Ollies celebrates 51 years scooping ice creams. Royal Oak’s iconic North American-style ice creamery and diner, Ollies opened on Valentine’s Day 1973.
In the beginning
History
Colin and his wife Carolyn opened Ollies on Valentine’s Day of 1973. They’d returned home from Canada with a love of the quintessential North American diner that they wanted to share with a city that had only just opened its first fast food restaurant. The location on the roundabout was as iconic as the red poppies on the window, and it quickly became a beloved fixture of the community.
Stories circulate from the five decades since: of first dates, 65c floats, player of the day rewards and youngsters scrounging together enough coins for a single scoop and a game of spacies. Customers who visited as kids now relive the magic of their youth, bringing their grandchildren for a thick shake or famous Ollie Dog (an American hotdog with cheese and bacon) as part of a Sunday afternoon outing.
Location Location
Location
There’s definitely something special about Ollies, the iconic diner wedged in between two converging roads at the Royal Oak roundabout that’s been bringing joy to locals for fifty years.
802 Manukau Road, Royal Oak, Auckland 1061
frozen treats
Delicious Ice Cream
Ollies has an amazing selection of ice cream flavours to choose from, with great award winning local brands Tip Top, Much Moore and Chateau offering up fun and full of flavour ice cream.
Ollies serves up the classics with Milkshakes, Sundaes with all the toppings, Ice cream sodas and of course the infamous giant banana splits.
yum
Tasty Food
Ollies is more than an ice cream parlour, we’re a classic american style diner too, so come on into our eatin’ house for a good ole’ burger and fries, or an American Hot Dog…
Head to Ollies – with friends, with family or with a date – and grab one of our tasty Toasted Sandwiches, fish & chips, or chicken nuggets for the kids, something for the whole family
what a treat
Family Fun
For over 50 years we’ve been scooping out family fun to kids and adults alike. Come on in, bring the family for a treat and fun times, we have a range of arcade games something for everyone.
Ollies Info
FAQ's – Little things you may want to know about Ollies
Yes! Please check through our allergen information sheets on our menu page, or ask our friendly staff when you’re in.
We serve Freshly roasted New Zealand Roma coffee, hot chocolate, matcha, iced coffees, espresso thickshakes…the works!
We’re mostly walk-ins, but give us a call if you’re in a bigger group or a special occasion and we’ll do our best to sort you out.
We are known for our good old fashioned ice cream – however we always have at least one sorbet on hand so no one misses out!
We are open 363 days a year! We are only shut for Christmas Day and New Years Day – but best to check our socials just in case (and even better no hospitality surcharge)
We do. Plus there’s a change table in the bathroom. We’re set up for everyone, from little ones to the young at heart.
Pretty much! It’s a kiwi classic! Crunchy little honeycomb bits in creamy vanilla ice cream…If you haven’t tried it, you must!
Yepp, both cash and card.
No! We’re all about the experience, come in, hang out, play some games, eat some food and finish with some ice cream.
At Ollies we love ice cream, we know you’ll love our cheerful atmosphere and dizzying array of flavours. We’ve been serving up the fun since 1973, come and see why folk have been enjoying our ice creams, thickshakes, sundaes and great food for more than fifty years.
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Ollies celebrates 51 years scooping ice creams. Royal Oak’s iconic American-style ice creamery and diner, Ollies opened on Valentine’s Day 1973.