Hidden gem. Was vacationing in Rockport and looking for a grocery store. Drove past the Common Crow…read moreand figured let's stop for a look. WOW!!! They have nearly everything including fresh meals to go, gourmet coffee and tea, grocery items, beer and wine, HUGE selection of gluten free items, as well as isles packed with crafts, local goods, meat, etc etc. Very impressed. Well done Common Crow... well done.

The owners are rude. They smell like fish and pig trot…read more When I walked in the store the heavy set short one reeked of algae and pig ears. All natural but built like a linebacker? I'll try costco

Like I said, I've worked at this Shaw's in East Gloucester for 3 years. I tend to also buy…read moregroceries from there, and it's just a lot more convenient. While I am sad the other Shaw's on Railroad Avenue is gone, I'm glad I work at the one over in East Gloucester, as it's just more easier for me. The service is pretty good as well.

If I'm going to be forced to use the self checkout, I will take my business elsewhere. No one likes…read morethose things. How hard is it to have one regular checkout?

Right by the train station, convenient in that respect for me. Obviously, Shaw's supermarkets are…read moremore expensive than others because places like Market Basket always have the lowest price. This location, however, is convenient for any kind of traveler, whereas the Market Basket is along 128 and therefore inaccessible to a bike rider like myself. You can also find some very good prices on things if you watch for sales Their produce has not let me down yet, which is a great concern to me in terms of going somewhere to shop, and the cashiers are very efficient, even with long lines. Not all of their staff always seems like the most pleasant sorts, but then again, I go there either early morning or late night. Can't blame 'em. Definitely try and check prices in the weekly flyers before you go there. But otherwise, you're ultimately not too bad off.

Whoever the whackadoodle reviewer is for giving Shaws only 3 stars because of some food they no…read morelonger carry (Girl, it's out of their control!) makes me sad because this Shaws and the other one in town are THE BEST! Service is great, their specials and loyalty app make them affordable and their FRESH PASS is the best anywhere...we get free delivery always, extra Rewards and all kinds of other benefits for $13 a month. Whenever I have had any issues of any kind with Fresh Pass, I just call Becky or Bobette and they fix everything! Today we were blown away to find the groceries delivered by Mike at the Railroad Avenue location, expertly before 8am even though my husband had not shoveled the snow off our steps yet. He and Ilda and Autumn got all of our groceries wrapped with love and care, making sure the meat was wrapped so as not to leak, and just making us feel like the only customers in the world. We will not buy our groceries anywhere else.

The store was huge with 23 aisles! There was a designated area of the store with hallmark cards,…read moreand wrapping paper which I found neat. The store had items that I haven't seen anywhere else and it was clean and seemed well stocked!

I just came back from stop n shop. I will no longer shop there. I was at the meat counter, where…read morethere were 3 employees chatting. no one of them offered to help me when 8 couldn't find the item I needed. then later I came back to the meat counter so I could look because they were in the way before. I asked the girl for help she said she didn't have the item, the as I turned around she stated to talk about me behind my back. when I got to the register there was no clerk. I waited and waited. so I went to self check out and when t(e machine said I needed help the attendant was too busy walking her friend to the door and chatting. no help there! I guess this is the end of going to stop n shop after over 50:years of shopping there.

Locally owned and quaint for certain. Many many imported grocery items from Italy offered. The…read moremenu is excellent and served on house made bread. I've ordered meatball sandwich and Italian sandwich and both were excellent A cherished local landmark . Take out will likely have a small line but with several people preparing behind the counter, you'll get in and out quickly.

Virgilio's is the spot to be on a sunny day in Gloucester with a line wrapping out of this small…read moredeli outside the door! Place your order at the counter and wait outside for your name to be called overhead. There are so many sandwich options and baked goods - i came for a sandwich. I had the saint joseph sub - which came with all the meats and provolone and oiled. It was simple, classic, and delicious. I do wish I would have chose a sub with more vegetables but thats on me. For something done so simply, its done very well. I also appreciated the prices - a roll being $10 and a sub being $12 regardless the filling is very unheard of in Mass!

Item(s) ordered: Fish tacos (haddock) and tostones (and a Coke Zero)…read moreThe review: Two stars for two things--cute presentation and crispy tostones. They barely had any of the seafood advertised, and even when deciding what to order, they referred me to a menu that they actually could not offer. On the brink of hangriness, I ordered the fish tacos with haddock because there were no other options, and there was barely any fish in the tacos. I wish they had been honest that they did not have what I was looking for. MOST memorable was when the waiter profiled me and decided to go on a fanatical rant for about fifteen minutes, as to why I should read the New Testament and accept Christ. The owner witnessed this interaction and my obvious immense discomfort, and didn't do a thing. Oh, and the tostones said they came with an aioli/sauce and they gave me ketchup. Honestly upset that I paid for any of this.

Absolutely the best pork tacos I have ever had in my entire life and I've been here for 20+ yearsread more

They are always very nice and helpful I wish more people were as friendly as they areread more

better than seabreeze and eds mini mart but not by much…read moreI'd rather go to another town where it is more pleasant store looks good but the attitudes this town is way too gritty and nasty

The online photos show a menu board offering fresh made sandwiches. I was there in 9/19/25 on my…read moreway to Wingaersheek Beach from out of town and when we arrived land looked around the store we found no such service. A local in the store at the time said they stopped offering fresh made about a year ago. They need to take that photo down, it's false advertising. We drove to The Mill about 15 minutes away and had a great fresh made sub and wrap.

Great spot to pickup lunch on the way to Wingaersheek beach. Great sesame sub rolls, flavorful…read morespice and oil mixture. Would go back in a minute!