This place already has it's bad reputation. Read other reviews. A health warning here for all shoppers who go here. I have found 3 times already that a whole batch of ground veal meat has surpassed it's selling date. If you accept the challenge to shop here you might want to pay attention. Wish the FDA would close this place down. read more

Safeway - This meat (the whole batch, meaning ten packs....) was offered in the 24th if August. They should be ashamed of themselves. - Grocery Near Me - Santa Clara, California

9/21/2018 at 540 pm I asked the short older lady working at the self checkout if she could help me out with a issue I was having and she straight up told me in the most rudest way " I'm too busy right now I don't have time to deal with you" I'm a type one diabetic I needed sugar because my sugar was going low and I just wanted to know if I could buy a soda and get cash back at her register. Geeez great customer service read more

This Safeway is okay. I have never had a horrible experiene. I do though often have to wait a looooonnnnggggggg time in line. Especially at night. I am guessing a lot of people work some shifts at night around here and come into the store (like the male nurse I saw from Kaiser once chatting with people in line)? The produce is fine, nothing too scary. It has what you need. I do like the Starbucks contained inside. The kids are alright.They are friendly and do make the coffee right. I like buying the 12 pack for brunches with my friends. read more

I was in the area, so stopped by to get some groceries. It's always a different layout and this one seemed smaller and more congested. I couldn't find the bread aisle but found what I was looking for in the front section. It's also a bit darker than the Safeways I'm used to. Not the best one, my favorite is still the new one off El Camino in Sunnyvale. read more

I like this location because they are open 24 HOURS! Also, Safeway deli makes a badass sammy! And I love their cold case soups. But, that's about it for the compliments. They remodeled not so long ago but hello! why didn't they expand their sorry excuse for a meat counter. It's really small..... Unfortunately, I find Safeway's prices a little high compared to the local Albertson's on San Tomas and Pruneridge. That nickle n' diming adds up quick. So unless I need a sandwich or some tomato bisque, it's se la vie for my old favorite. read more

Dear Safeway, You suck!!!!! How hard is it to get fresh veggies? The heads of lettuce, when in stock, are browning and limp. The zucchini, when in stock, are rubbery and limp. Limp is NEVER good, people! Never! It's like digging through a needle in a haystack to find a decent tomato, an edible onion, a good cauliflower bundle, and strawberries that aren't over-ripe or damaged. What about the Italian Parsley? Again, limp! The 1 thing you have going for you, my dear Safeway, is the fresh French bread. Your disgruntled customer, Lil P.S. I will continue to spend my small fortune with you because I live around the corner and am too lazy to go elsewhere. read more

They have an excellent customer service in the floral section. Even though depending on the day there may be a wait, but they are friendly and they work with consideration and care read more

Safeway - They have an excellent customer service in the flower section. The wrapping was wrapped beautifully! - Grocery Near Me - Santa Clara, California

This is an average Bay Area Safeway store. Parking is difficult and you're almost always in for a wait at the cashier. Self checkout is a nightmare because of the cramped floor plan. Decent meat counter and floral selection (buy your wife flowers if you haven't lately, you cheap jerk!). But they have Pepper Plant Sauce and dangit, that's good enough for me. Pepper Plant Sauce = YES! Original, Chunky Garlic read more

probably the worst safeway in bay area. the cashiers are very rude. One lady cashier is extremely rude. they all act like they want to kick the customers out....just try to avoid this safeway if you have any other options. read more

poor customer service. always out of stuff. and they force you to buy one single thing to get a bathroom code even if im shopping for groceries. I had to wait in line but a SINGLE item go to the bathroom and then go back to shopping. Really stupid system. made coming to this safeway a nightmare. Had to add an update: after using the bathroom and continuing my shopping, i got in line. in front of me black dude and I a brown person. man in line 3 said sorry im closed and directed us to another line to wait longer but a couple seconds later called over multiple white people to the line while me and the other dude were staring in disbelief. AVOID THIS SAFEWAY there is one a couple blocks away that has super friendly staff and will let you use the restroom. Trash Business. Worse than Walmart. read more

Check your receipt!! This place is okay for quality, but the checkers are rude as hell. I had 17 items and I went into the 15 items or less because it was empty and the other lines had 2-3 people in each. The woman gave me lip about having to many items and I told her she wasn't busy so I thought it wouldn't matter. She told me it wasn't my job to keep her busy. What a b***h. Also on other trips I found out certain items I was charged full price for, when I confronted the manager about this, he gave me the sale price. This has happened many times, one time they ripped me off almost $20 because there was 5-6 items they over charged me on. They have good sale prices, but just make sure you check your receipt! read more

This Safeway is convenient for me and I like the range of products they carry. Most of the non management employees are friendly & helpful. However: WHAT THE EFF Does management and whoever owns/runs this Safeway care? No. They checked out longgg ago. Every time I shop here I return home with rotten items and at this point it's "shame on me" because Safeway has sooo many rotten things and has for so long. I used to buy their deli meats and would get home to find they had long ago started decomposing. The dates would be wildly expired. Not like 3 days but I once bought turkey in 2018 that expired before Halloween. This was so common that I notified the manager at the time (younger white dude, can't remember name). I asked him if I could show him alllll the various expired meats (like 100 packets) so I asked him to follow me. I flipped over a few to show him. He apologized and refunded my money no problem. But then later that evening, like 8 hours later I just had a feeling and wanted to go back and check and YES IT WAS ALL STILL THERE. I literally don't know what to do. This happened with hummus, produce, hot dogs and most other cooler items if I don't check. It's freaking annoying and gross. My husband is heading to Safeway right now to "return" presliced apples that have liquefied. *Sigh* read more

Bakery section is terrible. The bakery section has spoiled bread or bread expiring the next day, look before you buy. Ordered a cake here , they called me on the pickup day and told me to pick up the cake from Cupertino Safeway (what ??). Hard to find plastic baskets to use. Checkout is very slow, long lines and only couple of checkout counters open even at peak times. read more

Good store, mostly know where everything is and now that they have self checkout my in and out time has increased quite well :) read more

Safeway - Dog Section - Grocery Near Me - Santa Clara, California

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This Safeway is 24 hours. I wouldn't really come otherwise I think because I am super cheap and Safeway is quite expensive. Four stars for not needing to flip over 10 boxes of strawberries before I find one without any mold though. It's spendy but the produce is of high quality here. I also like to pick up sushi here. It's not bad and not as expensive as Sprouts sushi. All my stars to the late night stock guy who I usually run into. It's clear cashiering's not his main gig but he seems like a stand up guy. For your amusement, here's a Facebook status I wrote about something that happened to me here: "Spotted: Drunk couple at Safeway drops whole case of Corona which spills all over the floor. Thinks I work there and asks if they can get another. Ignores me when I tell them I don't work there. Tries to use three different phone numbers for a Safeway card (in 3 different area codes) and somehow none of them work so they pay full price for their beer. I should have bought popcorn." read more

I just have a suggestion for the Deli department, please have your sandwich ingredients covered, for 2 reasons: 1. to keep them from the reach of flying insects, especially when the Deli section is right by the door. 2. to keep them fresh, even at dinner time. Another suggestion is to put more friendly staff to work there, the girl with either big eyes or big eye make-up was quite friendly with her friend, but was not with the customers. I shop there often, I will give 2 more stars in my next review if I see the 2 improvements. read more

OMG. This has to be one of the most ghetto Safeways I've ever been in. The selection was awful, there was close to no fresh produce stocked, and the employees looked a wreck (trashy handmade name badges, dirty shirts, scary hair). The meat looked ok, but I wasn't taking any chances. I grabbed a few stock shelf items and got outta there quickly. Hard to believe the same chain owns the beautifully-maintained Safeway at Rivermark. read more

I go here a lot because it is close to my place but I wish I didn't have too. The place usually has the goods I need and they sometimes have some good deals going on, but if they deals are not going they can price stuff up pretty high. Another good thing is that usually I do not have to wait in line very long because I go around 1:30 and they are usually not that crowded. The cashiers are interesting, they seem like they would rather be having their teeth pulled then be there sometimes. I have had one cashier almost take offense to me asking her to put the receipt in the bag. I also think they are pretty slow with cashiering but that could just be when I go....every time...I suppose! Anyway I will go back here because they stock milk, cereal, bread, and whatever else I need. I also like that I can get cash back from them and not have my bank charge me for it! BONUS!!! read more

Went for a deli sandwich at lunch and all the gredients looked horrible. The cheese had hard curled in edges like it had been out for days. Waste of time. read more

Safeway - Nasty cheese 1 - Grocery Near Me - Santa Clara, California

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I needed to get ice, cookies and a 12 pack of beer for an event that I was having at Central Park. The last three bags of ice in the freezer was melting. Need them all. Grabbed all the items and went to self check out. Each bag told me to wait for assistance and each time I had to wait for the guy who went off to do other things. Told him about the melting ice and he says they are aware of the freezer issue. I finally get to the beer, waited for assistance and he comes back and tells me all items must be voided and had to use the cashier... only one line and several people waiting. When I finally get up to her she then calls for assistance! Two clerks then start working. Cashier mentioned melting ice and said the guy at self checkout is aware. My 27lbs of ice was likely under 20! I will avoid this Safeway at all costs. If I could give a goose egg (Zero stars) that's what they earned today. read more

Great deals, but their gas rewards program doesn't work as well as Lucky's...=/

Ok so not sure what it is about this location but it can get super crowded with long lines, making things hard to maneuver around comfortably. The area between the cashier and aisles is very narrow and if there are long lines well it can be really tricky to move your cart through. Only reason I shop here is for the location and greater variety of foods I cannot find at Lucky's. I can take care of lots of errands on my way home like picking up lunch, going to CVS which is a few store down and even going across the street to the library or relax at the park. I consider Safeway more gourmet with its offerings like soups, sushi and artisan breads. Then there is their Just For You program with special deals on top of their regular deals so I save a bit more. read more

Just updating my reviews of frequently visited places. Where's the funny Chinese cashier lady? I haven't seen her in years! Bummer. I always walked away with a smile when she would ask me somewhat personal questions about my groceries, just like my close friends or family would. I just discovered "Just for u" mobile phone app, and I've been using and planning my shopping trips. So far I love the concept, but the execution is lacking. My first time they forgot to discount 2 of my items out of 10 I loaded onto my card/app. Today 0 out of 8. Granted I loaded the savings an hour before I checked out, but still! I'm gonna have to contact corporate. read more

I have never been to a Safeway where the person working flowers/balloons was so incredibly slow. I swear it took her two minutes just to tie a simple bow. You can tell she doesn't want to be here. Now, someone walked up and said she's off in two minutes. Makes sense why she wants to get as little done as possible before she heads out. **Update, now there's someone here helping but they continue to overfill the balloons and then popping them. Been here for an hour already. Never coming back. Will get flowers and food at sprouts down the road. read more

I'm so suprised at the low rating this Safeway has! I admit, it's got parts that need a little help BUT everyone there is so nice and I have always had pleasant experiences when I'm there. read more

This isn't the nicest Safeway I have ever been to. The Sunnyvale Safeway on El Camino is brand new, so this one can only hope to be 3-stars in comparison. The good news is that it was much less crowded and I experienced very friendly service. The bad news is that it is in a shopping center that feels a little sketchy. I recently moved and I am still feeling out what my main grocery store will be. This one didn't sweep me off my feet, but I will be back to give it another eval. read more

Nice Safeway...kind of dark inside and it seemed like this store had less of a variety of particular items such as in the trash bag aisle and paper towel aisle. None the less I spent $40 and stocked up on Healthy Choice frozen meals. read more

Ugh!! There are 10 cash registers, but at any given time only 3-4 are open, even when it's busy. Annoying! read more

This store clerk was a jerk , didn't want to help me out with Quarters. My cashier Kevin was ok but not friendly. I think the manager on duty was not about customer service I guess this is what I get for not going to Whole Foods. read more

While peacefully standing in line at self checkout the "manager" on shift at 7:30pm decided to come up started yelling and belittling me in front of other costumes. This type should not be allowed to manage and I'm sure all of his employees hate him because of stuff like this. There's a way to come up to someone and say and easily say "excuse me" and then present whatever issue it is you have. This guy just came in my face and went off. Jerk. Sad to see Safeway employee such hateful people. read more

We usually don't shop at this Safeway. We came today cause it was on the way compared to the one we usually go to. We went to the deli to order 4 tacos. There were three people behind the counter. It took forever for them to take our order and it took even longer for them to make the tacos. We considered cancelling the irder but the guy had already started making them. To top it off they weren't good either. read more

Love this Safeway. Houses everything for your daily needs. Fresh produce is very high quality only slightly expensive. Meat, sea food and poultry are best in the entire area. Very fresh and all variety of cuts are available. Bakery items are great too. Love their breads and savories. Cakes are okay though. Staff is very helpful and the place is open round the clock. Not a fan of their deli so much hence taking away one star. They have recently added a live counter of chicken wings. Salad bar, soup and sushi counter are okay as well. read more

We ordered a cake for my daughter's 2nd birthday. It was very delicious and fresh. All the guests loved it and so did we! Thank you! read more

Safeway - White cake with white buttercream and strawberry preserves in the middle - Grocery Near Me - Santa Clara, California

Horrible bakery and expensive food. Costco is cheaper and better. The bakery has burned, raw, and crushed bread not to mention the bagels. Bread is so easy to make, yet the bakers are able to somehow mess it up. read more

The lines here are a joke. It doesn't matter what time of day I come there's is alwasy lines wrapping around the store. It is soooo frustrating. And their employees don't care, at all! They move at a snails pace. Worst Safeway I've ever been to. read more

This is the worst safeway In santa clara/ san jose area & the Worst experience Ive had so far entering a safeway. Went to this safeway on 10/26/19. I was shopping until I noticed a white male employee named " Tom" following a customer. The customer looked like a young mexican teen. I right away noticed because the teen had asked him Why he was following him? If he was just shopping like the rest of us. The employee then starts arguing with the young man & cussing. He then call his "manager" which is a white lady. She then starts arguing with the customer & Tells all the employees to bully him out of the store! I heard with my own ears!!! Employees then start telling the teen to leave the store. The manager keeps going on telling him if he doesn't leave she will call the cops. Im just confused on why they where harassing this young man. Mind you, this happened at check out! This was totally racist & disgusting. Never again will I give this safeway business & Will let everyone know the manager & (TOM) are racist!!!!!! I asked for the managers name & she did not want to give it to me. Just look at the reviews! They need to be FIRED. read more

I always go to this store neaby my house and had been keeping quite about some products I bought with expiry date in 2 days or so...but keeping a 2 years old Instant oatmeal on the shelves is unforgivable! I bought it the other day and cooked 1 packet this morning and tasted so bad! I checked the box, It was expired Jan 20, 2011! I posted that picture here and I have to use "wite-out" of the expiry date because the manufacturer's marking is invisible! I brought it back to the same location, but was surprised by the "no big deal reaction" from the customer service clerk. What the heck! she didin't even apologize that they sucks! she just told me: "they always check on expiry dates of our items on the shelves". I told her but obviously NOT! there's the evidence! read more

Safeway - I bought this instant oatmeal from Safeway at Homestead Santa Clara location the other day, it was expired 2 yrs ago! - Grocery Near Me - Santa Clara, California

*FIRE HIM*The manager here( filipino w/glasses) is so stereotypical its somewhat racist. He told my friend who was a white male if me and my other friend (who were brown we were looking around) if we were stealing anything and if he should call the cops even though all we were doing was shopping for stuff I even put my backpack in the cart. My friend said no that's unnecessary and thats when he said "ok well I trust you , not them " it made me so mad I was gonna go back and tell him something once my friend told me what happened outside read more

the cashier Patrick E was being very rude and possibly racially motivated towards me. kept complaining how this is too much to scan and acting like it was my fault that the machine wasn't picking up the discount and trying to invalidate what we were saying. read more

They had a 2-day sale for some items. The prices were good but they carried very limited quantities. I went both days and they were out and wouldn't give out rain checks. This was a classic bait and switch: Advertise a sale and make it very had to actually make use of it. I shop at Sprouts instead. When they have a sale they make sure they carry enough quantity to actually allow people to buy. Safeway you can do better. These "bait and switch sales" will harm your reputation more than having the sale will help it. So try harder. read more