Mandy's Cape Creamery — Restaurant in Orleans

I went there for the 2025 season’s opening day. Already I could see plans coming to fruition of turning this place into Orleans’ prime hangout spot. Since they no longer have a food menu, anyone is welcome to bring snacks or even pack a lunch, then buy ice cream if they’re so inclined. There’s a lovely indoor seating area, reminiscent of a retro Friendly’s (mostly because it used to be one). Outside seating is just as nice, with umbrellas, and the building is super cool as well. The brick is real! Things were still coming together here. For example, there’s intention to expand a second outdoor seating area with something soft for kids who are prone do falling down, and potentially a couple more outdoor games. I went three times over the course of about a week, and it was super fun to see the progress. There was no soft serve on opening day, but when I got a twist in a waffle cone at the end of the week, it was the creamiest I’d ever had. The hope is that they’ll be able to serve the fabled 24 flavors sometime soon. And not to be over looked, the people here are the most fun I’ve met not just at an ice cream place, but at any place, maybe ever. So go for the ice cream, stay...

This was not a place that was planned previously, it was right next to the bike rental ship we used. After dinner down the street and after seeing how crazy the line is for ice cream cafe right across that parking lot, we drove back to this more low key spot, with seemingly better flavors. I asked how many Ice cream flavors in a large. They said 3 flavors, big scoops. They were not kidding about the large scoops, they were HUGE. It was like Starbucks venti size - 4 people could have split that thing. It was like second dinner. I kinda wish they advertised the cup sizes outside so we knew what we were getting into. Even if known, Boyfriend said he would have gotten a large for us to split anyway. The ice cream itself, every single flavor: amazing! Creamy, not crazy sweet, with varying textures. The apple pie was delicious with actual pie, coconut - the toasted bits were fun, and the graham central station (with chocolate coated honey comb) was the star. Seating both inside and outside.

When I come back to Cape Cod, this will...

Customers for life! We tried Mandy’s for the first time this year and fell in love with the vibes. The owner was super nice and gave us great service. You can tell she cares about the business and customers. There is a nostalgic 80s/90s feel with booths inside for seating, games to play, and great music. Outside has plenty of seating looking out over a cool little corner of Orleans, right on the bike trail. Prices and ice cream were very good. Lots of options. One bonus is they take cards and Apple Pay and all that, so no stress of the cash only spots. We love Mandy’s and can’t wait...