I have been purchasing flowering plant baskets from this florist for years. I am so very happy they made it through the shut down and are still supporting us in Alameda. The owner, Bruce has always helped me in the past, so they were the first florist I thought of when I needed a special order when a wonderful friend of ours (that shared a mutual love of Hawaii with us) unfortunately passed. I immediately knew that I wanted to send a Hawaiian flower spray to the church. As I couldn't find anything on the 1-800 Flowers website, I phoned Bruce and asked him if he could help. He provided me with his cell phone # to send a photo I had found of what I had in mind. Not only did they get it right, they exceeded our expectations. There was even a miniature Pineapple in the arrangement. Don't let the photos on the website hold you to what you think they have, they are happy to work with you to get you exactly what you want! read more

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The beautiful floral arrangement that I received yesterday was much more than I expected. Every stem of each flower and greenery were as fresh as if they had been recently cut, arranged and promptly delivered. This is, by far, the freshest bouquet that has ever been delivered to my home. read more

Amazing- incredible service! I had ordered a bouquet for my Mom on Mother's Day, which was canceled by 1-800-FLOWERS. The gentleman at Central went out of his way to fix it and get the delivery out today. Thank you Central Florist. read more

Great service and quality. I can always count on this flower shop for every single occasion. I planned a rehearsal dinner recently, and bought everything I needed the day of. The staff helped me locate items throughout the store, suggested flowers and other arrangements. I definitely recommend this place. read more

I ordered flowers for my sister-in-law's bday. My first time using Central Florist and had great customer service. I wanted something spring-like and happy, and later that day when my sister-in-law texted a picture of the bouquet, I was not disappointed. Really beautiful and colorful, above and beyond what I could have imagined. All with a phone call so shows you can trust Central Florist to delivery top quality. Thank you! read more

I've always had a great experience here. They are very good at helping you pick out flowers for the person and occasion. You don't need to know what you want, they will make suggestions, no pressure, no rush. Prices are good for this level of quality, and they offer really attractive options at every price level. It turns out they offer free delivery too, but I still like going into the shop and browsing around. If they don't already have something you like, flowers in a picture become a reality in under five minutes, seriously! I'll keep coming back here. read more

Very pleased with the customer service by Bruce at Central Florist. I had ordered flowers for my wife's birthday to be delivered on a very busy Mother's Day weekend. The flowers did not last very long, I called to complain and was very well taken care of. New flowers were delivered next day and now a week later still very fresh. I highly recommend using Central Florist.....Great Service! read more

I'm absolutely floored by the service we got today ... the teenage son needed a prom corsage/boutonnière and hadn't realized you are supposed to order these things way in advance. He was worried they would scoff and scold him, but they were extremely helpful and were able to put something very nice together within just a couple of hours. WOW. read more

Central Florist was great to work with. They created a beautiful floral arrangement I described over the phone and delivered it promptly in Alameda. They followed up to be sure everything went well. I would definitely recommend this business! read more

Ordered a 30th anniversary bouquet of 18 long-stem roses from 1800Flowers and it was serviced by Central in Alameda. The arrangement was the finest that I have seen (and I have ordered many in thirty years!) and the flowers and vase were exquisite. I was so pleased that I may order directly from them in the future. Thank you so much for such great quality and service! read more

Hamid Ighani did an amazing job delivering flowers this afternoon! From their location in Alameda, CA, he personally delivered the flowers to Berkeley with a big smile on his face. It made my day, and I couldn't imagine the service being any better! read more

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The absolute worst florist in the eastbay. I will never do business with them again. Their customer service is horrendous and I'm just appalled that they're still in business. I hate that I didn't come to yelp before ordering. I'm definitely taking this complaint to the BBB. read more

Received a phone call from a Ms. Brown who left a voice mail on my cell phone wanting to know what my "take on the situation was", whaaat?!! Doesn't my post explain exactly what my "take on the situation was"??? What the heck is wrong with the management of this place is what I'd like to know!!??? - zero rating if I could choose one! read more

I received a lovely basket of flowers from Central Florist. The arrangement was mixed flowers, all of which were very fresh and long lasting. Thank you for a quality product. read more

Bruce and his staff do amazing work. I've been ordering flowers from him for years and will always continue to. Thanks for everything!!

Thank you for the delivery service there was confusion when ordering online for time reference. Thank you for the delivery

I received great service from Bruce and his friendly staff, they are dedicated to delivering beautiful arrangements of fresh flowers to any occasion, for a great price I'd recommend that everyone who has a need for flowers to visit their shop you will receive the best deal in town!!!! read more

Being from out of town, we called on the phone and requested a sympathy spray to be delivered to a church in Alameda. Saw it a few days later, and were impressed with the quality of the flowers, the size of the arrangement and whole presentation! Pricing was very reasonable, and there was no delivery charge. They also included a banner with some printing like we requested, also complimentary in our case- Overall, very happy with this florist! read more

I received a bouquet as a thank you for rescuing a lost dog. The flowers were gorgeous and lasted over a week. And I have a sister who is a florist so I know how particular one has to be in sourcing their product. read more

I was in a pinch as my lady friend let me know last minute she was going to be making a surprise visit. Panicked and with nothing to greet her beautiful smiling face, I ran to the store minutes before they closed and received AMAZING customer service and FLEXIBLE pricing. Long story short, the flowers were the catalyst to an amazing evening and now I write this review from her phone as mine is dead. Thank you!! - Benjamin read more

We had just learned our fav aunt had passed and needed to send an arrangement to the viewing. Bruce was so kind and helpful. The flowers were beautiful and made my mom smile when she saw them. Thank you Bruce for your support to a grieving family. read more

Thank you Central Florist!! Today I came in last minute and in a panic for a last minute bouquet of flowers. The service and attention to detail was outstanding. Actually this is the second time they have come thru, the other, for bereavement flowers. Then too, they were attentive, created beautiful pieces and made me feel appreciated as a customer. So nice to have a florist in town to count on!! read more

I went to order flowers for my mother for her birthday and they completely forgot about the order. The middle eastern man whom I'm assuming is the owner of shop, told me he doesn't remember this order which I showed him that I called 2 weeks ago to make the arrangement. Then cursed at me and told me to get the "F*** out of his shop" read more

They delivered the same day at the last minute. But it turned out that the flowers got damaged before the deliver. They called me and told me they didn't want to deliver broken flowers, could they deliver tomorrow instead? I said that tomorrow wouldn't work logistically, and the guy said he's drive it over and deliver himself after closing time. So nice!! Flowers were delivered and they look great! read more

I come here once a month to buy my wife a bouquet. Every month I come away with a work of art. Amazing flowers, perfectly fresh, and beautifully arranged. I'll keep coming here for as long as I can. Thank you! read more

Had to find a last minute bouquet of flowers for our wedding anniversary- staff was very patient & polite. They had it ready on the same day right on time for me to pick up - and surprised me with a larger size bouquet than the medium I ordered! read more

Amazing customer service and so nice...amazing flowers and great selection..i can just walk in and pick a amazing bouquet for my friends they always talk about...go here!! read more

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I live in WA State & called to have a birthday bouquet delivered to my daughter (who lives in Alameda). I explained what I would like to make it a bit special for my daughter & for her 'style' of floral bouquets. I hoped it would turn out okay, but you never know when ordering over the phone. My daughter sent me a picture and it was just what I had hoped! And she loved it! So pleased! Thank you Central Florist for being professional, accommodating & making it unique & special for my daughter! You will definitely have my business in the future. read more

Thank you so much to Hamid, after my order I realized I was one house off on the delivery address and Hamid was so wonderful to help figure it out and get the beautiful flowers delivered to the correct address within 10 min! Great job Central flowers, you guys rock!!! Great team you have! Thank you so much!!! read more

"Bruce" took my order and was to the point, and helpful. He communicated clearly the costs and choices, and didn't badger me too much to make decisions (perhaps he figured out I'm not too versed on selecting flower arrangements.) and we came up with something appropriate, for which I'm happy. read more

Friendly and helpful on the phone. I ordered a next day delivery bouquet. They not only delivered on time but created a gorgeous arrangement for a reasonable price. Thank you so much! read more

Convenient, friendly, reasonable price for my little bouquet and open half day Sunday! read more

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Central Florist has some really nice people to work with. I came in on Christmas Eve day to buy something pretty, festive and quick! Everyone was buzzing around getting things done for their Christmas deadline yet they took a moment to doll up a lovely table centerpiece that I had picked out. Truthfully, it was lovely just as it was but they placed a few holiday dried floral items and a pinecone here and there...a ribbon...a bit of sparkle and Voile! A gift I was proud to give to someone very dear to me for their holiday table. Thank you Central Florist ;-D read more

If I could give them a 0 i totally would. Worst experience i've ever had ordering an arrangement!! I don't understand the positive feed back.. these people should be out of business. First, the arrangement i ordered online was not the one that was delivered, not the same type of flowers nor as many as what was shown. These arrangements are not cheap!! So I emailed the website which I ordered from and they were so apologetic and offered to redeliver the correct arrangement I was very pleased... boy should I have known the worst of my experience had just begun. The following morning I get a call, from which I assume was either the owner or manager... he was very upset that I had complained about the arrangement accusing me of lying and was super rude. After explaining the issue to him I offered to send him a photo that I had sent to the website they work with, to show how different and fewer flowers the arrangement delivered had. He asked me to text it to him so he could see as he had delivered himself and it was exactly the same.. which was a lie!! So after a few minutes he calls and tells me they'll take care of it.. wish I could have stopped him!! My family member then calls me later that night to tell me how rude the delivery guy was. He apparently complained to her for complaining to me about the arrangement.. REALLY ? then he proceeds to tell her that next time she should take a picture from a different angle so it'll look similar to the one on the picture.. you've got to be kidding me, All while having an attitude and being rude. Then he takes the old arrangement (with other flowers people had given her for valentines day), WHAT?? This was supposed to be a redelivery of the arrangement not an exchange!! Mind you this all happened at her work place in-front of customers of hers... humiliating her at work in front of others!!! NO WAY!! So I took it upon myself to call him and see what that was all that about? To tell them how unprofessional they acted and how upsetting it was and what a horrible experience they made it for me and my family member. When I call and I tell him the issue he is in denial and tells me how she should have taken the picture from a different angle, then I tell him to stop going on about the angle of the picture how this has nothing to do with the angle and about how they advertised something they clearly did not have (as 2nd arrangements was not the same either) and how rude they have been and what horrible customer service they have, he then starts complaining of how my complaint is costing them money... They've got to be kidding! By then I have had enough and tell them that I will be filing a complaint with the website they work with, then things change, he is apologetic he is no longer rude nor defensive but he wants to make things right... NO THANK YOU!! I then keep getting calls from 2 different people i assume the manager and owner? I tell them to stop calling me that I am done, and he starts trying to persuade me to buy another arrangement and that he'll give me 50% off. HOW PATHETIC.. just wanting to get more money!!! My advise.. DO NOT give them any of your business.. worst experience ever!!! If you order through a website or a 3rd party .. make sure to tell them to not go through this florist.. i know I will. read more

This is the absolutely worst floral shop I have ever worked with, and I send a lot of flowers. After placing an order a few days prior to delivery, getting a confirmation for my order and being told they would deliver it, I was then told ON THE DAY OF THE DELIVERY, that they cannot deliver the flowers as they're are out of flowers. What a joke! Do not waste time or money with this outfit. read more

In July 2015, one of my best friends, since childhood, died. Some of my other friends and I wanted to get a custom flower arrangement made for the funeral, which was being held in Alameda. The design we wanted to use was of an emblem from one of our friend's childhood heros. Since I haven't lived in Alameda for about 20 years, I asked a friend if they had any recommendations for a florist and they told me about Central Florist. I called Central Florist a few days before the funeral and spoke to Bruce. I told him about the custom design we had in mind and where the funeral was taking place. He was already aware of the funeral and knew where the flowers had to be delivered and the time the flowers had to be delivered by (which saved me the time of explaining those details). Bruce gave me his cell phone number and asked me to text him a picture of our custom design, which I did. Within an hour he got back to me and said he could make an arrangement using our design and gave me a price. The flowers were delivered on time with no problems. When I got to the church for the service, I was amazed at what a great job they did on the flowers; it was definitely beyond my expectations. We received a lot of compliments about the flowers and everyone agreed that our deceased friend would have loved them. I will definitely use Central Florist again and will recommend them to friends and family. read more

We ordered some flowers and balloons for my Mother-in-law for Mother's Day, to be delivered on Friday before Mother's Day, paid over $100. All that we requested was that the flowers be delivered in the morning so my Mother-in-law wouldn't have to wait around all day or miss her afternoon appointment. When I called to put in the request I was told they would try to deliver them before 2:00pm but as of 4:30pm my Mother-in-law still does not have her flowers. If I'm going to spend that much money I would really appreciate it if they didn't put us last on the delivery schedule. When I called at 3:21pm someone said they would try to see what they could do and call me back. I never got a call back and I could not be more upset at this companies lack of customer service. If she does not get her flowers today I am going to demand a full refund from this company. I called and spoke to the manager Bruce, he is going to make it right by sending my Mother-in-law another bouquet of her favorite flowers. We thought we were getting in before the big Mothers Day rush by having these delivered on the Friday before but as Bruce explained it to me they were very, very busy. I can understand that and since they were willing to make this up to me I will absolutely order from them again in the future. read more

Was not happy!!! Went online and picked out the flowers I wanted for a man's funeral, purple and yellow. Got to the service and there was my flowers purple and PINK!!! It was $90 wasted, it was just NOT the message I wanted to send to my friend, he would NOT have liked the pink flowers!! I called the day before and ask if there were any problems with the order, they said no problems. I think they should have told me if they changed the colors. Will not use this florist again!!! read more

I received a most thoughtful gift of flowers delivered to my door yesterday from Central Florist, and they are the most beautiful flowers I have ever seen. My bouquet had gigantic peach colored roses, big bright sunflowers, Sweet William, lillies and more. Every flower is of the highest quality, as is the vase they came in. Just beautiful. I definitely plan to use them in future! read more

Wonderful people! They say they "always go the extra mile"--and they really do! I live on the East Coast and ordered a Mother's Day plant for my mother, who lives in Alameda. I called and explained that she had been waiting in the front of her building for her delivery, and that her apartment was too far away from the front lobby for her to walk back. The person I spoke to tracked down the van, and collected the plant to deliver it personally to make sure that my mother would not have to wait too much longer. They are genuinely kind-hearted people who go out of their way to make people happy. Highly recommend them! read more