There is a reason that Garside's has been selling ice cream since 1955. That reason is that theie…read moreice cream is amazing! They make it in on-house from quality local ingredients. The young staff was friendly and was working hard on all the orders. The stand is a classic ice cream stand design with plenty of picnic tables, benches, and lots of parking. Everything was neat and tidy. We wish we had gone before September since they're closing for the season at the end of the month. We aim to make one more trip! No pics of the amazing ice cream because we dug into it too fast!

Where the locals go, for more than 50 years! You'll feel like it's the 50's when you pull in here…read more Order the grape nut ice cream, it's literally a New England thing, so freaking good! Hang out on the benches. If you get eaten by mosquitos know that it's a Maine thing too; as authentic as it should be. Tell the friends. Support local...and traditions.

I usually come here once during each annual trip to Maine for my sweet fix. Big Licks is in a prime…read morespot on the main road leading to the pier, beach, and amusement park. They have plenty of flavors and generous serving sizes. I'm a fan of moose tracks, caramel, and brownie/fudge flavors. I've never had a bad cup of ice cream here. It's a little more expensive, but not surprising for its location and probably seasonal operation. Service is good and quick, especially when they get busy. @azfitfoodfun

Ice cream has no flavor. Chocolate has no taste. Would not recommend this place. Would say Dairy…read moreQueen would be a better choice.

Best Ice cream place ever! There's even a mini golf place behind which has serenity falls and Maine…read moregetaway. I love their ice cream!

delicious homemade ice cream with a pretty great flavor selection. A bit boring, but I understand…read morethe market here is much more family centered than experimental, there is much more room for creativity with their specials. Lady Bug was cute, and so were all the others, but boring. Even having strawberries in the ice cream with the chocolate would've made a texture and flavor difference. Also the butter crunch did not have anywhere near enough butter crunches :( Staff was wonderful, and the option of all sorts of different nuts as sundae toppings was important to me as a long time ice cream employee - everybody has their favorite toppings and there's so few places you can specialize!

Delicious. I got a "small" waffle cone woth coffee cookie and brown butter crunch. Just…read morefantastic. My hub got a small Sunday with their "what the fluff" icecream and loads of peanut butter. Again, outstanding!! I forgot to mention the service was great! The two young ladies that served us were helpful and engaging! Awesome place!

I've been wanting to try this cute local ice cream shop featuring Maine dairy since we moved to…read moreBiddeford this winter, and now that it is summer we finally went. I was thrilled they had strawberry rhubarb crisp ice cream and my husband got coffee cookie - both were fantastic. The service team was super friendly and fast and the ice cream shop is nice and cool and cute inside with plenty of seating. I highly recommend. We will be going back to try the mint chip with the spruce tips, sounds intreguing!!!

Lovely service, great selection, ice cream was amazing. I got a sundae with Kaluha chocolate…read morebrownie ice cream and additional hot fudge. It was soooooo good. The flavors were fantastic, all present and just creamy goodness. I will be back. The picnic area was super cute too, but it was too cold so we sat in the car. We will be back.

I've been a connoisseur of ice cream for the last 70 years. And sampled my way across the U.S. many…read moretimes. There are only a few things I look for in a good ice cream. One is flavor that shines through the cold and creamy dessert. Second is how sweet it is. Not too much so to where that's all that comes through. The last being, creamy consistency. So all in all, it's fairly simple. With this being said. Fielder's choice has been #1 for me, followed by Dairy corner in the # 2 slot. The only reason why, is that in my opinion, it's a bid too sweet for me. Otherwise it's pretty damn good over all. Today I happened to be driving by The Maine Scoop and decided to give it a shot. It's always nice to ad options when you are out and about. My wife went to the window to order for us. I wanted a coffee Oreo milkshake. She was going for the vanilla custard soft serve. A single cones worth. As soon as I had my treat in my hands. I gave a big long pull on the fat straw sticking out of the top. The first thing I noticed was a watery slurry followed by chunks of soggy Oreo. Then an extremely overpowering sickening sweet gush that took over all my senses that made my eyes snap shut in horror. My brain whirled in a panic trying to understand what just invaded my mouth. My God! I thought I was experiencing some sort of sugar coma onset. I quickly placed the cup in my holder and sat there bewildered for a few minutes. Until the wife looked at me asking, are you OK? I didn't want to sway her opinion so I just smiled and handed her the cup of disaster and said, give this a try. She enthusiastically took the cup and managed to get about a half of swig before she choked and shoved the cup away from her. Holding it at arms length she proclaimed, what in the world did they make you! We laughed for a moment until I realized I just paid $9 for this sugar slurry mess. I asked the wife to try her cone, I wanted or should say hoped that somehow my shake was some sort of mistake. It wasn't, sad to say. Her ice cream was also extremely sweet, but manageable. So, be warned, if you are anywhere near a possible diabetic. Avoid this place like a modern plague.

Almond Joys are one of my favorite candy bars and the coconut almond chip ice cream is my favorite…read more I have tried a few other flavors and they are all excellent but the coconut almond chip is the winner for me. This place is often busy and there can be long lines but the team keeps things moving so the wait is not usually excessive.

Super delicious ice cream and soft serve. This is the top three ice cream if not best I have had…read moreever. We had their black raspberry and blueberry ice cream. The flavor was amazing, creamy and not too sweet. The next day we went back again to try their maple soft serve and it did not disappoint either. The portions are huge and it's not very expensive!

I was spending some time in New Hampshire visiting my parents last week when we decided to spend a…read moreday checking out some spots in Maine i've never been. At some point, we stopped in Saco to check out a free roadside library when I noticed The Saco Scoop right next door and figured, why not get a little bit of ice cream for the drive? This small shop is located inside a little market style building and the store itself is full of random candy and souvenirs as well as the ice cream I came seeking. Like every single other time I see blue ice cream that has a name like "cookie monster" or "oreo cookie something blah blah" I ordered it and The Saco Scoop did it better then most. The woman who worked here was charming and quick to give us our scoops and get us on our way, and man, this might be the best ice cream I've ever had in the state of Maine (I haven't actually had much, but this stuff was incredible). It was so creamy, it was so flavourful, and it was so freaking good I wish I was able to stop by right now and get a few more scoops. Overall, The Saco Scoop is a truly wonderful little ice cream shop that I'm so glad I stumbled across. I very much look forward to checking Saco out on my next trip and this little ice cream shop might just be the reason we even spend the night.

Customer service was amazing, best service I've ever had at an ice cream joint…read more Very knowledgeable about food allergies, ingredients and very accommodating. Ice cream was very good! We got vanilla, chocolate lovers Dream, and Reese's overload. All were very good! Wish we were locals so we could come back all the time!

Great! Do not be deceived by the only 12 options shown in the front case, they have over 20 more in…read morethe back freezer. The dark chocolate is AMAZING, was not too bitter at all and was quite literally addicting, I got it every day I was here. They have a bunch of interesting flavors that you WILL NOT see anywhere else, such as maple fig jalapeño or banana with hot Cheetos. Granted I did not try any of these "interesting flavors," but I am very glad it is not all they have. For the little space there is inside, the lines flow easily and you get your ice cream very quickly. The servers know what is in every flavor, and do not mind giving out samples! My one gripe is that they don't tell you they have more flavors in the back freezer, there is no sign or anything advertising it, but luckily I found great, "normal" flavors in the front case."

This place had the coolest flavors and let you sample as many as you wanted. Would recommend the…read moreblackberry and goat cheese.