Gerri's Ice Cream Parlour in Orkney Islands

A small shop serving predominately ice-cream treats plus the sort of fudge, sweets and candies that your grandmother bought for you when you were small. The ice-cream treats are ice-cream based deserts with all manner of toppings and flavours (a normal scoop on a cone is also available!). Downside is that there's nowhere to sit inside; there's a bench outside (though you may - as we were - be attacked by midges) and you're next to a busy main road.

A lovely little sweet shop near the Maeshow visitor centre, we went in and bought ice creams (delicious Orkney Ice Cream) and they were well priced and we were served by the friendly shop keeper.

Small shop with a great selection of Orkney ice creams, nice location to the ness of Brodgar. Highly recommended on a sunny day on West mainland

Have enjoyed the delicious ice creams here for years. The Orkney named inventions were great. A trip to Orkney needs a visit here. Gerri has adapted to the current situation by just doing take away. My husband had a double cone and some of the wonderful selection of sweets. I had a take away - a wonderful chocolate orange sundae. Have tried other ice cream parlours but this is the best.

Ice cream as good as ever. Orkney Ice Cream is very delicious. Thank you Gerri's Ice Cream Shop staff,5555 very good service

Gerri's is an Orkney legend; people travel from all over the islands to visit.They have a fantastic range or Orkney made ice creams plus they offer amazing ice cream based deserts.Rum & Raisin and Honeycomb are my favourite flavours.Great to know they offer gluten free cones and stock special ice cream for anyone lactose intolerant.

A lovely place to relax and enjoy Orkney Ice Cream. We had the rum and raisin in waffle cones. Gluten free cones are available as is dairy free ice cream. We will definitely be back

Meine Bewertung ist nur für Kaffee da wir kein Eis gegessen haben . Unfreundlicher Empfang und ein Augen verdrehen bei der Bestellung geht auch nicht! Kaffe war trinkbar, das wars aber auch schon

Okay so let’s start with the positive: it’s an ice cream shop with some fabulous concoctions so it’s not just cones or tubs. They use Orkney Ice Cream (it’s good) to also provide knickerbocker glory type dishes. These are very good and very popular. There is also a monster ice cream challenge which is weirdly priced...3 scoop dishes are around £3.10 to £3.50 (excluding knickerbocker glory types) so roughly £1 per scoop - the 7 scoop monster challenge is in a huge cone and is £20....huh??They also stock a wide variety of traditional sweets which you buy by weight. Oh and 10p mixture bags ready made. Now for Gerri! Wow she has little or no interest in giving her customers a positive experience. We went in twice over 3 days thinking maybe day one was just a bad day. Hell no! Day two was worse. I asked how she was, got little more than a grunt and what do you want. We sat in and observed her being short with customers and she comes across as generally grumpy. There were some exceptions eg if she knows the customer or a momentary lapse in her attitude. Then there is the ‘cannot be bothered anymore’ serving. On both visits she starts to take your order then just walks off part way through and mumbles to the assistant to take the order while she makes the dessert. Better if she either took the whole order, did not take any of the orders or explained to the customer that she will start to make the order and her assistant will complete taking the order. Just rude!!In summary, go for the ice cream and be ready for less than pleasant interaction and it will be just grand!ps I should add that the young assistant who works there has a face is not that welcoming - don’t let that put you off as she is really pleasant and helpful...I suspect the face is the fear of working for Gerri!!!

Always loved this place Sad when its off season and ots shut Delicious ice cream Always packed and very popular

A good find near the Maes Howe centre, just had to indulge when we had a 50 minute wait for a bus back to Kirkwall. Tea, coffee and cake also available amongst the many I've cream treats

i was takeing friends on a trip to orkney and they decided that an ice cream was in order even though it was raining so dropped in here and it was brilliant nice ice cream menue or just have a cone and a coffee nice and friendly

I have been at least three times a week since 1st April 2019 when Jerry's opened. You have to order at counter then sit down. Carry outs should not sit if Jerry's is busy this upsets me as there is a sign saying. Welcome to sit and eat take away's when not busy. But that is all the time. Every time I go into Jerry's its very busy. The service as always friendly quick and excellent.I a a good customer as we are treated with respect when you go to Jerry's for an Ice cream to buy cake and custard. Home made of course or sweets or just a delicious latte. Made fro the finest coffee and full skimmed milk, or skimmed milk if requested.Service at Jerry's is always with a smile. I should do more reviews as I am never out of this wee peace of heaven.See you soon Jerry keep up your brilliant customer services always with a lovely greeting and welcome with a smile.

We came here as we had heard that coffee was available as well as ice cream. We ordered coffee and slices of a blackberry and apple cake which was moist and very tasty. We were intrigued with all the ice cream options and have vowed to return to try something with a hot fudge sauce on another occasion. Definitely worth a visit.

Came here because we had an hour to kill before our Maeshowe reservation and didn't have a car. A good variety of flavors of ice cream, mid-20th century music, and tea served "properly," as my mother put it, with an additional pot of hot water for dilution. The vibe seemed to be a 1950s American soda shop. Overall enjoyable experience.

A welcome stop after a cold wet walk. We were delighted to find warming cups of tea and coffee, and even better, warm muffins with cream! We would love to try the ice creams on a warmer day, but on this occasion the muffins were just the job. No-one objected to us arriving dripping wet, which was a bonus.

A friendly service, reasonably priced, and excellent-tasting Orkney ice cream are 3 reasons to come to Gerri’s if you want an ice cream. You can sit inside if you wish, or take away.

We found this lovely ice cream parlour a couple of years ago and now no trip to Orkney is complete without making a visit (or two).

The lady behind the counter was unwelcoming. I ordered a café latte from the menu and was given a mug of instant coffee made with water and a small amount of froth on top made from watered down milk. I was charged £2.60 for this - the same price as the genuine latte described on the menu.

Visited this tiny ice cream parlour after driving past every other week. First time I went in, it was quiet (5 people in) both members of staff behind the counter looked at me when I went in, didn't smile or acknowledge me, just simply turned away. I sat at a table with my son and daughter for 10 minutes.....no one came to take our order or speak to us. I stood at the counter and was ignored. We left....

We had bicycled around the island, all day. It was such a bad idea. So, Gerri's was a welcome relief on the home stretch. The ice cream was superb and the service was great.

I went there with my partner and my parents. The ice cream is superb. It was a lovely welcome. I come up every year to see family and this place is top of my list to visit each time.

We love Gerri's. The ice cream is fantastic and Gerri is absolutely fine. There are some sensitive flowers out there clearly as we have never had any problems with the service.

The Ice Cream gets a 5* but the attitude and manner of the lady serving ruined the visit. Had been on previous trips and always enjoyed. Arrived from the adjacent Maeshowe centre and purchased almost £30 of ice cream - from arrival to finishing felt unwanted and unwelcome. Purchasing ice cream appeared a major inconvenience. Amazing that such sweet and tasty ice cream can be made to taste sour by the unfriendly and intimidating waves coming from behind the counter.

Good ice-cream in all shapes and sizes but it's the monster that really has to be tried...if you dare!....you are sure to enjoy trying... Relatively small room for about 16 people but enough... Go and enjoy

During our week in the Orkneys we always tried to find a reason to be passsing. Bikes helped a lot Lovey service, ice cream and creative, amusing sundays As if I need another reason to come to Orkney again

Never got through front door when a woman barked at me no dogs... not friendly at all, spot was empty and can remain so for me...

I won’t be back. The ice cream itself is delicious but I can buy that in plenty of shops. I don’t need to be made to feel unwanted and as if giving me an ice cream whilst am in an ice cream shop was just way too much bother. Just plain rudeness.

We have driven along the road from Kirkwall to Stromness several times and never realised we were passing by this great ice cream parlour. Thank goodness there was a crowd outside today that encouraged us to stop.

Great choice of ice cream and a lovely coffee at a very reasonable price. Well worth a visit if you're in the area.

This is a lovely little ice cream parlour in the small village of Stenness, away from the larger cafes of Kirkwall. The ice cream sundaes are delicious and the staff very friendly.

Haven’t been in a few years now, but so want to go back not just for the ice cream, but as a family we Love Orkney it’s self.

For folks looking for Gluten Free products, this small, friendly ice cream parlour stocks Gluten Free ice cream cones alongside a wide range of Orkney ice cream flavours. They cost a little more, as you may expect, but it was great we could all leave with a cone rather than someone being excluded due to health issues

Just a word to the wise,the peach melba ice cream i had today had small pieces of peach kernel in it,had to keep spitting bits out......spoilt my enjoyment,just glad i had it and not my grandsons.

So many flavors to select from! Small, clean place that can prepare ice cream anything! We just had simple cones but the other things were very tempting. Enjoyed a nice conversation here with the server about the changes in the currency!

Doesn't stay open late - at least not at the end of the season. Plenty of varieties to choose from. I'm surprised that the owners can make a living from it so do go. Oddly on a cold day the ice cream melted really quickly - by the time we'd driven half a mile we were drinking it!

Friendly lady served us ice cream from a variety of flavours. Lovely ice cream. What more can we say. Choice of sweets and ice cream sundaes if that's what you want. We'll be back again.

Always take our visitors here for a treat. Oldy worldy shop and good old fashioned service. Take the Giant Cone challenge if you feel brave enough !

Just down the road (westward) from the Visitor's Centre for Maeshowe is Gerri's. It's a warm place to rest and have something before the tour. It seems very family friendly and is targeting children, sweet-tooths and the child within. The homemade muffin and custard was a treat.

Vimos el cartel de neón "helado" desde el centro de visitantes maeshowe, y pensé que era un café que también sirve helado. Pero no, no es una heladería, y helado es prácticamente todos sirven.

Ice cream was good but service was somewhat off-hand and the premises were a bit run down. Perfectly located to lure the unsuspecting when going to the Maeshowe visitors centre.

If you like good ice cream then come here. Simple as that. Friendly staff and added bonus of retro sweets for sale too. Just go!

A perfect spot a short distance from Stromness, and near to some ot the most interesting historic sites on Orkney....

Esta pequeña heladería es tan modesto puede ser fácilmente perdida. Búsqueda y usted será recompensado con algunos de los mejores helados que he probado. Estos días a menudo ver enorme, llamativo que prometen helados helados más que entregar. No aquí. Los helados tienen un tamaño...

Wir hatten alle einen von den leckeren Eisbechern! Das Eis schmeckt sehr lecker und die Variationen können sich sehen lassen - salted caramel oder chocolate nut oder fudge marshmellow... lecker, wenn es draußen Regnet, noch einen warmen Tee oder Kaffee dazu! Wir sind noch zwei Tage hier, ich denke unsere Ausflüge werden sicher wieder dort Enden!!

Hello Gerri,As one of your best customers. I have been going to Gerri's Ice Cream Parlour, for many years several times per week, each week she opens from April to last day in September. Great Service Great Ice Cream. We always look forward to Gerri opening every year. The case is you can please some of the people some of the time but not all of the people all of the time. Gerri is the best at what she does and always has a nice smile and is very curtious to all her guests and all her customers. We send many of our guests every year and everyone has the same opionion as us. Gerri is simply the best. Better than all the rest. As Tina would sing.Keep up the good work Gerri. I am sad at some of the reviews on here as we have never ever had a bad experience. Some people use Gerri's toilets as public conveniences when there is public toilets up the road. That upsets me too. Also use the parking spaces available for Gerri's shop and not actually going into the ice cream shop, this drives me mad as I can't park to go into Gerri's shop. Please do not fill the bucket outside Gerri's shop as it is for Gerri's customers only and there is a public rubbish bucket at the bus stop if you can't take your rubbish home with you. You then should use the public bucket. Last time I was at Gerri's, there was some people eating chips (not bought at Gerri's as she only does ice cream not chip). They dumped all the chip packets, also all rubbish from thier car etc in Gerri's bucket. We, being Gerri's customers had to walk to the public bucket. Please be considerate to Gerri's real customers please. Take your car rubbish home and be curtious to other cutomers using the ice cream shop. Park some place else. Coaches and none customers to Gerri use the public toilets, not use Gerri's toilets they are for customers not public.

We went to Gerris as we had heard about the challenge. Lovely little ice cream parlour. Nice vintage feel about the place. Tried the Stenness monster ( failed miserably). The owner was nice to chat to.Would recommend highly!!

We stopped here for a local Orkney ice cream and while it was delicious, the service was not. The owner Gerri we presume was miserable. Really have no idea why she was so sour but it left a bad taste in our mouths when we left.

Lots of seating. Loads of old sweets to buy as well as the gorgeous Orkney ice cream. My partner had two ice creams and a pot of tea while I sat and ate the monster...which I finished in around 45 minutes so make time! Service could have been a little bit friendlier but all in all was an okay experience.

Ice cream okay but sundaes expensive, coffee poor, shop dirty. However the real problem with this place is the middle aged/old woman who I assume is the owner. I think the adjectives silent, sullen, ungracious and unfriendly just about covers how she was towards us and the 3 or 4 other customers we observed including children. Best avoided.

Have been going to Gerris ever since it opened and seriously you just cant fault. Staff are wonderful, ice cream phenomenal. What more can anyone ask from an ice cream parlour.

Stopped by for some superb orkney ice cream from this little shop. But beware, you can easily miss it from the main road !Excellent range of sundaes...highly recommended !

This place felt like you were sitting in someone's front parlour as its very small yet it still held 5/6 tables in it. As it was such a lovely day, I took my ice-cream and stood outside to eat it (the seat was in the shade!). The ice-cream was very reasonably priced - £3.10 for 3 scoops.

If you like ice-cream then this is the place for you! As a regular visitor, I am yet to be disappointed. You can either take out or sit in and enjoy one of the many different sundaes, all made with Orkney ice-cream, some named after our well known sites like Skara Brae or Yesnaby Stack, or others like the traditional Knickerbocker Glory or Gerri's Special (cherries and chocolate). There is also the Stenness Monster (not for the faint hearted!). Always a delight to visit and the owner is lovely and friendly.

Brilliant little place, plenty ice cream flavours to try and fantastic imaginative sundaes. Over looks Stenness Loch, very beautiful. Very friendly and helpful owner. Plenty choice of teas, coffees, old and new style sweets, milkshakes and homebakes. Definitely a must stop place in summer.

I try to pop in here whenever I visit family every few years. Orkney ice cream is lovely and there is something so surreal about sitting in an ice cream parlour with a sundae in the rural surroundings near maeshowe and the stones of steness. Lovely service and plenty of choice. No complaints

Little shop and seating area with friendly staff. Lots of choices of ice cream sundae's to eat in. Also a good choice of take out options with cones, waffle cones or tubs utilising a choice of about 6 or 7 Orkney award winning dairy ice-creams. This café, which also offers tea and coffee is situated on a fairly busy road but it's certainly worth stopping for. We will be back.

A lovely place for an ice cream sundae, a bit busy though for 1 person to work and not very big for seating but ice cream was good and a friendly enough place good selection of sundaes

after quite a walk an ice creme is a great idea to cool down and enjoy a rest as much as the quick and friendly service

Brilliant! Sums it up really. Friendly, warm, welcoming and the ice-cream is AMAZING!!! The Stenness Monster is a must!! :D

The ice-cream was nice. The owner most definitely not. The lists of what was available was confusing and the owner seemed peeved that we misunderstood what flavour we could choose in a group and what we could not

Stopped for ice cream on our way through the village after reading TA reviews. The prices were good and the choice of flavours brilliant given size of shop. Note cash payment only. A bit of advice is to ask about flavours available as not all on open display.

I have been to Gerri's ice-cream parlour twice recently (during September, before it closed for the Winted), and had take-away ice-cream both times. On both occasions I ordered three scoops of ice-cream in little trays. I tried : honeycomb, caramel with fudge pieces, and chocolateand also : rhubard and custard, apple pie, and toffee. All of the ice-cream was delicious and had the usual high quality which can be expected of Orkney ice-cream. The ice cream parlour itself was colourful, with friendly staff an an overall good atmosphere I'd be happy to go again once it re-opens next year.

Loved our visit here. I had a scummy two scoop cone and Mr Rural Traveller had the Stenness Monster, seven scoops of lovely Orkney Ice Cream. He finished it in good time and even managed a cappachino afterwards. The coffee was very good and well worth having. They also sell sundaes, sweeties and muffins, but no savoury so only go if you have a sweet tooth!! Jerry was very friendly and chatty and full of local info.

We tried to get on the 11am tour of Mayes Howe, but it was full, so in the intervening time we were recommended to go down the road to Jerry’s Icecream Parlour. The ice cream was really delicious. But don’t attempt the mega-cone unless you want your name on the hall of fame round the walls.

After not being able to find anywhere to park or that sold ice cream in Stromness I decided to go to Kirkwall for ice cream....until I spotted this place by accident. I'm really pleased I found it! The mega 7 scoop ice cream was VERY tempting but alas I decided I couldn't eat that much ice cream so I had a tub with 3 scoops of very delicious ice cream!! I can highly recommend the apple crumble ice cream! Yum yum!! The lady in there was lovely too. Very chatty, helpful and friendly!

From the outside this place looks nothing special however lurking within is a great selection of orkney ice cream and sundae combinations. They even have a 7 scoop challenge the Stenness Monster which if you finish it within an hour you get your name on the wall.

What a find!! Looks like a little shed from outside, then you go in and it's lovely with more different ice cream flavours and dishes than you can shake a stick at!! Try the Stenness monster, £8 for 7 scoops of ice cream in a giant cone, finish it and get your name on the wall! My 9 year old son is on there ;0

This is a haven for ice cream lovers, not for those wanting a meal. Loads of variety & combinations names after local sites. Convenient for Maes Howe, Standing Stones, Scara Brae & Stromness.

I have visited the parlour 3-4 times now and always had delicious ice cream. There are many different suggested ice cream mixes to suit all tastes. ther are tubs, a variety of cones, lots to chose from. very friendly service, open every day

This is well placed for refreshments after visiting the various monuments that make up Orkney's UNESCO World Heritage Site.The ice cream - Orkney Ice Cream - at Gerri's (note: wrong spelling here on tripadvisor) is absolutely delicious, but not good value for money. A similar ice cream from Baikie's Stores in Finstown costs significantly less.Baikie's also put in much more ice cream in the same size cone.

OMG it is wonderful, such a huge range of flavours and different sundaes, no trip to Orkney would be complete without a visit here. Wanted to try the monster but called on the way to catch the ferry back to Gills Bay and she was closed, so check opening times or be disappointed like me :(

Regular visitors, and ice cream to die for. Really innovative combintions of gorgeous Orkney Ice Cream and fruit. Super 50's Americana atmosphere. 5 Star service, surrounding and food.

great place for the ice cream in the summer , they sell a massive ice cream cone it costs about 7 pounds , my favorite is the rum and raisin ice cream . only open the summer months in Stenness Orkney

There was so much ice-cream choice that it was difficult to make my selection - much to the disdain of the owner! After getting over my kid-in-a-sweet-shop experience, the sundae eventually chosen was yummy, and the place was cosy and reasonably priced. Somewhat of a community hub and bit of a gem...would definitely return if I was ever to revisit to Orkney.

Great place for an ice cream or a cake and wonderful banter with the owner. Only downside is they close over the winter so you only have until next Sunday 30th September to experience it for this year.

Would certainly go back, good value, good service. Great selection of flavors. Little bit cramped when busy. Needs more/better parking.

Fantastic ice cream which makes a great treat for children and adults. To be honest we would have welcomed a wee smile. :-)

Fantastic.A very querky ice cream parlour, with great ice creams. They have been doing the Stennes monster for years ( a HUGE ice cream cone). Apparently the cones are specially made in spain and this little ice cream parlour in orkney is the world's major consumer! If you eat the cone you get your name on the list - they take this very seriously. I am there from a few years ago, my son got on the list this year!If you are in Orkney and like ice cream you just have to go, there is nothing else to say!

We decided to have an ice cream lunch having spent the morning walking around the nearby standing stones of Steness and the Ring of Brodgar. I love that Gerri serves exclusively Orkney ice cream in lovely flavours (the lemon curd flavour is amazing) and some great coffee to wash it down with. A pleasant space to sit and eat in, charmingly and unpretentiously retro, with locals popping in and out for takeaway cones. A real treat for all ages.

The Orkney ice cream is yummy, of course, and Gerri makes lovely sundaes, splits, etc. but her grouchiness rather spoiled our visit. She seemed peeved that we had thought (due to the local advertising brochure) that she did lunches. The "monster" ice cream-eating competition is a great idea which I'm sure kids love.

Try the Streness monster if you are hungry or something smaller if your stomach is not able to cope with six scoops of delicious icecream - coconut is the best. The loo with a catflap and raspberry ripple decor is spotlessly clean.

Gerry's Ice Cream Parlour never fails to impress and every time I'm up visiting the beautiful Orkney Islands, I always make time to drop in and have a cappuccino and one of their themed ice cream treats. Well recommended and served by the friendly Gerry. I always seem to catch it when it's quiet and pleasant but can well imagine how chaotic it can be with the streams of visitors. Can't wait until we're up next... maybe even 'attempt ' the Stenness Monster and get my name up on the wall ;-)

Orkney never really gets hot enough to need icecream but if you are having a craving then this is definitely the place to go

Absolutely splendid range of possibilities for trying every variety of delicious local Orkney Ice Cream with perfect complement! Wonderful happy welcome every time. We tried very hard to arrange our days out to finish there!

Gerri makes wonderful ice cream sundaes with Orcadian names and delicious flavours using the local Orkney Ice Cream. Visiting this Ice Cream Parlour is a MUST when you are visiting Orkney. If you are brave, try her Stenness Monster - seven scoops of Orkney Icecream in an enormous cone! Great place !

This is not a restaurant - Gerry's is an ice cream parlour in Stenness, on the main road between Kirkwall and Stromness.If you love ice cream you really should stop here. The parlour serves the wonderful Orkney ice cream which comes in a range of flavours. Try the Marmalade Cheesecake! There's lots of calorie laden sundaes as well as monster cones, with a roll of honour for those who have managed to eat a whole one.

A must if you love ice cream. Highly recommended since the Ice Cream Parlour by many locals. I always get excellent service with a smile. The Ice Cream is always a generous portion of Orkney Ice Creams there are various flavours to carry out or sit in. The ice cream parlour is seasonal and closes the last day of September and opens on the 1st of April usually give a day or so. The Ice Cream Parlour is a great miss in the winter months.Opening times are from 10.00 am to 5.00pm Sunday usually Saturday 10.00 AM to 6.00 PM Monday to Friday 10.00 AM to 7.30 PM. Sometimes the time vary a little but not much.There are various services the ice cream parlour provide. All day teas and Coffees, home bakes usually cakes sometimes pancakes homemade with various sauces. Various cold drinks and sweets, confectionery and not to forget all other Orkney produce like Orkney Fudge and cream and milk.A must if you love ice cream. Highly recommended.