I am a Costco girly for bulk, and shop at another local grocery store for regular items - but I just happened to be passing by Smart & Final on the way back from the beach. I knew they carried Waterloo, so I popped in. Good selection of items - felt like more things were "normal" sized than bulk? When I'd visited another location not too long ago, it seemed to be reversed. Prices were comparable to an 'average' store these days. I was able to grab my Waterloo and a few other things I needed! 2026: 23/100 read more

Meh, its a grocery store probably not my go to but I was in the area and needed bananas. Grabbed the ad and wow $1 dozen eggs! Headed back to grab some and guess what?? $1 eggs if you spend $25 in groceries. Disappointed Cute orchids for $10 Good service read more

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After having dinner at Baja Fish next door, we walked over to Smart & Final to pick up a few items. This store looks older than the one in Laguna Hills. Fruit and vegetables aren't as fresh but they are decent. There was only one cashier in the whole store. It's pretty much the same as the LH store. Seldomly they would have two cashier's at the same time at the front cash register. They are one of the few grocery stores left that carries Florida Natural OJ. Ralph's hasn't had it for several years now and my husband likes that brand. Low in inventory but certain items they sell there are in bulk as wholesale warehouse. read more

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Never buy there watermelons all of them are rotten and taste like straight water and not sweet at all

I like coming here for produce and for some meats. I cook DIY meals for my floof ( with the help of mom) and the produce here is both reasonable and fresh. My mom really loves the people who work here. Everyone knows her by name and she truly loves walking to the registers and having pleasant conversations and laughs with the checkers. Its cool to watch the interaction. Customer service 10/10. read more

I used to drive all the way to El Toro rd from my home right off crown valley pkwy. When the crown valley Smart & Final store opened, I was so happy. I've been shopping there ever since. Things were tough during Covid, but S&F was there, friendly as could be, followed guidelines without complaining and I was comfortable going in there. The store is kept in great shape, clean and staffed with friendly people. A short time ago, my husband picked up a few things for me. His produce picking gene is a little wonky so I'm never sure what he'll drag home. Eggplant. He knows nothing from eggplant. S&F helped the guy out by having the best eggplant in my 7 decade life. I was so happy cooking and serving it to my guests. Kayla Brady was so professional and relatable when I spoke with her. Please hire 1,000 of people like her everytime you have a vacancy. 10 out of 5 stars for her. read more

I shop at certain high end food market near and prices are $$$$. Fruits and produce look perfect shape and taste are good. One day I heard from my friends that this place has great prices, so I started to shop here since this year. I found that I save at least 25-30% here. For example; Envy apple is ONLY $1.99. I used to pay at least $2.99-$3.29 a pound. Not perfect shape but the taste is exactly the same!! Lettuce is sometimes 2 for $3!!! I recommend to shop here in the morning because some produces sell fast and they don't restock right away. I still shop at other stores because they have unique products, therefore I now shop at this store 90% of the time. I am very happy with their prices. read more

honestly, they have good prices, but the curs of meat are JUNK, and produce is infested with bugs read more

Smart & Final Extra! - a supposed flat cut of corned beef. this was A SCAM. total JUNK, could bot use and it ruined st. Patrick's day 100% - Grocery Near Me - Laguna Niguel, California

There is no one available or willing to help. The store is not organized or well kept so it's a bit of a challenge navigating the aisles. Service on checkout is very impersonal and cold! read more

This is only about the food, I bought a pack of sushi and it was SO GOOD and FRESH! Would buy again :)

Mischarged me. I bought a Dole Greener Selection salad mix that is clearly marked as reduced price for $2.47, but they charged me full price. This isn't the first time this has happened, and I should've checked the receipt before leaving the store, but ideally I really shouldn't have to double check my receipt before I leave the store to ensure I wasn't overcharged. I realized when I got home and I know it's not even a dollar but it's the principle. I specifically bought that salad because it was reduced price, and I've been mischarged for items here before so it's frustrating to see that it continues to happen. read more

Smart & Final Extra! - Mischarged me for the Dole Greener Selection salad mix. - Grocery Near Me - Laguna Niguel, California

Great store. Very convenient.Cayla and Angie are very hardworking, helpful, and nice. They provide amazing customer service. Highly recommend Smart and Final. read more

Clean store, friendly staff. A very good selection of household goods at reasonable prices. Some food is priced lower than at other stores. Fun place to shop. One pan I purchased was labeled a different price in the aisle than during checkout. This was quickly remedied by staff. I had a positive experience shopping here. read more

Purchased first Street baby spinach washed & ready to eat! Not so I found something brown on a leave of spinache. Can't detect what it is . It has the texture of something brown? Wash! read more

Shout out to manager Shane, Jimmy, and Joanna for their professionalism with recovering a lost credit card for me. Overall staff is courteous and kind and hardworking...give these folks grace and patience, they work their tails off every day starting at 6am and every night until 10pm closing. We local customers appreciate you guys so much! This store provides all the essentials at reasonable prices too. My average grocery bill is always lower here compared to other stores. read more

This store is a joke , Digital coupons almost impossible to find on cell phone no help from employees per instructed from store manager, The new self check out another joke takes twice as long to go through employees hate it so I am changing my market now going to Stater Brothers read more

Very unfriendly and gruff staff. The cashiers are very nonchalant and rude towards customers.

Horrible service nobody even spoke to me as I continued to see workers. I walk up and Angelica the cashier at the register is eating chips. She never even says a word to me during my check out. Then proceeds to complain about me not answering my donation question. She reached over the key pad and answered for me. She didn't ask me if I wanted to donate. I'll make sure I skip this place next time. If you don't want to work with the public... simply don't. read more

Don't shop there. Rude Management! The Store Manager ..."Wayne" has no idea how to run the business. He is ignorant and does not know how to treat his employees. It is a wonder how this store stays in business.....This store is slow and the management is incompetent. I needed help and got the run around from employees that work there. Very frustrating. If you have a store Manager....that's running ...that particular store....then Maybe it should be managed by that store Manager? Hmmm? Customer service? Not at this Store. read more

The nicest cashiers, great prices and I can always find what I'm looking for! Also, the Sushi is always fresh and delicious. So glad to have this store conveniently close. read more

I went there to buy my groceries and the cashier already scanned all my groceries already only to find out that unfortunately I left my card at home. I was so embarrassed and felt bad yet she made me feel better and said to not worry although I felt so bad. I should have checked my wallet first..lesson learned.. Anyways I told her that I would go back to pay for it since i live close and she really kept it for me. If the MANAGER or ANGIE the cashier is reading this. Top notch on the service! while I was waiting to pay for my left groceries I observed that she's very helpful and goes above and beyond and out of her way to help the customer find and get what she's been looking for since the customer gave up to look for it. Over all ANGIE deserves recognition like this. Thankful for your Patience and Amazing service that day! read more

Just your average grocery store. Has mostly everything you need. They do have some pretty good deals from time so I check out the ads frequently. During the summer the avocados can get pretty cheap. Overall, the grocery store is pretty standard. Nothing stands out about it. Staff is helpful, as there are always someone around to ask questions about. Of the times I went, lines get no longer than three or four people which is a huge plus, since other stores can get pretty long around 5 or 6 pm. read more

Be careful of their delivery vendors. Either they didn't get my online order correct or the driver stole my dozen eggs!!!! I won't ever use their online ordering again. I am thinking about never shopping in the store too! read more

Worst S&F experience at the crown valley location in Laguna Niguel. I have been a long time S&F customer but after today they have list me. I was washing my hands in the restroom and saw an employee exit a stall and leave without washing her hands.. I assumed maybe she's off then I saw he collecting carts in the parking lot touching every cart no gloves and they don't sanitize their carts for the customers. Once checking out I was asked if I want bags, I said yes please, the bagger proceeded to lick her fingers to grab the bag by the handles (where I would touch ) she did it again on the second bag as well. I don't feel that this store or company has their customer best interest top of mind. Since I have a CHOICE where to shop I will remain shopping at WF, TJ and Staters on La Paz which all lead with health and safety for their customers and associates. read more

I honestly don't know what I'd do without this market. I frequent it often because the prices are so much lower than the other supermarkets. The produce is always fresh and the staff is so friendly that they remember me as one of their regulars. The whole experience gives it a great ambiance. read more

Bought some wine on the "buy 4 bottles at $8.88" promotion. Normal price $11.29. Checked receipt, all were at $11.29. Went back in and was told I was charged the higher price since I bought more than 4 bottles??? Not even 4 bottles at $8.88 and the others at $11.29 but the higher price for all bottles. Crazy right? Get this, I had to return bottles to get 4 at $8.88. What a nut farm. read more

Love this place great service . I now go every time great service and selection! It has it all . Service is great! It's not a grocery store but yeah it's not Costco it's right in between where they have great prices and a lot to choose from I would highly recommend Spartan final I never knew how amazing the store was and the service is amazing. I am lucky to have one straight down the street for me I shop there all the time. Love it !! read more

Not usually a huge fan of Smart & Final, big box stores like this usually just have crappy quality. Here they have a good selection of name brand products and we have been lucky here several times with great clearance items, especially on alcohol, half off retail making it the best deal around. One of the best locations I have been to. read more

Went this afternoon to get chicken for my dogs all of the packages were well sealed. When I was ready to pay for it the cashier KELLY was angry at me because I didn't put the chicken inside bag (there was no bags on the deli sección) she started to throwing up the packages because according to her they were dripping (again all of the packages were WELL sealed) she had a very bad actitud. To the point I decided to bag everything And I said to her let me do it I don't want you to get duty and she replied to me, she didn't want to get Salmonella which I replied you are telling Smart & Final sells contaminated chicken I grab my receipt and left. KELLY let me remind you you can wash your hands your are an adult and you should know that. You're being paid to so a JOB and you need to learn how to treat customers. I hope management read my review and tell her that they don't sell contaminated products. read more

Smart & Final Extra! - Name of cashier - Grocery Near Me - Laguna Niguel, California

With the Corona pandemic, I went to buy some things. No cleaning supplies for the carts, none of the employees were wearing gloves or mask. And when I went to check out at the cash register. I Got a snyde remark. The girl puts her hands all over my things and says she doesn't have it! I asked how do you know? She looked at me dumb founded. I yelled at everyone to get gloves! They told me I shouldn't be rude! Stay away from this grocery store! They don't do anything to protect both the employees or the customers. read more

This smart and final is awesome everyone is wearing face coverings the staff is always happy to help when you're trying to find something that you can't quite find all in all a great experience at the supermarket I'm not sure what that Lori persons problem is but I guess some people just didn't enjoy being miserable either way I had a great experience at the store read more

During this whole covid19 quarantine we had to hit up a few different stores for essentials. This smart and final is out of our way but now we go here weekly simply because of THE STAFF and SERVICE. Everyone is always so friendly and helpful and in good moods. I commend them bc during this time it's almost impossible to be in a good mood. They are there putting themselves at risk and honestly made such a good impression that we will shop here all the time even tho we don't usually shop in bulk! Keep it up guys and thank you ! read more

This is the worst grocery store in the area. Not only is it dirty and disorganized some of the employees do not pay attention as they check you out. I have twice been overcharged $30 because the are not paying attention or it's done intentionally. There are so many choices when it comes to buying food and the margins are small for food stores. You would think a corporation would have better management. I'm done with this store and hope it's not long before they close and a decent store moves back in. read more

The cashiers at this store are consistently friendly and super helpful and we've found the manager to also be very accommodating if a minor problem (e.g. unavailable product) occurs. The staff here makes us feel like they are all owners as they are always ready with ideas and helpful information delivered with a smile. The sushi is excellent and Karen, the owner is always ready with a suggestion and delicious food. We literally go out of our way to go there for her spicy tuna salad. Best value in Laguna Niguel and very tasty. read more

As much as I have tried to like this store for it's convenient location to me I can't. Out of my short list of 10 items I couldn't find 7. Staff was friendly and tried to assist but items were not on stock. It's basic items like lactose free milk, walnuts, and coco powder as an example. Additionally, I know they stock large / family size items but they are also supposed to stock regular / small packages too. It seems that the shift is most on the larger size packaging. I encounter these two issues frequently. Lastly The store always appears disorganized and not as clean as a grocery store should be. As convenient as the location may be I've decide to not return due to the combo of factors described. read more

Cheers to you guys for HAVING Mrs. Cubbison's Bread Stuffing on Xmas Eve. After spending a fortune on all the ingredients and finding out after that Ralph's did not have any on their shelves was a huge disappointment. Will definitely be doing more shopping at your store! Thank you to the Manager who picked up the phone on a very busy day to let me know that it was IN STOCK. By the way this store has EVERYTHING! very impressed! read more

This location has the cleanest location I have been to. The staff are very accommodating, and when ai have been there they usually open numerous checkout stands so there is not a wait. They have great deals ! I like seeing employees n repeat visits , that says a lot for the company/ especially staff like Jason that worked that location for a former grocery. The hours are good, and I love the fresh roasted chickens! You can't beat that deal anywhere , not even Costco and they are delicious & juicy !! The only thing I wish they had , is a butcher counter that you interact with, otherwise I admit they do have a very decent meat selection. For those hat recycle bottles ... they take them at this location read more

Went to check out with 2 items, so I went to the 10 items or less checkout. Their was someone checking out that looked like it was for the month, the checkout was loaded with items, many more than 10. The cashier said nothing or offered no apology. So, I moved to the other lane, the only other one opened. Their was a lady checking out with 20 items or so, what I did not know was she was paying with food stamps and trying to use coupons, I am not familiar with that process, however the cashier rang her up quickly but then it became a game of add and subtract for 15 minutes. Finally the cashier who's line I was in called for another cashier, she must have been the lead cashier as she first came to the line to use keys to do something. She then opened another checkout lane but instead of taking me, next in line she took from the back of the line! 25 minutes later I checked out with my 2 items. Needless to say it was my first and last trip to this store. read more

This is a pretty cool little store, well managed, and they've done a diligent job of trying to keep up with COVID-19 developments to keep their customers safe and their employees safe. I give the manager credit for really working at doing this right and maintaining a good shopping environment at the same time. It's a balancing act that they have handled very well. I see some others haven't had the same experience and I can't comment on those or dispute them, I just know my experience has been good every time. We've seen that Americans all over aren't doing this very well, and it has polarized and upset many people to see others too conservative or too loosey in their minds. The produce is consistently good quality unlike too many other places and prices for it are competitive and sometimes those prices rock. I wish they would turn down the water jets over the lettuce which is a disease all supermarkets seem to have. [Put your head of soaked lettuce, water all through its nooks and crannies, into a plastic bag and bring it home, and it will be going bad in a couple days!] Meats are good too, and prices vary, but there are sweet deals almost every time. Wish they'd get the turkey parts more often, cut up and packaged like chicken, those are awesome. They cram a decent amount of stuff into small spaces in their stores. Selection is still not going to be what you find in a supersized market so don't expect it. Supplement your grocery shopping here and find an easy experience with good quality fresh food. read more

This store has a sign that states "mask required to enter store". I saw two individuals with no mask. The employee named JEN was walking around, working with mask around her neck, it was not covering her face. Why have a sign mandating a mask when the employees are not leading by example. This is B.S. what is wrong with this store? read more