Fresh Market

The Fresh Market store is one of the best in Vero Beach! Take advantage of their weekly specials you won’t be disappointed.

Like many people — you dont do your routine shopping here — too expensive and a limited selection to stock a pantry. But if there is a specialty item that the mainstream stores dont carry — it might well be available at Fresh Market. However, I’ve noticed some discouraging changes at FM-​Vero lately and Im wondering if there’s something wrong on the management side of things?
The store has be woefully understaffed since the holiday season ended. I’ve been three different times in the last two weeks to get some specialty meat — and all three times there was just one person behind the meat & fish counter serving customers. One time, when I actually looked at my watch instead of guessing how long the wait was, it took 18 minutes to get served. Last night, when at the meat market around 6pm or so — the display coolers looked ransacked, there were empty trays and bins with meat remnants scattered about and price signs knocked over.
The last three visits also had uncommonly long check-​out lines.
What makes me think their could be a leadership issue going on is that staff doesnt look or act happy. They are disengaged and avoid contact with customers. Leadership — take care of your folks so they can take care of your customers!

think their produce is something special? I ran a little mom and pop IGA and we got our produce from the exact same supplier. the only difference between our stores was the price charged. think their meat looks good and is of high quality? when they run out of anything (and they do frequently), they simply go to Sam’s Club and get more from there, but still charge you Fresh Market prices. If you saw how they prepare their deli foods, you would never buy anything from them again. when the fish starts to smell, that’s when they roll it in mayo, some seasoning, and sell the rancid mess as value added fish. same with the beef kabobs.
shop and eat here at your peril. it’s a ripoff.

Store is dark, crowded, workers not friendly, poor selection. Deli food is really bad. Nothing made fresh in store. All brought in from out of state. Ditto most desserts. We bought their cooked chicken twice — both times it was dry and tasteless. One good thing — their fresh flowers. Produce section is okay. I tried to like this place but have given up.

I like this place. Look out for the high fructose corn syrup however…

Lots of fresh food and the selection of different things organic and so on are abundant. I would have given this place a 4-​star rating but the people always seem to be so unhappy that wait on you at this market

I love this fancy little grocery store, they are within walking distance and have everything to make a special meal or just something for one person to snack on. I love to get a coffee and wander around on my day off!

Although they have a wonderfully impressive candy selection, there’s not too much else to love about Fresh Market. I was hoping to find vegan friendly food to bring on our trip from FL to NY and there was little for me to work with. Whole Foods and pretty much any other store of this nature usually has a prepared food section with at least some vegan friendly items. This place pales in comparison to WF, Trader Joe’s, Wild by Nature, etc. They do have a decent selection of natural cleaning products and toiletries.

Where to begin? Outstanding fresh meat section, fresh produce and some of the best desserts I’ve ever had. Probably good there isn’t one near home back in Indiana or I’d be 350 pounds!

Fresh Market is not so fresh with their products, so watch those dates. Their customer service is a lot to be desired. Really didn’t bother to make it right. I will stick with Publix.

Thieves! We were on vacation from NJ where we typically shop at Whole Foods or Trader Joe’s. So we know that eating healthy organic food is going to cost more. After a word of mouth recommendation we tried The Fresh Market. Sorry we did! If you like your ‘Conventional’ fruits and vegetables stacked in nice neat pyramids or cute displays and overpriced, then this is your place. Plus it was dark and poorly lit — like and 1830’s General Store.
There was little or no organic fruit — actually besides bagged apples I can’t remember seeing any organic fruit. Went to the prepared foods section and all of the prepared chicken was artificial (growth hormones, antibiotics, etc). The Chicken Quick Meal Dinner Option came with two sides and both side options were carbs (pasta, mac & cheese, potato); no vegetable side as a choice. Ok so no chicken. Moved to fish and got smoked salmon! Asked the clerk is this Wild Salmon and he looked at me like I had two heads. «oh my bad you’re charging $ 21.99 for farm raised salmon». The meat section looked «pretty» like the stacked pyramid apples, but again nothing more than looking good because again, only artificially meat presented.
Picked up some organic broccoli (priced by the pound) with about 80% of the weight being in the 18″ stalk. I only know this because I cut the stalk off and weighed the crown and stalk separately.
While on vacation I’ll stick with Publix and their organic selections. At least they don’t try to be something they’re not.
Keep Eating Forward!

Great place to come for the usual and the unusual. This market offers a great Deli, Bakery to die for, Produce is fresh and a very good selection to choose from, an old fashion Butcher counter to select your hand cut meats and seafood from. So much to choose from and an atmosphere that will make you want to stay and explore all there is to offer here.
The prices are a bit on the pricey side but the selection and quality is there consistently.

I just updated this review. from 5 stars to 1. I would place a zero if i could. We bought celery and found a nasty bug — no problem it can happen I get it. During the return we had to speak with two people and no one said a thing like sorry… Gave our money back and said thank you.
Here is my original review — the quality of the food most items are worth doing all of your shopping here. Publix is overpriced.

It’s a love and hate thing. Great staff, great food, ridiculous price. Better to go to a farmers market, you will get fresher and more organic. More for rich people then for those looking for fresh healthy organics. I like their sushi and wine. I go there for those alone

Yes I agree with all the reviews… this place IS pricey and if you did your weekly shopping here you would have either be working several full time jobs or learn to eat your lawn to supplement. I will say this, the products they have are second to none. The cheeses are sublime. Spice section I just stare at and think of 9^th street market in Philly. I won’t even go into the meats and fish. This for most of us is not your place to shop for staples but if you really want to treat yourself or a special someone with gastronomic wonders, this be da place. Price is the only thing keeping me from giving it that 5^th star… gotta play the lottery more often.

I love this store, but the people that work there have a bit of a «tude»… which you ‘d think they would LOVE to sell, but they feel prepping food is more important??? Maybe it’s cause I’m a big girl and they don’t want to wait on me… which would suck, but hello, I’m spending good hard cash there and they should be happy right??? Nope. BUT the food is most excellent… such a treat… so yummy… so we ignore the «jerk workers» and pick out the good stuff and haul butt.

Mecca, I have found you, and thy name is Fresh Market.
It’s so nice having a grocery store that’s actually pleasant to shop at — imagine that. They have great produce, and a very nice selection of prepared foods (bakery items, sushi, quiche, crabcakes, etc.). Things are pricier than a Publix, true, but you get reliably good quality, healthy items. This is a great place to come when you’re feeling in a rut for dinner and you’re looking for something unusual. Green bean chips? Check. Double cream white chocolate milk? Check. Fresh figs? Check.

I LOVE this store!!! Couldn’t do my weekly shopping here, but have some very affordable specials, and the produce cannot be beat. Free wine-​tasting frequently; the deli sandwiches and chicken wings are phenomenal. Don’t miss the rotisserie chicken salad… and the bulk section is addictive! The employees are friendly and helpful. The checkout is quick and effecient… two checkout girls stand out; Niki and Katie. Always smiling and pleasant. Definitely don’t miss this!!!

This place is waaaaaaaaaaaaaay over my budget but I still love, love, love it. :)
Finally got around to going a couple of weeks ago and introduced hubby to it yesterday. Even if you didn’t buy one thing it’s an enjoyable place just for the experience. Everything is so fresh and attractively displayed. The meat counter has beautiful cuts… thick chops and steaks and some unusual things like turduckin. Lots of beautiful organic fruits and veggies. An entire aisle of nuts and you can grind your own fresh nut butter with almond, peanut, or cashews. Wide variety of granola in that aisle as well.
The bakery has items that look almost too good to be real. Bought hubby a raspberry chocolate cupcake with chocolate shaved on top for $ 2.99…a splurge but he enjoyed it. :) New York cheesecake sold whole or by the slice and it looked divine. Many types of fresh baked bread and you can watch the bakers at work and see just how fresh everything is.
And the candy… it is so irresistible… and such interesting (ok I want to say cute so I’m saying it, uncool or not) items… chocolate turkeys and sets of Santa with reindeer or elves… sorry but they are just so cute! :) Bins and boxes and tons and tons of sweets. A true carb and chocolate lovers paradise. Perfect stuff for the holidays as I haven’t seen many of these items anywhere else.
All in all it really is a great place to do a bit of shopping. Prices and low economy be damned… the lines yesterday were phenomenal. Even that was fun as everyone was so friendly and I really enjoyed chatting with some of my fellow shoppers. This is a place I’m sure I’ll go to again and again, especially for the holidays.

Great grocery store! Being the food Geek that I am I can walk around a place like this and check stuff out and have a ball. If you are on a budget keep on driving, mostly high end stuff, Winn Dixie this is not :) The staff is friendly and the organic and specialty items is the best in Vero hands down. Great deli and sandwiches made to order. They have a large selection of wraps and salads that are prepared and great lunch ideas if you are on the go. Grocery store sushi too. The bakery rocks, the chocolate cake with a layer of cheesecake.awesome. Much more inexpensive than Toojays for the prepared desserts and better. Good wine and beer selection.