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    Garside's Ice Cream

    4.0 (41 reviews)
    Closed 3:00 pm - 9:00 PM

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    Double stuffed Oreo Cone
    Jennifer G.

    Double stuffed Oreo Cone, One of my go-to ice cream spots, especially when I get this flavor!!! Not only is the ice cream so tasty, they also have pup cups which make it a perfect place to have a puppy ice cream date :)

    Ian W.

    Garside's Ice Cream is one of those places you have to visit in Southern Maine while enjoying the nice summer weather. Garside's Ice Cream stand (seasonal) is located off the beaten path and has been serving great homemade ice cream for over 50 years bringing in the crowds of loyal customers. This is my favorite stop for ice cream after spending time at OOB, heading back to Route 1. Garside's usually have about 35 or more flavors of ice cream on hand and are always coming up with new flavors each season based on customer input. My favorite flavors are Ginger, Mocha Chip, Swiss Chocolate Almond, Pistachio, and Almond Joy (they ran out last visit). They also make sundaes. banana splits, frappes, floats, ice cream sodas, and freezes. The ice cream is made with very high quality ingredients and has a very creamy and soft texture and the flavors are good and not too heavy. During hot weather, enjoy it fast because the ice cream begins to melt and drip quickly. The price for ice cream starts out at around $3 for a small one scoop cone/dish. Pints, quarts, and half gallons of hand packed ice cream is available. Garside's has very similar ice cream (texture & flavor) to another ice cream stand in Upstate NY called Moxie's (http://www.yelp.com/biz/moxies-ice-cream-wynantskill). There's no table seating, but there are wooden benches on the grass along each side of the unmarked paved parking lot (parking can get dicey when busy). FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Garsides-Ice-Cream/33643786200

    Banana bread (was good but expected bread chunks) and black raspberry. ( was delish)
    Melissa M.

    So yummy!!!! My fav is the black raspberry. One scoop was plenty. The portions are decent. Love this place.

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    Jesse R.

    I heard they were good. Drive by everyday on my way to work. And they are only a quarter mile from where I'm living. Had all the attributes to make this spot a family local hang for us. We went, we ordered, we ate, and it rocked! The flavor names are kind of fun, but also kind of confusing. Don't be afraid to ask questions. They fun part was the person that was assisting in there got a little confused when I ordered a banana split. Better for us, we got to customize it. They were sweet, we were excited, all the workings for a good family time. The ice creams pretty darn good I must say. Definitely a spot we are going back too.

    3 scoop ice cream on sugar cone
    KS J.

    over priced and honestly the ice cream is just not that good.... they lack actual toppings for instance (my cookies and cream had little to no cookies)... I've been living on the Ferry road in Saco for about 15 years now, so I'd say I have some credibility when I say: this place is hella overrated..! plus, their high school employees tend to mess up orders consistently while giving sassy attitudes. Skip.

    They had a special "unicorn" flavor at the beginning of the summer season

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    Absolutely delicious ice cream. Creaminess and fresh flavors! Locally owned. Homemade. Wow.

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    7 years ago

    Must stop by one of the best ice cream stops ever!!! You won't be unsatisfied!!!! Been going here for over 35 years yummy

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    6 years ago

    The type of ice cream that stands that dot my childhood memories of summer fun. Not too rich but the flavors are scrumptious.

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    4 years ago

    Very good ice cream with a lot of choices. Great family neighborhood place with friendly service. Their Turttle Sundae is the best.

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    Good ice cream very high prices. I live down the street and I still find myself often going other places. Worth a try if you are in th

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    8 years ago

    Delicious ice cream and big portions! Just remember to bring cash as they don't accept cards.

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    Awesome homemade ice cream. I love the orange and lemon sherbet.

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    Come for the classic roadside Maine summer vibe...stay for really good ice cream. We ate ours in the shade at the picnic tables.

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    Martel's Ice Cream - Outside

    Martel's Ice Cream

    3.9(38 reviews)
    3.2 mi
    $

    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!

    So I think the opinions of this ice cream establishment is all about preferences. It all really…read moredepends on what kind of ice cream you are looking for. The flavors here are many and they churn their own ice cream which gives it a thicker and denser consistency than your typical creamy and smooth ice cream. I got the vanilla with fudge swirl and it was very good and my wife got the M&M one and she liked it yet thought it was a little too thick. We really didn't get a chance to see what the service was like as they were very busy but they were quick with all the people ordering. Lastly there isn't a lot of room to sit and chill and eat your frozen treat but you can go behind the building to play some putt putt golf. Also it is a little pricier. We got two small one scoop cups and it was $12 but that is to be expected with OOB and Funtown Splashtown right around the corner. Enjoyed it and if we are back in the area, we may come again.

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    Martel's Ice Cream - 2023 menu. Highly recommend the maple crunch!

    2023 menu. Highly recommend the maple crunch!

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    Dairy Joy - Black raspberry soft serve

    Dairy Joy

    4.1(28 reviews)
    3.0 mi
    $

    (Note: my review focuses on the hard pack ice cream)…read more Dairy Joy is a piece of Maine History; perhaps a piece of Americana. If Norman Rockwell were coming through New England and happened to pull over in Biddeford, he would find a sweet treat at Dairy Joy. The charm really is there, complete with high schoolers dishing out sweet dairy based treats and if you squint, you can almost hear the big bopper and see the poodle skirt clad coeds. What's tragic is that the ice cream itself falls short of the New England dominance of American ice cream styles. Trying four flavors, I found the base creams to be light and airy (overrun?) as opposed to the heavy chew for hard pack ice cream that is reflective of the region. Also the ice cream itself was being served too warm only making the unfortunately light base more exasperated and it turning melty, quickly on a rather mild summer evening. Lastly -- none of the flavors that had mix-ins (ex: Oreo chunks from mint Oreo, or brownie chunks from espresso brownie) had a good amount of mix-ins. If it was just my flavor, I'd chalk it up to a fluke but we all had the same experience. We all find ourselves looking for the second half of the flavors we expected. What was good was the flavor of the base creams. For example the coffee base was pretty stand out good. While the smiles from the cheerful teenagers at the window were nice, they can't make up for the product itself. If you're willing to do a compare and contrast, check out the Dairy Corner in Scarborough.

    Our family has been going to this seasonal ice cream shop for many, many years. Today we were…read moreinspired to stop when we saw that they had banana soft serve ice cream as their flavor of the week wanted to get some creativity in with what to do with this fun flavor. One Sundae was topped with caramel and crunch coat topping. The other Sundae had both the strawberry and the pineapple toppings. WOW! TWO VERY DIFFERENT FLAVOR PROFILES BUT THEY WERE BOTH AMAZING!! My very favorite soft serve flavor is their pistachio but banana is definitely going to be giving some serious competition!! Honestly you can't go wrong with anything you pick - from a simple dish of their ice cream to one of their sundaes. Their waffle cones are really good too. Beware!! Their portions are very generous - a medium is most definitely a large! Dairy Joy accepts cash only but they do have an ATM machine right there. The staff is always very friendly and willing to offer up wonderfully creative suggestions.

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    Dairy Queen Store

    Dairy Queen Store

    3.6(11 reviews)
    2.3 mi
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    Like another reviewer said this DQ definitely "has that old school DQ feel including that cool,…read morebarn-style red roof". So right, in fact when my parents would take us here when we were little it looked exactly as it does now. And they've maintained the original theme beautifully. (Remember as a kid eating my "hot fudge brownie delight" and staring up out of the car window at those DQ kids on the roof.) This DQ is run amazingly, like a tight ship...with alert, friendly and excellent girls at the counter making sure whatever you order is made extremely well...almost with love. Never had a snippy or bitchy type person waiting on us. Cream of the crop employees, kudos to the management/owners of this DQ. Feels like the customer service of the 1950's, early '60's when businesses cared how their customers were treated, not just wanting their money in the short term. (We even put an oldies 50's/60's radio station on in the car while enjoying our ice cream to get the full feel!) I usually don't gush so, but can't really think of any negative...except the Blizzards seem expensive. May be a franchise thing with no control over. Keep up the great work. One of the best run businesses I've ever experienced. [Have no personal connections to this business, don't know anyone who owns/works there.]

    Ice cream is airy not as creamy & dense as Fielders. This location never participates in national…read morepromotions. I guess the franchisee is just to cheap to participate

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    Medium pumpkin pie blizzard

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