A gelato cabinet can be a serious decision when you’re six.
Twenty-something flavours. Colours. Names. Somebody else choosing faster than you. Mini scoops make the decision a little easier.
A size that fits
The Bambino is one mini scoop — $3.50. A Piccolo is three — $7.50 — which lets a child try three different flavours, or three of the same if they’ve already made up their mind. Nobody has to commit a whole serve to one flavour and then wish they hadn’t.
Taste first
If they’re intrigued by something but aren’t quite ready to commit, ask us for a taste. That’s what the samples are for, and there’s no obligation to buy the one you try.
Some flavours don’t look the way children expect. Boysenberry, for example, can look much quieter than the brightly coloured flavours next to it — then surprise them once they taste it.
Choose before you arrive
The cabinet changes, so it helps to have a look first. Pull up the cabinet page on your phone and let the kids start choosing on the way — it’s a planning tool, not an order, so there’s nothing to commit to until you’re at the counter. See what’s scooping →
Non-dairy, when you need it
If one child in the group is avoiding dairy, our cabinet regularly carries both creamy plant-based gelato and fruit sorbets. What’s in changes day to day — the cabinet page’s Vegan filter shows our most recent line-up. Vegan & non-dairy →
Make an outing of it
We’re right on the Broadwater at Labrador, so gelato can be one part of an afternoon rather than the whole trip. The foreshore is flat and sheltered, Len Fox Park is a short stroll along the water, and there’s room for the kids to run around before or after. There’s free underground parking at the Aqua Complex — enter via Imperial Parade — so you’re not circling with tired kids in the back.
If you’d rather sit down while everyone works through theirs, our own tables are directly outside the door and under cover — shaded through the summer afternoon, and fine to stay at if it starts to rain.
We back the local clubs
We sponsor Breakers Netball and the Labrador Tigers junior AFL club, with rewards for players. If your kid has brought one in, we’d love to hear how the game went. Breakers Netball reward · Labrador Tigers reward
The only hard part
The only difficult part is agreeing who gets the first taste.