Palumbo Liquors

Big emporium of all sorts of hooch in a strip mall off the highway. A massive parking lot with a big Chinese buffet place and a Christian book store. Huge windows plastered with beer specials. You know the type of place.
Not a bad place to pick up a case of beer when you’re in town.
But what really shocked me was the whisky. Those who read my reviews are aware that I love the stuff like nothing else. I wasn’t expecting a strip mall liquor store in a suburb to have such a great selection. Small batch American rye? Independent bottlings from Scotland? Some lesser known single malts? Great job, Palumbo!

I’ve been shopping at Palumbo’s for a few years now and I can honestly say this is one of the better liquor stores in the area. They carry a goodly amount of craft beers and the staff is very knowledgeable about them. I’ve tried many different brews based on their recommendations and have been pleasantly surprised each time.
Fran (the owner) has good taste in wine. While I’m not a big wine drinker I do appreciate a properly paired wine to compliment a meal. Fran has helped me on several occasions pick out the right wines to go with my cooking.
The prices here are better than what you’ll get in other places along RT1. The selection of hard liquors is the best around here.

I am always a fan of a liquor store that is located next to a grocery store. It makes shopping for a dinner so much easier. Unfortunately, most set up this way don’t have a large selection. Palumbo’s does. Big plus in my book.
Almost every time I go in here, someone asks me if I need any suggestions or help, but not in an accost you way, in a pleasant trying to be nice way. I like that. I can tell that the people who work here have worked here for awhile as they know almost everyone who goes through the lines. This could make it slow at times, but it also makes it a friendly environment.

Only good things I can say is that 1. Palumbos is convenient because it is located next to Big Y and 2. the lady at the check out is very nice and 3. they carry some decent beers (although some unfiltered ones were kept on the shelf and not in the cooler) (and prices for most are not posted). On the down side however, it is pretty high priced compared to other liquor stores in the area which would be okay if you are in a rush.
The biggest problems are the guys that work there. They are unfriendly, not very knowledgeable and act like it is a major inconvenience if you try to return a bottle there. And if they suspect you did not buy it there, they will treat you like you are a thief-​yes-​for a nickle! They stroked out when I returned 3 six packs and the bottles were mixed up and they had to rearrange the 18 bottles-​even though there were 3 guys standing around doing nothing when I went back to the bottle return area. The store is also pretty worn.

This place is not very good. Prices are high and the people working here are miserable. Lines move slow, rugs need to be cleaned, and they need a serious remodel. I like old school places that look old but are clean, but this place is just dirty.

This is one of the worst liquor stores EVER. The manager is a drunk. Go in any day after 4:00pm and the manager Fran will be slurring his speech and waxing poetic about his flawed wine knowledge. Stay away!!! All the product is really old and the shelves are dusty. Add to that the unhelpful and unknowable staff and you have the most depressing booze shop ever. There selection is pathetic unless you want low end product (they have plenty of that). Stay away from Palumbo — It is where happiness goes to die!!!

…okay, i feel bad. I shouldn’t have said that last part.
I still cringe however, every time i pass this store.

Palumbo Liquors is located in the same plaza as the Big Y, directly on Rte 1. There are several liquor stores in the vicinity but this one stands out for several reasons. The selection of liquor, wine and beer is enough to satisfy anyones needs, their prices are low and the staff are very helpful.
They stock a variety of makes of rum, vodka, gin, tequila, etc as well as their own labels. On a recent trip I cam across Boru Vodka and Trader Vics Spiced Rum and enjoyed them both. I’ve tried some of the Palumbo label items such as the vodka and it is about what you’d expect from a discount brand. I think the vodka and rum selections contain the most brands.
The beer selection runs the gamut from crap to premium and they have several micro-​brews off to the left side of the main coolers. The bottle return is quick and unlike some other places they don’t treat you like a second class citizen for bringing back your empties.
The only issue I discovered was one micro-​brew for sale that was 8 weeks past its stated good date. That was in the dry storage area of the store in the back by the returns. I’ve never had an issue drinking a beer past this date but since I never had this particular brand I wasn’t going to start.
The one beer they have to stop selling is Landshark, which is just terrible!
I’m not much of a wine person but each time I go there I always see people with 3 or 4 bottles in their carts. I leave the wine selections up to my more refined friends.
They are not open on Sundays so go there on a Saturday to stock up for the Pats games.

Apparently on the East Coast, you can’t buy liquor at a grocery store like you do in CA. You buy the liquor at the liquor store then go to the grocery store for the mixers.
So we went here, and it literally was a huge room full of liquor. Anything you need, they had. It’s an alcoholic’s heaven. It’s the equivalent to a shoe store for Carrie Bradshaw.
Needless to say I was happy to be here, and we stocked up for what we needed for the weekend in Boston/​Walpole.
The lady at the counter was really nice BTW.