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Boo! Rollickin's Cookies & Scream!

Happy Halloween Ghosts, Ghouls, Gobblins, Spooks, Vampires, Witches... we are ready to treat you tonight!Frankenstein has been hard at work in our kitchen, crafting the spookiest gelato flavour yet - COOKIES & SCREAM! Creamy ice cream filled with haunting chunks of Oreo bites and a bleeding raspberry ooze that'll make you scream for more dessert. Dare you to try this monster of a gelato scoop?This is a limited edition Halloween Rollickin Gelato whip! Available by the scoop from either of our...

NEW Rollickin Whip with our Nutty friends at Graze.

We've got Spring fever at Rollickin Gelato Christchurch! So the Gelato Chefs are whipping chocolate  nuts! Thanks to a collaboration with our nutty pals at Graze. Rollickin's a big fan of your nuts!Nutty Nonsense.Whipping Rollickin's creamy milk chocolate gelato and rippling with Rollickin's house made chocolate fudge sauce and throwing in sea salted chocolate covered roasted peanuts from Graze.If you're a nutty chocolate fan this one is definitely for you!This is a limited edition whip! Av...

Rollickin whips a New Canterbury gelato! SMOORHOUSE AVE

Thanks to our mates - Connor and the crew at the The Hits Canterbury Radio, Tony from Property Brokers and YOUR AMAZING FLAVOUR AND NAME SUGGESTIONS, we’re thrilled to whip "Canterbury in a Cone".Wow! All the flavour ideas and names came in from you...so many awesome ones to choose from. One gelato theme came through loud and clear. A flavour that encapsulated our ski fields, our Canterbury plains and our beautiful beaches. Spring ski in the morning and surf in the afternoon. How many cities c...

Rollickin's Dad Gift Tips!

Get prepared peoples for Dads Day! Here's some Gift Tips that's going to earn you some big brownie points! Love ya Dads!Rollickin Gift CardsYou can either grab Rollickin Gift Cards on our web-store (from $25) and we can post out for you. Yes! We'll add a message for you. Or pop into one of our cafes and grab one (from $15).Then treat yourself for a job well done!Rollickin Create at Home Dessert Box.Pick your desserts from Gerry Brownie, Jacindy Cinnie Bun, I'm Cookie or grab all three. Comes wit...

Sweet Deeds!

Rollickin loves to support our community every which way we possibly can and we get loads of requests from fabulous people doing great things for others in Christchurch. Awesomeness!!!SWEET DEEDS is Rollickin's way of treating the people who give their time to help others.Jess and Elsie from Rollickin have done their first Episode of SWEET DEEDS with FULL BELLIES.A super cool volunteer team who make over 1000 school lunches for our tamariki.You rock FULL BELLIES! You can view the episode on:&nbs...

New Rollickin Whip! Biscoff The Charts.

Loads and loads of Biscoff bikkies and Biscoff spread and Biscoff bikkies and Biscoff spread…do I need to say more? All being whipped by our clever Chefs into creamy gelato with generous spreads of gooey carameliness. Come and get it Biscoffies!This is a limited edition whip! Available by the scoop from either of our Rollickin dessert cafe's or grab Rollickin Party Tubs to fill your chillers for laters. Biscoff on in!Rollickin Gelato Dessert Cafe 98 Cashel Street and Rollickin 35 New&nbs...

Bluey Cluey New Rollickin Flavour

Our kitchen is practically bursting at the seams with blueberries right now!Behold our latest berry-licious Gelato flavour: Bluey Cluey ! Step into Rollickin and we'll 'blue' your mind with a real whipping mystery! Licking all blueberries, finding cheesecake ripples that are oh-so-creamy, this blueberry sensation is guaranteed to exceed your expectations! Pst. I’ll blueberry boost your winter immunity and I'm Gluten Free!So, what are you waiting for? Rollickin is ready to whisk you away o...

New Whip! Cookies & Dream!

Can't get better licking than this!Dive into Oreos smashed through Cream gelato and house-made gooey Chocolate Fudge sauciness. Lickin sweet dreams and hitting that snooze button as many times as you want.Nite! Nite! XThis is a limited edition whip! Available by the scoop from either of our Rollickin dessert cafe's or grab Party Tubs to fill your chillers for laters.Cookies on in peoples!Rollickin Gelato Dessert Cafe 98 Cashel Street and Rollickin 35 New Regent Street in our rocking Christc...

New Rollickin Hot Dessert Winter Menu!

Our Bakers have been working on a new Rollickin Hot Dessert that uses all the seasonal fruit that turns-up in our kitchens. And viola the HUMBLE CRUMBLE! It's presently chokka filled with Apples and Berries. OMG! It's sooo good. There's that magic moment you crack through the nubbly golden topping and you hit the HOT CARAMELISED SEASONAL FRUIT!!! Add your favourite Rollickin Gelato scoop, (I'm addicted to Dulce De Leche at the moment), cream and a cinnamon love dusting. That's a little bit ...

HOT Dessert dates at Rollickin Gelato.

Wink! Wink! All our Rollickin Hot Desserts are generous nana servings, so good to share with a date. Hot Tip! Add an extra scoop, just to keep them melting. Warm up with one or two or three of these. Dessert your way through those dark wintery nights.Heaters are on! XGerry Brownie.Hot mega chocolate and gooey caramel BROWNIE and your favourite melting Rollickin gelato scoop. Plus a chocolate sauce drizzling, hokey pokey chunks, vanilla creamo and chocolate sprinklin. Christchurch’s favour...

New Whip! Milfaccino!

We've pulled out all the stops for getting the Rollickin treating right for MUMS this Sunday!Starting with asking for ice cream flavour suggestions from EVERYONE...Coffee gelato flavours came through as a clear winner (actually Alcoholic ice cream flavours were also mentioned A LOT too - Mums are you all good out there?)The Chefs came through with a gelato MUM MASTERPIECE. Get your lips a smacking on this one!Milfaccino.Say hello to your new BFF Mum: the Mocha Frappe! It's like a mini-mum vacay ...

ANZAC Bikkie!

Every year, as requested by you, our fabulous Canterbury Rollickin customers, ANZAC BIKKIE makes it's come back!Our clever Bakers start early, making trays of chewy ANZAC bikkies. Oooh the kitchen smells so delish. "I deserve a BISCUIT please!!!"There's nothing like a straight out of the oven, all snuggles, like nana used to make, hot bikkie. The Rollickin Gelato Chefs then kick into action smashing up the ANZAC biscuits to layer into creamy Rollickin Golden Syrup Gelato, with more layers of goo...

Banoffee any one?

You'll be super pleased. We hear all your 'return the flavour' protests and the Chefs have finally given in (they have put lots of new ideas for flavours on the back burner just for you). You gotta love those Chefs! Bunches and bunches of real bananas are filling the Rollickin whippin kitchen. There's a lot of banana peeling, chopping  and banana smashing to get them ready to be churned through our dreamy creamy gelato (made with organic milk). Then they layer with crumbled butter biscuits ...

Lick an Easter Miracle!

EASTER MIRACLE is our new Rollickin Gelato whip for Easter weekend.Hoppin creamy milk chocolate gelato and bouncing marshmallows and layers of our gooey caramel sauce, plus an extra chocolate drizzling miracle!This ice cream flavour is a Gluten Free egg wonder.Hop on in bunnies, families and friends for Easter dessert treats. We have lots of chocolate options to keep up the Easter themed treating over the long weekend.And there's lots to choose from that meets most Gluten Free, Dairy free, Vegan...

Rollickin Hot X Bunny Buns!

Rollickin Gelato cafes are smelling like Easter! The crew are deliciously toasting Hot Cross Buns with your pick of gelato inside. Check out our super special gelato toasting machine. OMG! It's Easter dessert heaven. You can pick from a delicious CHOCOLATE Hot Cross bun or the old classic FRUITY SPICE. I love the VEGAN Fruity Spice teamed with a scoop of Hokey Pokey gelato. Oh Yes, we've got you covered Vegans for Easter Hot Cross bunning.Toasting in-stores this week and Easter weekend til we ru...

Rollickin & CHCH Pride Dog Walk!

The most fabulous event for dogs and their owners is back! Christchurch Pride and Rollickin Gelato's Dog Walk is a fun 30-minute stroll throughout our cool Christchurch CBD.Meet at Rollickin Gelato Cafe, 98 Cashel Street on Sunday 17th March at 5pm. There's FREE DOG SCOOPS, (especially whipped gelato that's dog friendly), lots of giveaways and prizes for the best dressed pooches. Woof! Woof! See ya there! XBiggest THANK YOU shout-out to everyone that helps put on such an awesome Christ...

Lick'n'Mix peoples!

Our whipping Gelato Chefs have been taste testing scoop combinations for you. Our ice cream scoops are delicious on there own but why not mix them up and see what fabulous dessert like combinations you can come up with. Licking technique is up and down and vice versa! Some of these come from customers, we certainly come across some interesting triple scoop flavour requests...so here's the Chef's pick!Mango Lassi. My personal Favourite!Grab a scoop of Hello Mango gelato and Salty Caramel and Yogi...

Get your dream dates attention!

Get a Valentines Card they really want!  And your first dessert date nailed at Rollickin.Say NO to boring expensive Valentines Day Cards!Give them a message of LOVE and a Gelato date.Pst. We have chocolate flavours too (yes, it's an aphrodisiac!!!), if they want to go all traditional chocolate on you ;)You've got this! Grab a Rollickin Gelato Gift Card from a Rollickin Gelato Cafe from $15 or online (from $25). If you are buying online, yes, we can add your loved up message & post for y...

Life's too short for boring gelato flavours!

Check out Rollickin's whipping limited edition caramel gelato's! Lick PopNana or Dulce De Pash or Chatty Cathy Coffee ice cream. Caramel on in Dessert Lovers - they are only here for a short time! Driving your tastebuds crazy. Remember Rollickin gives out free wee gelato tastes.POPNANA. Hold on to your popcorn tubs. The Buskers are here! Be entertained lickin caramel popcorn, dreamy banana gelato, chocolate flakes and caramel fun! I’m Gluten Free! Lick popcorn at Rollickin Gelato Cafe Chr...

Happy New Year Ōtautahi Christchurch!

Hey there, Christchurch! Waving goodbye to the year that was and let's dive spoon-first into 2024, the whole Rollickin Gelato gang wants to shout out a massive, chocolate-covered "Happy New Year" to our favourite dessert aficionados!2023 was full of dessert adventures and Rollickin fun times. And, 2024 is going to be even bigger and better!To our sweet-toothed squad in Christchurch, you've made our days as delightful as a scoop of our creamiest gelato. Seriously, your support has been sweeter th...

Happiest Holiday's Open Hours!

See you all Christmas Eve for some Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-ing. We've got the Christmas music cranking & are all tinselled up. OMG! SANTA"S COMING!!!Kill some of that awful Santa arriving wait time at Rollickin Gelato Cafes. We will be open til 10pm, and then everyone can be tucked up in bed before midnight;)Rollickin Gelato Dessert Cafes are only closed on Christmas Day.Merry Christmas everyone! XAnd then we are back scooping Boxing Day as normal! You will be hanging out for an ice...

Ice cream for hire!

Got a work shout, wedding, group gathering, party, team thank you, clients you want to win over? We'll we've got the perfect affordable thing ... Rollickin Funk Trunks!Each Funk Trunk is like a specialised chilly bin that holds gelato cold for 5-7 hours.(Yep, we've even flown one down in the Hercules to Scott Base, Antarctica for a special Scientists Shout. How cool is that!)Ice cream for hire - how many do you need to serve?One Funk Trunk holds two flavours, which is 100 single servings, Two Fu...

Best Rollickin Christmas Gift Card eva!

Easy peasy Santa! Grab them a round of Rollickin Gift Cards. Perfect for your awesome neighbour, that super secret crush, the great teacher, your super boss, the secret Santa Gift, the pool boy (wish I had a pool & boy), your besties, hard to buy for Grandpa, the fabulous hard working work mates, why not just all the whānau and nail that Christmas Gift list in one hit!Grab them in Rollickin Gelato Cafes (if you live in the best city - Christchurch!). Our team are happy to load a Rollickin G...

Whippin a Gelato for Dracula!

What fun, collaborating with the crew from Dracula's Cabaret all the way from the Gold Coast Australia. The Rollickin Chefs created DRACULA'S BLEEDING HEART.Licking creamy nocturnal Vanilla Bod Gelato and bites of bleeding Raspberry and sucking oozy Kiwifruit goo and crushing the breath out of me Meringue .I love a good Gluten Free pavlova Brain Freeze after the show at the iconic Isaac Theatre Royal in Christchurch. Rollickin Gelato Cafe New Regent Street fuelled the talent with icecream a...

Lick your Beer!

Rollickin Gelato and Two Thumb Brewery, two Christchurch passionate businesses have joined forces to whip & brew a summer treat.Releasing Canterbury Anniversary Day Friday 17th November. Cheers Christchurch!Jed Joyce (Rollickin Gelato) & Alex Grimshaw (Two Thumb’s Brewer) worked together on taking one of Rollickin’s Summer Crowd's favourite gelato flavours – Pops Lemon Pie to recreate into a Dessert Sour Beer.Our Pop's Lemon Pie Sour beer is brewed to be intentionally acidic or tar...