. Do it before other people find you and try you once and never return.

★★★☆☆ 3.0 Sharon Fritz · Aug 2025

Really want to rate 5 star to support business but hot dogs are overpriced & HORRIBLE. Staff is awesome, ice cream delicious & nice location. No signs for business & only found by accidentally driving down sidewalk. Also not on Apple Maps.

★★★★☆ 4.0 Christina Chasse · Aug 2025

Ice cream was fantastic! Lemon sorbet, sea salt turtle and birthday cake were all delicious! Staff was very friendly too! Would pass on the hot dogs though.

★★★★☆ 4.0 abigail smith · Jun 2025

Cute spot by the river with hand dipped ice cream. Good spot to get a cone and walk by the river. Only removing one star because those girls need some air conditioning & a little better signage.

Services

Ice cream shop

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