I'm surprised to see such low rating. This is no frills. What are you expecting? Staff work hard. Young team and very sincere and courteous. Product mix is good and prices are reasonable. read more

I went to the self serve. I put the first item through. This was on September 16,2025 at 1 pm. The machine wasn't telling me that i was doing anything wrong but this female employee grabbed me and confused me until she realized that I had not done anything wrong but she was seeing things. If she is cuckoo and sees things that are not happening she is a liability she should not work there ir I will sue next time. Crazy people should not deal with the public. She thought that I had scanned Crave but I had put down the liverwurst. Play the tape. Because I am senior banker and I'll sue. I dont know what's wrong with her but she should work in the warehouse not in a job dealing with the public. And I had complimented this no frills earlier to a friend. Boy was I wrong. I will call the police next time to take ownership of the recording. read more

This place is one of my go to during the weekend. I've been coming here for years now. The staff works hard to fill the shelves, and get your items processed at the cashier. The staff is young, most likely students being paid minimum wage. But let's be serious, minimum wage is not gonna cut it in an expensive city of Vancouver. I hope management takes care of these workers because I can tell they all work hard to get this place up and running. This place is not perfect, but to me it's right up there. read more

Quick update on my previous review. The Head Office did have the store manager follow up with me. The manager advised that the product (beef short ribs) did come in but they had limited supply and it sold out quickly. The manager advised they would contact me when they received the short ribs and sell it to me at the previously advertised price. And they did. That effort/service is worth another star. read more

For those saying this is called "No Frills" so not to expect a high level of service, then why don't their prices reflect this? Their prices are consistently on par with the expensive stores and sometimes even more so during weekly deals. But they conveniently don't price match the stores that they arbitrary decide. They consider Buy Low big but they won't price match T&T. T&T on knight street is the same distance as Save on foods. Service is the worst of any other grocery store. Staff basically mock customers and the department managers (i think his name was Chris) act like it's such a pain when they get asked simple questions about items that are constantly out of stock. Shelves are never organized or stocked well. If you're going in looking for specific items that you need or on sale items, 99% of the time they'll be out of stock. I have found proof of this store manipulating inventory that's displayed on shelves during sales. I confronted the manager Vik about it and he said he didn't know who moved the on sale coke palette to the back where items are stored. Prices are way too high even for basic essentials. Some of the younger staff they hire to do stocking are plain rude and will wear earphones the entire time to avoid what a customer is saying. Worst No frills I've ever been to in Canada. read more

This is the one Nofrills that I feel very skeptical about. Reason is because one time my parents went and they parked the car in the downstairs parking lot. My parents are old and a homeless man came up to them and was holding a brand new scissor in package and kept on asking my parents if they are scared. The homeless man was trying to removing the packaging of the scissor and my best guess is that he wants to rob them. After my parents told me about the story. I tried to avoid this Nofrills. Well actually more like the Nofrills parking lot. Today I went after not going for over a year. Inside Nofrill I saw a homeless man walking around. This is not my Nofrills read more

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I like this location. It's close to my house and there's ample parking. They don't have all the products that you would find at a big supermarket but there's enough. I get my fruits and bread here. There's a lot of cheap junk food too. Sometimes they give free products to the first 100 people of the day. I've gotten chocolate, granola bars, bread etc. Nice incentive. read more

I absolutely abhor shopping here, but I can't resist the door-crasher deals! I consider going to Superstore slumming it already, so I absolutely revile having to come here. I usually make a bee-line to the back-right quadrant of the store as that is where many of the weekly deals are stored. But, some of the deals are undeniably great, and irresistible. For example, one time, they had deals on two whole frying chickens for under $10! Another time, they had 4 Dr. Oetker's Pizzas for $10. Or 4 Captain Highliner fish stick packs for $10. You get the idea......crazy prices on loss leaders. Unfortunately, many people are also drawn to these deals. On most occasions, the sale items are sold out before I arrive. They restock items on a daily basis, so it often means I have to make repeated visits to this dreaded location in order to score these sale items. I have a love-hate relationship with Nofrills. I love to hate it. read more

No Frills - Front entrance - Grocery Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

Employees were swearing while working. The isles were littered with cardboard, empty boxes and packaging. Empty pallets blocked displays and shelves. The store is anxiety inducing. I hate it here read more

I like this location as its not too busy and lots of parking great for essentials like dishtabs etc prices are decent

I'm not sure why this place gets such terrible reviews. In the last year since I started shopping at this location, I've gone from only buying junk food (because there weren't any healthier options at the time) to stocking up on organic spinach, super cheap and perfectly soft avocados to frozen veggie burgers and falafel. They even have gluten-free pastas, breads, cookies and other items in the bakery section of the store. This place really tries to cater to the neighborhood and gives the people a lot of "frills" that other locations just don't offer. read more

No Frills - Gluten-free cereals, cookies, baking mixes, pastas, etc. at the back left corner of the store - Grocery Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

Great store in and out in a flash. Lots of wide under ground parking with good driving etiquette. Wide aisles, clearly marked and well lighted. As well as good weekly flyers with bargains. If they have an abundance of last weeks deals, they will be still available till they run out. Staff is friendly and cares. read more

No Frills - Signage - Grocery Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

I moved here to Vancouver this past summer, and the longer I'm here, the more I appreciate No Frills stores for their awesome prices. I usually go to the Joti's No Frills on Broadway (see my review). Terrific store. This store on Fraser (Dean't No Frills) - not so much. Pluses: free underground parking (although I hear the lot is sketchy. I can't speak on that. I parked on the street, where you can park for free for an hour). -no need to pay a Loonie to use a shopping cart (I hate this practice, which is so common in this city. Even at Joti's No Frills, you need to pay a Loonie. Sometimes you can get it back, when you return the cart, but sometimes it's a loss). Using the shopping carts here is free. -decent produce section and very good frozen section. -lots of President's Choice products (I love the PC brand!) -prices that are unparalleled in Vancouver. Seriously, the cheapest prices for groceries around. Downside: This No Frills site is messy and disorganized (compared to the Broadway store). There were large dollies with lots of crates on them, left or abandoned, in the produce area, blocking access to wall shelves and the areas around the display islands. It was hard to navigate around them with my shopping cart, and I could't access some salad items on the wall shelves. -there was an employee hovering about in the produce section, stopping everyone there (including me), trying to get us to sign up for their store credit card. I didn't appreciate the hard sell when I'm just minding my own business, trying to get some groceries. Intrusive. -unlike the Joti's site, there is no pharmacy area here, or any cosmetics or pharmaceutical items available. (I get my antacids at Joti's, but there were no meds here at all. Bummer). -since moving here, I hadn't seen any "people of Walmart" anywhere - even when I visited Walmart (in North Van)!. That is, I hadn't seen them anywhere - until today. They were all at this No Frills store today. read more

I felt getting lost in the store. Especially around frozen food corner. Why they made strange structure?

No exaggeration here...there are literally 'No Frills'. I actually call this place "NoTills" because there are NEVER any cashiers available. If you like to waste time standing inline for 1 or 2 items, then I would highly recommend this place for you. There are no express lanes, no carryout service and bag your own groceries. I did however give them 2 stars for their weekly deals and 'door-crasher' steals. read more

Better fresh vegetable and meat selection than a few of the other No Frills I have visited around Vancouver. Free parking underground which is very nice, busy area on Fraser St! read more

No Frills - Underground parking for No Frills and other businesses in complex above - Grocery Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

Just get 'er done. Amble in, buy what you need, head out. Don't expect gluten free, vegan, or very many organic products. Don't expect to find Rice Milk or Coconut milk or an extensive selection of exotic fruit. No frills is exactly what the name implies: less selection than a Save On, but slightly lower prices too. Clean, convenient, quick, yellow. Less a shopping experience than a distraction on the way to picking up your product. read more

Good weekly specials. That's about it. The service is moderate with the biggest disappointment being the management. When I tried walking into an aisle, two managers were blocking the way and I had to say "excuse me" twice, and felt like they were trying to ignore me as they stood around talking. I was disturbed to realize that one of the managers was the franchise owner I recognized from the picture of him from the front of the store. If this is the service you get from the managers and franchise owner, I dread thinking what they teach their staff. This may explain why the cashiers (as friendly as they are) never seem to call other cashiers to help with the massive frustrating lines. Incredibly poor selection. What kind of grocery store doesn't have pumpkin pie around Halloween? They are also constantly low on the items that they do carry. I often find myself there when they are sold out of bagels or english muffins or even bread, which is the only time I have had that happen in any grocery store. While I will be returning for the weekly specials (this is the only affordable grocery store in the entire neighbourhood), they are constantly out of their weekly specials and do not offer rain checks. If you want something convenient, affordable, and close-by, take a walk here, but I'd rather take the time to drive somewhere with a better selection and customer service. read more

Frill: something decorative or useful and desirable but not essential. - Merriam-Webster Of course they could be talking about fancy dresses too, which is a shame, because I love a good ruffle. In fact perhaps there should be a dress code for grocery stores. That kind of store would in fact be the opposite of what this chain of franchised grocery stores is going for. According to their website which is run under the Loblaws banner, the original concept was "No product advertising, no store displays, no meat counter, no clerks to bag your groceries, and you had to bring your own bags or pay 3 cents for each." Something tells me that this type of conceptual store could only have come out of a post-Vietnam era world. I'm pretty sure Walter Sobchak did not watch his buddies die face down in the muck for this. The irony is The Dude, would probably be all over this store. Facts: 1. You will not get a Frill here. 2. You will not get any kind of selection. 3. You will not get anything that's fresh. 4. You will not be able to pay with Visa. 5. Most importantly you will not be able to focus your eyes on anything because the bright yellow signage will burn your retinas out. Yellow isn't even a primary colour, I believe by the very definition that it is a frill. read more

Superstore is closer and *sometimes* has similar deals, but every now and then, you get a fab deal. Like last week's $2.97 on sticks of butter. UNLIMITED. That's right. I walked out of there with 10 bars and there were still tons left in the store. No wussy limits on how much you can buy. Sure, it won't be like that every week, but now I always make sure to pick up the flyer every week even though there isn't one close to Metrotown. As for the store being "no frills", it's still decently clean and a half step up from shopping at an even-more-no-frills mom-and-pop corner grocery store. Want savings? Keep an eye on No Frills. Multiple stores, same flyer. read more

Sold expired stale chips...store was hard to navigate around...would not recommend coming here

for my needs, which is strictly junk food & ice cream, this is the go to place for deals. You know those Aero, Mini-rolo, Coffee pouches you see at the movie theatres & Safeway for $3.99 & up? today I got them on sale for $2.49. And the Klondike Crunch ice cream sandwiches, which are better than Oreo ones, $4.99...save $2 from Safeway. yeah, it's a bit hard on the eyes w/ yellow everywhere, but thankfully you don't need to walk a country mile within the store. Underground parking, though i haven't tried,...as it does suck to find parking as there's none on the side streets. read more

This place is exactly what is promised - NO FRILLS. The food is cheapish, but they are the only place in the city that I have found that sells banana yogurt!! The produce is a little questionable at times, as is the meat/chicken, but for all of the staples, you can't go wrong. My biggest complaint is that they don't accept visa! read more

The place was packed, very unprofessional due the fact that there is still a virus going around. lines went though the aisles, which makes it unsafe. Social distancing is hard when the place is full. read more

I have been going to this store for years, I like it for the convince, but am always fed up with the long waits to go through the cashier - it sucks big time. I'm starting to avoid this store now if I can. They installed self serve check outs for 15 items or less, while the human cashier lines are closed- just trying to save money I guess. Greedy! read more

Absolutely one of the worst service for a grocery store if there's service at all. So many times, we've gone for a sale to find the item on sale was not available... for three or four consecutive days in a row! I complain to customer service at headquarters and they pass the message to Dean the manager of Fraser branch, saying he'll get back to me within a few days. Nada. So the next step is to complain to Consumers since there's a law about misleading people with advertising items that are not there. Unfortunately, that's not the first time. In sales, they say a smart businessman knows how to listen to his customers, because one satisfied customer will recommend to three of his friends but a dissatisfied customer will tell thirteen of his friends. Well, it appears Manager Dean is not a very smart businessman after all. read more

Ah No Frills. How do I loathe thee? Let me count the ways. Let me start by saying I love No Frills. The one on Hastings? Top notch. Broadway? Very cool. Kits? Great. Fraser Street? AVOID IF YOU VALUE YOUR TIME OR SANITY. - This No Frills stocks only in the morning. So if they're out of an item, you won't get it if you show up in the pre-dinner rush. The store response to this is, "come during the day," which clearly disregards the fact that there's a pre-dinner rush specifically because people CAN'T come during the day. - Their produce section is almost always disorganized. People shucking corn in the middle of the store and leaving the less desirable husks behind. People opening and emptying bags of grapes. No one appears to stop this practice. - Their dairy section leaves a lot to be desired. It's not uncommon for it to be out of stock on a common item (say, medium cartons of 1% milk; small cartons of half and half) but be hugely overstocked on other items (e.g., two freezer/fridges full of whipping cream). - There is barely any fish. Frozen or otherwise. - Baking and cleaning products are decently stocked. Produce is hit or miss, again, depending on when you get there. - There are never more than 3 cashiers at any time. Despite the number of customers in the store, the amount of people waiting, the length of the lines. Prepare to wait. And no, they don't take VISA (but that's more of a chain gripe, as opposed to this particular location). - Prices are largely consistent with other chain stores, like Safeway or Save On. This No Frills does offer deals, but so do other stores. It evens out in the end, albeit with a much better overall experience at other locations. I desperately try and avoid this location and use the Save On Foods at Knight and West King Edward. It's better stocked, cleaner, has better selection, comparable prices, and is, on the whole, far less of a face-palm inducing experience. read more

Ok, so I'm a big fan of no frills in general. To really save you need to only buy their weekly sales items (check the website each Friday or just browse the store). Otherwise there's not a huge price difference in shopping here. However, I've noticed dairy is consistently a full dollar cheaper than at safeway. Example: whipping cream at 4.12 or 4.50 instead of 5.50 or 6.00 at safeway. Their spice section is great if you like to bake/cook, and they have a lot of Indian spices like Garam Masala, chai tea spice mix, cardamon, etc. They also usually have big sacs of basmati or jasmine rice for 8 or 9 dollars each. When they have their dollar sales you get amazing deals, like 6 english muffins for 1$. This is madnessssssssss. The dollar sales are great for stocking up on things like shampoo/conditioner/toothpaste. For example, I got 10 bottles of a good conditioner for 1$ each and a bunch of tubes of Crest for a dollar each as well. The yellow decor kind of grows on you, like a cheerful fungus. The bags are cute and have a banana on them, but they do cost 5 cents. They don't take VISA! Debit/cash/MC only. The meat isn't bad either, I've had some great ground beef/roasts from here. They often have yogurt on sale for 3$. I like this particular location because it has less traffic than Broadway location and so they are more likely to have certain things in stock. The kits location is also great and well-stocked. The only problem with No Frills is that they don't have more locations. Metrotown could use one, do you hear me Loblaws Inc.???? read more

This place makes me sad. It's a small store with limited variety and an overabundance of unhealthy pre-packaged food and suspect deli-meats. It's fine if you need to pick up some basics, like baking or cleaning products, and the produce is surprisingly decent. Aside from that it's a very slim selection, and I'm not confident enough in the quality to be making any purchases in the dairy or meat aisle. Oh yeah, and they don't accept Visa... what's up with that??? read more

I totally disagree with other reviewers.....this store is awesome! I used to live in the area and, even though I now live in Richmond, I still go back to this No Frills every few weeks. That's how good it is. What brings me back are the insane cheap deals. No Frills stores, in general, are cheaper than Superstore. The only place cheaper is Costco. I do agree that this store runs out of stock on popular items. There is plenty of parking outside of underground. I also like the staff and the ambiance of the store. read more

Always out of what I went there for. Silk soy milk , Silk soy creamer. Lots of almond and coconut that seems never is sold. The line up is way too long. They put in the self check out recently so that leaves 3 or 4 folks to actually help you if you can't manage your load by yourself or have cash. All the line ups stretch way into the isles so you can't get your cart thru. Then the isles are also clogged with the things which they do not have room on the shelves and sit in stocking carts. I've tried going at 8:30 to miss the line up but by then the produce has been hidden back in the fridges for over night cold storage. Can't win. They have an organic milk bank that's handy but only for dairy not soy. read more

Without a doubt the worst grocery store. Always out of stock and Rude Managers who don't seem to care when you complain. I truly feel sorry for the cashiers who do a good job of keeping things flowing smoothly read more

Out of stock of most vegetables, herbs, no diced tomatoes. Entire shelves are empty. Go to Joti's no Frills instead

I was given there flyer so i went out of my way to get to the store before the sale ended. 90% of the items advertised were already sold out and I went to the store around noon time. All the cashier could say is its the last day of the sale, my response, so you don't stock the shelves over night then?? Very small store, good as a last minute corner store type of deal. Lots of carts just left out in the isles and hard to get at some items as they are huge and take up space. If you are looking for a huge variety this is not the place for you, if you are looking for the deals advertised go on day 1 of the sale or you will be SOL!! read more

i really like this tore but it is not perfect. the price is really cheap actually but the inside is not the most beautiful I alway buy my yogurt from here which is delicious. please do not take away the yogurt. truly the prices are good so if you are looking just to go in then go out you must come here read more

It's a smaller version of Superstore, minus the deli, minus the clothing section, minus the electronics section and minus the specialty section. It is basically where they stock most of the PC label and No name brand stuff in one location if you're looking for something cheap. Their produce selection is decent enough compared to Superstore sometimes. They have selected items and if you're not picky, this is a pretty decent location for groceries. As for the service, this is something to be desired. Here is the story 'cause I am in the mood to bitch and the main reason why this chain is getting a low rating as it is. I wanted to pay by Visa, however, was informed that they only accept debit and Mastercard, which I did not have on me. I didn't argue with them, I just unpacked the stuff out of my back pack and proceeded to walk away. As I walked away the lady at the til whom had very bad English skills as she barely spoke English at all. She kept saying, "I can't let you walk away without paying, I take Visa, I take Visa." Who said anything about walking away with the groceries, everyone in line saw me unpack everything. After she tells me that they only accept debit and Mastercard, she later takes my Visa card? How does that work? Is that even legal to do. I know that the interest on Visa for merchants are hire, however, are they allowed to refuse a form of payment. The Visa card went through so it is obvious that they take the card. I don't know what I am more annoyed at: The fact that they didn't want to take my card when they could or the struggle of communication between myself and the cashier. My bill for a bunch of produce came under $13 which was a shock. I eat produce very quickly, therefore, this was awesome. read more

Had a very bad experience with the cashier at til #5 who clearly doesn't understand that saying "the customer is always right". I just bought a couple of items and was told I needed to go to his till to do a return for an item because I forgot to use a coupon for it. I told him that I just bought both items and wanted to return them both but buy the other one. back with the coupon. He went ahead thinking I wanted to buy the item I wanted a coupon for which I already paid for. I kept explaining myself and he just kept insisting what he did was correct so I got frustrated and left with my 2 items with nothing resolved. Plus he allowed me to take the item I was returning which he shouldn't have done. I decided to go back after a few mins and thankfully another cashier was there to witness my explanation since he STILL wasn't listening to me! She understood however and he finally gave in from talking back and got what I was saying. I was stressed to the max. He was not apologetic, a very rude employee who just wants to get his job done without considering what a customer wants. read more