i was here in fall of 2018, vegan for 10 years. best vegan ice cream ive ever had. went 3 or 4 times in 6 days. unbelievable, no idea why this place doesnt have a higher rating. read more

Went to this ice cream shoppe one night and another "higher rated on Yelp" one the next night. CJ's is so much better hands down. They were helpful & patient as we tried many flavors and everyone in our group LOVED what they got. Our 22 year old son I believe dreamed about the Blueberry soft serve that night. Treat yourself here to some really good ice cream.... read more

Great location across from village green. Dirty turtle and maine deer tracks are super good.

So many great options! Scoop, soft serve, gelato! There is an option for anyone! Perhaps a bit overwhelming when it is crowded!

The ice cream was great. I absolutely love the blueberry soft serve. They have really small sizes, though.

Our trip to Maine was not complete until we had our Ice Cream ..We found CJ's Big Dipper, We ordered Blueberry Ice Cream, as everyone was raving about it, kids ordered the flavors they wanted, we were ready to pay and only to learn when we got to the cash register "CASH ONLY"... So we spoke to the employee there that all we had was credit cards, it turned out to be the owner, who was so rude and annoyed that we were so suprised in a touristy spot that they didnt take credit cards. He told us to "use the ATM on premises, or no ice cream.." What kind of hospitality is this from a business owner in this quaint little town we thought? We are the folks who keep them in business! I wouldnt recommend CJ's Big Dipper to anyone that the owner and staff embarrased our family. Find another career MR DIPPER if you dont like the tourist paying your mortgage, feeding YOUR family. read more

This was a fun stop to rest our feet on our trip. We ordered ice cream and also a slice of blueberry pie (fresh & amazing). The owner had a ton of cool flavors (like blueberry)! And when we ordered our pie we had the option to get it heated and served with vanilla ice cream which was really nice. Also, there's a lovely park across the street to enjoy your scoop! read more

Good ice cream and a lot of fun. There was a line the night we went but the staff kept it moving in assemble line fashion.

The brownie sundae and chocolate chip sandwich are unreal! We come here for a treat at least a few times while in Bar Harbor, usually a line out the door but worth it! The best ice cream place in town! read more

CJ's offers excellent ice cream and countless flavors that will make you a return customer. Over two visits, I tried the Maine Sea Salt Truffle (vanilla ice cream packed with loads of small chocolates with sea salt and caramel) and the Mudslide (Kahlua ice cream with brownie and lots of other "stuff"). The Maine Sea Salt Truffle was smooth and creamy, and for a single scoop, you'll get what amounts to a double scoop in most other shops. The Mudslide was simply too sweet after all was said and done but it's worth sampling. Prices are reasonable especially for the portion size (less than $4 for a single scoop). Limited outdoor seating is available - about three large round tables and a long bench, which becomes inaccessible if all the tables are taken. read more

If I could give less than a star I would. The service was terrible and ice cream was nothing to brag about. My wife, 2 young children and I, went to CJ Big Dipper for some ice cream one night during our vacation in Bar Harbor in Oct. I stayed outside with the kids while my wife went in to order. My wife placed our order and upon receiving it she asked for lids as we wanted to take it back to our hotel. The man behind the counter said he didn't have any. That's surprising, I guess they have never heard of "to go". So next she asked for spare cups so she could use those as lids. He obliged. Then she proceeds to ask for a bag and his response to her was " what do you think this is? A grocery store?" Wow, how nasty. Had that been me I would of left the ice cream and walked out. That guy is lucky I wasn't in the store when he pulled that nonsense. We vacation in Bar Harbor every year and I can say with certainty that I will never go to that establishment again. They forget that tourism is what keeps them afloat. read more

BIGGEST SINGLE SCOOP EVER! Thanks CJ's....great selection of clever new combinations of ice cream... including local favorites like blueberries! Cash only....just a heads up. read more

Paid over $11 dollars for 2 soft serve cones. The soft serve was icy and not a lot of flavor...

We have been going to CJ's for years with our family. The staff is friendly, courteous, and accommodating. Highly recommend visiting CJs when your in Bar Harbor. read more

The waitress was super friendly and helpful!! My wife has very many food allergies, particularly to a type of carbohydrates called fructans; she can't have any high fructose corn syrup, inulin, and a few other things, but they don't use any of these ingredients and so were more than able to accommodate her. The ice cream was really delicious! read more

This was the only place without a line, which should've been a hint. It's ice cream, so it can't really be bad...but it didn't taste like much of anything and there was a surly employee (manager?) wandering around that made me wish I picked one of the other ice cream shops that I'd had a much better experience with earlier in the trip. read more

First off. awful service. The girl didn't understand what I wanted. Had to tell her 3 times. The ice cream was way over priced, I Wanted to give my ice cream back. I got chocolate chip cookie dough. It said "cookie dough" it was vanilla ice cream with chocolate chips. No cookie dough. Not even a cookie dough flavor. The quality and taste was awful. The ice cream was crunchy like it was freezer burnt and tasted the same. The bins of ice cream they scooped out of did not look homemade or even remotely local they had a big company name on the side... If you want local, bar harbor made ice cream DO NOT go here! read more

TL; DR: Don't bother with CJ's ice cream in Bar Harbor. Not impressed. Ice cream was $4 for 1 scoop, $7.50 (+) for 2. After they had scooped it and handed it to me, I learned that it was cash-only (My bad for not seeing the sign on the cash register, but still)... I was cash-less, so they pointed me to their mobile ATM spot in the corner. I paid $5.50 in fees for that stupid decision. Worse yet, the ice cream was nothing special. For two of us, it cost more than 1 pint of premium ice cream - which it definitely was not . The artisan ice cream shop is right around the corner, and I regret not going just a bit further to have a better experience. The owner who was standing there had some cockamamie story about how "you'd be amazed how much I paid in fees last year at this pub I own... $24,000." We heard him share this story with multiple patrons, so this is clearly his go-to stance about why he feels it's appropriate to pass this inconvenience and **much** higher fees on to his customers. If he's not making plenty of profit margin on a $4 mediocre ice cream cone to cover that fee, well then I suppose he's on his way out of business soon, anyway. OH - and how could I forget? I feel badly even saying this but as a result of this whole expense, debacle, and situation, we were frazzled and upset about the cost and didn't leave a tip for the server. I wonder how much he's paying his staff... minimum wage? I wonder how many patrons a day go through this and how many, like us, don't tip the scooper. So not only does he alienate his patrons, his staff get less of the pie, too. All so that this business owner with multiple businesses can save on bank fees. Never again. read more

We really wanted a chocolate chip cookie and a little bit of ice cream and this place had both. Unfortunately the chocolate chip cookie, while it looked tasty, wasn't super flavorful. At least my husband's peanut butter flavored ice cream was good. He ordered the small and the serving was very large. The people that worked there were very friendly and the service was fast. read more

On our recent trip to Bar Harbor, we thought we'd try CJ's for ice cream. The ice cream was okay, but we were taken aback by the rudeness and disrespect that we were given. The man behind the counter was not at all welcoming and was rude about giving samples out. We avoided this establishment on future days at Bar Harbor and would not recommend based on our experience. read more

Need to hire servers that will actually take an order. I stood right at the register for 5 minutes with a young girl just walking back and forth, not serving anyone else, glancing at me, and never asking me if I wanted anything. Finally I just walked out. read more

Best ice cream in Bar Harbor period. Try the maple walnut is so good and fresh. Wish I went twice.

AVOID THIS PLACE!!!! Unfriendly staff.... Asked if we could taste & one of them said sure, when asked to taste one additional flavor (the second one) cause we didn't like the first one, he made a racist comment!! Unbelievably disappointed & didn't care to taste or buy anything further.. Don't generally write reviews but thought it's unacceptable behavior & should be reported. Giving 1star coz that's the lowest possible read more

Ice cream was good but the staff was extremely rude. Worst ice cream purchasing experience I've ever had. I came in with a group of 15; you'd think they would be thankful for the business but they were INCREDIBLY hostile and abrasive to us. NO sense of customer service. read more

Ice cream was amazing, but they were VERY unfriendly. The only reason I kept going back was bc of the yummy flavors

This is some of the best blueberry soft serve that I have ever had! I think they say it has 4 different types of blueberries in it and I'd believe it! read more

Good ice cream w a lot of options. I like the fact that they have a lot of variety and label soy (dairy free) ice cream, gluten free, etc. we tried a bunch of different flavors and they were all good. The blueberry soft serve is phenomenal, not too sweet, just how we like it. read more

The ice cream was ok... nothing to write home about. The line was long and the server was pretty pushy about moving the line along... not a bad thing, but an elderly man with a walker had a little trouble moving and ended up falling just as he was walking out the door. Not anyones fault really, but I probably wont be going back. read more

Pretty good ice cream but my husband's strawberry milkshake was just okay....

The ice cream is fine. But not remarkable. They have a lot of flavor options and sizes and whatnot.

Maine blueberry, Maine Deer Sign, and Dirty Turtle ice creams were all divine, and with huge portions (even the kiddie cup) I thought prices were fair. read more

Hands down the place to go for ice cream in town. Staff are great the place is clean. The ice cream flavors are Unique and tasty. Everything here is homemade. They also have plenty of seating on their back porch or infront of the store. read more

This place is just what I was looking for. Delicious ice cream (try the black raspberry chocolate chip!) and generous scoop sizes! Wouldn't kill the guy behind the counter to smile though. read more

I ordered Apple pie a la mode. Almost $7.00. The lady put my slice of pie in a dish and poke it down with her fingers....no gloves. I almost said something but I decided not to make it a big deal but, come on. You touch money and everything else, you are going to touch my food?! Right in front of me too! Sigh. Disgusting. read more

I am allergic to dairy and this place actually has dairy-free ice cream! Both times I have been here I've gotten the dairy-free blueberry ice cream which is very good. The location is nice because it's a short walk to the little grassy field in front of the ship docking area. read more

We were looking for great soft serve but didn't find it here. We had the vanilla and fresh Maine blueberry. Bland, nothing special. :/

Great ice cream (lots of flavor in the Strawberry and love the Blueberry soft serve.) Fun crew that runs the place too....and they're open really late (at least till 10:30pm I think on weekends....maybe 11) so it's a cool place to stop on the way home from a restaurant or bar. read more

Stopped by the other day for their fresh blueberry soft serve. As good as it gets in Bar Harbor, even the kiddie size is HUGE!

We had the blueberry cheesecake - delicious! One scoop was huge!! It's literally twice as much ice cream as regular stores sell for 2 scoops. Must try. read more

Excellent ice cream and a super-convenient location in town. After I left my phone there on accident, they even shipped my phone back to my home via insured US mail. Great ice cream and good people - what more could you want on your trip to beautiful Maine? read more