Alameda Marketplace

WHAT, how do I NOT have a Yelp review here...Quality/Quantity - Nice local small marketplace, supermarket.My daughter has been driving 30+ miles for her sashimi grade fish and I suggested she come here instead. So today, I mainly came to share and prove to her that they sell it here. See pictures.Other departments that we frequent are: Coffee shop, Greens & Grains Salad restaurant, Farmstead Cheese & Wine, Sushi King, Feel Good Bakery, Tahina (one of our favorite restaurants), East End (one of our favorite happy hours, $1 oysters, etc), and of course the grocery departments, etc. These departments and businesses are all independent and locally owned.Is the tea shop new? But closed or soon to be open...? I have not seen this here in the past.My wife bought a few loaves of bread today.Atmosphere - Clean, a locally organized medium size supermarket.Plenty of mall parking.Indoor/outdoor seating.Service - Good.Price - Slightly above average, but that is the cost for quality.Owner Comment - Congrats on your success since 2002, we are long time customers. I still remember East End used to be where Tahina is now.

I have yet to explore the entire store, but I like what I see so far. I grabbed a Matcha tea and a Croissant. Both were very good, and I would love to return to grab something to eat while waiting in the long ass line for the BBQ joint down the street.BBBB

This place is absolutely amazing inside. So many different treat offerings from different vendor/restaurants inside. My favorite is Tahina. Unfortunately, while waiting for my food near Baron's seafood & Meats, a HUGE RAT came scurrying out from Baron's while I was sitting across the way at the sitting bar area. I was horrified and it really ruined my experience. I hope this RAT issue gets resolved right away! It was awful!

** The following review reflects my experience DURING the COVID-19 pandemic. **This red brick building is actually a key touch point for me and Jamie W. because we sometimes stroll Park Street from Alameda Beach to here and then back again. On a fair weather weekend, it's a pleasant walk because there are lots of places to stop and grab a bite. What makes this destination attractive is that there are ten separate businesses housed in here, and they've been able to control the foot traffic to survive this pandemic.You enter from the parking lot side, and you may have to wait a bit if it's busier than usual. We've had the huge salads at Greens & Grains and the hand rolls at Sushi King. An extensive butchery and bakery anchor the line of shops, but most of the space is actually devoted to the organic offerings in the Alameda Natural Grocery store. I've never been disappointed with the produce selection here. This gourmand's emporium is well worth a stop given all the necessary precautions.RELATED - Exploring Alameda? Here's a collection of places I've visited and reviewed: https://bit.ly/2Ik8mky

I like this Market!! I was in here pre corona, so I don't know about current changes.It's a little pricey, and the parking lot is a little cramped sometimes, but inside I saw a sushi place, pizza place and a bakery inside. All are very small with very limited seating, basically it's set up to go.The market has a nice sized wine collection area, and the market itself is bigger than the other areas. I did like their juice selection.Good place!!

Please get the weevils, or whatever they are, out of your bulk products. It's obviously not a good thing to buy products and then have to throw them away several weeks later. Thank you.

"Karen looms large, at Alameda Marketplace"530 Sunday evening Sept 18.Purchased a bag of popcorn at the market place, while eating the popcorn, my wife was at the register purchasing $137 of items for home.The clerk asked very loudly in front of all present, "sir did you purchase that popcorn"? Bewildered, wondering why I was asked such a question while sitting right in front of the register waiting for my wife's purchases to be completed. The clerk said that her manager asked her to question me, I suppose she assumed I look like a guy that would steal a bag of popcorn and blatantly eat it in front of them. My apologies to the clerk, your manager shows both poor judgement, and cowardice. Next time she asks you to play rent a cop, think twice!Unless of course you enjoy treating your repeat customers like garbage!

It's christmas eve. Mary Angel rings me up with her RUDE bagger or coworker who tells me i'm next by wiggling her index finger up and down like she flicking on and off a light swich or something.I thought she was saying hi to someone and i get rushed to the cashier. Ok so i set my basket down then was told to remove my items from the cart. No kidding! Thats what we SHOULD do but your acting like i am an inconvience already. Its 4pm. Your here till 7. Dont take it out on me. The rude lady behind me in line comes right up next to me arm to arm. (Hello six feet please)Sorry i wanted to put my wallet back in my purse for the 5 items i used my card to purchase. We are in a pandemic, why wouldn't your cashier ask her to wait ONE SECOND so i could drop my card in my purse and pick up my bags? I was treated very poorly.Your staff was very rude today.

I didn't think it was capable to like a market so much. I'm so glad we stumbled on in here. Their bakery is superrrrrr nicee!! Macaroons are yummy and more yummy, the best I've ever had. I must come back for more treats, or maybe even last a minute birthday cake lol.Sanitize hands on the way in and customer service was friendly.

Always clean, well-stocked with good quality items. It's a one-stop shop for groceries, fresh baked goods & freshly prepared meals to eat-in or take home. It's highlighted with a very nice wine shop & coffee shop. A great Alameda tradition!