Mr Fresh Carine

The name really does say it all. This place has consistently got the freshest fruit and veg in a suburban shop I’ve ever seen. I will continue to drive that little bit further to go there just to get some awesome produce. Their staff are always friendly and helpful too. So convenient for all your food needs, there’s top quality meat, fish, bakery and other produce nearby in the same shopping centre.

The western suburbs have Herdsman and Claremont Fresh. For those of us in the northern suburbs Mr Fresh Carine is as close as we can get. This is similar to their western suburbs counterparts. With fresh fruit and vege, a well stocked deli and so much more. As per normal mention the magic word organic and the prices increase dramatically. There are all sorts of different and unusual things to try that you may never knew existed. They have a great range of prepared meals from curries to pasta and every thing in between. The staff are all helpful and actually smile. Who knew that retail staff in Perth smiled?

There is no doubt that Mr Fresh has the highest quality fruit and veg around. This fairly busy grocery market, stocks everything you need to make the ultimate dish and the staff are very willing to help you find just what it is you need. After working for 4 years at the Wild Fig café, I heard nothing but compliments on how delicious tasting their food was, funny enough they also won many awards for premium quality meals; that is of course because all their ingredients come from Mr Fresh. My family and I do not go anywhere else for fruit and veg, because really there is no need to, Mr Fresh have everything and only the best of it! (My favourite part about there store is the taste testers for the fruit.)

With certain exceptions – I once came here and couldn’t find red capsicum, which really had me wondering about the place – this is an excellent little organic grocery market. You pay a premium for the word organic, of course, but the resultant flavour in your dishes is worth it. (I would advise against paying two dollars for a can of supposedly organic butter beans that is only seventy-​five per cent full, however.)
Aside from the fruit and vegetables, which are all wonderfully fresh, there are also a number of curry pastes, dukkahs, oils, sauces and salad dressings that are worth exploring for the simple fact that you probably won’t see them anywhere else. Mr Fresh could also be called Mr Obscure, with a lot uncommon labels and brands just waiting there on his shelves to be explored. A significant percentage of the store’s producing, such as its mushrooms, strawberries and fruit, come directly to the store from local growers in Wanneroo and Carabooda. (Perhaps the guy who grows the red capsicums hadn’t brought them in that day?) It’s worth noting too that, in addition to its physical store, Mr Fresh also offers online ordering and home delivery.

I dare you to not find 100 things you love at Mr Fresh. The most rainbow bright array of dips (the mixed and beetroot are the bomb), every kind of olive imaginable, marinated mushrooms, artichokes, eggplant, squid, the list is really endless. A fantastic range of super healthy and delish salads.
Heaps of prepared dishes for dinner, stuffed potatoes, veg and meat lasagne, frittata, fish cakes etc etc. Try the giant arancini balls, a ball of mozzarella, in a meatball, covered in risotto! In my group of friends it’s pretty much a finable offence to go to Carine Glades and not buy an arancini ball from Mr Fresh, that’s how good they are.