DownRiver Ice Cream

241 John Wise Ave, Essex
(978) 768-0102

Recent Reviews

Nicholas Withem

Tip quality ice cream. And I love ice cream!

V. Bates

Normally excellent but closed on a warm Saturday with no explanatory signage - what's up with that??

Rick Peralta

House converted into an ice cream shop. Regular flavors, good sized portions and service with a smile.The back yard has chairs scattered about and a sort of pergola.If feels like someone's back yard - and probably is!

Liz Coyne

Awesome! Ice cream and I love the decor outside where you can sit relax with your ice cream.

Jasmine Bailey Epstein

Beautiful and ample outdoor seating and great variety of flavors.

Daniel Cane

Yummy ice cream. I recommend the cookies and cream!

Ash Fairbanks

The homemade ice cream here is absolutely delicious, and you can tell how much love the put into their shop.

River M.

DownRiver sells ice cream as well as nondairy options for those with an intolerance. The ice cream is rich and creamy and stays true to its flavoring. And the sorbets are very refreshing and smooth, the only problem i have with the ice cream is not with the dessert itself but with the portions. Even the kiddie cone is giant which is great if you want to save a little money, but is an issue when your kid can't finish it all and you end up wasting quite a but of money. The portions also make it harder to eat it all before it starts melting everywhere's. Other than that everything else is great. The service is as good as it gets, in my time going there they have never messed up an order and are kind to their customers. Some of the workers do need you to repeat your order once or twice which I find better than not getting your order right. The seating areas are all outdoors and its nice to enjoy during the summer, but can also be awful due to all the mosquitoes there are near the marsh. All together I give DownRiver 4 stars as I have deducted 1/2 a star from the gigantic portions and 1/2 a star for the mosquito prone area. Overall I would recommend stopping by if you're in the area!

Tara L

I’m in town visiting from South Florida. OMG this was an AMAZING place to hear about!! They have a lot of unique flavors of ice cream which sets them apart. Our ice cream server was super sweet and helpful of telling us what flavors we might enjoy. HIGHLY recommend Downriver Ice Cream. A+++

Ben White

Such delicious and fun flavors of ice cream made in house!

Lisa Borges

It was nice to come across this ice cream shop as I was leaving the North Shore area. The flavors are really fun and creative. I'd return to try new ice cream. The flavors are solid.

Bruce Ishikawa

Standing in the short line, we looked at the prices and were taken aback a bit at how expensive an ice cream cone could be. Oh, well, we were on vacation, so no big deal. But when she handed over the enormous ball of ice cream, it suddenly became very economical! When we got back to our AirBnB, we put the unfinished cones in the freezer and enjoyed them again for dessert the next night. The flavors are imaginative and judging from our selections, are delicious. Creamy, homemade ice cream can't be beat. Waaaay better than factory-produced Häagen-Dazs!

Abel Suarez Fueyo

After a relaxing day in crane beach what better than a sunshine view with one of the best ice-creams you can taste. Delicious

Jennifer Carlson

I love their creative ice cream names. Product is great quality. Yummy and delicious.

Dorian Blue

This lance has very good ice cream, the line was a bit long but the picnic area + ice cream was worth the wait, I’d recommend the cookies and cream

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