A fully vegan ice cream van that offers vegan soft-serve (whippy) ice cream in a tub or cone with a wide selection of toppings such as mint crunch, Biscoff, Oreo, and praline as well as sauces such as caramel, strawberry, mango, and chocolate. Open Mon-Sun 12:00-20:00. Hours may vary.


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41 Reviews

First Review by ThroughTheLens

TamsinW1234

Points +190

Vegan
01 Jun 2024

Amazing!

Massive ice cream in cone or cup with lots of sauce choices and lots of topping choices! Delicious!

Pros: Delicious ice cream, Varied toppings, Varied sauces

rileywilde

Points +780

Vegan
19 May 2024

Enormous portions

Huge ice cream, delicious and a big range of toppings. Friendly staff! No notes. 10/10.

Updated from previous review on 2024-05-19

jojo_x

Points +382

Vegan
18 May 2024

Amazing

Great options of sauces and topping. So tasty. Would highly recommend

JJGreen

Points +113

Vegan
18 May 2024

Absolutely delicious - best vegan whippy

Thank you for coming to the Vegan Runners 20th anniversary parkrun - best post run treat!! Massive wad of lush ice cream for £4.50.

Pros: Size, Taste, Price

simplysh4ns

Points +1860

Vegan
05 May 2024

My favourite vegan whippy ice cream

I’m so thankful for this little van. Whenever I’m in Bristol and it’s a nice day, I check the Instagram stories of The Happy Cow Ice Cream Van and find out if they’re around Bristol and where they’re situated. They have whippy ice cream with lots of sauces and different toppings. Currently £4.50 for a cone.

Ally307

Points +1126

Vegan
21 Apr 2024

Creeeeaaaaammyyyyy!!

So creamy and delicious with so many toppings to choose from!! Also a great location right by the harbour.

slhughes88

Points +34

Vegan
14 Apr 2024

Such a treat

I bloody love this place, when I see them parked up on the harbourside I just can't help myself. The ice cream is delicious and they have a great range of toppings. So glad they're back!

StephanieTucker

Points +318

Vegan
22 Dec 2023

Vegan Whippy

Found the van at the Tabacco Factory Market.
Vanilla whippy ice-cream with a huge selection of sauces and toppings.
Generous portion size!

soydumplings

Points +1576

Vegan
16 Dec 2023

Vegan ice cream heaven

The Happy Cow ice cream van is in such a convenient location that we stumbled upon it naturally.
When we had to make our choices it was so hard because there was so much to choose from.
The portions were huge and on reflection 2 people could have shared one ice cream.
The ice cream was delicious and I loved both versions of the toppings!

Updated from previous review on 2023-12-16

Pros: Lots of different toppings, Delicious ice cream, Huge portions

HerbivoreWitch

Points +56

Vegan
22 Sep 2023

You want to try this!

This was honestly the best ice cream I’ve had. The quality is as good as it gets 😋

Hcb504

Points +438

Vegan
17 Sep 2023

Delicious ice cream

Tried the ice cream at the LHG Vegan Fesitval. Would say that the ice cream was even better than I remembered the diary one. Wide range of toppings and sauces, the biscoff biscoff biscuit on the side too was perfect.

CharleyHarris

Points +1007

Vegan
11 Sep 2023

Bristol Veg Fest

Nostalgic and delicious, we were so happy with all the toppings and ice cream! Why can’t they make all mr whippy’s vegan, it tastes so good!

GemmaBristol

Points +533

Vegan
05 Sep 2023

Whippy vegan icecream

The whippy icecream was just like I remembered the dairy version to be as a child, super super yummy.

Just vanilla flavour but with an obscene amount of sauces and toppings.

A kid and icecream lover's heaven.

Choice of cone or tube.

They were so big though none of my kids could finish theirs, I would love to see a kiddie size option.

Pros: Fully vegan, Lots of topping and sauce choices , Cone or tub

Cons: I'd love a smaller cone for kids

HenryBlane

Points +11324

Vegan
04 Sep 2023

Delicious!

I tried their ice cream at the Bristol Vegan Fayre and it was so good! For £4.50 I got a large ice cream in a cone (you can also get it in a tub) with one sauce and one topping included. They had a large selection of sauces and toppings and I went for Biscoff sauce with salted caramel topping. Both the sauce and the topping were delicious and plentiful. It also came with a Biscoff biscuit! I was also very impressed with the flavour and texture of the ice cream itself and it was a generous portion. All around I really enjoyed it and would definitely have it again!

Pros: Delicious flavour and texture, Lots of sauce and topping choices, Friendly staff

CharlieMills

Points +5240

Vegan
17 Aug 2023

Amazing icecream

The whippy icecream here is super tasty. I had the biscoff sauce and the salted caramel bits. The portion is huge! Think you get slightly less if you get a cup than a cone.

interacter

Points +271

Vegan
10 Aug 2023

Amazing vegan Ice cream

Similar in shape to a Mr Whippy but far more delicious and completely vegan.

Lots of sauce and topping options

Pros: Delicious, Choice

Finnson

Points +235

Vegan
01 Aug 2023

Whipped vegan ice cream can it get any better?

Very good 👍🏼 Biscoff sprinkles on top 10/10 would recommend.

Pros: Good ice cream , Good ice cream , Nice customer service

toribambori

Points +50

Vegan
01 Aug 2023

sooo good!!!

loved taking a step back into childhood. Was the first vegan soft serve i‘ve ever seen and it was delicious!

BBHogan

Points +16

Vegan
28 Jun 2023

Good ice cream but strange customer service

The prices were okay and its nice that theres more soft serve in bristol but the customer service whenever i have been to the van has felt off

gabi6966

Points +592

Vegan
02 Jun 2023

Yes yes YESSSS!!

Great place! Vegan ice cream with a range of sauces and toppings. The staff are friendly. Ice cream is a good size, very filling and a decent price. At £4,50

Pros: Cute van, Good taste , Nice staff

ClareKnighton

Points +930

Vegan
24 May 2023

Yesssss! Just so yummy!

I’ve been here twice now, well found it twice at different locations. Whippy style ice cream with all the sauces and toppings available, nothing bad to to say! Very yum!

Pros: All vegan , Ice cream! , Sprinkles!

friedrice

Points +1366

Vegan
15 Feb 2023

Yummyyyy

Vanilla ice cream with all the toppings you could want!! Perfect for summer days ☀️

robpeck98

Points +522

Vegan
15 Feb 2023

Ice creeeeeam

You scream, I scream, we all scream for quality vegan ice creeeaaam! Do they have only vanilla flavour? Sure. But is vanilla the best flavour? Yep - don’t @ me

vegotanuki

Points +1005

Vegan
07 Jan 2023

Fully vegan ice cream van!

We weren’t 100% sure of opening hours so we actually got there before the van arrived and had to wait a little while, but it was worth it - super fun that it was all vegan and that you could choose from loads of toppings 😋

billielange

Points +732

Vegan
28 Oct 2022

TRY

I believe they’re coming to an end for the season in terms of ice cream but really really enjoyed them and their whole concept. Delicious ice cream and topping options. Extremely nostalgic!

Jarek25

Points +60

Vegan
15 Sep 2022

Wildly excited!

Never thought I'd ever have a whippy ice-cream from an ice-cream van again after going vegan but found this place today and am a kid again.

Pros: One flavour but loads of toppings and sauces , Great value

Kittybiscuit

Points +8724

Vegan
01 Sep 2022

Visited twice!

I was so excited to find a vegan soft serve ice cream truck. The first ice cream I bought had chocolate sauce, mint chips and an Oreo. The second ice cream I had was with coffee sauce, praline and a biscoff. I had both of them in cones and it was a delicious treat on lovely afternoons.




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