Caproni's of Bangor in North Down

Tastiest icecream and sorbet in Bangor🍨😋.A stones throw from walk or seat at Marina 🌅⛵ There are a few seats, if you want to grab a cuppa too.🍵☕Owner and staff always friendly and make you feel welcome. Also dog friendly, so Buddy free to come in while I order 🐕🍦

First time I have tried this place and was not disappointed. Lovely ice cream, plenty of choice of flavours and cones and staff were very friendly.

It had been many, many years since I'd been in the centre of Bangor town, but as I dandered from the car park by the Marina, I spotted Caproni's just facing the seafront. We went in and were immediately hit with not one, but two disappointments! First, they had run out of Salted Caramel flavour, and second, even worse, they are closing up for the winter today - 31st October 2019 !! However, we soon cheered up as the lovely young lady owner allowed us to sample several of her inviting varieties leading to a delicious double scoop cone each, and she also took time to radiate bonhomie and indulge in bit of craic. What a pity to have to wait until 1st March next year for a repeat visit. Btw, I can thoroughly recommend the 'Fruit Salad' & 'Bananoffie' flavours. As good an ice-cream as I've had in a while and I'm told all homemade with double cream. Probably quite calorific, but who cares! A real treat. Many thanks & see you next Spring.

Best variety of flavours about. Really good taste home made. Lovely view of Bangor. Kids loved it. Cola Cube ice cream

Had Caproni’s Icecream for the first time yesterday. We went into the parlour and chose from a wide selection. My husband had salted caramel, I had Jaffa and my nephew had chocolate. They were all delicious. The lady who served us was very helpful and even brought over a baby wipe for my nephew...whose face was covered in icecream! The shop seems to be dog friendly although there were no dogs inside whilst we were there. Great if you have a dog but as someone who isn’t a dog-lover I may have found this off putting. I also noticed that the shop supports the water refill scheme - a worthy initiative which aims to reduce plastic waste. It is good to see a business encouraging this. We will definitely be back again.

Purtroppo uno dei punti deboli della nostra vacanza in Irlanda sono state le gelaterie, e siamo partiti consapevoli che come si mangia il gelato in Italia non si mangia da altre parti. Un pò attratti dal cognome di chiare origini italiane, un pò per la voglia di mangiare un buon gelato, ci siamo fermati in questo negozio e abbiamo apprezzato l'impegno e l'assortimento... ma siamo rimasti ancora con la voglia di un ottimo gelato italiano.

Delicious ice cream, good choice of flavours. Pleasant staff. Good value for money - generous helpings.

We have tried many ice cream parlours in and round Bangor but had never tried this one, so while out for a stroll one evening we decided to give it a go, I have to say I wasn’t impressed right from the start, the young guy who was to serve us had been sitting at the table right at the sliding patio doors while we entered by the single door, he got up quickly and cut across right in front of me only I hesitated in taking my next step I’m sure he would have bumped right into me, perhaps I’m still old fashioned in my thinking of ladies first or at least customers anyway! We came to the counter and looked at what was on offer, I said to the same young man “ it could be hard to choose , you have so many different flavours” to which I got no reply, I turned saying to the OH I think I’ll have a tub, I wonder is the honeycomb nice as it would be a favourite of mine, the guy already having the tub in his hand said do you want both scoops honeycomb as he started scooping, I was a bit taken aback with his haste so I said yes, The OH took a scoop of Jaffa and a scoop of Parma Violets in his tub, I must say there was a great lack of manners shown by this young man, but we paid for our ice cream and retreated to the car to eat it, the OH enjoyed his two flavours but I have to say disappointed wouldn’t even cover what I thought about the honeycomb out of two scoops I got one of the tiniest pieces of honeycomb I have even seen and absolutely no flavour what so ever I wouldn’t even call it vanilla it was tasteless beyond belief!! Then as we sat in the car discussing the ice cream we could the same young man weilding the brush for sweeping the floor high above his head and also pretending to brush his collegues hair with it 🤨😵 Seriouly!!! Goodness knows what could have came of that brush and was flying about in the air ready to land on the ice cream , where food is concerned hygiene must be paramount at all times, so whoever owns/runs/or manages this establishment would need to have a serious talk with their staff regarding hygiene and manners I doubt very much will be trying Caproni’s again 🤨

If you like ice cream you will love Caproni's of Bangor. Historical family of ice cream producers of a galaxy of flavours. walk one way and buy a cone and on the way back buy another one!!!

Capri is was such a famous venue in Bangor for so many years, it’s hard to believe that this little stall on Queen’s Parade is the last remnant! It does,however, serve really good coffee and nice ice creams! Worth a visit

Northern Ireland has has some of the highest dog ownership rates in the world, yet it’s very behind in dog friendly businesses. So what a good surprise when we were doing the usual one waits outside with the pup whilst the other one goes in to be all invited in!! But, not a lot of point going in unless the place is half decent anyway and it definitely is. Ticks plenty of boxes - Friendly, good Ulster portion size, good value, good choice and it tastes very nice. Didn’t try the coffee, but it looked like they knew what they were doing when they were brewing.

Stopped here again today on my way through town having been here numerous times. Never fails to disappoint. Big servings for what you pay and always good service!

Walked into bangor with my wife. Normally one of use have to wait outside places and a bit or back and forth to get what we want. Was told to bring dog in to see the flavours. Great customer service. Thanks.

My daughter, bought her little girl an ice cream cone here today. While the ice cream was fine the hygiene standards of the staff left a lot to be desired. The female who served the ice cream had very long hair not tied up but hanging loose down her front. As she went to give my daughter her change the girl dropped the change into one of the ice cream tubs and proceeded to fetch it out of the ice cream. Someone will be having ice cream out of this tub unknown to them. At £2.50 a cone we expected better.

Has to be my favourite ice cream shop in Bangor atm! The cotton candy (blue) ice-cream is just simply delicious!! Great and easy location to get from, walk in and walk out is better as there isn't a lot of space but there are seats there and you are close to Pickie Park so can walk across to the Marina and look across the sea with your yummy ice-cream!

Has a great variety and not to badly priced. Staff are efficient and fast. In a good location, would like to see sprinkles offered with purchase

There aren't any prices up & staff don't inform you of cost or the type of selections available. Don't ask for a sugar cone or you get something different from what is commonly called a sugar cone. I would advise them to look up sugar...

Stopped for a wee cone - creme-egg flavour because it is still my easter holiday. I had a single cone. It was the biggest single cone I have ever eaten. Many thanks! Delicious!

Caproni's has been a landmark ice cream shop in Bangor for generations and for good reason. Their ice cream is fab and the selection of flavours is scrummy. Back in the day it was vanilla wafers or cones but today it "what next"!!!

Came here for a treat and it was great! Everyone liked the fact you could mix two flavours and the staff were lovely!

The mint choc chip ice cream here is the best. A large cone is a real challenge to finish! The choice of flavours will have you spoiled for choice.

Best ice cream in Bangor. Brilliant variety of flavours. Great spot to sit out front and watch world go by. Good coffee too!

The variety of ice cream is what is keeping this shop going. I was in over the summer with my partner & kids. Old guy behind the counter (assuming he owns it); could have been more polite - manners cost nothing. He needs to remember...

This is just the best ice cream around, such a variety and all taste delicious, and prices are about right. It is locally made from local milk, soooo good.

Dropped in for ice cream on Wednesday. Wow!.... delicious!!!!! Hubby had the chocolate which was good but I had the Banoffi which was sensational....YUM! YUM!

Good for ice cream and coffee. Some seating inside and more outside. View of marina. Friendly staff, in fact the whole of Bangor is full of friendly people.

This is my 1st choice for icecream in Bangor! Really wonderful staff. We don't know them personally, but they always greet my family and I with a big smile and friendly chat when we're down. Brilliant selection of icecream too- I'd highly recommend this place!

Stood behind a man waiting for my turn to be severed. The owner was so nasty to the person in front I walked out.

capronis is a competent icecream seller which is very busy on warm days and great for day trippers. But it is not a genuine italian gelaterie with homemade flavours to die for. It looks like pre manufactured tubs much like morellis or Maud's. It's okay...

The best staff The best atmosphere The best value And above all The best ice cream Fantastic selection of flavours Will be back for sure

As someone who has tasted pistacchio gelato in several gelaterias in londons west end, i can say with confidence that capronis pistacchio does not taste remotely of pistachio nuts! Only tastes of almond extract! Cheap and nasty!

Such a friendly service and great ice cream, always trying new flavours every time i'm in! Cant beat the raspberry ripple!

diciamo che benche'da queste parti si mangino molti gelati, gelaterie artigianali all'italiana non mi sembra esistano, anyway Caproni fa un...

Try to purchase an ice cream everyday no matter what the weather. Delicious ice cream lots of different flavours to tempt you and staff friendly. What else could one ask for?

Had a medium cone costing £1.80 yesterday. Delicious flavour and texture, but I expected more than a single scoop for that price. Will stick to Maud's in future - just as nice and far better value

Took the children for some ice-cream and although it is small they deliver on their ice-cream...the best in Bangor. We all finished our ice creams and I went and bought tubs of ice cream to take home for the rest of the family.

I reviewed this ice-cream parlour when it first opened (March 2013) and gave it an excellent review as at that point the ice-cream had such great flavour and character to it. Unfortunately I have felt compelled to update my review. After visiting Caproni's in the...

Good range of ice creams and fairly reasonably priced. Unfortunately, it's no Maud's. It's still worth trying though. The major plus is the great location. I'm not sure about its attempt of cafe culture with the tables and chairs outside by the main road. But...

In case you are a visitor to Bangor who is looking for a good restaurant, you need to be aware that this is an ice cream parlour not a restaurant.

Well, after all the hype, we gave it a whirl. Disappointed to see all the flavours served directly out of those grey plastic ice cream tubs that restaurants buy in. Shame they can't make their own vanilla at least. Place was very busy with Westies...

Love it!! Waffle cones and a huge selection of beautiful ice creams. We have been here 6 times in the last fortnight 👍👍👍

Just started to go here last month and I've became addicted to this place. Bannoffee ice cream! Turkish delight ice cream! They are all great. And there cones are always fresh and crispy. No day before cones sold here!. Keep up the great work and...

Throughly enjoyed my ice cream at Capronis!! The creamiest and most exciting flavours I've seen and tasted! Brilliant prices for me and my friends too. A must go to!! Creative decor and lovely workers

This is a lovely little ice cream shop own on Bangor sea front. Good choice of flavours.the ones I've tried have been delicious. They have chairs and tables on the footpath to sit and enjoy your ice cream and watch the world go by. Even...

This is the best ice cream place ever. The ice cream is so smooth and rich and the flavours are amazing -examples that my family have tried so far are turkish delight, cookies and cream, strawberry, salted caramel, pistachio, mint chic chip, orange and many...

If not, why not? You can sample this at Capronis on Queens Parade, Bangor along with lots of other new and tried and tested flavours. All equally delicious. Sevice is fast and friendly, prices reasonable - you won't be disappointed.

With no offence intended towards the other establishments selling ice cream in Bangor, it has long been our ice-cream-loving household's view that Bangor is crying out for a decent ice-cream parlour. It is with delight that I can report that we may finally have just...