Mountain Mist Ice Cream — Restaurant in Town of North Elba

We walked down from our hotel, crossing the street, which was a bit difficult. The sidewalk is only one side, and it is a busy street. When we got there it was slightly confusing for out of towners what to do to order food for ear in, but we did order food and ice cream at the window then we were able to sit with our dog at their lake side deck, which had a small bar. It was only bar stool seating, we did not mind. The view was gorgeous, the staff polite. The food was awesome. I ordered a haddock sandwich, which was fried perfectly and delish! My husband got a burger, which had all the fixings and was cooked perfectly. We shared some loaded fries. We also got milkshakes, a banana, and raspberry, both very delicious! And they have doggy ice cream, which comes with soft serve with a bone in it!

I put it at 4 stars only because of the confusion for out of town guests looking to place an order while looking to eat there. Otherwise, I would have...

Tourist in town and tried both here and Donnelly's (Pine Cone was always closed with no posted hours). This place definitely has the best location right on the water in downtown Saranac Lake. They have a lot of options and selections as well as food. The soft serve is also $3-$4 per cone depending on size. We had chocolate and vanilla, and everyone declared chocolate the favorite. We went twice to try and buy poutine and every time they were all out of gravy so couldn't do it (probably a blessing in disguise as Dack Shack outside of Placid had INCREDIBLE poutine). Overall I just don't get this place - in the summer you can get $1 soft serve at McDonalds so these are incredibly expensive, and if I am paying for gourmet, Donnelly's was much more creamy...

For my order, I got a chocolate soft serve dipped in cherry and a small pepsi. The prices were good, and my friends enjoyed what they got (simple twists with sprinkles). However, the first time I was served I was given chocolate with chocolate dip, and when she realized it was wrong I was given chocolate with what was supposed to be a cherry dip... the dip was like wax. Completely clear and flavorless. She also tried charging me for my pepsi again when I said she forgot it. I recommend this place only to people looking for a very minimalistic serve, probably will...