Ed Hyder's Mediterranean Marketplace — Attraction in Worcester

I do not believe I dealt with one of the owners or even a manager but my son and I were both treated extremely rudely by an employee. To be fair he was idling near the door and taking up about a 3rd of the entrance. One of the employees, a young man of no more than 22 if that came out. He motioned for my son to open the window. When the window was open, while gesticulating as if he were a traffic officer he said, "hey buddie you gotta keep it moving we got people coming in and out here!!" I was standing at the store next to his place of employment which is at least 15 yards away and he said it loud enough that I heard him clearly. After voicing my concern quite vigorously he went back inside and then all three employees began rudely staring at me. This is not what I ever expected from an establishment that has been in business and rather respected as long as I have been alive. I do not claim to know how the family who owns the business conduct themselves. From what I can find online I have no reason to think they would endorse that type...

Now that some time has passed, I thought I'd keep it real. When I owned the first and only winery in the city (with the highest rated wines in the state according to Wine Enthusiast, so it's not because my product sucked), Ed Hyders had no interest in carrying my wines. These guys talk about supporting local, but it's BS. My grandfather also fought fires out of that building when it was a fire station and they knew that. That is a made-to-order marketing opportunity, but Miriam didn't remotely care. I never said "no" to a local business that wanted to partner. If I had a need, I always reached out to a local partner first. ALWAYS. I even had a chocolatier that I loved working with in Framingham. But when I heard about a chocolatier in Holden creating high quality products, I reached out to them because they were even MORE local than who I was working with. That's how seriously I took supporting other local businesses. It won't matter. They'll still have tons of business, but customers should have the...

Ed Hyder's Mediterranean Marketplace is a mecca for at times hard-to-find foods. While there you may want to grab a light snack or lunch item. Their deli counter offers a good variety, but their Two Bean Salad is so fresh and delicious, tastes almost like a Texas Caviar with savory herbs, peppers and sweet onions. Don't forget their Beet Salad, made with buttery beets that melt in your mouth, mixed with green onions, chunks of goat cheese and quinoa, YUM! People often say deserts taste like heaven, so I dare say you will experience that when you taste their Almond Macaroons, is a taste sensation of sweet almonds formed into a round crisp outer shell, topped with sliced almonds. They are my ultimate favorite, and I hope they become yours too. If you haven't been, you've got add this marketplace...