Ben Lomond Market — Local services in Boulder Creek

First off I added a star just because it was clean and organized and people were working diligently but the shopping experience wasn't very good for me and I'd rather hit up Wild Roots in Boulder Creek if I'm down that way from now on. The first customer experience killer for me is a pre-printed sign informing customers to walk to a nearby park to use a restroom. The other issue was everyone was working in the store but only 1 checkout open and no self checkout. It's 2023 so it totally feasible for the owners to invest in self checkout. Last thing was the Coolhaus ice cream sandwich was $7. I ended up just putting it back after learning the price. These typically retail for $5 and I've seen it for as low as $3.50 recently. Can't justify that being the manufacturers markup if it's sold for that much cheaper elsewhere. One closing mention is that I grew up in and around Ben Lomond as a small child and have great memories of Ben Lomond Super which is the old name and it's a quaint place but I feel it could be...

Interesting variety of products. Very expensive. The cheese enchiladas were a 0 on a one to ten scale. The tiger roll sushi was tasty but the degree of spicy hottest was not indicated on the label. I couldn't eat it because it was badly burning my tongue . I wasted $13.95 on sushi I couldn't eat.

I bought a potted plant that I felt was a good value. Beef marrow bones were a good and appreciated find.

Some of the decorative objects had shelf pricing that was very misleading. No product sizes were indicated on the large temp. shelf tags, and that lead a large disappointment when I was told at check out the actual price of the item I had spent 10 minutes selecting. There is a huge difference between $14.99 and $39.99. When printing up shelf tags, it would be helpful to indicate what size product goes with what price. I was not happy .

Butcher Service is good, cashier was pleasant.

Overall ,I felt disappointed. I will go to Wild...

Don’t let the fact that I rated this wonderfully located and well stocked grocer at a meager three stars discourage a visit. The selection is top notch along with the quality of the deli, bakery and meat dept (they still have a meat counter with real live butchers behind it). The problem lie with the prices being noticeably higher than say your local Safeway which is a mere five minute drive. My other issue is with the salad bar, not only is it pricey, but the selection of “fresh” ingredients includes some obviously canned items and on several occasions the greens are clearly wilted and quite overdue for replacement. Overall a quality establishment with courteous staff and clean, well kept...