The Filling Station

Madrid, IA · Ice cream shop

Rating
4.7/5
★★★★★ 4.7
Reviews
20
Rank in Madrid
#5
of 21 restaurants
City Percentile
55%
rating percentile
Address
The Filling Station, 129 S Water St, Madrid, IA 50156
Phone
(515) 360-4401
Website
www.facebook.com/TheFillingStationIceCream

The Filling Station is a restaurant located in Madrid, IA. It is one of 21 restaurants listed in Madrid. Its 4.7-star rating matches the Madrid city average of 4.6 stars. It ranks #5 among Madrid restaurants by combined rating and review volume. There are 10 photos associated with this location.

About The Filling Station

We've got it all! 8 flavors of hard pack ice cream and 3 flavors of soft-serve. Our menu items include: malts, shakes, flurries, sundaes, cones, banana splits and many other goodies!

Customer Reviews

★★★★☆ 4.0 Iowa Reviewers · Jun 2023

We stopped here while taking a break from a bike ride on the High Trestle Trail. It was a warm day, so ice cream hit the spot! It felt like the shop was either understaffed or didn't have enough equipment, as the wait time was longer than at most other ice cream shops I've visited. The soft serve machine also stopped working while we waited, so one of the people in our group had to choose another flavor and reorder, since chocolate wasn't available. The staff members were friendly, and the one who had to announce that the chocolate wasn't available was very apologetic.

★★★★★ 5.0 Leslie Livesey · Jul 2025

A cute little ice cream shop that you need to stop at while biking on the High Trestle Bridge. I would highly recommend this place. We had five people order 5 different things and they were all good. My favorite was the Amaretto Cherry ice cream. Portion sizes are big! Good value, nice employees and cute atmosphere. Outside seating only but they had a few tables to sit.

★★★★☆ 4.0 Heather Showers · May 2023

Cute little ice cream shop! Friendly and super quick service! I tried the s’more sundae and it was delicious! Great little place to stop!

★★★★★ 5.0 Traveler Travis · Sep 2021

My friend & I stopped here for some ice cream while we were riding the High Trestle Trail, and it was very refreshing. The counter service was convenient and efficient, and the outdoor patio was serviceable. I had a simple chocolate malt and it tasted above average, so I was pleasantly satisfied. Prices are reasonable as well. It was just a couple of blocks off of the trail, so definitely worth the stop.

★★★★★ 5.0 Kayla Bernardino · Aug 2025

We had fast friendly service, and it was the best ice cream we’ve had all summer!

Accessibility & Amenities

✓ Wheelchair Accessible Entrance ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Parking Lot

Services

Ice cream shop

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