This place was a nice enough spot. Good burgers and fries. Giffords Ice cream. Pretty quick. Not a…read moreton of seating and the tables do get pretty dirty. Main downside is there aren't sinks to wash your hands when they get all sticky with melting ice cream! Would stop in again for a treat if I was driving through but wouldn't make it a destination.

Good ice cream, friendly staff, decent and fair prices. As you would expect from a dairy bar…read more Didn't try anything but ice cream but stations were clean and food looked good. Would be great if they made their own ice cream. Nice option of going up to the deck to eat your ice cream, great views, but limited seating

This place could just as easily be called "Maine summertime". A beautiful spot no matter whether…read moreyou sit and enjoy your ice cream or (my preference) you walk down the Causeway with it. The servings are generous. The counter staff is always friendly. The choices and options are plentiful. The prices are fair. The ice cream is delicious!!! I had soft serve (coffee and black raspberry twist in a waffle cone) on Sunday. Hard (peanut butter chocolate chip in a sugar cone), yesterday with the grandchildren. One of them went for traditional OG cookie dough, and the other had blueberry. Yes...I went two days in a row. Ice cream beside the lake doesn't have calories. Everybody knows that.

Lakeside Dairy Bar is the best!!! The ice cream is amazing as is the service and location! The…read moreserving sizes are large and the ice cream varieties are extensive. We vacation in the area every summer and always come back at least twice during our visit. Highly recommend visiting when you are in the area. Such a wonderful place for families! A+

Accessible parking close to the frozen custard. I had a medium vanilla cone which was delicious and…read morereasonably priced. There is an attached vegetable stand at the business with several seasonal choices. Fun spot for a treat.

I've been craving decent frozen custard since our local place closed a while back, and this isn't…read morejust decent, it's exceptional!! A wonderful variety of flavors and the creamiest tasting custard you'll probably ever have. Not too far from Sebago Lake Park, it's a great way to cap off a day at the lake.

A delight. I am not sure they make their own ice cream but the choices were sooooooo many! So you…read morecan make any kind of ice cream sundae you can imagine. They have some lovely recommendations on the wall as you walk up. You order at a window and there is some seating outside. I ordered a peanut butter chocolate ice cream and I highly enjoyed it. I loved that there was chunks of peanut butter stuff in it. The staff was super sweet too. I would definitely enjoy this again!

I hadn't been here in a few years and visited after finding that my preferred place had closed…read more(iykyk). Service is friendly and the ice cream is decent. Only major shortcoming is that that the serving sizes are too small for my indulgence.

I've been visiting Bresca with my family for a couple years and they always knock it out of the…read morepark! The flavors are homemade and always rotating. I've never had a bad flavor! My favorite regular flavor is Cheesecake w/ Raspberry & Graham Crust, but I'm also crazy about the vegan Coffee w/ Chocolate Cookie Crumble + Caramel Swirl. I like to boat over and have ice cream at lunch time on the weekdays, so hopefully at least one of those will come on the rotation before I head home! They used to have an option where you could get your ice cream on a brioche--it would be cool to see that return someday. Remember to bring cash as they are cash-only, and bring your patience as there are often hordes of children trying to figure out what they want (and what they can afford) while they order.

Five star ice cream and one star ambiance…read more This is a "if you build it they will come" kind of a place in rural New Gloucester with some of the best home made ice cream Maine has to offer. Creative, delicious flavors, creamy texture, and tons of vegan options. I had a scoop of their signature Honey Bee and a scoop of Cherry Pie (vegan). Both were amazing. I ordered it on a sugar cone and was told no--they only serve two scoops on a cake cone so I got a dish, which used to come with a little pizzelle, but doesn't anymore. These were just the start of the "NOs" at Bresca and The Honey Bee. This place is *loaded* with signs telling you "NO"! A lot of it is what you would expect: NO smoking, NO vaping, NO open flames, NO going to the beach without paying, and also NO using the paddle boats without paying. Some of it is appears to be in response to specific, and infrequent bad behavior: NO throwing rocks, NO feeding the ducks, NO pushing on the dock, NO jumping off the slide, various rules about diapers on babies, NO unaccompanied children under 16? (this is an ice cream shack and swimming hole?), etc. Either way, the visual bombardment of the posted "NO -----" signs makes this place seem like they've missed the mark in creating a welcoming place people go to have fun and enjoy delicious ice cream. The signs with dozens and dozens of "NO" messages makes the place seem hostile. Despite feeling like we might somehow slip up and they might kick us out or call the cops, we did enjoy our ice cream and then upon throwing the cup out, were confronted with a "small trash only--NO pizza boxes" sign on the trash. What the heck?!

I REALLY wanted to like this place, honestly. I didn't mind the extra wait time, even though they…read morewere in a lull, as their coffee & servers were fine. The place is inviting & decor cute. The food: my omelette was well prepared & had good, fresh ingredients, and was just over room temperature. My "food service" home fries were ice cold, as were those of my wife. They removed mine from the bill, but not hers. We could hear the conversation in the kitchen about our cold home fries & I feel one should never hear excuses placing ANY blame on the customer. Like I started, I honestly wanted to like this place, but being our second visit in 23yrs, and no better than our first visit 15yrs ago, I'm not chancing it again.

Had a lovely breakfast. Very nice people and cute diner. We had speedy service and just good home…read morecooked food! Everything was cooked well! And the blueberries were yummy on the French toast. Simple, delicious, great breakfast place.

Great service, it's a pull up drive thru but you can pull in from either side which is convenient…read more I got a mocha that was delightful. It's like a hot cocoa. And my husband got an iced Casper. Marshmellow and white mocha. Sweet but good. We will go back

Always impressed with this little coffee trailer two drive-through windows prices are decent…read more Service is great. Nothing beats grabbing an awesome cup of Joe from your car. There's no bathroom. There's no customer entrance. It's all window service.

A little hidden gem that has great ice cream - both soft serve and hard packed ice cream and…read moresherbet. Lots of great flavors available and some uniquely Maine flavors as well. Parking on the street and can be a little tough to find parking during busy times. 4% discount for cash purchases. They had plenty of staff but very slow - they certainly are in no rush to serve you.

Went twice during our one week stay, wish we had been able to go more often! We drove once, took…read moreour boat the next time. Excellent ice cream - Gifford's! Loved the hot fudge! The sign featured here saying "cash only" is outdated - they do take cards, yes for a small percentage more, but it's understandable why, we've seen this at many small businesses over the years. Friendly service, well organized. It can at times be very crowded, but they know what they're doing, have a great system, and the line moves quickly. We were always able to snag one of the tables. Great atmosphere right on the water, very "Maine-ish"! It's associated with the Village Tie Up immediately adjacent to them, a homey general store serving everything from milk to freshly made sandwiches and pizza to adult beverages. We loved it and are looking forward to returning next summer!