Review Mount Desert Island Ice Cream - Portland

Love going to ice cream shops with unique/interesting flavors - and this one definitely met my expectations! I ended up indulging in Bay of Figs & Lemon Poppy Seed Berry Swirl - a killer combo that satisfied beyond what I anticipated! I was torn on getting Kelp Caramel and/or Butterscotch Miso & was a bit bummed that we weren’t able to taste test before ordering. Nonetheless, my sister ended up getting the other two I was between so I still got to enjoy them! As odd as they may sound, they were both super tasty too!

Mount Desert Island Ice Cream has five shops that are mostly located in Portland but they also have a location in the District of Columbia and one location in Japan! We tried the ice cream at this location for the first time and it was so tasty! They pride themselves on making small batch, high quality ice cream with a high ratio of butterfat and low air whipped inside. You can tell that they care about their ice cream just by eating it. The flavors were all delicious, the atmosphere is small and simple. They don't list all of their flavors on their wall so if you really want to see what they have you're just going to have to go inside and check it out. The line gets long here quickly so the sooner you get here, the better. Service is counter service and was friendly and quick. If you're looking for some tasty and unique flavors in Portland, Maine, check this place out! My wife and I got the ice cream flight which consisted of your choice of 4 different flavors. They give big scoops for each flavor and the flight is only $9 so make sure you have someone to help share, or not! The flavors we got were, Metz Sugar Pill, Blueberry Sour Cream Crumble, Lemon Poppy Jam and Butterbeer. The Metz Sugar Pill was an "elevated" s'mores. It's a marshmallow ice cream base with bits of graham cracker and hot fudge ripple. The Blueberry Sour Cream Crumble was a blueberry and sour cream ice cream base with different sized bites of sugary crust inside. The Lemon Poppy Jam is a lemon and poppyseed ice cream base with raspberry jam ripple. And lastly the Butterbeer. It was hard to tell what was in this but we assumed it was a root beer and butterscotch ice cream. Of the four flavors that we had, I really liked the Blueberry Sour Cream Crumble the most. The flavor was rich with blueberries and a hint of sour cream and the crumble inside was soft and complemented the ice cream perfectly. Tasted like I was eating blueberry pie with ice cream. The Lemon Poppy Jam was also delicious and fresh tasting. The jam was plentiful and also complemented the ice cream well. The Metz Sugar Pill was a good take on s'mores and the ice cream tasted like it had some malt taste to it alongside the marshmallow flavor and I liked it a lot but I with there was a bit more graham cracker bits inside. Lastly, the Butterbeer was... Different. It mostly just tastes like root beer ice cream which wasn't bad but wasn't the Butterbeer I expected. I went to universal studios and tried Butterbeer from the Harry Potter themed part of the park and it tasted more like butterscotch. So if you're like me and expect that flavor, this ice cream is not that haha still good though and tasted like an ice cream float. This place has a while bunch of different flavors that I wanted to try but got full after sharing the sampler with my wife. Check out my pictures to see all the ice creams that they have as of posting this. Food - 5 ⭐ Atmosphere - 4.5 ⭐ Service - 5 ⭐ Overall - 5 ⭐ Follow me for more reviews across America 😎🍔🍕🍨🍦🦖🔧

Maybe it’s because the day I stopped by they didn’t have many of the unique flavors mentioned by others, but I thought the ice cream was just okay. The blueberry buttermilk and a weird texture while the strawberry was vibrant, but nothing special. I would get gelato before going back here. Staff was super friendly though! Thumbs up to them.

While waiting on lost luggage from the PWM airport, this place was the BOMB! It was so good I had to go on the way back home a week later! Coffee ice cream is super strong and scrumptious! The blueberry sweet cream and lemon poppy jam were my top 3! Y'all should open up in Texas, Sugar Land that is 😉

The best ice cream we have ever had. All other ice cream is ruined now. The Fresh Mint tasted like an actual mint leaf. Not mint flavored, or mint extract, but an actual real life mint leaf. It was amazing.

Absolutely delicious. Bottom was Girl Scout thin mint, top was a Maine blueberry with a crumble inside. Best ice cream I’ve ever had and was well priced. Definitely coming back!

Oooo it is gooood! They had a bunch of funky flavors, but there was only one way to go for this Harry Potter fan: butterbeer ice cream. It was soooo creamy and smooth and delicious. I can't really describe the flavor but I'm a fan. The staff was super friendly, I will definitely come back for more.

Omg! I love the flavors here! My single (actually two scoops) was so good, I came back for round 2 for a repeat the next day. I got Lamington (coconut base,etc) and Salted Caramel. I wish I could have it shipped! I checked this location out while visiting Portland from the DC area and was bummed I hadn't heard of one in the DC area....until I searched on IG/Google and discovered there's a DC location too! Will definitely visit that location (DC) too even though they may not have all the same flavors as this Portland location. I'll definitely come back whenever I'm in Portland too.