Awesome sandwiches! They aren't cheap with the neat or cheese and THE FOOD ACTUALLY LOOKS LIKE THE PICTURE!!! Esther made my sandwich and was very pleasant! read more

Raley's - Grocery Near Me - San Pablo, California

I have been shopping here for close to 20 years. Pricey but customer service is better than Safeway and Luckys . Meat department staff are the best . read more

The interior is like a work of art, but, Raleigh's charges a lot for food. And even though they have dressed the store up to look like they endorse sustainable and organic farming I still think it's mostly just hype and glitz. Their electricity bill to run the air conditioner full blast on hot days must be enormous. For my money, a trip to the Richmond Farmers Market on Friday gives me so much more. But if your diet is TV dinners and potato chips and liqueur and cakes and coffees read more

Probably the best supermarket in the area. Tons of ethnic staples, incredible variety of meats, organic food, wine selection. Was looking for ham hocks and one of the butchers came out and directed me to exactly what I was looking for. Super helpful personnel, wide aisles, and clean. read more

I've always loved raleys. I grew up in an area where there wasn't a whole foods or any other stores that specialized in, well, a decent variety of specialty items. For a generally conventional store Raley's has a nice selection for those with diet restrictions that don't have time to drive elsewhere. I'm temporarily staying in the area and am not really mobile but have found that this Raleys has been there for all my needs! The have a nice selection of groceries as well as "house products". I was pleasantly surprised with their ice cream selection. They have my favorite vegan ice creams as well as a good selection of dairy (Straus for the win!). I love that they have healthy options that other grocery stores don't as well as "alternative products"... Kale chips, kombucha, daiya cheese, almond dream ice cream, elderberry (great natural medicine to help prevent and fight colds!)... wonderful! Now this is what really surprised me... my boyfriend and I were gathering some snacks for the superbowl and both had a bit of a sweet tooth but were too lazy to drive somewhere... he got a toffee tart and I got the tuxedo cake. They were both surprisingly REALLY good. Better than the dry ass cakes at whole foods. The tart could have used more filling but was still decent for a big chain grocery store. I like that the have the redbox, just wish there was a more variety of selections. The workers are friendly/helpful and the store is clean. No complaints from me! (= read more

This is my favorite grocery store in or around El Sobrante. It is defintely more pricey than Safeway.. but I don't mind considering I am able to get some of my favorites like Brown Cow Yogurt. I love their healthy/organic food section.. you can pick up everything from organic frozen dinners to vitamins. There produce is always in good shape, I love the different ethnic foods that you can get here- stuff that you just add to the microwave or spices to cook up and make something from scratch. There bakery is also awesome! Fresh bread baked just that morning! I am a sucker for baked goods. Despite the higher prices.. I think you get better quality than other stores in the area. read more

Raley's has always been a higher quality grocery store and their special foods section definitely follows suit. I espsecially love their selection of gluten free products...frozen waffles, frozen pizza, breads, breadsticks, crackers, cookies, pasta, baking mixes, pizza crust...you name it! I can stand in these isles for hours staring at all of the possible gluten free choices to bring home. read more

Raley's has really improved. Fresh produce, quality food and very nice staff. I like that they remodeled this store, it looks great :) I enjoy going here. read more

We've been receiving a whole lot of coupon since we moved to the bay area almost 3 years ago, and always thought to ourselves, where the hell is this place. So we finally mustered together the 30 seconds it takes to look it up, and found it's only 10 mins away from our house, so that's already 1 star. The selection of everything was great, the place gave me the impression of a poor man's whole foods, with just about all the organic and health combinations anyone or their mother would ever want. Whatever floats your boat right. The thing that got me though, was definitely their prices. I vaguely remember purchasing a ham for like $6, which is ridiculous. We are definitely going back, although not as often as I like since we are already a slave to another grocer in the east bay. read more

Let me add to the Raley's love ... at least this location. Here's a SUPER tip ... at 6 am ... yes, 6 am ... they mark down the chicken and some of the other meat and fish they might have overstocked. I bought ORGANIC chickens for $2 - $2.50. It is not always organic chickens. It might be Foster Farms or chicken breasts. It depends on what they have too much of. Meat marked 'Today's special' available until it is sold out. I bought my chickens at 9 am, so you don't need to be there at dawn. Also the staff is always pleasant and caring. Which goes up to management. The market is closed on a few major holidays like Christmas so the staff can enjoy the day. While they are a supermarket, there's usually something interesting. The produce dept usually has some little odd item each week ... once it was baby pineapples, another it was fresh New Mexican chilies. As mentioned, the rotisserie chicken is very good. Best of its class in the supermarket category. That's also what the fifth star is for ... best in it's category for mid-scale supermarkets. It's not the bargain stores like FoodMax or Grocery outlet. It's not in the Whole Food category. But in the Safeway, Albertson's category ... it stars ... big time. read more

Large store well stocked and organized. Fresh seafood counter, huge deli counter/area, huge produce area with large organic section. I do find their prices to be a bit up there, but I figure I pay more than Safeway and get better quality, and don't pay as much as Whole Foods, etc. I also find seaonal home decor/supplies that look great and is at a great price. Last summer I got a brushed metal 4 tiered corner plant stand for $30! For Thanksgiving I got their holiday ham pre-made dinner to take with us as we were visiting friends, and surprisingly I was somewhat disappointed. The ham was great, very yummy - better than other honey hams I've tasted. However the extras I got with it were not worth it - carrots that were too tough to chew and a "broccoli cassorole" that no one liked, and some cheesy scalloped potatos that were ok, but nothing to write home about. But I won't let that deter me, this is still my favorite grocery store in the area. read more

Raley's is super. By far the best grocery store in the Richmond/San Pablo/El Sobrante area. They have cool shopping trolleys (I kid! I mean carts), a lot of parking, and a great selection on pretty much everything. The produce is great too. Feels nicer and cleaner than Lucky's, though Lucky's often has lower prices on basics. Much more variety and better prices on higher-end items than the nearest Safeway. My husband recently sent me to buy frozen pizza, and just for the fun of it I bought 6 different brands/crusts/etc, all Supreme (he likes the veggies). I like options. The downside? The prices can be a bit high, so pay attention to your options (they do seem to have a wide range of price points available -- re: my recent extra virgin olive oil purchase was a 5 minute process). Also, they never have the milk I want in stock. It can't possibly be that popular. read more

This morning I spent $200.00 at this store. I got home The two whole chickens I purchased. We're not in the bag. I called and asked them to deliver and they agreed. And hour and a half later you're still not here. I called the store and asked for the manager and was hung up on twice still no resolution to this problem. Sandy is the managers name I may have to go back to the store what a waste of time. They hung up on me a third time on my way back to the store at 2:15 PM not too happy. read more

I like this place. It's not pretentious, the people are friendly, they just remodeled, they have sushi that's good, they have a organic/whole foods section, and the produce is great. And because it doesn't have the "cool" factor like some grocery stores...cough..androgynousco's..cough.. who-ha foods..cough..cough, the prices are reasonable. See people, I just want good food. You'll get that here and get the job done for your meals. I don't need a grocery store that wipes my ass for an extra $50 thank you. I can do that fine on my own and keep my $50. read more

I'd go so far as to say the newly-remodeled Raley's, along with the newly-built Nob Hill in Alameda, are my favorite grocery stores in the Bay Area. It occupies a middle ground that's hard to find in the Bay Area. It has the "gourmet" offerings of an Andronico's or Whole Foods, but without the stuffy pretentiousness and inflated prices. This is more of an everyday grocery store, yet it's so much better than Safeway and Lucky. The store is much cleaner, more comprehensive, and has employees who actually help you at the checkout counter and replace moldy produce, i.e. who actually make an effort. I just wish they had a store in Berkeley/Oakland. I wouldn't drive 10 miles to shop here, but if I have an excuse to visit either Pinole or Alameda, I'll squeeze in a Raley's run. One other thing they do I like - they hand out a free magazine full of recipes with ingredients that can be obtained at Raley's. It almost makes me want to cook more. read more

This is an odd-ball review because I am reviewing Raley's to write about Peets coffee again. But, believe it or not, this is another place that makes a really good cup-almost as good as the Vine Street Peets in Berkeley. Who makes the coffee and how they prepare it sure makes a difference. Some of the Peets shops are not doing the roasters justice. When I have gone there for coffee,, so ,far, they have always had Major Dikason's as a choice which is my favorite. As for Raleys, I do like to do grocery shopping there because it is such a complete store---has a lot of departments. The line waits are usually reasonable, the checkers are fast & efficient. They have a natural foods dept which is nice and, even though it's limited, they do have organic vegetables in the produce section. read more

Oooh this store is nice inside. Here's what you can expect: - Great customer service - Quality Meats - Fresh Produce - Whole/Organic Food selection - Higher than average prices read more

Really friendly and helpful, great product selection, and clean accessible restrooms. Raley's is great. They're a similar distance to us as Safeway. We do our major shopping at Safeway because of the price difference. But we run to Raley's for special items and for stuff we've forgotten along the way. Their deli is good, their bakery is good, they always have fresh flowers and plants, they have one of those Red Box movie machines. I haven't used their pharmacy but I have confidence in them. They are a high quality establishment. Oh and they have several - more than I've ever seen in one place - of those electric carts for disabled folks. read more

Raleys is actually one of my wife's and I's favorite places to shop, specially for produce and the deli! The prices at this Raleys are pretty reasonable, considering Walmart is just around the corner and is more expensive than this Raleys most of the time! The customer service is pretty good, with most of the workers having a smile on their face and having no problem helping you if you need it. This store is always clean just like most Raleys are and the location of the items they have here are pretty organized! We would recommend this Raleys for shopping, specially over the walmart close to here! read more

They have a decent selection of health foods. Small place with great hours and convenient location.

Our family has tried drive up 4 times, and we will no longer be shopping at Raleys. We were excited that you had a drive up service, since the pandemic makes it harder to want to be in a store, BUT.. the first 2 times time we waited over an hour for our order. The 2nd time We waited 3/4 of an hour, and had to call 3 times. The last time, we called and they said the order was ready, so we called when we got there, and they said they would be right out. After 15 minutes, we called back and the person said she forgot about us. We are done!!! read more

So sorry that I shopped there today. The clerk who is supposed to hand you a "free-germ" cart was MIA. The checker looked tired and pissed. She had a "hate-this-job" attitude, very unpleasant. I was charged for an extra item as well. Now I have to go back to get my money back. This Raley's seems to be rolling down the hill without brakes. Used to have better customer service long time ago. read more

Although there are a couple of excellent clerks (register check out people), moreover it seems the newer and younger ones are beyond rude! When providing the Raley's customer card to the clerk/checker to simply swipe on the register, they rudely and lazily tell us to swipe it ourselves on the credit card box! (Some of us never use these boxes and pay cash or prefer not to have to swipe these ourselves!) The RUDENESS is inexcusable by these clerks!!! Is this a "policy" of the store to force customers to swipe their own Raley's card??? I'm tearing mine up along with shopping elsewhere!! These clerks seem coddled and spoiled rotten! read more

I like the selection of food but yesterday I decided not to go back. I've been shopping there for 5 months. The worst part is that customer service is consistently bad--very unfriendly staff--and I don't mean just one or two of them. The other thing is that carts aren't cleaned. Carts are outside (when you can find one--there are not enough), but wipes are in the store. If you've already touched the cart, that is too late--the germs are on your hands. I am sorry to stop shopping at the local store. read more

Today might be the last straw in a string of disappointments with this Raley's. The checker just coughed on my hand and my groceries. WTH? Didn't cover her mouth, didn't apologize. I'm tired of this store not buying handbaskets for its customers (I don't care that they get stolen. Deal with it like every other grocery store!), not having enough organic produce, not having enough pre-prepared deli items, not having enough checkers, having to check expiration dates because everything's old, having to push a shopping cart, that I'm sure is going to give me Tetanus, across tile floors (ka-chunka chunka chunka chunk) and then having to pretend to be happy around what appear to be the world's least happy employees, coughing all over me. I'll drive the extra few minutes to Pinole, thanks... read more

My favorite grocery store! After moving back from college at UC Davis, I understood how privileged I was while living there with grocery stores like Nugget - even our Safeway was surprisingly clean and well taken care of. But when I arrived back home to Richmond, I realized my quality choices were few. Lucky in Pinole is okay but doesn't have many healthy options, Safeway on Pinole is dirty, San Pablo Super Market/Ranch 99 have good Asian/Latino options as well as a variety of fruit, veggies, fish and meat but both tend not to have what I need for the staple items like juices, flours, etc. Raley's, on the other hand, has great variety for what I need. The fruit is always fresh, the meat was great quality, and I'm able to find most of what I need if I can't find it elsewhere. It's a great store to have because honestly, I don't want to have to drive to Whole Foods in Berkeley to get something. Their gluten-free and health food section is huge! I found the rye flour (and plenty of other types of potentially useful ingredients) there! I also wish there was a membership-type thing for more sale items but that's ok. Generally they give out coupons in the mail or after you buy something for $10 of your next purchase. I just have to stay diligent! read more

I've been going to Raley's for many years now. I like going there because the aisles are wide and their selection of foods is great. I belong to their loyal customer club and get money and/or coupons for my favorite foods quarterly. It's always clean and smells nice. read more

This review is for the bakery only. I was looking for a place to get my daughter's birthday cake. The birthday party was Shopkin theme and I was able to find the cake I wanted with the edible image which came with the cake which was a great deal since other places were charging extra for the image. When I picked up the cake it also came with the strip image around the cake which I didn't know which was a bonus!!!! I loved it, the price was reasonable I think about 25 dollars ( way cheaper than safeway and luckys ) and the cake was delicious!!!!!!! read more

Raley's - Birthday cake!!! - Grocery Near Me - San Pablo, California

After shopping here for years.... and I mean YEARS.... the security accused me of stealing. They grabbed ahold of me and told me they needed to see my receipt and I needed to come back into the store. I wasn't even thinking to record. One of the managers recognized me after they brung me back into the store and apologized. To be accused of stealing is not only wrong, but it's humiliating. That's indirectly saying I can't or don't want to pay for my items. I am NOT a thief and never will be. The manager called and tried to make it right, but I don't have it in me to return to the store again. After spending thousand and thousands and thousands of dollars on groceries here.... to be treated this way. It's heartbreaking. read more

Alan and I had lunch at Café Soleil today. We needed to pick up some snow peas, bean sprouts and mushrooms for a spinach salad I'm making for a neighborhood gathering tomorrow. We talked about several possible stores and Alan thought about this Raley's, which is a couple of blocks away. After reading Steven B's enthusiastic review of his Raley's this morning I was game. I've been faintly ambivalent about Raley's since they bought up my beloved Nob Hill Foods and sanitized it, but the fact remains that Raley's is another family owned chain, just a bit bigger than Nob Hill was. The store is large and clean w/ roomy aisles. When you walk in there in a prominent place is a dispenser of disinfectant wipes for the cart handles. The produce section is oddly placed in the middle of the store and not immediately easy to find but we found it. It seemed a bit smaller than the produce section in the Raley's by my office in Vallejo, but it may be just that that one was closer to the front of the store and immediately visible. Found the peas, mushrooms and sprouts and some loose carrots. Some of the carrots were a little elderly, but I found enough fresh ones. The peas were expensive and not that fresh, but I found enough good ones to suit my purposes. Wandering through the rest of the store we found other things we needed, some at very good prices. They have a few self checkout checkstands, which we detest, but there were plenty of people to check us out and bag our groceries. We had a good shopping experience and would return if in the area and needing to do another shop. read more

I would marry a butter-flake roll from the Raley's bakery if I could. *drool* I'm not sure if the cheap prices were because of the Thanksgiving sale only but I got a bottle of Martinelli's Apple Cider for like $1.50! Is that cheap? I dunno...I don't really buy that stuff often but it sure seemed like a good deal! The whole store has sale tags and if it weren't out of my neighborhood a little, I'd go here more often. They were kinda understaffed in terms of baggers but the employees in the bakery seem really nice and the shelves were stocked quite full considering I came here Thanksgiving Eve (: The checkout counter is really weird; push your cart up to the edge of the cashiers conveyor-belt thingie and they take all the groceries out for you and scan then bag. The process is so odd but it seems to work decently. I come to Raley's maybe twice a year ( for Thanksgiving and Christmas) and I'm never disappointed! mmmm i love you butter-flake roll read more

Super friendly staff, managers, meat dept, etc. always happy to help. When I need anything special they always come through. Thx everyone for your kindness read more

Place never disappoints. Only con is the slanted speed bumps in the parking lot, it's like Stevie Wonder planned the placement.

Raley's is the best grocery store near me--and of the ones not so close, but "better"--Raley's is the most reasonably priced. They have a decent selection of meat and seafood that is great quality; reasonably priced organic fruits and vegetables, but short on variety; and all the kitchen and pantry items I need, but some items are a bit higher than your 'discount/pack your own groceries/god forbid if you have a question/check the expiration date on your food' grocery stores. Love the deli: hot chicken, great salads and made-to-order sandwiches and even sushi. In short, my go to for meat, seafood, produce and deli. read more

I had to risk going out to get groceries even though my husband has a serious heart condition. I used my debit card and asked for $100 cash over. The cashier forgot to give it to me and I did not remember until I got home. When I called the manager, he laughingly informed me that I would have to wait until the next day for them to reconcile the register and hung up before I could protest. He told me they would call me the next morning. I waited all the next morning for his call and got so mad I did not want to risk talking to him again, so I called their "customer service" line. I waited on hold for 23 minutes. When I finally got a rep, she listened to the first part of my complaint, interrupted me, and then transferred me over my protest to the same local manager. He still thought my predicament was really funny and by that time I was so mad all I could do was scream over and over (in an effort to try to be heard) that this could have easily had been my last $100 and what if I had needed it for a medical co-pay. He hung up on me. I finally reached a compassionate bookkeeper this morning who offered to drive the money to my house after her shift, but when she asked her boss, he said it was against policy. Raley's is completely unwilling to bypass their "policy" even in the middle of a pandemic, even when it was their mistake, to return my $100 in any way shape or form other than cash though the mail (really?). They are saying I have to come back in and double my husband's risk of infection if I want MY $100. Thanks but no thanks. read more

I like to support small businesses or groceries that sell natural/organic food, but every now and then there is no avoiding the mainstream supermarket. Raley's is actually my favorite of them all, more so than Safeway, Lucky's or Trader Joe's combined! At least this particular location is! Why do I think Raley's could teach Safeway a thing or two in being a great supermarket chain? Firstly it has friendly employees, it is clean, well-organized, has a diverse inventory and the products are priced fairly. I can usually find what I'm looking for here and I don't mind going out of my way to shop here instead of a closer Safeway or Trader Joe's. What makes Raley's even more unique is the fact that they have about 3-4 aisles that are dedicated to natural/organic products. You can find bulk items, frozen foods, snacks, drinks, cooking ingredients and supplements/vitamins that are usually nowhere to be found in the other chain grocery stores. Parking is usually plentiful in the plaza that Raley's is located in. I've never had a problem getting in and out of this place. And another plus is that I've never had to wait too long either for the checkers to finish transactions. Everything seems to be much more efficient than a lot of stores I've been to. So if you must shop at a mainstream store, check out Raley's! read more

I completely LOVE this Raley's! Great customer service... i find myself looking for an excuse to go to Raley's whenever i'm feeling lonely. haha i kid i kid. The people are all really nice there! Even the teenagers that work there aren't walking around with a sour look on their face like at most other grocery stores. I shop there on a weekly basis and it feels like home! If you're looking for a new place to shop... go check out this Raley's! read more

This place is AMAZING. I came here yesterday for the first time, and was shocked by how huge the store physically is, and how varied the selections are. For example: I headed over to the yogurt section and (!!!) they have the brand of soy yogurt I've only been able to find at Whole Foods! And then I head over to the ice cream section for frozen yogurt, and got myself some Israeli lactose-free ice cream sandwiches, some mango and tart flavored Kefir from Turkey (SO GOOD), Rice Dream (made of rice milk), and Cookies and Cream lactose-free ice cream. They also had some ice creams made of Coconut Milk. As a lactard, this was quite an exciting adventure. read more

Used to like this place a lot, but was double-charged for a bottle of cassis a while back because the sales clerk was too busy yapping with another salesclerk. Sad that this bozo can ruin a place as nice as this. read more

Why arent there more reviews for the bakery here? That is all that I am reviewing since I am not too familiar with this particular raleys. Their bakery is not full of the nicest people, so that is why they are minus one star, however, they know what they are doing!!! I ordered the toy story kit on a half sheet, marble cake with whipped icing and fresh strawberry and whipped filling. This cake was BOMB!!!! When I served it everyone was impressed by the appearance of it, I didnt use the toys from the kit, just the background, and I added my own Toy Story toys that I bought at target instead, made it look nicer since the kit is pretty weak. I just liked the background, anyway, for a half sheet I usually end up with at least a days worth of seconds for the household, not the case here. That cake was GONE with the exception of two small mangled pieces that were shoved in the back of the fridge by someone. I'd never seen anything like it!!! It was worth the $40+ bucks that I paid for the cake as it was delicious! The employees can be pretty short, but they are professional, and they are also super busy. The day I ordered it, the woman let me know that ordering the whipped cream topping could make it so that the dyes faded quicker, but that didnt happen at all. The cake looked brilliant. The negative on that though, is that the dye was EVERYWHERE, but that is why there are table cloths. I loved the cake and will return in the future as it was well worth it! read more