Sur La Table

This store is amazing! I can’t go in there unsupervised or I’m afraid I will buy everything — from cool gadgets to pots and pans and awesome knives! They have really good sales too! I have been hunting for dishware that are oven safe and walked in to just look. I walked out with an high quality set of dishware that was on sale!
I also just happened to be there when there was a cooking class in session… Ohhhh the delicious smells! I am already looking at their online calendar of classes to find my next adventure!

I was a bit disappointed with this class. I expected a lot more attention specially for how pricey it was…$ 80/​person! Half of the time we felt lost on how to cut the ingredients (specially because we aren’t chefs and lack knowledge of kitchen terms) and the ladies who were the chef helpers instead of assisting the students, stood around with a bored look on their faces. Although chef Leroy was pleasant, it would’ve been better if he enlightened the class with more profound information on the ingredients as opposed to just telling us «here are the ingredients, put them together!» Nowhere in the website did it mention we could bring a bottle of wine. I had heard it was engaging but wasn’t very impressed with it. In order for me to attend again and receive the same service, it would have to cost ½ of that.

We hosted a client appreciation event. Expected a Chef who knew what he was doing, loved what he did, and could share. What we got was a Hells Kitchen experience. I can’t list how many issues we had during the evening!

Although things are pricy here, you’ll be buying quality products for your kitchen that will last! We often take cooking classes at the La Cantera location that are awesome!

This store does have a lot of little cool gadgets to browse through. There were some things that seemed somewhat reasonably priced, but the store just oozes over-​pricing. They had a rack of cookie cutters in the back that I sorted through for awhile and found three Christmas ones. I’ve been looking for some and these were 97 cents a piece or something like that. I think if you’re looking for something specialty, this would be a good place to look. But if you’re buying something more run of the mill, I wouldn’t buy it here.

This is a fun place to browse. So many little kitchen gadgets to look through. Customer Service here is awesome. On my visit the store wasn’t busy, I was greeted by two employees and they offered me coffee or a cappuccino to enjoy while I shopped. Found so many things I wanted to take home with me but narrowed it down to just a small few. Can certainly see myself spending lots of $$ here :-) They offer cooking classed to those interested. You might call or check their website for more info. They also have a big clearance section if you like to shop on a budget. If you’re in this area you should certainly pop in a check the place out. Enjoy a free cup of coffee and the fall aromas warming at the front. Have fun browsing!

I found an olive oil here that I had been looking for locally since receiving a sample size in a gift basket earlier in the year.
While browsing, I did not get as much attention as usual, perhaps because it was a Monday and not the usual weekend I am at La Cantera.
Either way, the check out was pleasant even thought other staff seemed
preoccupied.
There are many wonderfully beautiful items here, I love to cook and will be back when I have even more time to peruse. Although, I will be mindful because the prices can be high and with places like Marshall’s selling brand name overstocks — I just don’t want to end up paying too much for something I can get elsewhere.

There are some really great people who work at this store, but a man named Ray/​Rey has convinced me to NEVER shop at this location again. I purchased a $ 100 appliance from Sur La Table in December and in the six weeks I have owned it, I have used it once. My conscience got the best of me and I decided to return it. Tami made it a very nice experience, Ray made comments and pointed out that they would have to ‘damage it out’ since they couldn’t use it or resell it. He then turned to Tami and made a comment under his breath. Not appropriate, not professional. While I am sorry for their loss, something tells me that the cost of that appliance is not coming out of Ray’s paycheck.