Duston’s Market & Bakery

Absolutely fantastic muffins! Loved the cinnamon! The cranberry orange disappeared before I had a chance to try, so I’ll be back. Staff are very friendly and even in a passing conversation it was obvious they really care about the community.

Bought my dad a birthday cake there yesterday– layered chocolate and white with traditional cream frosting. It was super. Everyone was impressed. This is a real country bakery/​deli and market. You do a good biz. Thanks.

I have been going to Duston’s for years but, lately, the prices have gotten so ridiculous that it’s just not worth it. Most of the food is «kid fare», and probably a result of their proximity to the ice arena and public pool. The chicken wings, fingers, and french fries are all far from impressive. I’ve had the breakfast sandwiches there, and they just taste like a mixture of everything that has been cooked on the flat-​top in the last few months. Lunchtime sandwiches are much better, but it seems like the help is hit-​or-​miss. Some will take the time to craft a sandwich so that it will hold together and give you a pleasing mix of ingredients with each bite. Others just haphazardly throw them together, leaving a big pile of meat in the middle with other ingredients strewn about. When I’m paying $ 7.00+ for a sandwich, I would rather not have to rebuild it myself before I can eat it.
The bakery items are usually pretty good, but this is where the pricing is just out of control. The last time I was there, I noticed a SMALL piece of key-​lime pie in the cooler near the deli that was priced at $ 3.95. It was probably ¹⁄₁₀ or ¹⁄₁₂ of the whole pie. Am I to believe that they make a $ 48.00 key-​lime pie? Perhaps I just need to shop in their «day old» section.
Everywhere you look, there’s a little sign for additional charges. Want a dipping sauce with your chicken fingers? Additional $ 0.30 please. How about banana peppers on your sub? That’s $ 0.25, but can I get a credit because I didn’t want cheese? I didn’t think so… Want the good salad dressing instead of the foil-​package of ranch? That’s another up-​charge. All of the signs have their little disclaimers like «due to supplier increases», etc, but the practice still has a greedy feel to it. I think I would feel better about paying the prices if the owners didn’t post their little justifications all over the store.

This is a nice lunch spot that is easy to miss if you don’t already know about it. From the outside, it appears to be another convenience store. But there is a nice lunch counter in the back, that has a standard menu of subs, chicken tenders, and potato wedges, and a rotating selection of various other prepared hot food items. A nice little place to grab some take-​out lunch. There are a few tables if you’re looking for a place to sit and eat, but not many.
The bakery section is also a constant source of breakfast platters for where I work. It’s quite popular among different departments here. There dessert items look good, but I’ve not tried most of them.
Only drawback is that the lunch counter, bakery, and store parts of the place all funnel through the same cashier at the front, which can sometimes be a little slow at peak hours. Beyond that, no complaints about the place.

I used to stop in here at least once a week to grab a chicken parm sub from the deli out back and it was awesome. I never really used the place as a store though, just chips and soda.
The subs are not only tasty, but also pretty cheap considering how huge they are.

Best bakery in town! Love the deli wraps. My sons favorite is the cinnamon sticks.

This place was recommended and is about 5 min away from us. We picked up 6 different baked goods. Two had mold growth, the other 4 were flavorless. I have no idea where they were hiding the yummy baked goods on the morning we stopped in. Life is too short to eat bad food.

Clean, bright — everything is fresh and delicious! Get your subs and sandwiches here!!! Prices are good too!

Dustons is a fantastic family owned bakery, deli, and market. While the market has various grocery items, the REAL stars of Dustons are the bakery and deli counters!
The bakery has just about everything you’d want, all homemade, and everything is delicious, from the muffins and cookies to the more exotic pastries, cakes, pies, seasonal items, etc. And hands down they have the best whoopie pies I’ve ever had (the pumpkin whoopie pies they sell around Halloween and Thanksgiving time are lethal!). The deli has a full menu, from deli meats and cheeses and sandwiches to hot meals, fried chicken dinners, soups, salads, and the like. As with the bakery, everything is delicious. They also do party orders and platters ranging from small to huge. Just about every family party my wife and I have either hosted or gone to has stuff from Dustons… it’s the go-​to place for great platters in the Dover area.
The service is great and friendly and the fact that this is a family owned business and has been for 30+ years comes through with the quality and service.

This market has EVERYTHING — a deli where you can select from oodles of different made-​to-​order sandwiches and a bakery with an impressive selection of goodies (including their famous whoopie pies). Everything was priced reasonably. We took advantage of the small seating area — so we could enjoy our sandwiches, chips, drinks and whoopie pies. (I envied my sister’s DOUBLE-​STUFFED whoopie pie.) A great place to have a casual lunch with family or friends.

This place is adorable. Not on the outside, outside it looks like it will be pretty shoddy but stepping inside is like going into someones living room (well, more like someones pantry and they are selling everything there). It’s well designed, comfortable yet roomy, a good amount of seating and just about everything you’d need at a convenience store plus a bakery! The service is stellar, everyone seems to know everyone and no one could be happier to be there. Even to a newbie like myself in town, everyone is polite, friendly, and chipper even when I show up at 6 am asking fro a dozen donuts.
The donut selection changes but they are really quite delicious (especially the chocolate frosted with sprinkles) and the white chocolate and milk chocolate chip cookie is terrific. Unfortunately they don’t make the bread sold there (which is a shame because if the bakery items are any indication it would be tremendous). Prices are affordable (.85 for a large donut still? I’m there) and I would go here every single day for bakery items if it seemed a little healthier.