AMAZING place! I'm super fussy about ice cream. If I'm gonna take in those calories I want it to be…read moreworth it and along with that being high quality ingredients it means as little (or preferably zero) binders.... And they only have a bit of organic guar gum to keep the ice cream all silky smooth. Many other ice creams including Kawartha have carageenan in them which is not good for us at all. After speaking with the lovely owner who is a chef (all ice cream made ON PREMISES) we learned that a few shops carry this ice cream (2 places in Scarborough ON and also The Royal York hotel). After an absolutely terrible and underwhelming and laughably overpriced lunch at Local this was a great reward.

Belly was located across the street from our Air Bnb during our weekend stay in Huntsville. And…read moreeach night we looked covetously over at Belly as we pulled into our driveway, arriving too late from dinner to get there before they closed. It was a priority of mine to finally visit Belly our last evening but then the time started slipping away from us. We thought all was lost after it turned 8, but then we serendipitously looked over our brochure for Belly again and noticed that on Saturdays they closed at 9. We hustled over, only to have the doors close on us at 8:59. The manager told my daughter she'd already started putting covers on the ice cream. And then I begged and said it was our last night and she responded that she couldn't say no. So of course we each got lots of samples. Kidding! The Kiddie scoops followed the usual trend in Ontario of ridiculously large scoops of ice cream. At Kawartha Dairy where we ate the day before, a Kiddie was like a large where we live in the San Francisco Bay Area. This time the Kiddie was more like the size of a Medium. (A Medium at an artisan creamery in the Bay Area is $8.50 American compared to this Kiddie $3.50 Canadian.) The two Kiddie scoops were a bargain and easily fed the four of us. My daughter earlier had pored over the Belly brochure we had at our Air Bnb, and requested the Blueberry Lavender. Even though it wasn't in the case, the manager had a container just behind her! (Unfortunately they didn't also have the Sticky Toffee Pudding Flavor I also saw in the brochure.) My son got the Chocolate Dipped Strawberry, which was more like strawberry with some chocolate chips than what I'd imagined by the name. Maybe there's a better way to make it actually taste like it sounds? These are all minor quibbles. The ice cream was excellent and both were better than the flavors we got at Kawartha Dairy. The blueberry lavender was really good and my favorite of the two. I'm sometimes skeptical of floral notes in food but this worked. The strawberry in the Chocolate Dipped Strawberry was easily better than Kawartha's strawberry. This one had real strawberry flavor and actual strawberry pieces in it. I felt like the chocolate taste didn't come through in the chips, which often happens with chocolate chips in ice cream. My daughter (absorber of the Belly brochure) filled us in on the founding of the store while we ate. She said that the name came from a mom who had a big pregnancy belly while carrying twins. As a fellow twin mom I relate. If this was 14 years ago I'd come here to eat for three. Best tastes of Huntsville trip 1) Farmer's Daughter (pierogies) 2) Farmer's Daughter (berry scone) 3) BELLY (blueberry lavender ice cream) 4) Allora (papardelle with short ribs) 5) Farmer's Daughter (lentil wrap) 6) Farmer's Daughter (mac and cheese) 7) Farmer's Daughter (chocolate chip cookie) 8) Farmer's Daughter (iced chocolate chai) 9) BELLY (chocolate covered strawberry ice cream) 10) Farmer's Daughter (bean avocado edamame salad)

Visited my in-law side during a summer weekend and had a casual afternoon around town. I got the…read morebordeaux cherry flavor in kiddie size and it was pretty substantial for a kids size portion. Can't speak for the other flavors, but the cherry flavor was strong and had a generous amount of cherries. Fairly busy on a Sunday, but the line moved quickly.

Hard to imagine working in a place as beautiful as this can have such assholes working. I suggest…read morenot talking to the man who works there, terrible customer service. Never felt so unwanted in a store in my life. You'd think paying 9$ for ice cream would mean you are getting great service and ice cream, and I am so happy to announce I will never walk through the doors of this place again.

Hello, went to this location, I live 30 minutes from this location…read more I tried to order four Subs in the middle of the order I asked for the sauce to be put on a side in little containers like I do all the time, so the subs do not get soggy on the drive home. At this point the owner told me no we do not do that and asked me to leave and that I should have stated that from the beginning. I'm so shocked cuz I've done this many times at this location plus other locations. If this is a new policy, could someone please let me know? I'm just dumbfounded because I've never been refused service for asking to have sauce on the side so I'm a little confused. Best regards Joe Black. Store Location: 1295 Muskoka Rd. South Gravenhurst ON P1P 1K9

I like the staff, they are always so kind to welcome customers. The food is always fresh with good…read moreprices and I enjoy going there.

This is a pretty popular ice cream spot for people visiting Huntsville. It used to be a total…read moremust-visit for our Muskoka trips, but lately a lot of their products are available at common grocery stores, so it is more of a "nice to stop by" place now. Still, if you are traveling north along Hwy-11, it is certainly a fun stop with a solid selection of tasty flavors. One heads up: the washrooms are outside the store, so just ask the staff if you need access when stopping by from a road trip to Muskoka.

The serving sizes are insane!…read more The smallest size would be Xl anywhere else. The 2 scoop size is pretty much a pint of ice cream. Not only are the portions gargantuan, but they taste great too! I had maple walnut and dockside cappuccino and they were amazing.

With the name butter tart factory we expected quite a few different kinds of butter charts, which…read morethey only had one flavor which was disappointing. Also, the service from the front desk wasn't the most friendly more seemed a bit snippy, and that we were annoying her.

Considering the name of this place, we had high but simple expectations for a great butter tart…read more Signage everywhere asks for patience with their understaffing issues. No problem. The wait was quite short. It turns out that the Butter Tart Factory is a pizza cafe/ bakery-dessert hybrid. Odd, but who cares if the butter tarts are amazing? The baked item cases showed a few breads and pies, but the butter tart case was low on stock. Could be a good sign, right? After pondering how to order pizza (sort of inside the same space and sort of separate?) we ordered one butter tart and hit the road. The tart tasted perfectly fine, with flaky crust, but the pastry to filling ratio is very disappointing for any butter tart lover. See photo. In our experience, this wasn't worth the stop.

A little hamburger and fries cafe with onion rings, samosa, chicken tenders and poutines mini…read morerestaurant on the main road in the picturesque town of Dorset. The cheeseburger was delicious with a very decent sized beef patty. It came with lettuce, tomato and red onions. The poutine came with a thin vegetarian gravy with a small handful of white cheese curds. Food is cooked to order so it was very fresh. Did not taste old or reheated at all. Service was friendly and quick. Simple picnic like tables at the front with limited seating. Ambiance is nothing special.

I stopped by the chip stand and was impressed. The fries were great and the hamburger hit the spot…read more The kid working at the cashier was super friendly and efficient. The place was neat and had some nice tables And chairs in front. A great experience all round.

Our family was up here for a cottage weekend and we were looking for an ice cream shop and…read moremooskokas closed at 9pm and we arrived right at 9pm and they wouldn't serve our family of 8 same with Muskoka chills. So we found Ice dreams. The girls were great, spot was super cute and had delicious ice cream!!

This is a great spot for ice cream in Bala. They are always generous with the portions and have…read moreother treats like fudge and mini donuts. They also have breakfast bagels and grilled cheese. All are very yummy. They also have a large selection for the ice cream, candy and you will enjoy all of the Coca Cola memorabilia. Definitely a must stop in Bala!

Food was very good and the waitress was very friendly, hard working, but they are terribly under…read morestaffed. The waitress was by herself on a very busy noon hour and the food took a very long time to come out.

Please do not listen to other reviews this place is fantastic well ran great food. Love it and…read morewill come back when passing through