Gelsons is your typical over the top expensive grocery store. They have the most delicious cookies, bread, pre made ready to eat meals. Everything is in sections. ( cheese, wine, bakery items, sushi, hot/cold foods) Everything looks so good. They sell Celic bagels in the hot section at $10 a piece. If you dont know what a celic bagel is, let me tell you. Its a stuffed bagel topped with butter, garlic, cheese. Gelsons does not make them in house. They are delivered from LA. Calabasas is one of 5 Gelsons that has them. I took 2 home and baked them. They were so good. Gelsons is great for special occasions. Lots of good stuff. Expensive stuff. read more

Gelson's Calabasas - Grocery Near Me - Calabasas, California

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They DO NOT ACCEPT EXPIRED $5.00 COUPONS when they have always done so in the past. Plus, they never send me new ones anymore so I will not be coming back as the prices here are INSANE! Even more then Whole Foods or Bristol Farms. It's never that crowded probably due to the prices. So I guess that's a plus if you are a multi millionaire and don't care what you pay. read more

There is at best only 1 checker (sometimes none). Often no manager or box person is available & they don't answer the phone. It seems like Gelson's is cost-cutting on service but at the same time charging ever-increasing & exhorbitant prices throughout the store. read more

It says that it's open till 11pm on Google. Also if call for store hours it says it's open till 11 every day. I was at the store at 9:45 and it was closed! read more

The Wolfgang puck has been replaced with a cute wine bar near the grab and go section. Grab a bite after grocery shopping, after all who isn't hungry after groceries? I appreciate the unique concept. Gelsons has become synonymous with Thanksgiving for us and also weeknight, easy dinners! I love their prepared food section. It doesn't complete deplete your bank account like Erewhon and the food tastes thoughtfully seasoned and freshly prepared. As far as Thanksgiving is concerned, I will likely never cook my own Thanksgiving because I'm so in love with the ease and taste of Gelson's. Being freed up from mashing potatoes or preparing carrots allows me the time to prepare those sentimental, ancestral dishes we all crave at the holiday season. The turkey is also cooked to perfection but the other ideal part of a Gelson's thanksgiving is all the side dishes can also be purchased ala carte. Ideal! Lastly, this store is just so clean. It's bright, lots of natural light, and has easy parking that is free. I always hate paying for parking grocery shopping. This store makes grocery shopping that much easier, thanks to the prepared food, and just that much more enjoyable. read more

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I have the flu so got some chicken noodle soup from the hot bar. For $20 it was the most disgusting soup I've ever had. The entire soup tasted like preservatives and the quality of ingredients was so lackluster I suspect the soup came straight out of a can. Absolutely disgraceful. read more

Market not my favorite, pricey and still limited on choices, bakery has sub-par quality, had their cakes and cookies and tasted like it was day old store bought somewhere else. Don't like the rude owner, mean to staff. Best pass this market and try a better one at Ralph's or Vons. Save money and still get better quality and service. read more

[Thought it would just be easiest to paste the text of my email to the store manager below. Of course, the person never replied, in classic Gelson's fashion. But to their credit, I did get my refund.] Super disappointed in Gelson's at this point. After all of the catering orders I've placed over the years, something is very wrong at your store. I placed an order for three brisket meals.. I picked up what amounted to a 75% fat/25% meat slab of inedible worthlessness and determined I would ask for my money back. Then 20 minutes before my guests arrived (and had nothing reasonable to eat, I might add), I get a call from your store, telling me I only picked up one of the three meals. I reply, "Oh, you mean you only GAVE me one of the three meals, yes?" No responsibility taken. No apology. I'm screwed. Nothing I can do. So I need my money back for that too. Actually, I need ALL of my money back!!!!! I called the store and spoke to Eduardo, who told me he will talk to the store manager and get back to me. He never did. I called again and spoke to someone named Hanibal who tried to convince me that I need to send an email to "gelsonskitchenorders.com." Needless to say (or perhaps I need to say it?), that's not an email address. I'm ready to tear my hair out!!!!!!!!!! PLEASE REFUND ALL OF MY MONEY! It's order no. ____, and the amount is $285. Please DO NOT RUN ME AROUND ANYMORE!!!!!! Other suggested steps to avoid this in the future: - Teach your meat cutters how to trim fat and what constitutes an acceptable finished product for consumers paying top dollar to what is supposed to be a high-end grocery store. - Teach your deli workers how to count meals. Develop a process - a checklist would be ideal - to safeguard against short deliveries so people aren't confronted with having picked up less than what they bargained for. - Teach your staff to return phone calls and not make people wait. - Teach your staff that for something to be an email address, there must be an @ symbol in it. Please confirm my refund ASAP. DON'T MAKE ME ENDURE MORE NONSENSE!!!!!! read more

The Japanese food court service is soooo bad! We asked extra wasabi,he said NO!!! And you can buy it! Very arrogant attitude!sucks!

We have been shopping at Gelsons for 30 years and have always used them for their prepared foods especially for holidays and catering. Their food has always been outstanding. Unbeknownst to us and the public they changed ownership and eveything we ordered on our $300 order had to be tossed out because not one item they now pass off as the same prepared products are the same. They were all horrible. Beware before you buy any prepared food. So disappointed and we can no longer shop there. Their bakery was sold and they did not tell us that either. The same cake we always buy that has custard filling was filled with tasteless whipped cream. And to top it off the person we spoke to at customer service was a wanker. read more

Something is going on at this store with the meat storage. Several times in the past 6 months or so I've opened packages of chicken that smelled spoiled. At first I assumed it was a fluke and would take them back. Now I just throw the meat out. Guess I need to buy packs of chicken elsewhere. read more

I've been coming here for the last decade. The prices have gotten to the point of absurdity, the "security" look like mall cop rejects, and there's always Instacart "shoppers" sitting and smoking cigarettes and weed in the parking lot all morning. Not to mention the self check outs are only open at odd hours so there's lines at the 2 check outs open. For what it costs to shop here they need to do better. Over it. read more

Gelson's Calabasas - Gelsons Calabasas - Grocery Near Me - Calabasas, California

They ran out of chopped liver spread a few hours before the First Seder on Passover. I voiced this to a manager but was neither concerned nor accommodating about this. Not good. read more

My sister and I are loyal customers at gelsons. We love to get a little sweet treat here, though today I was met with the worst possible piece of bread ever. IT WAS FULL OF SALT. It was titled, "cinnamon loaf", despite my mouth being overwhelmed by the immense amount of salt in the crumbles. I tried to just take off the top layer, but it was nearly impossible. The flavor of salt is still in my tastebuds because that was the only flavor the bread had. My sister and I now have matching headaches. Gelsons please lay it down with the salt!!!! read more

Gelson's Calabasas - 12$ overly salted cinnamon loaf - Grocery Near Me - Calabasas, California

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Workers are rude and so I left. I don't need this kind of judgement in my life. I love Gelson's but this is by far the worst location.

I live in calabasas and patronize this store and unfortunately one of their store associates assaulted my daughter. The associate slapped her drink off of the table because he was upset with another young man...I filed a complaint and police report and cooperate never reached out nor apologized...they will not let my daughter get food or use the bathroom unless I am present despite her never doing anything inappropriate or disrespectful to the store. Very upsetting as residents of this neighborhood read more

This Gelsons has seen better days. I used to do most of my shopping there as the high prices were offset by the absence of long cashier lines and, unlike nearby Bristol Farms, the parking lot is easily navigable. Customer service is paramount in my food shopping. In the past, if 2 or 3 people were lined up, management would quickly open up another checker. Now management lets the lines increase to 4 or 5 people, with apparently no consideration for customer service. Today management allowed a very unseemly scenario to occur in which, in a crowded store, just one cashier was open, and the line stretched to 5 or 6 people. When another cashier was belatedly opened, 3 of the customers rushed over in a mad, rude scramble. I still do some shopping there solely because of the parking lot, but the experience is extremely degraded from the Gelsons of a few years ago. I think the local high school kids gathered there at lunch time are keeping this location open. read more

Today I went to Gelsons Calabasas to get a prime rib sandwich . When I approached the hot Carving board I was welcomed by 2 flies on the meat! I approached the tall Manager and told him. He thanked me and went to the back of the deli - kitchen. After that I was going to order a different sandwich and received a horrible attitude from a short Hispanic lady ...very arguementive!!! She stated they NEVER cover the carving meat!! I replied yes they do. Do better Gelsons!!!!! read more

The Serv team at Gelsons Calabasas can't be near! Seriously. From the Cart retrieval team to the bag girls/guy, premium bakery, meat seafood produce hot deli, sushi, Wolfgang puck pizza,, zProduce/, dairy, pharmacy, "cheese pro", Management team , maintenance team, wine tapas bar, and any area I overlooked ( you're included, cares about your experience at Gelson's Calabasas ! The to-go food salad bar, hot bar, poke bar deli and premium bakery's are fully stocked with deliciousnesses!! The vibe in the store is a pic cool. Hey, this is Calabasas! The team a Gelson's works at making all patterns feel welcome .. read more

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The place gets a 5 star review. The seafood section is at the top for quality and friendliness. Produce is outstanding and earns them the privilege of being an expensive place to shop. Meat is also top notch. In-store staff goes out of their way to help if you can't find something. Staff up front does not engage warmly but that would only be icing on the great cake. No one uses the wine bar and sushi seems like it is no longer made there. I really liked the fellow who was there. The sore spot is the bakery, bagels in particular. The last ones were inedible and pathetic bagel-like toroids of partly cooked dough. Checkout counter at the bakery gives a name other than Viktor Benes, maybe it has changed hands but even Benes couldn't make a decent bagel. Like the pastry guy in The Bear, send the baker to New York and the Puerto Ricans will teach him how to make a bagel. read more

Going into this store I never want to leave Clean upscale great staff friendly service the best meet and poultry competitive pricing great rewards program. The best deli and bakery So many fresh ready to eat options. A sushi bar a wine bar and Wolfgang pucks. Soup bar I could go on all day if you don't shop here you need to. A lot of private label gelsons on items that are really good like the pasta sauce. You can't tell the difference from Raos. Try the lobster bites in the deli counter best chicken noodle soup also you are guaranteed an amazing customer experience here read more

This used to be our go to market and it is so horrible since it was sold the prices are insane and they have no heat so it's about 32° inside the market on a cold rainy day you go in there and freeze!!!!!! This is probably why there are only three people in the market. read more

Horrible attitude/ customer service pretty much across the board ( except seafood/meat area). Not sure whats going on there. One of the employees push the shopping cart into my five year old legs and didn't even say sorry or acknowledge it. Not only did she not say sorry or acknowledge it but we were standing there for five minutes and none of the other staff members around, acknowledged it either. When I asked the person who I thought is the one who did it to say sorry, she said oh, it wasn't me and that's all. Super sad. Will go bristol farms instead. read more

The bakery section is wonderful. Viktor Bene zucchini loaf and pineapple loaf are delicious. The rotisserie chicken is always perfect. Service is quick I never have to wait in a long line. If you go to the deli section the curry chicken salad and Waldorf salad are my picks. read more

This review is long overdue . I loved this Gelsons as they had a huge selection of produce and carry the hard to find organic sweet 100 cherry tomatoes by del cabo . My favorite tomatoes for everything . they have a very large meat dept but note, the meats here are prime and organic so these items are pricier here than your average grocery store. Gelsons carries higher end brands like Stonewall Kitchens line of jellies jams and seasonings and pancake mixes . They have great items if you are into charcuterie . This is probably the best Gelsons in the SFV. the one in reseda has a very small produce dept and the lines are always long. read more

Terrible customer service that keeps getting worse. Best thing about this location is the parking lot (unless it's busy), which feels safe and doesn't have homeless people wandering around (it's off the beaten path). Products are often out of best buy date. Vegetable/fruit department items are often not stocked but when you are able to track someone down to check in back, lo and behold they have items in the back. Cashiers and baggers are often engaged in conversation and pay no attention to customer checking out. Today 3 cashier stations had lights on indicating they were open for checking out but no one was there. The one cashier who was open and available was talking to fellow employees who were baggers, and paid no attention to me when I was waiting to cash out. I found out today they no longer accept "expired" $5.00 off coupons (which they used to do), even though I spend a minimum of $400 per week at this location. Gelson's really needs to invest in customer service training and hold it's employees accountable. Even managers won't go out of their way to show you where an item is. Instead they often just tell you an aisle #. read more

Nice local store, always clean and easy to navigate. Our family appreciates the fun Halloween event they host each year.

They have opened a Tapas and wine bar. It has become a great place for my wife and I to grab dinner. Food is way above average. Service is the VERY BEST. And everyone is very friendly. It's great to have a place like this in the neighborhood. read more

Bad customer service especially Maritza was so rude I will never go there again she's not professional

I had to do a review for our cornucopia. It was so beautiful. We were able to order it ahead of time and pick it up 10am on thanksgiving. The flowers were fresh and it looked exactly the same the next day with the sponge water method. Highly recommend for anyone in search of an authentic cornucopia! read more

Gelson's Calabasas - Our gorgeous cornucopia that we picked up on thanksgiving (pre-ordered) - Grocery Near Me - Calabasas, California

Typical Gelsons. Clean and bright throughout. Everyone was nice and helpful. This location has plenty of parking and is a little less chaotic than others. The quality of food here is great. Love the selection of meats and breads here. All the can labels facing forward the right way satisfies my OCD! The fruits and veggies area is always well stocked and I love the selection of hot foods at the deli counter... read more

Literally 22 days after my last post, i go back to the salad bar. We go early because we don't know if they will close the salad bar at 7:30 or 7:00? Better to play it safe, so we got there before 7. I take the tray to make my salad, walk five feet away to ask my wife a quick question. When i turn around, they're tearing down the salad bar. LOL!! I'm standing there in disbelief. In fact, other customers walked up to the salad bar and were confused as to why it was shut down so early. . As Biden would say "i'm not making this up folks!" (not being political) Admitedly I was pretty pissed. But after a while i just had to laugh. This place is a joke. It's funny at this point. It's not the clerk's fault. It's management. Top down. When we got on line to check out with our groceries, there was only one lane open. I understand if it's 9pm, but not at 7pm. Oh and it wasn't a staff shortage because someone did come to check out the lady in front of us, then leave. I wish the people at Gelson's Corporate would drive down the road to Erewhon so they can see what a first rate market looks and acts like. Erewhon is more expensive, yes, but this is Calabasas not Kalamazoo. so guess i'll have to start driving a little further from now on. I used to love Gelson's when i lived in WeHo and Studio City. This location is good for frozen foods, bananas, and paper plates. Period. read more

Horrible loaf of bread. Full of salt and no cinnamon included!!!! It said it was a cinnamon loaf but instead was a salt loaf. I want a refund.... $12 spent on salt INFLATION!!! read more

If you expect to be treated with at least a bit of kindness when interacting with other people, don't come here. I recently made the mistake of picking up some lunch with my Father at the Wolfgang express. The way the man behind the counter spoke to and treated my father you would have thought we had driven to his house and asked him to feed us from his own kitchen. To further illustrate how unbelievably rude this man was my father tried to make conversation with him and he flat out ignored him and looked pissed that my father was being nice to him(?) Honestly, I know how it is to be in a bad mood and I'm sorry that you don't want to be at work, but don't take it out on me. We went to Bristol Farms the next week and had an amazing experience. :) read more

Ever since Arden sold to a Japanese company, the quality products are slowly disappearing and more and more unhealthy and generic products (Thrifty Ice Cream) have been appearing. I used to shop at Gelson's weekly. Now, I only go when I have to go. The Front Desk Managers could not care less, the staff literally complain about their hours being cut, and there are never enough baggers. They installed self-check out lanes, but honestly, I do not go to Gelson's and pay their high prices to unload and bag my own groceries. The service deli meats and products have declined (they got rid of Boar's Head meats and cheeses), and the hot food is dry and tasteless. The soups are full of Canola Oil now. Yesterday, there were NO BAGS for fruits and vegetables. The guy handling the fruit section could not care less. It has been a very sad deterioration for a once great, upscale shopping experience. Von's quality with Erewhon prices. The checkers always look miserable now. read more

Good. Cheap. Fast... Pick two. I mean, that's the (semi-not-serious-but-frequently-true) rule of thumb in many a marketplace. It might be a house painter or it might be a grocery store. If the house painter is cheap and good... he won't be fast. If he's cheap and fast... the painting won't be good. (I think you can take if from here.) In this case it's Gelson's. That's not a slam... that's a compliment. You know they are not cheap... but you can usually count on the product being way better than average and, more importantly, you can count on not waiting 10 or 15 minutes in line. (The "good" and "fast" part of the aforementioned options.) I just got back from there. I intentionally drove at least twice the distance to avoid going to Bristol Farms. The wait in line at Bristol Farms is not only two to three times as long but you also spend that whole time in melt-down frustration mode (I admittedly have a fast idle) because you can SEE that they don't have enough cash registers open and that they are a little unorganized. And the people they DO have working just didn't go to Gelson's training school of how to. If that's a thing. Today was two days before Christmas. You KNOW I didn't want to go grocery shopping or even leave the house for that matter... because, well, Christmas. And Omicron. But I HAD to. And I knew I only wanted to go to one place and I wanted to be in and out quickly. And I didn't want to risk that "the blueberries sucked" or they didn't have other things I needed. It was beautiful.... and quick. And I have to add... the checker was double masked and lightning fast. M'kay... pretty sure I need to go get a life. read more

Love this store! The staff is amazing and friendly, the store itself is always clean and beautiful. However, they have students in the store and out front from a nearby school that are absolutely horrific! They scream, yell, fight, use vulgar language and are just plain terrible. They completely overrun the front of the store, making me feel unsafe and very uncomfortable. Many other shoppers were of the same opinion, and we may do our shopping elsewhere if nothing is done to remedy this problem. Such a shame. read more

I am completely thrilled with the manager Justin, at Gelsons Calabasas. We had such a horrible experience picking up our turkey on thanksgiving and he apologized and compensated me. This is the way the company should run their business. While I was there I purchased a lot of pastries from the bakery and many other things. The pastries were delicious. I also visited Wolfgang puck inside the market for lunch. The Caesar salad was really good and so is the margarita pizza. I wasn't overly fond of the vegetable pizza because it had way too much parsley. But overall I would definitely be back. Thank you again gelsons for putting a smile on our face! read more

Love this Gelson's location. Always fresh products and a cute little bakery. This Saturday they made some custom sugar cookies for an event and the two women in the bakery Saturday morning packages them beautifully with ribbon. Quiet and easy to get in and out quickly. read more

In the midst of this Covid-19 world we live in, Gelson's Calabasas has become my "grocery shopping haven!" Why, you ask? 1) The quality of the produce is second to none! 2) The bakery is second to none! 3) Their coffee and hot chocolate are second to none! 4) Their prices on staple items are surprisingly competitive for a premium grocery. 5) Their selection of "alternative foods" such as goat milk products, "plant based faux milk," plant based ice cream, plant based meat etc. is extensive. 6) The aisles are wide and uncrowded. 7) The check out area is well screened with plexiglass. 8) The staff is SUPER FRIENDLY AND HELPFUL. Since I rarely shop in person anywhere anymore, I do not know my way around any particular grocery store.... And, the staff makes shopping at Gelson's Calabasas totally zero stress. I simply ask for what I am looking for and they walk me to isle and show me exactly where it is!!! What could be easier? I have to admit, I prefer low stress uncrowded shopping.... I choose "mom and pop" hardware stores over the big boys whenever possible... I pick up food to go from independent restaurants instead of chains. Even online, I try to shop at proprietor owned and independent chain stores instead of the internet mega stores. So, I am clearly biased. I love the fact that shopping at Gelson's Calabasas is a quiet, uncrowded and stress free experience. If you are looking to "See and Be Seen," this is not the store for you. If you are looking for a safe and low key grocery shopping experience where everything you need is in one place, Gelson's Calabasas is exactly where you want to be! read more