Di Polas in Hastings

I had a dark chocolate ice cream in a chocolate waffle cone. It was a single scoop but very large for £4. The quality was amazing, very chocolatey and not too sweet.

An absolute must visit here. Efficient staff who work their way through the queues smoothly. Great tasting smooth gelato, no fake colours or anything!

The ice cream is subtle yet bursting with flavour. The latte was delicate but packed a powerful punch. The service was polite, professional and friendly. Overall it was a great experience and added so much to my day trip to Hastings. My taste buds thank you for this delightful experience

I absolutely love coming in here for ice cream. Lovely staff, always with fresh pretty flowers on the tables, and a good selection of ice cream and sorbets.

Beautiful home made Italian gelato Great variety of flavours sauces and toppings

Some of the nicest gelato I’ve ever tasted. Made on site and a really decent range of flavours, some of which, get changed regularly. Tried other places nearby but easily the best around for miles!

Only being able to eat Gelato, this HAS to be THE BEST Gelato from Di Pola's you can get. So many variations of flavours, simply not disappointed each time!

Anywhere with a queue to get in is either overrated or totally worth it. Thankfully this spot fall in the second category. There are a good verity of flavours but not hundreds which to me is always a god thing. My friends got the pistachio everyone raves about and said it might be the best they’d ever had. I’d say the same about the sea salt caramel. As a salt lover, it was fantastic. I’d definitely recommend this place, even when there’s a queue.

It's a very hot day, so ice cream was melting very quickly, but it tasted authentic and rich in flavour. Staff were very nice and professional, saw me have a dog and quickly refilled the water bowl outside, well done 👏.

Great choice of different ice creams. Very friendly staff. Highly recommended.

Very polite staff and clean WC. Was better we expected. Definitely will come again.

This is the best place in Hastings for ice cream. Been coming here for years and always fantastic.

The gelato was absolutely indulgent, I had the salted caramel with pistachio. The flavors were rich with a creamy texture that melted in my mouth. It was very busy on Saturday so expect to wait. But definitely recommended for gelato lovers!

Fantastic. The best ice cream you can get in Hastings! the customer service is awesome

After the local water company ruined our weekly sea-swim today, it didn’t take much persuading to stop off at Di Pola’s on the way back up the hill. A little dose of positivity…eating ice cream makes a bad day good, and a good day better! Everything about this experience is always exceptional, from the professional and friendly staff team, the clean and simple seating (indoor and out), the coffee (try the affogato!) and of course the fantastic range of top-notch gelato. I really think the pistachio cannot be bettered… Three generations of our family (son, grandson and me) left with broad smiles, a cure for the bitter taste of disappointment with recurring water treatment issues :) Hastings has so much to offer, and I feel so lucky to live here, but it’s worth a visit for this place alone.

Great gelato shop! The ice cream is very rich and comes in many flavors.

The best ice cream ever to be had in England!

Stunning ice cream. Ballissimo. Thank you so much. I can see why my sons girlfriend visits here every time she visits Hastings. Thank you. Rob

Creamy ice-cream. Good selection of flavours. Recommend apple crumble flavour!

Have been coming to Di Polas for years. Fancy myself as a bit of a gelato snob and this place is the best I have tasted outside of Italy (and I mean the REAL Italy, not the tourist traps). Staff are always friendly and polite too. Amazing gelato, highly recommended if you like proper Italian gelato/ice cream made with a heap of Italian passion. Delicious!!!

Nice ice cream. I had pistachio and stracciatella. They were both very rich, creamy and silky smooth. Flavour wise they were good but nothing extraordinary. I was expecting more nutty flavour for the pistachio.

Went with our grand children and they and us agreed that this was the best ice cream ever. Generous portion that we ate inside, absolutely delicious.

Called after descending the funicular. Very central and close to car park. Nice outdoor seating, and dogs welcome inside. Very friendly staff, great selection of flavours and sizes of ices. Super quality, really enjoyed our visit.

Wonderful flavours of fresh gelato!

Yes Amazing Ice Cream This Is The Best Place Within The Whole Of East Sussex!! Please Stay Open Forever!!

Overcharged, had 2 scoop gelato ice-cream, salted caramel and bubble gum, in waffle cone, advertised at £4.60.. was charged £5.10.

Fabulous gelato! Try the pistachio it's well worth the extra 50p. If you think you've had the best pistachio gelato...well you haven't! Great service too!

Popped in the other day to get my two kids ice creams, staff were friendly and attentive. They put up with our indecisiveness. I didn't get an ice cream for myself and joked with my daughter that she never let's me have a lick of hers and i cant eat a whole one to myself. They very kindly gave me a little spoon to try my favourite flavour and it made my day a little. My children really loved theirs

Like everything nowadays but over 7 pounds for .2 single scoop cones ...

We were looking for ice creams in Hastings and found Di Polas hoping for a nice ice cream. They had quite good business and had home made ice-cream that they were making as we ordered! It's safe to say that me and my family and were not disappointed at all. It was one of the best quality ice cream I've had! Would recommend if you are in Hastings!

Googled looking for ice-cream, tuned up and found a queue for ice cream on a blustery day, it must be good. We waited around 5 mins to get to the front of the queue moves quickly and once inside the staff are friendly and efficient There was plenty of choice of flavours and extremely reasonable. Sadly there are no dietary options as the risk of cross contamination is too high. Vegan, dairy free and gluten free options are available however would be unsuitable for allergies or intolerances. It's near on impossible to stop cross contamination in an ice cream parlour. Four stars as the ice cream is good. Super reasonable and the staff were nice, as the bulk of my reviews are for gluten and dairy free a star had to be dropped and reports from the 4 ice cream eaters in my family have stated perfectly nice but not 5 stars Worth a visit, probably the best ice cream in Hastings as it's made on site. Super cute you can see the kitchen. And it's all made on site. prepare for a short wait, it moves fast and is worth it. There are various shops advertising vegan options and gluten advertised at many shops in Hastings, thinking about it there is no way that they would be able to overcome the cross contamination issues and as all the cafes had the same flavours and signs I would guess they are all factory made. This could totally be a rare 5 stars if they had a separate singular flavour (I would take anything and pay a premium) that was free from dairy and gluten, and no risk of cross contamination from gluten containing cones. The kitchen so so clean that the risk of cross contamination from preparation, even though handling gluten and dairy containing ingredients is so low that customers could make the choice for themselves when looking in!

There were so many options from vanilla to honey comb and even Nutella. There is an ice cream for everyone, no matter your fancy. I really enjoyed mine. 100% would recommend

Great quality ice cream. Paid 4.60 for two scoops in a waffle cone. It's was huge and easy to cross over the road and sit on the beach with or could have sat inside. Don't wasn't your money on Mr Whippy and a tired flake.

There was a good variety of excellent quality gelato and options for different cones or tubs. We had been recommended to try here and we weren’t disappointed. Looking across the road to the sea (there were seats inside and out) on a sunny day was an enjoyable experience.

A rare treat! A whistle-stop visit, no long queue despite heading towards a busy time of day, nice selection of ice cream to choose from, and it was very nice and well priced.

Fantastic cakes! I really recommend if you only need a slice of cake.

Delicious stop. I had hot chocolate with a scoop of gelato and it was fantastic!

Lovely staff and delicious ice cream! (get the passion fruit sorbet). Very cute little ice cream shop right by the beach.

Pistachio flavour is really nice! Chocolate flavour not so much.

Fantastic service and incredible tasting freshly made ice cream! Truly is amazing and worth a visit! So many flavours to choose from! Sea salt caramel, biscoff, Nutella, pistachio, Jamie dodger….. the list goes on

Gelato made on site. I got chocolate and pistachio. It was smooth, luxurious, no ice crystals. Friendly staff. It’s great they do coffee too. I liked it. I will return!

Hands down the BEST ice cream in Hastings and quite possibly the UK. All lovingly made fresh on sight, you may even see the genius himself hard at work creating delicious new flavours for you. My favourite flavours are always the nutty ones - Pistachio, Salty Peanut and more. But you really cannot go wrong. (They will allow you a taster or two if you are really struggling to make a choice) Having lived in Hastings my entire life, I remember when they first opened years ago, I highly recommend this spot to any and all visitors of the area, you will dream about this delicious ice cream. I often visit on a cold rainy day, because really there are no rules when it comes to enjoying ice cream by the seaside. Watch out for the gulls if you are going to walk with your cone 🍦

The best ice cream in a great location. Very friendly Manager + Staff

The mince pie ice cream was lovely. Very good!

My husband and I visited here on the 10th October 2023 while holidaying in the area. I noticed the amazing crochet ice creams on the desk which a staff member apparently makes as a hobby and sells... I couldn't leave without two little Halloween specials! The manager/owner happened to be in the shop during our visit and he's of Italian origin, it was lovely to chat a little about his journey to being in Hastings and how he came about being in the gelato business. I asked what he'd recommend and he recommended salty peanut and the mint; both the best varieties of said flavours I've ever had! So very good. He recommended an affogato to my husband which he thoroughly enjoyed! Very bright, bubbly, and friendly personalities which endeared us to this venue so much we just cannot wait to come back and say hello!

While there’s obviously a lot of places in Hastings selling ice cream, this place is the real deal for gelato. Lovely flavours, nice people. You can turn any gelato into a milkshake.

Loads of choice of ice cream flavours.

Delicious ice-cream all family love it 😘

Great ice cream.. recommend the Nutella

Loved it. Great ice cream with great selection. Very friendly and welcoming service.

I pick lemon sorbet and mint chocolate, they are perfect matching. I have to say lemon sorbet is the best for summer, sweet and sour, you must try this favour. Mint chocolate is nice and fresh!

What a fantastic shop! Great tasting home made ice cream. I had the pistachio, and my son has the salted caramel. Top class ice cream.

Fantastic real Italian ice cream. I had coffee flavour. It was deeply flavoured but not overly seeet. Smooth and rich. Fabulous

We always pop in here when we visit Hastings. Even though we weren't hungry we had to have an ice cream so we went for 1 scoop of salted peanut in a tub which tasted similar to Snickers. The quality is amazing and one scoop was plenty for us to share.

We had a family trip to Hastings on Easter Saturday. The main course was fish and chips at Maggies which was followed by a stroll to Di Pola’s for dessert and coffee. As expected there was a long queue but as always it was worth the wait. We sat outside and enjoyed the sunshine.

Too wonderful to describe, has got to be tasted. Lots of fabulous tastes. Try all the ones you fancy. Then repeat. I had passion fruit twice, chocolate once and also rum and raisins. They let you taste a small bit before you decide. I have only been in Hastings 3 days!

Best ice cream in town - good selection, great quality and made on site. Seats inside and out Go on, visit and tell me I’m not wrong…!

Came here recently based on reviews, and it more than lives up to its impressive rating! Gelato tastes amazing, one of the best I've had. Service was also friendly. Highly recommend if you're visiting Hastings!

Wow...popped here for an ice cream and were amazed with the quality and flavours. True gelato, the mouth feel was soft and silky, even with my choice of peanut butter and cherry. Mint choc chip for the husband. Lovely!

Just popped in on the way home to grab an Icecream. They had an impressive selection of homemade ices and friendly staff to match.

Fresh ice cream made on the premises, enjoyable and pleasant experience lovely and accommodating staff smiles all round

"Best Ice Cream Ever!" In the words of a 6 year old connoisseur. Decent portion, good selection, high quality ice cream. Look forward to trying more flavours.

Love their Italian Ice Cream, this time I had a Capuccino flavoured and my son Nutella, super tasty and good price.

Nice , but not impressed with the hot chocolate ,could do much better ,

I visited with my husband while we were on our honeymoon. The young lady who served us was very kind and explained all processes of things (I have coeliac disease, and both myself and my husband are autistic). We opted both opted to try new things and were not disappointed! Very decently priced, and we would be delighted to return.

It's impossible to rate Di Pola's as highly as it deserves. To be able to serve Italian style gelato in so many great flavours, just as they do in Italy, is a huge achievement in itself. But to top that, they make it all themselves! It's a huge Hastings highlight. Go NOW! My current favourite - Lotus Biscoff flavour - mmmmmm!

A good choice of Gelato flavours, with some crowd pleasing favourites and more innovative options. Lighter than British ice creams, and typically more authentic and natural in their flavour, Gelato is becoming more available - though Di Pola's is the best in Hastings. Cakes and coffee are also available in this modern take on a classic Italian Gelateria.

We really enjoyed the delicious Italian Gelato at Di Pola's. Sitting outside in the glorious sunshine it was a lovely experience too.

Friendly staff, nice clean tables, toilets and even better really tasty Gelato in many different flavours, cones and toppings.

The ice creams look amazing. We only came for a coffee this time though. Staff are very friendly and the coffee is better than that of any coffee chain. Would highly recommend :)

Lots of tasty flavours and not too expensive, went back twice. I tried the mango, honeycomb, cappuccino and sea salt caramel.

We visited this place on 4th Sept. The staff serving and the Ice cream seemed nice but we were charged for 5 ice creams when we only bought 4. I mentioned the overcharging to a member of staff and she said she would look into it for me. once we finished our ice creams I again asked if she had been able to rectify the overcharging. She was then extremely rude and said that she was now on a cigarette break and I would have to wait. I was shocked at her arrogance and poor attitude. I would not recommend this place and looking at other reviews it appears that i am not the first to receive poor service.

Wow wow wow the best ice cream ever .been coming for 7 years Don't go anywhere else

What a lovely place! Stopped here while walking along the seafront for a hot drink and the coffee was so good!

Best ice cream in Hastings and Great coffee

Favourably ice cream parlour good selection of ice-creams and sorbets

As always, there was an amazing choice of flavours. Mint choc chip and honeycomb were delightful. Staff dealt with the long queue quickly. Portions generous.

Beautiful gelatos. Different flavours than usual. Worth every penny

One of the best ice creams I have had. Banoffee flavour is the best.

We really enjoyed it here. A great selection of ice cream and the ones we chose were really nice. There is indoor seating too.

We come here every time we visit Hastings. I had a cappuccino ice cream and my wife had chocolate which we ate sitting outside. The quality of ice cream is superb and I can thoroughly recommend upgrading to a chocolate cone.

If you love ice cream, this is the place to visit, they have a wide variety of flavours, locally made, and a big step up from Mr Whippy ! Affogato is a particular favourite of mine.

Very little except ice cream but this is specialist class ice cream so go for it. Only complaint is that they run out quickly but this is due to their popularity not a small selection.

What a fabulous find! Beautiful home made ice cream. Huge selection of flavours. And great coffee too. We can't wait to come back.

Love this place the icecream is amazing

Ice creams are brilliant good flavours to choose from they are very tasty excellent staff amazing for the price and also good value for your money.

What a find!! The best ice cream in Hastings. Truly creamy and full of flavour. The passion fruit is amazing. We loved it so much we went twice in our short stay in Hastings. They even gave my 5month baby a small taster and she loved it.

Amazing ice cream, friendly staff, good covid measures in place

It's very hard to nail artisanal ice-cream but Di Pola manages to do it: chilled at the right temperature, it melts very slowly but it's also not icy and remains very smooth throughout. Recommended!

Extremely tasty gelato. I had two scoops in a cone, sea salt caramel & biscoff. Both were delicious. Located opposite the adventure golf.

Read great reviews, but on finding and entering shop there was no welcome, asked if they had pistachio. "No" was the answer, the girl serving didn't manage to say anything else to us apart from the price. Don't touch the vegan coconut ice cream it was awful! Salted peanut ok, nothing special. Surprised at reviews and particularly the girls customer service. The chap was friendly. Bad day?

Great Gelato, really authentic, great choice of flavors and really nice staff.

Possibly the best ice cream in the UK! A great selection of incredible flavours, which change throughout the week. Visited here twice whilst on hols, kids always wanted more. Good service, very reasonable prices, it's 5 stars from me!

Lovely ice cream especially the Honey comb one ,cheerful staff and clean seats outside,prices were good too and tasty.

So far The best ice cream I ever had, expecially the salty peanut butter (amazing).... Well done, sure I ll back again

Simply put, the best gelato store in the town. Always has plenty of choice from it's freshly made (in house) ice creams. Includes vegan ice creams and sorbets. Highly recommended if you fancy a great tasting sweet treat.

Very nice. Lots of different flavour ice creams. Snickers was my favourite.

Great choice of tasty ice creams 😍

Such great ice cream. Couldn't resist, even though it was a cold day. Nutella all the way for me. Staff friendly. Served quickly. I love this place.

Best icecream in town, proper italian gelato. Flavours rotate regularly and staff are always friendly. Shame there is always a long queue on a hot day, but just goes to show how good it is!