crèmecart sells handmade ice cream sandwiches out of a colorful, retro-themed cart. Today, we…read moreenjoyed PBJ sandies: salty peanut butter cookies with blackberry ice cream! Delicious! We stumbled across crèmecart at the Saturday Farmers' Market on Orcas Island. The two ladies who run the crèmecart, Michelle and Sommer, sound like they are regulars at the Saturday Farmers' Market, and other island locations as well. They rotate many cool ice cream flavors and cookie combinations. Their crèmecart Facebook page listed many enticing flavors, including: butter cookie and strawberry cheesecake ice cream; dark chocolate cookie and ginger ice cream; chocolate cookie with: salted caramel ice cream or coconut ice cream or chocolate ice cream; lemon cookie with: lavender ice cream or vanilla ice cream; gluten free almond cookie with vanilla or chocolate ice cream; and on July 4th, Apple Pie Ice Cream Sandies. How fun is that? So, like any food cart, crèmecart is seasonal, and moves around following the crowds. Thankfully, Orcas is a small island, and I promise you, they are worth searching for! Five Stars.

I stumbled upon the cremecart at the park in Eastsound during the summer solstice parade. The girls…read moreworking the cart are so sweet! By the time I got there, lots of the ice cream sandwiches were sold out. All of the sandwiches are prewrapped and kept cold in the cart, so once they're gone... They're really gone. The cookie was nice and soft, but firm enough to stay together. The ice cream kept cold and didn't drip all over me. I was such a happy camper with my ice cream sandwich. I sure hope I run into this cart again!!

Super cute local ice cream shop in town…read more Local hand made ice cream and sorbets from Lopez Island Creamery. They offer up a good variety and if you can't make up your mind opt for the 7-flavor ice cream flight. I choose a to dabble in a shrub float. New item for me. Shrub is a sweetened fruit infused vinegar. For the float they use the shrub (from local vendor Girl Meets Dirt), seltzer water, and your choice of ice cream. I definitely could see this being a summer drink. Has a bit of a bite from the vinegar (I'd advise to make sure it's all fully incorporated or you'll end up with a straight shot of the shrub).

Absolutely no bad notes here. The ice cream flavors were so good! I sampled the matcha almond and…read moreearl gray and my partner sampled POG and coffee cookies. All were HITS. I ended up ordering a scoop of the matcha almond which definitely had more almond flavor than matcha, but the matcha came through towards the end of the tasting. The person working there was doing their thing! It was just them yet they were calm, cool, collected despite having a line out the door. The vibes were chill with both indoor and outdoor seating options.

Coffee was fantastic, as was the chocolate chip pumpkins bread. I stayed on the porch with our…read morepooch, but vibes all around were perfectly cozy for a coffee shop. This is definitely a place I'd bring a book and stay a while! The person taking orders and the barista were both very friendly. The wife picked out a Maple Cardamom latte for me (oat milk, of course) and it was cardamom forward in the best way. Delightful experience!

With enzos being gone this place cured my coffee needs. I got the sexy Hawaiian 3 times in 3 days…read more It was delicious! The inside is super small but the out back area is large and adorable! Service is fast i so think they should get rid of the coffee table as its so cramped inside but other than that it's great

Can't go wrong if you're looking for something savory or sweet. Great quiches, great pastries,…read moregreat coffees and even better staff. So friendly and welcoming. Stopped here a few times in the last week while vacationing on Orcas Island. Had a great talk with David during one of our visits. Have us lots of recommendations for bakeries down in SF and near Santa Rosa where we're from. A must stop if visiting Orcas.

It really is between 3.5 & 4 stars. The food is good here and I appreciate the Homemade pastries…read more Service is fast and friendly. Grabbing a quick bite here is worth waiting in line for a few minutes.

Truly one of the best meals I've ever had. It was upscale without being snobby and it was service…read moresimilar to being at your friend's house who's good at hosting. If you're on orcas it's a must visit. I definitely will be back if I'm ever on the island again but this meal was so good I'm debating making a special trip just to experience houlme again.

This is a tough one, because Houlme is likely the best restaurant on Orcas, but the food just…read moremissed the mark for me. Nice, bright, airy atmosphere, and the service was excellent. Menu is somewhat limited to 5 or 6 starters, and only 3 pizzas for mains. Our food was OK, but it just tried too hard to be different. When half the descriptions on a menu item need either a thesaurus or an explanation from the waiter, the chef is just trying too hard. We had the hay smoked tuna, which came wrapped in an oversized lettuce leaf, and a two line description. It was good, but nothing like I expected from the waiter's description. It was raw, which I love, but not as described on the menu. Then we had a salad with "garlic toast" which was nothing more than toasted bread crumbs browned just this side of being burnt. The salad wasn't tossed, so it was only after a few bites that we found the dressing drizzled on the bottom of the plate, hidden beneath the greens. The burnt crumbs overwhelmed the little dressing we could dig up, so the salad was not good. Finally, we also had the Poh Tah Toh Pizza, which was both dry and burnt. Wood fired pizza with a little charring is OK, but our crust was fully burnt about 2 inches in from the edge. I didn't care for the honey on my pizza, though my wife liked this twist. Wine by the glass is limited, but they do have an extensive bottle list, but only of foreign wine. We had a nice Chianti blend, but the dregs had a chunky sediment that ruined that last sip. Again, this may be the best food on the island, but the menu just missed the mark for this foodie.

Some of the best baked goods I've ever had!…read more Located inside Houlme, they have delicious and unique pastries! The line wrapped around outside only a few minutes after opening. We grabbed at least of one each and everyone really enjoyed them. Our favorites were the cardamom bun and lemon poppyseed donuts! If I lived on the island I would be here way too often. Will recommend to everyone!!

Unbelievable!! It was my partners birthday so I coordinated with them to get a cake made.. and I…read moremean look at this thing.. it's gorgeous! If you find yourself in Eastsound before 9:00 AM on a Saturday skip everywhere else and head straight here. Other places in town simply don't hold a flame to what's going on here!

Delicious coffee and chai tea. Quaint near the water spot…read more Will be back for sure . Great sandwich menu and all day breakfast

I was so happy with this cafe! The staff was incredibly nice and the food amazing. I wasn't sure…read morehow I would feel with jam on a savory breakfast sandwich (The Olga Rising), but I am a changed woman. It was divine. Everything about the sandwich was fantastic: the biscuit was perfect, the eggs cooked well, and the Jam was just sensational as well, no notes. It was also a huge sandwich. Sadly I didn't get anything from their bakery case, and I have regrets!! It looked superb.

Great service and ice cream from Lopez island creamery. I needed a cup of milk for a bottle and…read morethey happily sold me one even though off the menu. Fun selection of water toys and towels as well as chips and trail mix.

This is a standard boat/kayak/paddle board rental place. Definitely on the pricier side. Paddle…read moreboards were $25/hour. And they keep time to the minute. They do have kayaks, paddle boats, row boats, paddle boards etc. the lake is nice but the folks were not the most hospitable. Other than that this is a pretty standard place.

This is my review for the Lopez Island Creamery which applies to Lily as well:…read moreI am not an ice cream lover, nor do I have a sweet tooth. I like ice cream, but I never get too excited about it. While we were staying on Orcas Island we had the pleasure of frequenting Lily who serves up Lopez Island Ice Cream. This Ice Cream is OUTSTANDING and I am now craving it (an ice cream first for me). Can't wait until our next trip to Orcas so we can have more, until then I will be dreaming of the best ice cream I think I have ever had. *tip: Since I am not a big ice cream eater, Lily let me order the kid size and it was perfect for me!

Was looking forward to their wild berry-flavored ice-cream and disappointed to see Lily's, the…read moreonly ice-cream parlor in Eastsound, closed their business.

Sadly not the same anymore as prior owner had it. Wouldn't recommend going to any more…read more Weird signs around the area for "pay for use" of everything, even $1 for a small peice of wood to burn. Parking lots for specific guests. Towels for "gold or better" guests. Oddly placed new amenities with picnic tables that have a large amount of weeds under it. No more hanging baskets or green grass. Staff is all gone from years past. Mansion is still closed and the store is now in the marina- weird. New roofed shelter by marina area but looks sub tier and out of place- grills are there now with benches. No wifi for boats in Marina.

My review is for the restaurant only. The spa is a solid five stars…read more I'm glad we ate here--the setting, the history, the ambiance are all stunning. The massive wooden furniture is impressive and surprisingly comfortable. This place has been loving restored and cared for. It was an absolute pleasure to be here and to sit on the veranda. The food was very average, although the Mansion Burger sounded amazing--maybe we just ordered wrong. The scallop/ halibut cake stole the show. I should have ordered two of those, along with the extraordinary Cole slaw ( best ever Coke slaw, imho). Sadly, we didn't stop at the scallibut cake, and the rest was disappointing; wedge salad, drowning in a watery blue cheese dressing, and overcooked lobster ravioli, served with four beautifully prepared scallops. I would return, but I'd order differently--just appetizers and skipping everything else. Drinks and scallibut cakes would make for a 4-5 star meal. The service, by the way, was just okay. She hadn't tried much of the menu, so she wasn't able to describe the dishes very well. She was great about checking on us and warning that the kitchen was slow (it was slow, but we loved taking our time and watching the sun set over the bay). Nothing was awful--what we ordered averaged out to be just ok.