A friend of mine, who is 80 years old and easily confused, went to Main Street Liquors to buy one…read moreseltzer, one white wine and one red wine for a party at my house. They sold her a $17 case of hard seltzer instead of a $1 bottle of seltzer. When she arrived at the party, people explained to her that it was alcoholic. She was surprised since she had told them that she wanted seltzer. A few of us tried the hard seltzer at the party and found it too awful to drink. Today we brought back the rest of the case to return it, but they refused. They took no responsibility for taking advantage of her lack of understanding. I think they took advantage of an old lady and hope you decide to go to a different liquor store when you want to shop for liquor.

Two West Coasters, in Maynard visiting family, came here looking for some Massachusetts brew…read more First impression? Tidy, very tidy shop. Not a speck of dust anywhere! And the shopkeeper says hello to her customers. Not the largest selection of boutique beers (which was what we came for) but enough to get started with. And we did leave with a few local beers, and considered buying some very attractive looking limoncello for after dinner cordial :) Price wise? I can't benchmark against local businesses but it's reasonable, according to us San Franciscans.

Horrible service, they are running a scam here. Will artificially increase prices and not ring up…read morethe items in their system. Lady at the register typed in 50 DOLLARS for a case of Busch beer. Do not shop here. They do not list prices for their beers in the aisle, and will price gouge you.

Great selection and customer service! Kenny is always willing to help. Lottery is a plusread more

First time in the Arsenal location after being directed by their supplier that they had the…read moreShacksbury Cider I was looking for. I called to make sure they had it, spoke with a nice guy (the wine dept manager, I think) and went in for my 4pk. Same price as it was in VT (where I originally found it) and the guy at the register was nice. I live nearby and am at AY often, go early in the day if you can since it gets hectic starting around lunch (especially on weekends) and no one seems to be able to figure out how to drive/park correctly!

Great selection, found what I was looking for, help was very nice! Always a slightly different…read moreselection vs downtown location (both are great to visit).

decent place to buy liquor, make sure to bring your identification. a lot of different optionsread more

Dicey parking, high prices even for the area and brusquely uninformed clerks…read more.. Sure it's better than the rest of the stores in a few block radius... but that ain't saying much... If you're stuck in Brighton this is the best of your bets insofar as w+s go... but drive/walk/bike/bus/etc a mile in any direction if you possibly can... you'll find better.

Everything good. Good prices and selection. Parking is easy and the location is good.read more

Best selection - they have everything! Great prices and truly knowledgeable staff. Highly recommend…read moreAtlas Liquors.

The place smells really really bad, it's disorganized and dingy, the help is unconscious…read more They currently go by the name, Newton WINE & SPIRITS Interesting that their large and expensive sign is missing the S on spirit, but they did

It's named Newton wine and spirits. It's located in a quiet mini strip mall. The store attendant…read morewas nice and eager to help. The store does have a strong uncommon aroma. The selection is okay, it's got some local craft beer and usual liquor selection. Nothing too fancy. Nice local staple for beer and liquor.

Broadway in East Somerville has a handful of liquor stores, but I think this one's the best. They…read morehave a great wine selection--especially if you're looking for a decent but not-too-expensive bottle (like I usually am). They have all of the standard American stuff (Barefoot, Yellow Tale, etc) for really reasonable prices, and also a good selection of South American/African/Spanish/etc wines. I haven't bought any beer or liquor here yet (something about the winter makes me crave a nice glass of red wine instead of a could beer...), but they have a good selection of microbreweries that my beer-drinking roommates definitely seem to approve of. The service is friendly. Chances are they'll be a group of three or so guys hanging out by the cash register and speaking Spanish (last time I was there they were all working on cutting a melon open?).

For some reason Bairos is open later than all other liquor stores in East Somerville, which is nice…read moresince I work unpredictable hours. Their beer selection is great, also!

The only liquor store I go to. The owners/managers are always extremely nice. The store is clean,…read moreorganized and well lit. Unlike other stores, every item is clearly labeled so no fun price surprises at the cash register. They have a very good selection of beer, and if they don't have what you're looking for, they will order it for you! They also gave me a 10% discount for ordering a case. The Belgian beer I get is 5 cents more across the street at Trader Joes (big whoop) but the 20 minutes Of peace I gain by not having to venture into that madness and wait in line is priceless:) plus trader joe's only has but 1 flavor.

So I wasn't prepared for this experience... I found out about their "free wine tasting" after…read moregoogling "things to do in Boston" so I thought it would be a cool activity to do while in the area. I was picturing maybe a small private room with some chairs and a few bottles of wine for tasting. Well we got there and we realized it was just a liquor store, their tasting took place in a little corner by the register on a small plastic table and consisted of one red and one white bottle of wine. The little shpiel about the wine and the tasting itself took maybe 2 or 3 minutes total. Not really quite what we had in mind. Probably not worth the 45-minute trek across town but on a positive note, we did find a great little Asian fusion restaurant/bar/lounge that made the trip worth it. And on the other hand, if I lived in this neighborhood, I'm sure this would be a really great place to pick up a bottle of wine or other "spirit" on the way home to match with dinner.