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Based on 1.271 opinions finded in 2 websites

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Nº 14 in 94 in Larne

Nº 2 of 22 Other cuisines in Larne

CUSTOMERS TALK ABOUT DISHES WITH.. creamcoffee

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We stopped off on the way back from The Gobbins (which had closed early) Delicious ice cream at a good price and lovely service. Also plenty of flavour options

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victoria_6289 . 2024-02-15

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Hadn't been in awhile but never disappointed

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David Bowers . 2024-02-11

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Really enjoyed a visit today. The ice cream is always the great draw, but this time we were buying a floor mat, porridge oats, and other random things. There’s a huge variety of toys, food and household items here. They sell books on local history, and the R.S. Ó Direáin / F. McHugh one, Islandmagee and Templecorran: a Postcard History, has the story of The Rinkha inside! Staff were very friendly and helpful. Toy ankylosaurs up on top of the till! Great to see a family-run enterprise still going strong after so many decades. They have an area celebrating their history with loads of interesting photos of the dance hall and live music acts that played here. They have their own big, free car park outside.

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Steveodo . 2024-01-08

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Useful home-made icecream, food, toys and gifts also hardware.

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Uel Irwin . 2023-12-24

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Always a pleasure to shop here ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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madmccoy . 2023-12-21

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Wonderful experience always, happy staff, beautiful coffee and ice cream. Been going to The Rinkha for over 50 years, l never pass it.

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Mike Rider . 2023-11-28

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Beautiful store selling an array of food and gifts but their ice cream has to be the best 🍦

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Pamela King . 2023-11-18

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Lovely little store, with fantastic Ice Cream, unfortunately there is nothing highlighting that this family has been running this store for over one hundred years. I wouldn't have known or visited if I hadn't heard about it from a local attraction. If you love ice cream they have some unique flavours and have mastered the classics.

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Matthew Law . 2023-11-13

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Probably the most famous shop in the area, their icecream is fairly famous, with people visiting from all over to try it. It is perhaps best described as a local convenience store wher you can buy everyday essentials. But the icecream is certainly the best I've ever tasted, I may be a bit biased, my mum used to work there under Billy Hawkins, the original owner, I believe his sons run it now, but that was back in the 60s. However if you are anywhere in the Larne or Carrick area and fancy and icecream, then go here, doesn't matter if you have to drive 10 minutes, we'll worth it. You'll find it just down from the Gobbins cliff path visitor centre

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raymondg962 . 2023-09-19

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Ice cream to die for yum yum yummy

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Una Quinn . 2023-09-17

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Lovely ice cream and strawberry milkshake definitely worth a visit

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June McClure . 2023-09-09

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Well there you are an ice cream shop fantastic great selection try it

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Mick Murray . 2023-09-06

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No cafe anymore but still Rinkha ice cream. The plain vanilla is the original and best option in my opinion.

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BryBuy . 2023-08-24

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Some of the best ice cream I've had at some of the best prices. Entirely worth the trip.

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Malcolm Macdonald . 2023-08-16

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Very Tasty ice cream here definitely worth the visit. Super shop as well with plenty of toys and hardware.

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integratyper honda . 2023-08-14

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Pengalaman yang sangat menyenangkan bersama dengan pasangan , semua nya sangat membantu memberikan kesan yang sangat baik

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iskandar_ibay . 2023-08-11

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A fantastic shop. We stop here every time we are passing or even close to the area. Fantastic Ice Creams and vast range of store goods, toys, hardware, sweets, gifts & more !!

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Conor O'Reilly . 2023-08-10

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Have been coming here since a child. My own children now come regularly and enjoy it.

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Vivienne Wlson . 2023-08-05

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This is a great wee local shop. A nice ice cream shop inside, some tables outside to sit and eat as well as inside, a small car park on site. Lots of children's toys and summer/beach type equipment

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Sarah Richmond . 2023-07-28

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Their ice cream is to die for and so many flavours. Delicious.

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aileen evans . 2023-07-27

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Love this place.. like a treasure trove of goodies... the best....

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Diane Hood . 2023-07-21

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A great place to go RInka the Irish name for Dance it been there for a long time you can hear the war years dance music and the GI's American accents as you walk across the maple dance floor and it creaks to the foot steps of Jazz as they swing the local girls around the dance floor. Then jump aboard there 3Ton Dodge truck back to Redhall and there Nissen huts before leaving to Fight in the Liberation of France 🇫🇷 And free Europe from Tyrany.

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Terry Maguire . 2023-07-20

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Great in house made ice cream, friendly staff

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Gary Millar . 2023-07-14

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Best ice-cream and value for money

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Graham Orr . 2023-07-10

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Delicious homemade ice cream the milk shakes are amazing

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Bigball Soup . 2023-07-05

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Best ice cream in Northern Ireland, bar none. Can get busy on good days, but well worth the wait.

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Alun Webb . 2023-06-18

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Had some chocolate icecream while sitting under the hot sun. Nice weather.

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Chima Okorafor . 2023-06-18

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This place has been here for eons. It's all about the famous ice cream, but there is almost everything here. A proper old-fashioned country shop that sells everything you could need and more on a given day. The gift shop part maybe needs a little more stock, but other than that, on a good day of weather, kick back and grab an ice cream (or two) and take a seat on one of several outside tables watching the traffic arrive from the 'mainland' onto Islandmagee...

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John Wilson . 2023-06-12

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Wonderful Ice Cream. 30 mins or so from Belfast. I'll definitely be back.

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Stuart Cahoon . 2023-06-08

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Surprising selection at what is in effect, a local mini mart. Friendly and polite staff and good choice of food, toys and other goods.

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Roy Brown . 2023-06-08

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Still the best ice-cream in the country

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Tom Wright . 2023-06-07

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Ice cream and Amazing pineapple sorbet Excellent Queued out the door as ever but great service and wonderfully polite staff. If you have never been make the journey. You will not regret it. Added - one of the. East toy stores in the country. Along with hardware you cannot find elsewhere

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Alan M . 2023-06-05

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Ice cream over-rated. It was recommended to us and we were told the long line was worth the wait but don't bother. Much nicer ice-cream found elsewhere. It tasted like ice-cream does when it has thawed and is refrozen.

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Val Lynam . 2023-06-04

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Good ice cream and coffee plus all the basics for the home and a surprisingly large lego section.

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Arty Pea . 2023-06-01

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Lovely ice-cream, very friendly staff.

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Colin . 2023-05-31

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Ice-cream is nice, but very expensive.

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abe mccrea . 2023-05-28

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Amazing ice cream, worth the stop!

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Philip Bond . 2023-05-26

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Joined a queue for the ice-cream. Worth the wait for a poke and slider. Loved the honeycomb and chocolate ice-cream.

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win mcconaghy . 2023-05-25

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Ice cream is homemade alot of flavours, good for paper, mags., and home hardware, toys and go for coffee, tea and a wee snack. Sale lemonade, juices, bread, milk other groceries.

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Charlene Cornett . 2023-05-25

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Some of the best ice cream in NI

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Russell Harrison . 2023-05-23

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Been coming here for years, and will continue to do so for many more!

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John McCourt . 2023-05-22

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Friendly service, great ice cream.

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Chris Barnes . 2023-05-17

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Amazing choice of ice cream 🍦 😋

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Clare Mcconomy . 2023-05-11

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Ice cream to dye for only place. I'll eat ice cream now.

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William Rodgers . 2023-05-07

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The ice creams are second to none.

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Nathan Mashaah African Salt Bae . 2023-05-06

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Best ice cream around and worth the drive to it

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Jonathan Hopwell . 2023-05-03

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Ice cream is ok bit on the powdery side Maids ice-cream is nicer more creamier

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David Mcknight . 2023-05-02

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Visited the Rinkha after many years having moved away. Ice cream was still delicious.

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Ann Armstrong . 2023-05-02

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Lovely variety of ice creams available

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Graeme Whaley . 2023-05-02

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Excellent choice of home made ice cream from pleasant informative staff 👍

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Christine Randall . 2023-04-21

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What a lovely shop. The ice creams are glorious. Highly recommended.

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Gwyn Pritchard . 2023-04-21

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Always a great place to call in for an ice cream or coffee. Staff are very friendly and helpful.

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Jason Mills . 2023-04-20

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I believe this is the best ice-cream in n Ireland always delicious and always have to queue which shows how good it is .

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Debbie . 2023-04-19

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Lovely ice creams great selection. Definitely worth a visit

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Johanna Logan . 2023-04-11

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The best ice cream in Islandmagee

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Andrew McBurney . 2023-04-10

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Najsmaczniejsze lody jakie jadłem, polecam.

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krzysztof lewandowski . 2023-04-08

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Great ice-cream BUT staff leave a lot to be desired! 4 assistants - queue out the door- girl eventually put on gloves to get my ice-cream but then rubbed her nose on the back of her glove! Not sure I'll be back!

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Suzanne Alexander . 2023-03-28

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Was planning to get ice-cream today but completely put off by the grumpy woman's attitude ☹️

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Rita Ku . 2023-02-25

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Loved it went with my kids and really liked it, never been before but will make journey again! Recommend.

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L8904CRlisaw . 2023-02-02

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Great wee shop ice cream is fantastic. I have been going here for years.

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Connie. Watton61 Watton . 2023-01-24

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Ice cream is the best! Staff super nice

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Elizabeth Williams . 2023-01-08

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Ice cream went down a treat there coats hair faces but loved them thanku

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Karen Anthony . 2022-12-30

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Best ice cream in Northern Ireland.

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Layton Cleland . 2022-11-18

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Good, friendly service and excellent ice cream with an excellent of flavours.

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Harry Irvine . 2022-11-17

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This icecream shop is like a treasure trove! It's one of those shops that just keeps going its got one of everything too. The icecream however was outstanding, try the watermelon sorbet! I've never even seen watermelon sorbet and it didn't disappoint! The rest of the family have various flavours and we're all super happy. Jill our tour guide from the gobbins walk recommended it! She was absolutely right 😊

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Staryeyedtraveler . 2022-10-25

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Went here after The Gobbins. Ice cream is as it says it is. Extremely scrumptious.

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Ellen Curran . 2022-10-02

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Good shop for ice cream and coffee. Friendly staff

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PS McIlroy . 2022-09-29

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My partner was working on a job recently and was given a tub of ice-cream home to try, it is absolutely unreal, super creamy! Can't wait to stop in if we're in the area!

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Ruby F . 2022-09-27

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Our friend recommended this place for the delicious ice-cream and she was right! Generous portions too.. Friendly staff, highly recommend :-)

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Laura Irons . 2022-09-10

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The ice cream is delicious. Always a queue.....so popular

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Julie McGuckin . 2022-09-09

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The ice cream is amazing ,we came from Bangor to get it .

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Margaret Stewart . 2022-08-29

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Very tasty ice-cream - large cone + flake fab "99"

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Graham Walker . 2022-08-24

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I have been enjoying Rinkha ice cream since I was a child and it still never disappoints. On warm days expect a long queue and afternoons always seem to be busy. The main shop has a range of items from toys to garden tools, groceries to gifts. You can also buy teas and coffees to take away. The inside seating is currently unavailable but there are a few tables outside. If you want to purchase something from the shop, go straight in, but for ice-cream there is a separate queue. Well worth a visit if you are in the area.

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Carolyn D . 2022-08-22

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Lovely friendly staff and amazing ice cream.

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Claire McFarland . 2022-08-20

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This shop is always very busy as their Ice cream is fantastic and there was three people serving at the counter. They worked very hard and were polite and friendly. When im in that direction l always make my way to their shop for an ice cream as l absolutely love it. Give it a try for yourself. Only downside is parking can be a problem as it is not a large carpark but worth the trip

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Margaret Hanna . 2022-08-16

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The ice cream was literally the best we’d ever had and it was a generous scoop for 2 pounds.

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Tania D . 2022-08-11

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This shop reminds me of old time Ireland, you can find practically anything here & the ice cream is just unreal, we will be back for our third visit tomorrow

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Jacqui Rattigan . 2022-08-08

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The best ice cream in the country.Thoroughly enjoyable

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norman henderson . 2022-07-28

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Lovely ice cream 🍦 people come from miles for it

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Mad boy Aidan smith . 2022-07-26

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Main reason for visit is for the ice-cream shop and ice cream been in thi location for one hundred years and the shop at the back of the building was used as a dance hall for some time, people come from all over n. Ireland for the ice-cream, it's so good defiantly a place to visit.

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Tony Maginnis . 2022-07-24

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Forget about all other ice creams. The Rinkha nougat wafer is to die for. Don't leave without browsing the shop. I guarantee there'll be something to catch your eye.

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Helena Macartney . 2022-07-21

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Must be the best homemade ice-cream in northern Ireland. A really busy place with good staff and a car park.

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alice foy . 2022-07-21

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Well Known for it's Ice-Cream 🍦 which is to die for. The Hot Chocolate is also amazing, topped with cream and marshmallows (if preferred) and you are also given a napkin and biscoff biscuit to go with it. I love browsing through the gifts here and there is also a range of Lego and other toys at the back of the shop. Although the queue for the ice cream can be long on Sundays and other peak times it would be a shame to not stop here. I always look forward to stopping here on the way back from a trip to Brown's Bay or Port Muck for an ice cream or hot chocolate. The staff are very polite and friendly and take great care making ice creams and drinks. A great asset to Islandmagee!

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Dearbhail McManus . 2022-07-20

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Fabulous old school ice cream shop that was once a dancehall back in the 50s and 60s. The toy shop is well worth a look too.

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Steven Campbell . 2022-07-20

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Great wee spot for an ice cream and so many different flavours to choose from. Been here a few times great service. This wee shop sells other things in fact it sells most things from flowers to garden items. Kids toys as well. Always find the staff very friendly even if you are just buying an ice cream it doesn't matter to them.

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susanwO7601JS . 2022-07-18

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Beautiful ice cream on a warm Sunday

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Danna Cochrane . 2022-07-03

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Friendly staff and had a non-dairy treat (sorbet) available after a long walk along the Gobbins Coastal Path which was very welcome!

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Marie Kipling . 2022-06-24

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Love it. I had the strawberry 🍓 shortcake ice cream ..... The next best to my home San Antonio, TX, Riverwalk ice-creams xxx

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Jenny Johnson . 2022-06-19

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Best Ice cream about and always coming with new flavours. Get strawberry cheesecake

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Samuel Mooney . 2022-06-15

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Miss coffee shop lost the personal touch pity

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Philip Crawford . 2022-06-09

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Come here for there ice cream the butter fudge is amazing

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Matthew McC . 2022-05-29

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Best ice-cream in Northern Ireland and the shop is like a Santa's groto awesome place

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Willie papa wells . 2022-05-24

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Ice cream is very popular here, perfect on hot days. Staff are friendly and offer quick service, variety of flavours from butter fudge to raspberry ruffle

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Aimèe . 2022-05-16

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Very good. Vanilla ice cream is to die for.

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Jim Mccoy . 2022-05-05

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What a great shop, lovely ice cream and wide range of toys for kids

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Colin Robinson . 2022-05-05

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Strawberry cheese ice cream was awsome

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anija mariam . 2022-04-20

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Great place and the ice cream is beautiful also has a great shop and coffee shop.

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chris stitt . 2022-04-19

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Best ice cream in county Antrim!

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Maurice Brereton . 2022-04-10

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n 1921, Mr and Mrs WJ Hawkins (Snr) owned a small general store in Islandmagee - The Gobbins Stores. It was here that the soon-to-be famous Rinkha home-made ice cream recipe was conceived. In those days wooden churns were used and turned by hand - and it was very hard work! WJ Snr was a progressive man and in 1935 he also decided to build a dancehall - an ambitious project in an area as sparsely populated as Islandmagee! He even provided a substantial car park, despite the fact there were very few cars around back then. Quite a few eyebrows were raised among the local population - some people even questioned his sanity! Undeterred WJ Snr asked the local community to help name this new Islandmagee landmark and the choice was made when historian Dixon Donaldson suggested... 'The Rinkha' - an Irish interpretation meaning place of dance/place of mirth.

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Arthur Marshall . 2022-03-20

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Been going here since I was knee height to a grasshopper.

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Will . 2022-03-06

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