I don't know why there's such a low score. The pharmacy is far better than CVS. They are very kind…read moreand helpful when you need help. The store is so much cleaner than CVS in our town. I used to love going into CVS when it was in the Redwood Plaza, but the new one is always filthy and disgusting. I much prefer Rite Aid. They have what I need here in terms of sundries and pharmacy needs. Big bonus if you are a visitor; postcards are only $.25 lol

I'll be honest I came in because I needed to pee!! Store has a restroom you can use and it was…read moreclean. I ended up buying a bunch of snacks on the way out. Smallish location but it has a convenient and well-sized parking lot and the store is clean and well stocked. Decent selection of holiday items, snacks, small groceries and candy. All the things I look for in a Rite Aid. Employee at the counter was friendly and polite.

If I could give 6 stars I would ! Always busy .Love staff…read more Love Alvin the Pharmacist .Never see that guy sweat. Always helpful and focused . Thank you for your service

Traffic around the Safeway is tough but compared to all the other pharmacies, this one is the best,…read moreso it's worth it. Very professional staff, the line doesn't seem to ever get longer than one or two people; this is night and day if you compare to CVS. I've had horrible experiences at CVS. Safeway must pay more, staff more people during shifts and be a good place to work, and it shows. They have attracted well trained professionals.

Customer service is fantastic and prices are always within reason The pharmacy has my…read moreprescriptions ready on time. All the employees are very nice and they go out of their way to make sure my questions and needs are met

This location is consistently filthy and disappointing…read more Parking lot is always full. The pharmacy always has a line both inside and drive through. The staff seem bored, are unfriendly, and aren't uninterested in helping their customers. What finally prompted me to write this review was the restroom. It was absolutely disgusting: no toilet paper, urine on the floor, feces on the toilet, and even feces in the trash can. It was one of the dirtiest public restrooms I've encountered. The rest of the property isn't much better. The parking lot is always covered in trash, and the store itself is dirty and poorly maintained. The entrance is often blocked by people camped outside with large amounts of belongings, making it difficult to get in and out of the store. During my most recent visit, there was loud music playing while people were asking customers for money. I just wanted to pick up my prescription and leave. Overall, this store needs serious attention to cleanliness, maintenance, and customer service. It's GROSS!

If I could give 0 stars I would. I have been coming here to…read morethe Forestville Pharmacy my whole life. I always remembered it to be a friendly, family oriented place that I looked forward to going to with my mom. Well I recently moved back to town and things have taken a turn for the worst. Staff are rude, unhelpful, and have an extremely entitled attitude. There was ONE woman who was actually trying to be helpful, but the other staff (two younger girls) bashed her down and acted like she was dumb for asking questions and trying to help me. I tried SIX TIMES over the course of a week to get my prescription and they kept giving me the run around. By the 8th day of trying, I said forget it and I am going to Sebastopol now. (Which Sebastopol family pharmacy has been SO much better already) DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME WITH THESE HELPLESS PHARMACISTS. Save yourself the time, energy and headache, and just go somewhere else. Sad to see this place go so far down hill.

Very friendly employees as well as amazing novelty items and good finds for gifts. Always drop in…read morefor gifts that are unique and special.

The yelp ratings about this pharmacy are absolutely correct. No need to read any further…read more Following the instructions on the email that CVS sent, I arrived eight minutes before my appointment. There were no lines for a vaccination. I had every expectation of receiving a vaccination within two minutes of my appointment time just like every other CVS I've been to. At exactly my appointment hour I started observing the pharmacist. At three minutes after the appointment hour, she put on her jacket. At five minutes after the appointment hour, I asked how long it would be. She came over and she said it will be a few minutes and I said it's five minutes after the appointment and she said yes I start at the appointment time. She refused to tell me how much longer it would take. By the way, you have to mix two vials together, so it was at least another 12 minutes, not a hard answer. The question is whether she was late, or lazy, or it was a power play, or she didn't know how to prepare the vaccine. Kind of doesn't matter I left without the vaccine. I've used other CVS before and they were awesome. Do not go to the CVS for vaccines.

Terrible store with rude and incompetent pharmacy staff. The pharmacy is always disorganized and…read morethey often lose filled prescriptions. I had to go to the store 3 days in a row to get my prescription filled.

I'm so sick of the store!!! I have to find somewhere else to get my photos done. More often than…read morenot they've lost my photo projects, they never have the photos done within the hour it says online. Most recently they told me that they stuck magnets and photos in the same envelope together and sent me on my way, I knew that wasn't true but I was in a hurry and didgot home of course the magnets weren't in there. Today I was told because my order was so large it got pushed to the back so they're doing everyone else's order first so even though I placed my order this morning and it's now 3:30 PM I have to wait another hour because they're so busy they need to help everyone else first. Talk about shit customer service and shit procedures. Someone needs to call weights and measures. Not only that they waste my time and gas today but the web sight says 1 hour photo and this isn't the 1st time my photos took days not hours to complete.

Friendliness, responsiveness, customer service…read more Very lackadaisical attitude and a one in service at the drive up window.

My sister and I decided to do a quick stop to pick up some essentials. The store wasn't busy so it…read moremade it easier to browse. The store was clean and it was easy to find what we need. The restroom was also cleaned, but a bit disorganized with the toilet paper everywhere but where it should've been. We used the self checkout, which was easy and quick, but also because we didn't see the cashier. We didn't see the bags originally, but eventually, one of the workers pointed them out.

Very irresponsible of the operator of this store to continue to advertise online that they are open…read more24 hours. Anyone feckless enough to refrain from updating something as significant as store hours should be relieved of their position. I can't understand that with as many people who've mentioned it in reviews, it persists.

I am writing this review after an extremely frustrating experience at this CVS. On February 16,…read more2026, shortly after moving from Massachusetts to California, I visited this location to transfer a prescription from a CVS in Massachusetts, a process that should have been straightforward. Because the prescription had expired, I contacted my provider in Boston, who promptly sent a new prescription to CVS in Massachusetts which had to be transferred here in CA. I spent nearly four hours at this pharmacy, during which staff repeatedly gave me incorrect information, claiming that "laws and restrictions" prevented the transfer. This was not true and appeared to mask an inability to process the transfer correctly in their system. When I contacted the CVS in Somerville, MA, they confirmed the prescription had already been transferred to this CVS on Mendocino Ave, CA. A nearby CVS also confirmed they could not assist because the prescription was stuck in this store's queue. Having run out of this medication and unable to obtain it due to this delay, I was forced to seek care in the ER. The lack of competence and accountability at this location is alarming, especially given that similar complaints seem common. I have since transferred all my prescriptions to Walgreens.

It's not the employees, it's the lousy system they have to work with that can't keep customers'…read moreinsurance straight. I switched health plans last year and cleared that up at the time and have gotten refills twice since then. But I go back a third time to pick up what my new doctor just called in and they said there was an insurance issue and to call the insurance company. Again?!? Did the system revert back to my old insurance? I should have asked which insurance they were referring to but I shouldn't have had to. I thought we cleared that up already but here I am without my medication having wasted a trip. Very frustrating and I have had it and I am done with this pharmacy. I thought this would be a convenient location for picking up my prescriptions but apparently not. Nothing but a frustrating hassle.