I stopped by to buy some beef. This is a small neat store. I got a pound of of ground beef for…read moreabout $9 and a boneless ribeye steak for about $26 per pound. Both were really good. There was chicken in the freezer. I think the beef is the best thing to get from here, that too get the beef from display. There is more beef in the freezer, but I didnt find that as good as the one in the display. There were some other boutique items like expensive salt.

Our favorite butcher shop in Madison. Excellent selection and everything we've ever brought home is…read moreexcellent. Also the people working in the shop are friendly and help with questions.

While taking my dog to UW Vet Oncology, we made a lot of frequent stops here- considering it was…read morejust a couple minutes away. Meat was reasonably priced and very delicious!! They have a lot of frozen food options and they also have fresh meat as well.

Wow, tucked away in the University campus is this fantastic meat shop. Although they have a very…read morenice array of meats in their fresh counter and an extensive selection of frozen meats from steak to pork to veal to lamb, the biggest plus is in custom ordering. Their prices are very reasonable. The staff is incredibly helpful. You park across the street where several spaces are reserved for Bucky's customers.

When I want to KIL, I come here. KIL = Keep It Local…read more Foods found here include Grebe's crullers, Fortune Flavor(formerly Nutcrak), Silver & Lewis Muenster Cheese Curds, a great deli and butcher shop(if you're into that kinda thing). Some items are so unusual I almost want to hang out to watch and see for myself who is making these purchases. If you want to experience PORTLANDIA the TV show in real-life, go to JENIFER STREET MARKET. There was even a dog tied up outside waiting patiently as a person shopped today. No kidding!

Great little corner grocery store focused on local food and beverages…read more Lots of items packed into a small space. Deli items looked really good as well as the locally procured produce & meat selection. Prices are pretty comparable to big brand groceries. They have several items on sale weekly also.

This store sits in the former Whole Foods location, with a Mediterranean food truck parked outside…read more(not sure about its hours). I first visited in May for produce but found the quality and selection underwhelming. Later, I heard they stocked some unique ice cream brands, so I went back to check them out. While I appreciate the unique selection, the prices were pretty steep--likely due to tariffs, logistics, and convenience. There was only a couple of customers on a weekday lunchtime, so it was quiet. Since I make monthly grocery runs to Chicago suburbs, I ended up getting my specialty ice creams there instead. I also browsed their hot food bar but didn't find anything that appealed to me. There's also a small cafe attached where they sell baklava and other sweets. On the plus side, the location is very central with plenty of parking.

We were in Madison for a few days on business and stopped in the market a couple of times. Their…read morehot bar was really good, and I just can't stop thinking about their yummy macaroni salad, so much so that I will be trying to recreate it at home really soon. I took a picture of the label just in case I forgot all off the goodness in it - perfectly cooked pasta, shreds of good cheese, celery, green pepper, scallions, and apparently some cream along with the mayo. I think I will give it a shot this weekend - hopefully it will be just as yummy.

I thought I was lucky . When I left it was drizzling but at end of shopping, the rain was…read moretorrential like. The manager and workers were so helpful. I like how they brought me to a product on request. when I asked at the service desk, I was inform of the Hugh floods near the beltline. It was not such an issue by the store then. When leaving, the rain was so heavy, like a waterfall. Thankfully the clerks were standing by the door, ready to walk with me to the car., holding an umbrella. They got so wet just loading the groceries in the car. Now that's service !

Let's talk about VALUE. Metcalfs by most food estimation. Is a "premium" grocery store. They get…read moreby on high priced good compared to their completion . One would assume they can do this by offering better quality goods and higher service. That being said. I find the store lacking. I often will go to the deli counter on lunch hour to get a half a pound of salad . Fine. The man they have working the counter has his unique thing he does that makes me physically ill. He basically "hocks a luggie" in his throat. I'm sorry. That's just disgusting. I won't delve deeply beyond that on him other then to say while he "gets the job done" he's does so with the absolute minimum in personality . Why have someone at a service counter who can't be "friendly" with customers. I really question the management because I'm sure they are fully aware. At least they SHOULD be. So that being said I went there today to get my lunch and a couple of other things. Business as usual. I didn't hear him clean his phlegm today so I felt really lucky. So I get to the front and they have lines and I go to self check out. Fine. I quickly scan my stuff and attempt to pay. The register asks if o want cash back, so I say yes! Of course I would! Then I see that they have these posted signs that say no cash back. So the machine has a melt down. I wait a couple of moments . And this middle aged woman ...with gray mid length hair comes up behind me to "help". She doesn't greet me or apologize she proceeds to scold me. And I defend my self and say , well the machine said I could , apologizing. I really didn't care if I could get cash I just did cuz the machine asked. So I'm like that's confusing for the customer to this woman. And she starts pushing back at me and I simply said" well, let's fix and move on". I just wanted to get though to move on in my day, cuz you know, I have to make money to pay the high prices at Metcalfs. At that point she took offense and said "you don't have to talk to me like that". And I got confused. "Fix it and move on" apparently is a foreign concept for the folks at Metcalfs. Okay. So at that point I'm done. I talk her to let it go . I thank her and tell her to have a nice day and I won't be back. I at that point leave and head elsewhere for lunch, I got Chipotle . Fair. As it was I decided to call the store and let them know ...the manager ... Chris ...who seemed very distracted and busy on the phone. So I think it's fair to say also not focused on the customer experience. I let him in on my experience. He apologized and asked me to return . I told him , no thanks. As it turns out the transaction did go though and the manager had to call me back to come retrieve my monies . Which I am loathe to do. You know as consumers we all have choices and we make those choices on something called "value". That equation is essentially a comparison analysis of price and perceived benefits . At this , based on prior and today's experience, Metcalfs fails. They get by on pretense over substance. I will not be retuning.

The Customer Service desk at this location is literally a joke. I am a Kroger shopper in AZ -…read moreclearly something was lost in the training manual at Metro Market. I stood with two other customers for over 10 mins only to leave without ever being helped. The manager swing by and paged Lewis (Louis?) but alas, he never came. When inquired in my exiting the store the self checkout clerk says he is probably at lunch. Oy vey. Woodman's is just up the way - and Piggly Wiggly. Both great options folks.

Tobias is amazing! They work so hard to get my orders done quickly and they are always super…read moreamazingly friendly greeting me. At their Starbucks! Ten out of ten place! They definitely should get some brownie points for their amazing customer service! I'm not frequent customer due to me being on the road but definitely my favorite place to visit!

While popping between nearby Colectivo and the adjacent park, we popped into Alimentari out of…read morecuriosity, and somehow left with a pre-made frozen dinner for the evening and a Spicy Soppressata sammy to enjoy alongside the lake mere feet away! While they seem to be known for their sandwiches, and for good reason, they have a lot of great artisanal items rooted in Italian cooking. This includes oils, wines, sauces, spices, treats and more. The "more" also includes fresh-made pasta, hand cut meats and cheeses, gelato and a few other absolutely delish items! Back to that sandwich...we were not hungry, but could not pass up a good sandwich, especially one freshly made on locally sourced and baked bread! The bread was the absolutely star of each bite, I mean...sheesh! The sandwich in full was great, and definitely worth the stop in on its own. The store itself is small, but mighty, and well laid out, stocked with all the goods, flows well, clean and in great condition. Service was stellar as well. We were greeted upon entry, checked on while browsing and chatted up while being rang out. Overall, solid spot for a ready-made meal, a special ingredient, a tasty sandwich, fresh pasta, charcuterie or just to wander around in!

Holy smokes... I am going to have dreams about this sandwich. It is definitely top 3 sandwiches of…read moremy life and maybe the best ever. I had the prosciutto sandwich and my SO had the pastrami and both had nothing but good things to say as we ate. The prosciutto sandwich had balsamic that had just started to soak into the otherwise crunchy bread, with these big chunks of mozzarella and the freshest tomatoes and greens. Alimentari itself is this awesome little deli/grocer with both bagged pastas AND FRESH PASTA/antipasti available to buy, as well as all sorts of goods, breads, coffees, chocolates, beverages and a whole wine selection. Beware that there is no seating inside but definitely do not let this dissuade you from visiting.

Meat. Lots of meat. And I mean lots and lots of meat of every variety. Great prices. Mainstream…read morebrands. Also you could buy small portions or enough to feed a football team. I was pleasantly surprised at how much variety they had and how little we spent for the amount of tasty meat products we left with. The bad? The one staff member there never greeted us, never asked if we needed anything, and didn't even say hello when we got to the register. There were exactly 2 customers in the store at the time, and he wasn't doing anything else either. Grumpy Gus he was I guess. I dinged a star for that.