Rob Roy: The Ultimate Guide to Hurrying The Fuck Up and Ordering

Posted 1:33pm Sunday 1st March 2026 by Imogen Perry

Potential laxative. Occasional platonic matchmaker. Guaranteed temporary serotonin release. Ice-cream. The lifeline of the student population, but only after a long hard day of pretending to study at Central. Located on the corner of George and Albany Street, Rob Roy is essentially an institution: a Read more...

Inflation Hits Rob Roy

Posted 4:05pm Sunday 22nd February 2026 by Jonathan McCabe

The price of Rob Roy’s learner cone has climbed to $3.50, a whopping thirty cent increase from last year. This is the second wave of price surges to face ice cream enjoyers since the Ma family took over the reins in July of 2024. Third year student Nico reckons that the iconic spot has gotten Read more...

Letters: Issue 2 2025

Posted 6:54pm Sunday 2nd March 2025 by Critic

LETTERS POLICY Letters should be 150 words or fewer. The deadline is Thursday at 5pm. Get them into Critic by emailing us at critic@critic.co.nz. Letters of a serious nature directly addressing a specific group or individual will not be published under a pseudonym, except in extraordinary Read more...

Rob Roy Dairy Sold To New Owners

Posted 8:40pm Sunday 28th July 2024 by Angus Rees

Rob Roy has been officially sold to a new owner as of July 17th. The iconic Dunedin dairy, famous for its hefty amounts of ice cream and massive cones (wheyyyy), had been up for sale since March 2nd before being purchased by new owners the Wednesday before last.  As the old guard looks to Read more...

Rob Roy Dairy For Sale

Posted 2:35pm Sunday 10th March 2024 by Gryffin Blockley

Rob Roy is for sale. Harcourts listed the historic building on their website on Feb 21, calling it “an icon of the local dairy and ice cream scene.”  Critic Te Ārohi swung by Rob Roy and had a yarn to owner Liz Watson, who was forced awake before 6:30am (after a big night at Read more...