NOW CLOSED FOR THE SEASON
...and what a season it was!
Thank you to all of our dedicated customers and those of you that discovered Reese's Dairy Bar for the first time this year for helping make our first year running Reese's an amazing and thoroughly enjoyable experience. We do have a small inventory of ice cream cakes and cupcakes that will be available for purchase. Please send us a message through Facebook, use the Contact Us section at the bottom of this page, or call and leave a message and we will get back to you.
We are not setting a definitive opening date for 2021 at this time - but we expect it to be somewhere around Easter Sunday. Stay tuned!
Reese’s Dairy Bar at 1422 Clark Street Road, Aurelius, is very excited to begin their 48th season serving the Auburn area. For the first time in the nearly 5-decade existence, Reese’s is owned by somebody outside of the Reese family.
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; 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 excited to take over 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.
New this year to Reese's - gift cards 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, sponsoring the Finger Lakes Musical Theater Festival/Merry-Go-Round Playhouse, sponsoring Will Shields Racing, hosting the Rochester chapter of the MidState Mazda Miata Club, as well as hosting the Cayuga County Cruisers Car Cruise on Friday evenings during the summer.
Reese’s Dairy Bar always opens on the second to last Friday of March, and it is heartwarming to see customers marking their calendars, entering the date into their smartphones, leaving messages on Reese’s voicemail and Facebook page, or otherwise making note of one of the sure signs that Spring has arrived in the Finger Lakes.
SOFT SERVE WAFER CONE OR DISH
Sprinkles or Dips may be added to any Kiddie, Senior, Small, or Medium Soft Serve Vanilla, Chocolate, or Twist, or any ice cream in a dish Add $0.55
Sugar Cones Add $0.65
Gluten-Free Cones Add $0.65
HOMEMADE Hard Ice Cream / HOMEMADE Sherbet / Hard Yogurt / Oat Milk Based Frozen Dessert / No Sugar Added Hard Ice Cream
Sprinkles or Dips may be added to any Kiddie, Senior, Small, or Medium Soft Serve Vanilla, Chocolate, or Twist, or any ice cream in a dish Add $0.55
Sugar Cones Add $0.65
Gluten-Free Cones Add $0.65
HOMEMADE Sorbet (Italian Ice)
Chocolate Coated add $.65 - Sprinkle, Krunch Kote, or Nut Coated add $1.30
Add nuts or extra toppings to any sundae for $0.65 each
Select any soft serve flavor and one topping of your choice. Includes whipped cream and a cherry.
Select any soft serve flavor and one topping of your choice. Includes whipped cream and a cherry.
Select any of our current HOMEMADE hard ice cream flavors and one topping of your choice. Includes whipped cream and a cherry.
Select any of our current HOMEMADE hard ice cream flavors and one topping of your choice. Includes whipped cream and a cherry.
(soft serve)
(HOMEMADE hard ice cream & choice of cinnamon sauce or caramel)
(soft serve)
(HOMEMADE Hard or Soft Serve)
(soft serve)
(soft serve)
(soft serve)
(HOMEMADE Hard)
Pick any soft serve flavor and one mix-in
(extra items add $0.65)
Pick any soft serve flavor and one mix-in
(extra items add $0.65)
Chipwiches
Cremewiches
Berrywiches
Ice Cream Sandwich Variety Pack - 2 with Vanilla center, 2 with Twist, and 2 with Chocolate
or HOMEMADE Sherbet
or HOMEMADE Sorbet (Italian Ice)
(lettuce,onion,tomato,mayo,pickle)
(lettuce,onion,tomato,mayo,pickle)
(lettuce,onion,tomato,mayo,pickle)
(BBQ,cheddar,bacon,onion ring)
(mushrooms & bleu cheese)
(lettuce & mayo)
(lettuce,tomato,mayo)
(w/bacon & choice of cheese)
(w/peppers, onions, & mushrooms)
6 pieces Panko Crusted Atlantic Cod (approximately 1 oz per piece)
Add bacon to any item + $1.05
Add cheese, peppers, onions, mushrooms, or tomato to any item +$0.55 each
Extra dipping sauces +$0.55 each
Available Seasonally
Available Seasonally
(topped with bacon)
Available Seasonally
(4 pieces served w/tomato sauce)
Add Cheese to any side +$0.55
Small - $1.45 Medium - $1.85
Large - $2.25 Monster - $4.50
regular - $3.75 kiddie - $2.65 Monster - $7.00
Malt add $.25
Small $1.80 Medium $2.20
Large $2.60 Monster $5.20
Choice of Hot Dog or Chicken Nuggets served with Tater Tots & a Side of Fruit PLUS a Kiddie Cone with sprinkles for dessert!
8% sales tax will be added to above prices EXCEPT items in the Hard Ice Cream To-Go section. CALL AHEAD TO HAVE YOUR ORDER READY. We do not pre-cook items, therefore most orders will take 8 to 12 minutes. FOOD MENU IS SERVED DAILY, 11:30 am - 7:15 pm. (315) 252-7323
ALL Hard Ice Cream, Sherbets, Sorbets (Italian Ice), and Ice Cream Cakes and Cupcakes are HOMEMADE. Regular Ice Cream Cakes have a layer of HOMEMADE Hard Vanilla and a layer of HOMEMADE Hard Chocolate with our special vanilla & chocolate crunchies in the center. Cremesicle Cakes have 2 layers of HOMEMADE Cremesicle with vanilla crunchies in the center. Very Berry Cakes have 2 layers of HOMEMADE Very Berry with chocolate crunchies and raspberry puree in the center. Special order flavors and/or centers must be ordered 7 days in advance, and may be subject to additional cost. Call (315) 252-7323 to order.
We love our customers, so feel free to visit during normal business hours.
1422 Clark Street Road, Auburn, New York 13021, United States (located 1 mile west of Finger Lakes Mall on Routes 5 & 20 West)
Closed for the season.