Safeway

Has everything you’ll need except ethnic food. Used to shop at Sprouts and Lunardis. No need to do so now. Very easy parking. Rarely crowded. Has a decent organic veggie section. Has discounted meats and fish every day.
90% of what I need, I can find at this Safeway.
And yes the deli section has a woman named Flower. Says hello each time i come int he store. Nice to see her smiling face.

Amazing employees there and always helpful. The store is smaller then usual but they make it work. The deli looks amazing ! And flower is the most amazing ever

My boyfriend and I shop here ALL THE TIME and spend ALOT of money here every month! Even with its poor selection, small store and other downfalls, we still have made this store work as our main store to shop at for many years. Normally, service is excellent and that’s what keeps us coming back! However, tonight, that wasn’t the case, at least not at a full 100%. Staff did go out of their way to place an order for me, make sure there wasn’t more of something else in the back, very cheerful, nice and courteous. However, I came in tonight with ALOT of free vouchers for free Monopoly tickets. 10 of those vouchers were RedBox tickets that I had gotten from 10 separate movies, rented on a 2 day period. I printed all these vouchers out on the same day at the same time!!! However, Megan refused to take them because the code (date) at top of paper was the same and there was no way of telling if it was the same ticket printed multiple times. So basically she was calling me a liar, thief, whatever you want to call it. I was EXTREMELY insulted!!! So insulted, I couldn’t even explain anything to her, I just wanted to get out of there!!! Yes, those vouchers were from different movies but they were rented on a 2 day period which movies were returned same day so of course date on top will be the same! She initialed all the vouchers as received by this store so I can’t even take them to another store and I’m not about to print them out again!!! If I try to take them to another store, they will look stolen because they are marked on in their special way. This either gets fixed or my boyfriend and I never return to this store nor do I pick up the order that I placed today! I will go to the downtown WC store from now on!!! I have left a message at the store for the store manager but I’m hoping she sees this as well!

Still love flower! From the hot section.
And Courtney as well. A good person tells you when they’re having a deal on the item you requested. More for your buck.
Wonderful customer service.
Be nice to them ppl.

This Safeway is great if you just need the basics but beyond that you are better off going somewhere else. They have their own small lot which is easy to park in and the store itself is rather small. It is stocked well and the staff is friendly though you can tell they work for a smaller store and aren’t the most efficient and personable. They have a Starbucks inside and a small deli. I come here often since it’s the closest to my house but if I’m ever trying a new recipe or looking for something specific and special I’ll go to a different location.

This 5 Star review is for Flower and Abrora in the Deli, and for Soli, Denise, Tommy and Megan at the checkout area! These people MAKE MY DAY when I go to this Safeway… they consistently do a stellar job of highly professional and FRIENDLY service and they are much appreciated.

This Safeway is pretty small. I noticed that their selection is not as extensive as the other Safeways in my area. The aisles in this store are pretty tight. The store layout in general is tight! Parking can also be a pain.
As I was shopping today (Tuesday, 7÷14÷15) an employee was walking behind me. You could tell that he was in a rush because he was «tailgating» behind me (talk about personal space). The employee could have easily went around me, but no, he decided to continue tailgating me until I got to the cashier. I felt as a Safeway employee, that was really unprofessional of him! I have NEVER had this kind of experience at the other Safeways in my location.

Never never never enough checkers
I’m not sure what the problem is with this place. 90% of the time they only have one lane open. I left the other day when the line went from the first check stand all the way back to Starbucks. They kept calling additional cashiers to the front, but no one would come.

Overall this a good Safeway, not too busy because it is off the main routes like Contra Costa Blvd. However I want to warn everyone to avoid a certain checker because he operates so slowly that he should work for USPS. He doesnt wear an apron or name tag so I will identify him physically. He is middle age, wears glasses, has mustache and dark hair with mid tone complexion. If you value your Sunday hours do yourself a favor and avoid him like the plague. Even an adjacent line 3 times the length will move faster than his.
With this tip you can get in an out with relative ease compared to many of the other safeways in our area.

Flower at the Deli is the best! She makes the best sandwiches Ever and is the sweetest person! Excellent customer service from her every time!

I can’t stand coming to this Safeway. The service is always awful! One time the cashier was clearly stoned and charged us for 20 avocados instead of 2… huge difference. Avocados aren’t cheap so of course I noticed that the price seemed high (like the cashier)
I understand that people who shop at this location are regulars and the cashiers run into a lot of families that they know, but multiple times I have waited in long lines because they stand there and chat with their friends about personal topics instead of keeping the line going; this is really frustrating.

Well I get 1 hour for lunch, I guess I will spend half of it in line at Safeway. Literally 20 min in deli line, 3^rd person in line. And then another 5 min in check out line.

this Safeway is smaller than urban ones. usual departments still here. liquor/​beer selections plentiful. afternoons not so busy. good time to shop
brew: drakes «Denogginizer”(5.99) $ 2 off
–full bodied, smooth stout, imperial IPA, lots of character
–9.75% alc, 5 stars.
on draught:
–rotating beers on special, good variety of microbrews here,
mostly the usual suspects.
–cheerful, fast, friendly checkout.

Being new to the area I was looking forward to having 2 Safeway’s near by to choose from. Overall I like shopping at Safeway’s but this store is not my favorite of the two. They have the worst check out lines of any Safeway I have been to. I thought it was just the time of day but no, any time of day I have shopped they have very few lanes open. I have experienced on multiple occasions checkers calling for back up and there was no response. This surprised me as my previous experiences with other Safeway’s have been the opposite.
I have had good experience with the quality of produce. The back corner where the salads are is a busy yet small area and it gets packed with carts and shoppers too often. The meat department is tiny compared to other stores.
I will continue to shop here based on the convenient location but I hope management makes changes to the check out lines.

The store is great, the only thing that bothers me is the Deli.
1. Every single time when I am getting a sandwich, they only help one customer at a time… While my sandwich is being toasted, someone could just start helping the next customer… Too slow! Especially when in a hurry!
2. They don’t pay attention and ask one and the same question over and over again.
3. They’re not very friendly… And this is okay! Everyone can be moody… as long they provide a good customer service which they don’t.
I have been helped by one guy one time he was extremely nice.

While the selection at this Safeway isn’t the largest and the lines at checkout can get lengthy, the store is close to my house and has most things I want in a grocery store.
Positives:
+ Fresh Produce
+ a well-​organized layout
+friendly and helpful staff,
+ample parking
+it’s quiet,
+fair prices.
Negatives:
— No fresh meat/​fish counter
–limited selection
–little organic food
–long checkout lines.
There is a girl named Flower at the deli counter who is delightful to talk to.

I used to live a block away from this store, so it was convenient to get one-​off things, or go for big shopping. The store was remodeled just a few months after I moved, so I never had the chance to enjoy the modern store. This store is smaller than the typical Safeway, so the selection is a bit truncated. Generally speaking the goods you buy here are of the same quality as the same goods purchased from another Safeway store.
The staff is a different story. Deli orders are like going to the DMV. Smiles and positive communication skills are definitely not part of their skill set. The deli food is usually pretty good, but the people behind the counters lack listening skills. It’s frustrating to repeat the same thing time after time, and even more irritating to get the lunch lady look of death when you correct them on something you asked for several times.
The cashiers aren’t much better. More often than not they chat amongst themselves while cashing a customer out, without ever saying ’”hello, how is your day going,” etc.

I come here to shop whenever I want to avoid the crowds at Countrywood Safeway in Walnut Creek. While this store certainly doesn’t have the breadth and variety of choices I can find at Countrywood, they still carry all the essentials and more often than not this Safeway is nice and quiet, just how I like them.

So many Safeways in this area! I stopped by this one for lunch on a Sunday, grabbing a sandwich from their deli. Two employees were working the deli, and the one who helped me was an older lady. While she made a tasty sandwich, she needs to listen a little better to customers. I know people can be difficult and frustrating, but I really don’t need a deli worker arguing with me in disbelief about not wanting mustard or mayo on my sandwich. I cannot be the only person alive who likes dry sandwiches!
The store overall is small, but clean. I noticed a few items I can find easily at other Safeways weren’t in stock here (for example, my regular Safeway carries 5 flavors of Arrowhead sparkling water, this one only carries 2). For grabbing a few quick basics, this store will do just fine — but for a more involved grocery trip, I recommended heading elsewhere.

This review is for the deli not the store itself. I was so happy to find out that this Safeway is only about 100 feet away from my new job location. I walked up to the deli and immediately noticed how immaculate the deli counter looks. All clean and very visually pleasing. The sandwich itself was AWESOME. I got my usual turkey bacon avocado. The turkey was freshly sliced and tasted like Thanksgiving turkey. Every part of that sandwich was pure deliciousness. Plus it was bigger then the sandwiches I normally get at other Safeways. The only real down side was the woman who made my sandwich was all over the place. Almost like she was nervous. Then when there our three or four people in line behind me she insists I pay there even though I tell her I can pay up front. I look forward to coming here on my Sundays though.