Ice cream parlor in downtown offerings several sorbet flavors as well soy and almond milk ice cream -- look in the case on the far end of the parlor. Open Mon-Sun 11:00am-10:00pm.


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67 Reviews

First Review by marykjohnson

vegan_or_bust

Points +69

Vegan
03 Jul 2023

Several Vegan Options

Whole little case of vegan options and a vegan soft serve machine, everything we tried was really good. They also label what the ice cream base is, which is helpful for anyone with allergies or sensitivities. Kind staff too.

VegBuchis

Points +244

Vegan
01 Jul 2023

Delicious soft serve

There is a separate section of about 8 vegan flavors as well as a soft serve machine with two flavors and a swirl option. I had the blueberry soft serve which was delicious.

jessicabutcher

Points +54

Vegan
05 Jun 2023

Delicious Vegan Ice Cream

The soft serve machine was broken which was a bummer but the hard serve ice cream more than made up for it. I got the chocolate hazelnut and oreo ice cream and it was so creamy and delicious, even on a rainy day!

TravelingThroughLife1

Points +3486

Vegan
12 Oct 2022

Really good

We were a little disheartened bc the foreign woman helping us was not very friendly and seemed irritated helping us. The ice cream looked a little old but we promised the kids and ordered it anyways. Luckily it tasted better than it looked and we wound up really liking it. The man working seemed a lot friendlier and happier.

shiftygrub

Points +162

Vegan
11 Oct 2022

Not good

The good: there were 6 vegan options when I went, which is super awesome. It looked like the options were all almond or soy base.
The bad: I got a vanilla blueberry soy-based ice cream since I have an almond allergy, and I thought it was pretty bad. It reminded me of vegan ice cream in early 2000s (i.e., I'm expecting way better now in 2022) -- not much flavor, really off-putting aftertaste, icy texture. I seem to be in the minority here, based on the reviews, and maybe it's because I got a soy-based ice cream.

bvankampen

Points +670

Vegetarian
11 Oct 2022

Amazing vegan ice cream!!

They had 8 non-dairy options. We got the s’mores (soy milk base) and chocolate banana walnut (almond milk base). So delicious!

DawnRice

Points +1403

Vegan
26 Sep 2022

Yummy!!

Almond Ice Cream w/Almond Milk Base.

Sweet and tasty treat to complete our time in Bar Harbor, Maine. So good that I forgot to take a picture.

Updated from previous review on 2022-09-26

Pros: Multiple milk alternative options

Cons: No samples

MichelleP36

Points +2144

Vegan
28 Aug 2022

Tasty options

They had about 6 vegan options when we went -- they were very tasty, but somewhat over priced

bronwen88

Points +94

Vegan
26 Aug 2022

Quite a few vegan options

There’s a whole section of about 8-10 nondairy options in the far case. Almond milk and soy. Had the lemon sorbet which was amazing, as well as the vanilla Oreo.

Pros: Vegan soft serve now as well

Cons: Cash only, but has ATM

angieblah

Points +267

Vegan
29 Jul 2022

Great ice cream and good options

I was surprised at how many vegan options they had here compared to most other ice cream places I’ve been. The coffee Oreo one was awesome!

rsmith0909

Points +16

Vegan
25 Jul 2022

Dangerous Business

Giving a zero star! Be warned that their so-called vegan ice cream has dairy in it! They are uneducated and disrespectful! All they care about is the money… not people.

Pros: Nothing

Cons: Advertise vegan but didn’t know what that was, Uneducated , Unsafe for anyone with food allergy

sophiefrenchfry

Points +1575

Vegan
14 Jun 2022

Soft serve!

It was such a treat to get vegan soft serve and eat it in the Village Green in Bar Harbor. I got the chocolate and vanilla swirl, but they also had blueberry and vanilla swirl the day we visited.

Pros: Yummy soft serve

addisonwreed

Points +121

Vegan
11 Jun 2022

I cream for ice cream

So good I almost forgot it was $6 per scoop

RobertSilverman

Points +428

Vegan
03 Jun 2022

A whole case of dairy free

Vanilla Oreo almond milk ice cream was great.

long_egg

Points +368

Vegan
06 Nov 2021

Amazing

Took my partner here while on our hiking trip. It was nice to see how many options they had, we almost couldn't decide. Everything was ordered was delicious; we would have gone there every day if we could have.

Do note that this place gets unbelievably busy at night. I would go before 3pm, if you can.

Pros: Lots of vegan-friendly options, Reasonably priced, Ice cream was outstanding!

Cons: Crowds at night

mich1009

Points +98

Vegan
08 Oct 2021

Almond milk soft serve

They have good almond milk soft serve

weskivt

Points +197

Vegan
03 Sep 2021

Delish and Vegan Ice Cream a plenty!

Adorable ice cream shop! They have a dedicated Soft Serve machine with Almond Milk Chocolate and Vanilla - Swirl available! They also have a dedicated vegan cooler filled with 6 vegan Ice cream flavors with both almond milk and soy milk based ice cream along with 3 sorbet flavors. The Ice cream was smooth and delicious! The best in Bar Harbor!

Pros: DELICIOUS, MORE VARIETY THAN ANY OTHERS OUT THERE, REALLY CUTE PLACE

KathyT-WFPB

Points +1303

Vegan
13 Jul 2021

Going back to try more flavors

Staff was a little less organized than the other two ice cream shoppes nearby and store is cash only. However, their vegan milkshake (vegan soft serve and soy milk) was generously sized (enough for two to split) and they had several interesting flavors of sorbets AND non dairy ice cream at the very far end. I only tried the maple walnut, which was very good. It was creamy like ice cream but not quite as flavorful as I thought the maple should be. I will definitely return to try their other flavors of scoopable non dairy ice cream. I’m not a fan of soft serve but they do have vanilla, chocolate and swirl if that is your thing.

Updated from previous review on 2021-07-13

Pros: Several flavors to choose from, Creamy texture vegan ice cream

Cons: Staff not knowledge on non dairy options

jayluhx

Points +1462

Vegan
27 Jun 2021

Best soft serve!!!

This is some of the best vegan soft serve!!!!!! Delicious and so many options. Can make milkshakes and they have hard icecream too

EmmaSteinmetz

Points +30

Vegan
12 Jun 2021

Lots of option, and soft serve!

Great selection for a great price. I would love to go back and try the other flavors, I’m not used to having so many vegan choices!

Pros: Many soy, almond, sorbet options , Almond soft serve twist!

plantbasedwitch

Points +68

Vegan
10 Jun 2021

Amazing ice cream!!

I had the maple walnut flavor and the pumpkin flavor. The texture was super creamy and the flavors delicious. Lots of great flavor options, including sorbets and soft serve. Good price

Pros: great flavors, good price, low wait times

VirginiaMartinez

Points +188

Vegan
05 Jun 2021

Awesome flavors

Favorite ice cream in bar harbor and possibly the best tasting vegan vanilla ice cream ever...?! Really smooth and creamy with interesting flavors like peanut butter, maple pecan, blueberry swirl(tasted like blueberry cheese cake). Soft serve isn't worth it - get the handdips!

Pros: Lots of vegan options , Interesting flavors

Cons: Soft serve isn't amazing

Jsabins

Points +258

Vegan
31 Aug 2020

Delicious

I had the cappuccino Oreo flavor and it was one of the better vegan ice creams I’ve had. Lots of choices.

chardog

Points +66

Vegan
16 Aug 2020

Soooooo good

I went here almost every day on vacation. I got maple walnut, pumpkin chocolate chip, chocolate Oreo, and chocolate. They also have vegan soft serve but I didn’t try that. Everything I got tasted so good!

LilMsVegan

Points +2085

Vegan
01 Aug 2020

Wow! The flavors!

They had some amazing vegan flavors in the case this weekend from cappuccino Oreo, raspberry swirl, mocha fudge - plus their usual almond milk soft serve.
We got their vanilla chocolate swirl soft serve - it was very good! Their hard ice cream vegan options sounded so divine!

Pros: Lots of vegan options, Right across from the green- nice place to eat

Cons: Service was lackluster

KikoOla

Points +651

Vegan
16 Oct 2019

Vegan gelato!

Vegan gelato, soy and almond based. Also vanilla and chocolate soft serve (almond) and sorbets. Gelato made in house. They no longer make dairy gelato as of this year! It's delicious. Approximately 6 flavors offered.

Susanmsw

Points +137

Vegan
29 Sep 2019

Mocha Almond Fudge to die for!

Friendly fast good vegan flavors

Pros: At least 8 vegan options , Vegan soft swirl too




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