“While they don’t always have the lemon poppyseed muffins in stock and their prices have increased a lot, customer service at this store has always been very good!
Today I visited the deli to take advantage of a sale and they were out of the salad I wanted but Wen whipped up a fresh batch for me with a smile and other employees were happy to help me find the dressings when I had trouble finding it (hidden behind the chip stand).”
“This is a hidden gem. One review described it as pretentious, bougie and expensive. All fair and accurate but they left out fantastic, original, special and unique. Truly a foodies paradise. I can't wait to go back.”
“This is a local hidden gem. A small market with quality grocery items. Plus they make fresh baked cookies everyday! They have an outdoor patio, decent coffee, and very friendly staff. I go here weekly.”
“Amazing place to grab your essentials! Love their self grinding peanut butter!! So smooth and delicious. So much better reusing my own jars than buying new jars that will end up going in the trash”
“Wow amazing selection! Very reasonable prices and you can sample as many as you want or pair it with the oil+vinegar. Kevin, one of the owners is very knowledgeable and friendly. I ended up getting 5 lol! Will definitely be back”
“Wonderful staff, fabulous quality products from fine cinnamon to toasty wrist warmers ~ sausages to shiitake this is truly one of the neighborhood gems! Thanks for being here, @thelocal”
“This is the only place I found so far in victoria for indian grocery shopping.I'm able to get almost of the indian groceries here.They have spices, veggies, and snacks.I'm even able to find gujarati snacks.I'll definitely recommend this to everyone.”
“A great, amazing store. I don't know what to buy. I usually buy pure lard from Wal-Mart and drink it for breakfast lunch and dinner, so real food confuses me.”
“Talked to this Awesome Dude named Cole!
He is in grocery, and Great Customer Service- Asked to find out if an item is in stock and was very friendly about it!
Thank-You for your Super Attitude Bro!
Cheers Man”
“The samosas taste was very good-almost best in Victoria.Price is reasonable for other Indian stuff. The customer service was very good. Thank you for your service.”
“IYKYK. Went in for a sandwich today and told Charles to prepare it however he wanted to. Oh boy, did he deliver!
Red Barn sandwiches are just KNOWN in Victoria for one of the best sandwiches to enjoy.
Spent less than $13, out-the-door.”
“Awesome collection of prepared meals. Price is good, and they do deliver as well. The delivery can be done by using online apps like Doordash or instacart. We have been using them frequently and never had any issues, and food quality is great.”
“This place is great allways friendly and helpful open till 10pm and this summer coming soon they are opening a kitchen in the back with new foods cooked fresh on site I think it will be very tasty.”
“Small space with a very amazing selection of good products. Quality veg., seafood and meat. Good bread, dairy.. everything! Deli is good. A great community member who gives back to local schools and events.”
“Fairway Market on Mckenzie and Shelbourne is a good store especially for Chinese food ingredients. It has all the usual grocery goods along with a fair selection of Asian ingredients.”
“Having tried other meal kits, we are thrilled with Local Urban Bites. The recipes are unique, the food choices are extensive with lots of vegetarian and vegan options. The packaging and re-useable bags and ice packs make for easy and earth-friendly practice. We love the extra add-ons that are possible to order. Great personal service. We had to alter our frequency and they accommodated beautifully. AND they use local suppliers!”
“I highly recommend SPUD for your grocery delivery. We chose SPUD because they value people over profit and they provide a wonderful customer service. The products are local, fresh, organic and they partner with great local bakeries for extra treats! The meats are well packaged with dry ice keeping them cold until we get home to open our delivery. They provide bins and they use temperature control bags for produce and they re-use it ALL. Give them a try, we especially like the subscription produce boxes.”
“This one worker whom I can’t remember his name is so helpful and super awesome! He gave me recommendations on food that has good reviews and I was pleasantly surprised! Thanks for having such a good store!”
“I adore this store so much, DC is such a nice employee and I am glad he’s always there for my nightly snack runs! Also, flowers have really improved lately, can tell lots of care is put toward them. Great little local flower store and very kind employees.”
“I totally agree that this market is a hidden gem for Indian spices and ingredients! Very low key displays! Comprehensive collection. Loved the casual cardboard box organization system. If you know what you are looking for they will help you find it! Reasonable prices and super nice. The whole experience is charming compared to the highly commercialized "real world" out there. I'm definitely going back.”
“Great selection. Some things are a bit over priced, but others are i think under priced. Like any smaller private grocer, they charge whats reasonable for them.
Staff is hit and miss, some are super friendly and helpful, but they get students who couldn't give two blinks.
Good bakery and deli sections.”
“It's a small, quaint shop run by two lovely people. You won't find much but the bare essentials here and a limited stock of necessary flavours of chips, cookies, candy and frozen goods.”
9:30AM - 8:30PM
800 Kelly Rd #120, Victoria
Grocery Stores
“Great selection. Very handy when you just need a cup or 2 of something instead of a huge bag which can be costly. Young staff members are always polite and courteous. Would recommend.”
“What a cool market, very friendly staff. I was fundraising here on the last weekend of Sept. and was met with a great response. A lot of very nice people live and shop here. Thank you to everyone who donated to my fundraiser. I hope to come back in the future.”
“Been going here for years and any time I go somewhere else I’m so unhappy! The pharmacy team are so helpful and there is so rarely a wait and they are closer to Costco pharmacy prices then anyone else. Could not recommend enough!!”
Open 24 hours
2155 Sooke Rd, Victoria
Grocery Stores
“Family run convenience store. Has all the essential items starting from bread and spices to tools and basic hardware. Since it's more of a family run small business, do not expect it to have a lot of variety. Also, you cannot compare the prices with the prices at Walmart or Superstore. The staff are friendly, there was an old lady at the counter who had a smile on her face the whole time.”
“Very awesome local grocery store. Can buy anything from flowers, bulk food, pies and cakes, and of course most important to me: BACON!!! Haha not as expensive as Thrifties, or save on foods. Quality produce”
“I was visiting from the States and this was the closest grocery store to my hotel. This store is very clean, well-organized, and offers a great variety of products. A special thanks to the cashier who scanned a store savings card to save money on my purchase.”
“I really enjoy shopping for my food groceries here. They carry as much local produce and products as possible. There is always lots of a variety of products, some of which I've never seen. The prices a good - compared grocery receipts for produce to determine if the prices were good. They were priced better than the chain stores for produce.”