Artisan Gelato — Restaurant in Douglas

This was by far one of the richest experiences we had during our stay in Douglas, Isle of Man. Not only were the servers exceptionally welcoming and hospitable but were very sociable and easy to order with. As well as this, their food was beyond excellent. We ordered the bbq pizza first and were blown away with a perfect balance of meat, dough and sauce. We remarked that the standard of pizza was up to the sane level as Italian pizza you would find in Italy, what a treat! We then ordered two milkshakes, both of which arrived speedily and tasted so creamy. We ordered bubblegum and peach flavoured. Afterwards, we ordered a waffle stick, something we had never tried before. It was so shocking. A mix of a well-baked waffle, drizzling white chocolate sauce and two scoops of ice-cream, one salted caramel and the other cheesecake, all complimented eachother perfectly. All in all, this experience was fantastic and we cannot wait to...

I remember this place as really good with great gelato. Went back for the first time in maybe a year and something must have changed. The ice cream looked and tasted like cheap industrial premix stuff and the mango flavour was the worst I’ve ever tasted. At 20 quid for a liter it’s never go back there territory for me. Sorry to say that as I love buying in local shops like that but with cash being tight these days, quality needs to match the price. If you have tried the other gelato place in town (near the sea terminal) and compare it to this one you’ll instantly taste the difference and know what I mean. Another review here also suggests that quality took a dive recently, so maybe...

I used to own an ice cream shop in the Lake District and have sampled Gelato in Italy several times. This ice cream is on another level, the tastes are so intense and 100% like the flavours they are based on (Snickers, Maltesers, Raspberry, Oreo's etc) On holiday in Douglas for 5 days and went 3 times. Would have been 4 but couldn't find it the first night and needed to get a Manx Sim card before could use...