Polar Treat

Polar Treat The best ice cream and specialty treats you can find in Down East Maine, along with a full food menu that includes fresh seafood! We are CASH ONLY.

We are a take out with outdoor seating, operating daily from April through October. The Polar Treat is a Down East icon, also known as the Dairy Joy or the A-Frame. A stopping place for locals and tourists, the establishment has been here 75 years! 2024 marks the 75th Anniversary of Polar Treat, Perry, Maine! John & Mary MacDonald began the business and kept it running for 50 years, sold it to Jac

k and Bernadette Maloney in 2001, and only the third owners - Michelle and Judson Curtis - have owned and operated the establishment since 2019. The Polar Treat offers soft serve chocolate, vanilla, twist, and a special flavor of the week, a variety of hard serve flavors, shakes, flurries, sundaes, floats, dips, and so much more! The Polar Treat also sells food, expanding its menu each year. In 2024, we added a huge selection of the freshest seafood you can get Down East, cooked to perfection! Other food items include burgers, hot dogs, fries, onion rings, chicken, and many appetizer options. Check our page for our weekly specials in addition to our regular menu. Call in orders are always welcome! We have added a screened in, indoor eating area and have several picnic tables are available for outdoor seating, shaded with umbrellas. Feel free to bring a blanket to enjoy your treats on, too! Hours adjust each year and the business operates from April to October or November, depending on weather, closed annually during the Maine winter. For questions, comments, or anything else, we'd love for you to stop by and see us, message us, or give us a call. Thanks for the support of our business - we appreciate each and every one of the Polar Treat customers!

Guess what just arrived?!! Fresh raspberries are here! 😍 Get your fresh raspberry sundaes, shortcakes, parfaits, flurrie...
07/15/2026

Guess what just arrived?!! Fresh raspberries are here! 😍 Get your fresh raspberry sundaes, shortcakes, parfaits, flurries, or milkshakes! We don’t know how long they will stick around for, but we will keep them stocked as long as the raspberry season lasts!

🕰️Open daily 11am-7:30pm!
🍦See you at the Polar Treat!

Happy Wednesday and new week of specials at the Polar Treat! 🙌🏼 🔹Special soft serve flavor is homemade MAPLE🔹Milkshake M...
07/15/2026

Happy Wednesday and new week of specials at the Polar Treat! 🙌🏼

🔹Special soft serve flavor is homemade MAPLE
🔹Milkshake Mania is the orange dream 🍊 edition: an orange dream shake (or any flavor you’d like), a marshmallow lined glass, a chocolate sprinkled rim, a scoop of Gifford’s orange sherbet ice cream, an entire creamsicle bar, whipped cream, and a fresh orange slice! Complete with an umbrella for all the summer vibes ✌️
🔹Frozen lemonades 🍋
🔹Ice cream waffle tacos 🌮
🔹Over 45 flavors of hard serve including no sugar added, vegan, non-dairy, yogurts, and all the classics!

Food specials for the week:
🔹Mushroom Swiss 🧀 burger with lettuce and tomato $8.50, with fries $12.95, with onion rings $14.50
🔹Chicken and broccoli 🥦 Alfredo over linguine $14.95
🔹Chicken Alfredo poutine $12.50
🔹Philly cheesesteak eggrolls - staying for popularity! $8.50
🔹Limited: jalapeño Mac and cheese bites $8.50
🔹Colossal lobster 🦞 roll: 1/2lb of fresh meat served cold with mayo or hot with butter on a toasted sub roll $39.95
🔹Crab-Ster roll: 1/4lb fresh lobster and 1/4lb fresh crabmeat on a toasted sub roll $35.95
Of course, regular menu items always available: burgers, appetizers, sandwiches, and all the fresh seafood!
And, of course, the regular menu of burgers, sandwiches, appetizers, poutines, and the freshest seafood! 🙌🏼

🕰️Open daily: 11am-7:30pm
☎️Call in food orders welcome: 207.853.2627
💵Cash only: 🏧 on site!
🔥Dine in eating area always open
📍816 US Route 1, Perry, ME
🍦See you at the Polar Treat!

It’s the LAST day for strawberry 🍓, lemon 🍋, and strawberry lemon twist soft serve specials, the strawberry cake crunch ...
07/14/2026

It’s the LAST day for strawberry 🍓, lemon 🍋, and strawberry lemon twist soft serve specials, the strawberry cake crunch milkshake mania, and the weekly food specials! Get them before they are gone!

🕰️Open daily: 11am-7:30pm
🍦See you at the Polar Treat!

🔹We’ve got the very LAST fresh strawberries 🍓 of the season available until sold out! Get them before they are gone unti...
07/10/2026

🔹We’ve got the very LAST fresh strawberries 🍓 of the season available until sold out! Get them before they are gone until next year!
🔹Milkshake mania: the strawberry cake crunch edition is here!
🔹Natalie whipped up a fresh batch of waffle tacos 🌮 for the weekend: cotton candy and strawberry cake crunch available!
🔹Soft serve flavors: strawberry, lemon, or strawberry lemon twist!

🍦See you at the Polar Treat!🍦

Happy Wednesday! We survived the 4th of July week and are ready for a new week of specials ⬇️Ice cream: 🔹Soft serve is s...
07/08/2026

Happy Wednesday! We survived the 4th of July week and are ready for a new week of specials ⬇️

Ice cream:
🔹Soft serve is strawberry 🍓 or lemon 🍋 or strawberry lemon twist!
🔹Milkshake Mania: the strawberry cake crunch edition! A strawberry lined mug, a cake crunch frosted rim, a strawberry shake (or any shake of your choosing), a scoop of Giffords strawberry ice cream, a fresh strawberry, a cake crunch ice cream bar, and whipped cream! 😍
🔹Restocked on most hard serves: over 45 flavors but out of vegan items (we still have dairy free sorbet in the meantime!)
🔹4th of July sprinkle dipped cones and 4th of July waffle tacos: 1/2 price until sold out!
🔹Frozen lemonades available
🔹Sweet Swirls by Londyn has restocked her ice cream cake freezer and is accepting more orders!

Food specials:
🔹Pulled pork is back! Sandwich only $6.95, with fries and slaw $12.95, with onion rings and slaw $14.59
🔹Pulled pork poutine: $12.50
🔹Pulled pork Mac and cheese: $13.95
🔹Chicken fries with any dipping sauce: $7.95
🔹Philly cheesesteak eggrolls: $8.50
🔹Crab rangoons with sweet and sour: $8.59
🔹Buffalo chicken salad wrap: $7.95, add a bag of baked lays chips $9.50, add fries $12.50, add onion rings $14.00
🔹Colossal lobster 🦞 rolls: 1/2lb of fresh meat tossed in mayo or butter $39.95
🔹Crab-ster roll: 1/4lb fresh crab 🦀 and 1/4lb fresh lobster on a toasted sub roll $35.95

Everything available until sold out!

🕰️Open daily: 11am-7:30pm, kitchen closes at 7:15 sharp!
☎️Call in food orders welcome: 207.853.2627
💵Cash only: 🏧 on site
🔥Dine in eating area always open!
📍816 US Route 1, Perry, Maine
🍦See you at the Polar Treat!

07/04/2026

We tried to prepare for the 4th of July chaos but all we really accomplished was having our hair braided! 😂🤷🏻‍♀️

We are OPEN all day today, 11am-7:30pm!

Post Eastport parade gets BUSY, but we will have a third ice cream window open this year on the side (also known as the ice cream pickup window - the right side of the building)! Lines will look long but our team hustles hard to keep the lines moving!

Food order times all week have been under 15 minutes, so we’ve got you covered here, too!

Please have some patience and grace for the hard working team in this heat. We are tired, sweaty, and probably a little cranky by the end of shift. (Emerson’s face at the end of the video defines our current situation 😂). We are committed to always remaining open, and appreciate your support!

🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸Happy 4th of July! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

Hello July! 😍☀️😍 We’ve got all the new specials ready, and we are prepping for the busiest week of the season! 🙌🏼 YES, w...
07/01/2026

Hello July! 😍☀️😍

We’ve got all the new specials ready, and we are prepping for the busiest week of the season! 🙌🏼 YES, we are open on the 4th, 11am-7:30pm!

🔹Soft serve special: none other than the homemade peanut butter to celebrate the 4th! Available with a vanilla twist
🔹Milkshake Mania: the Fourth of July 🇺🇸 edition! ⬇️ Don’t miss this one! ☝️
🔹FRESH strawberries 🍓 are restocked! We’ve sold out twice, but our friends at Hope’s Haven Farm have us stocked for the busy weekend! Shortcakes, sundaes, flurries, and parfaits available
🔹Red, white, and blue sprinkle dipped waffle cones!
🔹Waffle tacos 🌮: the limited edition red, white, and blue that might be the most FUN ones we’ve ever had! Regular flavors also available
🔹Sweet Swirls by Londyn is taking orders for the 4th of July ice cream cakes (or any cake flavor you’d like) - the perfect take along to your bbq or fun party! 🎉
🔹Frozen lemonades 🍋 always available
🔹Over 4️⃣5️⃣ flavors of hard serve including dairy free, no sugar added, low fat yogurts, and all the classics! 👍

Food specials for the week:
🔹Hot honey chicken sandwich with lettuce and tomato: $8.50, with fries $13.00, with onion rings $14.50
🔹Chili cheddar bacon burger: $8.50, with fries $13.00, with onion rings $14.50
🔹Chili cheese fries $7.25
🔹Chili cheese dog: $5.25
🔹Small chili: $4.50, large chili: $8.50
🔹Fried green beans with ranch (or any dipping sauce) $8.25
🔹Cajun fries: $5.95, upgrade any basket with fries to Cajun fries for $1.00!
🔹Lobster Mac and cheese: $24.95
🔹Cheese curds with marinara: $7.95
🔹Colossal lobster 🦞 roll: 1/2lb of fresh lobster meat on a perfectly toasted sub roll $39.95
🔹Crab-ster roll: 1/4lb each of fresh crabmeat and lobster on a toasted sub roll $35.95
And of course, the full, regular menu always available!

🕰️Open daily: 11am-7:30pm, kitchen closes at 7:15pm sharp!
☎️Call in food orders welcome: 207.853.2627
💵Cash only: 🏧 on site and available 24/7
🔥Dine in eating area always open
📍816 US Route 1, Perry, ME
🍦See you at the Polar Treat!
🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸Happy 4th of July🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

Guess what is finally back? ! Blueberry 🫐 lemon 🍋 cheesecake! 🙌🏼 We’ve got a limited amount so if you’ve been waiting fo...
06/30/2026

Guess what is finally back? ! Blueberry 🫐 lemon 🍋 cheesecake! 🙌🏼 We’ve got a limited amount so if you’ve been waiting for this, get it now!

LAST day for black raspberry soft serve!
LAST day for the peanut butter mania!
LAST day for food specials (cranberry walnut chicken salad is restocked!)

👀👀👀The countdown is on for all things 4th of July, starting tomorrow….🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

🕰️Open daily: 11am-7:30pm
🍦See you at the Polar Treat!

Rain? 🌧️ Sun? ☀️ We have no idea 😂 But, the Polar Treat has the good stuff no matter what the weather is! 🙌🏼 🔹Soft serve...
06/27/2026

Rain? 🌧️ Sun? ☀️ We have no idea 😂 But, the Polar Treat has the good stuff no matter what the weather is! 🙌🏼

🔹Soft serve special is black raspberry available with a vanilla twist
🔹Milkshake Mania: the peanut butter cup edition 🤤
🔹Fresh strawberry 🍓 everything! Sundaes, shortcakes, parfaits, and flurries available NOW! These will sell out again this weekend, but we will get plenty more next week, too!
🔹Frozen lemonades, birthday cake dip, chocolate dipped waffle cones, and all the classics!
🔹Sweet Swirls by Londyn: she has ice cream cakes available and is also ready for all of the 4th of July orders next week! 👍

Food specials for the week:
🔹Hawaiian burger 🍔
🔹Cranberry walnut chicken salad wraps
🔹Shrimp scampi 🍤
🔹Tortellini pasta salad
🔹Chicken potstickers with teriyaki sauce
🔹Loaded waffle fries or upgrade your fries to waffle fries on order!
🔹Colossal lobster 🦞 rolls and Crab-ster rolls: fresh lobster and fresh crabmeat!
And, of course, regular menu always available!

🕰️Open daily: 11am-7:30pm
☎️Call in food orders welcome: 207.853.2627
💵Cash only: 🏧 on site!
🔥Dine in eating area always open
📍816 US Route 1, Perry, ME
🍦See you at the Polar Treat!

Address

816 US Highway 1
Perry, ME
04667

Opening Hours

Monday 11am - 7:30pm
Tuesday 11am - 7:30pm
Wednesday 11am - 7:30pm
Thursday 11am - 7:30pm
Friday 11am - 7:30pm
Saturday 11am - 7:30pm
Sunday 11am - 7:30pm

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