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Rivers Edge Drive In

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James R.

The River's Edge Drive is one route 1 in Machias. You can order everything from fried clams to ice cream. My clams were pleasantly crispy and I thought the fries were cooked just right. The soft serve ice cream tasted institutional and the lemonade was just ok. They do have some picnic tables but only a limited number and without umbrellas. The order takers were rather curt and I was not sure if that was in a New England way or that they just did not want to be there. The entire experience was just average. Oh and the prices will surprise you and not in a good way.

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Our very favorite place for our weekly ice cream treats. Fried seafood and onion rings are a bonus!

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Polar Treat - Menu

Polar Treat

4.5(15 reviews)
24.8 mi

What to do on a hot day on route 1?! Polar Treat all the way! This is an easy stop to make, plenty…read moreof parking and seating available. Large variety on the menu from food to ice cream. I just wanted a sweet treat today and cannot turn down the chance for some real Maine maple so the maple twist it was! It the spot! Quick friendly service in a cozy atmosphere!

We are in Robbinston ME and went looking for ice cream. Polar Treat sells Hood, Giffords, and…read moreShaker Pond brand hard ice cream. The majority of their hard flavors are Giffords. The servings are massive! A hard serve kiddie, described on their menu as 1 scoop, is definitely at least two scoops, each serving size is larger than the last with pricing increasing accordingly. A kiddie is $3.50 and so on. The staff are friendly, fast, and efficient. The place is strictly take out for both good and ice cream however they do have a food hall with screened in windows you can sit inside to eat your order. Everything is clean, and nicely decorated! We ordered four ice creams in cups and a shake. The smalls were at least three scoops. Giffords Ice cream is ok. Hood ice cream is meh. None of us ordered Shaker Pond flavors. They are cash only and there is an ATM on site. The business has been serving up treats for 70 years! They serve food as well; we only ordered ice cream. They are right on historic route one, which you can follow along the coast of Maine for a gorgeous drive!

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Mount Desert Island Ice Cream

4.5(705 reviews)
43.5 mi
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Dude!!! The flavor options are nuts. Basil blueberry is the bomb! Subtle basil. Exploding…read moreblueberries. My crew devoured every bite and wished they'd ordered more. Don't worry about the line. Well worth the wait. I went back the next day. No blueberry basil. Tried the coffee. It was perfect! We will return

Overall I think the ice cream was pretty good. To be fair it was very fatty, very creamy, and it…read moretook a while to eat so it was very gently and delicately made. The couple of flavors that we had were pretty good. There were definitely some pretty interesting or eclectic flavors that I wasn't as into, which is completely fine. It looks like they have locations across the United States and even Japan, which is pretty cool, showing their success. I would like to see some more traditional flavors but that's just me. The flavors we had were delicious. The one thing, however, which I thought was a little bit clunky was the fact that they don't give out samples. I very much respect saving costs and I very much respect trying to do better for the environment so I respect them there. I've been to probably five or ten other ice cream establishments that have just washable spoons, just like you'd have in your kitchen, that are very, very tiny for samples. Even if you give out 1 tsp of a sample, I think that adds to the fun and to the allure of an ice cream shop. It shows that they're trying to cut costs and it shows that they don't want to do that. It almost looks like there's an impersonal boundary being put up between us and them. That's why I'm giving a 3-star review instead of maybe a 4 or 5. I don't think this is the best place in Bar Harbor. It was delicious but I don't really think I'll be coming back anytime soon.

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