Cooksburg Cafe

This place has great food, great service and perfect ambiance. Love the staff and the best ice cream selection around.

A pretty meh place. There are no other places open for food at 1pm in this whole area so one star for at least being available and open. The food choices are deep fried snacks, sandwiches and ice cream. I don't think they can handle capacity very well since the wait time was well over 20 minutes and there were only 2 other families waiting. I got chicken tenders, fries, fried shrimp and deep fried green beans. Okay, the green beans were bomb but their fries are so soggy and unseasoned. The tenders were small and overfried. Prices are kind of high for the small portions. They don't get any competition though so you're kind of stuck with this place or nothing. There was adequate seating at picnic benches and parking though.

Good ice cream, efficient service, timely location, but service is meh:The have so many flavors it's ridiculously frustrating! In a good way, that is...you want everything! The flavors change a lot, so each season at least, you can try something new: cookies n cream, pecan praline, superman, muddy shoes, coffee, peanut butter and pretzel, brownie batter, orange sherbet, etc.; waffle cone , regular cone, or bowls.Long lines in season, but the wait isn't bad at all. They crankem' out!Conveniently located feet from the canoe/kayak/tubing center.Expected, but kind of annoying: expect high school or college freshman to give their version of customer service...none at all.

Only go for ice cream. We went after canoeing. Got some food for lunch with a plan to get ice cream afterwards. We waited 30 minutes for luke warm pizza and an over cooked burger. Fries were good and so were the pretzels (hence the two stars). They weren't slammed with food orders but were still very slow. No one seemed happy to be working there. They definitely need a responsible adult for supervision. Never bothered with the ice cream but it looked good.

The Cooksburg Café is a cool little Ice Cream/ Sandwich shop right along the Clarion River in Beautiful Cook Forest State Park. They serve Hershey's ice cream which is not the best Ice Cream by any means, but the atmosphere more than makes up for it. The Café has a few small tables with umbrellas as well as a large covered outdoor seating area to enjoy your treats. The café is located next to the Pale Whale canoe Company who rents canoes for your trip down the Clarion River. This is a great place to grab an Ice Cream after your scenic canoe trip. Overall a great place for family's to stop, and get a treat while in Cook Forest State Park.

It looks like the good reviews for this place are for the ice cream. We never made it that far. After a fabulous time tubing down the river (Pale Whale Canoe Rental is excellent) we tried eating at this place, which is in the same complex. I don't even know where to start. The service was horrible. It took forever to get our food. In fact, just about everyone else there was standing around, too, wondering what the hold up was. I finally went up to ask about the status of my order and the girl looked at me like I was making it up. There were a ton of people working, but the problem seemed to lie in the fact that there were no true adults in the kitchen, and the girl doing the actual cooking had a horrible attitude, and the other girls seemed timid to ask for anything. We finally got our food, and it was soggy, undercooked, and disgusting. Maybe they were having a bad day. Maybe they just need some better staff. I have no idea, but I do know that I wish we'd just forgone eating lunch and just gotten ice cream. Do yourself a favor and do the same.

They had good flavors , and they were polite. What really sets them apart though is that they served me a ton of ice cream at a low price. If you've ever been frustrated by measley portions for high prices you'll be pleased.

great ice cream!! it's a cute little shop in a busy tourist area. absolutely love it, i've been coming here since i was 1. very tasty & always has good service!!

HUGE ice cream cones! Over 20 varieties of Hershey's ice cream and if you're not sure what flavor you want...ask for a sample! Very friendly employees. I will be back!