Red's Dairy Freeze

This ice cream is popular for a reason. Their soft serve is delicious. I like a simple vanilla cone. My son ordered the banana split. It was the best banana split I’ve ever seen. It actually had fresh pineapple, fresh strawberries and chocolate along with delicious crushed nuts. It was huge! The team working there are lovely folks.

Drove by this window service soft serve parlor on the way to the Portland Head Lighthouse. What an excellent treat to cool off in the summer heat. Read online about their "Boston shake" which turns out is an off-the-menu item, but totally worth trying. The cashier was so friendly and patient in explaining the "Boston" is your choice of shake with a soft serve sundae on top. I ordered eggnog shake topped with salted caramel soft serve and fudge syrup. With over 20 shake flavors and 10 soft serve choices, mix and match how you want. You walk up to the window to place your order. A long line can form, but it moves pretty quickly. No where to sit except a small bench for about 4 people on the side of the building. I highly recommend!

Best SOFT ice cream in Portland that I can think of? And you can always count on them to be the first to open on the first day of spring! Tons of flavors, centrally located for everyone in the neighborhood. Now… if the line is long or you want Hard ice cream… keep driving past reds and go to Willard Scoops near scratch baking co!

Our favorite soft serve spot! The rotation of flavors makes it exciting to try something new, but the classic vanilla or chocolate or swirl is ALWAYS so good! They have a big selection of toppings, milkshakes, and an option for the sugar-free or vegan people, too! There is sometimes a lengthy line but it’s totally worth it (it moves fast 🙂)

My N’Oreaster was just alright, not a ton of toppings, mainly a lot of ice cream. Would definitely recommend a classic soft serve in a cone or the frozen lemonade instead. Was great that there was a vegan ice cream option for our vegan friend. The specialty soft serve flavors (coffee and black raspberry that day) were also an exciting venture