My experience buying their "fresh cooked and cleaned" Dungeness crab was bad. I paid extra for the…read morecleaning - it was a very poor job. The meat itself was mushy and tasteless. Waste of money.

Highest end Safeway in the area! There is a 15 item limit…read morefor checkout, & not joking. Went to the checkout today and it took 2 girls over 35 minutes to check my (2) orders out. I have never witnessed a more slow store when it comes to bagging. I'm not exaggerating. Then, they bagged everything nonsensically. Why? Please hire more capable cashiers and baggers, if you require us to use them when purchasing over 15 items. Can you train them? Cold with cold. Meat with meat? Etc. Those kind of things. Maybe someone in there from back in the day remembers? If they can't handle bagging... maybe there is something else they could do??????!!!!!!!!!??? Anything else. I asked for paper, and she'd do it in plastic not there. Odd experience. Because the employee did not do my one order in plastic, and one in paper. It was a $100+ mistake on your end. Went to the wrong people. I'll stay away from this store.

The gas and diesel prices are some of the highest in Central Oregon. Drive a little farther to the…read moreArco on Greenwood and 3d Street.

The absolute best customer service ever! We made a stop and were met with so much kindness!…read more Clean and fast services!

This is a great Market . Beautiful, with all kinds of unexpected delights . I was in a few days…read moreago, and asked JT if my favorite Spindrift ISLAND PUNCH , could be in the refrigerated singles. I stopped to BS with fabulous John, the wine guy, by the time I left, JT had put my beverage into the refrigerated stock!! Thank you!

We ordered a charcuterie tray for our 50th anniversary picnic for just the two of us. It was…read morebeautifully put together! A large variety and more than was expected. The gentleman who designed it reviewed all the items included and seemed genuinely proud of the creation! Also the market is very unique and worth a visit to just look around!

On a recent visit, we needed a few local things and decided to venue to a grocery store. This is…read morethe kind of independent grocers I wish I had where I live. The store has a wonderful selection of clearly marked local goods. It's conveniently located just outside of downtown. The store is brightly light and organized as makes sense. Prices are reasonable for the quality and the area. Our cashiers were also welcoming and friendly.

If you are looking for specialty items or the "Whole Foods" vibe this market is for you. Stopped in…read moreto get some craft beer and the selection was extensive- bought more than we came for Also lots of products from PNW Service was super friendly and the store was extremely clean.

The double line checkout is a joke when the dang checkers DO…read moreNOT pay attention to whom is next. Terry is like I didn't know.. well maybe use your peripheral vision and wake up! Then Theresa on the other checkout has her RBF on. And your bubbly waters are thee highest in Bend. Not sure why...Do better local acres. Where is the CUSTOMER SERVICE??!?!

I just went to Local Acres Marketplace for the first time and had a great experience. As soon as…read moreyou walk in the store the first thing your tempted with is a ton of local goodies from Sisters and beyond. Ton of specialty items I usually would have to trek into Newport Market for. The bakery had marionberry pies, there is a deli section, and they have organic options! Lots of fruits, veggies plus plenty of gluten free choices too. The store was really really clean with a nice atmosphere and similar aesthetic to Market of Choice but seems to provide more value and less stress. The best part was my cashier Judy! She was genuinely nice to me, I had a great customer service experience with her. She really made me feel that local true community feeling, honestly how it should be. She was so nice when I mentioned it was my first time - she truly authentically welcomed me with such a kind tone and even walked me through signing up for their points system (much better than Market of Choice coupons this actually adds up toward your grocery bill)!!! We chatted about the store and its history a bit which was cool. I walked away feeling like wow, that was a nice experience! Rare these days even in Bend. This is a sleeper hit for me and is going to be my new go to. I told her I will definitely be back and I will. Highly recommend, customer service means a lot to me and I truly had a positive experience.

They are by far the cleanest of all the stores, even there public bathroom was clean, it truly…read moresurprised me, and there customer service, was the best, I went there around 11:00 to grab snacks, and I had the pleasure of Shawna cashing me out, and she made me feel welcomed, I ask her where something was and instead of pointing it out she came from behind the counter and personally showed me where to find what I needed, that was the first time in quite a while that I had been in that store, and was impressed by how clean it was, and my customer experience, was by far one of the best, and I feel Shawna made me feel that way, she was awesome, and because of her, that will be my new stop, even though I live on the south end of bend and it's so out of my way, that's ok, because it's convenient stores and excellent customer service that make it worth going out of your way. Thank you Shawna for making me feel welcomed and for having a not so good day turn into one that made me smile, and a happy ending good day. We need more store employees like her, shes good at what she does, and not so bad looking either, and her smile makes her even higher up there,

Aidan is awesome! Best customer service! Awesome experience. He was so nice and helpful!read more

They bought from someone we know he was doing very poorly there and these guys bought with out…read moreknowing anything about the business so be aware of prices and expectations dates because most stuff is out dated ??????

Billing itself as an 'international' market, Bendite Market is that to some extent. But mostly it…read moreseems to be a small neighborhood convenience store with a lot of Asian packaged goods. And it's expensive. I'd say about half the store comprises 'regular' goods - canned soups, boxed pasta, sundries, etc., with the rest being interesting instant ramen/pho, spices, teas, candies and other not-so-regular stuff. Much of which you can find far cheaper across the street at Safeway, or at least something close to it. Not everything, of course, but if the local hotel/apartment denizens need a emergency package/can of whatever, not sure why they'd not go to Safeway. Also, and I'm sure this is just a startup issue, but a lot of the goods were unpriced, either on the items or on the shelf labels. Beer, some wine, no produce, a few dairy items, a frozen treat case. Newport Market this ain't. One feature, I'm told, is that they can order anything internationally. In these days of Amazon, I'm not sure how big a draw that might constitute. But maybe. Parking at the Westside Village shopping center is already a bit of a zoo and from what I can see, many of the commercial spaces are not yet tenanted. Those folks looking to go to Banger & Brews might soon be miffed at the difficult parking. A-OK. It's different than the norm here in Bend and that's a good thing.

Service and selection both missing on the day of our mid afternoon Monday visit. So much less…read morethan we expected, given we were fans of the guy who owns this from the days we lived in Bend and he was chef/owner of a soup food cart in downtown Bend and then owner / chef at Barrio in two downtown locations (now Bar Rio next door) as well as Shimshon for Israeli fare which started as food truck and now bricks and mortar service counter at The Grove. We expected a variety of good eats as take out options here based on the marketing materials for Bodega so braved downtown parking specifically to go here to pick up something good to eat to take with us to the house we were staying at for a few days as visitors. Here is what is described in their marketing stuff: "We prep it, you take it home, and knock the pants off your family and friends. The grab-and-go meals and grocery essentials at Bodega are inspired by our travels throughout Mexico, Spain, Israel, and the Mediterranean. .. Worth the trip downtown? Uh huh. Satisfy those mid-day hangries? Yup. Best of all, we can bottle it, box it, and you take it home. That's the beauty of Bodega. " What we found in the grab and go cold case was a few plastic containers of two kinds of salad, one of which looked as if it had been there a while. The girl at the counter didn't bother to look up from the book she was reading as we walked in or at any time to ask if she could help even though my husband and I were clearly talking about our confusion for limited options for fresh take out and wondering if we were looking in the wrong spot. Finally we interrupted her reading to ask her about it and she looked up, answering our questions and when we asked how to tell which salad was the was freshest she answered that question too. We felt very much as if we were interrupting her free time. Maybe we hit them on a bad day, Bar Rio is closed on Mondays for example, and if the options are coming from that kitchen, maybe the low inventory was due to that. But the lack of service didn't help. On the flip side, someone walked in who works at another of the downtown stores, picked up a candy bar and she and the woman behind the counter had a friendly chat about the reading material. I think if you were working downtown and popped in for something like a bag of chips (big selection for such a small space), or soda or candy bar or package of cheese this would work swell. It may even work well if you are downtown anyway on some other day but Monday when they are better stocked to grab something to take with you. But for what we expected, helpful service and good selection of take away prepared foods, we found neither. It was not a return on the effort to find downtown Bend parking to to in.

It's nice having such a place downtown. It serves in a pinch. However. Be aware that they are more…read moreexpensive than an average convenience store. Also, they have no cat. What's a bodega without a cat?

Cute little place to stop and gas up, go to the bathroom and get a snack. Stopped here on our out…read moreof town trip to CA and also stopped again on our way back. Love it :)

I love the chicken and the workers. I go there very often and so far the chicken has been great…read moreevery time