your comments
Carmel Conti Australia
Hi I wonder if we are related??? the names Carmel & Camilla are family names where in Italy did your family come from?? will HAVE to try your ice cream when in England!!!!
Sun Mar 8 17:27:06 2009
Myfanwy Morris .York
Left Lampeter 29 yrs ago but all the Morris family still live there so visit when can.Now that Conti's sell ice cream in cartons mum gets one in no fail ! the coke on ice is my old favourite and when calling in Leno still remembers me .You cannot go to Lampeter without getting your sweet fix of this delicious unforgetable desert delight .Da Iawn x
Thu Aug 14 12:30:35 2008
Nigel Evans, March, Cambridgeshire.
I lived in Lampeter until I was about 30 or so. Conti's ice cream really is the best I have ever tasted - and I've tirelessly test-tasted ice cream all over the world! The Conti family are really sound and as a kid everybody would meet in Conti's for a coke float. In the following years it was always Conti's on a Sunday morning at 10 o'clock to compare hangovers and stories from the night before!Conti's, you rock!
Mon Jan 7 08:36:22 2008
Martin, former student,
Met the love of my life in Conti's ...way, way back in 1983 as a student..she changed my life,shaped my perspectives and as friends... still rocks my world....Big Hugs S
Fri Oct 5 13:05:20 2007
Carren Smith from Newport
Whoooo, Go conti's
Mon Sep 24 08:45:31 2007
Nick Allport, London
I grew up in Lampeter to the age of 13, and last visited in 85. It's great reading these messages and reassuring to know that Conti's is still there and the ice cream is still as good! It is without doubt the best in the world. I used to go there as often as I could, usually with my grandad Geoff Charles who pretty much spent every morning in there.
Thu Aug 23 15:28:06 2007
Sian Thomas from Cape Town South Africa
I am the grandaughter of Ronnie Thomas who used to be the resident dentist at Teify Hall in Lampeter. Conti's ice-cream is the best there is and even though I now live in South Africa I still go back there on holiday - just for Uncle Leno's ice cream. My dad, Graham Thomas and I were last there two years ago and I'm pleased to report that the ice cream is as fab now (Im 35 years old) as it was when I holidayed at Teify Hall as a young teen.
Thu Jul 12 15:18:54 2007
Jane Fletcher
I have fond memories of ice cream at Contis when I was a child. I spent all my holidays in Lampeter as my mother, nee Elizabeth Davies (now 88) was brought up there in Rose Hill with all her brothers and sisters. Its nice to know that some stores never change and I hope to revisit again with my sister. Jane, West Midlands.p.s. I still have a few relatives living in Lampeter but most of my cousins are scattered all over the World, including Switzerland and Chicago.
Tue Jun 12 09:40:34 2007
Warren, Swansea
I remember classic coin-ops; in no particular orderCommandoBomb JackDouble Dragon1942and the great ice cream
Thu Apr 12 12:24:51 2007
Tony Parker, Telford
I was a student at Lampeter Coll in the 70's and 'lived' in Conti's Cafe, I was there so often. I then married a local girl and so have been going back regularly since then. The 2 things about Conti's Cafe that have not changed in those 37 years of my experience are firstly, the superb home-made ice-cream and secondly, the genuine warmth and kindness which Leno Conti always gives you, a lovely man!
Sun Mar 11 11:03:09 2007
Lewis, ex-Lampeter, now Stoke
Contis ice cream is mint but prossers around here is much beta.
Tue Mar 6 14:47:03 2007
Zac conti - Conti's cafe
hello
Sat Feb 10 11:21:54 2007
Irene Botholey, Camberley Surrey
Happy memories of coke floats as treats and listening to the all the hit records of the time during a misspent youth!!!!
Kindest regards to Leno and family
Mon Dec 25 21:01:54 2006
Alice Worth, Norfolk
My daughter (Anne Worth) & Son-in-law (Ian Nicholls) were both students in Lampeter in the 1970s. We heard more about Conti's from Anne than we heard about how she was getting on at the University. It was her home from home and the first place she took us to when we visited her. She and Ian have just returned from a reunion at the University and she was on the phone just after they arrived to say she had just been to Conti's and Leon remembered her and her name. We are grateful for his kindness to her and all the other students through the years and we wish him and his family man! y more happy years in the cafe. Best wishes and diolch-yn-fawr.
Mon Sep 4 10:32:12 2006
Marcia Coles, Cheltenham
I used to live in Lampeter when I was younger (I still have family there....my uncle owns the Ivy Bush Inn...Hi Uncle Bev!!). I have to say Contis ice cream has and always will be the best ice cream I have ever tasted. So happy to see Contis is going strong! I will be back soon.
Fri Aug 18 09:22:04 2006
Gwawr and Lisa, Lampeter
Conti's cafe is a great place to have a chat and some peaceful time to yourself. We go there quite often after school and we enjoy the hot chocolate! The Conti's ice-cream is delicious in the hot summer days we hope it will be there for the next couple of years.
Mon Jun 26 09:54:41 2006
Gillian Elisa from Cardiff (formerly Llanbedr PS)
The ice cream is so superb I have to buy a stock (about 6 cartons in a cooler bag) to take back to Cardiff with me. Whenever I feel I need to have a "perk up", Conti's Ice Cream always makes me feel ten times better! Feel great afterwards.I love the ice cream and all the family are always welcoming when you see them. First class!!
Tue Apr 25 09:15:42 2006
Siwan, Luned and Hedydd Members of the local high
We love contis ice cream and the sweets and hot chocolate! and their tea!! we go there after school sometimes and it's always really good to chat. we recommend this cafe to anyone who wants to stuff their faces with good food and have a relaxing chat!
Thu Feb 2 09:52:48 2006
Dylan, formerly of Cellan and a few other places t
Unquestionably the finest ice cream in the UK, and possibly in the world. When living in London I had actual stand-up rows with people who laughably claimed to be ice-cream experts that some ice cream from somewhere-or-other was the best in the UK, and I felt compelled to point out their error. If only I had a bigger freezer - and a faster metabolism - I'd buy it in bulk.
Tue Nov 8 14:54:00 2005
Jo Conti
Hi I'm Leno's daughter, and I just have to say with respect to Deanne Rapacioli that whilst a lot of Conti's Cafes did in fact buy their ice cream in , the ice cream at Lampeter has always been made from scratch by Dad. He would never use ready mix ice cream, as his own is the pride and joy of his life. He has been making it from local ingredients with absolutely no artificial additives or flavourings anywhere near it forever.
Yes we've just had a bit of a make-over, which no doubt will upset the die hards who liked the time warp, but it had to be done. It nearly killed dad as he had to be closed for two weeks and that is the first time it's happened since he opened. However, he's very pleased with the results and seems to be spending more time than ever in the shop now! He's getting a lot more customers in as we have made the front half of the cafe a non-smoking area.
Dad loves this as he just adores talking to as many people as possible. So the new customers are as intriguing to him as his regulars!
He's amazed and thrilled that people have taken the time to write about the place,
Thanks for the comments and best regards
Jo Conti
Tue Oct 18 19:46:31 2005
Former student, regular visitor
Conti's (Oct 2005) has had a makeover - glass, chrome and a new juke box, but still as good as ever, same menus, same staff)! And in lampeter, the ice cream has ALWAYS been made by the family, NEVER supplied by outside - sorry to the person below! Leno makes the best ice cream in the country!!
Sun Oct 9 17:56:42 2005
Deanne Rapacioli Vancouver Canada
I am related to the Conti's - Jack Conti from Fishguard was married to my aunt - Eunice. I am the grand-daughter of Rapacioli's Ice Cream in Tenby, my uncle Luigi and my father Joe delivered ice cream to the Conti's for years. Conti's and Rapacioli's are also related to Fecci's in Pembrokeshire. All had cafes and all sold our ice cream. Great to see the old photos !! Thanks.
Tue Mar 15 00:31:43 2005
Steve Williams from Liverpool
I remember going to Conti's with my mates when we were at university there. It was a great place, a real fifties throwback - perfect for Saturday afternoons. I can recommend the lasagne and the ice cream goes without saying!
Wed Feb 9 09:25:08 2005
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