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    3.4 (32 reviews)
    Closed 7:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    Birthday Cake with Orange and Black decorations (Does this really look green and yellow to anybody? ...anybody?)
    John F S.

    Well, today was the last straw! Over many years we have had a few minor complaints with the bakery mainly about mistakes made on names(!) on birthday cakes or decorations. We have always treated the staff there with respect and friendliness. And have had the same treatment in return, EXCEPT for the woman in the bakery named Allison who Identifies herself as the Assistant Manager. She has consistently acted in a rude and abrupt manner. In fact, if you wanted to show someone how NOT to treat customers, you would use Allison as an example. Why Allison is still there, I have not a clue. The only conclusion I can come to is that store and company management just don't care; or, who knows, they might even like how she treats customers. Which brings us to today's story with Allison in the starring role. We ordered a birthday cake for my brother on Monday, April 1 for his birthday on Tuesday, April 2. When I got home with the cake on Tuesday evening before the party, she took one look at the cake and was obviously very unhappy with it. Unknown to me, she had ordered a cake with decorations intended to be Duck colors: green writing and leaves with yellow flowers on cream cheese frosting. What we received was a birthday cake with orange flowers and black leaves and text: Beaver colors. Whether this was someone's idea of a joke or not, my wife gave them the benefit of the doubt, but decided to call the bakery that same Tuesday evening, April 2 at about 7:30pm to let them know what happened. She thought it was possible that someone else might have ordered a cake with Beaver colors and that we had been given the wrong cake. She spoke to Jake who apologized for the error and offered to refund the price of the cake. We had not asked for that, but it was a nice gesture. After going "upstairs" to get an authorization from a manager, Jake told my wife that he would leave a note at the register and that she should just come in for a credit to be applied to our card. Today, we did what Jake told us to do: my wife went to the store and found Allison behind the counter. She greeted my wife with silence. After my wife explained what had happened and what Jake had told us to do, she left without a word to get the piece of paper from the cash register. When she returned, she asked what the problem had been. When my wife told her about the colors on the cake and showed her a photo of it on her phone, Allison's response was: "It looks yellow and green to me". My flabbergasted wife saw a package of candies nearby with yellow and green decorations and said, "No, this is yellow and green". For some reason, Allison chose to begin to begin an argument with my wife about how the colors on our cake were just different shades of yellow and green, and that there were lots of different shades of yellow and green. Finally, Allison said that she had to talk with her manager before she could do anything. She left for a long period to speak with Diana, the Bakery Manager, who stars in a supporting role in this farce. Allison walked away at that point and Diana arrived at the counter. At this point, Diana had my wife explain, yet again what the problems were with the cake. Diana's response was that "Well, if you go into a Duck store there are many different shades of yellow and green". What happened next was a complete and utter surprise; Diana told my wife "Well, I know we've had problems with your orders before (!). You have complained in the past about orders from us. You've complained about the taste of some chocolate muffins, and you've complained about birthday cakes, too." TIME OUT Does Market of Choice keep index cards on customers who complain? Are they keeping some kind of list of customers they don't like? RESUME Ultimately, Diana gave my wife the refund, after admonishing her to be more specific when she tells the bakery staff what colors she would like to see on the finished product. She even suggested using fabric samples to show the colors we wanted! The message was pretty clear: "We're giving you this refund even though it was you who didn't adequately describe the correct colors and you who have been a problem customer in the past". You know, I couldn't make this stuff up. Diana and Allison put my wife through a humiliating interrogation and lecture over a $20 refund that their own staff, with the approval of a Market of Choice manager, told us to come in to get. All of this over a refund we didn't even ask for. To Mr Wright, the owner of Market of Choice, I will say this: you might want to pay a little more attention to how your employees treat your customers; my wife and I won't darken your door again. And to Allison: Find another job that doesn't involve contact with customers. You will be much happier and so will the customers. And to anyone reading this, shop at Safeway or Whole Foods. You'll be happier too.

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    Love this place. My favorite market for sure. The deli is wonderful for meals when you dont have time to cook.

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    Excellent store, great selection, assume backers produce is beautiful and fresh with wide verity thank you

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    I needed a bottle of wine and was a little overwhelmed by their selection, but the wine guy was super helpful and narrowed the dozens of choices down to four.

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    Market Of Choice

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    I was in town on business for a couple of days and stopped by this grocery store to pick up a few…read moresnacks and some water for my hotel room. Parking is a little janky if you're not used to the area, but this grocery store is otherwise a hidden gem! It might be run of the mill for locals; I'm not sure if this is a large chain that's all over the place or if it's less common, but the produce, meat, and cheese departments blew me away. I just want to rave a bit about this particular section of the store - most everything else was similar to what your expect. I've never seen such a large selection of items in a grocery store deli before... it was honestly slightly overwhelming to pick just a few items to try. There are individually wrapped chunks of tons of different types of cheeses, dried meats and prepackaged ones, accoutrements like breadsticks, olives, mini jelly and jam jars, and more. It was amazing. The bakery case was a whole other story... I have the biggest sweet tooth and can't get enough of baked goods, and their displays were absolutely gorgeous. I unfortunately didn't purchase anything from this section, but I can only imagine it's delicious lol. Checking out was easy as it usually is when grocery shopping and the lady that helped me out was friendly, so I really had absolutely nothing to complain about during my extremely brief visit to this super cool store.

    Over priced. Poor baked goods. They need some training. I usually shop at another market (wf) if…read moreI buy something there and like it and see it at MOC it's never good.

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    Local Ocean never fails to deliver: from the great wait staff and excellent service, and a kitchen…read morefull of happy chefs to the unparalleled selection of fresh fresh fresh seafood. The dishes are creative, beautiful, and delicious. Don't miss their signature garlic crab soup!

    Nate 2026 Newport, Oregon…read more Came here based on recommendations from somebody in Bend, Oregon, and a local. I will start by saying I was not impressed. We had a reservation and they took us in a few minutes early and sat us upstairs. We sat near the window that overlooks the harbor and could see it from our table. Very pretty. There is a bar area and other tables that are away from the window that don't have the same view. When we were approached by the waitress, she informed us that they were out of Dungeness crab. Our reservation was at 6:15 PM. Seems a bit odd that a town known for Dungeness crab and the restaurant doesn't have it during peak dinner hours. My husband ordered a cup of clam chowder, and I ordered a cup of the Dungeness crab soup. I loved the creaminess of my soup. However, it was not served hot. Also, there were so many shells in my soup that every bite I had to remove one from my mouth. I do believe that the roux sauce had too much flour and was not mixed well. The clam chowder was not creamy, but had a good flavor. Chunks of carrot and celery. Both soups were served with a portion of bread. The bread was good. We shared the salmon dish. We asked our waitress if we could have the peas on the side as my husband has an allergy to peas. She was quick to tell me that there would be no substitutions. I informed her I was merely asking for the peas to put on a separate dish when brought to the table. She said that she would need to clear it with the kitchen first. Apparently, they approved, as the peas were served on the side. We did enjoy the salmon. It is cooked, medium rare. However, the middle of the salmon fillet was more rare. The buttery sauce was delicious and the asparagus was cooked very well. The mushrooms were delicious. The restaurant is very casual. The outside is not much to look at. The service was fine, but not exceptional. The food was good, but my expectations were so much higher for all of the accolades I had heard prior to dining. They add an automatic tip of 20% to every tab. Then on the bill, they politely ask for an additional gratuity. See the picture of the reason for their 20% gratuity on each bill in the photos that I have attached. I would give this restaurant four stars. It is a B rating for what should be an A restaurant.

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