Safeway

A lot of people have negative comments, but I don’t have many. It always seems when I go, the lines are through the isles, so it can be but so bad. But this also has to do with the limited employees they have on hand and the lack of self-​checkout.

The worst grocery store I’ve ever been to. Dirty, foul smelling, tiny selection. Never more than 2 or 3 cashiers no matter how long the line is. Slow and stupid employees

One of the most dreadful grocery stores in the Kingstowne area. No in-​store bakery (at all), dairy aisle always looks depleted of stock (as if a snow storm is on the way — but this condition is year-​round), freezers with burned out lights (again, they never seem to fix them)… I could go on and on. Long lines in the afternoons due to many checkout lanes being closed just adds to the misery.
The only positive thing I can say is that some of their cashiers are friendly and helpful, but if you’re a die-​hard Safeway fan, do down the street to their Kingstowne location, which is much nicer. Or, better yet, head to Wegmans!

This is a store that was probably designed by Mike Brady of the Brady Bunch. Unfortunately it’s the worst supermarket I’ve ever been to because there are no self-​check out machines, so you have to depend on the cashier at all times. I’ve tried to pick something up very quickly only to be held up by some slow cashier or just one cashier available. Something that could be done in 2 minutes, ends up taking 10 to 15 minutes longer. There’s no bakery here, so nothing is fresh. The store is small, so they run out of items quickly. How does the dairy aisle have no milk??? Seriously.
Also the layout of the store is probably the biggest joke on it’s customers. It’s confusing and you sometimes have to take a few laps around the store to figure out where everything is located.
Save yourself some time and check out the Kingstowne Safeway. People may complain about that store but come to this one and you’ll be grateful for the Kingstowne Safeway.

This is the worst store on the planet. They are a small store and always out of the very basic of things. They also don’t carry many things and the store is crap. I hate this store. I would opt for the Kingstowne Safeway. When I run out of something, l go to Bestway for a quick trip. This store has never been good. I have lived here for 50+ years and it stinks. I can’t say enough bad things about it, other than the store is old, just like the people that shop there. It’s a disgrace to the Safeway chain. HATE IT.

Watch out for expired products and be prepared for long lines. After buying already-​expired yogurt and lunch meat here we know that we have to check the expiration dates on their products before buying them. Also, they seem to have a shortage of cashiers, and with fewer registers open there can often be a long wait in line. The people who work there are very nice, but that isn’t enough for us. We usually drive the extra 4 miles to go to another store. We might not save much time given the distance, but we also get the benefit of better (unexpired) products and lower prices.

I have to confess I’ve been having a few issues with Safeway over the years. The produce isn’t always fresh. Breads from the bakery are dry and tasteless. Store brand deli salads, sides, and soups lack flavor. Fried chicken from the deli department tastes too salty.
Overall, Safeway’s pricing, regardless of whatever is on sale or not, is overpriced when compared to similar products purchased from Shoppers Food Warehouse, Giant, and Harris Teeter. And contrary to what surveys of grocery store pricing for the region may say, Safeway’s pricing, based on what I have seen and purchased, are the highest in the Washington, DC area.
In order to get the most out of the «Just for U» offerings in the weekly Safeway ad, I have to either cut out the requisite coupons or go to the Safeway website and have the coupons I plan on using «electronically uploaded» to my Safeway Club Card account. Wouldn’t it be easier for Safeway to upload all of the weekly sale/​savings items for everyone who possesses a Safeway Club Card? It sure would save a lot of time by avoiding the use of scissors with the paper ad and point-​click time on the Safeway website.
Regarding the three-​star rating awarded for this Safeway, it’s not the recent remodeling that makes shopping at this Rose Hill Safeway a decent experience, it’s the caring employees.

I’ve found out of date food on the shelves too many times to count. Brought home spoiled milk twice. Poor selection. Lines that go on forever… though this seems to be a universal issue with all Safeway stores. On the plus, they do sell my favorite beer.
This store is out of date, much like its inventory.

The people who work here are really nice, but there’s always a line at the checkout because they are so understaffed. The food selection is pretty slim compared to other local markets, and most notably, they have no bakery and carry no fresh baked goods, which is kind of a terrible thing to discover when you run in there to pick up a birthday cake for a last minute celebration or donuts for your kids class.

This is the closest grocery store to my house but it takes longer to get in and out of here than it does to go down the street to the grocery stores in Kingstowne.
Inevitably, whatever I have run in to get they are out of and they usually only have one line open for checkout which takes forever to get through.

I live right next to this place and avoid it whenever possible. I have had issues with it the entire time I’ve lived here. Out of date meat, poor selection, borderline customer service, and the smell in the back can be overpowering! But today I’ve decided I’m not going back.
I’m a special ed teacher in the public schools and I needed paper bags. I totally get that some places have policies against giving stuff like this away (it happens)…but this manager flat out LIED to me and tried to tell me they didn’t even have paper bags. And when I pointed them out (we were standing at the end of the aisles where they were nearly stacked under the registers), he hemmed and hawed for a minute before he just said, «for free?» Sigh. Just say no nicely, dude.
It was the straw that broke the camel’s back, so to speak. So go down the road to the Giant. I do.

i’m so not happy. i moved from the belleview safeway which recently got upgraded and remodeled to this one. seriously, i hope this safeway will be the next to get upgraded and remodeled. no bakery, no freshly prepared food, no Starbucks, and bad layout. lack of store brands and minimal variety of products. unless i’m in a pinch and need something quick, never again.

This is not the regular Safeway that I go to, but I stopped by here since it is close by my son’s school. I was able to find most of what I need here, but I had to go to the Kingstowne location for the rest of the items.

A good supermarket, if it were still the 1980s. The good: this store is clean, good produce, and has a friendly and helpful staff. If you’re just looking for the basic grocery items, this Safeway will have what you want, and a pretty good selection.
But what if you want some coffee while you shop? Or how about running in on your way to work, to buy some fresh baked cupcakes or doughnuts for the office?
Sorry, you’ll have to go elsewhere. No Starbucks in this Safeway. No bakery either. I suppose this business model worked in the 1980s and 1990s when folks went to bakeries for office goodies, or just made them at home. But now? I just expect these things at supermarkets…
What really surprised me about the lack of a bakery is that this Safeway is just about 1.5 mi from another one in Kingstowne; I guess the Kingstowne location doesn’t share it’s baked goods with the smaller Rose Hill store, which is disappointing.
But like I said, other than coffee and a bakery, this store will probably have everything you need. (Including a pharmacy, deli counter, seafood, and a flower stand!)

I miss Safeway. Living in RI, there are no Safeway’s here. One of the great things about Safeway in Virginia (and other states besides RI) is that you can purchase your alcohol at the grocery store. Safeway has a pretty good selection of wines and you can do a 6-​pack of wine with 20% off of your total beverage purchase.
No problems with this particular Safeway. I’m a fan.

This is a good Safeway if you are in a hurry and just need to pick up an item or two. But if you want a better selection and more items will need to go to Kingstowne.