Market In the Square

This place is god awful. I went there to pickup a few things for dinner and all the fresh vegetables were all freshly rotten. Disgusting! I went to wegmans instead.

Seems great for meat, some produce, baked goods, prepared foods, but is very limited otherwise. Good prices on some things — specials — sundries seem expensive. This market reminds me of the old school Quality Markets. It’s no Wegman’s but it’s got some good options for the above mentioned — Fresh baked bread, house made sausage, local produce.
The express lane seemed poorly marked to me. I accidentally got in that line and unloaded most of my items before I saw that it said Express, 10 or less. I may have had 20 items, but people lined up behind me. Including a nasty old lady who was very rudely making sure that I realized how displeased she was. They only had one other register and the line was LONG. WTF?! Open more registers!!! And lady — COOL IT. Hahahahaha!

A neighborhood grocery store. Doesn’t carry all the brands and selections of a large grocery store, but gets the job done. Their meat and deli tends to be a good deal. Produce is fresh and reasonable. They have a bakery with cakes and pastries available. In the spring you can buy hanging plants.

Fish fry Friday — outstanding! Beer battered great sides and under 7 bucks ?!!
We come back every Friday !!

Hometown market that has everything, Friendly cashiers and helpful staff. Everything at the deli and meat counter is always fresh and the prices are usualy cheaper than Tops/​Wegmans, I love shopping here.

I started coming to the Market in the Square because it’s in the plaza I work in and was convenient, but I’ve started to really like it for some things. They always have great meat prices, and different sales every week. Chicken breasts are generally always on sale and convenient to pick up for dinner. Last week I got great steak for $ 5/​lb.
Their baked goods are really good too. They also have clearance baked goods out every day which is an added plus.
Other than meat and baked goods I don’t buy too much here — when they have sales they have good prices but some of their regular prices can be on the higher side.
I like that it’s a smaller store so I can generally get what I need and get out fairly quickly.

The review will only reflect the customer service at checkout.
My cashier was the most unfriendly cashier I have ever encountered at ANY supermarket, I was very disappointed at the attitude I was given when I thought an item was on sale and was told «cant you read» I can read just fine. Some people should not work with the public.

Buffalo is a great place for grocery shopping because the two giant chains, Tops and Wegmans, keep looking for ways to outdo each other. And we as customers are the winners in these battles.
However, there is still room for an independent store like the Market in the Square. It is not as large as a new Tops or Wegmans store, but it is big enough. Indeed, it is most likely the average supermarket size before Tops and Wegmans made their stores the approximate size of an airplane hanger.
You might not have as large as selection as in those stores, but you can find most items. In particular, two sections of the store, which are next two each other, stand out:
(1) The bakery has a varied selection of breads and pastries, enough to satisfy your desire for carbs. The fresh sourdough and rye breads are outstanding and priced reasonably. The cinnamon rolls are also quite tasty.
(2) The prepared meals section has a good choice of items you can’t find in other stores: fish fries, breaded pork chops, chicken nuggets, grilled chicken, sloppy joes, and many more foods of that kind. Nothing you might consider to be gourmet, but very good food.
«But the prices must be higher than the chains,» you might think. Actually that is not so. The prices are on a par with Tops and Wegmans and lower in some cases. And a nice feature: there are a good number of check-​outs, and usually they are staffed. A minor pointm perhaps, but we have all been in stores with a large number of registers but no one around to run them. Here you can find a person to check you out — and none of those horrible self check-​out aisles. I know; it is a pet peeve and personal preference, and you have every right to like them.

I have gone to Market in the Square on and off over the years, but recently have been there more regularly. No, you may not find every little thing that you would at a bigger/​specialty grocery store, but it is the basics that they do well.
One of the main reasons I come here is for the large and well priced meat section. They have your everyday boneless/​skinless chicken breasts for around $ 1.88/lb. I like that you can get various sized packages at this price, not just the giant family sized ones. I will say you usually do need to do some fat trimming on these, and I even found a part of a breast bone still attached. These are also big-​sized portions. They also have an a good selection and prices for stuff like roast-​size cuts of pork, a wide variety of steaks, sausage, ribs, and other more unusual items.
They have a basic but well priced produce section, lots of deli meats/​cheeses, and you can find local specialty items and companies featured in many departments.
One section that did blow me away was the café/​takeout. I got in a 10 person line of happy Friday people at 4pm for the fish fry after hearing about it. It was very good and only $ 5.99! The batter was tasty, crispy, not greasy, and I got a large, quality piece of fish. Coleslaw was just how I like it, and the fries were a generous portion. Will try the shrimp takeout sometime, too. They had lots of other pre-​packaged comfort food meals ready to take home and heat as a good alternative to the Wegmans for a $ 6 meal.
I decided to look at some of their desserts as they have some individual sized slices to go near the takeout café area. I like to bake and make treats so I am pretty picky. I have to say the two items I bought were some of the BEST desserts I have ever had. I picked up a slice of the Italian Ricotta cheesecake and it blew me away. I am not a huge cheesecake person, but I thought I was in a fancy restaurant eating this after an expensive dinner rather than in my PJs when I got home on Friday night. It was light, creamy, and had a delicate citrus flavor. Outstanding. I also got piece of the toasted almond torte which was like almost a tiramisu-​style treat. The pastry cream, soaked sponge cake, and the crumbly topping were delicious and not sickeningly sweet like a lot of grocery store bakery items. Wow, unique and delicious. I want to both try to make these recipes on my own and go back and buy some more!
I will say that it is dark inside overall. Grocery/​frozen foods available, but expect to pay a little bit more, but they run weekly specials. Some of the aisles, crossthrough areas, and checkout are a little crowded and hard to get through with two carts next to each other.
All the staff I encountered were super friendly and helpful, between the takeout service, the clerk restocking the meat coolers, and the cashier nicely double bagging the large amount of poultry and steak I bought and loading it into my re-​useable grocery bag. I definitely like supporting a local business like Market In the Square.

Local veggies… that and a lot more.
Market in the Square is one of my favorite places to shop. Good, quality produce, meats and a large deli assortment, and they keep their prices very reasonable. In fact, I haven’t found too many places that can match their prices on packaged meat products.
As a business, they are locally owned and support other local businesses, buying from local produce growers, butchers and restaurants as often as possible. Their bakery creates a wide variety of breads, rolls, pastries and desserts every day. They also have a great variety of pre-​made meals for a quick grab, they have take out cooking as well as catering services.
They are located in the center of West Seneca, at the Southgate Plaza, which makes them easy to find, and easy to visit!
It is an old-​style shopping experience in a setting a lot less daunting than the larger stores in the area.
Enjoy a trip to the Square!

This review is only about the Café located within The Market in the Square. I’m not a fan of in supermarket Café’s however this one has made me think twice about my initial prejudices.
For years my neighbors have sworn by the fish fries offered up here. I see that every Friday the Café line is ridiculously long. I just chalked it up to cheap, unmemorable food. Well my opinion has most certainly changed. Hubby and I have been bringing out two grand-​daughters here on Friday’s and decided to try the food… mostly for the French fries, which the kids love. There is way more than fish fries, there is pizza, barbequed chicken, fried chicken, seafood sampler, etc. The sides are varied and good and the price is unbeatable. $ 4.99.
There is a clean little dining area with ample napkins and a hand washing sink (for the kids, I’m pretty good with napkins). The counter Ladies are fantastic. Often-​times a free slice of pizza for the kids and LOADS of ketchup for the fries. I’m impressed!
When this store first opened up many years ago I thought they would never hold a candle to my beloved Wegman’s. As much as I love Wegman’s, I shop here 99% of the time. It doesn’t hurt that they also have a customer appreciation program — for every $ 400.00 spent you get a $ 15.00 gift card.
I didn’t even touch upon all the food selections available, which change daily. Cool place, cheap — but good — food, and customer appreciation. What else could anyone ask for?

This market is a step up from Save-​A-​Lot and a step down from Wegmens.
There are deals to be had year round and many generics you never heard of which adds to a lot of saved dollars.
A full deli and bakery that will have hot and cold food and an eating area, that is cleaner between meals than during, is a popular lunch spot for area professionals.
You can grab lunch or dinner after shopping and get some groceries at a savings all in one place.