Country Grocer is a family-owned grocery chain on Vancouver Island and Salt Spring Island, with stores in Victoria, Cobble Hill, Cedar, Duncan, Ladysmith, Chemainus, Salt Spring Island, Lake Cowichan, and Nanaimo. The stores are known for offering a wide selection of products, including unique items like hot sauces, orchids, and Venus flytraps. Customers appreciate the fair prices, often finding them cheaper than other local grocery stores. The staff are friendly, helpful, and easy to interact with, creating a welcoming shopping environment. The stores provide good service, with features such as free parking, wheelchair accessibility, and the ability to get rain checks on out-of-stock sale items. Many reviews highlight the store’s support for local British Columbia suppliers and the quality of fresh products. Shoppers also enjoy the store’s community focus and the fact that it is a local, island-owned business. Overall, Country Grocer offers a pleasant shopping experience with a great selection, fair pricing, and friendly staff.
Good & friendly store always willing to help you. Good store hours.
January 2026
Personnel is like family, very helpful. Unfortunately for people like me, there is still too much American product on the shelves so I go elsewhere for non-American food.
January 2026
I'm going to miss this store when we move. Always great staff prices not bad. It's worth the 20 minutes bus ride
