Mutual Friend Ice Cream — Restaurant in San Diego

Delicious and unique ice cream flavors served in South Park! Mutual Friend shares its location with Dark Horse Coffee in a convenient corner establishment.

Parking: Street parking only— be aware that you might have to circle around a couple of blocks if you go during busy afternoons and weekends.

Ambiance/Service Nice, bright coffee/ice cream shop decorated with string lights above and a large neon sign that says “Dark Horse Coffee.” Not a lot of seating inside— only a couple of 4-person benches and maybe one or two 2-person tables. A large electronic menu resides next to the ice cream counter with descriptions of each flavor. The guy serving us was very patient and nice as we tried out many flavors! At around 7pm on a Wednesday, there was no line.

Food: Split singe scoop ($6.50): I ordered the Buttermilk and Blueberries & Couch Potato (I loved the combination of sweet and salty on this one). My husband ordered Vanilla Bean with Olive Oil and Milk and Cookies. What I noticed is that the ice cream is a bit on the runnier side so it might be difficult to eat with a cone.

Overall: I’m impressed with the flavors available and I’d love to come back to try out other seasonal flavors when...

I was curious to try this creamery since the flavors sounded unique and interesting and the prices are very reasonable.

I left disappointed because I could not find a flavor that I liked. The vast majority of the flavors are salty (even when the flavor description doesn't mention salt). I came for Haole Pie and it was too salty. Milk & cookies was salty. Banana cream pie was extra salty (to be fair it's in the flavor description). The Hawaiian Latte had very strong unpleasant coconut flavor due to the vegan base.

Location is inside of a coffee shop, and the counter is by the door.

Street parking was easy to find weekday afternoon but probably tricky in the evening and on weekend days.

The staff was very friendly in answering questions and offering...

New: Bumped this down to 4 stars because I'm tired of driving/walking here to find out they're out of cones or half the flavors. There's a number posted on here for the business but it immediately goes to voicemail. It's 2024 - update the gram, have a high schooler create you an app, get a phone number, etc. Old: I try, and buy, flavors here that I would never try anywhere else. Don't know why but I love what they do. I'm an ice cream snob and full on addict. This place is amazing. They gave great samples and have my favorite waffle cone on the west cost. I'm always a double scoop waffle cone guy and if I'm smart enough to get their vegan flavors I don't even feel like I...