Mount Desert Island Ice Cream

51 Exchange St, Portland - 04101
165 reviews
Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Ice Cream Shop Ice Cream
(207) 210-3432

Went here randomly as we were walking by due to the flavors posted outside. Ended up loving the ice cream so much we went back again the next day. They have unique flavors you don’t see many places. Highly recommend.

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.

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.

The ice cream isn't good enough to compensate for the expensive small portions. People go here because it's on Exchange Street-- tourist trap central. If you've a craving for ice cream, go to Gelato Fiasco or Gorgeous Gelato for high-quality stuff, or Beal's for affordable run-of-the-mill stuff. Best ice cream place around here is probably The Dairy Corner, but it's in Scarborough.

Good ice cream. Good service. Wish it would be open later in the evening. We wanted to come back for dessert but they were closed.

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!

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 ?

Unique delicious ice cream flavors, it is a bit pricy but worth it. I love the basil and fig ones.

Great Place!I have gone to this establishment twice and one experience was absolutely amazing. I love all the unique flavors and the staff was amazing. Even though it was a very busy day, we felt welcomed and taken care of..The second time was not so great. Hence the 4 out of 5 stars. The staff member on duty, was clearly not having it. We had a larger order for 5, that 2 of us were getting. The first 2 requests were of a single scoop of the same flavor. The attendant gave us the wrong flavor. And then when we said heyy we didn't want the orange, it was the raspberry. He aggressively tossed the scoops back into the orange bin and grabbed the actual flavor and smacked the cups on the counter. My sister and I were just kind of shocked and quietly waited until he got the other one and continued with our order. The rest went smoothly ... until we got into the car. He had scooped one of the other flavors wrong and gave a different family member basil instead of sweet cream. ?‍♀️ At that point they just suffered and ate the Basil... I really like this place and will continue to support it. I don't know if that guy was just having a bad day or what. I just did not think the attitude was warranted. We were extremely patient with the guy. And I feel bad that the customers behind us had walked out when they saw his customer service.

This place has such fun and unique flavors that we really wanted to try all of them They don’t give samples so it was hard to choose! We chose the salt wildflower and honey flavor and the sweet cream flavor. Sweet cream was good only is you like the flavor of milk but the salt wildflower &honey was a total home run. Absolutely delicious.