Custard Hut

Anything below 5 stars is simply crazy!!! Their custard is made from magical stuff, it’s the best around. Their homemade hard ice cream is incredible and the suggestions of combo’s is never ending.
Bring your doggie for a treat also:)

Absolutely THE WORST ROOTBEER FLOAT in the universe :(we paid $ 4.85 each for (2) medium floats and all we got was soda and a dash of whipped cream?! Where’s the ice cream? Will never return to this place.

Whats not to say good about this place. open long hrs
Great custard. Place is clean as it does not give me a belly ache as others have done.
Friendly girls working there too.
Thumbs up from me :)

So… The portions are on the small side and the prices are on the high side.
But, the convenience (right off the road when you’re heading home from OC) can’t be beat. Plenty of clean outdoor seating. The taste rivals Kohr’s, without the lines. Or the seagulls.

This is a small local ice cream joint similar to a Dairy Queen. The ice cream is decent (not great) but the prices and the service are out of whack. I used to get the candy shop (basically a simple sundae) with mint chocolate chip ice cream and Oreos which is over $ 6. Then they seriously started skimping on the toppings so I had to add for extra Oreos which bumped the price to over $ 7 which is ridiculous.
My boyfriend and I used to always put a few dollars in the tip jar (he’s a server) but after the consistent rude attitude of the employees, even he agreed that there were better ways to spend our money. The employees here will literally roll their eyes in your face and scoff at your order. My boyfriend had been coming here since he was a little boy and I had been going here for several years, but now we only go if we have no other options.

I grew up going to Custard Hut because they are a local legend. Their blended ice creams with the candies, the gelati (water ice and soft serve), and their milkshakes are fantastic. Unmatched. Their quality is 100% consistent. It never wavers from season-​to-​season, and they really do deliver the product true to who they are – a local business.
However, I had to zing them a couple stars for several reasons. At the end of the day, this is a window ice cream shop – not a gourmet parlor. It is also on the mainland, not in the tourist town of Ocean City. So the prices really need to reflect that. In the last couple seasons, their prices have sky-​rocketed, while their sizes have gotten smaller. My parents are also small business owners, so i will be the first to say that when the prices on ingredients go up for the business owner, then they have to raise their product’s prices to make a profit. But their prices have changed rapidly and drastically, and their business really hasn’t been hit by the economy in the last 6 years. Their regulars are still their regulars, and their lines have not noticeably dwindled since 2008. So the skyrocketing prices are a turn-​off to the consumer.
Furthermore, I find the staff her a little snappy. I get it… it’s summertime, it’s hot, the lines are huge, and customers can be incredibly annoying sometimes (I worked at a much busier window ice cream establishment on the OC Boardwalk for several years, so I definitely sympathize). But that is no excuse to take customers’ orders with a frown, angrily slam the order windows shut, and roll your eyes. You work in the food industry – there’s a certain level of patience you should possess. (Side note: this goes to some of the employees, not the owners, who are incredibly sweet)
My last time here last summer, I was really turned off. I ordered the same thing I have been getting for years– a cup of nonfat vanilla yogurt in a dish. I asked for half chocolate sprinkles, half rainbow. The girl at the counter gave me an exasperatedly look and snarkily asked:
«You want BOTH sprinkles?» (as if I had asked her to cook me steak and potatoes)
«Yup.»
“Uh, okay, I guess.” (snickers)
I paid for my order, and when she handed over my change, as I was about to put money in the tip jar, she slammed the window ON MY HAND. Um, okay… she then audibly told another coworker about «how dumb» it is to get both flavors of sprinkles. Not only was my order NOT difficult to make (pushing up the lever to pour yogurt into a cup, and then throwing sprinkles on it), that behavior is completely inexcusable.
This is not to say that I will never come here again, but I was just really disappointed. You expect this behavior at a chain restaurant (like a Dairy Queen or a Sonic), not a well-​respected local business.

Custard Hut was great when i was a kid because i wasn’t paying.
over the years, the model has fallen apart, mainly due to pricing. $ 7.44 (including tax) for a large milkshake, hahahahaha. ok, good luck with that. keep railing the locals with your boardwalk-​type prices. a family owned business that has been run by local residents for decades should definitely know better.
if you are on the mainland, go to Main Event in P’ville — WELL WORTH IT. sheesh even DQ in SP is better at this point in time. Little’s in EHT… the other place on Ocean Heights in EHT… all better options.

Visited for the first time tonight and loved the Reese’s pieces sundae. Tons of chocolate and peanut butter sauce along with candy pieces!

Yummy ice cream. Decent prices. Ices and ice cream are both good quality. We stop by en route to the GSP.

It’s about time to update — I brought the kids the other day and noticed that the serving sized have shrunk while the prices did not. I paid $ 5.99 for a small (very small) hot fudge sundae and a kid-​size cone with a topping.
Also the Tuesday night cruise night has moved down the road to another establishment.
Eh– I’m dropping down to 3 stars.

Owners are great people, all the ice cream treats are good i& the place is always so clean! Keep up the good work Custard Hut! Coming by today to get a hot fudge/​carmel sundae with nuts! YUM!