Ceres Fresh Market

Pretty good smoothie ! Nah kidding, damn good smoothie!
Priced at $ 7.90 for a decent size I’d happily pay that and then some. I went for a strawberry, banana and goji berry concoction it was refreshing and filling .
I’ll definitely put this on my «flick work the bird and get a smoothie «list !

This small produce stall outperforms in terms of value, freshness, and selection. Shop carefully and you can stretch a $ 20 note much further here than at a generic supermarket.
Eating seasonally will always be kind to the wallet. For a produce stall of it’s size, Ceres is well-​stocked with seasonal vegetables that are also organically grown. Right now bags of winter veggies like yams, green beans, and brussel sprouts are around $ 3.
It also has items on special (just look for yellow stickers). I’ve picked up bags of delicious organic kumara for $ 2.
Ceres also stocks harder-​to-​find items like fresh turmeric and organic black tahini (which at $ 5 a jar is great value). In the refrigerated section are mixtures of organic sprouts that include edible flowers –very pretty, nutritious, and highly recommended.
A great place to pick up quality, spray-​free produce at a convenient location!

Holy mother of smoothies this place is awesome for filling, delicious and nutritious smoothies and juices. Blueberry LSA is a staple — blueberries, LSA, orange, dates, bananas and activated almonds. Now, I don’t know about the almonds but I felt SUPER refreshed after this smoothie. However, the true star of the show is the Cacao Almond Delight. Filled with raw cacao, activated almonds, dates, coconut, banana and almond butter this is perfect for when you want a sweet treat but aren’t willing to sacrifice that killer bod ;P or you just want a healthier option to chocolate…

Great little market at the back of Ponsonby Central with a lovely selection of fresh fruit and veg. The prices may be a bit steeper than elsewhere, but hey, it’s PC :). Try not to get too tempted by all the surrounding cafés, butchery, wine shop, creperie, fishmongers and cheesery. Ok, don’t try. Buy a cucumber, feel good about yourself, then indulge!

Has the Liquids for life store for fresh juices and smoothies. Got their Blueberry LSA Smoothie which came with blueberries, orange, date, banana, LSA and activated almonds. Was a great superfood drink to start the weekend on and very tasty. Went down very fast– could have easily thrown back a second one. Friends got their juices which were also delicious (based on a sip) — keen to come back to try their other smoothies which were equally as interesting and yum sounding.

I’m still very much a fan of Ceres Fresh Market’s products and find myself making excuses to frequent Ponsonby Central whenever the opportunity arises. However, I must say, I am sorely disappointed with the level of customer service at Ceres.
I think of the 10 or so times I’ve been here, the person behind the counter has been friendly… on ONE occasion. 10% just really isn’t great odds.
This will not prevent me from coming here as they stock some really awesome produce and their $ 7.90 superfood smoothies are LEGIT but… a smile wouldn’t hurt.
PS I just noticed they currently have spaghetti squash in stock — VERY exciting as I haven’t been able to track any down in Auckland as of yet!

My go-​to when I’m in need of a good juice. They have a range of ingredients on offer so chances are you’ll find a combo you like on the menu. I’m a particular fan of the ‘immunity’ juice. My husband less so, but I think he was expecting it to taste like berries based on its colour, rather than beetroot. Poor guy.
Its a bit pricey, but that seems to be the way with buying fresh juice, and I figure it’s preferable to going to Tank.
Have never purchased veges from here but they’re a pleasure to look at while waiting for juice.

Much in need of a nutritious breakfast, this morning I popped into Ceres Fresh Market for a juice/​smoothie. Based on a recommendation from a friend who frequents this spot I opted for the Tropical Green — a creamy yet refreshing blend of cashews, kale, coconut flesh, mango and orange. It was delicious and quite a generous serving — definitely substantial enough for breakfast.
Also good to note that the car park behind Ponsonby Central is free for the first hour… and then an extortionate amount every half hour after that!

I absolutely adored this market! I was touring through Ponsonby on a sunny afternoon and instead of grabbing lunch at a restaurant, I opted for a quick healthy shop before heading back to my rental house in Northcote. I loved the lovely fruit selections and wooden crates they were so neatly stacked in. Prices were a bit steep but I felt it was to be expected considering they were organic and super fresh. If you need to re-​fuel, cold pressed juices are lovely as well! Perfect for a sunny warm day.

I had an earthy carrot, beet and kale juice ($ 7.90) at Ceres. And it was a perfect afternoon pick me up to fuel my wanderings in Ponsonby.
If you require cold-​pressed juice you will not find it here. They’re using a centrifugal machine so the juice you get is a little chewy. This is perfectly suitable to my taste but I will say that once you start on the cold-​pressed stuff you do notice the difference in quality!
Next time, I think I’ll probably try one of their smoothies.

So, last year I went through this real real heavy phase where I read lots and lots and contemporary literary fiction from America on the internet. And most of the stories I read were really similar. It was mostly thinly veiled, hyper-​realist, autobiographical pieces about bewildered and isolated protagonist living dissatisfying lives in urban metropolises. A recurring motif was that the characters drank a lot of smoothies. Not berry smoothies or banana smoothies or anything like that that I might get at a café. They were all wheatgrass and kale and shit like that that. I became pretty desperate for that kind of health smoothie lifestyle, but I couldn’t find kale anywhere.
This new market in the middle of Ponsonby sells Kale. It’s really expensive. It’s bleak. Ponsonby is pretty bleak.

It is so refreshing to see this place pop up in the midst of Ponsonby! Auckland because of its scale doesn’t really have those local farmers markets, and if they do they are a mission to get to. So to have Ceres Fresh market up and ready all the time providing fresh produce is amazing and much needed. Located just at the back of Ponsonby Central this place cannot be missed. If you don’t feel like getting lunch at one of the cafes this place allows you to get some great ingredients to make something yourself. It really is providing a service that was missing. Fresh produce all the time. It is also a really great set up, very bright and cheerful with friendly staff.

What attracted me to Cere’s Organics when I was sitting down across the corridor in Ponsonby Central was actually all the interesting information they have on black boards above the range of organic fruits and vegetables for sale — for example, the health benefits of kale, which is apparently filled with more iron than beef and more calcium than milk. And I am clearly not the only one influenced by these little tid-​bits of information, as when I went over to the kale section, it was almost empty. Other than their fresh range of certified organic fruits and vegetables on offer, there is a flower section and also a seasonal juice and smoothie bar at the counter. Great place to pick up some groceries if you’re all about organic and live nearby.

If you are looking for beautifully presented and glistening fruit and vegetables, if not horrendously over-​priced, then come to Ceres Fresh Market.
The space is bright and open and this is a selling point. I like to come here and have a walk around (while I wait for my coffee maybe) but I’ve never actually purchased anything, the prices are a deterrent. My friend rates their smoothies though.
And I do like their wooden crates, with fresh flowers on display.
A pretty, if not practical, place to buy your produce.

In the space of two and a half weeks, the price of an orange and lemon juice at Ceres Fresh Market has gone from $ 6.50 to $ 6.90 to $ 7.90, now with the option of a ‘large’ at $ 8.90. There’s no denying it — these are Ponsonby prices.
But you know what they say — things cost as much as people are willing to pay, and I have paid all four of those prices on several occasions. I am a juice fiend and almost $ 9 prices won’t deter me. Or at least they haven’t yet.
Here’s the thing. Without sounding like a complete weirdo, but also obviously sounding like one, Ceres has a Zummo orange juicer. If you don’t know what that is, I suggest you look it up. The thing is the Rolls Royce of juicers. It squeezes the oranges, as opposed to grinding them up as per your traditional juicer. This may not seem like much, but it’s enough to get this girl to drive to Ponsonby to grab a cup of the stuff (with lemon).
In related news, the place also does smoothies which I’m told are good. Oh, and they also do fruit and veges which I think is the main point of the market’s existence, but I have ever partaken in the purchase of anything other than orange and lemon juice so I can’t help you there.
(Note: A regular cup of plain orange juice is still $ 6.50. It’s the combos that get you.)

Fruit and vegetables have never looked as good as the do in Ceres Fresh Market. Just walking around their store in the awesome Ponsonby Central will be enough to convert you to vegetarianism.
Packed with bright, shiny, colourful produce it’s awesome on the eye, and surprisingly not too harsh on your wallet. All around their store they’ve written up facts about different kind of produce. I find coming here takes the stress out of eating healthy.
I loved shopping with their wicker baskets, it’s a really simple touch that made me feel like I was shopping somewhere special. And I haven’t even mentioned their smoothies and juices. They’re great especially after I’ve gone to the gym.