What's not to like? You like coffee? They've got it, best…read morearound. You like beer? They've got it, best around. You like wine? They've got it, best around. You like baked goods? Gotcha covered, best around. You like hippie nonsense? Way ahead of you, best around. You like snack foods, clothing or bumper stickers? Buckle up, Buttercup, then drive over to Ampersand because they've got it all, best around. 100/10 Absolutely recommend.

The best place in Orono to get local farm fresh free range chicken eggs!read more

Amazing selection and such a great staff. The redemption center does not make you count your own…read morecans. SO MUCH Better!! Only problem is the redemption center is closed Sunday and Monday.

I ordered a keg for my son's graduation party well in advance and when he went to pick it up, the…read moremorning of the party, he was told they didn't have it. They gave him an alternate keg with a beer that he does not even like and said it was the "best they could do". When I called, they said that someone did not call us to tell us it was out of stock; which might have given me time to get another one somewhere else. But because they "forgot" I had not choice. Then the manager was rude to me on the phone because I felt I was not a priority as a customer and he said, "We take pride in all of our customers," (well except for me). I will NEVER do business with this company. We were also told we were given that keg at cost and the price we paid was almost 100 dollars MORE than what we were quoted for the other keg. So not a deal.

Beautiful shop with thoughtfully curated selection of wines, cheeses, and other epicurean…read moreessentials. Warm and knowledgeable staff to help guide your choices. Always stop by when making trips from the wilds into Bangor.

I came in from NYC and was blown away by the selection of Sancerres. Can't wait to come back when…read morewe rent a cabin next summer.

Global Beverage Warehouse is a cocktail lover's dream come true. This place is a haven for the…read moreabove average type spirits and beverages. From rare craft spirits to artisanal mixers, they have everything you need to create the perfect cocktail. The store itself is a vibrant wonderland, with eye-catching displays and a friendly staff who are always ready to help you find the perfect ingredients for your drink. Whether you're a seasoned mixologist or just starting out, Global Beverage Warehouse is a convenient alternative to driving all the way to Bangor to find a bigger liquor store.

We were looking for a place to get a "gift level" bottle if Irish whiskey when we came upon GBW. We…read morewent in and just stood by the door for a minute...overwhelmed by all the lovely choices! Approached by a very knowledgeable staffer, we made a choice on the whiskey pretty quickly then spent the next half hour looking at all the things WE "needed"... Needless to say, with left with far more than just the gift. Such a great place- such great people.

Visiting Old Town Hannaford is painful in many ways, all of which imply a negative leadership or…read morecorporate attitude towards customers. Some things that make patronizing this business a poor experience: -Navigating the aisles and accessing food is CHALLENGING due to pallets waiting to be stocked and the stockers blocking the aisles and/or access to products. It is rare for them to notice customers trying to get to products. This is true at peak hours and in high traffic aisles (dairy case). One might surmise that they don't care. -There is no easy way to get help, especially help finding things. There is no customer service desk. Stockers are not helpful beyond saying " I think that might be in aisle 5". The Website is not accurate. -The pharmacy is SLOW. It is not uncommon for you to be ignored at the window while staff chats. The pharmacy also closes mid-afternoon, apparently for lunch. Imagine the implications for some people.... -Check out lines are long, long, long. Checkers are often slow. -When I took the opportunity to tell the store manager about the difficulty I had accessing products because of pallets blocking access he said "That ain't gonna change". No empathy, no apology, nothing.

Pharmacy is terrible in all respects. Unreliable, uninformative, lazy (as in "we don't order…read morerefills" despite being in the Refills Made Simple (RMS) program), terrible user experience on the pharmacy website, auto-filling controlled sleep med without me enrolling it in RMS while not auto-filling drugs I've enrolled numerous time both online and in person, drugs are rarely ready when they're supposed to be and they often wait until you arrive to fill them; RMS caller bot says they will call if there are changes to your meds but they never do (2.5 years in!), caller bot also rarely calls when RMS refills are ready despite saying they will we only get called when we're LATE picking up drugs they never told us were ready... It's been very difficult to get my list of allergies (most of which are ANAPHYLAXIS) right. There's probably more I'm forgetting. Attempts to contact the parent company about issues lead nowhere. We just don't know where else to go. So many local (Old Town/Orono/Bangor/Veazie) pharmacies have really bad reviews.

Pretty solid selection and the most comprehensive liquor store I've seen in Maine. Staff was…read morefriendly and helped me pick out some airplane whiskey. Best liquor store in the downtown area.

We resorted all our bottles and cans, got rid of broken ones, rebagged and emptied the fuller ones…read more We sorted out our own containers and yet we were treated like the scum of the earth. I won't be back. It was 2+ years of bottles and cans we returned and we did all the work. Yet still treated like scum.

Popped in here for a few bottles of red made in Maine. The woman in charge was very helpful, and…read morethe shop itself had signage and interesting info about wine, pairings, etc. We left with several bottles for us and for family back home.

Small shop but with a nice selection. We went in to purchase cigars - that selection was very tiny…read moreand we never found the house rolled cigars they advertise. But we did find some nice ones, and while we were there picked up a nice bottle of wine for the evening.

They were having trouble with the new card readers. All I wanted was a $5.05 package of cigarettes…read more $31.00 later I left with nothing. They insisted that the sale hadn't gone through.. Two days later I returned and showed the new owner that all charges had in fact gone through and told him that he owed me $31 dollars. Again he tried to deny it! Anyway after threatening to call the police he handed me 1 package of cigarettes and nothing more.. The new owner is not like the other one. This new clown is a crook. Check all receipts and remember I warned you. THE GUY IS A THIEF !!!

I love Tim's. I used to live a few buildings up the street from this place and they got to know me…read moreand would grab what I wanted to buy without me having to say. They always have a sale area where you can get cheap beer.

Excellent wine and cheese selection. Ladies working store were friendly, polite and knowledgeable…read more Store is compact, clean, stocks and cheese case has a lovely selection. Getting cheese sliced to order by weight at a real counter ensures that you will be getting the real thing, that you like because you have the option to taste it, it ensures the cheese counter will take you through a tasting journey until you find something ideal, and hopefully a little bit of quips and information about each cheese along the way. I can't think of anywhere else I would rather shop for cheese, often precut preweighed and suffocating and it's little plastic jackets. Bottom line it is morally superior to buying cheese from a bin. So let start of this little story by stating the facts 1.) I know cheese. 2.) I love cheese. One of the cheeses I bought from here was spoilt suffering from a particularly bad case of rind rot that was not visually apparent-- only to the tounge. It was what I like to call a tongue piercer but not in a good way. I was wondering why my guests winced after taking a taste, looking puzzled and they politely tried to swallow and get the taste out of their mouths, eyes darting about. "You don't like cheddar with chives? Ohh! it's one of my favorite." *takes a bite* Hooo wee. Boy was it overly funked. Mouth stinging over ammoniatedly funky and not for the faint of heart. Okay so throw it in the chuck it bucket, chalk it up to whatever. But then we went to unwrap the pate well that piece was really past its prime, born just before Zsa Zsa Gabor all glint, grey, covered in a white penicillin like and... GULP green mold. As much as I wanted to cut off the oddly colored growths, to not let it go to waste, I didn't have the heart. 10 years ago? I would not have bat an eye. I would have cut off the nasty and gone to town or at least shared it with my pet cat. God I'm getting old and boring. Hence this Yelp review. Anyway back to the story! The guests were here. Thankfully I had some odds and ends in the cheese drawer to drag out and dust off. And I kid you not I produced a. processed summer salami to swoop in & stand in as a body double for the pate and pair with the pickles and mustard. Crisis averted! Other two cheeses were however perfect, D'affinois in peak ripeness and thrilled they stock moliterno al tartufo. So nice to get these cheeses up here! The d'affinois was smooth like a Donna summer record and the moliterno tasted as if I were there in Sardinia licking lapping at the ocean waves. Batting two out of two makes me wonder what else is lurking in the case, or did I just get unlucky? I'll give them a call and I'll return for sure. Again I stress EXCELLENT selection wonderful employees. But until they work out product dating and storage, I suggest you might ask to sample the cheeses before purchasing (just in case!) and committing-- even one you've had before. Cheeses vary through out the year and the seller importer and purveyor depending on how and how long they're stored/transported. Now here's the best part. I called them and they immediately offered a refund taking my word for this even after I offered to bring in the product to show. Woman on the phone was super sweet. Can't wait to go back and patronize this business again. Happy cheese eating!

This is the place to definitely stop for all your cheese needs. The selection isn't absolutely huge…read morebut it is a good variety. The staff is charming and incredibly knowledgeable. Highly recommend stopping by. Ask them about the lady who sells homemade marmalade down the road. Her marmalade and jams were absolutely delicious and pair perfectly with some of their cheese.