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    John's Ice Cream Factory

    4.8 (72 reviews)
    Open 12:00 pm - 9:00 PM
    Updated 1 month ago

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    Strawberry rhubarb ice cream
    Emmah R.

    Every person's face lit up when they talked about John's ice cream. We were passing through and asked around about the best ice cream in town. It didn't disappoint! I loved the strawberry rhubarb flavor!

    2 scoops in a cup. 1 blueberries n cream and 1 peach. Both have fresh fruit in it. Delicious!
    Carrie Ann G.

    My absolute favorite place in all of Maine for ice cream. My favorite flavors are the fruit and cream offerings. Today I tried raspberry and cream and strawberry rhubarb and cream. Both were fantastic! Stop by this little place. You won't be disappointed.

    Medium bowl with 2 scoops: Coconut chocolate almond & Quadruple chocolate!
    Shelby D.

    Coconut chocolate almond and Quadruple chocolate ice cream, what else could make a pregnant woman happy? John's Ice Cream is both creamy and smooth. I've never had an ice-burnt, or hard, scoop. John's has become a staple on my family's Maine trips every time, even the day after Christmas! They are open year round. You can go inside, and in the summer the window is open to order outside. After a trip back from Augusta today (with the sleeping 1 year old in the car) we took an opportunity to have a mini ice cream date. Well worth it! If you love chocolate, I recommend the Coconut Chocolate Almond ice cream. This is my favorite! The only downside is that they only accept cash, and checks. So make sure you come with spending cash. Otherwise, you can run next door to the gas station and use the ATM.

    Find a better stop for Ice cream.
    Curtis R.

    Cute shop, and close to a gas station. The problem is that it is more expensive than it should be. The variety isn't the same as most places in Maine and the sherbet is not good. The flavors don't stand out very much. They also only take cash or check. Find a better place for refreshments.

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    Everyone loves John's Ice Cream! Kind staff, and homemade ice cream, what more could you want!

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    Good thing it's not next door or I would be in serious trouble. Yum yum. Great flavors and delightful portions.

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    When you live (or come out from California every year) this is the place to go! Great service and an amazing staff!

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    Wild Cow Creamery - Waffle Cone w/ Maine Wild Blueberry ($1.50/waffle Cone $4.50/one-scoop

    Wild Cow Creamery

    4.5(67 reviews)
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    Cow Down One of two…read more(the other is in Bangor) locally-owned ice cream shops that does things the right way--1.5gallons at a time. The Good: *All their ice cream bases and most add-ins are made from scratch in-house. *Great location along the Belfast Ha'bor Walk. *Small but mighty selection of ice cream and some sorbets. *Housemade waffle cones are the right call. And for $1.50 you can't go wrong. *Blueberry ice cream was fantasticly smooth and filled with fresh Maine Blueberry flavor. *Friendly service *Reasonable prices for a ice cream shop in a touristy area. The Meh: *Seasonal The Ugly: *Street Parking only in Belfast, so be prepared to drive around aimlessly on busier days. Conclusion: Delicious i creams made the right way and at a reasonable price.

    What's a vacation w/o some ice cream ? After having an awesome lunch at the nearby Nautilus…read moreSeafood & Grill, we happened upon the Wild Cow Creamery along the Belfast Harbor Walk. We needed some of that creamy goodness at that point, and Wild Cow didn't disappoint. My wife ordered a 2 scoop waffle cone of Maine Blueberry and some type of peanut butter variety. I went with a 2 scoop of Apple Crisp and Almond Toffee. All the flavors were fresh and flavorful, this was quality-made ice cream. No lines to speak of that day, but it was early October for our visit, I'm sure the Wild Cow does a brisk business during the Summer peak. A strong 4 Star rating.

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    Freya’s - Summer is here! Rainbow sprinkles on a tasty scoop of gelato with a homemade gluten free waffle cone.

    Freya’s

    5.0(25 reviews)
    19.7 mi

    Not a place that I had on my radar, but I saw a sign for it on my drive down the coast and pulled…read moreover. You would struggle to find a cafe or restaurant with a better view, as this looks out over a harbor that is basically what you'd picture in your head for being in Maine. The menu included buckwheat crepes both sweet and savory and some gelato, so I indulged and got a crepe with gelato on the side. Even the sweet crepes use a buckwheat base, which I liked. The earthy flavor makes a useful contrast with the sweetness. Their house caramel sauce was buttery and toasty in flavor and combined well with bananas, so say nothing of the smooth stracciatella gelato I mixed with it. I couldn't have asked for much more.

    I get nervous when I hear about a gelato shop. Am I *really* going to get gelato? The kind I've…read morefawned over in Europe? The reviews and mission at Freya's appeared promising, so I decided to give it a go, especially since the product is made in-house. Unfortunately for our group of four, there was only one flavor of gelato left an hour before closing time (and good for Freya's). My spouse went for that gelato--coffee--while the rest of our group went the sorbetto route. There were four flavors remaining: strawberry, passionfruit, guava, and lime + jasmine. I had tastes of everything, including the gelato. Sorbetto-wise, I was especially impressed with the strawberry, and the passionfruit was a close second. My only nit pick is that the guava was icier than the other three sorbettos, but the flavor was still punchy and refreshing. As for the gelato, it was European quality. Huzzah! I was so mad that I hadn't gone earlier in the day for more of a gelato selection. That taste of coffee really left a good impression. I'm thrilled to report that the folx at Freya's know what they're doing with their gelato and sorbettos. If you're snobby about your gelato, rest assure! You'll be really happy at Freya's.

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