Ron's Gourmet Ice Cream and Twentieth Century Bowling Alley

Hyde Park, MA · Ice cream shop

Rating
4.7/5
★★★★★ 4.7
Reviews
20
Rank in Hyde Park
#1
of 34 restaurants
City Percentile
91%
rating percentile
Address
Ron's Gourmet Ice Cream and Twentieth Century Bowling Alley, 1231 Hyde Park Ave, Hyde Park, MA 02136
Phone
(617) 364-5274
Website
ronsicecream.com
Status
Closed · Opens 9 AM

Ron's Gourmet Ice Cream and Twentieth Century Bowling Alley is a restaurant located in Hyde Park, MA. It is one of 34 restaurants listed in Hyde Park. Its 4.7-star rating is above the Hyde Park city average of 4.1 stars. Based on combined rating and review volume, it currently ranks first among restaurants in Hyde Park. There are 10 photos associated with this location.

About Ron's Gourmet Ice Cream and Twentieth Century Bowling Alley

Cult classic handcrafted, artisanal ice cream made fresh daily with top quality ingredients. Located in historic Hyde Park, there is a retro 8 lane candlepin bowling alley, now serving adult beverages. Ice cream, also available at our Dedham... More

Hours

Saturday9 AM–10 PM

Customer Reviews

★★★★★ 5.0 お父さん · Aug 2025

Butter pecan & Coffee madness were super cool! You can also enjoy playing bowling!! Man, it’s got such a nostalgic vibe. Feels so chill!

★★☆☆☆ 2.0 John McLoughlin · Jan 2026

disappointing!, Booked a session online for an hour. About 45 minutes into scheduled session, the fellow we checked in with stood behind our group and announced to different worker that he had to go replace "a cotter pin". It caught my attention, because it sounded false/performative and I have a good BS detector. So, he runs along side wall, goes behind the machinery and a second later the lights on ALL the alleys go dark. When he popped back out we asked him what was up. His response was your hour is up and time started from when you checked in 15 minutes before session. What? No way we got there 15 minutes early. Even it that was correct, we had to wait for him to reset the score when we got shoes on and were ready at the scheduled time. My impression was that since we were the l

★★★★★ 5.0 Ed G · Oct 2025

I have been going to Ron’s ice cream for about 30 years now. But in the recent 3 years I have become a huge fan of their ice cream. My favorite is the Oreo Cookie ice cream, Strawberry ice cream and the Brownie Caramel (I add whipped cream and sliced, toasted almonds!) I tried the Rum Raisin recently and it was delicious The staff in Hyde Park are always friendly and no matter how busy, they are always attentive.

★★★★★ 5.0 M. Mazz · Oct 2022

They make their own ice cream and have candle pin bowling. Not many places like this left. A true gem and definitely a taste of the old school. Please support this place as it truly is great and very authentically Boston.

★★★★★ 5.0 Nathan Smith · Oct 2025

Really nice neighborhood spot. Not fancy, Not too much room to hang out with a big group unless you’re bowling, but happy, clean place with attentive staff. Obviously a local favorite and good flavors. If you’re in the neighborhood, definitely stop in and grab a cone or a round of candlestick bowling.

Accessibility & Amenities

✓ Wheelchair Accessible Entrance ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Parking Lot ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Restroom

Services

Ice cream shopBowling alleyCaterer

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