Mayday Ice Cream Lakeland — Restaurant in Lakeland

This ice cream is so good my heart yells “MayDay! MayDay!” as it falls into a happy coma! Whether it’s because the store is actually called MayDay or because that’s what is repeated when a plane is crashing, is yet to be figured out.

I have to say, I am so picky about ice cream. There aren’t many things I’m picky about- I’m a pretty chill person (a casual pun), and I really like to try stuff so I’m open to most things. But when it comes to ice cream I have a very high standard just because of how watered down the market is. Let me tell you- MayDay passes the test time and time again. Aces it, in fact!

They have super fun flavors that aren’t at your regular old ‘scream shop. Like coffee & donuts, dirty chai, toasted coconut, and other fun-ly named screams that are also changing up from the mainstream.

When you check out with your cold delight, they also offer you the choice of HOUSEMADE SPRINKLES or a little wafer cookie. Yep, that’s right- they make their owns sprinkles and they are fire!! Such an amazing little detail. Fortunately too, you can take home this amazing ice cream in to-go pints and rep a MayDay pin while you walk it. There’s a reason that this place always has a long line when you walk into the Joinery. They...

Some of the most unusual flavors in ice cream right here. The place is a bit hard to find if you are looking for a Mayday sign on the outside. Combined with road construction in the area, it's a bit of a hunt to locate it. It is inside the place called the Joinery, which combines a bunch of different restaurants into one location.

Their menu is completely eclectic and will suit almost anybody, I think. I managed to narrow my choice down to a single scoop in a dish. Of course, there are flights, multiple scoops, cones, dishes, floats, etc. The scoops are pretty large, actually and if you get a flight, you are in for six decent sized scoops of whichever choices you prefer.

We took ours and sat outside enjoying them while people watching and studying the lake across the way. Both choices in ice cream were mostly good, although the flight included one in particular that was not our favorite. Now if only we could remember which one it was. When you look at the choices, you'll see a lot of flavors. Probably a good idea to remember what it was you got, so you can get it again...

First time visit and WOW WOW WOW!!!! This is located inside The Joinery, which is a food hall across the street from Lake Mirror. They have several flavors to choose from. Some flavors are standards fir Mayday, some are specials fir a short period and others are dairy free. They also have a freezer where you can buy prepackaged pints and gourmet popsicles. Tonight we tried Gillespie’s Bourbon Pecan - butter pecan with a perfectly slight taste of bourbon, Parent Trap - cookies and cream with peanut butter, Mint Monster- Andes Mint, Thin Mint(Girl Scout) and Sessions Chocolate - in between milk and dark chocolate ice cream. You can get ice cream by the cup, waffle cone, pretzel cone, float or Affogato. Staff is nice, friendly and helpful and prices are good. $4.75 fir one scoop, 2 scoops $7, add a cone for $1. This is a high caliber ice cream, not too creamy, perfectly textured. They allow you to sample up to 3 flavors before you make your choice which is super helpful. We will most definitely be back to experience...