Great people. Great store. Very clean. Laid out perfectly. Always helpful and courteous. I just picked up a Seattle Seahawks decorated cookie for the SuperBowl and the bakery department is absolutely FANTASTIC. I have been using this store for special birthdays, events, and other family celebrations for more than 5+ years. I strongly suggest contacting the baking manager/department for your next event/party needs. I love Stater Brothers as a grocery store - but when you find good people working in the store that put in the extra effort - that makes a big difference. Check it out. read more

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I walked inside and I went to the Frozen fish and meat to see that they had shrimp sitting in water it was clearly been melted which means the shrimp is definitely gone bad. If you look close enough had the pictures you can see the water is already murky which is awful sign and definitely a one way ticket to the hospital. I get scared that the employees will just dump out the water and keep selling the shrimp read more

Stater Bros. Markets - Trim sitting in warm dirty water - Grocery Near Me - Lake Forest, California

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Excited to find a new addition to Staters Meat Counter this weekend! Bone Marrow! Thank you Absolutely delicious read more

Stater Bros. Markets - Bone Marrow with Olive Oil, Rosemary and Thyme on Garlic Bread- Yum! - Grocery Near Me - Lake Forest, California

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The meat department needs to change their gloves after serving fish. I cooked my chicken legs I bought on Sunday and I took a bite and noticed it tasted fishy and smelled like fish. My guess is the meat clerk served me shrimp which I also purchased. He then decided to keep his seafood gloves on and went for the chicken legs. Food is so expensive and then they give us contaminated chicken. We have to throw it all away now. So nasty. read more

Stater Brothers Lake Forest has built the most friendly and helpful staff I have ever seen at a grocery store. It doesn't matter what department you're in or who you are speaking with they are always very nice and super helpful when it comes to pleasing you. I've been to some stores where they aren't the most friendly but somehow every employee at Stater Brothers Lake Forest is. Greg in frozen foods is an icon and a store favorite of many customers. From Mario in the meat department who is very smart when it comes to meat and will always do his best to get you what you need. From Brandon and Joseph in Dairy who always help me with my milk requests to Kyle and Morgan at the checkout aisle it is just amazing how one store could have so many nice employees across the board. Luis the manager is a great manager! He has helped me many times with many things and always has a friendly word and a friendly smile when helping you as well. He even offered to take the time to help me set up a digital account when I was ready. Jonathan the other manager is a chip off the ol' block. He always goes out of his way to come up to me with a smile and asks if I need anything or if there's anything that he could do to help me which he has on many occasions. Those two are the stater Brothers managerial dynamic duo! They have built a wonderful team and Stater Brothers should be very proud of them and the entire staff they have built. I am! read more

I've only been to one other Stater Bros. and this one really hit it out of the park for me! I was very impressed by the customer service I received today. There were way more workers available than I've ever seen at a grocery store and they were all so friendly, greeting customers as they passed by or checking in to see if there was anything they could help find. They have a very large selection of meats and seafood both in the "regular" grab and go section and behind the counter. I also thought it was cool how they had a designated fruit cutting station! read more

Thank you to all the employees who work here! Everyone is so nice and helpful! But, I want to give a special shout out to the employees in the bakery and in the flower/balloon section! I believe Amanda is the name of the person who helps me every year when I do a big balloon order on my daughter's birthday! She is wonderful and so helpful. There was also someone else who was very helpful today and when I placed the order (I wish I knew her name). I order so many cakes from the bakery and they do such a wonderful job. Every May I have a big party and do 5 custom orders. It's so confusing to me, but they do a fantastic job and the cakes are always ready on time and taste so good ! I'm grateful for all of you at Stater Brothers for excellent customer service during my weekly grocery shopping as well as helping me with hosting my parties. Thank you! read more

This review is for their floral and plant section only. They have a great selection of houseplants, especially the variegated varieties. The floral department is also super helpful over the phone. If you're looking for rare plants or thinking about gifting someone a plant, Stater Bros is definitely worth checking out. The prices are reasonable, too. read more

Super clean and organized store ! Employees look happy ! I was helped right away at the meat department! No wait ! Great variety of food and Hispanic condiments love love that ! read more

Robert Ungar Review of Lake Forest, CA Stater Bros. Markets Store Number 142 I really like shopping at Stater Bros. Markets Store Number 142 located in Lake Forest, CA on El Toro Road because this store has very nice, friendly, helpful, knowable, and honest employees overall. There employees spend a lot of time with me, go way beyond what was required to help me, and do everything they can to be as helpful as possible to me. They give me the solutions and overall results I need. This store is well stocked with a wide variety of products and is very clean. It is my favorite grocery store, and the best grocery store I have ever shopped at. I have been shopping there every week since September 2008. Since about October 2024 every week, their Seafood and Meat department has been seasoning and cooking my meat, which I purchased from their department, in their steamer as a free service they offer to their customers. This is very helpful and greatly appreciated by me as I have never done any of my own cooking. This has made a very big difference in my life and helped me eat more of a large variety of healthy food that I really like. My health has improved as a result of this. Mike Rutkowski, their Seafood Manager, does the majority of this seasoning and cooking for me. He spends a lot of time with me to make sure my food turns out properly seasoned and cooked. He is the best cook I have ever had and always does an excellent job for me. He knows how to make the food very tasty, favorable, and moist. He cooks anything I want that would be feasible to cook in the steamer. He has cooked for me salmon, hamburger, steak, and chicken. He gives me recommendations on what to cook for me and how to season it. He regularly gives me suggestions. I have learned a lot from Mike. Mario Zaragoza, the Meat Manager, seasons and cooks my meat when Mike is off and not working. Mario also always does an excellent job of seasoning and cooking my meat. Sergio, the Produce Manager, and Conrad, a produce worker, also help me out a lot as they select the newest and freshest fruit for me every week because I live alone, and it takes me a long time to eat my fruit. This enables me to eat the fruit before it goes bad. Brandi, a Courtesy Clerk at their location, was the employee that told me about the free seasoning and cooking service in their steamer they are offering in the Seafood and Meat department. Brandi is always very nice and helpful to me. Therefore, I give Mike, Mario, Sergio, Conrad, and Brandi my highest recommendations! I highly recommend their company management give them a good job review and reward them for all this! Please feel free to contact me, Robert Ungar, at my cell telephone number 949-683-3334 if you want to discuss this further or for anything else. Their company management should post this entire feedback message at this store location. This should give these employees encouragement. Thank you for reading this feedback message. This is always appreciated by me for everyone's benefit. Thank you, and you take care. Robert Ungar read more

First off I have been shopping at S/B for over 50 years. The El Toro store since it opened when Albertsons closed. I have to say that the people at this store don't care about the customers. Customers shopping at your stores is what gives your staff their jobs. I purchased 1 1/4lbs ground beef on Friday night, went to make dinner for our family, the ground beef was spoiled! Less than 2 days and it was bad, I drove back to the store, and was met with hate and contempt by the store staff about trying to return spoiled meat. I spoke to a woman who claims there was no store manager, he just went home, which was a lie! Said I had to wait in line to which there were a lot of people checking out. Not enough people working check stands! I just went to a check stand and advised the cashier (David) meat bad want to exchange for fresh. Finally told me to go to meat department to get replacement. Surprise they were out of the same ground beef I bought on Friday, so I said to give me the next one up! He did so, hit the weight on the money wrapped it up and I went to the check stand. Gave the new ground beef to David, he then stated I owed $2.32 additional money. I said for what, he stated that the ground beef was a $1.00 more per pound. I explained that it was not my fault that you were out of the same ground beef I purchased on Friday. Really did not the meat they had just a direct replacement. Oh no can't do that! Then a manager named Jonathan(remember no managers on duty he had just left when I got there) took me to a closed check stand. He then rang it up and wanted more money, because they were out of what I purchased on Friday, so I asked why was this the customers problem. Stater Bros sold me meat that didn't survive 36hrs. Said this was not stores problem. I finally lost it and said do you want to lose a 50+ year customer over your poor meat and customer service. He finally rolled the meat package down the bagging area, said to HAVE A NICE DAY in a voice dripping with sarcasm. When I asked for a bag to place the meat in he took the spoiled meat from the bag I brought in a put the fresh meat in that bag! WHO DOES THIS??!! My thought is this is very unsanitary, and could get someone sick. I am sure there is a health code violation there as well! So over the cost of a .10cent bag, and wanting to charge me more for the same product I purchased 36hrs before, Stater Bros lost a 50+ year customer. I am sure that my family and friends will help spread the word by not shopping there. I hope that all read this will do the same! NO CUSTOMER SERVICE, NO ACCETPANCE OF SELLING BAD MEATS, NO ACCEPTANCE OF WANTING TO RIGHT A WRONG THAT IS NOT THE CUSTOMERS FAULT. JUST CONTEMPT FOR CUSTOMERS SHOPPING THERE! To the managers and checkers and all who work for Stater Bros remember without customers you don't have jobs! You could become a memory store like LUCKY'S , SAFEWAY, GEMCO, SEARS ETC! read more

Betty is wonderful and friendly! She took care of all my purchases with care and asked how I wanted my food bagged! Thank you for having such a caring and thoughtful teller. I've been a loyal customer for over 40 years ! Happy 90th anniversary ! read more

It's Christmas Eve and I had a few grocery items I still needed but have been procrastinating out of fear of getting stuck in a crowded store with crazy lines like Ralph's has. BIG KUDOS to the manager who made sure all NINE check stands are open! WOW! This made a huge difference in my day! Thank you! read more

Stater Bros. Markets - All nine check stands open on Christmas Eve - Grocery Near Me - Lake Forest, California

Love my neighborhood Stater Bros! Staff are pleasant, store is pretty well stocked and great seasonal items and bakery. read more

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Stater has always been known for its meat. Keep up the good work! If you want to do a better job keep in mind that everybody's looking for unvaccinated, natural organic and grass fed sources that are affordable. Look at this website and what they charge for meat- and people are paying it, because they don't want that crap in their meat! There's always a happy medium, please don't sell vaccinated meat!!! it's not necessary! https://whitakerfarmstn.com/store/protocol/no-vaccines-or-antibiotics read more

Polite staff, great prices! Gas & fast food nearby. Years of going there, not one bad experience.

Every time I can't find something this is the place to go! They have so many speciality items. It has always been clean, stocked well and really good customer service. We do a fair amount of our grocery shopping here. read more

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I love shopping here, they have everything I need. Great prices and everything is easy to find, very intuitive layout

What a great and well run store. staff is on their game. almost always helpful-new mgt is even better than the old. always enough checkers on duty. prices are great!!! read more

Mario in the butcher department is the man!!! You can tell when someone likes their job and he sure does. He makes going to the butcher fun again. He took great care of me today. My mom is picky and he found just what she was looking for. Thank you Mario read more

Sorry but I was there a week ago and bought your swordfish which was expensive unfortunately it was smelly and slimy. It tasted like poop and was tough as a flip flop sole very disappointed. I would have brought it back but threw away my receipt. I was there today only to see crazy price increases in one freaking week. Like the highest increase ever. I'm sure you guys are price gouging and you will pay if you are. I'm not sure if I will be shopping there anymore. You're just not that good quality wise. Oh by the way please train your employees how to bag. I've had major problems with your packing. Broken bottles broken eggs smashed bread like really ??? It's shameful to be truthful read more

I was inside your store yesterday picking out a Watermelon when a young gentleman asked if I needed help. I said yes and he showed me how to pick out a good watermelon and I thanked him. I just wanted to say that the watermelon was by far the best I've ever had. The employee had glasses and a beard and I think his name was Conrad. Very helpful and courteous employee. -Rick Vandenburg read more

I highly recommend this location because the new manager Luis is amazing and the store is better than ever. Evan and Fredrick are excellent cashiers that are fast and friendly. read more

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If you're looking for any type of cake I recommend Stater Bros!! I ordered a two tier wedding cake, let me tell you it came out beautiful. The young girl that took my order was wonderful, good customer service. Very clean place by the way. read more

Stater Bros. Markets - Wedding cake - Grocery Near Me - Lake Forest, California

I drive past about 10 grocery stores to go to the store because Luis Torres is the new manager. The store is really dialed in now. Prices are good, selection is outstanding and the customer service is unbeatable. This is by far the best grocery store around. Try it out. You will not be disappointed. read more

Stater Bros. Markets - Luis Torres has really improved my favorite grocery store now that he is the new store manager. I highly recommend this location. - Grocery Near Me - Lake Forest, California

I always like my local Stater Brothers grocery store. This one always has cool people working there. There's always somebody in the meat department. It always smells good in there as well. There's always a grocer in the fresh produce department! And there's also lots of bags, for bagging your meats and vegetables etc. they keep the store clean. Grocery carts are always collected in a timely manner, so they're not gonna bump into your car. The register person always says hello, I've never had a bad experience at this store and I've shopped there for 20 years! read more

Stater Bros. Markets - Grocery Near Me - Lake Forest, California

I had a very negative experience while shopping at this location. For a Supervisor to randomly walk up to me and my daughter and say can I help you " but does not say it to the white person standing in front of her as she exited the international aisle. This behavior raises a red flag that we are not welcomed at this store. When things like this happen , that is my cue I'm being watched due to the color of my skin. Please make it your business to treat everyone the same even if they don't look like you! !!! read more

I love this store but THIS just pisses me off. Why does one have to purchase 4 lbs of grated cheese to get a discount? Can't we buy 2 lbs and get ONE dollar off??? WTH? read more

Stater Bros. Markets - Grocery Near Me - Lake Forest, California

I frequent this grocery store location due to it being in the same shopping center of my FAVORITE Starbucks in town! I feel required to make a statement regarding their produce, although it can be a few days from perfect ripeness, I can afford to wait. What I can't afford is buying fruit or veggies that spoil to soon, which is a way bigger problem in my experience. Their organic selection is very slim, however they have fantastic prices. Enough about the produce because this store is our go-to for meat!!! Any kinda meat you want they got or will cut for you! I love this store! It does the job, & does it good! I also frequent Sprouts & Ralphs deli meats! read more

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Really bad area, no security. My credit card was stolen, during the middle of the day. My credit card had lots of charges from places I would not normally shop. Thank God and of America caught it! read more

A long, long time ago I worked in the Inland Empire and often found myself at Stater Brothers to buy lunch or snacks. Back then the stores I walked into seemed unkempt, disorganized and a bit seedy. I felt like the people who shopped there had rusted car bodies covered in vines in their front yards. So I was pleasantly surprised the first time I walked into this store. This location is very clean, organized and classy. It feels large with an abundance of products. I always find what I'm looking for. The meat department - which Stater Brothers is known for - is first class. Lots of beautiful beef to behold...at good prices. Seafood too. On the other hand, the bakery is tiny and the deli area small too. On my most recent visit I was excited to find that they now sell mochi ice cream here and I walked out with several cartons. On the down side, I attempted to get some bulk food items from some of the small dispensers they have but found the ones I wanted were clogged with no one around to assist. So I abandoned that idea. Checkout lines are sometimes an issue. Not enough registers open, semi-long lines but the cashiers are friendly and fast. No self-checkout here. Otherwise I think this is a great grocery store for the area. read more

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We were in the neighborhood and decided to give this store a try since our neighborhood grocery stores were sold out of meat. Their meat cases were pretty stocked at 3pm on Sunday 3/15! We had already gone to the butcher, so we weren't in need of the meat, but it was nice to find a store where people haven't hoarded it all! This store was out of stuff like tp, rice and pasta, but everything else was available...milk, eggs, butter, yogurt, chocolate, booze...you know, the essentials. read more

Scott the manager of store is such a wonderful manager he is always lending hands to help get customers through the lines I miss Jeffery he was always smiling and so happy , Mike Sanchez is so kind n helpful staters is my go to store for dinner n All the holiday cooking n the other team members are great too. Thanks for wonderful customer service read more

I wish there were more Stater Bros stores around! After paying attention to grocery store prices a little more recently, they really do have some of the best deals! I popped in here after I was shopping at nearby Grocery Outlet Bargain Market.. and I kind of wish I'd come here first! (GOBM did not have baking soda, which I needed for the cookies I was baking.) As I was shopping around, I noticed that some of the items I'd purchased were slightly less expensive at this Stater Bros location. When it came time to check out, there were plenty of tills available, and there was only one person ahead of me, which was also nice. This store is probably closer to me than the one I generally shop at, so I'll likely be back! 2019: 52/100 read more

Have been going here for over 10 years!! Friendly employees, great quality produce, clean environment, and never disappointed:)

Nothing but poor experiences here. Fruit not ripe Management missing Checkout registers wrong prices Milk sour in week Leaking milk bottles And on And on And on read more

Update 7.29.2017 I come here for their meat. They always have a great selection and at prices that are better than any other market near me. I just wish the people (employees) were more friendly and engaging. I get the impression this place is just another job for them and they don't really look happy. I asked about how to get the coupon prices and I was referred to my computer - no help really. It's hit or miss whether anyone will smile let alone say hello to you here. It's almost like employees hate their job! Makes me sad and it's hard to find someone for help too. I like their meats but again wish they would just smile. read more

Stater Bros. Markets - Grocery Near Me - Lake Forest, California

I have been going to this Stater Bros. for the last 20 years, and I've been extremely happy with the store. It's clean, I know or recognize most of the employees who are friendly and actually say hello or good morning, and always great service when I need to ask questions. The meat department as always is excellent, and I appreciate the checkers and baggers who are polite, helpful, friendly, and care about the service. I can't ask for a better store in the area when I need to get groceries. read more

This review is for the Bakery located inside stater bros!! Rebecca has created 2 custom cakes for me in the past year and they have both been adorable. Always ask for fresh whipped cream icing and fresh fruit! Their staff is friendly, and were able to make my cake on a few days notice, as well as easy to work with. Their prices are amazingly inexpensive too. I have spent my fair share on expensive bday cakes, and these cakes actually taste way better!! Thank you Rebecca!! read more

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Again, I got more rotten turkey and they forgot to put stuff in my bag. I came back to ask the manager about it and what did she do? Tell me she can't help me without my receipt, so Miss Astec keep your rotten turkey again and shove it you're so rude I have never met such a rude manager now the corporate office says I should have brought it into the store I'll get it out of the garbage and take it to you then the whole store can smell see you soon read more