Monday, 11:00 AM…read more Quickie: + Item variety + Friendly staff - Cleanliness - Layout And then...? Le Crac Aliments Sains is Quebec's Whole Foods lite. It's a nice alternative to the other types of grocery stores in this area. ********** Constructive comments: *Options to compost and recycle (especially bags) *Source ingredients

We love shopping at Whole Foods when home in California, and it was nice to find a "petite" version…read moreclose to Vieux Quebec, on the the main shopping street of rue St-Jean, a few blocks to outside the walls of Haute Ville. A very good selection of fresh and packaged foods, with most being "biologiques", .i.e., organic food. Definitely a recommendation for a health food market. However, nothing is inexpensive in Quebec City.

This is an amazing little natural grocery store in Quebec. I was searching everywhere for a natural…read morefood store and couldn't find anything. Then I stumbled upon this little gem on accident. It really is amazing with all types of organic produce, organic milk and yogurts, grass-fed and organic meats and cold cuts, homeopathics and herbs. Not a tiny store either. If you are traveling there and care about what you eat this is the place to go!

So I didn't actually get to shop here since they were closed early at 7:30 due to COVID hours…read more... But I did have picnic on the bench out front with my boyfriend, dog & snacks from Costco. Telling the 13 people that came up trying to shop that they were already closed. I would assume that this is a pretty popular place

I am very impressed with this supermarket. It makes Whole Food after Amazon acquisition look like…read moreSafeway. They have pretzels made out of quinoa! Organic back berries for only $2.49 CAD compared $5.99 in the States. The staff is wonderfully nice and they are everywhere. You have to try their smoothies there. Yummy! If you forget to bring your reusable bags, they have 100% biodegradable bags. I can't say enough good things about this place.

Wow. The Bad: Filthy…read morefacility, majority of shelves were empty or had damaged product (open packaging), and I saw a guy stacking vegetables literally pick his nose between shelvings. Not a modest nose scratch, he was digging for gold. The good: The exits were clearly marked so you can escape fairly quickly. The Ugly: Canada has TWO national languages but the store personnel not only refuses to speak English but gets wildly agitated if you even ask if the speak English.

I have so many stories of being very badly treated by managers, cashiers, and produce employees. It…read moreis so pervasive it must come from management setting a tone of contempt towards customers. It is so bad my homecare worker absolutely refuses to do my grocery shopping there (thankfully the IGA is just as close and has better selection as well as infinitely better service.) I have heard horror stories from other clients and a friend who works for the Metro chain said this particular store, Metro Marquis on avenue Cartier, is notorious for complaints and problems. I will cite only one example among very many bad ones, the worst because it put my safety at risk. I was at the cashier behind a man who had groceries scattered on the rolling mat, but there was enough room at my end. My basket was very heavy and I suffer a great deal of pain and really needed to put my groceries down. So I politely said "Escusez-moi" before reaching for the divider to separate my items from his haphazard spread. This was just before the pandemic so distancing wasn't an issue, and the divider was within my reach without touching or disturbing him or his groceries. The divider was parallel along the middle of the rolling mat, but as his groceries were a little bit over the halfway point, I had to reach over a few of his items, but as I said, without touching. I only said "excuse me" because I'm Canadian. The man instantly became enraged: he was aggressive, physically threatening, and verbally abusive. I told him I had done nothing wrong then ignored him. He yelled at the cashier, insulted her as well because she wasn't punishing me, and insisted she call the manager. I didn't say anything, other than to tell the visibly shaken cashier she should call a manager for help. I was packing my groceries and the man kept yelling "we have to physically restrain her, we can't let her escape before the manager punishes her." His aggression was all the more scary that I weigh 92 pounds (I'm chronically ill) and he weighed at least twice as much as me, I'd say 6'2" and 220 pounds. The manager arrived and he listened to this aggressive man rabidly accusing me of assaulting him and trying to steal his groceries, without once even looking at me. I cut in to say "literally the only thing I did was reach for the divider." The manager angrily told me to shut up still without looking at me. I said "No. I am not going to let this man slander me in front of my neighbours." The aggressive man carried on and demanded "What are you going to do to punish her?" The manager said "We'll take care of it." The aggressive man demanded specifics. I said "I too would like to know how you're going to punish me for reaching for a divider." The manager again shushed me, facing me for the first time so he could make expressions and gestures at me like "shut up so I can just appease the crazy man." My reaction was "I'm not going to be publicly branded an aggressor and thief just so you can get rid of a difficult client." The manager insisted he would deal with me but the aggressive man wasn't satisfied with no specific punishment. So he told me "I will have to punish you myself outside on the streets" and stalked out and waited before the front window. As soon as he was gone the cashier confirmed to the manager what I said was true, all I had done was politely reach for a divider and the man just went ballistic for no reason. She said he had scared her too. I told the manager "Now he's waiting for me outside to punish me himself. Because you played along with him that I was guilty but didn't satisfy his need for retribution, now I'm in danger. Not just now, but at any time I run into him in the neighborhood. At least escort me out so I can get past him." Still without looking at me, the manager angrily said "I'll get an employee to do it" (he seemed very self-important) and stomped off. I waited and waited and waited, but no one ever came. I eventually got more fed up than scared, and when I could no longer see the aggressive man from the windows, I carefully left, looking all around for him, zigzagging so he couldn't follow me home. It was a few weeks before I stopped being scared I'd run into him. Like I said, this is only one story amongst a very many where I was mistreated at Metro Marquis avenue Cartier. But I think this was the worst, because management aided an aggressive client twice my size in verbally abusing and threatening me and set me up for what could have been a dangerous situation outside the store. Absolutely zero attention was paid to my safety, even after the cashier confirmed his frightening irrational aggression and my innocence. The manager was happy to sacrifice my welfare and reputation for the convenience of getting rid of an obviously deranged customer. This is part of a pattern of Metro's disrespect towards clients. The IGA has always been respectful to me, so despite my difficulty climbing the hill, I will always go there from now on.

Small local market that has every thing you need. Like everything even superglue, toothbrush and…read moreropes?? Like everything.. also had sandwiches and coffee even till late night. Only market that was decently nearby some of the hotels and prices were very reasonable. And the owner is super nice always dont forget your merci and bonjour!

I am NEVER shopping there again…read more ***Regardez cette moisissure gluante, au fait, le propriétaire vend toujours ce produit !*** Si vous ne voulez pas tomber malade, n'achetez jamais rien ici. Ce qui est effrayant, c'est qu'il n'était pas encore expiré. Je ne sais pas où ils obtiennent leur produit, mais cela me fait peur. J'ai essayé de le porter à l'attention des propriétaires, car je sais que les gens viennent ici, et il s'est éloigné de moi. J'espère que cela ne rendra personne malade. Il s'agit d'un danger pour la sécurité publique. ***Look at that ooey gooey mold, by the way the owner is still selling this product!*** If you don't want to get sick, do not ever, ever buy anything here. The scary thing is that it wasn't expired yet. I don't know where they are getting their product, but it scares me. I tried to bring it to the owners attention, I tried to explain, and he walked away from me. I hope it does not make anyone else sick. This is a public safety hazard.

I love this store because it reminds me of Whole Foods market. I travel to Quebec for work and love…read morebeing able to find some of the same foods I enjoy in the United States.

A great discovery 5 stars for my review #800…read more Roset is what life used to be like in simpler times. A corner store that is a butcher shop and grocery store. I happened upon this awesome epicerie when I was going for a walk after dinner on Maguire st. Entering the establishment they had a sign "Depuis 1947". What amazes me is that a place such as this can still function and make do in our 2015 life of 5-7 major grocery chains controlling the Canadian grocery landscape. Looking at their offering you can get your basic needs here for living. They even have some finer food items and biological and organic but they have all of what you need: produce, bread, meat, dairy, spices, and canned and packaged goods. I had purchased some Crofters organic jams for my wife who enjoys these small gifts when I travel. Also I purchased a nice Himalayan pink salt grinder $5.99 and a matching multicoloured peppercorn grinder $12.99. Great specialty items that will be nice on our dinner table. If Sillery was my neighbourhood (with by the looks of it I could live here) I'd shop here weekly as these places with the high quality food at decent prices are quite hard to come by. Really these corner small grocery stores a dying breed but a wonderful surprise to find one a nice early spring evening! Amazing it has served the neighbourhood for almost 70 years!

Yes, indeed, this store is our pride and joy, a small treasure in the heart of Sillery, a rare…read morepearl in the ocean of large chain grocery stores in town. We live in Sillery and go to Roset every Saturday to buy some good products at excellent prices: cheeses, artisanal yogurts, milk, fruits and berries/tomatoes from Demers farm. We love our Roset and have been loyal customers for over 16 years since we moved to Sillery. The personnel deserves a special warm mention: people working there seem to be content and happy with what they do for living. The cashiers are younger girls but even they work at Roset for years and years in a row. The gentlemen in the meat and charcuterie section are all sweet hearts: knowledgeable, kind and eager to assist the customers. It is nice to come to the store, where everyone recognizes you (and even knows your name). The store personnel is very friendly to everyone. French is not my native tongue, but rather my third language and, to my shame, I speak it with an accent and occasional mistakes. But the personnel is nevertheless always patient with and attentive to my questions. I do not know who the owner of the store is but he or she is a wonderful human being and employer, I am sure! Would like to meet them one day! My warm regards to everyone working at this store and best wishes for many more years of staying open to the delight of the shoppers.

Paillard is a MUST if you love French pastries or any french food for that matter! The cases are a…read morestream of breads, cookies, croissants, rolls, macaroons, sandwhiches, quiche and the list goes on! I heard about this place so of course I went in. It's hard to pick as each item looks better than the last. Sticking with the basics though, croissant, almond filled croissant and a hazelnut roll. Oh my gosh. The almond filling was amazing. Like a marzipan but lighter and more almond flavor. Generously filled into a sliced croissant. The hazelnut roll;similiar to a cinnamon roll but an elevated taste with real hazelnut paste. Basically everything in that bakery is top drawer as they are using pure ingredients. Definitely stop in and try anything. No disappointments only regrets that you eat more!

Fresh is best and Paillard does this so right! We were checking out of our hotel and looking for a…read morequick breakfast to grab before heading to the airport. The place is huge when you walk in, lots of places to sit and enjoy you baked good. We got coffees to go and two cheese croissants and a toasted smoked salmon bagel. The cheese croissants were fresh, fluffy, buttery and layered. They just do pastries better in QC than home (Vancouver). The cheese was nicely distributed through the croissant too. My salmon bagel was also a star! So fresh, good toppings and great crunch. The bagel was chewy and delicious too. Service was fast and we enjoyed everything we had!