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Marlow

19 rooms

Where to find it

Frozen things do not travel well and they do not wait well, so we are only in rooms we can reach and restock. Below is every one of them, what is in that particular freezer, and the day it was last filled — so a wasted journey is our fault rather than yours.

  • Nineteen roomsWe would rather be on one good counter than in a hundred freezers.
  • Same price everywhereA stockist charges what we charge. There is no venue markup.
  • Restocked weeklyNothing sits in a stockist freezer longer than nine days.
  • Ring before you driveEvery room here will tell you honestly what is left.

Dublin city

7 rooms

The van route. Restocked Thursday morning and usually thin again by Sunday.

  • Coffee

    Pilot

    4 Fade Street
    Dublin 2

    Mon–Sun 8–17

    Four lollies on the counter, changed weekly. No mochi — the case runs too warm.

  • Cinema

    The Lighthouse

    Market Square, Smithfield
    Dublin 7

    From 30 minutes before the first screening

    Vanilla, toffee and whatever the week’s fruit is. They sell more at the 8pm than at any other time.

  • Wine bar

    Loose

    31 Drury Street
    Dublin 2

    Tue–Sat 17–late

    Sorbet only, in the small cups, on the dessert list. Ask for the lemon if it is on.

  • Café

    Fia

    155 Rathgar Road
    Dublin 6

    Mon–Sun 8–16

    The full mochi box and two lollies. Our deepest range outside the kitchen door.

  • Deli

    Scéal

    12 Manor Street
    Dublin 7

    Tue–Sat 9–19

    Litre tubs to take home, three flavours, restocked Thursday and Sunday.

  • Hotel

    Hotel Verrick

    Merrion Row
    Dublin 2

    Room service, 24 hours

    Two flavours on the room card and the mochi at turndown. Not sold at the bar.

  • Grocer

    Baile Market

    Ranelagh Village
    Dublin 6

    Mon–Sun 8–21

    Cups and tubs, the widest freezer we are in. They hold back stock for Sunday on purpose.

The coast and the county

4 rooms

One drop on Friday, so Saturday morning is the day to go.

  • Kiosk

    Teddy’s

    Windsor Terrace
    Dún Laoghaire

    Mar–Oct, daily 11–19

    Lollies only, and only in season. Closed entirely from November.

  • Restaurant

    The Harbour Room

    West Pier
    Howth

    Wed–Sun 12–21

    Sorbet with the fish course, which sounds wrong and is not.

  • Deli

    Strand Provisions

    Quinsboro Road
    Bray

    Tue–Sun 9–18

    Tubs and the gift box. The only place outside Dublin that holds the box year round.

  • Café

    Fern

    Main Street
    Greystones

    Thu–Mon 9–17

    Three flavours, and they will tell you honestly if the mochi arrived stiff.

Cork and the south

4 rooms

Overnight courier on Wednesday. Smaller drops, so ring ahead for a full box.

  • Bar

    Cask

    MacCurtain Street
    Cork

    Wed–Sun 17–late

    Sorbet in the cocktail list and two lollies behind the bar.

  • Café

    Nash 19

    Princes Street
    Cork

    Mon–Sat 8–16

    Cups only. They take the seconds crate when there is one, at half price.

  • Grocer

    The Granary

    Parliament Street
    Kilkenny

    Mon–Sat 9–18

    Tubs and mochi. A small freezer, so it is two flavours at a time.

  • Hotel

    Saltwater

    The Square
    Dungarvan

    Restaurant, 18–21

    On the dessert menu only, and the flavour changes with whatever we sent.

Galway and the west

2 rooms

Same Wednesday courier. Two rooms, both of which sell out fast in summer.

  • Restaurant

    Ard Bia

    Spanish Arch
    Galway

    Wed–Sun 10–21

    Sorbet and one dairy flavour, on the board rather than the printed menu.

  • Deli

    Coole & Co.

    Sea Road
    Galway

    Tue–Sat 9–18

    Tubs, cups and the gift box in December. Nothing between January and March.

The midlands and the border

2 rooms

Fortnightly. These two hold the least and are the most worth a phone call.

  • Café

    The Yard

    Church Street
    Athlone

    Thu–Sun 10–17

    Two flavours, and the freezer is behind the counter — you have to ask.

  • Farm shop

    Blackstack

    Ballybofey Road
    Donegal

    Fri–Sun 10–17

    Tubs only. They churn their own too, and theirs is worth eating.

When each room is filled

Useful if you are planning a trip, and useful if you are thinking of becoming a stockist. Cut-offs are firm — the churn does not care that an order came in an hour late.

Delivery day, order cut-off and minimum drop by region.
RegionDeliveredOrder byMinimumCarried by
Dublin cityThursday, before noonTuesday 18:002 casesOur own van
Coast and countyFriday, afternoonWednesday 18:002 casesOur own van
Cork and the southWednesday, next dayMonday 12:004 casesChilled courier
Galway and the westWednesday, next dayMonday 12:004 casesChilled courier
Midlands and borderFortnightly, ThursdayMonday 12:006 casesChilled courier

How to tell it is fresh

The date is on the lid

Every cup and tub carries a churn date pressed into the base of the lid, not a best-before eighteen months out. Anything more than three weeks old should not be on a counter, and if you find one we would like the date.

Frost is a bad sign

A crust of ice crystals on the surface means the freezer has cycled warm and refrozen. It is safe and it will eat gritty. Tell the room — most of them will swap it without an argument, because they would rather know.

Ours is soft at −14°C

No stabilisers means it scoops at a warmer temperature than the industrial stuff beside it. If it comes out of the freezer rock solid, it has been stored too cold and needs five minutes before it tastes of anything.

Nobody scoops from a tub

We do not sell open-tub service. If you are handed a scoop from a bulk pan with our name on it, it is not ours — the litre tubs go home sealed, and the only thing served open is sorbet in a restaurant kitchen.

Twentieth room

If you want to carry it

We take on two or three rooms a year and we are slow about it, because every new one is another stop on a van that is already full. The first question we ask is never about volume — it is what your freezer holds and how often the door is opened.

The minimum first order is two cases, which is about ninety units, and we would rather you started there and reordered than took six and let them sit. Anything unsold in the first eight weeks comes back and we credit it in full.

What we ask for in return is the price stays ours, the date stamp stays visible, and nobody scoops from a tub. That is the whole agreement, and it fits on one page.

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