Tom Turtle

Went on Saturday after dinner with a group of friends. We didn't end up having dessert at the restaurant because a few of us wanted to have ice-cream, despite the freezing Melbourne weather.


Read the reviews online and they weren't that great, but thought we'd give them a go anyway. The ice creamery itself was going for a “natural, greeny” feel with the place decorated in fake leaves and grass. The establishment was quite small but we didn't have any problems getting a table - the place was empty.


The waitress explained the concept of the menu to us. Basically, Tom Turtle is an ice creamery/dessert house where they serve the ice-cream in 4x4 cubes. I'm assuming they're going for the whole “try more than once flavour to enhance your experience” kind of thing.



Three of us shared a “platter” 10 ice cream cubes, while my other two friends just ordered their own thing. It took some time for the 3 plates to come out and they didn't come out on time either, and my friends could hardly wait there politely, since it was ice-cream...


Once our plate came out, the novelty of guessing which flavour was which wears out in about 5 mins - then you're just left with 10 ice-cream cubes... Some of the flavours were very delicious, and I would probably only want to order that 1 flavour next time..! Since we tried 10 flavours, I'll summarise them below.


Favourites - Peanut Butter & Jelly, Melon Midori and Guava
Try - Creme Brulee, Cookies & Cream, Pear & Caramel and Raspberry Sorbet
Avoid - Green Tea (Flavour was way too strong), Lemon Lime & Bitters (Too sour, though you can use it to clean your palate..!), Honey & Ginger (Just avoid)

Gave it a go but probably wouldn't be back. As I said, the novelty of trying all the flavours doesn't last long...


It's some fancy ice creamery that serves ice cream in cubes. Heard about this place recently but had no interest of going because I've never really liked ice sticks/icy poles. I only went because I received vouchers for free cubes. This place is all about presentation. The cubes came out on a big plate, creatively placed and decorated with some jams and beans etc. I tried the 5 cubes of mixed flavours. Overall the taste was just OK, nothing special. I still prefers my swiss chocholate movenpick ice cream or italian gelato.