There's a reason why The Ice Cream Machine has been around for a long time and there's almost always a line. It's because they make darn good ice cream!! I'm pretty fussy about my ice cream and there are definitely lots of great options around and I'd put them right up at the top in RI. If you go here often enough you'll have some great batches with lots of fillings and flavors and some OK batches with a little less, but it's always good. Rich and creamy without any artificial feeling. Lines can be long and sometimes they go slower than others. I'm not usually in a big hurry when I'm going for ice cream so it doesn't bother me. I also don't find it any slower than other favorites in the area like Lincoln creamery, Wright scoop, west end creamery....etc. Last time we visited we had black raspberry Oreo and strawberry cheesecake and they were both great. It was a cooler night with a few drops so it was pretty quiet and we were in and out quickly. read more

After a nice hot, race day, I was so excited to hear another race mention an ice cream shop near by! I was hoping to get something basic like strawberry ice cream, but as I walked in, saw some shortcake and knew I wanted that instantly. Kinda cool that you can pick two flavors for the Strawberry Shortcake and a cherry on top. So good, I devoured it instantly. The lime rickey tasted too watered down, so nothing of note there. They do have windows outside to order like other ice cream places, but I guess they weren't opened until a later time? Instead, you can walk into the shop and order from there. There's actually alot going on inside, cake, candy and obviously ice cream! If the race happens again, this will definitely be part of the routine. read more

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First trip to Ice Cream Machine in close to 20 years and still great! Multiple lines and plenty of staff. The flavor selection is almost endless and they still have great lime and raspberry Rickey's. Go inside the store for a great variety of chocolate goods and excellent ice cream cakes. Cakes are sold by the slice as well. read more

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THIS IS THE SPOT! Homemade ice cream of your dreams is here!! I chose the seasonal Peach flavor in kiddie which could easily be split by two people. And my partner chose the small sundae with Raspberry Oreo ice cream, fudge, and whip cream. Two items together came to about $11.50! I was blown away by the size of ice cream for the price and happily pleased by the flavors and offerings. There are three lines, but they go by quickly with the fast and efficient workers. It's a quick casual spot offering drinks, ice cream, and candy with many picnic tables. Across the street is a beautiful park and pickle ball court. There is a small parking lot and you can park on the side if the lot is full. There's not a summer day that goes by that I don't think of this ice cream memory. read more

The Ice Cream Machine - Kiddie Peach Ice cream and small sundae with raspberry Oreo ice cream, fudge, whip cream - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Cumberland, Rhode Island

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A great local, homemade ice cream spot! The parking area is small but people are coming and going regularly so it's not too bad to navigate. While there is often a line inside, you can also go inside to order. I appreciated that a small cone was still able to have 2 flavors. The ice cream quality and flavor was really top notch. They do have some outdoor picnic tables and space to enjoy your ice cream as well. Perfect for a summer night! read more

The Ice Cream Machine - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Cumberland, Rhode Island

Ice cream is usually very good however tonight I got the watermelon sorbet. Most disgusting thing ever, very strong artificial taste and aftertaste; possibly some sort of fake sugar. read more

My favorite ice-cream shop in the whole wide world! I was hyping this place up and even my picky boyfriend of all time loved this place for the first time. Friends and family approved! Also kid friendly. I have been coming here for years and the best part is that they have HOMEMADE ice cream. The icecream is creamy, sweet, and holds its temperature (doesn't melt fast). There is a wide variety menu items ranging from hard ice cream, sherbet, sorbet, yogurt, sugar free options, gluten free cones, drinks, sundaes, icecream cake! There is always a line but it's a popular place and attracts a lot of guests. Well worth the wait. There is outdoor seating with cute picnic tables. It's iconic for its adorable cow signage out front. read more

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The Ice Cream Machine was a stop for the 6th Annual Search for the Best Scoop Shop RI with RI Food Fights. There is a huge parking lot and plenty of places to sit to enjoy the ice cream. There are picnic tables near the parking lot and an outside patio with string lights. Next to the stand where you order ice cream, there is a store to purchase ice cream cake, fudge, and candy. There are many ice cream flavor options and even seasonal ones. I had their pumpkin oreo. It was very good and creamy. It was very pumpkiny. Service was wonderful. The women behind the counter were friendly and efficient. read more

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My GF brought me here for the first time after hyping this place up and it did not disappoint.. my new FAVORITE ICE CREAM SHOP! Man this place hits! Delicious creamy homemade ice cream spot with awesome flavors. I'm a sucker for birthday cake ice cream so that was my first flavor I tried and it was so so good! Instantly can tell it was high quality homemade ice cream and didn't melt all over the place. They don't offer soft serve ice cream but they have a large variety of hard ice cream along with sherbet, sorbet, yogurt, and sugar free options along with sundaes, drinks, ice cream cakes, and a small candy fudge shop connected to it! 10/10 would recommend and can't wait to go back to try different flavors! read more

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Yes, I do. It's a small family own business that luckily for us were ice cream fanatics is opened all year round so we'll miss a day of not having it is located right across from the new remodeled diamond Hill State Park. All the people are very friendly and kind and a lot of times it's young people and it's hard to find young people actually care about their job. They have multiple flavors all the time. They're totally rotating the flavors of the month as well as a seasonal flavors so you don't get bored having to get the same one all the time. I think they probably have closer probably 50 flavors at one time. read more

A great place to get ice cream!!! The staff is friendly and helpful. It's in a great location on Diamond Hill Road in Cumberland, RI. It's right across the road from Diamond Hill Park with a new building & a new parking lot. read more

I almost feel biased writing this review because the Ice Cream Machine just feels like my whole childhood in one scoop. But maybe that's the point. I've been to so many ice cream shops & still need to make it a point to stop here whenever I'm home. They have so many flavors and very rarely disappoint. This time I had a scoop of s'mores & pumpkin oreo for the perfect taste of fall. Always great service by the revolving door of high schoolers (just glad I'm too old to see anyone I know anymore). And I love the addition of the extra tables & candy shop. Plus they now take cards! read more

The Ice Cream Machine - candy shop in background - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Cumberland, Rhode Island

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So many flavors and options and served me past closing good service and cream adding words now 67

I really enjoy their ice cream! I love the atmosphere and the staff is pretty friendly. Prices are higher but it's worth it! They have so many cool options and I can never be bored by them all! I stop in at least twice a summer read more

Ice cream is always fabulous and staff helpful and courteous. Bought a delicious ice cream cake...which they always have available in their freezers. Worth the trip! read more

Great service. Ice cream wasn't anything special. I got blueberry pie but there was only 2 blueberries in a small(a pretty big scoop).

Great home made ice cream! Very crowded in the summertime, but they're organized. There are about 4 separate lines to order. Also, most people don't know this, but you can also order ice cream inside where they sell candy. Many outdoor picnic tables are available. Some people eat at back of their vehicles under the hatchback doors in the parking lot. It's a fun place to cool off! read more

The Ice Cream Machine - Front sign with summer hours 2022 - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Cumberland, Rhode Island

There are a ton of flavors and I have never been disappointed in the taste and quality of any that I've tried!!! Go get yourself some before their season ends. You wont be sorry! read more

Huge private parking lot, a TOn of picnic tables and in the shade! You can order outside or go inside where they also have ice cream cakes and candy for sale. The ladies were super helpful and offered a sample, ginger was amazinggg!! 10/10 read more

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The best ice cream ever. The pup cups are so cute!! my dog loves them. Friendly staff too! read more

The Ice Cream Machine - Pup cup!!! - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Cumberland, Rhode Island

Love the fact that they are open all year! Ice cream is oh so good and the saff is super friendly and helpful!

This could be a personal experience / opinion, but thought this should be mentioned. My sister and I stopped here on the way back from Boston and came out of the way due to the raving reviews. Unfortunately we were both really disappointed by the ice cream - I had the blueberry pie (recently trying this in Maine and loving it) but it was literally vanilla ice cream with frozen blueberries. They were still frozen when I bit into them and had that freezer burned taste. My sister got the coffee heath bar and didn't find a single heath bar piece in her scoop. We were both just sad after coming out of our way to try this place & felt the ice cream quality didn't match our expectations. Neither of us even finished them. I'm sure other flavors are good.. maybe just ask to try them lol. read more

Some of the best ice cream I've had! The texture is impossibly light/fluffy and rich at the same time. The lines were already long when I came here in early spring, and I can only imagine they must get much longer during the summer. It's worth the wait though! You can get 2 flavors in a small cone which is always the mark of a great ice cream shop. Good luck choosing from the dozens of flavors! I had key lime pie and raspberry cheesecake which were both fantastic. The people working here were super friendly and efficient. Will definitely stop by again next time I'm in the area! read more

They do a good job trying to reduce cross contamination if you have a food allergy. They have good gluten free options and the servings are huge. read more

I think ice cream machine is a fine place to get Icecream if there is no line. Going out and getting homemade is always better than something you get at the grocery store, but overall I'm not a huge ice cream machine fan. I find when I order something with toppings in it (coffee heath , cookie dough) there's almost nothing inside. My cookie dough had maybe 4 pieces of dough in a medium, and almost no heath. Very reliant on the base. It's more expensive than other local places. I appreciate that they're open year round so you can get something in the winter, but other than that reason, I'd go elsewhere in town. read more

The ice cream at this venerable institution is amazing as is the flavor selection. It's stellar reputation is well deserved

Super confusing lines- pretty much a free for all so that started the aggravation for me.... Waffle cone was not good-hard and not fresh. Got sea salt caramel and grapenut frozen yogurts. The grapenut was flavorless. Lots of caramel in the sea salt but the yogurt had no flavor. Had to park across the street at the rec center because the parking lot was a nightmare. Canned whipped cream-watery. Maybe I ordered the wrong thing, but I won't go again to find out. read more

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Friendly service, clean, excellent ice cream, lots of flavor choices, and nice decor. A small size cup of ice cream is what I'd call a medium and is very filling. Looks like a popular place as there was a line out the door during diner time, late November! Nice that they had outside seating with a partial clear plastic screen around it (but not totally encompassing and no heater). The inside is rather small fir the crowd they get do partly due to the line expanding out side. Note there is no indoor seating. Next time traveling between RI and MA again, I'll be back! read more

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Even though this ice cream shop is on the opposite side of Rhode Island to us, this shoppe is definitely worth the drive. Ice Cream Machine is open all year long, and store closings are only dependent on weather. This shoppe has the longest list of homemade flavors I have ever seen. There is also a long list of sundaes, toppings, and other creations you can enjoy. You are able to try multiple flavors and every flavor can be explained. The sundaes are always tempting, but we always choose the ice cream alone. The ice cream is delicious without any additions. No matter the flavor, the ice cream is always thick and creamy. Our go to is the small, which is two large scoops that can be two different flavors. My favorite combination is Ginger ice cream and Birthday Cake ice cream. We usually go early in the day to avoid the crowd. One visit we came later at night and the lines were all over the place. The scoopers would instruct people of the lines to the windows (marked on the ground). There is also a school nearby and was overran by teenagers that Saturday night. I would advise to come early as possible like we usually do. Overall, we love the ice cream and always look forward to coming back. read more

The Ice Cream Machine - Left on top: Mudslide Crunch ice cream. Right on top: Raspberry Cheesecake ice cream. - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Cumberland, Rhode Island

One of my top 3 ice cream places in the area! My husband swears that they have THE BEST GRAPENUT ICE CREAM!! I am all about raspberry chip or chocolate chip!! My husband tried a new kind.. Mudslide crunch!! He said it was AMAZING!!! read more

The Ice Cream Machine - The many kinds!! - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Cumberland, Rhode Island

Been going here since the 80's. Everything thing the make is great. Best ice-cream we've found in our area. read more

This place has never disappointed. I've been coming here for about 30 years and I have never had a bad experience.

Update! They have fall flavors (9/23/17): pumpkin, apple, caramel apple, pumpkin yogurt -- This is my favorite local ice cream shop. There's lots of variety, well displayed. There's plenty of seating in the covered porch or at the picnics tables and it's fairly peaceful. Cash only (ATM on premises). read more

The Ice Cream Machine - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Cumberland, Rhode Island

Classic staple of Cumberlandite lore. This place is awesome and there's a candy shop they have inside. There's always a line in the summer, I've never had a bad time here. read more

Great ice cream and they have gf cones. That's a huge plus for my wife. Many different flavors.

They have moved towards a new tall plastic cup for their Sundae's which has completely destroyed them for us. We just had an apple crisp sundae and because the cup is tall and skinny you eat essentially layer by layer. The bottom was a thick gloop of caramel almost inedible. Bring back the short wide cups and I'd get a sundae again otherwise i'll stick to a few scoops as the ice cream is still good. read more

Ice cream is amazing but the staff needs an attitude check. Both of the young girls working the register were extremely rude and disrespectful. After paying one girl threw my change over the counter at me. Expected more out of girls their age. Other than that the ice cream is always top notch. read more

Excellent ice cream and service! Sometimes a line during warm weather but it moves quickly. ..............

The best Ice Cream in Rhode Island. Really. They have a multitude of flavors, and I've yet to have one that hasn't been a top tier representation. My favorites are Oreo, Birthday Cake, Peanut Butter, and Cinnamon. These aren't your traditional flavors, yet they are by far the best of all the great flavors they have. Also, they've added a full candy shop to the place. Be prepared to gain some pounds. :D read more

This place is part of my childhood, they can do no wrong!! I wish they had more non-dairy flavors but I know I'm in the minority with that. I still have my "ICM" hat from 1994. Such a good little place to hang on a summer night. I love the candy store they added on too- the kids are always friendly and look like they're having a good time. read more