This was a new store to us when we visited Banner Elk NC. It was next to our hotel and we went on and it is so nice. My husband got to buy a new to us brand of peanuts that were spicy and tasty. We love a bakery blue berry muffin for breakfast and theirs was very good and moist. Kind of expensive compared to the ones we buy at home.everyone working there was helpful. The store is kind of full, meaning they pack a lot of stuff in there. But it was nice and cozy. read more

We love coming to this Lowe's. First of all you can order a glass of wine and sip while you shop. My husband loves their fresh-baked muffins and I love the staff, always friendly. To top it off, their cart returns look like little green houses with fresh flower boxes on the sides. read more

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I'm coming into town for a cousin reunion and we will definitely be shopping at Lowe's to fill our kitchen in our mountain cabin for the week. How can I find out what the already prepared deli items are ahead of time? One local Cousin wants to pick up a small feast of items for our first meal at his house and we'd like to know the choices to pick from. read more

Great prices, food and service. We are from Fort Mill SC and have a condo up in Reserve 2 on Sugar Mountain and visiting here often. We use Lowes Food for our grocery supplies as one of our most popular suppliers. read more

got to love a store that puts on a recording they are not accepting call at this time for hours at a time! They you have to drive there to order a cake instead of just calling it in! 4th time this has happened to me!!! crazy bad business decision! read more

Lovely market with lots of gourmet items. Good quality meat and fish and artisan breads.

Shame on anyone who gave this place anything less than 5 stars!! This place is fantastic! Wagyu steak, walk around beers, live music, really great food selection of higher end foods, better than Whole Foods or Fresh market, half the price. This place is one of the best in the state!!!!!! read more

This was clean store I ever been to. Has nice environment and surrounding to it. Never been to this store before but I definitely will stop by if I am out there in the area again. Love this store's style. read more

They need work in the ice cream department. One of the most profitable products was allowed to be sold in a dysfunctional freezer. Many of the expensive pints were covered in frost. This destroys the flavor as ice crystals form inside the ice cream. Other pints were too soft. This is inexcusable in a Wal-Mart, much less a fancy pants store like Lowe's. We went to Food Lion the next night. We found the flavors we wanted in good condition there. read more

Seriously the best grocery in town. Local eats and a craft beer garden? The take out chicken was great along with the pizza. We came from PA and loved he experience and can't wait to return. Honest prices and great selection who could ask for more. Plus the staff is friendly and welcoming. Can't wait to return. Updated review as of 09/03/19 stopped in today during another trip and got to meet Randy who is full of company information such as the history and background. Was awesome to hang out and chat with him for a bit after seeing him in the lot gathering carts (that's a boots on the ground manager). Again the store and staff were amazingly friendly. I wish my home store was as friendly. read more

I've been to tons of grocery stores in my life as I've lived in several places but I had never been to Lowes Foods. The store was clean unlike a number of the Ingles stores (or the local Food Lion)the selection was decent but not as good as say Publix. They have antibiotic free chicken but did not see antibiotic free beef (believe it or not found at Food Lion). Their prepared foods are ok, (would prefer healthier selections) salad bar average at best (greens weren't terribly fresh), produce selection was average and specialty items up to par. I was forced to go to the Publix or Harris Teeter in Boone for certain items that I knew I couldn't find at Lowes or Food Lion (which I tend to avoid). read more

Great store and this places seems to have everything from desserts, cakes, to large deli selection with Boars Head meats, to Prime Angus meats and pork and poultry, all kinds of neat local BBQ sauces and dressings, large frozen section etc etc etc. You can find almost anything here. Get this... They have sushi grade yellow fin tuna even! Great seafood selection. read more

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We love it. It's better than Publix and cheaper. The staff is always friendly and care for the customers.

Beautiful job on the renovations, now if they could get nicer employees and better products to go with it that would be great! I have been shopping here for 10+years always ask if they can get better quality org. Green apples without bruises and brown spots. Yesterday the produce manager told me very rudely there is nothing he can do about it and I would have to complain to MBI the supplier. Seriously, not even an apology for such lousy produce. Just grumbling. read more

Lowes Foods - Organic green apples with brown spots - Grocery Near Me - Banner Elk, North Carolina

This is an amazing food store in a small town. We were blown away at how nice this store was and how much variety it had in such a small town. read more

I was unhappy to see a bakery worker without a mask, and a deli worker only wearing a shield with no mask today. Everyone should be wearing a proper mask, especially those in the food service business, if we want to keep our community safe and healthy. read more

Once I got over the Lowe's hardware vs. the Lowe's food store confusion, I was a fan. The staff is super friendly and they offer an amazing local beer selection. Make sure to get on of their loyalty cards because it will save you bucks. read more

Lowes Foods - Great local beer selection - Grocery Near Me - Banner Elk, North Carolina

This place. Ugh. Ok, on one hand they have a great selection, clean store and lots of items. It isn't as nice as Ingles but it's better than Food Lion. My problem is, between the staff and the customers being so rude, all the time, I almost need a Xanax to shop here. You will get cut off and stuck behind about 20 different elderly patrons from Florida that can't figure out how to share the narrow aisles. You will wait in line for ever while the bagger starts bagging your order then leaves in the middle (every time) and you're stuck doing it or you slow down the line like the person in front of you did. For some reason, even though we live in North Carolina, they get their seafood, including the trout, from Columbia. How is that fresh? I'm in the middle of no where at a specialty grocer and they don't have local meats and veggies? It's no wonder it's 2x more expensive to shop here! Honestly, if y'all were more efficient in your front end and consistent, maybe dealing with the white haired ladies wouldnt be so frustrating. Until then, I will only shop here if I absolutely have to, because the experience is dreadful. read more

Lowes Foods is one of two grocers near me, and one of three different grocers within 7 miles. Of the three, it is more expensive than the other two, but that's relative. Hard-to-find items are more likely to be on the shelf at Lowes. The meat and seafood department is always above par, and the butchers helpful to point out specials. As with its competitors, Lowes carries private label items, which are less than the name brand. I've found the vegetable offerings often wanting in terms of freshness. On the other hand, their wine selection is good. I shop the other stores for basics, and Lowes for meats, seafood, and more exotic ingredients. I probably shop the other main store here on a ratio of 3 to 4 to 1. My rating is based on what I know I can get at Lowes, not price. read more

For a small town village, Lowes foods is a very upscale food market. locals, seasonal Residents and visitors should be appreciative to have The convenience and quality of this grocery store. The new renovations looks amazing and offers everything that a upscale grocery features. R. Banner read more

This company is very deceiving. They will tell you that zucchini is $.54 cents yet they still measure it at a $1.79 a pound. This is not the only instance so be careful when you buy from this company read more

Store #158 is clean, well stocked, and the customer service is excellent. I find that the variety at this store is superior to some of the other competitors in the area. I had ordered my wedding cake from the bakery at this location and it was more than I could have hoped for. The price was more than reasonable and the as previously stated the customer service was excellent throughout the whole process. Jacqui in the bakery did a wonderful job. I have added a picture of the cake. I opted for the bottom layer to be traditional white on white and the top was white cake with canoli creme filling (groom's choice) and it was delicious, but best of all under $200! All of my guests raved about it. When we head back up to the mountains we will definitely get our grocery needs fulfilled here. read more

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If I could give a 0, I would. My family and I walked in to Lowe's as a recommendation from some locals, as we are visiting for a mountain vacation. When getting into the store. It was a pleasant look, however, when getting to the Deli we were reluctantly greeted by an employee named Allen. While simply letting him know we wanted to get something to feed the family of six. He continued to assist us in a condescending manner, all while being annoyed with the presence of us as customers. However, we were able to find what we came for, so a 1 will suffice. read more

The store itself is great but we had a less than pleasant experience with a particular employee by the name of Allen who works in the deli, he seemed very unfriendly and as though he did not want to help which made for a somewhat unpleasant experience read more

I would compare it to a Heinen's from up North, or somewhere between a Publix and a Whole Foods from down south. A top notch grocery store with a sizable organic selection. The service is also wonderful. Check out the hours! 11PM? Really? I've never heard of another grocery store open that late, but I sure am glad they are. read more

What an excellent grocery store! New to the area from the West Coast and accidentally came upon Lowe's Groceries. Glad we did! Super nice and clean grocery store with many upscale brands and choices. They also have a Barbecue vendor inside the store. Great fun shopping there, pretty full shelves and terrific meat and seafood choices. Will be making this one of my regular grocery stops! read more

I'm giving this store one star. Way way over priced. Rude employees and they are not friendly at all. Bought a few items and spent a fortune! read more

I have to admit that I am a fan of Lowes Foods. Their smoke shop is especially amazing. They offer a variety of sausages, in house smoked meats, BBQ offerings, and house bacon. Easily impressive to meat lovers everywhere. Their produce section is quite comprehensive. Countless local produce offerings and more varieties of tomatoes offered than any supermarket that I have seen before. The prepared foods department is just as impressive. In house made-to-go sandwiches, wings, pizzas, hurray! They have an amazing craft beer selection. Why not grab a pint and go shopping?! read more

Best grocery store around. They have a great selection of steaks and seafood. The employees go above and beyond to help the customers. Solid beer and wine selection as well. read more

For a small town, this is the Taj Mahal of grocery stores. Standard grocery offerings but the real value is the fresh foods area. We grabbed some wonderful sandwiches from the deli, fresh fruit, some goodies from the bakery, and a growler of local beer from the beer station. Small dining area with tables and chairs is available if you want to eat there. read more

This review is directed at the bakery. Today I purchased a cupcake. The cupcake was very hard. It was beautiful but hard. I was very disappointed. read more

Enjoyed a catered meal for the holidays delivered to our cabin. The meals and desserts were yummy and it saved me from a lot of work! Would order again for future events! read more

Pretty solid store. Foundation wise it will definitely not blow over which is a good thing. Over all the services are plentiful and the people are nice plus you can consume beer while you shop. 9/10 would recommend! read more

Keep in mind, this is a very small area.. yet they have this wonderful grocery store. Think Wegmans, or a Upscale Publix :) Very Friendly Staff. Wonderful Wine Selection. Clean Store. Good Produce. What more could you ask? :) read more

Visiting the area for the weekend and was pleasantly surprised by this grocery store. Good meat, produce and most importantly a good brew aisle read more

Great grocery store with a large selection of organic food. Super friendly and helpful staff!

Clean, well stocked, good sales and good variety. IF I pick an item not the best, they happily return my $ or let me choose another item to replace it. Watch to be sure you get everything you have bought in your cart before you leave. Have had some trouble with that, but when I return I get to replace the item.....just annoying. Also, they ask "if you found everything you were looking for", but like all other grocery stores I have been to, they really can not do anything about getting what you are searching for. They quit carrying one seasonal item....dept manager told me that regional manager promised to bring it up from another store.....still waiting a month later. Think it was the regional manager who fell through on that one. read more

Lowe's (Banner Elk) is a wonderful grocery/market. It consistently has the best selection of produce, meats, and baked goods in the area. They offer an outstanding selection of wine and beer. Employees are friendly and helpful. I do all of my shopping there. read more