Hastings Store

John Nicol

2023-12

I’ve gotten to know the folks at Hastings over the past couple of years. Gary always has a good joke to make me laugh and Jenny always greets me with a smile. They work hard to make home cooked meals to go. The donuts are amazing and the coffee is great! Whatever I need I check Hastings first.

Liana Choi

2024-01

Cute place, but super expensive. Got some cheese curd (local, but original website sells it for $6.50) waters ( usually around $5 at a supermarket) and a clam chowder for $30. No labeled prices except for the $5 chowder. Can’t help but feel like they price gauged us seeing that we were tourists and not locals.

Scott Batdorf

2024-03

The pies are superior to most. They don't use any caned or frozen ingredients. Good people.

scott bruns

2023-09

A great place to stop when in the area! Sandwiches are outstanding and while camping recently we purchased the tastiest sweet corn ever! Friendly and helpful staff! Very much appreciate the person that realized my wife had use of only one arm and was having trouble carrying purchases out and assisted her. Thanks Hastings!

rob newton

2023-08

Cool store, has everything. Nice place to stop and chill when on a road trip

Warren Bennett

2023-06

I am truly impressed with the help there! I was looking for a local yard sale, but I couldn't find it anywhere! They spent a bunch of time with me and finally got the address I wanted.Thanks for your help! Those blueberry muffins are awesome! Can't wait to get back over your way!Amazing little store you have there!

Ken Chester

2023-05

Excellent country store the owner was Very personable. As we were purchasing coffee and a bag of her homemade donuts she explained each morning she makes them starting at 3:30am. Weekends they have cider donuts and we can always order ahead, which we plan too. Certainly worth a stop. The attached craft store was also had high quality products with a friendly shopkeeper.

Al Dupres

2023-05

Really friendly folk here. The ice cream is brilliant, too.

Grace Frost

2018-05

I LOVE thIs store!!! They have everything you could possibly need from odds and ends, fresh sandwiches, FANTABULOUS baked goods( donuts today) the post office is inside, you cannot get much more nostalgic than this. And to top it all off the family that owns, runs, cooks , does everything here are amazing people. We always make it a point to stop when we are in this area.. In fact, we will be back in a few weeks for more 😉 this is before we ate both bags but after we ate 1

Andrew DesLauriers

2020-05

Wonderful experience here. Stopped in on a rainy day and they were out of pre-made breakfast sandwiches but quickly made a fresh one for me. Very nice people and great food too. Will be back again!

Otis Hummel

2020-05

Hastings Store is a quaint little family business, reminiscent of a time long past. I don’t have the luxury of visiting the area as much as I used to. When my schedule does allow me to return to the Northeast, chances are I will make at least one trip to the store for something.Ralph and Mabel were always a pleasure to see. Growing up, to visit the store was like visiting another set of grandparents. They were always there for a good story or conversation, helpful tip, and never without a smile when we’d stop in there to check the mail or pick up groceries. I’d never really had the chance to meet Gilbert and Jennie Hastings who originally bought the store, but I’ve heard wonderful things of them as well… It’s understandable where Ralph got his love for his community.It is sad how progress and the march of time tend to forget the “little guy”. Over the years with the proliferation of big box stores, Hastings Store has managed to hang on despite the cost of goods and employee wages on the rise. Streamlining for profit and preservation has seen the quaint and quirky replaced by the practical, and in many cases (such as with Hastings), buildings are subdivided so that other business can share the space and help maintain expenses. Though the loss of Hastings Store’s “rummage barn”, later their gift shop, was sad to see… The Joe’s Pond Craft Shop far surpasses anything that was there before, the selection by local artisans is impressive and those who run it are always pleasant.Hastings Store’s selection of baked good never get old… I’m not saying they have an endless (twinky-like) shelf life… The homemade baked beans, sandwiches, potato salad and old-fashioned donuts are so good they rarely make it as leftovers to the next meal. I have often wondered what their pricing strategy is, or where they source their ingredients, as they have decent prices that don’t translate to paper if you break things down by ingredient/cost (I’m a mathematician as well as a cook and I’m always working with numbers).As for their other stock, as many of their goods are bought on sale at Price Chopper, Shaw's, BJ’s and Costco (look for store brand labels), I find that I can get a better bang for my buck at those aforementioned stores or by patronizing the local retailers who have their grocery stock delivered and not sourced from “big sale” days at the local supermarket.I wonder what the long-term outlook for the business is though. When I was up visiting a couple of years ago, the heavy smell of cigarettes wafted out of the kitchen… Minding my own business, I picked up my groceries and when I went to pay, the proprietor came out from around the corner in the kitchen, setting a beer down behind a commercial stand mixer. I’ve had friends who have remarked (to the proprietor…in the moment) about the same thing, only to be told to mind their own business and invited to leave. Both the current owner and her father whom she bought the store from are quick and not bashful to criticize employees, family, or other patrons to customers they are chatting with.I love the idea of the family store, and I love the memories that this store holds for me in my younger years. However I will take my business where I feel I am better served, and valued as a customer.

Eric Ball

2019-05

When we head out on a camping trip, we stop here for their terrific breakfast sandwich. Not nearly as fast as McD, but sooo much better with local sausage patties and fresh eggs and local cheese. I added a piece of blueberry coffee cake to my order this morning.

James

2020-05

Great Service Everytime I come through. Helpful and Friendly Folks!!!It is Sad to this this Wonderful Cornerstone of the Community Belittled by The Untalented and Jealous Sibling of the Owner. And his Equally Toxic Companion. They write poor reviews to bring the bussiness down. But that's life. As crazy as it seems. Some people get their kicks stomping on a dream.

Jeremy Beck

2023-09

I've been going to Hastings for 40 years, since I was a small kid. I can't leave without a piece of blueberry crumb cake they sell at the register.

The Smile Tribe Official

2021-05

Absolutely love this quaint country shop! Jen, the owner is personable, and an absolute sweetheart. There's a little bit of everything, including a post office, ice cream shop, butchers, and bakery!!

Jeff Pierpont

2020-05

Best baloney Sandwich EVER! Stop in and let them make you a fresh sandwich. The Hastings store is a great place for baked goods or a gallon of milk or whatever it is you need.

Valerie Beaudet

2019-05

A true Vermont staple. Family founded, owned and operated for generations. Fabulous home baked goods. Deli. Awesome Vermont craft shop next door, open seasonally. A must see when passing by.

Roger Morrill

2019-05

I love this store and the folks who run it,They care for the people the serve and are true new england caring people! the world would be a much better place to live with more people like them, and there bake goods and meat are the best and cut to order

Margaret Smith

2019-05

Such friendly staff. Had a great conversation and experience with the two lovely ladies on duty. If traveling through from Saratoga, NY again- will definitely stop in again!

Michael Gover

2023-09

It's a go to everytime we go downstate. Reminds me of the ol mom and pop shops!

Topher Brayton

2022-05

Excellent local store! Great homemade items every day and scoop ice cream as well!

John Seward

2019-05

Grabbed a quick bite. Food was great Super friendly staff. Has most anything you would find in a country store.

Adam Bowles

2018-05

Treated like family while standing in a little piece of American history...not to mention the fresh baked, home-style donuts.

Gwyn Burrow

2022-05

This was a fun stop, we bought maple candy, ice cream cones and several souvenirs.

Suzanne Sciortino

2023-10

Random cute park we stopped at

S Mitchell

2020-05

The best home baked goods. The donuts are delicious.

Kyle Johnson

2023-05

Great place! Highly recommend

Jay Hill

2023-05

Good people lots of cool stuff check it out

Dustin Comstock

2022-05

Best Place to Shop in NEK!!!!! Having a Liquor Store now makes it the best in the State!!!!!

William Eisner

2019-05

Super clean, ultra friendly, a good selection of snacks.