Thankfully this popular summer spot beside the highway and at the bus stop remained open during…read moreCOVID. They didn't offer as many flavours as usual but the classics remain on the menu. Portions are quite generous and it's Canadian ice cream (you can't beat that!) Right now it's cash only...I actually think it's always cash only but I might be wrong. I'm trying to remember if the one lady working was wearing a mask. She was behind plexiglass and sanitized her hands but I cannot remember if she was wearing a mask or not.

visited this ice cream stand and the girl working had no gloves or mask on. asked her "why not"…read more She said " well I wash my hands". I watched her take money from the customer before us and went and grabbed another cone and started scooping ( no hand washing in between). We left with no ice cream and its very doubtful we will be back

Tasty icecream with a decent variety. The staff were matter of fact and friendly enough. They…read moreanswered all our questions and even brought a helper so we weren't waiting long. I would go back.

In the eight summers I've been coming with husband and his family to Muskoka, the building…read morecurrently occupied by The Scoop has been...probably eight different ice cream shops. And why not? It's the perfect little hut, situated just outside of Bala town, with its own dock and excellent views of Bala Bay. Unfortunately, none of these ice cream places ever seemed to be open in the middle of the summer at the height of cottage season. Until The Scoop. Purchased last year by a local college student and her brother, the hut received an adorable Canadian facelift -- red, white and brown paint -- revamped signage and a new life. The siblings take turns working each evening, greeting customers and proudly scooping delicious, Ontario-based Kawartha brand ice cream. A tiny Swedish berry in lieu of a cherry on your scoop is their quaint signature. We're *so* glad they've set up shop in Bala and wish them the best of luck for continuing success; cuz nothing beats grilling your dinner al fresco followed by a boat ride to town for frozen dessert.

Rating ice cream shop and store. Haven't stayed at resort. Love this place - great people. I…read more scream is a very good deal.

Our family was up here for a cottage weekend and we were looking for an ice cream shop and…read moremooskokas closed at 9pm and we arrived right at 9pm and they wouldn't serve our family of 8 same with Muskoka chills. So we found Ice dreams. The girls were great, spot was super cute and had delicious ice cream!!

This is a great spot for ice cream in Bala. They are always generous with the portions and have…read moreother treats like fudge and mini donuts. They also have breakfast bagels and grilled cheese. All are very yummy. They also have a large selection for the ice cream, candy and you will enjoy all of the Coca Cola memorabilia. Definitely a must stop in Bala!

Your local ice cream shop with a good variety of ice cream flavours and right beside the beach…read more Can't really go wrong when you are in the mood for an iced treat. I would suggest sharing though as a small scoop could easily be shared.

It's a solid ice cream place near the beach. My toddler was super excited for their rainbow ice…read morecream but personally I didn't see any ice cream that I wanted to try. It's cash only and a small space, but there is plenty sit down spaces around.

My fiance and I stumbled upon this place purely by chance. We were craving ice cream after a…read morecamping trip and a quick Yelp search for ice cream led us here. At first, we weren't sure we were at the right place. We saw a few signs for ice cream, but no ice cream shop. We asked around and found out that the big old steam boat was the ice cream shop. To our delight, they served Kawartha Ice Cream in almost every flavour imaginable! I got Raspberry Thunder (white chocolate and raspberry ice cream with white chocolate chunks) and some caramel one with butterscotch ripples and chocolate caramel pieces. The fiance got moose tracks (vanilla ice cream with peanut butter and fudge swirl with chocolate peanut butter cups) and vanilla (I gave him crap for ordering vanilla of all flavours!). They didn't have bear claw, which is the flavour I wanted, but I was happy with my choices. Kawartha ice cream is always delicious and you can tell the ice cream here is very fresh because there's no ice chunks. The pricing on the ice cream here is outrageous...ly cheap. $3.50 for a "double scoop" of ice cream, tax in?! Unheard of! Especially in Toronto. The double scoop was really a quadruple scoop, if not more. I had a hard time finishing all my ice cream and had to share with my dog, who eagerly gobbled everything up. You can also sit on top of the boat and enjoy the view and breeze while also enjoying your ice cream. All in all, I'd totally come back to this place for ice cream if I'm ever in the area.

The ice cream is delicious but the display cases are terribly off putting and so unclean. Dead bugs…read moreeverywhere inside where the ice cream is, several inches thick frost around tubs, fingerprints all over the glass and it looks like the bottom of the freezers have never been cleaned either. Clumps of old ice cream and blacks specks line the area at the bottom. It looks like whomever owns this place has made zero effort to maintain any cleaning schedule and I have no idea how it passed inspection. I wouldn't have even ordered anything here but my friends guilted me into it. I'm no hypochondriac but this place may have turned me....ugh....

A great pit stop for sure. Look forward to this place every…read moretime we come up to Casino Rama. Love their ice cream, Staff is awesome Store is nice and clean. Keep up the great work.

Kawartha doesn't disappoint Exceptional-…read moreStrawberry Maple pecan Waffle also good suggestion Big servings Good price

Disappointed. Our two scoops the size of ping pong balls were lost in the bottom of the cup. At $5…read morefor a double, it was a real bummer. It was the day before Canada Day, so maybe the summer staff was getting used to serving but who hasn't gone to an ice cream place to indulge. It was skimpy and I wasn't the one eating it. Next time, I'll just head over to Foodland down the street and buy a tub of my favorite flavors instead. And then the fish and chips...ordered the whitefish since it was local. Ok, so it's more expensive than haddock which may have been better. The girl who took my order couldn't tell me how it tasted because she doesn't eat fish. I should have taken the cue ... it was fishy, thin with skin-on and lots of grey. That was the bigger disappointment. Fries weren't great either. Food took a while to be served. Including a foot long dog. Owner/cook, I assume, seemed very nice but sorry it didn't hit the mark. I understand that seasonal places have kinks to work out. But then training is a must. Otherwise the reviews turn out not so good. And I honestly will never go there again nor recommend anyone. Sorry. I read some of the Google reviews and they also show some issues that the owner tried to defend. Better service is always a recipe for more positive reviews.

horrible food and service. don't waste your time or money. I was a patron til I found a magggot in…read morethe lettuce on the burger. absolutely disgusting and they denied it.