Since the renovations the place rules, best green grocer in Melbourne now. Abby is wrong.

Have been going here for a long time and they keep expanding. It Started out with a single shop bought out the next shop twice. It has a big range and is a viable alternative to the nearby Woolworths supermarket for most things plus flowers. The quality of some produce has gone down tho since the last extension and the price gone up. The potatoes and pumpkin used to be excellent and several other items used to be excellent but are now no better than Woolworths supermarket. One or two items tho remain better. The cliental is varied but the people sometimes hold the queue up while they decide to do more shopping. the queues can get very long. Don't be in a hurry if you go there. Some fellow purchases are a bit impatient too and will nudge there way with the flowers or trolleys etc while your being served. I have started to go to the Prahran market instead of late and am tending to move away from toscano's altogether for the above reasons. read more

I'm a local and this is where we almost always shop. Nothing in the area is cheap - but at Toscano's the produce is really great and the value is reasonable. Sometimes even the value is great! Whatever, this place really deserves the loyalty it has won over the past 6 years or so. Can't help but wonder if Abby's story tells a little bit more about Abby than about any of the staff of Toscano's. We're regulars and haven't suffered like Abby ... ever ... and I do check my avocados and nectarines! Gently ; ) read more

Abby E has given this store a low rating because she was told not to ruin the fruit for the next person? Give me a break. There's other ways to tell if fruit is ripe, try smelling it. I'd also like to comment that saying you would stab the "b-tch" is not edgy writing, it's rude and uncalled for! It's people like this who ruin the otherwise pleasant shopping experience in Hawksburn. The produce at Toscano's is great (provided some rude selfish person hasn't squashed it all before you get there), they have a nice variety of deli meats, pasta, sauces, dips and yoghurts. If I want to avoid the crowds down at Prahran Market, this is a great place to go. I'm also impressed by the staff who I've seen carrying boxes of produce to customers' cars. It's the little things about Toscano's that makes it such a nice place to shop. read more

I've been going to Toscano's for more than 20 years, and it is easily the best fruit shop in Melbourne outside of Prahran and South Melbourne Markets. The produce is amazing, the range is fantastic, they always try to offer Australian produce when possible, and the staff are extremely helpful and knowledgeable. Recently they've started selling more deli stuff, which is obviously extremely expensive, but very good quality stuff. That reflects the area. I read the review from the lady who squeezed the fruit and I think that is the dumbest review I've ever read. First of all, probably the lady who spoke to you is not the owner, she's a long time employee. If she's the one with short white hair, she has a PhD from Cambridge and has worked there longer than I've been going there, so she probably knows how to handle the fruit better than you do, so you probably should have taken her advice. Secondly, it's their produce, and if you were ruining it, it is reasonable for her to say something to you. No, you don't get to squeeze the fruit as hard as you like because it's actually not yours until you buy it. read more

Amazing fruit and vegetable quality. Price is great. Other foods from here are amazing deli style treats and I use toscanos instead of the supermarket now as the quality is better and it's all round cheaper. Although a little squishy the staff are very good. The carry service is amazing and very good for those with mobility issues. read more