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    Down Front

    4.1 (18 reviews)
    Closed 11:00 am - 3:00 pm

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    Victoria P.

    Ice Cream + Rude ass workers = Yay Ice Cream! haha Ice cream choices were great - I don't know if I walked in at a bad time, but you could tell the workers were not in the best of moods. If you don't like your job find a new one. If it was any other type of food I may have been really irritated, but it's ice cream and ice cream makes everything better :)

    Jessica D.

    Cute little stop after getting off the ferry. Ice cream was really good!

    One scoop reach.. Raspberry on left,  wild Maine blueberry on right!

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    6 years ago

    The ice cream is delicious. It is located closed by the port. Highly recommended if you are on the island with a hot day

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    I used to visit Peaks Island every summer growing up and went here every day to get ice cream.

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    Mount Desert Island Ice Cream - Sweet Cream ice cream + Oatmeal Cookie plus Peanut Butter Fudge || Cookies and Sweet Cream

    Mount Desert Island Ice Cream

    4.3(325 reviews)
    2.8 miOld Port
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    Amazing ice cream found in the Old Port! If you're into adventurous flavors, this is your spot…read more They even let me split a single scoop between two flavors--big yes to trying more without doubling up! I was blown away by the cinnamon-cardamom and coriander-lemon--such bold, unexpected combos. Honestly, I could hear my inner scream of joy with every bite!

    A little bit of mixed feelings here, the flavors are creative and interesting. They don't allow…read moresamples as others have mentioned, which really hampers my willingness to try their very creative flavors. It's a cop out to talk about sampling spoons as waste when I've seen other ice cream shops find solutions to that, it's really just greed. They know they'll sell ice cream regardless so they'll cut that corner. Maybe lines are a little longer, but as a local, it makes me not want to come back all year long. Also, the base recipe they seem to use is VERY thick and rich, to the point where it's arguably too much and takes away from the flavors. I've had some good bites here too so it's not a dud altogether. I'll say I'm partial to higher end ice cream (which I feel MDI falls into), and will pay a premium happily for a great product, but I haven't been back in a while because it's hit or miss if I'll enjoy my ice cream since they don't offer samples. I've also not craved any of the 5 or so flavors I've tried in order to return for them. There's great potential there, and I am opening to trying it again if they decide to prioritize local customers over the summer tourists.

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