Safeway 6688 Alhambra Avenue, Martinez, CA 94553

"The store in general is good, but I feel sorry for the cut fruit staff, the presentation of the fruits is horrible, very large pieces, with seeds, the grapes are not separated from their branches, really very unpleasant."

"UPDATE: I'm changing this review from two stars to five stars because I have made friends with the wonderful man at the pharmacy who is helping us to get our prescriptions now. He just needed to get to know us I guess. I will be calling him before my husband's prescriptions need to be filled to give him a heads up. I'm willing to do this because I know what pharmacists have to go through nowadays and they're still under staffed at the store. ☆☆☆☆☆ Until about 6 months ago, I would have given this store 5 stars. We mostly use it for the pharmacy, and had excellent support and service until the manager Elizabeth left. Elizabeth always made sure my husband's standing medications were in supply, ones that are on a 30 day fill for years and that he needs for pain management. The new employees in the pharmacy are not proactive. Each month there is a problem getting the medicine on the 30th day. They fail to order it and orders are not fulfilled on weekends. As a result we have to continually call to see if the medicine is in. For the past 2 days they have not answered the phones or returned calls. The store "customer service" was no help, the man who answered would not walk back to leave a message. I hate to change pharmacies because many are as bad or worse. It's a shame they cannot adequately staff the pharmacy."

"The five star rating is specifically for the bakery department, in this case; and I'd like to note an employee, Laura. She took a half sheet cake order from me with less than 24 hours notice (my son had been in the hospital, and I could not get by to order it, sooner); she was SO helpful and mindful of the details to my son's cake. Also: my boy is autistic, which sometimes means that he is completely ignored by counter persons, sales people - he has more than once asked a question ( and he is past 18 years old, Guys, it's not like these clerks decided to ignore a little kid), only to be met with a blank stare or worse yet, complete indifference. Laura not only asked my boy to spell his name for the cake, but included him in the discussion of decoration details; she checked with him on every point, from the decoration set to the whipped cream topping to...everything. I have a few store employees at this store, after all these years of going in there that I specifically watch for when I need something or am ready to check out, and Laura is one of them. BTW, she said that would be making the cake herself and it was absolutely the best one that we have ordered from this store in the 9 years we have been in the area. TY and AAAA plus!!!!! =)"

"Love this place. You can pock the exact fish that you like, by yourself. Owner friendly and very helpful. Large selection, healthy. Never had any problems. Prices are better than other pet store."