January 2020 by Steven B.
Fresh, organic produce for a fair price, sometimes half of Saint Helena prices! Conventional produce too. Kind & courteous staff. Well-stocked on healthy brands like Ton's Of Maine, Burt's Bees, etc. Safe and easy parking. Good selection of pasta, juices, dairy, canned foods, and other staples. Meats and coffee for those of us that don't want to live to 130 are available at the deli. Pretty much everything ya need at a fair price and with smiles. I shop here frequently. Good hours except late Friday and Saturday are closed.
February 2018 by M D.
I grew up in Angwin, and go up the hill 4 to 5 times a month, year round, so I'm well acquainted with this market. 2 stars because the market itself, while shabby, is still a perfectly serviceable grocery store with a wide variety of interesting and eclectic items. Hopefully whoever was put in charge of the recent deli remodel isn't allowed to do anything to the rest of the store, because watching something go from meh to bad is a sad situation. The new deli is simply awful. And no, this has nothing to do with them serving meat, I eat meat so I don't care. The new deli is just bad. The old deli was nothing exciting, but the food was always good and had nice variation. Whoever is in charge of this deli is conspicuously absent when it comes to little details like, oh, you know... the food? The sandwiches are 90% bread with the thinnest smattering of wilted lettuce, mealy tomatoes and good old fashioned french's mustard. Even the long-standing vegimeat sandwiches have lost all their lustre, and they weren't anything special to begin with... but at least they used to taste good. Now they're nothing special AND they taste bad. Worse bread, worse fillings, worse everything. And hey, there's a SEPARATE CHECKOUT NOW for the deli. What??? Frankly, the instant someone mentioned that the deli would have a separate register from the rest of the store someone should have said "wait a second...." and put a huge hold on this remodel. Nothing makes a trip to the store more convenient than having to go to two separate checkouts, right? Maybe they should set up a third checkout just for produce, and a fourth just for dairy. I mean if more is better, go all out! The College Market deli, as I said, was never anything spectacular, but it was always serviceable with decent food. Unfortunately it's been replaced with a deli that churns out, if I'm being honest, terrible food in an inconvenient setting. Booo. I'll be bringing my own food when I come to Angwin from now on.
