I keep going back to this store since it's so close to home but I've had multiple negative experiences. For some reason my card wasn't going through even though I had plenty of money in my account. The cashier rolled her eyes and started ringing up the person behind me. On three separate occasions my purchase was not discounted as advertised but when I tried to show them on my receipt the ink was too faint to see. They told me sorry that they had problems with their new system ink. Pretty much out of luck. I still go to Ralph's all of the time. It would just be nice not to dread it so much. read more

An employee by the name of Nathan approach me next to my vehicle, and accuse me of stealing an umbrella that I brought into the store because it was raining tonight. I was only in the store to use the restroom, but it wasn't open because it was being cleaned out, and this man disrespected me. As a loyal Ralphs customer I would probably never shop at the store ever again.. read more

Ralphs - Grocery Near Me - Lake Forest, California

Update:You never know what kind of gems you'll find at Ralph's! Got 2 of these backyard babies for $10 (regularly $25)! I've found great deals in their seasonal items many times. I bought a Keurig machine for 50% off once and a large electric griddle for $10. Love my neighborhood Ralph's and the people that work there are super friendly too! If you go to this store you've got to go through Miss Georgia Peach's line. She is wonderful, friendly and so much fun! The changes they have made at this store are fantastic! Been going here for over 20 years and I'm so happy the customer service has been stepped up. It's cleaner, more organized and everyone is friendly! Love my shopping experience there better than years past. They have an extensive (and some what expensive) gluten free options and most items are labeled on the shelf for easy find by the eye. They also have rotisserie and fried chicken (neither gluten free) for a quick no fuss meal. Salad bar, soup and did you know they do catering? The meat department folks are very helpful and they have lots of recipes for your meat or seafood selections if you're not sure what to fix for dinner. Sales are always awesome and I especially like saving 20 cents in gas when using my rewards card! read more

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"manager" Carlos was extremely unhelpful and rude. horrible customer assistance.Needed money order done, even though he's one to do it, he threw a "we dont have anyone to do it and walked away read more

While I do love Ralph's, this is a bit older location and not one of my favorite. Still, I love the service here, always good to check out their clearance and manager's specials where you can find excellent deals. Plenty of easy parking and not too busy, good grocery option in the area. read more

Jason manager in charge for closing shift is awful , The sigh for cherry wan on sale but he didn't change the price , his behavior is very bad , he is very impolite . Sorry for the Ralph's has this manager. read more

Rarely do I post reviews for grocery stores but this is 5/5 easily or if not more especially when it comes to alcohol they have the cheapest alcohol bottles. The chefs there who cut the seafood doesn't get enough credit there The salmons and steaks are just top notch and cheapest out of all grocery stores. There isn't really a Costco in lake forest but this is the closest thing to it maybe even better!! read more

I just bought a four pack of Stella Rosa. When I got to my car I realized that the price was off by $10. It was on the shelf and they had missed labeled the price. When I got to my car I noticed a mistake. I went back in to get a refund and they would not take it back. I literally had left the store for two minutes and they would not take it back due to COVID-19 restrictions. That is some poor customer service right there. I will never shop in the store again read more

Ralphs - the price of stella rose pink - Grocery Near Me - Lake Forest, California

I normally never pay cash but I am absolutely shocked that the cashier actually rounded down when giving me change when my purchase as $27.08! Only $12 change back?! Pretty much negated significant savings in the store. Wow... that cashier is playing the store and it's customers. Shady!! read more

Ralphs - Cashier rounded down and shorted me nearly a dollar! - Grocery Near Me - Lake Forest, California

Just went in to get some steaks for Mother's Day. Sat in line at the butcher til I was the last person in line and as the butcher is finishing with the guy in front of me, some asshole behind me yells out "is there anymore rib eyes in the back". The butcher ignores me and goes and checks. He comes out with 3 in a package, walks around the counter and hands them to the guy and says something quiet that I couldnt hear. He walks back around the counter and asks me what I want and I ask if there is any more rib eyes left. He says no, those were the last ones. I ask what was the point of me standing in line if you are going to help people behind me and he sits there looking stupid at me, no apology, no suggestions, nothing. The dick that took the last steaks hauls ass and now im shit out of luck on Mother's Day steak dinner. That is piss poor service. Someone needs to demote that guy until he learns basic customer service skills and how they work at his position. I have been coming to this location for 41 years and never have I been so pissed off and treated so rudely. read more

Worst grocery store. Constantly has rotten and expired food, especially diary. Produce is lousy. The manager is grumpy. I wish corporate would do something about this place. read more

They sell "choice" meat supposedly, I'm done! Just spent $40 buying 2 lbs prime Steak, terrible ! Not choice! Tough as heck, not the first time had terrible pieces marked choice , and price as such when terrible. I'm done , will go to the meat market down street, or Costco. read more

So when does a butcher actually work at this store? Five times now that I've stood at the meat counter ringing the bell for nobody to come and I end up walking around trying to find someone to help me just to be told there is not butcher there and nobody else can cut meat. If your sign says meet department open till 8pm, and has signs everywhere that say "we cut to order" then you should probably have a butcher there more often because I've been shopping here for a year now and never once has there been anyone available to cut my order. Never had this issue at any other grocery store ever. read more

This is a great neighborhood grocery store. It is well stocked. The workers are friendly. And I have always found whatever I needed for myself, my little kids, my pets, and my elderly mom. read more

Wow.. where do I start. When you need to stick your finger down your throat after a meal.. wtf.. simple truth, simply sucks. Kroger & house brands are dangerous to eat. I'm only buying items that Ralphs can't f-up. No more.. Chicken Meats ..so much BAD food that can make people sick.. I don't know what is going on behind the scenes.. but they are not storing food properly. This is not a one time thing. Its gotten really bad over the last year. They would rather throw it on the shelves than throw it in the trash ..greedy a-holes. What a disappointment:( You lost my trust again read more

I go to this store only because it's the nearest one and I'm often lazy after work. But after last night, I'm wondering if it's worth driving an extra 5 minutes to Stater Bro's or going to the Ralph's near work. In the past, I've found rotting vegetables on their shelves and had to point out to the staff that all their hot house cucumbers are actually moldy, yellowed and mushy under the shrink-wrap. However, all that has been somewhat forgiveable as I just avoid those rotten veggies. Fast forward to my visit last night, at around 10:20pm. I was there to get a few last minute items for my dinner party tonight. I noted that it was sort of busy for that time of day and that there was only one cashier. So I walked over to the self-checkout machines which I use on a regular basis. Attempts to use my own shopping bags were thwarted as the machine was not cooperating and kept telling me to remove the last item. (I have used my own bag before and store employees have told me how.) Finally, I guess the sole cashier from 3-4 aisles away yelled out "Ma'am, it's your purse!!" which caused me great embarassment as everyone turned to look at me like I was an idiot. I started to say that I was just trying to use my own bag when she said again that it was my purse. I threw in the towel. I proceeded to checkout without bagging my items with the intention of bagging everything in my own bag after I've paid. Everything went smoothly until for some inexplicable reason, my 12-pack of Diet Shasta set off the "Please wait for someone to assist you." message. So I stood there, stuck...subject to the mercy of the sole cashier who by now was just trying to answer some random lady's question and who wasn't even buy anything. Oh it gets worse. She finally finishes her monologue and musings and strolls over to me. She gets rid of the message first and then reiterates - "It was your purse, ma'am. Earlier." Me: "NO, actually, I was trying to use my own shopping bag. My purse was actually in my shopping cart." Her: "But I saw your purse....anyway...if it was your shopping bag, it would have asked you if you were using your own bag." Me: "Well it didn't." Her: "Oh...ok." At this point, I was fuming so I quickly took note of her name and got out of there before I seek retaliation for her implying that I was either a liar or an idiot. Grrr!!! It'll be a while before I go back!! read more

Just went in on 4/18 to send money through Western Union. The "manager", who gave his name as Chris Boucher, yells out to an employee who was manning the self checkout to take care of my transaction. He responded that he hasn't been trained on the procedure yet. Chris rattles off 2-3 more names, and the employee tells his boss that they're not working that day. So, the response I get? "Sorry, there's nothing I can do.". Excuse me? You're the manager of the store and you don't have anyone there who knows how to do conduct a WU transaction? You're a manager and you don't even know how to do it yourself? Completely unacceptable. And it's not the first time that this work of fiction has been told. I asked for the name of Chris' boss. He refused to give it to me. As I left, a very sarcastic "Have a nice day" comes from the mouth of this punk. I ended up going out of my way to the store in Foothill Ranch and was done in 5 minutes. This jerk has no business being in any position of authority, whether it's over personnel or the store. Kroger just shut down stores in Long Beach and they're about to shut down another on Pico, and put those people out yet they keep someone like this on their payroll. read more

I dont usually shop at this Ralphs... but I decided to stop last night on my way home from work - I needed a LOT of gift cards for a company party, and decided I might as well try while Im in a nice calm mood :) This store has a LARGE selection of gift cards to choose from, and I went up to the Service Desk before I picked them out - and spoke with Lucia. I wanted to make sure they would allow me to purchase 40 gift cards, and that they would be able to help me out. She said absolutely so I went to pick out what I wanted. I went back to the Service Desk and she went to a closed register and rang me up. I did three separate transactions and she bagged them all separate, she was awesome. The third transaction alerted the security department of Amex so I had to call and get it cleared, and she was extremely patient and very friendly and helpful! read more

Great deals as part of the Kroger family. Always good quality products and low prices for the area.

Always so clean and staff is very welcoming! Only problem is that they don't seem to have meat specials . Last year the meat prices were cheaper compared to this year. read more

This store has always been dirty and has had extremely poor customer service any time I've had to go there to pick anything up. The stock there looks like its been there for months and the floor is always dirty. ANYTIME you ask a worker or manager if they have an item, they automatically say they don't (even though we've found items after taking our own time to look around, basically doing their job.). Today, however my daughter was short money when rung up and the cashier "Gina" was NOTHING but RUDE to her.... The cashier made a scene and said she would put in her own money (stating this very loudly to the point that shoppers in other lines were looking, basically making a spectacle of my daughter. My daughter said she just wanted to put some items back, but the cashier made it out to be a bother, complaining that " it's not that easy, I have to ring in the Gatorade separately".....She purposely embarrassed her literally to tears. The older woman who was bagging, Rose, offered to walk my daughter to her car because she was so upset and a "manager" Derek stepped in to ask the cashier if she "needed a break" because of the scene she was making. Later on this afternoon, My husband and I went up to the store to complain to the store manager. The rude cashier was watching as we complained. End result? The manager Derek looked us right in the eye and LIED- said he didn't know about any situation. The "store manager" Chris Boucher offer NO APOLOGY and neither did the RUDE cashier. As a matter of fact the weaselly "store manager" only said "you did nothing wrong" to the rude cashier repeated. I told him I was going to complain to corporate and his response was "go ahead". NEVER will we shop at Ralph EVER again! I did call corporate and was offered a $30 gift card. I declined and asked for the matter to be escalated as I've never been treated that way in the store. I'm waiting for a call back from the division manager. read more

This store likes to play games with their prices. The Honey crisp apples are always the most expensive in town @ $2.99 pound. Monday I stopped In to buy some apples and noticed the Honey Crisps had no price on them. I asked the produce guy if he could bring his price check gun over to get me a price. $3.99 a pound he said. I said you raised the price a dollar a pound no wonder you're not advertising the price. He kind of chuckled and walked away. Today is Wednesday and I went back and checked to see if there was a price on them yet. Nope! Every other Apple in the store had pricing clearly labeled but the honey crisps remained unmarked. I've seen this go on here quite a bit over the years and it's deceptive. They know exactly what they're doing. PlStop being dishonest with your customers. read more

Ralphs - Unmarked price tag for Honey Crisps. Turned out to be $3.99 pound. Yikes!!! - Grocery Near Me - Lake Forest, California

This store sucks. Only one rude cashier. Not planning to come here if I need to purchase alcohol unless I have 30 extra minutes to wait in line alone. read more

I shopped at the Ralphs on Lake Forest Drive, in Lake Forest. I bought ten cans of cat food, two half gallons of sugar free frozen yogurt, bananas, apples, eight Lean Cuisine frozen dinners, soy milk, honey raisin bran mini muffins, lactose free butter. The store was clean, and was a little busy. The cashier was nice and friendly, and bagged the food for me. That store closes at 12:00 am I go there at night to beat the day crowed. Now I'm almost ready for Christmas. Robert H. read more

Overall, this isn't a bad store. I enjoy the late hours. I love the wide aisles. Wide aisles mean hassle free shopping. You shop on that side and I'll shop on this side. No need to bump carts or say "excuse me." I can reach around you and grab what I want because usually when you come to a grocery store, you're not there to stay long and chat. You want to grab what you need and leave. If I wanted to chat, I'd shop where they served some food and drinks but this just isn't the case. The store is clean and organized. Ads run up and down the aisles and it's hard to miss a sale. Customer service was friendly and they're quick to open lanes when needed. I was able to grab my skim milk sharp cheddar cheese slices, my 2% gallon of milk, corn tortillas, and Gatorade and save about $5 due to Ralph's Rewards and walk out spending $12. I only spent about 20 minutes on this task. You just gotta love that. read more

So disappointed in this particular Ralphs. Very convenient to where I live, but after my last few visits and encountering rude and surly cashiers, I'll start going to other markets instead. The last straw was with Helen, who is the WORST customer service representative I've ever encountered in any type of business. Unprofessional, rude, hateful, and a few other adjectives I'll keep to myself. She was the nail in the coffin as to why I will never shop here again. Ralphs management, thank Helen for losing you another loyal customer. To you personally Helen, get some help with your anger issues. You are a horrible person treating the public like this. read more

I go to this Ralphs a lot but good god, the cashier Stacey was extremely rude. It was a typical rush hour at ralphs and I only have a few items because I don't like to go through self-checkout because it constantly messes up and tells me that an attendant is coming. Well, she looks at me and tells me to go to self-checkout and calls a bagger a bagger, who keep in mind is trying to help bag during this rush, to check me out on self-checkout. She doesn't even ask me if I would like to go over there, she just demands that I do. That was extremely rude, she basically kicked me out of the line. She's also complained about her fellow employees to me. That is not something you discuss with a customer. Avoid Stacey if you can. read more

Had a big order ,Helen was my cashier. She is a old grumpy lady. May be she should retire. She sure must hate her job.She needs to be nice to customers. read more

My boyfriend and I went to this Ralphs on the night of Friday, April 5th to get some alcohol and mixers because we were visiting a friend and wanted to take some drinks to contribute. The store is very nicely laid out and clean. However, the customer service is downright despicable. We had the marvelous privilege of dealing with a cashier named Helen C. She was downright rude and put a damper on our moods. My boyfriend, who is a Ralph's employee in Irvine, started to hand Helen his identification and employee Ralph's card. Afterall, this is an alcohol sale and identification is required. Helen snapped without hesitation, "I don't want that, you scan it yourself!". This was clearly in recognition of the Ralphs discount card. Quite simply, the biting attitude was entirely uncalled for. Without a word, my boyfriend scanned the card himself and again tried to offer Helen his identification for the alcohol. She snatched it out of his hand and then in dramatic fashion eyed the card, front and back, then eyed my boyfriend and I up and down in entirely uncomfortable fashion while mumbling incoherently under her breath. Her deafly rude silence and evil glare was more than enough to express what a miserable person she must be. It was entirely uncalled for. After being satisfied with the identification, she wouldn't even hand it back politely. She slammed it down on the small customer counter space and wouldn't make eye contact. We remained trying to be friendly and wished her a good night. Afterall, we have no idea if she was having a bad day or going through rough times, so perhaps remaining polite could help ease whatever she was going through. Not at all. It made no difference. Upon wishing her a good night, she would not even respond to us. She turned her back and in a complete 180 and as she recognized the next customer in line, became an entirely different character. She actually acted excited to see these customers and was putting on a friendly front. It was complete BS!!! I was at a loss for words. We stood there for a split second, gathering our items. I almost wanted to say something then and there. But, did not. I simply tried to remind myself that perhaps she was having a bad day and perhaps she was friends with these new customers and they were able to lighten her mood. I gave her the benefit of the doubt.... But, upon reaching our friends house, he was surprised we had stopped and gotten drinks to contribute, as he had told us we did not need to bring anything. In simple conversation, our experience with Helen came up. Without even describing what this woman looked like, he started laughing and knew EXACTLY who we were talking about. Our friend lives mere blocks from this Ralphs location and explained that he has had to deal with her for years. He claimed that the woman will sometimes speak to his mother when they are at the store together. But, anytime he has been there alone and gone through her line, he meets the biggest attitude he has ever encountered with a cashier. He went on to explain his experiences of Helen being so completely rude to him, then nice as can be to someone she obviously knows. He had a few "choice words" to describe her rude behavior! We summed it up that she must be entirely homophobic. We had no other way to explain it. But, now I come onto Yelp to share my experience and I am SHOCKED to see so many other reviews point out how evil Helen is. Seriously?! There are multiple reviews over the course of quite some timespan, from customers that have encountered Helen's bad attitude. Now, reading these reviews, I see our experience shared by many.... Whether they feel she is racist, or homophobic (as was our only explanation for her actions), etc. she obviously profiles customers and presents her hatred quite regularly. I can't find a way to rationalize this ill behavior. It is very unsettling to so the least. My boyfriend found himself very upset by the experience. Him, having worked at Ralphs for several years, is aware of how the company wants employees to interact with customers. Customers are supposed to be number one! Employees are supposed to be friendly and welcoming. Helen clearly missed this lesson in being a good employee. After having our own experience, then hearing from our friend about his experiences with Helen, then coming onto Yelp and reading plenty of other customers that have taken time to share their story about Helen, I am confused and downright appalled at why or how she manages to work for Ralphs. The company really should be ashamed to have such a rude and hateful person working for them. She gives this store location a very bad name. This employee really needs to be evaluated and dealt with!!!! Location: 217151 Lake Forest Drive Cashier: Helen C. Date: 04/05/19 -- 09:16 PM Receipt #: 79 5 101 105 Mng: Chris Boucher Phone: 949-855-1241 read more

The women with blonde, short hair seemed to be in a bad mood. I was waiting at the only register available for her for a few min since she was across the way. Another worker made eye contact with me as she passed by and shrugged as I was waiting, not trying to help. Finally, the 1st woman comes and doesn't say anything except if I had a Ralph's card. I was already holding it and she pointed to the scanner. I tried scanning it and she pointed to the sticker and rudely said to follow directions. There was a Caucasian customer that was behind me and she was really friendly to him wtf. This is my 2nd encounter with her and she was also rude the first time. She shouldn't be working here since she has bad customer service. read more

I've shopped at this Ralph's for years, I love the store itself but recently I have experienced the worse costumer service by one of their cashier, HELLEN! One thing I've noticed is that whenever she's with a Caucasian costumer she's always extra friendly, talkative, helpful, etc. But, whenever I'm next in line she won't even greet me as a costumer, she literally scans and throws my items on the counter. I have nicely and politely asked her to be more careful and she talks under her breath and rolls her eyes. It has not been 1,2,3 times but more than 5! Just nasty attitude!! Even the baggers have a more friendly attitude. I wish she could take some costumer service training from Elizabeth another cashier at the store, she goes above and beyond every time. I hope management can fix her poor costumer service. If she doesn't like working with diversity she shouldn't be working, period! read more

Why does this store smell like cat litter? I've lived here 4 years and avoid this dirty store like the plague. Visit it and you will find out why. read more

This location sucks ever since the remodel! The aisles make no sense whatsoever, they didn't improve their meat department to even remotely come close to giving the nearby Stater Bros. some competition....and I'm seriously mad they don't carry Aunt Penny's White Sauce anymore! Buh-bye, Ralph's! You lost a customer and Stater Bros. just gained a regular! read more

Dirty nasty place. Have been shopping here for 12 year until the other night. Found this disgusting mess took some pictures then went to ask manager how this could happen and tell him I had a sick feeling in my stomach knowing I have been buying and eating meat from here for years he told me "oh well its an old ralphs what do you expect" wow I told him so because it old you guy don't feel like you should clean anything? and again he shrugged his shoulders and said "its an old store." so I just want to get these pictures out so maybe this won't happen anymore. Thanks for grossing me out Ralphs. Look at pictures of the meat department read more

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Well I can't believe I'm actually reviewing a grocery store, but here I am! This is my go to grocery store being so close to the house. It's always clean and well stocked. Plus being a steak fanatic I love that they have Prime Rib Eye Steak!! Big plus for me. I can get it cut as big as I like too! This location had a recent makeover, although it's always nice, at first it sure makes it hard to find the things you usually buy, the good part is that when they first did their makeover, they had employees just walking around pointing you in the right direction. I really liked that. Great service! I always get a smile and people asking if they can be of service. Best part for me, they have the self check out area. Big big deal for me, I can run in, grab something and get out within minutes. Way convenient! I have never had a bad experience here and I've been coming here for years! read more

This used to be my old Ralphs. It was ok, but kinda old. And by old, I mean it still had the floor and feeling straight out of the late 70s and early 80s. It's kind of a smaller store compared to other ralphs - or rather it gives off that feeling. They don't have quite the selection of other ralphs. Some of the people here are rather nice, some however aren't that nice. Overall, you can go here if it's close, but there's better stores within a stone's throw. read more

The sales manager was helping me at the customer service desk and he was being constantly approached for assistance by other customers, co-workers, subordinates, etc. This guy managed to keep his cool and provide a smile and help to everyone that came up to him. I was rather shocked. You don't see that anymore. Kudos read more

I always shop Ralph's but I was so disappointed tonight. The guys that work there were not friendly and acted like they didn't want to be there. They didn't even smile. Customer service sucked. Don't plan on visiting that location again. read more

Wanted to take the opportunity to thank the staff at this Ralph's location. We live near the store and we consistently have positive experiences here. Selection is good, but the customer service is over the top great. I have lived all over the orange coast area for the last twenty years and I have never seen as friendly and helpful staff as this store. My wife goes in all the time with our 2 1/2 year old. Anyone who has/had a 2 1/2 year old knows how difficult shopping is with the kid. The staff is always welcoming to our son, and when I mean the staff, I mean the whole staff. Thank you guys for being so kind and helpful. read more

Good neighborhood grocery store. Staff is nice! Thank you. Appreciate the fair pricing.