Mad Martha’s Homemade Ice Cream

Mad Martha — our last stop on vacation. We had just had a big lunch, the ferry was leaving in an hour. but we couldn’t leave without stopping here! Shared a butterscotch ice cream, with nice bits of candy in them. It was very good, creamy and sweet, but a bit too much… I was struggling to finish it! Could have been the big lunch. I think a stop here is a must-​do, on a hot summer afternoon with time to kill it must be heaven… I would say count on sharing your portion!

I’m torn the ice cream was delicious but the two teenagers behind the counter couldn’t have been more annoyed at having to actually work and do their job

Came in to get some ice cream after seeing the sign for the flavor of the week, red raspberry cheesecake. Amazing. Not too sweet, perfectly balanced. Also tried like 5 samples, no hassle no rush, super nice service. Settled on the red raspberry cheesecake and Oreo cream in a waffle cone. The scoops are huge and the waffle cone is home made. A great treat to walk around town with.

Ah Mad Marthas… homemade ice cream. I like ice cream, especially homemade ice cream… So split a vanilla and pistachio ice cream with my girl. It was really creamy, incredibly creamy… but the flavor?
Did we order the flavor, creamy? There were no pistachios in the pistachio ice cream. You need pistachios to make pistachio ice cream.
I actually tossed the creamsicle out half eaten… Thats a first. Maybe I picked a bad flavor, or a bad day or some overeager cows producing too much cream
They are, howver, worth another visit

I have been coming to Mad Martha’s since I was a little kid with my parents when Jaws was a new release. As a college student, I served it at my job at the Aquinnah shop in what was then Gay Head. The point of all this is that I have been around long enough to rate Mad Martha’s as the best ice cream on the island.
My favorite sundae is the sinful chocolate. The frappes here were my favorite as a kid and I have probably consumed 500 coffee and chocolate frappes. The best ice cream flavors are black raspberry, which I learned to like as an older man, and coffee, which I have always liked.
Most recently, I tried the peppermint, which was good. The wife ordered a combination of coconut and coffee and reported it to be delicious.
The staff here is always friendly. The restaurant is a fun mix of what my old man would call «local color,» teenagers, cretins and children. Sometimes the children are annoying, but it is always a fun experience. The wife and I try to make it to MV once a summer and the wife has required at least two trips to Mad Martha’s per visit.

Delicious ice cream, but the woman who served us was completely insensitive to a nut allergy in our group. The woman serving us (blonde young woman with a Romanian accent) was horrible! My sister is extremely allergic to nuts and she asked the woman to rinse of the scooper before scooping her ice cream– the woman said «say please» and looked annoyed. With so many serious nut allergies and young kids on this island, I would hope the staff would take this issue more seriously. Mad Martha’s — I hope you address this with your staff, especially this particular employee.

Mad Martha’s is hands down the best ice cream on Martha’s Vineyard (that I’ve had). There are many flavors and I walk away satisfied every time. There also are many sundae’s, and although I have not had one myself, they look really good. Definitely would recommend!

Looking for something sweet after my fried clam lunch and this was just the ticket. Lots of flavors. Had the mint Oreo cream and Snickers cream in a cup. Smooth, creamy and delicious.

The cookie nookie is heaven in bowl. Great homemade ice cream. New location and very clean. Staff is attentive and friendly. This is a great spot to bring the family and enjoy the summer!

I’m not the most decisive person. So when I walked into Mad Martha’s & saw all of the flavors they had to offer, I literally stood there deciding what to even consider. Luckily, the guy was patient enough to let me decide between butternut crunch & mint cookies & cream. I ended up going with the butternut crunch in a waffle cone (because why not?!) & it was absolutely delicious. I got just one scoop but it was such a huge helping that it was enough for two people! Definitely worth going back in the future

Nothing says summer like a stroll down Circuit Ave with a cone from Mad Martha’s. This place has been an institution for years, and serves up the best ice cream on the island, hands down! Simply a must on a hot summer day… or any day actually. Huge scoops!

Ummm, where do I start?
I came down to the Vineyard for a day and had to stop here because of their homeade cookie ice cream sandwich. Its 2 huge chocochip cookies with you choice of ice cream in the middle. I chose m&m. So So SO delicious. It photographed well & was a hit on instagram!
I really wanted to try their ice cream drinks (cranberry juice w/​vanilla ice cream) but I was too full from the sandwich and didn’t want the sugar overload…
Service is super friendly. I will be back next summer.
Cash only$$

I had a chocolate flavor with bits of heath bar in it. Loved getting that heath crunch in every bite.

I wanted to go to another ice cream place more highly rated on Unilocal,but my boyfriend spied this place so we stopped in instead. Good choice on our part! The line wasn’t bad, I got my usual Reeses ice cream (peanut butter and chocolate for the win), and he got some piña colada shake that was fantastic. Both were delicious, the perfect way to end our day on the Vineyard!

Very pricey in general but it is the Vineyard and everything is pricey there. There were no sugar free options so I went for it and got two scoops of the full sugar stuff (strawberry and blueberry cheesecake). Both flavors were delicious and creamy. Cash only was no problem since many ice cream places still do this.

The ice cream was so rich and delicious! I ordered a small cup of Reese’s peanut butter ice cream, and it was enough for me. I think it cost me somewhere between $ 2 and $ 3. Not bad.

Didn’t like. I tried chocolate and vanilla. It just tasted watery and icy. Maybe because it was the last batches? We were going when the store was closing for the season. Highly disappointing. I was expecting creamy homemade ice cream. Not the case here. Sorry.

OH LORD! The ice cream is sooooo fluffy and delicious here. It’s not as dense as ice cream so I’m pretty sure they churn it with a lot of air. Something between ice cream and gelato.
Got the mint oreo and it sure did not disappoint. My siblings got mocha chip and pistachio and both were very pleasing to the taste buds. We got the 3 scoop deal for a little over $ 5.
Good eats after dinner around the area.

I shouldn’t eat ice cream, but occasionally I do.
I ordered a small cup of chocolate chip ice cream and it was really yummy! Mad Martha’s is spacious and full of colorful wall décor and vintage ice cream posters. They even have a life-​sized traffic light hung on one of their walls. Fascinating!
Honestly, what’s better than cool sh! t and ice cream?
Exactly! :-)

The maple walnut ice cream is great. The location and proximity to the ferry is awesome. What isn’t so awesome are all those little printed signs that remind you to: 1) pay with cash 2) they don’t replace dropped cones 3) order with cell phones 5) bathrooms are for patrons only 4) or every other possible thing that could happen at an ice cream place.
Drop the signs please and then you can at least pretend to be inviting.