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Rollickin Beer Floats @ The Great Kiwi Beer Festival

Beer & Gelato anyone?Christchurch's Two Thumb Brewing Company and Rollickin Gelato are collaborating and creating new flavour sensations! First up, at The Great Kiwi Beer Festival in Hagley Park on Saturday 28th January. We're teaming up our gelato and sorbet flavours with Two Thumbs White Stout & Cider to make Beer Floats - Yogi Beer White Stout and Frollickin Mango sorbet & Peach Cider. Slurp away people & tell us what you think! ...

Santa's Lick Picks!

Rollickin gelato's  clever Chefs are rolling out all our Christmas dessert flavours. Wrap your chops around Gingerbread Man, a spiced ginger and caramel gelato with lashings of house-made gingerbread cookies and white fudge sauce. Or maybe the Mrs Claus: strawberry cheesecake ice cream, rudolf red velvet cake and more of that delicious white fudge sauce. If you're nuts for nuts, the Nutivity might be your pick: hazelnut and chocolate sauced all brought together with more crunchy, toasted ha...

Our whippin Christmas Gelato flavours :)

Merrily whiskin Strawberries and snowy Cheesecake Gelato with organic milk singing tra la la la lahhh and decking the house-made Rudolph Red Velvet Cake with Santa’s personal favourite - White Chocolate Fudgey Wudgey Sauciness. Mrs Claus really loves you jolly Santa! X"The way to a mans heart is through his stomach" Mrs Claus tells us and we all know Mr Claus is partial to a good dessert treat when he is sleighing across the world.This is the Christmas special ice cream dessert created by the ...

Jolly Good Gift Tips

The perfect pressie for absolutely everyone! Give them a lickin treat experience.Great for your Besties, Work Mates, Nana, the Neighbour, your Secret Crush;) Dad who is always hard to buy for!!! the Family you love so much, your awesome Teacher, that cheeky Postman...you got the gist?They make great stocking fillers too! As a Gift Card starts at $15 (if you buy in store) OR buy on line.  Do we post out? Of course!!! we can send them for you too.  They are like a credit card set in a fu...

Want a ROLLICKIN FUNK TRUNK at your Xmas do?

Perfect for smaller Christmas Gatherings, Xmas Work Shouts, Lickin Client Parties, and  just because 'everyone deserves a treat!’Drop big hints to your boss 'what a great idea a gelato treat for the team would be'The simple details are:• Pricing from $485 includes gst* (If you pick-up and serve yourself)• Serves 50-100 happy peoples with a gelato scoop• Two flavours.Pick from whatever gelato we are whippin’ and yes! we have allergen friendly flavours.• R...

On Show! Vegan gelato!

With Coconut and Raspberries off to a good start with Creamy Pink Gelato - closely followed by Fluffy Marshmallow and Coconut Cake. OMG! You picked the gelato trifecta! And you look fabulous lickin icecream in that cute fascinator!  What a week with so much fun in Christchurch for our Cup & Show week! This winning ice cream is VEGAN!!!, Dairy-free & Gluten-free too!- House whipped @rollickingelato by our clever Gelato Chefs.- Inspired by Vegan fans wanting desserts in a cone &a...

Rollickin Good Times Gift Cards

Rollickin's Gift Cards are perfect for stocking fillers, secret santa gifts, staff pressies, family gifts, neighbour gifts, secret admirer gifts, the gal next door gift, the teachers gift, sucking up to the boss gift, nanas present, brothers gift... What the heck! Smart thinking... you could nail that Christmas gift list in a Rollickin store and enjoy a couple of well deserved gelato scoops for doing all that shopping in one hit!You can buy them in store (they start at $15 & go up to as much...

Lick something wicked!

Double, double toil & trouble, fire burn and gelato churning cauldron!  Brewin milk chocolate gelato and freakin Oreos and spooky house webs of marshmallow and  mystical chocolate for Halloween fun!House-whipped at Rollickin Gelato and  inspired by GhostBusters! See you soon Christchurch for a late night dessert date at Rollickin Gelato. Happy to serve well behaved Vampires, Witches, Ghosts, Goblins & Chuckys who love ice cream!...

Ice cream vs Gelato?

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Shout scoops for easy Brownie Points!

Brownie Points! The best bites of Christchurch’s favourite dessert (GERRY BROWNIE CRUSTS!!!)  plus creamy Vanilla Bod Gelato (whipped with Organic Milk) and loaded with lots of Berry Sauciness.Shout a Friend, Mum, your Teacher, Nana, your Boss, the Wife, Dad, the Courier Driver (you keep missing), your Neighbour, your Workmates, your dog...Earn those Brownie points! Pst. I’m a Gluten-free flavour too! More Brownie Points!!! House-whipped @rollickingelatoInspired by Ōtautahi&...

Camilla's Caramel Latte :)

"This royal coffee & caramel whip will get more 'pep in your step’ my dear Charles!" Our chefs have been whippin super creamy coffee gelato with nutrient rich organic milk & swirls of thick caramel sauce. You can now lick your coffee as a late night icecream dessert.It's Gluten Free for those with Dietary requirements.And yup! of course we also have gelato & sorbet flavours for those tummies who can only have Gluten Free or Dairy Free or Vegan or Egg Free icecream) Remember, our fu...

Miss Trunchbull whips up her favourite gelato at Rollickin!

Miss Agatha Trunchbull from Matilda's Musical has given us strict instructions to start whipping her best ice cream recipe for all of Christchurch! Dessert at it's very chocolatey best!Trunchbull's Chocolate Cake. Her cook is smashin TRUNCHBULL’s most scrumptious chocolate cake (in the entire world!!!) and whipping it into a licking chocolate gelato with lots of dripping chocolate sauce. Smells super chocolatey to me! You wanna a LICKIN cake! Little Brucie loves chocolate cake gelato for ...

Peter Carrot Cake!

Rollickin whips all our gelato's with litres and litres and litres of Organic Milk that gets dropped off daily. Our chefs only use the highest quality ingredients to make sure our gelato's are the best desserts in Christchurch. Organic milk is nutrient rich so it's perfect for creating creamy mouth watering gelato desserts! Our latest ice cream creation is PETER CARROT CAKE. Yes! You had me at Carrot Cake! Churning organic milk, carrots and caramel into the creamiest gelato. With layer...

Yo Ho Ho & a Bottle of Rum!

Our gelato chefs are whippin what Dad’s really want for Fathers Day! Rum & Raisin creamy gelato with splashin Rum, Caramel & Raisins. Just for you Dads! Treat those Dads with a well deserved dessert treat! Yo ho ho & a bottle of rum! Warning it may contain rum - everything happens for a raisin! Best Dad Days Gift Tips for you! 1. Fill a Rollickin Party Tub full of his favourite ice cream flavour 2. Create a dessert for him at home with a Rollickin Dessert Box 3. Grab a Rollickin Gift...

A treat that will knock his socks off

Being a dad (or taking on the role of a dad) is a big job! Father’s Day is a day most certainly worth celebrating, to say thanks to all of of our heroes! Is your dad or “father person” in your life a sweet tooth? Mine too. Here are some dad- approved Rollickin treat recommendations to spoil dad’s with this Father's day.  Firstly, a Rollickin party tub of their favourite flavour. Party Tubs make a great last-minute gift! Order one online to collect from one of our stores. Who kn...

The Queen of all flavours

This new flavour is breathtakingly gorgeous and I promise it tastes just as good as it looks! Introducing the rich, lush, and creamy Bohemian Raspberry gelato. A berry cheesecake gelato, slathered in gooey caramel, vanilla cake chunks & a generous sprinkling of freeze-dried raspberries. ...

Sugar, Spice And Everything Nice!

The temperature may be getting colder outside.... but it's getting HOT in the Rollickin cafes! August is a month of spicy sounds, sights & bites in the Central City! Our freezer is chocka with new, hot, finger lickin' good whips. We’re taking part in Ōtautahi's Turn Up The Heat with Spicy Chica. A luxurious ginger, cinnamon and chai gelato, engulfed in layers or cream cheese icing, firey sprinkles of the very trendy crushed biscoff cookies & a kick of crysta...

Chocflation Galore!!

This has been a super exciting week here a Rollickin, we've been bucking the trend of a usual week and changing things up a bit!First week post holidays, we've certainly noticed the absence of children and our gelato classes! But we've still managed to find a way to make some noise!...

Everything's Bigger at Rollickin

This weeks blog post is going to be a little bit excessive!We've got the last in our series about hot desserts, which is a cookie, but taken to the max!And i'll be showing off our latest gelato creation, which is chocolate on a huge scale! ...

A Rocky Holiday

Happy holidays! School holidays that is, if you don't have children - just ignore that.Yes the school holidays are in full swing, and just like that, our cafes are engulfed in the squeals and joy of children! This week we've hosted 3 children's gelato classes, and thus, a lot of noise and mess has certainly been made.But watching their excitement as they create their own gelato is worth the clean-up afterwards!This week we also released a bloody delicious gelato flavour, and, as is my tradi...

All Good Desserts Have Fruit!

Hello Gelato Lovers!We hope you're well and keeping out of that nasty winter cold!A handy reminder: our cafes are always cosy & warm, and our desserts are always hot!This week, we've got a fruity theme going on! So let's dive right in! ...

A Gay Dog and Dessert Hog!

Rollickin has had some crazy times since last week's post!Over the Matariki weekend you guys came and conquered! We had our freezers and cabinets emptied multiple times! It must be the power of the new sticky date pudding right? Too enticing!Last Sunday also saw our Pride Week Dog Walk, 'Doggie Style', and once again you cam and conquered. So many people turned up, we could've started our own dog-loving nation!...

Long Weekend? More Time For Eating!

Ngā Mihi o Matariki, te tau hou Māori! This weekend is Aotearoa's first ever long weekend in celebration of Matariki! An exciting milestone for the country, and an important inclusion, not just for our Māori whānau, but for all of us! Like all long weekends, Rollickin will be open to spread some joy and encourage you to spoil yourself! With Winter being well and truly here, this is a perfect weekend to come and warm your soul with a delicious hot dessert!...

Hot Here, Hot There, Hot Desserts Everywhere!

As the temperatures get colder outside, it's getting hotter indoors! We're cranking up the heaters and flicking on the ovens to prepare as many hot dessert treats as possible. Because a hot dessert and a wintery night go together like bread and butter! And it appears lots of you agree, because our stores have been run off their feet making you lots and lots desserts! ...

A Gay Ol' Week At Rollickin

It's been an exciting few weeks at Rollickin! With busy stores and lots of new products, there's always something to talk about here at Rollickin!We're still recovering from a crazy Queen's Birthday weekend. The extra day off meant we saw our cafes get super busy with all your gorgeous faces! It was a big weekend especially for our dessert cabinets, with many people looking to battle the winter cold with one of our delicious & fresh hot desserts! And i'm ecstatic to announce that our sticky...