Ben and Bill's Chocolate Emporium

Salted caramel ice cream and espresso- perfect for walking around town.

We were on a cruise about 5 years ago and there were 5 other cruise ships in port. No opportunity to get an excursion (book in advance). Anyway, we walked your lovely city and found this Ice Cream Parlor and had the BEST ICE CREAM I've ever had: The KGB: Kaluha, Grand Monier, & Bailey's - it will be a definite stop next time we visit. YUMMY!!!

Saying there's so much to choose from is an UNDERSTATEMENT! I have a blast every time I go. The selections are great, portions are perfect, and the service is on point. Leave tips! It's worth it.

Just left and purchased a mango smoothie if I where not so passive it would have been embarrassing for the co-worker. The smoothie was very warm and had a fishy taste to it. I'm not sure if the quality of workers or product has went down for the place but definitely the last time I will go and recommend them to anyone other than that my stay at the Bar Habor Inn and the rest of the town has been very lovely so far.

Ben & Bill's Chocolate Emporium is quite a busy store. They have experience moving crowds of people so the line moves fairly quickly. We got one scoop of Pistachio and one of Wild Berry gelatos. And for ice cream we go scoops of Cheesecake Caramel, Mint Chocolate Chip, Grapenut, and Black Forest. My wife said the gelato tasted more artificial than fresh real ingredients. My daughter and were ok with the ice creams. The Mint Chocolate Chip was dyed green which disappointed her. Grapenuts ice cream is something new for me, as was the Blac Forest, so I can't comment one way or the other, but I liked them both.

So delicious to be able to have peppermint ice cream any time of the year! In California it's only during Christmas time so it was quite a treat mid summer to get peppermint ice cream. One of my favorites. Very good location and has tons of options. The girls even enjoyed my leftovers.

Great product and staff. Your allowed to sample. Try the lobster ice cream!!

The ice cream is decent. The ordering process is strange

Great gelato and ice cream as well as chocolate and other candy and treats. The salted caramel gelato and the key lime gelato were both out of this world!

My family had a horrible experience today... we have been coming here for years and the servers were more worried about moving us down then allowing us to read flavors to our young children who can’t see the one sign above your high counter on today’s visit. Most flavors were good per our usual experience but chocolate chip a very simple flavor tasted funny today too. You would think an $80 order we would have gotten treated better.

I wish I could give more than 5 starts. Worth picking a shot at it if you are confused between tons of homemade icecream centers in Bar Harbor. It has a friendly staff and fast service despite the fact that it remains so busy. I tried the Chocolate Tsunami flavor and absolutely loved it!

Wide variety of ice cream flavors - a few unique ones too. The sea salt caramel was tasty. Generous scoops. Sells chocolates, candies, nuts, and taffy as well. Friendly staff. One of the only ice cream parlors open in April. Conveniently located in the downtown area.

Very good. My whole family got kiddie sized ice creams and each was the size of a regular ice cream cone at most places. It was not cheap, though, but that was the only real downside. They had some interesting flavors (lobster ice cream!) that were exciting to see. Be aware that it is much more than an ice cream place. They sell all kinds of candy, chocolate and even lunch boxes. The line was long but they moved it really quickly. Everyone in my family enjoyed their ice cream (chewy gooey, moose droppings X2 and one that we forget the name of but was similar to almond joy.) The atmosphere was nice and sparked conversation between people in the line. Overall a really neat place that is worth a visit.

We went here when it was INCREDIBLY busy. There was quite literally a line around the store and out the door. Even with that, it was only about 10-15 minutes before we were through, which was quite impressive. The ice cream is pretty expensive, though you do get a pretty decent serving. The ice cream is really good, but I am not quite sure if it is worth the price. I suppose that's what you have to pay in an town like Bar Harbor.

This place makes me think of Mayberry. It's so quaint. The ice cream is very good, and all the other items look great. My saltwater caramel ice cream was the bomb! It's definitely worth a visit.