Raley's is undoubtedly my top-choice grocery store in Merced. Not only is the quality very consistent and top-notch, the prices are also very fair. The meat selection is great and cheap, and the produce here is always fresh. The deli here is awesome! You can build your own sandwich with a wide variety of ingredients or select from their menu of sandwiches. I also really enjoy their fried chicken and found that it is extremely affordable and still of quality when compared to places like Popeyes, KFC, or El Pollo Loco. The sushi here is also of decent quality and way more affordable than Sushi Cuisine next door. They have the widest and cheapest selection of alcohol, and not all of it is locked up like at SaveMart or FoodMaxx. I like my liquor so it's very convenient that I can just go grab it without having to wait for an attendant to grab a key and help me out. I live pretty close by and honestly have a small fridge at home. What this means is that I go grocery shopping a lot and will only do small hauls at a time. I love the convenience of Raley's self-checkout, and regardless, the cashier lines here move pretty fast. The staff here are pleasant. I see them almost every other day and my interactions are always pretty decent if I'm not just doing self-checkout and going in-n-out. Don't forget to download the Raley's app and become a Something Extra member! Some of these member deals are SUCH a steal and you may have to login to the app first to CLIP your coupon to get the deals. Raley's also has discount Mondays, where they'll feature discounts on various items each week. read more

Unfortunately this was one of my worst experiences at this store. I went in and talked to James who is always very nice and professional. I let him know I had a return and asked if I return it first? He said if I was doing shopping just hold it until I go through the line. I asked if that was the same if I went through self checkout. He said yes. So I went shopping and was very disappointed that they were out of items of the 3 day sale and no rain checks were being given since it's a three day sale. To be out early on the second day on two items was very disappointing that the company would not make sure they gave stock to support their customers needs. Than to top it off when I went up front to pay for my groceries the young lady up front who was doing self checkout gave me a disgusted look when I told her I had a return. I told her the manager James had instructed me to do it this way. I asked her if she needed my receipt and she ignored me so that I spoke loudly and asked her again. She asked me why I was yelling. I told her I wasn't yelling I was just speaking louder so she could hear me and answer the question. I asked if she wanted to call James and ask him if the directions he gave me were wrong. She gave me a refund but never apologized or smiled or did anything to resemble good customer service. She was a young brown haired young lady and this happened at 545pm at terminal 8 if you want to research store #309. 5/16/26 read more

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I came here briefly to pickup a salad kit for a work party and a quick chicken meal to share with my wife for lunch. I did have to wait a while before I got my number called but that's the nature of busy hour, however my primary complaint was with the chicken strips/tenders I got from the deli area. I've had a lot of great fried chicken in my life and a lot of bad fried chicken...unfortunately, I have to say this was probably the worst fried chicken I'd ever had and I don't say that lightly. It was incredibly chewy, clearly overheated from the warmer it had to stay in, and was bone dry. I will say the service was great. Great positive and uplifting people working there. read more

Terrible! I have shopped at Raley's for 20+ years. I live within a mile of Raley's. I have spent thousands of dollars and hours at Raley's. Not any more. Raley's has replaced workers with self check out. There aren't any employees on the floor, you're on your own. The corporate office has killed the store. Raley's has the highest prices in town. They offer zero customer service. The deli is inefficient and inconsistent. The pharmacy is unreliable and much more expensive. The meat is incredibly more expensive than other stores. The bread isle is typically empty. Good luck finding affordable cereal or produce. Raley's hardly employs checkers and zero baggers. Before 2020, Raley's was a great store. It was more expensive than other grocery stores, but it was worth it. The store was clean. The workers were helpful. There were workers who would help you in the deli, meat department, produce isle, etc. Now Raley's has the highest prices, 1/4 of the employees, the store is unkempt, the parking lot stinks of weed. I can't believe we must self check while the two actual workers goof around the self check register when they should open a check out line. It's ridiculous! Do yourself a favor, go to Save Mart, Ranch San Miguel, Food for Less, Grocery Outlet, Save More, FoodMaxx, Sprouts, or wherever. You'll get the better service with much better prices. We used to pay more for a better shopping experience, now that is gone, and so am I. This review does not reflect on James. James is the only positive entity of the Merced Raley's. He's a great, hard working, helpful manager. read more

6/27/2025, I always order groceries from Merced Raleys when I'm in town. Their items are quality. The only issue today was I ordered 20 items at 0942. My DoorDash Driver Larry locked his keys in his trunk at Sprouts. My delivery finally arrived at 1150 AM. The swordfish and surimi flakes were delivered hot after being locked in the trunk of the delivery driver's car in this summers 100 degree heat. read more

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Came to Raley's to grab a cup of coffee and a pastry. The customer service was ok. A guy who was putting something into the oven, turned around, looked at me and walked away. He could've at least asked if I needed help or let someone know that a customer is at the counter. An employee, who I assume was in management, asked if I had been helped yet. He was very polite and charged me for a coffee and pastry. Now let's go to the pastry. It was an apple fritter that was hella dry! Not getting that again! read more

On Memorial Day May 27, 2024 Monday, a blond female cashier name Ann was very rude. I complained to front line manager James who will print out copy of my receipt and have a chat with her. I will avoid Raley's Merced. I thought Raley' hired better people with some class and respect for customers. PS: wrapping torn on their New York Sirloin bone in package. read more

Raley's - Torn wrapping on $9.99 / lb steak. - Grocery Near Me - Merced, California

We don't have a Raley's in Bakersfield, but we stopped at this one to pick up a few things and this store is organized and clean. My son was feeling under the weather so I stopped by to grab a few things and the produce is really nice. Fruits and veggies looks fresh. Workers looked super busy and they were all pitching in to help the customers. I didn't really interact with anyone but the employees looked super busy to interact. They had a good flow getting people checked out. If I was ever in the neighborhood again, I wouldn't mind stopping here. Even though lines were long, they were fast. They're fresh breads looked delicious. If I have time next time I'm going to check out the bakery section: read more

Great store that is always clean. The staff is friendly and extremely helpful. They're also very quick at opening more checkout lines when it gets busy. Their deli has some of the best sandwiches in town. read more

I've had good and bad experiences with Raleys foods. But these Mango sushi was delicious. read more

Raley's - Piece of metal in my tamales - Grocery Near Me - Merced, California

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Went to this Raley's the past 4 years while in college. Friendly staff and always nice conversations. My favorite things here are the sushi and making my own sandwiches. The store here is always organized and clean. read more

I shopped here twice when I came to Merced for the weekend and both times the employees were not only accommodating, they were friendly and fun. Management must be doing something right. It was refreshing. I'm from Southern CA and have seen such a downturn in employee happiness, it's sadly apparent in customer service interactions (where I live) that people are not being managed with respect for their quality of life. Anyways, I really enjoyed checking out Raley's. It's huge and I bought too much lol. The store was well organized, well-staffed, and the parking lot was easy to use and had lots of shade. Great! read more

Raley's - This is a lot of cake stuff! - Grocery Near Me - Merced, California

I just wanted to thank Brittani cashier for being such an amazing helpful person. You are always so pleasant.

It was New Year's Day and craving a delicious sandwich, so I went to Raley's. The person making my sandwich was friendly. I got a roast beef custom sandwich. It was tasty my only small complaint is the Dutch crunch seemed dry. The sandwiches come in too sizes 6" and 12". I got the 6" and it was $9.99. read more

6-10-25 hello everyone I have to make sure I left a post about this,,, yesterday I was having a craving for a good pastrami sub ,, and I have to say here in Merced there is not many places that can make a good sub . So I was in Raleys's and saw they had a nice looking deli so I had to try it out and to my surprise it had to be one of the best decisions I ever made ,,, so for now on Raley's will be my new go to place in Merced for pastrami subs all in all price wise was good food wise it was a 10 out of 10 ,,, so if your looking for a excellent sub I would have to say give them a try you will not be disappointed read more

Nick, We are deep 3 IPA's. How do we feel GOOD. Yall want to know what type of alcohol yall wanna get NICKS advice, he's the man. Great customers service!! He's just a chill guy! read more

I ordered a cake for my daughters birthday. When pick up the cake it looks nothing like what I asked for. This is the second time that they didn't make the cake right. I thought of giving them another chance to make my cake right this time. Very disappointing, I won't be ordering from here again. read more

Raley's - What I asked for. - Grocery Near Me - Merced, California

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I usually go to grocery outlet and smart n final and their clerks are WAY more friendly and fast. Some of the younger clerks at Raley's need to work on their public presence. Guy who cashiered for me yesterday smelled. The fresh fruits and veggies are high quality. read more

The store in Merced had only two open lines with humans cashiers today and the lines were extremely long. I believe you are cutting back on having human beings doing this work to save money. It is not working and I will now look for a grocery store that has more human check out lines. read more

They are really over price on all there items, and also I sign up for rewards but there point system stupid don't even get any discounts when type in your #, definitely recommend Sprouts way better deals read more

Always a great place to stop for groceries before heading up the hill. Also a great place to stop for a pit stop. My only gripe is not everyone wears masks. Not sure what this is all about, but, a very nice store. Still nice. read more

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Hello, I had an issue with another grocery store (Savemart)in Merced. I had ordered chicken from savemart and an hour after I ordered it they called me and told me that they couldn't make it so I called Raley's and instantly Raley's ( Merced) said not a problem. It was 16 pieces they could make it and have it done by 5:30. The lady was extremely nice very professional, I was upset with Savemart about canceling my order after they said they can make it. But Raley's really came through for me in a tight pinch . I had a small group class and i really needed this chicken for a small group class. Thank you Raleys. I will definitely be ordering from here on out. read more

We honestly go to raleys because they hav e the best organic items in dairy and gerber for babies organic as well as THE BEST SUSHI!! My daughter loves getting sushi with MouA the gentlemen with the flying fish eggs she always gets 6-8 and she loves them!! The gentleman is so nice my favorite to go place !! Plus customer service self checkout is great read more

I am so happy with this store, it always has good new foods and great deals!! Today my expectations were surpassed, I have never had an accident in the store. Honestly haven't had one is a long time, I was at self-checkout and my husband and I dropped fresh blueberries. Those blueberries rolled all over the place! It was super embarrassing, people were stepping on them, it was a mess. DIEGO a clerk came and helped us right away, he swept all the blueberries and made sure that were okay (with the embarrassment and all). I honestly had never had such an experience, this is the type of service that keeps me coming to a store. Because I know nowhere else would have they made me feel comfortable, for a mistake I did. read more

There are never enough checkout lanes open. It's like they are trying to force you into the self-check and don't open more until the lines are backed up for miles. And there's no reason to go to Raleys if you don't have to. People act like it's some high-class place but there's nothing special about it, they just charge more for the same stuff you can get anywhere. It is clean and well stocked so I guess that's something. read more

During this time of covid, I don't feel comfortable shopping inside. So I order for both delivery and pickup from here. I highly recommend doing this. Every time I shop, Lonnie or another friendly associate calls if there are any substitution questions before just not giving you any option. I used to shop Safeway, but since moving to Merced, I've shopped at Raleys. The people are nice and helpful. They also wear masks and clean. I recommend shopping here read more

I purchased beef here for the first time. I open it the next day to use, and it's rotting from the inside out and smelling weird. Mind you that the sell by date was 3 days away when I opened it. For comparison, I bought wagyu from a supermarket in the Bay Area four days prior and opened it the same day as the Raley's beef without any rotting or smell. I was expecting better from such an upscale grocery store that sells overpriced food. Their beef was no better than Food 4 Less. They've also been downsizing the ethnic food aisles for the past year or two, which is really disappointing. read more

Raley's customer service is so wonderful. The staff is so very accommodating my top grocery store to shop at. I know when I enter the store I better not be in a rush because go conversations will be had. read more

Raley's should re-think their security situation. The weird, paranoid cop energy given off by their security guards makes people uncomfortable and creates a bad shopping experience. I've heard from multiple friends, usually people of color, that they have been followed around the store by the security staff. Not chill. Another friend told me that one of the security guards (the rat-faced dude with the pony tail) has followed her around the store asking her if she wants to come back to his house. Very creepy, not chill. Raleys has always been the over-priced immaculately clean shopping experience for well-to-do Northsiders, and there's nothing inherently wrong with that. What IS wrong is the exclusion of certain groups based only on ethnicity and age. A grocery store is a neutral area where everyone (not just white Boomers), should feel welcome, safe and respected. read more

I used to live in Merced and have been coming here since 2001. Raley's has excellent customer service and quality of food and produce. Their wine selection is extensive as well. When you get towards the college it's kind of your only option but a good option at that. You can also get some good deals with their coupons, start clipping!!! read more

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I enjoy coming to this store for some items. The store is generally pricey however offers a plentiful amount of edible goods. They have the best vegan or vegetarian items that locally are hard to find - but found here! I remember I wanted to try vegan products and had a difficult time finding them, now I find them here by the vegetable aisle on the left with all the nondairy cheeses, meats etc! Raleys also has warm foods that you can buy on the go. I enjoy purchasing the chicken noodle soup and clam Chowder whenever I am sick! Tastes amazing! Recently my hubs got me my birthday cake, flowers and my 22 balloons and he said it was really expensive however it was worth it because the flowers and the cake were beautiful. The cake itself was a blue frosting, with butterflies. The inside was chocolate with a light layer of cherry or raspberry pureee. Everyone enjoyed it. It's not too sweet or too plain! Additionally, I enjoy coming to Raleys to shop my packages. The USPS is fairly far in Merced so having it here at this local raleys is convenient! Kim assisted me a lot and she does everything quickly! She knows how to scan efficiently, weigh the package and give me the receipt. I feel like she knows I come a lot to ship packages and she's a familiar face! read more

Raley's - Grocery Near Me - Merced, California

This is for the. Asked and bakery only. I asked for the drip in pink and a pink bow. This is what I received for a baby shower cake for a girl! The drip is awful with multiple layers in different shades of pink. I would have been way better off getting a display. Instructions clearly stated if they didn't know how to do the drip to call me and I would be okay with pink borders which I told the guy over the phone. This looks like my 5 year old tried to help me with a cake, very disappointed. read more

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Love this store for it's array of services! Nice deli and bakery, good produce section, and an extensive choice of natural foods in every department. There are also U.S. Post Office services offered here, and a pharmacy. Floral/balloon department, too. Basically, you can get almost anything here. UCM student discount (10%), but I think you need to sign up for it online and must show UCM ID. read more

Love the floral department! Just that has brought me to the store twice since I've been working in town. Reasonable arrangements and potted plants. Fast and easy check out. Friendly staff. read more

Raley's - Flowers! - Grocery Near Me - Merced, California

Although I feel that a lot of items are expensive here, this is my go-to grocery store. The store is kept very clean, it's pretty quiet in there, and the staff are always really friendly and respectful. They recently added a big seating area which I think is nice. It has plenty of space, wall outlets to charge your things, a microwave, a toaster, and napkin dispensers everywhere. Sometimes, I'll come over for a quick meal from the hot bar when I'm too lazy to cook. Macaroni and cheese is my comfort food, and I love how they make it here. read more

Raley's - Hot bar food: macaroni and cheese, chicken with bbq sauce - Grocery Near Me - Merced, California

Here I go one more time with Raley's employees. Let's give a name this time. Clerk working on August 9 by the name of Josh. Starts a sentence with.. im not trying to be mean but do you know who you look like? If you're going to start a sentence that way it's best to keep your mouth shut. I'm tired from work and just want to buy my groceries and go home. I have no idea who he was talking about but why even say that???Who says that to a customer??? And a scrawny kid working next to him bagging was not any better. So So So disappointed. Please Raleys DO BETTER. I'm done with your store. The other day someone complained about someone in Deli Dept being rude too. Save Mart im going your way from now on. read more

This was a convenient grocery store to have a sandwich and a decent cup of Peets coffee while sitting in their cafe area. I decided to walk into this store in Merced because the bubble tea store told me I had to wait one hour, even though their doors were wide open and no hours were posted. That was fine with me because their prices were outrageous and I knew there would be another choice for a hot beverage and snack if I kept walking through the strip mall. I was not familiar with the name Raleys but am forever in their gratitude for having decent prices, fresh food products, and friendly workers. read more

Raley's - Grocery Near Me - Merced, California

They've got variety of options but some items are a little over price for same quality brand that you can get from other stores. They do need to stock on some shelves if they wana maintain. Love their loyalty rewards and service. Haven't tried their delivery nor pick-up so can't complain. read more

Raley's - Grocery Near Me - Merced, California

One of my favorite things about ralyes is their deli. I love their hot sandwiches. I highly recommended the potato salad and El Dorado Hot sandwich. 6inch is 6.99 and 12inch is 9.99 read more

Raley's - Grocery Near Me - Merced, California

Good selection and prices on half of what I wanted. Bought that half and will get the other half in Mariposa. Great service! read more