New Meadows Superstop

I normally don’t review gas stations and convenience stores, but I am this one because summer people on the New Meadows River need to know this place is here. Located at the junction of Old Bath Road and New Meadows Road, it’s a gas station above the rest. In addition to the standard gas station store stuff (half liter colas, chips candy, ice), it got a FULL liquor department (with a moderately extensive beer, wine and liquor selection), Green Mountain Coffee always ready to go, full sized food stuffs (like cereal, gallon milk, and quart sized half and half), and a Poland Springs water stand completely stocked.
The Best Part: it’s open insanely early AND late. In a town where everything opens at 8 am and closes at 9 pm. This place is a god send. Forgot to pick up that milk for breakfast the night before and want your Wheaties breakfast with the sunrise at 5:00 am? No problem, head down to the West Bath Superstop to get that gallon sized 1% milk. Want to continue drinking at 10 pm and ran out of beer? No Problem, the West Bath Superstop has just what you need… when you need it.
While it’s no substitution for Shaw’s or Hannaford supermarkets, it will do in a pinch. And it will do a good job in a pinch. It was originally meant to serve boaters putting in at the New Meadows Marina that is just across the river, but now I notice that a lot of non-​boating people are using it… I know I have and I don’t own a boat. And they don’t care what you look like either. I went recently at 5:30 am to get half and half looking like I had (what else?) just woken up, and the check out lady didn’t even blink an eye. Just don’t get turned off by what I call the «ghetto factor.» The outside (and parts of the inside) look like it would fit in nicely in a Bronx ghetto, but the service is pure Maine: nice and friendly.