This place is amazing, staff is friendly which enhances the ice cream. The ice cream is amazing…read moresuper fresh. And the portion sizes are something you will be discussing with your friends. So grab your diabetes treatment and get your behinds over for a feel good taste good experience.

Adorable, quintessential small-town ice cream joint…read more Cash only. Walk up windows, no inside service. Very clear permanent menus on display with sizes clearly denoted. Rotational flavors were also clearly visible. Worker was super friendly and patient considering I hadn't even looked at the menu and I just stated I wanted a "middle" size. What even is that. Husband wasn't prepared either (to be fair we've never been there and had JUST walked up) so had to step back to check the flavors. Again, she was nothing but smiles and super sweet. I got the Dole pineapple with vanilla twist. 10/10 would eat again and the medium size was perfect for a smallish human who had just eaten dinner. Husband got two scoops, one of which was Gifford's campfire smores flavor. Wow. Excellent. Luckily we just live downstate a bit and found that some local grocers carry this flavor. Will 100% be returning when we're in the area.

Made a dinner-table dash down Route 86 to get there before 9. No regrets. Black Raspberry twisted…read morewith Vanilla -- tall, cold, and gone too fast. Same antique machine, same family, same obsession with fresh milk and real ingredients since 1953. You taste every bit of it. I was there opening day, May 2026. Five stars. See you next time!

On a recent Adirondacks visit i heard about this very popular Ice Cream Stand, so i want to drive…read moreout of our way to see what everyone was talking about. Upon our arrival we found a very small busy stand that serves only one flavor twist that changes daily and today's flavor was Vanilla/Chocolate Twist. The line moved very quickly and this is a cash only stand. The Ice Cream was OK, not much different than any other Ice Cream Stand I've had before. Cool little nostalgic type stand but not something I'd drive out of my way for again.

Cute little ice cream stand. Ice cream is delicious, so creamy. Some of the friendliest staff…read morearound. Clean and ample parking. Good prices

We stopped in here during a trip to the high peaks region. Working were two young girls who didn't…read moreoffer a greeting. I got a chocolate soft serve with mint sprinkles that was pretty good. The person I was with ordered something, a worker said they were out of it, then the workers laughed which was strange. During our order, the workers' friends stopped in and made it very difficult to order as they got distracted and the whole place felt awkward (it's a small building). The workers had very uncomfortable and honestly awkward customer service.

Amazing ice cream . Drove by this place after the museum. Ordered orange creamsicle and panda pawread more

Love the vibe! We went on a Friday night and they had a band playing on the roof. I love that it's…read moreright on the lake! The flavor selection is impressive! I got a chocolate and vanilla twist with sprinkles which was very yummy. I thought the prices were normal but I live in the city so I am warped and twisted. My only complaint is that after eating mountain mist ice cream, my friends and I all had horrible stomach pain and were trying to vom for the rest of the night:/ Dairy sometimes upsets my stomach but this was on another level. But this place is still a fun spot to check out!

This is a super cute little place with friendly service. There's no tables right now but there is a…read moreseating area underneath the trees. They have some fast food type items, I opted for the chicken tenders, sweet potato fries and mozzarella sticks. Everything was good, I especially loved the sweet potato fries. Ice cream is great too, tons of options and a different flavor every week. Definitely a great spot to check out if you're passing through.

food was delicious service was fast and pleasant and its super cute there. ice cream is super good.read more

Absolutely adorable shop with staple and unique food and personal care items. This was a great…read moreplace to pick up some cute holiday gifts (fancy dish towels, things for making craft cocktails at home, soaps, etc). They also make baked goods in the store. I loved that each item had the simple ingredients listed with it on the name-- this made it easy for needing to ask if you have food allergies, but also terrific to see that the treats are made with basic ingredients like you'd use at home! I tried a snickerdoodle whoopie pie with cream cheese icing inside. The cookies were perfect and the frosting was a bit on the super sweet side but that's how I like my frosting so it was delicious! My mom got a slice of pie- the flavor was pretty good but since it was kept in the fridge, the crust lost a bit of the crunch/flakiness. We bought a take and bake frozen raspberry pie for the next time we have guests over. Mom also got a brownie, which she said was very good as well. The wide selection of pre made salads and sandwiches looked great as well as the large selection of take and bake meals and side dishes. This is my favorite type of a local gem to discover. It's a perfect spot to stop on the way to or from Lake Placid. I actually visited twice in the same day! It's open Friday-Monday (as of when I visited in November'23). I think I'll actually head back to that area next weekend and stop back in to pick up a few gifts and some more baked goods! Update--- We also did end up going back to the shop the following weekend for some more shopping. Customer service could use some improvement. **As I said in my main review, we bought a frozen pie to take and bake. We baked it for Thanksgiving l there was no scent while it baked which was unusual. It wasn't the prettiest looking when it came out of the oven. More unfortunately, no one liked it! My mom said it was the worst she's ever tasted. The crust was so thick and the filling and crust both had a strange aftertaste. This was very disappointing because the treats we had in the store were delicious. If the review was based only on the pie, I'd be a 1/5 stars.

Always reliable and delicious! Today I grabbed a Buddha salad loaded with veggies and ramen with a…read morespicy peanut dressing. Fabulous! Best of all, I could race in and find the perfect lunch; I actually had a tough time choosing as the tempeh also looked delish. The only tough part is walking past the amazing desserts. You must be strong to resist!

Ethels's Dew Drop Inn is a small roadside establishment with outdoor covered seating. Ethel is a…read moresweet older woman; always friendly with a smile. They offer some basic burgers and hot dog type food. However, I've only been here for the ice cream. The ice cream brand is "Perry's" and the selection has lots of flavors, as well as soft serve and sugar free. The prices are reasonable and the ice cream is good. We've vacationed in Willsboro for the last 3 summers, because our friends own a Lake House here. Each time, a trip to Ethel's was part of our evening. It's now tradition to come here at least once during our trip.

I have been going here every summer for my whole life and have always looked forward to their ice…read morecream. Prices are the most reasonable I've ever seen and quality is great. The food is typical fast food so nothing great or groundbreaking, I don't go there for the food, but the ice cream is perfect. Service is always super fast and everyone who works there is so nice. It's been the same employees for such a long time which is always nice to see. The place itself is a cute small town vibe. Nothing fancy, and there's no need for that. If you need a good ice cream place in the Willsboro, Essex area, this is the best!

Service was great! Came outside and took my order because I had a dog. VERY ACCOMMODATING! They…read morerecommended the maple vanilla syrup very tasty!

Have you heard of the little engine that could? This is the tiny but mighty bakery. I've been…read morevisiting Lake Placid for years, but only discovered this bakery this year, mostly by following its patrons who were perambulating around the Main Street with what looked like amazing little scones. Speaking of said scones, they're fantastic. If you're expecting biscuit-line scones, these might be a bit of a disappointment. These are on the bread-ier side of the pastry spectrum, but no less satisfying. We tried the blueberry almond scone and the raspberry white chocolate, and both were scarfed down within minutes. I also love that these aren't sickly sweet. Paired with a latte (for which I highly, highly recommend getting a pump of the hazelnut syrup), Bluesberry Bakery was responsible for supplying some of the best breakfasts we had during our stay in Lake Placid. City folks ought to temper their expectations. This is a small town bakery on a quaint main street, and inside, space is tight. There isn't any seating space, and if two or more groups of customers come in simultaneously, the rest of the queue has to wait outside the door. But things behind the counter are manned by a small, dedicated crew of folks who keep things moving. As with any bakery that makes things fresh, come as soon as the urges hit; when they're out, they're out. I learned this the hard way when I came late afternoon for a scone and found they were sold out.