I loved this store! The employees were so helpful and had what I needed…read more Unfortunately, I went there last week to find it had closed up.

I stopped by a couple days ago to have a key made, and was shockingly greeted by STORE CLOSING, 50%…read moreOFF, EVERYTHING MUST GO signs that were throughout the store. Wasn't able to find anything online referencing the closing, so not entirely sure what's happening. This store was only open a couple years, and I'll miss the attentive staff and great service this Ace provided compared to the dismal Home Depot and Lowe's big box experience.

Such a great hardware store, my local go-to, friendly knowledgeable staff. Unfortunately they are…read moreclosing up shop in the summer of 2026 and I'll miss them. Patronize them while you can, they deserve it!

I see that it's going out of business and that's unfortunate for their local customers. However,…read moreI've never cared for this hardware store. Of the few times I've went, what I was looking for was never in stock. Help was ok. I left wondering how they stay in business and that was 7 years ago! It's interesting because I've always found True Value Hardware stores disappointing. Orchard Hardware (now Ace) is my go to favorite.

What a gem of a hardware store! Very friendly and helpful customer service. They had exactly what…read morewe needed and even met us behind the store to directly load the 100 pounds of cement we needed. Since 1983!

Avoid: Smug, rude employees that thought it was funny to play games and abuse an elderly person by…read moresaying she could use their bathroom, getting her to come back in the store; only to reject her causing her to have an accident. They lost a $450 sale from me today, and I will never return. Hopefully all of my neighbors will do the same. It's sad when I need to take my business away from a small business owner to a corporate chain that would never treat their customer in this manner.

We have been going to this hardware store since I was a child when it used to be called "Orchard…read moresupply hardware". They've got a little bit of everything. And we were happy to see that it returned and reopened in the neighborhood. Because it's usually more convenient than going to Home Depot or Lowe's. We prefer to support our smaller local businesses as opposed to the big warehouse stores. Do keep in mind that a lot of things are going to be priced a little bit more expensive. Kind of like when you go to farmers market or buy organic food at the grocery store. Smaller and local equals paying a little bit more. We frequent this location almost every weekend. It's clean and well organized. And definitely doesn't get a lot of traffic, which we actually prefer. No long lines to worry about.

We've been visiting this store for our hardware/gardening needs in recent years. Although it's a…read morebit out of our way, we enjoyed coming to the clean, spacious store with easy parking and especially for the friendly services. Our 'antique' wheelbarrow desperately needed to be replaced; the smaller ones displayed on the storefront looked like a good fit for our need but were kind of scratched up. When we mentioned to the young cashier (I think his name is Tyler) about the scratches he was very pleasant and immediate offered to look for a cleaner one in the back. in a few minutes we received the one without scratches and were very happy again with the product and excellent service. We'll be back again soon.

I came in here looking to purchase a single 2.5mm hex wrench. However, the hex wrenches were only…read moresold as sets so I ordered the one I needed on Amazon. However, I was surprise to see a rather large freezer near the check out area. Upon looking into it, low and behold, there were frozen pies in it. On impulse, I picked up the Caramel Apple one for $18.95. Verdict: It was delicious. Who would have thought that, right?

Trying to get a semblance of customer service here is practically non existent…read more I needed a key copied and was told to go to some counter and ring a bell for service. I waited 15 minutes before giving up and asking the cashiers who were standing around scrolling TikTok if they could make a key copy for me. Nope. Apparently they don't know how to make keys.. Clearly management here doesn't believe in cross training. How hard is it to train people to make key copies?!

Great staff, and they always have what I need. Their fastener selection has served me well…read more One note: working people with 9-5 jobs like to shop after they get home from work. It's 6:22 PM, and I'm headed to a store that's open...

Just a shout out to Ace Hardware in Palo Alto…read more The service is outstanding. Everyone is sooo helpful and nice. The store is always clean. I can most always find what I need when I go in. Of course the prices can be a bit more expensive, but I would rather shop local than big box!

OPEN still March 20 2026 and being run by new management and same staff…read more Ace manager runs this Dale store. Very friendly service, great selection. Highly recommend. It is not closed that is a mistake.

This place is my joie de vivre. I even have the sweater…read more The plant section is a Union City oasis. A slice of Eden. I love getting my perennial flowers here, lots of rare stuff that you can't find at most nurseries. I got my jasmine, fuschia, lavender, salvia, petunias, nemesia, zinnias, and cosmos here. They have lots of unusual colors. Tomatoes are $3 most of the time. Strawberries come in a prolific 6 pack. Thai chili and basil can be found here too, as well as okra and other harder to find veggies. Seed selection is the best. This was my year for planting from seed and the basil seeds I got from dales produced spicy sprouts that are so much more fragrant than that at the grocery store. Staff is welcoming and extremely chill as I tend to browse here for hours! Price point is lower than most specialty nurseries while providing a world class selection.

Small store but super knowledgeable staff that is helpful and professional. Don't hesitate to stop…read morein if you need anything. If they don't have it, they will tell you where to find it.

Over the years I fly to San Francisco and stay at my brother-in-law's home often spending numerous…read moredays carrying out handyman tasks around his yard and home! This year was no exception as he had a number on jobs on his 'to-do list'! #1 task- Replace the old wooden post metal mail box! Needless to say, he didn't get his new mail box to match the structure fitting that were there already! So, how do we solve the mismatch? He, now my not-so-favourite brother-in-law, says,'let go to Portola Valley Hardware as they always have a solution to my handyman problems'! We go to PVH and the friendly staffer at busy front counter cheerily says to go down Aisle 7 and I'll have Bob waiting to assist you! And there he was! Bob listened to our 'Mailbox' dilemma then offered a plan that efficiently put into action and solved our problem with a little custom carpentry and, voila, we left ecstatic that we could now complete installing the mailbox per his creative skill set! Thank you Bob and PVH staff for going way and beyond in ensuring you looked after our needs and sent us home totally satisfied! Hmm...what made my favourite -in-law most pleased and excited was that his bride was absolutely ecstatic at the awesome finished new mailbox! WELL DONE/5! Respectfully, Dave C. Kelowna, B,C. CANADA

I had a very bad experience today at this store. I came in with a defective propane tank & was…read moreverified by a helpful employee. The manager argued that I didn't have purchased history & the tank was already half used... without checking the records. After several exchanges of words, he instructed the employee to give me a replacement. He was rude & his gesture to this employee was unacceptable. The employee tried to give me the replacement but the storage area was unorganized. So he went back to the manager. Unfortunately, the manager was yelling at him & I encountered a serious argument between them. It is so sad that this manager is treating his employees so badly in front of a customer in this day and & age.....

I came in with a simple question and one employee helped me great with no problem. when I go to…read morecheck out this guy is saying the complete opposite of that his co employee just said to me. when i ask why he's saying something different then his other employee, he gets an attitude and says there's more then one size as I already grabbed the right size recommended by his coworker. he just got worse and more demeaning/ disrespectful from there. the unprofessionalism and blatant disrespect from the employee shown here would be the reason I will never recommend this location to ANYONE!! it seems this ONE employee NEEDS to be retrained on how to actually interact with the public in a appropriate and professional manner. as NONE was shown today! do not even waste your energy going to this location!

I am frequently making improvements to my current living space, an ground floor apartment close to…read moreour grandchildren. The recent rains have made a quagmire of the garden space in the adjacent porch area where I park my e-bike, and have been dumping soil into the trench. However, my much better half suggested that pavers would be a better fill, and this superb Lowe's has exactly the best product: 12 x 12 x 2" all-weather concrete blocks. Once placed, The high durability ensures bike tires will NOT sink into a wet trough, which ends up getting tracked out into a large waiting area or possibly inside. At the other end, obtaining the pavers was remarkably easy. I went to this specific Lowe's in Sunnyvale because it is the only such store that has an exterior sculpture on its wall that shows the evolution of construction (improving our lives/landscapes) AND the building materials inside make it possible. After motoring to 811 Arques and parking, I pushed a heavy duty cart to the garden center and loaded a dozen of the aforementioned pavers onto it. Time to pay--another critically important step in making the repair, and another reason I always go to Lowe's. I am a Veteran and once registered in the system (my home is in El PasoTX-USA), I am recognized as a Veteran at Lowe's World-wide. The discount is always appreciated, and helps drive down overall costs. I have always been helped by the associates, especially at checkout. Not only do they ensure that the computer system recognizes my status (all of us have dealt with machine failures!), but there isn't anything they won't do to help the transaction to go smoothly. With my dozen pavers, Associate HANH cleared the aisle/facilitated ease of purchase. He represents the always-helpful (and frequently essential) associates, whose service make the shopping experience at Lowe's fantastic! Thank you HANH & LOWE'S‼

Ordered a garage door opener and installation labor…read more Initially, I asked for someone to come out and inspect the unit and provide recommendations. Lowe's associates said that wasn't necessary and to just buy a unit and schedule installation. That will come back to bite me later. After ordering, for almost two weeks there was little communication on the orders status or any progress. I had to call multiple times to confirm appointment date, and the technicians then missed twice (without any notice) before finally coming out. On the day of the install, the technician did not do any assessment and installed the opener. He even said there was an additional part needed, costing an extra $70. When all was said and done, the technician showed me that the opener would not work on my particular door and that I either needed a different unit or a different door. This could have been avoided if we had a proper assessment in the beginning. Furthermore, the technician said it was not his responsibility to uninstall the unit. So now I have to schedule a follow up appointment just to uninstall the unit, likely costing me more money. Do yourself a favor and go through a different company. This has been too much of a headache, cost me money that I likely won't get back, and I don't even have a working garage door.