Ben’s Meat-O-Mat Market

Expired items on shelf be aware, I did not notice till after I got home. Gross…

Ben’s is not perfect, but they provide a great value for the people of Spuyten Duyvil and fit as much quality food into a tiny store as possible. You can always find a very good piece of meat or chicken and some not bad fish. The vegetables are limited but fresh and well stocked.
They feature a bachelor’s section of prepared foods like lasagna, meatloaf, and pre-​packed (by Ben’s) portions of deli meats and cheeses. The check-​out staff are really very sweet and dedicated and take good care of the elderly clientele.

It took a few tries but I have learned to shop this market and I love it. it is cramped so display space is at a minimum. But there are treasures tucked into so many places and the prices are lower than many other local, spots. the staff is not pushy but very willing to assist. Great selections of freshly baked breads, but again, you have to look for it. Homemead chicken pie and quiche VERY GOOD. and bargain priced. Decent meat and produce selections too.

Never ceases to disappoint.
You ever set out to go somewhere… telling yourself all the while not to go there? Making excuses for going to that place because it’s the only place that’s walking distance. Only to leave that place annoyed with yourself for not having listened to yourself? (Then having to mosey over next door to the Rite aid that you find mildly less disappointing.)
That place for me is good ol Ben’s Market. Run of the mill products and inflated prices. Only saving grace is that some of the ladies there are nice. (Some of them.) But pleasant small talk is of little consolation as my intention upon leaving my house I left my house was to buy something to fill my belly.
No such luck here at Ben’s. Oh, and I totally agree with Laura about the smell!

In the area this is pretty much my number one spot to grab food. Keep in mind that there are three spots. They are not open as long as the other two. But you can venture in here and grab fresh fruit you know is fresh. And yeah. The sushi guy is a plus.
The staff is polite offering an occasional chat as they ring you up. If you plan to hop in your car. Yes, there are much better options five minutes away by vehicle. Or you can take a walk down the hill and back UP THE HILL with groceries in the hour it would take to traverse the mountain we live on. I’ll sit at the top and accompany you with some Rocky Music. «Dragooo»

the minute you walk into to this market something seems off. the smell of the place turns my stomach. some kind of funkyness
on my most recent visit, the butcher was standing in the middle of produce with blood dripping down the front of his apron.
the aisles are so narrow two people barely fit.
the staff is constantly smoking outside the front door so you are either catching the second hand smoke while they are smoking and breathing in their smoke or they ditch the cigarette and they stink having just smoked. I will note they do not wash their hands after smoking they just go right back to work.

I know it’s been around a long time, but I only started going here recently. The meats and fish are fantastic. Very fresh. Bell & Evans turkey! Who knew. Love me some B&E chicken, but had never seen the turkey before. The place is primed for buying small amounts. Had my choice of 2 wrapped kaiser, brioche, or other kinds of rolls all ready for me. Am making my way through the prepared foods all nicely packaged for 1 – 2 servings. Although, the small container of all-​in-​one lasagna with eggplant parm, chicken parm, sausage and cheese, and I can’t remember what else may serve 100. Don’t believe they make the best chopped liver I’ve ever had, but everything else is yum.

WILL NEVER GO TO BEN’S AGAIN! been shopping in that store for almost 40 years… there is in fact one cashier who is very rude but I overlooked that for convenience sake
however there have been three experiences over those years when the food was either not prepared correctly or spoiled and caused me and a member of my family to get ill and NOT ONCE did I get a credit or refund!!!
that is just BAD BUSINESS and the result is that they have lost YET ANOTHER customer… If you tally the amount of money that I spent there over those 40 years that is ALOT of business to lose.
had they made even one small good faith effort this would not have been a problem so they can keep their rude attitude, occasionally bad food and their less filled cash register as I am taking my business elsewhere.

Well, I approached this visit today with a bit of trepidation after having read some of the other reviews. It seems that the prevailing opinion was that the staff was not friendly… nothing more could be untrue! In fact, I found the folks I met to be friendlier than they are in most Riverdale establishments. I’m thinking that those folks that made those comments may have been having a bad day themselves. Some of the customers I interacted with were rude themselves. One nice lady thought that 15 seconds was too long for me to look at and select a steak and suggested that I was holding her up. SHE was rude… not the staff. Anyway, it is not very easy to move about inside due to how cramped it is. Surly customers don’t help that situation. I’m heading home now with my purchase to enjoy the steaks tonight. I’m sure they will taste fine as I used to shop at the closed Meat-​o-​mat on 231^st Street. I’d say this is probably the best place to find a decent steak n the area. better than the local supermarkets offer. Check it out!

I’m really not impressed. The aisles seem counter intuitive, and I find I have to go back and forth to get the same types of items. The staff aren’t rude, but they aren’t friendly and I really wouldn’t be either standing by the door and having to don parkas while working. Go to Fresh King. Better produce and they are so nice!

Don’t believe the Hype from those negative reviews. First off the staff is great and helpful and they have a great selection of meats. It is good to finally get some real advice from a butcher.

As a traveling salesman I can safely say this is a sweet spot! You can grab lunch & pick up what you need for dinner rather quickly. You would be surprised at the selection for both. The staff is friendly and helpful. Not sure what place the bad reviewers went to but this wasn’t it.

First off i would like to say this store is very crammed and disorganized inside. The staff is very rude and ignore you most of the times. I once bought produce that was way past editable. As for the meat, there can be a lot of improvements. Fresh King under its new management is a better choice. The produce is fresh and the grocery selection is far greater.

First off, can the staff and management get any more rude? This is a neighborhood store, and yet they act like its some king of military camp in there. Produce is stale, and dingy. Everything is overpriced (especially groceries). I’ve also heard they repackage expired meats into different containers and resell them (leftover from the meats their restaurant clientele doesn’t care for). Place is way too crammed, and why is there a refrigerator blowing into me as I wait on line to cash out?

More than your basic bodega, Ben’s in an oasis in the desert. They have a sushi chef that churns out fresh sushi all day long. I had no idea that there was such a large call for sushi in Spuyten Dyvuil.
There is also a deli counter with fresh baked goods as well as a frozen food section with vegetarian and kosher items, a veggie and fruit area with organic choices.
I must admit, this store captures me by the mere name alone. How can you not want to shop at a place named after some dude which also has the words «meat-​o-​mat» affixed to the outside signage?