Eskimo King — Restaurant in Swansea

Come here if you want some soft serve reminiscent of childhood. Located off of Route 6 in Swansea, MA, you will almost always find a very efficient line wrapping around the stand on a warm summer evening. I got the S'more's Campfire Sundae, because I couldn't resist the combo of hot fudge, graham crackers, and some delicious vanilla swirl.

The good: -Very thick soft serve. Super creamy and not too sweet. -They have over 300 flavors. Anything you can think of, they have. Oreo cheesecake? They have it. Peanut butter and jelly? They have it. White chocolate cranberry truffle? Yep, that's a flavor too. The sheer amount of choice available was almost overwhelming.

The bad: -I wish the environment was nicer. They had a swing set and a large rock to sit on, but there weren't any benches or other outdoor seating. We ended up standing on some grass as we ate our ice cream and finished it up in the car. The view of traffic zooming by us on Route 6 wasn't the most beautiful. They have a large expansive grassy area and some people brought chairs and blankets (A+ for planning ahead). I just wish Eskimo King provided some benches to sit on. Is that too...

This place is open seasonally. I believe they really close up earlier than they should (being a local). I believe the hard ice cream is homemade (that could be inaccurate) and there are many kinda of soft serve. They have a great sundae type menu. This place only takes cash and, conveniently, there is an ATM at the diner next door. There is a small playground w park benches for kids and Adirondack chairs for adults. It's on a very busy road/highway but the playground is behind the parking lot. There is always a wait, even on cooler days or in the rain. Conveniently located off 195. I usually get vanilla soft serve w jimmies, and I don't taste much vanilla. It sort of just tastes plain. Having grown up eating soft serve and having tried many places, I'd say this place is the most expensive and the least flavorful for soft serve. The shakes are always thin even when you request a thicker shake (leave the shakes to Newport Creamery). The sales team is usually friendly; young female teens working for the summer. I think that really counts. Do any of the negatives keep me from...

I like Eskimo King. I've been going there for years! I was coming back from Colt State Park in Bristol RI, another great Ocean side park. And decided o could use an ice cream cone! My friend suggested Eskimo key an I immediately jumped at the chance! I was glad that they were open despite the pandemic. They have around 35 flavors of soft serve and a lot of flavors of hard ice cream with tins of sundae options. People were socially distancing with masks with six foot markers on the ground to help enforce it. They have a large parking lot and a grassy are with a small playground for kids. You can even take a picture in a Eskimo King face cut out, of which I took took full advantage of. I had a chocolate soft serve and my friend had watermelon sherbet with chocolate jimmy' s which I found strange but surprisingly delicious! My cone was delicious as well! The staff was quick and courteous and moved the line along quickly. So if you happen to be on the corner of the 136 and rte 6 look for an big ice cream cone and stop in for some...