Safeway Marion & Braemar

I was looking for a specific rose, called
" forever rose". River & osborne florist, Lionel suggested we try the marion location since he had none left. I looove Lionel! He's helpful, knowledgeable & nice. I live in the west end of the city but I always shope flowers at river & Osborne location because of him. Theflorist at the marion location was fabulous, but unfortunately I don't remember her name: (she was very helpful & nice.

It is a wonderful store, great deals, good hours and super friendly staff. A great place to go for a quick bite to eat as well with their selections that are always available

Good store, most of the staff is very friendly.they could improve their covid protocols with how they have people all lined up down the freezer aisle.

One of the older Safeway stores. It is right inside the neighborhood. Limited parking.

Well established staff.

Friendly staff, and always fresh selection. I love the bakery isle. When they are baking fresh bread or something delicious, it leaves you with an insatiable hunger.

I always enjoy shopping here once more. When I lived on Dumoulin, I made a special car, bus or walking trip to the store because the staff were so hospitable and the service so superb, it made a real difference in my shopping experience.
Financially speaking, over 5 years, Safeway overall has become much more of a let-down. There has been a noticeable decline in the special prices, manager's specials and incidental bargains that saw nearly one third of my food budget on E. I. A. Disability going to Canada Safeway not even 5 years ago.
But with the restructuring of the retail marketplace, bargains once cyclical are long-gone and with the election of two terms of Tory hacks, the cost-of-living increases neglected by all governments for almost 30 years and only just begun by NDP Premier Selinger in his last term have been clawed to a virtual halt by Polpot Pallister, who has also worsened everyone's situation by weakening access to all parts of the social safety net, including healthcare, and that during a pandemic.
In any case, this is not Safeway's fault and their staff seek to provide the same excellent quality of service with the same good quality of name brand and generic products that won me over in the first place. The Marion and Braemar store is definitely one of the best!

Beautiful, clean and well stocked. Staff are incredibly helpful and friendly. Watched a baker today run after a kid to give her a treat, old school neighborhood grocery store with a fresh look and many modern/specialty items. Want a specific dietary item? They probably have it.

Meat department is fully staffed and the butchers on site are a nice touch. Instead of only prepackaged meat you can request your own cut.

Fresh bakery with staff on hand.

Beautiful well stocked produce.

Fully staffed deli counter with an excellent selection.

Usually they have enough checkouts open to get you out quickly, and six self checkouts available if not.

Loving Safeway since Sobeys took over.

This Safeway is located at 285 Marion. It is got handicap parking as well as plenty of space for everyone to park. They have a public washroom and they also accept plenty of ways to accept cash for your groceries including debit, credit and NFC mobile payments. This store is clean and the staff friendly and ready to help you with your grocery needs because you deserve to make your experience as easy as possible!

Been going to this location for many years and service/stock has been excellent in all even through the pandemic.
Don’t turn into one of those freshcos or sobeys!

It is really unfortunate but I avoid this store as much as possible because there is this one woman who works at the front and she is unbelievably rude every time I encounter her and it really sours the experience.

I love the lady doing carts at the front on weekends. She is adorable. So nice. And it has a Starbucks.they are super nice there. Certainly they don't take points. But I go anyway! Always clean. Always steady. Nice staff

Changing my review down to one star after yesterday's experience. While waiting in line with my purchase, I witnessed a conversation between the cashier (Cindy M) and the person in front of me. The cashier was wearing her mask off of her nose. The customer said you're supposed to wear your mask covering your nose and your mouth. The cashier's response was "well, I have to breathe. " Really? Does she not know there is a pandemic taking place? If the manager is actually reading this may I suggest that another round of training take place for employees on the basic premise of safety. And if employees cannot wear masks because they cannot breathe then perhaps they should not be front line. I'm not shopping there again until this virus runs its course. My health is my priority.

A little stressful to navigate with covid protocol, but the staff are all very friendly and doing a great job!

They were missing 3 things I had on my list, but the staff was beyond helpful in helping me find replacements and all of the items I had no clue on where to find. 5 stars to staff. 4 for missing the 3 items.

Its a good store, love the Starbucks there, but the prices are SKY HIGHON A LOT OF THERE PRODUCTS, there are no real deals there just convince

A good store to do your small food shopping. Has a bakery and fresh meat. Fruits veggies and usual food items. They also have a pharmacy.

I want to buy similac baby powder milk but I been told we not selling anymore. So I left without buying anything.

Poor customer service skills, seems like they are all dead inside, Starbucks staff are super nice!

Very good guidelines in place for social distancing. Friendly, helpful staff. Other than that, it was another normal Safeway.

They have been top notch throughout all of these new changes and tough times. One of the cleaner grocery stores I've ever had the pleasure of shopping at. Even when I pop in shortly before end of day the staff are decently chipper.

Great pharmacy. Nice people. Super convenient to get in and out of. Starbucks inside. Dollarama right next to parking lot.

We just purchased 3 extremely expensive pickerel fillets (6$ each for a tiny filet) and there was literally at least ten bones in each one. It was so bad that we could barely eat a tiny bite without getting a bone and I was so frustrated I could’ve just thrown them away if I didn’t care about wasting.

Clean, well stocked, but high prices for items you can get nearby at other locations. I buy my water jugs here because 7/10 times they forget to take the 5 dollar deposit on the Culligan jugs.

Perfect location to grab groceries and collect a few Air Miles. Always shopped the sales, so it seems compared to other locations. Staff is always friendly and efficient. Sandwiches better then Subway by a long shot.

They had everything I need, but some of the friendly cheerfulness I associate with Safeway was missing on this particular visit.

Staff are friendly and helpful; the store is always clean and well maintained. It's open rather late, which is nice. The only disadvantage is that they aren't large enough to have some more niche grocery items; it can be hard to find more obscure herbs and ingredients.

Deli worker "Anne" was incredibly rude to me. I was waiting in line, and i was apparently in her way because she was pushing a cart, and she looked at me and abruptly, and aggressively said "MOVE". And nothing else.i was up by the counter and there was 5 feet of space behind me for her to go around me instead of being so hostile.i will not be shopping at this safeway deli again. Please pass this on to the Deli Manager.

Find it hit and miss. Some of the staff are fantastic, and others give off the impression that they'd rather be somewhere else. I often visit in the morning, and find that the staff is lacking at this hour. If you're working a morning shift, you're often people's first point of contact for the day and it would be nice to start the day off with friendly encounters. A lot of the prices are a bit high, compared to other stores. Sometimes can find some decent sales on items, but overall the prices are high.

I alway have preferred the Safeway experience to the "Big Grocery" experience. While small, this location has everything you need. They do sell out on sale items quickly

This Safeway is clean and well stocked.
The one star review is the result of me having witnessed abhorrent behavior by the staff and management at this location.
If you don't fit their preconceived notion of someone who is not a thief you will be followed around the store as if you are expected to steal something.
I have been to this location many times and have witnessed this behaviour often. I have witnessed employees who are stocking shelves abandon the aisle they are working on to bobviously pretend to tidy up shelves in an aisle where a friend of mine was shopping so they could blatantly observe her.
Avoid this location if you have the chance.
Safeway needs to invest in some sensitivity training and change the environment in this store. I find it very uncomfortable.

This location always has what we are looking for and the line ups are quick and painless. Staff are knowledgeable too. Will be back! (Mostly because I need to eat.)