This grocery store was so conveniently place right outside the back door of our hotel! It was so…read moreperfect, because if we ever needed to grab some water or a late night snack, it was a jump, skip, and a hop next door. The prices for water were the best you could find. They had a whole section dedicated to Canadian goods/souvenirs to bring back home to family. All the chips and candies you could dream of could be found here. The displays were very pretty, the lighting was nice, and everything was clearly marked. I didn't have trouble finding what I needed. The staff was helpful when it came to check out. I opted to use the cashier service several times and the cashiers were always very friendly. The times that I used the self-checkout, their attendant was very courteous as well. After my experience shopping here, I highly recommend IGA!!

This is a convenient grocery store about 2 blocks from the Berri-UQUAM metro stop at the beginning…read moreof the Gay Village. The store is of good size for an urban location. They had a good size section for cheeses and meats, groceries, drinks, etc. They also had a good selection of breads, pastries and sweets. They have self checkout lanes which made it very easy to get out quickly.

Amazingly fresh croissants warm from the oven! Very flaky and super enjoyable. A perfect caferead more

Came upon this place by chance when I needed to eat lunch and am very glad I did. I think the owner…read morereally had/has a vision and manifested something very cool and healthy. The place feels well cared for and I also felt cared for as a customer! The groceries/ bulk foods all seem very high quality. I had a vege pate sandwich and it was delicious. They offered to heat/toast it which made it even more delicious and it was quite large; it lasted me two meals. I also had a coffee which was also very good. They had a lot of nice looking sweets, as well, but I held myself back . . .next time!

Have shopped at Vrac En Folie when visiting Montreal's Jean-Talon Market, purchasing decorticated…read morecardamom for baking. It has a great collection of spices, perfect for use with any purchase of fresh protein, vegetables, fruit of choice from the market vendors. They offer other loose bulk dry products, such as candy, sold by weight, should you choose. Recommend making a stop at Vrac En Folio to check out their selection.

Vrac En Folie is exactly what I've been wanting to visit/have back at home. I was so excited to…read moreopen the door and find boxes upon boxes of seeds, nuts, candies, dry cooking ingredients, and spices. The less-waste and more product for lower price mentality is amazing and I wish the states would open more of these shops. I did end up getting almost a pound of dry cheese powder and my husband got a smaller portion of powered poutine powder. They offer bags or mason jars to fill up your goodies. You can either fill it up yourself or there are pre-bagged ones for sale. This truly was a highlight of the market place for me and I'm so thrilled I opened the door and explored this wonderful shop.

Having Loco along with Bulk Barn in my hood, I've already saved in terms of waste (due to…read moreunnecessary packaging) and got my organic GMO-free foodstuffs at prices that won't break the bank account. Whole Paycheck oops...I mean Whole Foods south of the border could probably learn something new from Loco. They are all about zero-waste here and you can't show up here expecting everything to be prepackaged for you. You bring your own bags, containers or you end up buying some of their glass containers (NOT plastic) to carry your stuff. It has made me use up all my Mason jars at home. The milk bottles have $2 deposits on them, the egg cartons are paper based. The dried pantry foodstuffs, cleaning agents, kombucha are all sold in bulk and by weight. The veggies are locally, Quebec grown and in the fall, winter and root vegetables rule here. There's a shared workspace downstairs and cafe in the front when you enter. The food market is in the back. The people who work here are super-chill and everyone here is clearly on the left. The place works on a co-op model. Places like Loco should be the norm everywhere.

Definitely somewhere I will try to shop more. Not only are whole foods (particularly non gmo and/or…read moreorganic) better to put in your body, but help our beautiful planet but using far fewer resources to produce. That being said, Loco not only brings these foods to you, but refrains from packaged products. Considering that nearly all food packaging is plastic or plasticized cardboard, this has a HUGE impact on the garbage created in our industrialized food system. I hadn't been prepared to actually shop here as I happened to be in the area killing time, but I did pick myself up some kombucha. A $1 deposit for my glass bottle (than is credited upon return if cleaned), and my kombucha only cost me $1.85! Yes it was for a smaller amount, but based on their price per gram it was still cheaper per volume than regular store bought kombucha, and I didn't feel like lugging a huge one around the rest of my day. They even had 4 kinds ready on tap! The concept is super simple! Bring your reusable containers (glass, tupperware, used windex bottle) and weigh it. Use the stickers provided to mark starting weight on your containers then shop, weigh and pay! I was impressed at their collection of goodies, ranging from miso paste t laundry detergent. Their fresh produce was limited however they've only been open for two weeks at this point. They even have a little lunch counter! The front half of the shop is host to a cafe and coworking space.

Funny that I am reading reviews about this place as weird and creepy. The store inside is not…read moreorganized and it is not pleasant to the eyes. For the ones who value the external appearances, you wouldn't know it is a grocery store from the outside and it looks like something that comes from a third world country. To the good stuff inside: Lots of great products for a variety of budget needs. Tons of organic products both local and around the world. Due to the covid situation, you might get a lineup but they are usually not that long because they have four registers.

See (portu) gal at front : She won't even replace a rotten grapefruit worth 79 cents. Sheeshread more

Fantastic Eastern European supermarket! Saw lots of specialty items from Russia, Ukraine, Poland…read moreand the rest of Eastern Europe. You're going to hear a lot of Slavic languages here and see lots of Cyrillic languages on some of the labels. They have whole aisles just for pickles and pickled foodstuffs, another aisle to jams and fruit preserves, a wonderful frozen foods area where you'll find frozen pierogies of various kinds of Russian pelmeni, Georgian khinkali, and Ukrainian vareniki including dessert versions like cherry vareniki (dumplings). You'll find fresh organic butter and yogurts and the meat and cold cuts counter is damn good too. Garlic sausages, lamb cutlets, cheeses, I don't know any of their names but just ask the person behind the counter and she'll either explain items to you or even give you a small sample to try right there. Their liverwurst is great. You'll find all the European brand chocolates like Milka and Rittensoort, Polish Wawel poppyseed cakes and babkas and tons of other stuff. There's also a prepared foods counter which had some good stuff. I took home a large container of real home-made borscht that even had huge chuncks of beef in it and it was perfect for a dinner on a cold evening. You need a good hour here to just look over stuff and see what they have.

Not fresh. Check expiration dates and don't buy anything from buffet or the cakes…read more Packaged foods are ok. Lots of selection.

The staff is very coperative.they have multiple products like different communities specially thay…read morehave daily basis grocery items.The owner told me that they are going to add more multiple products. that's great.its very good for neighborhood specifically families n students also. Good luck.

Love love love this store for its health food options, fresh produce, excellent prices, and…read moreclassical music. I feel very comfortable there while shopping and there is just simply no stress and no rush, I can take my time read all the ingredients, calculate prices, weight my produce without someone else waiting around and trying to push me to hurry up. Prices are Excellent ! Great for people who eat very healthy, like I do. Btw, I found it difficult to find milk that I could heat up in the microwave without it turning into cottage cheese. ( that was IGA milk ). But the 2% milk I have purchased at this market, does not curdle and I can finally have my coffee the way I want it in the mornings.

Only great things to say about this supermarket. They have extremely friendly staff, great…read moreproducts, very reasonable prices! It's really a blessing to have such a great chain in the mile-end and downtown. I don't mind the detour as it gives me a chance to hang out in mile-end. If you're in the area and need to do your groceries, you now know where to go ;-)

Not recommended I would give them a zero ... Zero customer service ....they sold me bad fish so…read morebad it didn't taste like anything a stray dog will eat... time to time and the store stinks like rotten meat from time to time it smells like something died in the store disgusting and time to time the dried food is stale from time to time the vegetables are not edible very inconsistent store. Very racist only hires one kind of people ....