We stopped by after having dinner at Yella right next door. You can only order from outside through a window and therefore no seating in the actual place but there are ample benches across the street overlooking the harbor. They many different flavors and varieties of ice cream to enjoy. Despite the fact that I am a huge mint chocolate chip bitch, something came over me and I decided to order a soft serve twist with chocolate dip, which I enjoyed. GF ordered the butterfinger "flurry". They definitely provided a generous portion but unfortunately GF was not impressed and only ate a few bites, "not worth the calories". Also they are cash only which is quite the inconvenience in 2021. read more

I am giving them a three because my feelings are mixed. I was not a huge fan of their ice cream but my dad liked his. He got soft ice cream and I got the hard Chocolate so it is possible I'd have enjoyed it more if I got the soft which my dad said was very good. It is a cute place and they have seats. No bathroom but there are porta potties across the street. I did not love it honestly. I would be open to going back but my ice cream did not have much of a taste. My dad however is a much pickier ice cream eater then I and he liked his. We both got chocolate and I had mine with sprinkles. I like to give places a second chance as long as they are not awful so I would be open to trying them again. read more

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The ice cream wasn't very good but my main issue with this store is poor management. They were closed on a hot summer night when Yelp said they were suppose to be open. Tonight, I watched as a 5 year old was denied a taste of an ice cream flavor she wasn't sure she would like. Be forewarned, there are no taste testers at Harbors Point Ice Cream or smiles from the staff. Also, my ice cream had an odd scent. Great location, bad choice. read more

We showed up one cold blustery evening to get a treat and use their restroom. Well... they would only take orders from their window and no use of their restroom. I had to direct my 13 y/o granddaughter to a porta potty across busy street. The ice cream melted before she got back to the car. read more

Maybe I've been spoiled by ice cream / frozen yogurt places in Boston, but it's really annoying that they don't allow samples here. Okay, look: I understand that some kids might try to sample nine flavors or something. Why not inform the customer that they're allowed to try one or two but no more than that? I wanted to try the cake batter flavor. Nope. "But it's *really* sweet," said the girl behind the counter. Uh... no. I disagree. Worst cake batter ice cream EVER. If you had let me try half a spoonful, I would have gotten a flavor I knew I liked. One that, you know, I wouldn't have even needed to sample. My other complaint is that they seem to skimp on the sprinkles -- not all the time, but consistently enough that I don't want to even risk it. That being said... most of the people who work there are friendly, the prices are decent, and it's in a good location. But if I have a choice, and I usually do, I'll go to The Cupboard. read more

The staff was really nice and sorta fun. They have Richardson's ice cream - about 30 different flavors. I got Death by Chocolate and the Boston mint/oreos/chocolate chip flavor in a waffle cone. All were excellent. It wasn't cheap and they don't give samples (which I'm guessing keeps the line moving pretty quickly in the summer when you don't have ppl up front trying 20 samples while a line of ppl behind them wait...to try their samples). But it's good ice cream! read more

The woman preparing the ice cream (scooping, etc) was not wearing a mask. Socially irresponsible.

I'm not one to write a bad review unless it is truly warranted. My fiance and I went in to order two Slush Puppies, and the service was not only incredibly slow (lack of communication between the two workers), but very poor. We were not greeted at any point during our short visit, and we were just stared at as we looked at the board which held the options. We asked a couple of very simple questions (an example of the cup sizes for Slush Puppies versus regular ice cream cups) and the rude response only implied that we were inconveniencing them. I'm not sure if the machine was working incorrectly or not, but our Slush Puppies were quite literally mounds of syrup and a little bit of water with a few chips of ice. After paying, we were glared at silently until we exited, vastly uncomfortable with our overall experience. A waste of even the little money we spent and an entirely unpleasant visit. read more

I have read the reviews, which some are not great. My review is based solely on my one and only visit. Long Beach Dairy Maid had the best soft serve for years, then it changed. I haven't found that creamy soft serve since. Till now! You guys are what I've been searching for! Killer, creamy soft serve! Thank You! read more

Service wasn't great, but do yourself a favor and try the Coffee Kahlua Brownie ice cream! So thick and creamy I had to fight with my spoon to scoop it, and a winning combination of flavors. read more

i'm going to say this is one of my favorite places to get ice cream in gloucester. the reason is that they have several options for soft serve frozen yogurt. they have lots of ice cream to choose from as well, but i'd say this is the best/only(?) place to go if you want frozen yogurt variety. also, it's frozen yogurt that doesn't taste like shit. they have an amazing selection of toppings/candy for flurries (or whatever they call them there, i forget. the things where they take soft serve and mix in candy). i recommend the vanilla or chocolate frozen yogurt with reese's peanut butter cups. what what! so good. plus, the staff is very competent. you see the same faces every summer, whereas most of the other places around gloucester have random kids that come and go with the seasons. knowing your role is surprisingly important when it comes to ice cream... says the yelp fatty. prices are decent here and you get a lot for your money. there tends to always be people waiting in line but it moves fast and the place is super air-conditioned, so you're not sweltering in the summer heat as you wait. much appreciated! read more

This is the worst ice cream place we have ever been too. First of all there is no service! Second, they do not give out samples!? That may be due to the fact that if you taste their ice cream, you probably would not buy it! Yes, it is that bad. My two kids did not want to eat their ice cream after the first lick! Go somewhere else for ice cream! We had moose track, coffee and cherry vanilla flavor. All were nasty. Store bought ice cream is better than this place. T read more

Good spot for ice cream after whale watching. The variety of flavor a was good. The location is great. The ice cream itself is all right! Not the best but probably not the best I have ever had. A bit pricey! read more