$10 for a gallon of orange juice? No thank you. Turned around and walked out the door and never looked back! read more

The best donuts in Helena! Our kids love them. Every time we are home for a visit we have to stop!

I'm so disappointed. I've been going to Vans for years and lately I've had SO many bad experiences. In just the last one year I've found a hair in my ground meat, had a horrible, almost scary experience with one of the check out employees, and straight up AWFUL experiences since, and relating to COVID. Masking, social distancing and employee compliance in store has completely grossed me out and I will not go back. So sad as this is a local staple and small business of Helena. I'd much rather support them than a chain, but I can no longer read more

So I am in Van's about once a week for a variety of items and have never had an issue with them before. Oh how today changed that. I was on the phone with my mom before I realized I needed to pick up two items, so I stopped by Van's to get them. I was in Sharon's, an older woman, lane. Because I only had two items and had my money ready, I didn't think it was necessary to get off the phone completely with my mom. LISTEN, I was a checker for 4 years in high school and I've had many people come thru my line on the phone...it was only ever an issue if the person on the phone wasn't paying attention and/or was holding up the line. I paid for my items and said thank you upon receiving my change. Sharon had the audacity to turn to the customer behind me to tell her how rude I was for being on the phone. Excuse me, Sharon? Are you the phone police? I looked at her and told her that was uncalled for and that I was going to talk to the manager. Now I'm not usually a talk-to-the-manager person, but since she went out of her way to be rude to me, I went out of my way to report her. The supervisor Kathy was less than helpful when I relayed what happened and seemed to imply that it was my fault for being on the phone. THIS ISNT A GROCERY STORE LAW. I went to walk by Sharon to the doors and this lady again felt the need that I shouldn't have been on my phone and that I was rude. I told her that she can't just be rude to customers in which she replied "oh yes I can, you were rude to me so I was rude to you." That's not how customer service works btw. Anyway, she's basically yelling at me and the whole store is looking at us so then I walk over again and besides Kathy is another employee by the name of Jeff. Jeff took my complaint seriously and was the only good part about my Van's expedition today. I needed to get this off my chest bc this was legit the weirdest interaction I've had in a while and certainly at Van's. To summarize, I'll keep going to Van's but avoid Sharon's check-out lane. read more

Vans is like an old shoe very comfortable and I shop there often. Their meat department is by far the best meat department in Helena. The staff are like old friends. I wish that there bagging service were better... for their prices I would think that there should be an offer to help get your groceries out to the car. One of the baggers (just him) looks like he's looking for an excuse not to help and he's been there for years so I don't know what thats about. You might wonder why I still gave this four stars... It's because Paula and her staff on the whole are amazing. read more

Very close to our hotel and had everything we needed! Very clean when we were there. Prices seemed normal.

They continue to have competitive prices and quality products and produce. The meat selection is cut fresh and the bakery and deli are very good as well. They have also stayed open longer than any of the other store hours in town during this corona crisis. Very thankful for this store read more

A good little neighborhood grocery store. They have some items other stores don't have but the parking lot is always a madhouse and there's always people hanging around outside. It's not in my neighborhood but if I need something on that part of town it serves its purpose. read more

I love...LOVE this store! Home town feel. Wide aisles. Super friendly staff. Deli food is good. Produce awesome. Meats wonderful. The only complaint is the parking lot, but it's not going to reduce the stars for that. read more

Perfect. Van's just added a sandwich case next to the deli. This area has limited fast food. I had a ham and cheese wrap that was fresh, perfect and a bargain at $3.99. The fried chicken at the deli is better than Albertson's. The produce is usually better too. read more

But that parking lot is a whole different story. If you have a nice vehicle and do not wish to be dinged, I suggest parking a block away.

I love the home town feel. It is a little more expensive than walmart but you have to love the people. If you bave problems or need help, ask for Sara. Sara is mu favorite! read more

Great deli very clean store with laid back friendly staff. The owner takes super great care of the staff. They have items that are hard to find and the produce is wonderful as is the wine selection read more

LOVE VAN'S! This Helena business has my 100% support. BRAVO for being such a great community member and for having such a great selection and reasonable prices. Check out the Montana beef! read more

Needed a quick dinner, deli was shutting down almost everything put away but they took the time to help me and bring the chicken back out.

Decent products and prices but staff is behind on the times I cashed a payroll check there a few months back and had some legal proceedings that required a copy of the check I had the transaction number date time amount payer payer and bank account routing and account number I just needed a copy of the check they explained there systems didn't keep a copy that ok have your accounting manager call your bank give them this info and they can print a copy of the check deposit that will include an image " o we don't do that once it goes to the bank it's out of our hands" ok we'll give me the er for your owner or accounting manager they can easily get a copy " I'm sorry I do the accounting and we can't help we don't have a copy" really?! All they had to do was reach out to the bank the general manager even said the same thing and refused to province me with a number for any one higher up. For this reason I have stopped shipping there as that copy of the check was vital information and they where to busy or lazy to put a little work into getting a copy from the bank. All bank take images of checks it's standard practice read more

I have shopped at vans in locations around Montana for a very long time. There meats are the best of all the stores short of a specialty butcher shop which the also have. I can get a porterhouse, rib, or T-bone steak cut the way i want is and properly aged on the spot. Great deli with lots of food extras and a different lunch each day of the week Mon-Fri. Bakery goods fresh made and old fashioned quality that you can't get in the big box stores. no it is not a "Fancy Food Boutique" and does not claim to be just a good quality home town old fashioned market. The things where when the people that owned their stores cared and mattered. read more

It's a very nice store. The meat is delicious and the staff is very friendly and helpful. The one knock is that it is a small store and always busy. Parking can suck too. read more

Love this store. Best employees anywhere. Never had a bad experience and they have the best deli in town.

The store is conveniently located and I usually go there after a workout at Crossroads across the street. The employees are friendly and usually the checkout is fast mainly because I shop at 9 or 10 pm. But I only get certain items there like their chicken packs, nuts, some veg/fruit, wine, sparking water and yogurt typically. Otherwise their prices are higher than Safeway and much higher than Wal Mart. Albertson's about the same but I won't shop there. So 3 stars it gets. They added an organic section in their produce but if I want that I can go to Real Foods. They also have a few bulk items but this needs to be expanded IMO. Bulk pricing is incorrect also since 6.99/lb isn't valid for different cost items. Beware of their "each" wording in some of their produce items. Some are 2.99 each and for a single pepper that's too much. They have Lindt 90% chocolate at a good price though - about same as Wal mart so you CAN find competitively priced items. Like I sad most are not. I noticed during the day it's very busy so would advise shopping early or late in the day. They have no self-checkout - it's just a local grocery.... read more

I love this place. I could go to other stores, but it is just not the same. They have all the best produce, meat, cheeses. My favorite.

For the better part of the past 14 years Van's has been my go to store, a most loyal customer I've been. This past year has seen a steady decline in my opinion of this once wonderful establishment. Over the last few months I have repeatedly been disappointed when looking for certain items that I've always been able to stop by and grab. One of the most recent was last week when I had planned a last minute family dinner and was unable to get a chuck roast. What? "we pretty much only carry those if they're on sale, anymore". So, off to Super One I went. I was not happy to have to drive over there. If I wanted to do that, I would've done it to start with. Then I ended up paying $5.98 a lb. over there... total bull. Yesterday, my niece was planning dinner & asked for fresh parmesan, she got directed to the cheese cooler by the deli...several times. Someone finally went in the back and found a whole box that hadn't been stocked. Today, my husband got some deli meat and hoagie rolls for lunch. Turns out the deli rolls were green with mold. When he was waiting at the deli he noticed that not one of the salads were covered and a lot of them had turned brown and crusty on top. Someone had obviously taken some of the fresh underneath and smeared it over the crusty top to try and cover it up. That's how people get sick. I'm not sure what's different for this store, but if I'm going to end up having to go to another store after this one, I'll just skip it and go somewhere else to begin with. I've spent countless dollars over the years at Van's, I'm not too sure how much I will be spending in the future. My advise is don't complain about the chain stores coming in and stealing your business if you don't have a need to take care of your customers needs. How sad. read more

This is dirty supermarket in an old strip mall. The employees are generally rude. They don't greet customers or smile. They seem kind of miserable. There are better places to shop. read more

Okay, there are some negatives that I will acknowledge from the previous reviewer's comments. Van's IS in an old (tacky) strip mall. But the store is really not dirty. The aisles are wide and the store is bright. Some of the employees are not that friendly, and some are downright rude. But some are very nice and pleasant to deal with. The parking lot is a nightmare, very crowded and tight. But I really enjoy shopping at Van's despite all that. The prices are definitely better than the other stores in town (Albertson;s and Safeway) and you don't have to use one of those pesky cards which I really appreciate. The store-made salsa is excellent, the fruit and vegetables are good, the bakery is terrific, they have an amazing selection of cheeses and the deli is great as well. I usually shop at Safeway because it is closer, but I will occasionally make the long haul over to Van's and am always glad I did. Oh-one more thing. The meat is great, they even carry local meat, and I especially like that they sell small roasts (1.5 lbs) so my husband and I can enjoy a roast beef dinner without excessive leftovers that we might not finish. And if you bring your own bag they give you a nickel!!! An actual nickel in your hand (not a credit on your bill). That always makes me smile! read more