Reese's Dairy Bar

CLOSED FOR THE 2024 SEASON

Reese’s Dairy Bar at 1422 Clark Street Road, Aurelius, 

opening for our 52nd season in 2024.  

Season #1 began in spring 1973, after Bill Reese traded a four-bedroom Charles Street house for the dairy bar located at the intersection of Routes 5 & 20 West and Half Acre Road.  As the years have progressed, there have been gradual but continuous changes and improvements to Reese’s Dairy Bar. The business had remained family-run season after season [William Reese 1973-1976; Douglas Reese 1977-1981; William Reese 1982-2001; and Thomas Reese Watkins 2002-2019] until now.

Penny and Jamison Mills completed the purchase of Reese’s in November 2019.  

Lifelong residents of Central New York, they are very proud to have taken the reins from the Reese family starting with season 48. 

There is much that makes Reese’s Dairy Bar unique in Cayuga County, first and foremost being the HOMEMADE products.  Reese’s Hard Ice Creams, Hard & Soft Sherbets, Sorbets/Italian Ices, Ice Cream Cakes, Ice Cream Cupcakes, French Custard, Cremesicle Twist, Soft Black Raspberry, Very Berry Twist, Ice Cream Sandwiches, Chipwiches, Cremewiches, and Berrywiches are all made right at the 1422 Clark Street Road location, from family recipes that have been handed down, tinkered with, and perfected over the years.  Carryout half gallons are still 64 ounces (not like the supermarket ice cream containers that seem to be shrinking all the time).  Reese’s HOMEMADE products are carefully made so that customers can enjoy consistently crafted, quality products, year after year. Even though there are new owners, fans of Reese’s can expect the same HOMEMADE ice cream and freshly prepared foods they have come to love over the years. 

Customers at Reese’s Dairy Bar receive excellent service from an award-winning staff, enjoy meals from a versatile lunch, supper, and snack menu for dine-in or carryout, and relax in a facility that is meticulously cleaned.  

Reese's gift cards are always available for sale in any denomination!  

They make great birthday, graduation, and Mother's or Father's Day gifts!

Reese's Dairy Bar is active in the community as well, promoting tourism as an original member of the Finger Lakes Sweet Treat Trail and hosting the Cayuga County Cruisers Car Cruise on Friday evenings during the summer. 

Reese’s Dairy Bar's opening is one of the sure signs that Spring has arrived in the Finger Lakes.