Helger’s Ice Cream Shoppe

We use to go to Grays. Not any more. The ice cream is so much better in this little dive. I even hate to post this cause I prefer everyone go somewhere else :)

We live near Four Corners and Gray’s Ice Cream was the place is to go… until I had the extreme chocolate at Helger’s.
Deeper, richer, more intense flavor. Now my favorite Ice Cream stop… sorry Gray’s

This is not a great place for softserve. I ordered a small vanilla softserve and it was really icey tasting. I love soft serve and have had it had many places. This tasted like frozen yogurt or like something was off with the machine… it was shiny. After two bites I went up to the window and explained I felt something was off and the server just kept saying it was cold out today so that is why it was like this. I explained there seemed to be something very different and icey about this. The server insisted it had to do with the outdoor cold temperatures and that it was cold inside too. I give this one star because she did not even offer me a different ice cream. There was no real customer service except telling me that softserve tastes different due to weather which I have a feeling is incorrect. It tasted like watered down milk.
The hard ice cream looked good so maybe that is good. For your reference It was $ 3.35 for my small icemilk cone and the portion was big, just not good at all. The server was not rude, just not helpful at all and clearly clueless about customer service. I really think she should have offered me something else given the icy shiny soft serve I showed her. Its not my fault your machine does not work in cold temperatures, if that is really the issue. Maybe its just a different type of ice cream. Either way, I will not go back and cannot recommend the softserve.

Best ice cream flavors ever! Good luck choosing. The coconut cheesecake brownie was as good as it sounds. Extreme chocolate was certainly extreme. Red velvet cake, grasshopper! Cash only so don’t miss out. There is also soft serve. If you like ice cream this place is a must.

Great coffee Oreo cone! It really hit the spot after dinner-​not too sweet, excellent flavor and texture. Yum!

Great soft serve ice cream! Love it!

Helger’s Ice Cream has to be one of the most underrated places to eat in the state, or at least one of the most underrated places to eat ice cream in the state. I grow tiresome of Gray’s getting all the recognition and awards for Best Ice Cream in Rhode Island Monthly. This place is everything Gray’s is not. And I personally mean that in a great way.
For one thing, Helger’s does not have the long lines that end somewhere in Cornwall, England that Gray’s ice cream has, due to Gray’s being so talked about in New England, it gets packed there, which Helger’s does not. Less of a wait for me, I say. The prices are lower than it’s competitor, and the quality is amazing. Rich, delicious, and creamy. The portions are massive. I always get a small because 9 times out of 10 (well, maybe sometimes 8) the medium (or two scoops) is actually too big for me! The variety is great, too. There is something for everyone, if you prefer more run of the mill chocolate or vanilla, you will be happy. If you are like me and like the cookie doughs, the fudge brownies, the milky ways, and the snickers type flavors, you will be in all your glory. They also offer a few non-​fat and sugar free choices as well, and every season seem to have a couple more interesting flavours that they have added to their menu.
Helger’s Ice Cream is located on Main Road in Tiverton, in the White Wine Plaza. Some people may not like the fact that it lacks indoor seating, but they have picnic tables to eat at. I usually just eat in my car and people watch.

Helger’s offers hard and soft serve ice cream flavors as well as frozen yogurt. If they would change their chocolate, vanilla and twist soft serve back to the original recipe they had… for sure this would be a 4 star review. But they still get 3 because the service is good and the coffee soft serve is fantastic, it’s a totally different consistency than the others for some reason. Cheap prices and large serving sizes are a plus. They also have a doggie dish for our 4 legged little girl… she loves the vanilla with a dog biscuit tucked into it.

We were here on a cloudy/​drizzly Sunday in August, and service was rather slow; only one employee on duty. There is a large assortment of flavors. I had soft serve, and it was icy rather than creamy. There is no indoor seating; outdoor seating is generous and very pleasant.