Thrifty Foods

We drive out of our way to come to Thrifty Foods because we know they have everything we need at a better price than most of the other grocery stores. The fruit is as fresh as it comes in Canada. The meat department has a good selection of carnivorous delights. The young woman who works in the seafood section is SO cheery all the time. We love buying seafood here! They have Mum’s favorite lobster and it’s not a bad price.
Nice people, fresh groceries and a good location make this Thrifty Foods our favorite store for appies and dinner. Lots of parking too!

Wonderful selection. The fresh meat section was beautifully laid out. The seafood section ablaze with colour and selection. The live crab tank overfilled with wrestling, climbing, healthy crabs. Great service by happy, chatty counterstaff.

This is my absolute favorite grocery store in the world. I say that with apologies to all the big international chains, from Safeway to Soriana (in Mexico), from Co-​op to Kaufman (in Romania)… Broadmead Thrifty’s is the best! When I return to my hometown of Victoria Thrifty’s is always my first stop, and it’s always the 777 Royal Oak Drive location that I go to first. Even though Thrifty’s was (fairly) recently taken over by Sobeys, they still manage to retain a lot of their independent charm. It’s true that there are a lot more Compliments products on the shelves than I would really like to see, but the selection of products is absolutely unparalleled. As a vegetarian I am drawn to their huge selection of bulk foods (with everything from grains to candy), their huge selection of natural and nutritional supplements, and most importantly their amazing produce department. Nobody can beat Thrifty’s for fresh, beautiful, varied produce. Their produce department inspires me to eat healthier! My parents buy nearly all of their meat at Thrifty’s, saying it greatly surpasses the quality at other local supermarkers. And their bakery is amazing… I think I lived off their cheese scones for most of my picky-​eating pre-​teen years! There is no excuse for shopping anywhere else in Victoria!