This place is the bomb! Awesome hand made sandwiches and various pastas and salads. Cheap prices and friendly service! More people need to know about this place! read more

Beware of online sales, it feels like a scam. I made a large order, a case of a specific brand of spirts. They came back with questions, and ask to verify ID + Credit Card, as it was my first buy and online I was accepting. Once they approved it, they turned around admitted they didn't have it and tried to bait and switch me into something else, without even talking about the price difference. I cancelled the order and went to someone else. No acknowledgement of the order cancellation; very much like a scam. read more

Um, this isn't what I ordered...I'm embarrassed this was delivered. This isn't even close to what I had in mind!! The snacks weren't the same, the packaging wasn't the same--I feel catfished. Only redeemable part of the experience (why 2 stars not 1) is I paid for the cheapest basic ground shipping from So Cal to Nor Cal (still $25) and it got there in 4 days. Not too bad. I only came here because Fanciful gift baskets was closed for renovations and they referred me here. Won't be using again... read more

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I love this place! I've been coming here for about five years and it's always consistent and always quick. And you really can't be the prices. read more

I ordered from Mel & Rose for my partner's birthday, and it couldn't have turned out better. The flowers were absolutely beautiful, and the "Evening Nosh" gift basket -- with the delicious fresh fruit, tapenade, cheese, truffles, orange ginger crisps, champagne and candle (added), and those thoughtful touches -- was perfect and felt really special. The team was also incredibly helpful. I realized kind of last minute that the flowers were going to a hotel room with no vase, and even though it wasn't part of the original order, they helped track one down and made sure it was delivered. That level of care really meant a lot. My partner was so happy, and everything felt personal and well put together. Highly recommend! read more

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Literally one of THE best sandwiches I've ever had. Had no idea they even had food inside of this small bodega store as I work nearby and would just see that they have specialty groceries inside. It wasn't until I had a coworker tell me that they had food so I had to try. Food: I ordered the 97 which was their Italian sandwich. I've had a very authentic Italian sandwich experience in New York and haven't had the same since. This sandwich came very close. Meaty, thick, and very filling for the amount I'm paying. All of the flavors worked very well together. Came with potato salad. Had just the right amount of creaminess with no overbearing sourness. Even got a drink for $1 and some cents. Everything came out to about $14. Where else are you going to find that in LA? Service: Service was great. Older gentleman behind the deli counter was very friendly and helpful. Pointed out all of the special and popular sandwiches. Gave me options for my sides. Overall, I'm 100% coming back here whenever I need to grab a quick bite for my lunch break. I may even just come back here to take friends! read more

Amazing service, they really guided me and their pannini was delicious and SO well priced! Hadn't paid $10 for a gourmet sandwich in a long time, will definitely be coming back. read more

Today we had the opportunity to enjoy a tasty sandwich and latte. The sandwich was amazing. I ordered a custom sandwich. Ham and salame with cucumbers. Very refreshing perfect for this weather! Jaime treated us very well. He was friendly and kind. We will definitely be back for more! read more

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Quiet and old school. Great selection of wine and sundries. Appetizing food for very reasonable prices. The portions are generous. Get over there! read more

Amazingly great store. I live in New York. It's a dirty job but someone has to do it, and I needed a gift for a colleague in Los Angeles. I phoned Mel & Rose. A human being answered. He was great to deal with. Offered suggestions, understood what I wanted, and got it delivered in time for Christmas. Five big stars. read more

They are expensive without good reason. Just save yourself the bad customer experience and go to BevMo down the road. These people have horrible attitudes. One bag of ice there is $4.75. It's $2.99 down the street at BevMo. I posted BevMo's better prices below. Chose a different store and save your money. read more

Mel & Rose - This is the price of ice at BevMo vs $4.75 at Mel & Rose. The difference is shocking. - Specialty Food Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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My wife was traveling to LA and I wanted to leave her something at her hotel. The Mel&Rose gift options have something for everyone, quality foods and wines in every price range. I called for some advice before placing the order, guidance was spot on. Follow-up and delivery were perfect! Thank you!!! read more

Mel & Rose - Customized gift package - Specialty Food Near Me - Los Angeles, California

My wife and I walk our dogs in the neighborhood and moved here about 9 months ago from the valley. Thank God we got out of the valley. Anyway we walked by this place almost daily and decided to pop in for lunch. It's a great store when you walk in with a very wide variety of spirits and wine as well as a little bit of an Eataly posting a small selection of chocolates Italian dried goods etc. This review is only for the deli But just spot checking the price on the liquors and wine letting me to believe it's somewhat to very overpriced depending on what you're buying. Now for the review on the deli. We noticed they have a area in the back with two or three tables and decided to order sandwiches to eat there. Big pluses that they do allow dogs on the back patio which is always a big winner in my book. The price on the sandwiches seemed right and came with a side. I ordered the Roman with a side of potato salad. This was for about $12. I will start by saying the sandwich was made up of very fresh ingredients. The meats had good spice to them and the baguette which is almost always too hard was firm but didn't tear up the roof of my mouth. The big knock on the sandwich is that it was lacking flavor. I don't know if it may be needed more balsamic vinaigrette or some mayo or pesto. Not quite sure but for how good it looked it really ate bland. I picked off some of the meat and cheese to eat by itself and it definitely wasn't that. Very good quality meats and cheeses. I think with the right flavor pulling it all together, this coulld be a four-star sandwich. The potato salad was absolutely forgettable from the first bite. I added salt and pepper and that did nothing for it. It was actually below average. Again not in terms of quality of ingredients, but just in terms of flavor. In all fairness we did come here a couple of months ago while everyone was coming out of the pandemic. So it's definitely worth another shot especially at the price points on the menu. But I'm going to check out a few other sandwich joints before I come back to this one. Sandwich = 3 Potato salad = 1.5 Price = 4 Ambiance = 4 Last impression, the sandwich could be great if you doctor it up a little. The potato salad can't be helped and isn't worth the extra calories. But the price point and ambience are strong enough that this place definitely deserves a second chance. read more

Mel & Rose - The Roman with potato salad. The Roman needed extra balsamic to bring it together. 3 stars. potato salad was mediocre 2 stars. - Specialty Food Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Stopped by for sandwiches and since we are into wine, we checked out their inventory. The experience here was second to none. Jaime is the most gracious host with superb hospitality. Their collection of fine wines are from all over the world but if you are into CA wines, this is where you'll find your favorites. The sandwiches are really good here. You'll find the deli between all the bottles of liquor amongst a deli style counter. Their baguettes are crispy yet soft on the inside. My husband just said "fantastic!" This was a well hidden gem of an experience. read more

Stopped by here to pick up a bottle (or two) of wine because they were the only shop nearby to carry it. Navigating here wasn't easy and parking is even harder to find. Aside from that I had an overall pleasant experience. The guy assisting me was funny and super friendly and helped me find what I was looking for. It was my first time here and seeing the vast display of wine bottles was a bit overwhelming, not knowing where to begin to find what I was looking for. I thought pricing was average but customer service was excellent and if I am ever looking for a specific, hard to find bottle of wine I know where to go! read more

My husband and I are so happy we found this spot the other day. I was looking for a quick sandwich spot and this place seemed amazing. It's a great deli inside of an awesome high end liquor store that also sells some of my our favorite European candies and cookies. We got 2 sandwiches, a tuna salad, and broccoli soup. Everything was very tasty. Great prices and big portions! The menu was huge- we are so excited to continue going back and working our way through the menu! Unfortunately I was too hungry to get more than one quick photo read more

Mel & Rose - Tuna salad with balsamic dressing and broccoli soup - Specialty Food Near Me - Los Angeles, California

several Saturdays ago, I came in & ate at their quaint outdoor setting & had a very memorable soup & sandwich special, & had their homemade lentil soup & pastrami & Swiss cheese sandwich...I'll tell you the truth it was one the great lunches I've ever experienced for under $ 15 super good & the soup was the best lentil soup anywhere....give yourself a treat like the . one I had & will be friends for life , you'll say thank you you'll also tell your friends to head over to Mel & Rose on W Melrose ...surprising superb ! read more

I'm only reviewing the food. Great sandwiches and big salads at really good prices. Plenty of snacks and beverage options. Seating in the garden is small, but it is quiet. read more

Small liquor store in the heart of West Hollywood. I am assuming they have a great connection with liqour brands as they have a lot of pop ups and items that can only be found here. Of course it's pricey since it's not a chain like a bevmo or grocery store. read more

Absolutely will be returning for all my liqueur needs and whatever else this place provides. First time coming and i am truly blown away by Jaime's costumer service. I came by with my son to pick up a gift and he was so professional and attentive, made my son and I feel very comfortable. We will be supporting this place in our neighborhood as long as Jaime is there! Thank you so much! It's rare to find great service lately, and he goes above it! P.S he did my gift wrap for my purchase [a bottle] and it was just beautiful. read more

Excellent Veggies sandwich. Lovely staff. Incredible chocolate selection (I didn't even get to the wine yet!). Highly recommend checking this place out read more

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Amazing place! My favorite stop on my lunch break. Food is always delicious and has that home cooked feel to it. Sato is wonderful, always so helpful. Besides the food, they have so many cool international snacks and a great selection of wine! Prices are also very affordable! read more

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Their customer service is terrible. I placed a corporate order for holiday gifts to be delivered. The whole process was not smooth, response times to emails were after hours (and I'm not talking about a few hours - it seemed to be done by an overnight shift). Mistakes were made on the delivery addresses and when they were contacted to correct it, I was told they would try. I reached out to Fed Ex to make the corrections myself only to be told that I am not the shipper and only the shipper can do that. Luckily, all of the gifts but one were delivered. I sent a follow up email asking for a new one to be shipped out s o it will get to NY in time for the holiday and I was told that they have to wait for the original package to be returned and then they can. After spending a few thousand dollars , this is the service you get. I will be sure to never use this company again. read more

The Best Sandwiches in LA no joke, the best! A must visit the staff is so friendly, helpful and great energy.

Everyone I've dealt with here is absolutely professional kind courteous and great personality especially Eileen. I have received rave reviews for my gift baskets I ordered from as high as $2600 and as low as $100, no negative issues on shipping I read the negatives not true, also they have a new website read more

Most Pretentious Review for 2019 (thus far): Ridiculous as it sounds, I desired a certain type of bottled water in a glass bottle as opposed to plastic. After visiting the brands site, Mel & Rose came up as the sole carrier closest to me, in the size I was searching for. After reading through some of their reviews, I didn't want to be that douche simply buying a bottle of agua, so I happily noticed that they carry a selection of foreign/international candy. As per some of the reviews here, I certainly took note that some of the stuff is clearly expired, some as of April (it's fall now) but I successfully found a fresh bar worth trying that didn't expire until 2020. Two men at the register; the older gentleman was helping out a woman (I couldn't tell if he had rings on or not but I looked) but the guy that I had was super cool. Total was $3+change, and they accept plastic on purchases on $5+ which is common in some places, so I was prepared with my cash. Cadbury is not something I enjoy stateside, but this version was pretty much perfect. This was the basic Dairy Milk variety, no frills or extras, and it hit the spot. I ate this on the way to the gym where I burned it off on a treadmill. I will most likely repeat this pretentious day once again in the near future! read more

Lackluster service, inflated prices. I've spent tens of thousands of dollars on collectible and ready-to-drink wine in the past year and hoped to add this spot to my list of regular retailers, but when I get the cold shoulder from the get go, doesn't really inspire me to build a relationship with you. Dommage. Decent selection of liquor, the wine room houses bottles $30+ with an okay selection if you're on your way to a party and need to pick up a bottle to drink or gift (and are okay spending a bit more than you would at K&L or Wine House). read more

I am very late with this. I made a promise to the owner--I am assuming the young man behind the counter who helped me and made me promise to write a Yelp review is the owner--that I would write a review for him and ugh! It has taken me four months! I also feel bad that I never got his name... :( I am from San Diego. And I have been combing liquor stores in SD for a very specific brand of sake that I enjoy. This is my favorite brand. Sadly, SD had nothing. I tried Orange County. Nothing. Then when I googled Los Angeles Mel & Rose was one of two stores that sold this brand. Now let me say that I was not about to go to the store in Downtown LA. Oh hell no. Please. Parking sucks there and it can be dangers. We all know that! So, I made the trek all the way to West Hollywood. Now let me say that the young man who helped me (behind the counter) was handsome and helpful (get your minds out of the gutter). He looked up the brand I was looking for--Amabuki--and lickity split he found it. Knew exactly where to go. I was in his store for less than 10 minutes (than includes him making me promise to do a Yelp review). I was truly shocked though at the number of online orders he and his employees were filling. I mean his store is really popular and you would never assume (from the outside) what a variety of drinks he carries. I was truly impressed. Store clean. It is organized in a way that he and his employees can be efficient. HINT: If you are looking for a specific brand, go to the website to see if they carry it. If they do, go to the store, BUT do not try to look for it yourself. Just ask the handsome guy behind the counter. Believe me, it will be faster if you do it this way. So the most important question is: Would I return to the store? The answer is 250% yes! One, he has what I want (get your minds out of the gutter people! I'm talking about sake!). And a good looking man is an added plus. In fact, I'm headed to his place this weekend. read more

WORST CUSTOMER SERVICE EVER!!! Went into the store in person on Dec. 19 around 2:00 p.m. to get a gift certificate for my boss. (The website looked great).The cashier was friendly but told me I'd have to come back "later." I didn't push it because how long could it take? He said they make it look real purdy and that they would call. The next night around 7:00 I called and stated that I hadn't gotten a call yet. I thought maybe they called a wrong #, because again, how long could it take? Were they cutting the trees themselves for the paper? The woman on the phone sounded annoyed and said, "They didn't call you because it isn't ready." Okaaay. She said it should be ready by the next afternoon. I NEVER got a call, my boss didn't get the gift cert before Christmas and when I finally got it today, two days after Christmas, the staff member was pretty obnoxious. No welcome, no pleasantries at all, no thanks for your business... After reading other reviews, I'm glad I didn't go with my first choice and order the wine club for my boss. I realize that they cater to larger entities and that's reasonable. The little guy is not important. They could at least have the common courtesy of letting the little guy know that! Lesson learned. Oh--and the gift certificate was not wrapped in gold with unicorn horn ink. Just a regular printed gift certificate. "The Mel and Rose Gift Card, presented in a beautiful Envelope with our current catalog and your personal message." Nope! read more

Mel & Rose - Not as stated on the website. - Specialty Food Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Ordered a custom bottle online - no problems. I didn't receive a FedEx email when it was shipped so I emailed the info email from the store website. I did not get a reply but 2 days later I received a text from fedex that the package was en route. Bottle arrived in the time frame (5-8 business days) as noted on the site, well packaged and what I selected. Good to go. read more

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I ordered over three weeks ago. I called two weeks ago to notify them that I never had any information that my order had shipped. I was told that the order would ship in a day or two and be patient and that the item was in stock. I called yesterday to ask where my order was that I ordered three weeks ago and was informed that the order was canceled two weeks ago because the item was out of stock and that an email was sent to me 2 weeks ago informing me of that. I told the person on the phone that I never received the email and she said you must be mistaken. Today I received email telling me that they are out of stock. These guys are clueless and have no communication whatsoever with each other or their customers. Simply put- they suck! read more

I received a gift basket from Mel & Rose as a holiday present and was blown away by how wonderfully curated it was. The only problem, truly, has been trying to decide what to enjoy right away and what to try to save to savor later. Some highlights thus far have been the green apple licorice (I didn't know this even existed, and it's phenomenal), the earl gray tea chocolate (!!), and the dried pears. Great to know this place exists for when I need to gift and to nudge my bosses about if they're ever assembling a gift. read more

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Beautiful gift baskets, reasonably priced, inexpensive local delivery fees. Friendly competent staff should you need assistance. Delivery made on schedule as promised. Ordering a gift basket from here simply makes you look good! read more

Received a note from the business saying the packing peanuts in the gift basket are compostable. I wish I had known this bc I definitely would have composted them! I'm giving them 5 stars now but definitely recommend that customers are informed of this so these peanuts don't end up in the landfill. read more

Mel & Rose - **I'm told by the business these peanuts are compostable. Please verify with them!** - Specialty Food Near Me - Los Angeles, California

A-M-A-Z-I-N-G! Anna at Mel & Rose literally goes above and beyond taking care of my company's gifting needs. From getting last minute orders filled to the most extravagant gifting baskets, Anna and her team definitely deserve praise for what they do! Please use them for any and all Wine & Spirits gifting needs. You will NOT be disappointed! read more

These guys have a huge inventory of fancy gourmet type stuff from chocolate, candy, biscuits, cookies, tea, fine wine and liquor. And their price on Petrossian caviar is significantly better than the Petrossian restaurant and store on Robertson. Their deli is great too I love the Lorenzo sandwich read more

I absolutely adore this shop! Think like NY bodega meets Los Angeles but more high end. The family who owns it is so kind every time I walk in, they out a smile on my face. They have some great selections and it's perfect to stop by if you need a last minute gift or if you want a quick lunch! I will 100% be back! read more

I got the chicken salad on baguette and it was magical! The perfect blend of chicken and seasoning on a beautiful baguette was more than what I expected. I was a little late to pick up and it was still perfect. The bag of chips was a little to big as I was expecting a small bag but not a complaint just review. Definitely a must visit if your in the area and looking for something lite and flavorful read more

Good selection of wine and champagne, but you can get ripped off here occasionally. Check the price before, some wines are 30% more expensive than other stores read more

Check out the personalized bottle engraving on the photo below!!!! Incredible service, good pricing, easy to contact. Will definitely be using them in the future. Sherry was very helpful and quick to email back each time. read more

Mel & Rose - Personalized Engraved Bottle!!!! - Specialty Food Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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