Pola Gelato Shop — Restaurant in Mérida

Very nice ice cream. Creamy feeling and strong flavours. Some, unfortunately, too strong. We tried different flavours, like chocolate, tres leeches with ciruela plum, vanilla with caramel, vanilla with chocolate bites, cardamom and finally strawberry.

Best ones of our selection (to our taste, of course): tres leeches, vanilla with chocolate and chocolate. These were very good. The strawberry was OK, but a bit too strong of taste and not so much creamy feeling.

We didn't like the vanilla with caramel too much, but other people might like it. To me, it was blended with a caramel that was too bitter (or burnt, if you will). And, unfortunately, the cardamom was way too strong in taste.. I love cardamom, but it need to be used with caution.

But, all in all, basically good ice cream, we will definitely come back for a...

I don’t know what they are serving but it is not gelato. Thank God I was able to taste before purchase. The two flavors I tasted were icy and had water crystals in it. They lacked the creaminess of a gelato and even the milky-ness of a good Häagen-Dazs ice cream. I usually always taste chocolate first and that rich flavor was missing and very generic like Hershey syrup. HARD HARD Pass. I’m only leaving this review because I walked 45 minutes to get here and was thoroughly disappointed. I want to spare others the same. Maybe they changed their recipes due to hard times, I’m not sure but this isn’t gelato. I’ve had the real deal tons of times while visiting Italy. Lovely staff member who welcomed me...

Best gelato place I've ever been to. There are various flavors to choose from and all are different in their own way. You can try any flavors before you make your delicious choice. We went 3 different times. My favorite was the mascarpone and mazapan. The atmosphere was fun and the colors of the shop match the vibe of the shop. The little paintings on the wall were cute as well. The staff was always friendly and greeted us when we walked in...