With time to kill before my friend's flight we decided to get a Maud's ice cream (as one must when…read morevisiting Northern Ireland). I thought this was just a regular Maud's but I was oh so wrong. I'm not sure if this has been recently renovated but suddenly the massive queue made sense. The decor can only be described as a mix between willy wonka's chocolate factory and the mad hatters tea party. So quaint and quirky - very on trend! As well as the standard ice cream they sell sweets, buns, cakes and so much more. I opted for Belgium choc, pooh bear and raspberries and cream. No regrets. I will definitely be stopping here again. Might start leaving early for the airport on purpose now!

Mauds Ice Cream is exclusive to Northern Ireland and one of the best in the world. This place is a…read moretypical Ice Cream parlour, with the usual chocolates, cones and toppings. The variety of Ice Cream is great and the staff are very friendly. Prices are maybe a tiny bit expensive, but well worth it as a treat.

Ah Maud's. *Big Heart* Maud's is one of those great Irish traditions, unique to N.I and all began…read morein my home town. I had English friends over for the weekend and we treated them to some rather delicious pooh bear ice cream. I LOVE me some ice cream, don't get me wrong I love Ben&Jerrys etc but I'm sorry, you just can't beat Mauds (not even with a big poke ice cream!) Anyone visiting Ireland MUST TRY THIS! I can't imagine living without it, Apparently pooh bear is unheard of only that short hop, skip, jump across the water, or at least they do a variation of it which consists of jaw breaking honeycomb and poor quality ice cream. Sounds atrocious! So lucky enough I live here then. But, Oh the decisions you have to make. Normally it is without a doubt pooh bear, but now they've started making chocolate bear! Like pooh bear, but with chocolate! What are they trying to do to me! I haven't even got to their waffles, Drool. The ice cream must be something to do with our happy cows. Said friends were amazed how many cows there were in N.I. We moo'ed at a few of them, even offered them ice cream but they didn't take the bait. I reckon they knew we were having a BBQ later...But back to the point, if you like ice cream, you will LOVE Mauds. Go buy some (mine's a cone, ta!)

Maud's ice cream was what I grew up on, and before I was introduced to Rossi's ice cream it was the…read morebest I had ever tasted and certainly still up there with the best the ice cream parlours in the city. Over time all the Maud's parlours have gained an undying reputation with locals. I personally cannot get enough of their mint chocolate chip ice cream, although I have heard that their pooh bear ice cream is some of the best ever made. What is really good about Maud's is the portions/price ratio. I often feel that some parlours skimp a little bit of the amount of ice cream you get, but Maud's ice cream always ensure that either your cone or tub is filled to tipping point. A little advice from me, their dark chocolate sprinkles with crushed nuts on any ice cream really transforms it into an incredible dessert!

On a day trip to Portaferry an Ice Cream is a must, even if it is around 1 degrees! This Morelli's…read moreis tucked away in a courtyard about 11 yards from Exploris Aquarium making it ideal for day trippers like us. The store itself is small but sells all the essentials, I've cream (about 15 flavours), coffee and sweets! Today we went for small tubs, mainly because of how cold it was. I had poor bear - it was only £1.30 for a scoop and a half. The ice cream was fantastic - really fresh and flavoursome! All in all a lovely welcoming wee ice cream shop, I can't wait to go back in the summer and get more than one scoop

I was here for the Yelp event and I will definitely be back. The shop is very quirky and the ice…read morecream is incredible! I had the malteser sundae...delicious. You should try it, you won't regret it :) There is a huge range of ice cream available and you can have it as sundaes, milk shakes or as it is. The menu is massive, and really affordable. I wanted it all. The staff were really friendly too. Can't wait to go back here for another ice cream feast.

Was in here today to get some ice cream. Lovely spacious bright parlour. Retro decor and cosy big…read moreretro sofas to sit in. Fonzies sell ice cream, hot nuts, ice cream floats, popcorn and lots more also tea and coffee, decaff available too. Prices are decent and a great selection of treats to choose from the bright colourful menu. Juke box playing retro music in the background is a bonus. Friendly staff. Kids high chairs available. Will be back..

Be warned it is easy to get carried away in here! Prices are by weight and if you have never been…read morebefore it is very easy to spend more than you expect. We opted for 4 small tubs which came to £16! The frozen yoghurt & sorbet come from self service machines with lots of tempting flavours available. I went for some lemonade sorbet & mojito sorbet (no rum though) but were really tasty. Then onto to toppings, my 16yr old assured me the little juice balls were really good and she was right, especially the apple ones. There were plenty of options available including fresh fruit, nuts, chocolate and an assortment of sweets. Kids certainly enjoyed Spoon Street as a treat but it won't be a regular thing as I found it to be a tad expensive

I prefer real ice cream to fro yo. Hence te score. Also this place is usually cold,to bright and…read morehas uncomfortable seating. It's a great business idea. And loads of people love it. I find its expensive once you start adding the toppings.

Mauds is by far the best ice cream you will ever taste in your life, most coastal towns in Northern…read moreIreland have a Mauds Ice Cream Parlour but every town in the world should have one, it's that good. The Holywood store is a recent addition to the Mauds chain, but it is indeed a welcome one. Small but perfectly formed this Mauds offers all the classic flavours as well as ample seating. If you're going to Mauds get Poor Bear on a cone, it's basically honeycomb ice cream but the chunks of honeycomb are huge. They also sell Bailies coffee so if you're not an ice cream fan you can grab a coffee and question what life with ice cream would be like.

Mauds ice cream is always on point. I always go for Pooh bear. So creamy and flavoured…read more The staff in here are nice and helpful. It's a small space but they do a good job to for a decent amount of tables and chairs in. The environment lacks character. Feels like a bit of a shell rather than a place you would like to sit for coffee and dessert. This place also lacks the menu compared to the bigger Maud's on Lisburn road. Though they do some sundaes and waffles. Their tray bakes also don't look very appealing.

Great location on the seafront close to a play park and carpark. Nice wee sit in coffee and…read moreice-cream shop with lots of different coffees, teas, hot chocolate and soft drinks available. More importantly the vast range of delicious homemade ice-cream...my favourite is pooh bear...but there are so many to choose from. Only downside to this Mauds is that there is no public toilet or at least there wasn't last time I visited and children have been refused the use of staff toilets. Being an ice cream shop at a park and a popular attraction for kids I think this is really important. Paying customers who have to leave due to toddlers wetting themselves is never a good thing.

Maud's the famous Northern Irish Ice-Cream and confectionary company, have this great little…read moreIce-cream parlour facing the seafront in Carrickfergus. Most famous of all is the inimitable Poor Bear's Delight (or Pooh Bear, as everyone calls it!) has been something I've got here as a treat since I was a small child, and continue to do so today. They have a large range of delicious locally produced ice-creams available, but this is always the one of choice for me. The shop also offers a range of handmade chocolates that you can but in a pack, or make up your own bespoke package to give to someone as a gift. There is also a coffee shop where you can enjoy a range of teas, coffees, biscuits and other sweets, if ice-cream is not really your thing.

I love ice cream so so much. I am not a sweet lover, and I'm not addicted to chocolate like the…read morevast majority of females across the nation, so I use ice cream to satisfy my sweet tooth on a regular basis. And what better way for me to enjoy my ice cream by know it is being made by local people who are treating their animals right whilst also making really great tasting ice cream? In my book quality should never be sacrificed in the quest to be ethical! They have only been going in the last few years but are growing rapidly, and provide much better local ice cream than that cheap and bland Dale Farm stuff! They have five core flavours: vanilla, honeycomb, strawberry, chocolate and rhubarb&ginger.My personal recommendation is the honeycomb which comes with big chunks of honeycomb and honey drizzled all over the top and is irresistible! They also do ice cream cakes which can provide a unique treat for a special someone and they do catering sized tub for local businesses and restaurants! They are not cheap tubs, coming in at around £3.79, but they are worth it! Overall, Glastry are providing Moo-sic to my ears!

McKee's is a family run farm in the sweeping Craigantlet hills that has been growing and harvesting…read morequality crops for three generations, more recently the family have undertake the venture of a Fram Shop and restaurant and it has proved very popular. The McKee family work under the ethos that food should be natural, wholesome and healthy and they only cook and sell quality fruit, vegetables, bakery butchery and dairy on their premises. These beliefs have helped McKee's build up a bit of a cult following, recently I went to McKee's on a dreary Wednesday afternoon and could not even get seated for a quick bite thus is its popularity. There was a real mix of people seated in the restaurant and in contrast to a lot of other places of this nature it seemed to attract a few people who were under 60. We didn't get seated and we would have had to have waited a good bit to get a seat so we left, but McKee's will definitely be visited again by me. The staff were extremely apologetic but there was not much else they could have done apart from wheeling a pensioner out of the restaurant.

So it's been a couple of years from I've been back at mckees and I've always loved it. However this…read moretrip made me question if it would be somewhere I would come back to. Previously you were seated and served at the table, now you have to go through one door know what you want to order, order at the door and then be handed a number in a plastic try with your cutlery. It was giving school canteen vibes and tbh was a little chaotic and stressful. We had gone just to get some deserts and coffee for a catch up but these weren't on the menu on the wall and we had to ask about these at the desk. The staff are lovely and the food was nice for what we had but these new changes just weren't what we expected.