If you are a local or visiting you NEED this ice cream. I am often a purist (boring) with ice cream but the creative flavors are amazing. My favorites are the coffee Oreo, Pb Fluff and the “Sunburn” is fantastic-strawberry ice cream with jalapeño I think?-just the right balance without anything too overpowering.I have to back up the shop here in defending the price raises-quality homemade ice cream is expensive (even without crazy inflation) as is paying for good labor-the staff/service is great. The portions are also generous and the prices are reasonable. I will always support local businesses and this one is a gem.
Cute little ice cream shop tucked away in a neighborhood in South Portland. Limited street parking is available directly in front of their location. They have several picnic tables and chairs to sit at while you enjoy your ice cream. Really glad we found this little place on our recent trip to Portland!
Great local ice cream shop with fun flavors and a cheerful, friendly staff.
Indeed good quality ice cream. We found this place from Google map while visiting the town, tried four different flavors and they are all pretty good. I personally enjoyed the Chocolate with Sea Salt and Dark Roast Coffee. And their Blueberry Cheese Cake was pretty good according to my wife.
Gotta say.....GREAT ice cream. The mint has mint leaves right in it....very authentic. The salted caramel comes a couple of ways (chip, nuts) and is really excellent. Just great ice cream. The only BUT is the price....$6.00 for a one-scoop cone. I'm from Vermont and a pint of B&J is still $4.75. But we're here in So. Portland on vacation, so because of the price we went twice in a week rather than every day.
Shop was clean and cute, the guy working the counter was friendly and helpful. Salted caramel was the BEST! nice and rich with chunks of caramel chocolate, I think, but not sure. Tables outside were comfortable, umbrellas to keep out the misting rain (or sun but not needed yesterday). I bring my dad here every Father's day.
I was hoping to order a scoop of ice cream. I waited quietly while the staff of three served two other customers. When they were done serving the others (who left the store), I stood there by myself for ~30 seconds and no one seemed interested in taking my order. I walked out.
I purposely do my morning walk with my dog by this place in the summer just to see what flavors they have. Always rotating, homemade, delicious!
I've been enjoying ice cream from Willard Scoops for many years! As someone who adores ice cream, it's always been easy to recommend this sweet spot to others.All of this said, over the years I've become increasingly disappointed by the prices. Due to the exceptional quality of products, the pandemic, and the fact that it's a local business, I've been able to rationalize the price in the past but I don't think I can do so any longer. For the 2022 season, a Pint of ice cream is now $10.75 and 1 Scoop of ice cream is $6.
Don’t buy a gift card here! They switched from eCards to another company and just stopped honoring the gift cards they sold last year! I reached out to them and they said, “we will research this and get back to you.” I reminded them after a few months (with photos of the card) and they never responded. That was several months ago. I only remembered when I was going through my wallet. I don’t care about the $50 but people should know and not buy a gift card from them.