Moe’s Flowers

Moe is the BEST! He has the best flowers at the best price. He’s a very sweet guy and carries the most beautiful flowers in town by far. If you need flowers in Berkeley, make sure you go to Moe’s!

Moe is awesome!!! He created a beautiful rose bouquet for my wedding last year in such short notice for a great price. I can’t really remember the details, but all I know is I’ve been meaning to give him a 5 star review. He let me choose the freshest most beautiful flowers and we had a great conversation as well. It was a nice experience during a really hectic time.

Spoke with a gentleman over the phone about getting a quote/​time on leis, & he was practically shouting at me over the phone. I told him he didn’t have to shout at me, & he apologized. I understand the last-​minute nature, & that’s certainly my fault, but there was no need to shout over the phone & make me feel even worse about it. Unfortunately, I was already too frustrated to move on with my order, so I decided to go with Ashby Flowers. The folks I spoke to over there took the time to answer my questions & didn’t make me feel horrible about my last-​minute inquiry. Such sweethearts! Go to Ashby Flowers instead if you want beautiful floral work done by sweet, well-​mannered people.
Very disappointed in the way I was treated –the pictures I see look amazing too!

What a wonderful guy. MOE KNOWS! I Googled a florist nearby and voila, Moe’s Flowers popped up. Not only is he knowledgeable about his trade but was very accommodating to my urgency of driving to the flower shop. Upon arrival he knew right away that I was the one that called regarding carnations. He immediately assisted my husband and I and not only did he give us a good deal but he also gave me a beautiful single rose; in Moe’s words, «A radiant smile deserves a rose.» Thank you, Moe, for outstanding customer service! From what I can recall about this place, I believe this shop has been here over 2 decades. If you need affordable flowers, this is the place to visit.

Awful customer service. I went in Moe’s Flowers searching for a specific type of rose and Moe had complete control over the whole conversation and BARELY never listened to my special requests. You will notice that he’ll tell you want he want’s and what he like’s and feels and not really listed to what you want. He’s all «about business» he said. He states to me that «this is a business I don’t focus on customer service» in Moe’s own words. Moe would care less about focusing on what’s in the best interest of customer’s needs. I’m never coming back to this place as long as Moe works there.

Great, high quality service on short notice. My granddaughter was signing a letter of intent as a student athlete at the U of Hawaii and Moe made a beautiful flower lei with literally a few hours notice. When long range planning failed her mom for graduation day and in what was the midst of a hectic graduation season in Berkeley, Moe came through again, this time with less than 24 hours notice!
He is a true gentleman, who provides high quality products and service at a very fair price. He could easily have taken advantage of our need for a rapid turnaround but did not. I’ll order from Moe for all my floral needs in the future and recommend him highly!

Went into Moe’s to buy a nice arrangement for my mom’s bday. Doors were open and no sign stating closed were apparent. He said he was closed and that he only could sell to me if I knew what I wanted. He was extremely rude to me and to another customer inquiring about purchasing a plant. Why would you leave the doors open if you were closed and not want to make money from customers?
On top of this, his product is extremely old, blown open, and over priced. I used to work at the wholesale and retail level so I know.
Students & customers, save yourselves the headache and purchase fresher, cheaper flowers at Safeway.

Worst attitude flower shop owner ever. And all the conversation is kind of insulting.

Great Flowers, Bad Tempered Owner
I’ve purchased flowers from Moe’s before, so I know the quality and prices are phenomenal, but today I came in to ask if there were special hours for Graduation week, particularly for this Sunday. He was cleaning up and in a terrible mood.
He gave me a muddled answer, so I asked him to repeat. He looked me directly in the eye and repeated in a mafia boss tone, «I’ll be here at 2AM.» I had a surprised look on my face and he then proceeded to say, «I won’t be here for you. I’ll be here because there is work to be done.»
Confused, I asked him what that meant. He replied in a very aggravated tone, «Look, I know you’re stressed over graduation, but I said 2AM. What don’t you understand? The shop isn’t usually open at that time, but if you come by at 2AM, I might sell you flowers.»
My question and response were genuine, and it was very insulting that he talked down to me. I know he was probably tired and stressed from the long day, but regardless, that is no way to talk to a customer.

So sad. I’ve been crossing town for 10 years to buy flowers from Moe, and we’ve had long casual conversations about everything from skiing to the flower business. Last week I entered the store while he was working on flowers for another customer. Things were tense between them but I didn’t know it until he really began raising his voice, then she stormed out of the store. He then began ranting and swearing to me about her and her boyfriend. It was late and clear to me that he was having a bad day, so I suggested coming back tomorrow instead. HE THEN SAYS TO ME. «NO, YOU’RE PART OF THE PROBLEM, DON’T EVER COME BACK TO THIS STORE AGAIN.’ And he meant it! I was mortified.

Moe is by far the best florist I’ve ever encountered. I don’t have enough time to describe how great he truly is.
Whenever I am feeling bad I head over to his shop to chat and surround myself with his flowers.
I always buy flowers from him and he always has a nice selection of plants, flowers and succulents that are constantly changing.
He sells beautiful orchids that are in great condition (unlike the supermarkets or other shops I’ve been to).
He is always open to giving me suggestions about how I should care for my plants at home.
He’s been in the business for so long I doubt you can find anyone with more connections than him.
He was kind enough to do my weeding flowers even though I only gave him about 2 weeks notice and had another wedding the same weekend. Not only that, he was able to find every single type of flower I wanted (and I was pretty specific): delphiniums, peach roses, freesia, silver dollar eucalyptus, etc. And to top it off charged me a very reasonable amount of money.
He has a kind heart and I’m going to miss him once I move away from Berkeley.

I have no idea why the reviews are so good for this flower shop! It’s fu*king ridiculous!
The owner is so RUDE and INSANE. HE LITERALLY YELLED AT ME FOR ASKING HOW MUCH THE FLOWERS ARE.
He said and I quote:
«I hate you Berkeley students, always coming in here making me do so much sh*t, and you guys are all broke, never buying anything! I’m not going to put the flowers together for you! I’m not doing sh*t for you! You can’t buy these flowers! Stop asking questions about how much the flowers is! Buy the sh*t or leave!»
Yes, he literally said all those things to me after I asked him how much the flowers are.
I have no idea why he lashed out on me. Seriously. NO IDEA.
PLEASE, I BEG EVERYONE TO NOT BUY HIS FLOWERS.

This is a review about an experience my wife and I had at this flower shop two weeks ago.
We were passing by and we both spotted a cute cactus plant that we wanted to buy. We spoke to the person arranging some flowers and he was nice enough, advising us on how to care for it etc.
Then we walked in and spoke to the owner, who took our money and made some crude jokes. We brushed it off, but as we were walking out of his establishment, the owner proceeded to harass me by insinuating that I give the worker my phone number. When I said that my wife was standing RIGHT THERE INFRONT OF HIM he laughed and said «so what?» and other unintelligible homophobic remarks.
My wife proceeded to throw the cactus at him.
As a gay couple, this is blatantly harassment, and I hope that other people reading this will not visit this establishment seeing that they are disrespectful towards women and ignorant in their comments.

Moe’s Flowers is probably my favorite flower shop. I live in Reno and came all of the way to Berkeley to get them from him. My mom wanted to buy me a graduation leis for my high school graduation. I told her about Moe’s and I couldn’t have been any happier.
His blue orchid lei was so beautiful and was only $ 25 compared to $ 35-​$ 45 from other places. What I especially love was the fact that he helped my mom package the leis so it could survive 36 hours before the graduation and the long four hour car ride to Reno. The entire leis stayed in place and not even a petal fell. It looked beautiful, vibrant, and fresh!
Moe made my graduation even better :)
P. S. I came in one day and asked him about his blue roses and he gave me three for free!

Made a quick visit to buy a succulent plant. It’s those cute little cacti plants on the shelfs! I’ve always walked past them on the way to class and finally today I bought one!
A succulent plants cost $ 5.50; the mini cute pots were $ 3.50.
If you sweet-​talk him and bargain a bit, he’ll lower the price a little. :)
Sweet owner, very friendly.

I was shocked when researching the cost of wedding flowers so I went to Moe, whose beautiful floral arrangements I remembered from my sorority days at Cal. He did not disappoint, providing the most breathtaking bridal party bouquets, table centerpieces and altar arrangements at half the cost of other florists.
Moe’s Flowers is a small private business, so keep in mind he can’t always guarantee certain flowers will be in stock at specific times. He will also push back if he doesn’t think the color you have in mind can be exactly matched. This can be very difficult for those who have precise color themes or are just OCD like me :-) But I had no reason to worry! With too many other things to plan, I just put my trust in Moe and everything turned out exactly as I had hoped, and even better. Thank you Moe!
Service Provided: 5, Experience: 3

I wanted to buy flowers in the flower shop next to Top Dog’s but they’re closed on Sundays so I decided to check out Moe’s.
The flowers are definitely pretty and I don’t know if I came in a bad day or something but he was extremely rude to my friend and I. I couldn’t tell if he was being sarcastic or just rude.
I asked which what the price of three different flowers were and his reply was «You come here and ask me price for this and that. Price don’t matter. Only one or two dollar different. I don’t have time for your questions. I have other stuff to do.»
Well, if price didn’t matter so much maybe I should get it for the cheapest price. He was extremely disrespectful and even if this is the only flower shop open, I don’t plan on going here again.

WOW! Moe’s Flowers is Fabulous!!! My wife and I walked into his shop today and he created the most beautiful bouquet in no time at all. His selection was superb. He had the most beautiful blue roses, orange & yellow sunflowers, purple & orange status and several stunning varieties I’ve never seen. Moe is a true gentleman and artist. If you need flowers for any occasion then you should buy them from Moe! I cannot wait to go back. Very well done Moe and thank you!

Moe is amazing. My husband surprised me with the most gorgeous bouquet ever. The flowers are the highest quality and Moe is very talented.

It’s a no frills shop in the parking garage building’s first floor, facing Durant street. I have to say this is one of the best shops in the East Bay in terms of value and knowledgeable service. Moe is a great guy, very friendly and I have to say while the 3 or 4 customers were waiting for him to do arrangements and take care of them, he was making jokes, flattering us, and smiling even though he was pressed with a lot of walk– ins 15 minutes before closing time — and his prices are unbeatable. I’ll upolad a photo of my $ 30 bouquet… and last arrangement when I followed his advice to change the water every day lasted over two weeks. So these stems are fresh,
Worth checking out.