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It's Cold Outside. Let's spoon.

Fires on, come in & snuggle with one of our best hot desserts ever.  Choose from Christchurch's best voted desserts on the menu. I'm in heaven taste testin these Rollickin bangers...Gerry Brownie, Ashley Apple Bloomfield Pie, Jacindys Cinnie Bun, I'm your Cookie Pie & Charlies Choccy Cake. All created & baked in-house by our super clever chefs. Bon Apple Treat! Remember, we're open late (til 10pm) for dessert dates. X...

Rollickin Gelato Classes & KidsFest

Want to learn how Rollickin makes gelato? Our chefs will love to show you how we create & whip. There’ll be a little info session, part science lesson, and some super fun gelato tasting. Promise lotsa lickin laughs. Maximum groups of 20 peeps. (8-12 years old. It's KidsFest!). Tickets $28 each find them on Eventbrite. Let us know if your kids have any special tummy dietary requirements. Rollickin caters for Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Vegan & Egg-Free grizzly tums. Sweet! Super Fun Gelato Classes...

Stuck for a Mother's Day Gift idea?

1. A Rollickin Gift Card? Load a gift card with $ for mum. Fingers-crossed when she comes in to use it you'll also get invited. Bonus! 2. A Dessert Box? Order her favourite Rollickin Dessert & master chef it yourself! (Make sure there's enough servings for you too!) Bon App Treat Mum! X 3. A mum date at Rollickin? She'll love ya for it. Take her out for the best Christchurch dessert treats eva! Open at both cafes 11am-10pm at night. 4. A Party Tub for that special milf mum!? We're whippin the pe...

THE RADDLERS at Rollickin!

We're whippin’ our new gelato flavour RAD RADDLERS to celebrate! THE RADDLERS are playing a follow up show at Rollickin, 98 Cashel St:Rollickin 98 Cashel Street, Thursday 6th May 7pm - 8:30pmOtautahi’s The Raddlers are a 5-piece indie band that have just completed their latest NZ tour, with sellout shows through the country!The lads will be bringing a stripped back acoustic set of some of their hit tunes that you know and loveGrab a scoop, let THE RADDLERS provide the tunes & JAM ON CHCH!&nb...

Collabin with UC to congratulate the returning Grads!

How did we come up with a flavour that encapsulates student food life? Well, we asked them of course. Our chefs then created 'Coffee & Noods' a gelato flavour to lick & reminisce about those fun study days. Congrats to all the Grads coming back to Christchurch for their ceremonies. Awesome collab & project fun with the fabulous UC team. Thanks! We're whippin & scoopin "Coffee & Noods" for one more week! COFFEE & NOODS. Late nights, caffeine & noodles - that's what Uni is made of. Wake-up li...

Mr Invisible!

Rollickin are the creators behind Glow Gelato, Hemp Gelato, Antarctica Gelato, Political Gelato & now... HOLEY MOLEY we’ve cracked it! Invisible gelato!!!  We’ve concocted a new creative milestone that will be sought after by the Guinness World Records.Yep! We did it!  MR INVISIBLE Freshly whippin magical see-through gelato layered with never before seen house-made chunks & lickin layers of our secret sauciness of absolutely nothing. All without even a skerrick of ar...

TUNESday Tuesday with VOXY

TUNESday TUESday at Rollickin!Rollickin loves supporting local music! & what’s better than spoonin’ your fav gelatos and sorbets while listing to homegrown musicians!?Mark your calendars...Tuesday 23rd Feburary6:30pmRollickin 98 Cashel StreetWill be hosting…VOXY music!Christchurch's favourite duo + band providing a fresh twist to pop music that will keep you dancin’!Grab a scoop, let VOXY provide the tunes & JAM ON CHCH! Lovin NZ music!...

Blackcaps Trent Boult, Tim Southee & Tim Seifert visit

Blackcaps Trent Boult, Tim Southee & Tim Seifert visited Rollickin Cashel this morning ahead of their clash with Australia this evening. Best of luck! They loved Jake’s cap - being North Knights players themselves (Jake’s home cricket team). Hoping they’ll be back for a post-win celebratory scoop super soon!...

DOGGIE STYLE: Rollickin Pride Dog Walk

SUNDAY 14th MARCH, 6pmStarting at Rollickin, 98 Cashel StreetUnconditional love for our LGBTQIA+ community Everyone’s welcome• Fun prizes for the bestest costumes (doggie’s & peeps)• A 20 minute walk led by our Dog Walking Queen• Free Dog ‘WOOF WOOF’ Scoop Treat!For every doggo who joins the walk• And don’t forget a gold coin donation for our hard-working pals at the SPCA Christchurch CentreSAVE THE DATE AND SPREAD THE WORD & the LOVE In collaboration with CHRISTCHURCH PRIDE&nb...

How many ways can I show my love this Valentines Day?

Oh let me count the ways... 1. A gasmic Dessert Box for two. Impress your love with whippin up a gasmic dessert for two at home. Spooning always leads to forking! Order on-line or grab in one of our cafes. 2. A lickin date  Rock on into a Rollickin cafe, for some lickin gelato & groove along to our love music.  Cafes are open 11am-10pm on Valentines Day! 3. A Good Times Gift Card. A perfect sneaky scheme for secret admirers. Drop that unrequited love an anonymous gift card & fingers-cr...

Impress dinner mates with a create at home Dessert Box.

The perfect thing to bring to a dinner partee! Whip up the best dessert eva like a pro! And be the sweet highlight of the partee! They contain any gelato or sorbet flavour of your choosin’ and the fun assembly info and goodies to re-create one of our legendary desserts. Generous servings for everyone. How easy is that! Pst. Wampa highly rates them!...

Valerie, Richie, Leon & Jake!

Jake selfies again & again & again! He's Rollickin's famous customers 'selfie champ!' Biggest thanks Valerie, Richie & Leon for lickin with Rollickin. You are epic NZers! Pst. You can find Jake at Rollickin Dessert Cafe 98 Cashel St. Christchurch for more famed encounters! Go Jake!...

Merry Christmas! XOX (Closed Xmas Day).

AND OPEN AGAIN (as usual hours) 'all happy holidaying' OPEN Boxing Day...Saturday 26th Dec 11am -11pm OPEN Sunday 27th Dec 11am-10pm OPEN Monday 28th Dec 11am-10pm OPEN Tuesday 29th Dec 11am-10pm OPEN Wednesday 30th Dec 11am-10pm OPEN New Years Eve Thursday 31st Dec 11am-10pm Whoop! Whoop! OPEN New Years Day Friday 1st Jan (Happy 2021!!!) 11am -11pm  OPEN Saturday 2nd Jan 11am -11pm OPEN Sunday 3rd Jan 11am-10pm OPEN Monday 4th Jan 11am-10pm & so on... Hap...

IMPERIAL APRIL. Xmas Live Music!

Lick & listen with friends to new original Christmas songs & a few others from Imperial April (lite) You can check out their latest release herehttps://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRe4KVEcyHXwrjikQtZW_JlJNbnImFIUKOr here on Spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/artist/0V5gGDyLlb3z6pZNJMIj59?si=rgiVxAudTLO-H1pUcFps8gMake it a date & see you Tuesday night to support super NZ talent! ...

Uncle Bloomfield checks in!

A super fun visit from Ashley Bloomfield who is quite partial to our Salted Caramel. Great to see ya Ash! And keep on keeping our NZ safe!...

Xmas Bangers

The chefs are whippin  & whippin Xmas flavours right up to Christmas Eve!You can now gift everyone you know with a Xmas Tub (how easy is that!) Shout your workmates a round of scoops, nail that dessert plate for that partee, Christmas Day dessert - tick & hey why not also stash a tub of your favourite Xmas flavour in your freezer just for you. Yes! I'm dreaming of a creamy Christmas!...

Rollickin DogMas Walk

Start: 6pm at Rollickin Gelato Cafe - 98 Cashel Street  Walk: a 25 minute walk through our Christmas vibin' city End: back at Rollickin Gelato Cafe - 98 Cashel Street  Expect: lots of doggo walking companions, support the SPCA with some gold coin love, get a FREE scoop of doggo tum friendly 'Woof Woof" gelato, be into win a prize for the best dressed Christmas Doggo...yappity yap!  ...

Rollickin Scoop Polls - Friyay 11th Sept – Friyay 16th Oct

JACINDA FEVER, COOKIE CRUSHER COLLINS, A SHAW HIGH, NAUGHTY OL WINSTON & DAVID SMORE!March on in peoples & VOTE with your scoops.We've got 5 political flavours for you to have your lickin say.We’ll count every scoop licked, and update our Scoop Poll results daily! Follow our socials the the latest lickin results. LETS SPREAD THE WORD TO THE POLITICIANSJacinda, Judith, Winston, David, James & Marama! Come visit a Rollickin Cafe during the Election fun & we'll put on a lickin’ shout! Yes!...

JUNE 28: Rollickin Dog Walk is BACK!

Rollickin’s next DOG WALK is coming! Save the date & bark the word!SUNDAY 28th JUNE 11:30amStarting at Rollickin, 98 Cashel Street. To join the walk all we require is a gold coin donation (collected at the end of the walk) which 100% of which will go to our hard-working pals at the SPCA Christchurch Centre. They have been the voice for those that can’t speak for themselves since 1872 and they’re dedicated to animal welfare, rescue and rehabilitation. With under one percent government fundi...

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