Nesters Market

The meat manager, Joey, is a super rad dude. That guy knows exactly what he’s talking about when it comes to seafood. Makes my nesters experience great and keeps me coming back for more.

Great grocery store. It has a good selection of essential groceries. Always clean and well stocked. The staff is super friendly and personable.

Nesters came a long way since it opened in my neighborhood and now it’s my favorite grocery store. I can find everything I need including fresh organic veggies and fruits. Especially the grass fed steaks here are awesome, butcher Jonny knows his stuff and he is always very friendly. Highly recommended.

I’ve been shopping here since I moved downtown in 2009. I have to say that i am so impressed by Johnny in the meat dept. he is not only helpful in choices of meat but a real pleasure to talk to. This is by far the best meat dept I have ever visited.

I am not a fan of this store, their food, or their pricing practices. I’ve bought quite a few things where just plain bad. Ginger that smelled like dog breath. Steaks that were chewy and overpriced. Something to be aware of if you don’t see a price on an item don’t get it. They are traps that cost 7 – 10 dollars. Something like a bag of tortilla chips will be displaced at the front of the store. Priceless they are usually marked way higher than any other bag around the store. They also put misleading tags on similar items. For example Dannon Yogurt 2% Vanilla is 2 for 5 dollars, but those will be gone and 4 and 1 percent vanilla yogurts will be in its place and they will be marked up to something like 6 dollars. Which has pissed me off at the register many times. The Staff is usually pretty rude here too. Also if you buy the milk in the glass jars expect to be treated like a homeless person when you return them. The deposit is a dollar on them it is why wouldn’t you return them.
If you shop here always make sure the item your putting in your basket is the one that is on the sale tag. Assume the fresh stuff is going bad and don’t talk to the employees they will wreck your day.

If you come here, bring lots of money. I am not joking. Bring a wheelbarrow of cash, this place is expensive. Being from Australia and having been in Seattle for a good while, we were accustomed to not only great service, but also fair and decent pricing (even at smaller co-​ops and grocers). This place is expensive and while they do have some good hard to find items, for travellers such as ourselves battling the Australian to Canadian exchange rate, this place works out even more expensive than expensive. Even if we were Canadian, this place would probably be too much to affordably shop at (evident by the other reviews backing this up).

I have to say this grocery store has some of the politest cashiers and staff I’ve ever met in Vancouver. They are always willing to help, polite at the check out and always bag the groceries with care. They have a wide array of products and produce, organic and not organic. Very very happy customer.

Ridiculously high prices. 1 LB of cherries is $ 1.99 at Safeway and $ 3.99 at Nester‘s, that is 100% higher price. Avoid.
And the stuff is fairly incompetent and unresponsive to the customers’ needs. I have to admit it is a TOUGH area to do business in, however they could try to make an effort.

The majority of staff here makes the experience unwelcoming. The second you walk through the front doors the deli staff pop their heads up and stare at you like why are you here disturbing us?! Just grumpy staff for lost of them. Although I have had a tougher guy help me out and he was friendly but sheeesh they need to get a new manager if the majority of staff act and look grumpy.

This is the closest grocery store to where i live– but it’s not my go to place to shop.
I only come here for certain things. Why you ask ?
Because it’s expensive! And it lacks products I buy every day or two.
I pretty much only go there for the Sugar Free Aloe Vera Juice drink & Sparkling Ice drinks — also (sugar free) *see photos
Besides those — when I come here I get a few bottles of water, a Kambucha tea or two, some gum and before I know it $ 30 plus for a few beverages !
On occasion I’ll get my Bf something from the Deli, and before my diet, the bakery DID. Have some pretty yummy stuff.
But in general? They don’t carry Solo fruit sorbet, frozen Greek yogurt bars, or 99 cent bags of. 10 calorie freeze pops.
There are good things however !
–It’s open til 11 which is good– at times ya gotta get that last min item!
–They do have a points system that gives back a small discount when you redeem.
–Staff is fairly decent
But no way I would do all my grocery shopping here. It’s a market.
Meat market? Not sure… Meet market ?
Perhaps ! My market? No way.

Simply AMAZED at what I could find here.
I go here specifically for all the Deli and Meat items.
You can find all sorts of creative items like Bacon-​wrapped Chicken, Salmon + Lobster pinwheels, even stuff like Bison Burgers, Lamb, etc. All packaged and ready to cook.
They have lots of ready-​made lunch items available (they’re a bit pricey, but well made, as they taste great!). The veggies and produce are usually fresh and always well-​stocked.
Another specialty specific to Nesters is their baked goods section. They have all kinds of cool treats and pastries available, and they’re all unique, nothing like you would see at any other grocery store. Their Cupcakes and Brownies are freaking delicious, and they actually taste like they’re supposed to (not loaded with sugar like other places).
The kicker is that they have all these different party tray options full of goodies. Great for potlucks or picnics. They have a veggie, fruit, appetizer, meat, cheese, breakfast platter, sandwich, spinach dip platter, etc. They’re well worth the price. Every other place i’ve been to that sells or makes those platters, it ends up being severely underwhelming and not worth the cost. But here, the platters are outstanding, and I highly recommend them!

I shop here weekly — it’s got all your basics. Produce is in good condition and offers good variety. Meats are quite fresh, although selection is limited. Butcher kindly recut a large roast for me.
I’ve been shopping here weekly for over a year and there are a few things that I’ve come to discover. These aren’t roadblocks for me … I just know how to play the game.
Don’t wear anything here that you don’t want to air out later. The kitchen area must have horrible venting for its cooking equipment because there is often a strong grease smell in the store (i.e. roasting chickens etc.) and when you leave, your coat wreaks of grease … and you get to smell it all the way home. I’ve noticed the issue mostly around mid-​day when they’re cooking up a storm.
It seems that items put on sale are often near or at the expiry date, so be careful about stocking up. I’ve been caught by this too many times. As an example, they recently had a product on sale and as I started to load my basket, I stopped to review the expiry date … the product had expired two weeks prior. Uh, no thanks. I was able to dig past these first few packages to find some with better expiry dates in the back of the shelf.
Staff are friendly and helpful. It has a neighbourhood feel.

Been here a few times, however, not ’cause I need to but ’cause it was the healthiest option in the city when my best friend and I need a bite to eat before a show. They’re not the cheapest and the quality is very hit and miss. I understand that real estate is high, however, some of the prices on certain selections is still stupid. I don’t know why, however, every time I am in there the clerk looks like she wants to kill herself. Unless you’re eating something right then and there, be very careful of the expiry on some of the items as my best friend and I ate something that was extremely close to expiration to save some $$$ before a concert.

They’re certainly not the cheapest grocery store overall, but there’s usually some good finds in their meat section.
And if you spot any cupcakes in their bakery, YOU HAVE TO TRY SOME, they’re the best. Their cupcakes are not grossly over-​sweetened like the generic safeway bakery ones, or the specialty cupcake shop ones. This coming from someone who is a very picky eater.

Remember that part in Office Space when the nerdy white dude is all listening to hip hop in his car and he’s rockin’ out but he’s stuck in bumper to bumper traffic and the line next to him is moving but when he switches lanes the other lane that he was previously in starts moving. That pretty much describes my experience at Nesters.
I don’t know what the holdup was, but I was at least ten people deep trying to get through the checkout with my ONE item. Where is the express lane yo? Every other lane was just as brutal, I just happened to pick the one with the problem, and then when shit finally starts movin’ there’s an old man who wants to count out his change for the cashier! Srsly! I know money’s money, but come on, what’s next a price check? I DON’T WANT TO WAIT FOR 15 MINUTES TO BUY ONE THING!

5 stars for the staffs!!! Always in a happy mood even on a rainy Monday! Left my other bag of groceries here, so I came back with my receipt. Murphy’s Law — the cashier who helped me was done for the day. And the bag wasn’t in the counter. Good thing the manager remembered me. He said the next person behind me might have taken it by accident. So they just let me take the stuff that I was missing.
Still not the best place for produce products, but they always have good deals for meats.

Epicerie bien pratique à 2 rue des 2 auberges de jeunesses principales de la ville, les prix sont à l’image de la ville, plutot cher, mais il faut bien manger hun?!

It’s always clean /​well organised and the people are friendly. I go somewhat regularly for produce and bread since its so close to my apartment.
They’re a bit pricy on a few things (I get the bulk of our groceries from Costco), but there’s usually some fruit on special and occasionally avocados for 99¢ (last time many were too soft, so be sure to squeeze lightly for a freshness check).
Their frequent shopper /​rewards programme is actually good: you get special sale prices AND some reasonable percentage (in dollars) to your account to use whenever.

As this Nesters is located downtown, the available parking is terrible if you’re here during peak times. Otherwise, this grocery store itself offers your typical items such as fruits, veggies, meats, sauces, dips, baked goods and etc. I find their prices slightly lower than Urban Fair, but without as much ready-​to-​eat food available.

It’s close to my house so if there is something that I need right away, I can count on nesters to have it.
They are fairly small sized compared to Save on or Safeway so do take this into account when shopping there. But they do have most of the basic items and a good meat selection. Their produce isn’t bad either.
Their stuff is cheaper than Urban Fair or Choices that are in the area.
The staff is friendly and if you shop at Nesters fault often, I suggest getting their rewards card to save on future groceries.

This place is relatively pricey and I would expect better produce. Their produce is almost always mouldy (especially strawberries, blueberries, zucchini), bruised or over-​ripe (bananas often have spots, tomatoes often soft). I bought a $ 5 bunch of asparagus yesterday, looked fine, today the spears are all soggy and have turned to mush. It doesn’t matter what day you shop, produce is below par in general.
They do, however, have an excellent meat and fish selection. Their fish is always fresh and they have a lot of choice when it comes to cuts of beef and pork. Definitely try their marinated chicken breasts, there’s usually a couple of marinades to choose from.
The staff are friendly and it’s this and the meat selection that keep me coming back. My continued disappointment in produce, which is almost my entire shopping basket twice a week, gets you only 2 stars. Step it up on your produce Nester’s!