Sweet P's - Essex

Outstanding ice cream. What a cool setting in the town. Had a peanut butter ice cream. Absolutely terrific. It's a small location but well worth the time. Ice cream should be a real Effort to make people happy Vs making it fancy. This place makes excellent ice cream. It is seasonal so after the end of October they close for the season. Worth your time.

Sweet P 's is a gourmet ice cream parlor that opened in Essex, Connecticut in 1989. It was founded by businessman Lee Thompson. Since 2014, it has been under the ownership of Angelica Linfesty. Sweet P 's proudly serves ice cream which is made by Ashley 's Ice Cream: a popular local creamery chain with five locations in the Greater New Haven area. Sweet P 's supply is made fresh at Ashley 's Guilford location. One flavor in particular is made exclusively for Sweet P 's: Essex Mud (coffee ice cream base with fudge, brownie, Oreo and almonds). In addition to carrying two dozen ice cream flavors at any given time, Sweet P 's also serves milkshakes, soda floats, sundaes, affogato, strawberry shortcake, frozen lemonade, smoothies and acai bowls. My wife and I recently visited Sweet P 's while we were staying in Essex for our anniversary. We were staying across the street at the Griswold Inn. While exploring the nearby shops, we wandered into the ice cream parlor. After looking over the menu, I ordered a scoop of Essex Mud and a scoop of Pumpkin Gingersnap while my wife ordered a scoop of Oreo and a scoop of Salted Caramel. My wife and I are both fans of Ashley 's Ice Cream, so we were not surprised that the ice cream was so good at Sweet P 's. We ate our ice cream cups outside in the relaxation garden while enjoying the beautiful Autumn weather. We would definitely stop by again!

Good visit..found everything we were looking for. Great prices friendly service

Best ice cream (dairy and non-dairy). The service is unbeatable!!!!

Charming restaurant, wonderful customer service and a top choice for local gluten-free lunch and dessert!