Best grocery store in Newtown, Connecticut (CT) 2024

Slop and swamp The pictures shown above this review are NOT of this stop and shop. The accompanying pictures are current. This is hardly a fit store for food for human consumption... other than their canned foods. Good: Prices are generally ok. Be very careful when buying perishable items. Check the "sell by" dates, even on canned items, because stock rotation is non existent, Customer service at the service desk is usually responsive and accommodating to the consumer. If you are conscientious and shop here, you will need them. BAD: BEWARE the deli department! The worst around. Machines are ALWAYS dirty. There is always a pile of old cold cut shreds on every slicer. If you order roast beef. be prepared to be chewing chunks of pastrami and liverwurst and salami that were picked up from the dirty slicer. Upon specific request, some clerks will clean the machine before slicing your order, but you'd better look first before you place your order. And NEVER take the presliced deli meat. Deli manager apparently doesn't care and is rarely available in any event. Repeated requests to have the slicers wiped down and cleaned are ignored. ANYTHING fresh must be examined thoroughly before purchase. The general rule seems to be that they are not concerned with having the freshest foods available for their customers. It seems that they try to slip through whatever marginally semi fresh meat or produce is left over and salable. if you shop here on a rainy day, or after a recent rain, beware of the leaking from the roof that may be dripping on your food. Good news is that the aisles are RARELY crowded. Bad news is that there is a reason. ~SgtFlyer

Great place to shop for dry goods, unique items for gifts. I love this store...get all of my coffee beans ground perfectly. I go through coffee quickly so no concerns about freshness for me. They serve hot coffee too. I purchase bulk raw nuts - salt free. Everything is clearly marked, too. Carob chips to chocolate chips. Then there is bulk tea (loose). Plus all types and manner of "flour". I highly recommend this store!! So glad it was recommended to me. ~Mary