This location has gone downhill! So much out of stock, order pick up is late or missing items every time and the employees have no sense of customer service. read more

An average Ralphs, nothing too bad. A lot of parking and Starbucks included. read more

Ralphs - Grocery Near Me - San Marcos, California

Dreadful experience on recent visits. Yesterday I needed ten items... half weren't in stock. No carts available, so I had to wrestle one off the edge of the landscaping kerb.... not easy or safe. The place seems very neglected and run down... nothing like my expectations given their price and adverts. The manager here should be embarrassed. read more

Roxie checked us out this evening. It was a very pleasant experience! She quickly rang up our over flowing basket, bagged the groceries & had lovely conversations with us:)) thank you Roxie! Our experience with you felt very genuine & you brought smiles to our faces. read more

Great Ralph's, had exactly what we were looking for and easily found. I also love their brown rice sushi and salads. They closed our Vista location but this one was always better anyway. read more

I used to frequent this location but moved out of the area. Upon moving back, all 3 of my interactions at this ralphs have unfortunately been difficult and have required atleast a 20 minute wait. I live just a couple blocks away but make it a point now to avoid the whole mess of the San Marcos Ralph's. They are just understaffed and disorganized. Just my experiences... read more

Love love love my grocery store! Veggies are fresh, variety from all ethnic foods, random items you won't find at any other general grocery store, alcohol choices are spot on,....and there's even a kitchen appliance section. Staff is friendly and very comforting! PS...sushi is great too! read more

I love this Ralphs. The employees are nicer than most of the other grocery chain stores. It's a 3 minute drive from work. The prices are pretty good. The fruits are fresh and they have a good variety of items. The times I have shopped here the store has been clean. The check out lines are not as long. I can do my grocery shopping during my lunch break and still make it back to work on time. Any store that makes it easy for me to wear my "super-mom" cape during a work day is at least 4-stars in my Yelp book. read more

This store's service of shopping for those who must closely observe COVID restrictions is such a godsend. Two employees do the shopping and bring your groceries to your car. The service is so appreciated. If you are using it be kind if they call to ask you to come a bit later than your pickup time. Just two of them are doing everything and union rules do not allow tips so the service is free. Kudos to Ralphs for offering this and thanks so much to the always cheerful employees whose work is keeping us safer. read more

Today is Christmas Eve... I was dreading the store a friend told me about order online and pick up in store. I thought I would give it a try, I was more than impressed with my experience. I pulled up and there was a phone number I would call to get my groceries ( I went inside bc I needed my Starbucks) I was treated by Tina who was amazing, friendly and more than helpful. She reviewed my items with me put them in my cart and I was out the door. I got home put my groceries away and everything looked great (I was worried about produce). Thanks Tina! I will be back read more

Had a sandwich here yesterday. Haven't been here for over a year, but since I hitched a ride with a co-worker and she came to Ralph's, I decided to have this instead of walking to Subway. Hmmm, won't be doing that again. While I had liked them years ago, I was trying to figure out why. Maybe because they were $4-5 back in the day, but these were now $6.99. I don't mind paying for a good sandwich, but sadly a $5 foot long is much better than this deli sub. The wheat tasted like a $0.69 loaf that you buy when you are short on cash and it expires the next day. That set the tone, as I couldn't really taste the chicken. The veggies didn't taste right, and I did notice that the green peppers were old. I was really surprised to see that they would actually serve that, since it looked visually unappealing. Should have said something, but, oh well. The deli employee was very nice and generous with the veggies, but I won't be doing that again. read more

Lots of parking, fresh produce and Sriracha Lay's; what more can a girl ask for? Their veggie prices can't compare to a Hispanic or Asian grocery store, but their dairy and juices make up for the difference. Their checkout lines move quickly so it's possible to be in and out in a jiffy. read more

So I just moved to San Diego and I have to say, I had to kiss a LOT of supermarket frogs before finding this prince of produce. Firstly, my hometown roots originate from the south where Ralphs is called Kroger. That was a pleasant slice of familiarity in a strange land of perfect weather and hilly roads. We are not in Kansas anymore, Toto! Anyway, Ralphs is wonderful. Amazing parmesan foccacia and crusty, rustic breads. They even have Swiss Vogels brand that I thought only happened in England! Ralphs has a whole huge line of ice-cream! A whole aisle that is like 20 of me stretched out! I mean there is a small part of it which is devoted to popsicles and other frozen nonsense, but mostly ice cream. It has like 5 types of Blackstrap Molasses which is quite the selection given that other places have a grand total of none. Great apples - I didn't even know apples could be 'great'? I always though apples are either just 'good' or 'okay'. They seem to do a good job of discounting stuff that's about to expire. Always a tick mark in my book as it wastes less food! Also Ralphs just has a lot of cool random stuff like dried squid in a clear plastic package. And they have two kinds of Mochi (6 pack of small sized ones) for like $1.50. WHAT EVEN IS THAT? Amazing. Ralphs has literally everything I need in such a gorgeously arranged space which is always busy and always full of amazing food and great deals. read more

I am incredibly irritated by this grocery store. Its very big, very clean, its close to my house, big selections...only one thing is lacking...but its a big thing. THE SERVICE IS TERRIBLE! Especially in the deli, I swear to god one of these days I am going to lose it. Its a bunch of old grouchy ladies with big stinks on their faces who act like I am such a bother when I come to get my lunch meat. They try to get you out of their face as fast as possible and dont say hello, dont say thank you, dont say have a nice day. I really despise coming here. Yesterday I was even lucky enough to walk over to hear them yelling at each other! And its been like this for years...heres a thought...fire the old grouches! they clearly dont care about their jobs anyway... The checkers arent much better...the other departments people are ok. I would just like to walk in there once and not have someones rude behavior tick me off. read more

In the area, its one of the nicer stores with a bakery, salad bar, sushi bar and deli. You can use EBT on any of these items, and they all taste decent and fresh. I would not go here for my everyday shopping but it is one of my regular stops for a good lunch! read more

I'm going to let you in on a secret. This Ralph has the best tasting fruits at the best everyday price (loss leaders are another matter). For instance, their Fuji apples are $.99/lb and tastes terrific. Bosc pears cannot be found cheaper than here. And their Hass avocados are very good (but only buy when on sale price). I go out of my way to buy their fruits because it tastes better than the other store close to me (that would be Sprouts..this makes me quite disappointed at Sprouts) read more

Good for most items, large selection of routine packaged stuff and produce. Have found most prices are LOWER than Albertsons/Vons unless their sales are running. Plenty of free parking accessible in/out from main road. Friendly, helpful staff including checkout. Nice branch of US Bank in-store. Liquor selection and pricing OK for those who imbibe. Carts readily available. Shell gas discounts with loyalty card. Small, really insignificant contribution to favorite charity also that way. But getting to it is becoming painful as more and more delaying and sometimes dead traffic lights are put in every 2-5 hundred feet on the main roads that access it. As travel time has more than doubled from my house I find it is easier and faster to shop Vons in Escondido which carries packaged salads not in Ralphs needed for my nutrition. Non-perishable home health and beauty aids are much less using e-commerce sites, you know the ones. read more

Idiot stuffs. Their shopping carts are so big and heavy. I asked why not enough smaller carts available, they said customers don't like it. That's bs. I had to shop with that bulky cart and they put a lot of items in the middle of aisle. Making customers difficult to shop, move and block the road. I had to leave that big cart somewhere so I can shop and put items back into cart. After an hour of shopping, I was looking for cheese as my last item, where a lot of people around, so I left my cart in another place nearby not to block others. After 5 minutes, they took my cart away and removed my stuffs I shopped for 1 hour. I had my personal stuffs on the cart too. It's really WTF, get more smaller carts for customers or don't block the aisle with useless items in the middle that won't sell. I had to put this bulky heavy cart somewhere else so I don't block other customers. Then you guys removed my cart? Seriously? read more

Please don't make your customers wait a long time. I needed something from the front desk but pretty much ALL the staff just ignored me. No acknowledgement that I even existed. Others customers were also waiting but eventually left for the lack of attention. Please do your jobs properly and acknowledge the presence of your customers. We all don't want to wait inside where it isn't safe to do so. read more

Pros: Clean. Bright. Close to CSUSM. Redbox! Cons: Expensive.

Great produce, meat, and bakery. Nice selection of housewares and cookware. New clean store, nice change from some of the other supermarkets in Escondido/San Marcos. For some reason I have a hard time finding things here, tho. Better produce than Vons/Albertsons Meat just as good as Vons, maybe better Vons bakery is better - Vons' Mom's white bread; the French & Sourdough breads; the croissants; chocolate chip cookies - are awesome read more

i would never give a bad review but i felt the need to today. the sushi chef is so sweet! but then i got to self checkout and i tried to use apple pay. the lady working there approached me and rudely said "we don't take apple pay!" and walked away, making me feel attacked. her name was maria. i've been in customer service since i was a baby so i understand we all have our off days but the approach she gave me was unacceptable. there are better ways to treat a customer. read more

Experienced rude behavior from the floral department. Definitely lacks customer service skills! I selected flowers to be put into a beautiful arrangement for a gift...was probably the worst arrangement ever! I had to rearrange everything in my car as I am headed to give these to someone special right now. Very disappointed! read more

Another rude cashier experience. Unprofessional and inappropriate sideline conversations Love the store but not the professionalism read more

Compared to the in-store deli at Von's (Rancho Santa Fe Rd, La Costa) the roast beef sandwich while made of Boars Head meat, was fairly tasteless with a doughy, spongy bun, a very meager slice of cheese and almost green tomato. And it's a dollar more than the good bun, good meat, adequate cheese sandwich we routinely get at the Von's Deli. Won't be trying the Ralph's made-to-order sands again. read more

Went here today and was not impressed. They had no red onions except for 4 rotten ones and also they didn't have any sunflowers and I went to check out and the checker-Naima scanned my items and everything got shoved to the end of the belt and she just tossed all my items in bags without being gentle. Customer service is everything and once those items go across that scanner, those items should be treated right because they are no longer the stores, but the customers. read more

Meat selection sucks, but if you wanted good meat you wouldn't come here anyway, and exceptionally slower traffic than most due to an extremely dense senior citizen customer population. read more

Front and service needs major overhaul just last night no carts available to clean or dirty no basket clean or dirty not to mention no wipes! Walked in and looked, to find the same. That's the floral associate she said walk to the other end I said no way call a manager young young man showed up and I noticed that arrived several minutes before and I speaking with employees Currently not working with patrons before he walked up only to say, "what do you expect?" Held my tongue asked if you were the manager why not answer but that he would bring a manager forward long drive it is I just grabbed the cart ask one of the cashiers for some sanitation wipes and went about my shopping. Not the first time I've had issues at the store short lines, yet plenty of cashiers... and, God forbid, if you ask an item unable to find is carried... Each time you just simply get an eye roll, even for some thing as simple as a stroganoff seasoning packet... never an offer for a box boy run and grab/double check item not available... read more

This is my local store. The prices are decent, although I am pretty poor. I do like the fruit they have here, it is always pretty fresh. The line can get long sometimes, but I am used to it now. read more

Probably my favorite Ralph's in San Diego ! So many options so much groceries . Love coming here with my kids and family

I feel funny rating a grocery store but 5 stars to the guy in the produce department who always starts conversations with customers and makes great suggestions! read more

Ralphs is one of my favorite grocery stores in San Marcos. There is a lot of parking spots, even on busy days. I feel like it is extremely organized in there and the staff is super helpful. read more

Great staff and management. Steve the store manager always has a smile on his face and our family looks forward to seeing him when we visit.

I purchased Disneyland passes at Ralph's and when I arrived at Disneyland they wouldn't accept them. Disneyland said Ralph's did not activate the cards. This took me 45min at Disneyland. Now I'm trying to return them and Ralph's is telling me they are non-refundable and were activated. DON'T BUY Disneyland tickets from Ralps!!! I'm out $800.00!!! read more

This is my neighborhood store and I shop here a lot. I love this place! Everyone is very helpful and friendly! Sometimes when I shop with my kids in the fresh produce section, they get pieces of fresh fruits from the staff members! The only thing I do not like there are their bagels. My family eats bagels for breakfast 1-2 times a week and we know where to buy good ones. This Ralph's bagels are very, very hard, my children never want to eat them. We buy them though as this store is really close to my home. read more

Great to stop by for groceries when I don't need to stock up on much or am in a hurry-- located conveniently in walking distance from Cal State San Marcos. Fairly friendly customer service, easy-to-navigate store, and ambient, clean atmosphere make me say "all systems are clear." read more

Failed to say that I have shopped there since it opened and received good treatment by all employees and that it is a very well run store.

I've been shopping here for years, but now with the Re-model they did it's even more appealing. They made the store look so much nicer and so neat. Everything is always so clean and well stocked. I love the fact that lately I've been seeing so many organic options being added to the inventory, as well as a huge amount of ethnic food options, (Mexican, Asian, Middle Eastern) I'm always confident that I'll find exactly what I'm looking for when I come. The staff is also super helpful and they recognize me and start up conversation whenever I come in. I also always get roses here on Fridays since I love fresh flowers, they have a section of discounted bouquets that have taken too long to get sold and aren't as fresh instead of throwing them out. Instead of paying the regular price which is like $10-15 I get a dozen roses for about $5. Score! You also have to try the sushi corner right near the entrance by where the Starbucks is at. They have a veggie roll, but the little Asians that make the sushi are so sweet and are always making me special orders, my favorite being the cream cheese roll minus the fish of course. It tastes super yummy and fresh for being grocery store made. Ralph's may be a little higher priced than the competitors in the area but I still love coming here and grabbing my essentials that can only be found here. read more

Ralphs - My Friday routine which consists of picking up flowers and freshly made sushi - Grocery Near Me - San Marcos, California

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The lady who runs the self Check out usually with really dark curly hair is the absolute rudest employee I've ever come in contact with. Never once has she said hello good morning how are you doing etc. and I come in all the time because I live next door. For example one time I had a small hand basket and hadn't set it down yet while I was paying at self check out and she came behind me and said I'll take that and took it out of my hand. It was very confusing for me because I didn't hand it to her she just took it from my hand while behind me which is a little startling in itself let alone she's grabbing something out of my hand. That along with the fact that she never says hello or anything remotely cordial to me in all my interactions at the store has caused me to avoid the store all together. read more

So I love this store they have an amazing selection of products, but my bf and I went into the store and the cashier was wonderful and helped us out a ton. The manager on duty, mike, was super rude to his employees right in front of the guest. He was treating the helpful cashier terribly as well as making us feel like an inconvenience. Ralph's needs to be more respectful to their employees and realize that these are actual people that work for you and have feelings, not a piece of trash you can treat however you want. read more