Duck Island Ice Cream is an ice cream shop at Stratton House on Beach Street in Queenstown. It holds a 4.8 Google rating from 125 reviews. Customers often mention the matcha, the pecan butterscotch and the quiet seating, and several praise the vegan options and gluten-free cones. The website describes a changing range of flavours, dairy-free and vegan options and cones made by hand, and it says the pints are also sold in supermarkets.
Ice cream shops that make their own flavours usually rotate them through the year, so a favourite may be gone on your next visit. Dairy-free and gluten-free options are now common, but the texture can vary, so a small tasting first is a good idea. Sorbets and sweet flavours suit a warm afternoon in Queenstown, while richer bases suit a cold evening. Asking staff which flavours are newest is a simple way to find something different.
It is a relaxed stop for a scoop on Beach Street in central Queenstown, close to the lake.