Out & About July 2017

31 / 68

31
Lusso, Weavers Walk, Newbury RG14 1AL
Lusso describes itself as an artisan kitchen and ice creamery.
The kitchen does great food, but the ice cream range is fabulous.
Try flavours like Dark Chocolate and Cherries, Pure Piedmont Hazelnut
or Jaffa Cakes.
You can get ice cream sandwiches too, as well as sorbets like lemon
and basil or mango. Adults are catered for with gin and tonic or lemon
vodka sorbets.
Co-owner Tommy Szebeni said: “We called our place Lusso, which
means luxury in Italian, because it is trying to convey that we aim for
quality.”
You can order online from Lusso and we love that their website
says you should give three days’ notice, although they will try to
accommodate you sooner if it’s an ‘emergency’.
Meanwhile Lusso’s Gelarto ice cream van is on the High Street as often
as possible.
Cones are £2.50 for one scoop, two are £3.80 and three £5. If you eat
in Lusso the price varies.
The ice cream is made with fresh whole milk and cream and contains
less than half the amount of sugar compared to the usual supermarket
brands, on average about seven per cent fat and no additives at all.
In the sorbets they only use fruit, water, some sugar and natural plant
based stabiliser.
(01635) 32128
going out for
So the freezer is bare or you’re simply out and about and fancy
an ice cream. Here’s where to go....
Gelato Joe’s, 72 Parkway Shopping
Centre, Newbury RG14 1AY
With an amazing array of flavours, Gelato Joe’s is a local
favourite. An ever-changing menu of ice cream – with no
preservatives and just natural flavours as Italian gelato
should be – you can have your ice cream served in a
waffle cone or a cup.
One scoop is £2.50, two £3.50, three £4.50. Toppings and
sauces are 50p, fresh fruit £1. But that’s not all – try
amazing sundaes like the Oreo Cookie Creation with real
Oreo pieces, chocolate sauce and whipped cream or try
a Triple Chocolate Treat with a chocolate ice cream,
Flake, chocolate sauce, wafer and whipped cream.
There are shakes, waffles and crepes and you can even
have Nachos – buttery wafer nachos covered in your
choice of gelato, sauces and toppings.
(01635) 523 053
Cobbs Farm Shop & Kitchen,
Bath Road, Hungerford RG17 0SP
We’ve slipped this one in because you can pick up an
ice cream while picking your own summer fruits.
Depending on the date, you can usually pick
strawberries, raspberries, tayberries, blackcurrants
and gooseberries.
When you arrive at Cobbs, you will find prices marked
on a board. This board also indicates which of the soft
fruits are at their best and available for picking.
The children’s outside play area is free to anyone who
has picked their own fruit.
01488 686770
The Tea Cosy, Hurstbourne Tarrant
One of our favourites tea rooms, The Tea Cosy now does
gluten-free clotted cream ice cream as well as dairy-free
and vegan sorbets.
All the flavours on offer can be turned into milkshakes too.
Owner Jenni Danks explains Big Friday Cakes’ – massive
cakes like a Ferrero Rocher or Walnut Whip – happen
on a Friday, suprisingly, and customers flock to the
pretty tea rooms, which are bedecked with bunting,
colourful furniture and squashy sofas.
Also on the menu are afternoon teas,
sandwiches and more.
(01264) 736644
“Ice cream is exquisite. What a pity
it isn’t illegal.”
Voltaire
OA food & drink