Natural Grocers

I have visited the Natural Grocers both when they were located off Simms and Ken Caryl and now at their new location on Kipling. I like the broader selection of grocery items that the old location did not seem to have room to accommodate. The supplements still occupy a larger selection than it should if you want to call it «Natural Grocers». Again, bigger than at it’s last location but it cannot compete in terms of food /​grocery selections that the other major natural food store has, and I don’t know that it needs to on that level. However, I was surprised that the grocery area was not larger. It was a new building so it just seems that the focus is more on homeopathic items and supplements than grocery.
On another note, it seems that they have increased the attractiveness of making the store a bit of a «coffee» shop atmosphere where you might linger a bit with their table and window bar area at the front of the store. This is a welcome improvement over some of the other locations in this chain in the metro area.
I will say that the reason I do like the store is that the staff has always been very helpful and they are not hung up on their image as ‘natural’ grocers so there is no attitude from the people working there. I like that a lot.
I would have graded the store a bit higher if the grocery options had been greatly improved, however I am certain this is the more costly aspect of their business and the supplements are where the profits are being generated.

This place has a great selection of natural and organic food at reasonable prices. While some items are very expensive, you can find them at reduced prices on occasion if they are near the expiration date. The staff was very helpful and friendly, and the environment was clean and well kept. I was also impressed on the selection and quantity of yogurt they had, including those made from coconut and almond milk! My only real complaint is that they don’t offer plastic bags which I find very inconvenient since the only alternative is to pay for fabric ones I don’t need. Hopefully, they will fix this in the future.