Roberto’s Fruit

Great produce, great variety of produce, great prices, better than any market. And nice people who run the place.

Best little fruit and produce store around. Need some really fresh seasonal vegetables and fruits? Roberto’s is the best. They never push low grade stuff on you. Others may be cheaper but never match the quality.

With Market Basket being defunct for the moment I’ve turned to Roberto’s for my fruits and veggies. Great selection for a tiny store. Ask if you don’t see what you are looking for. Go here and McKinnon’s and it’s like going to MB just having to make 2 stops.
sidenote– bumped into a childhood friend’s mom in the store. It was really nice talking to her.

Very small produce store, but they have pretty much all of the basics. If something is missing– just ask! I couldn’t find beets, I asked the lady that’s working there and she went to the back and brought me two beautiful bunches.

My Saturday happy place. Ridiculously cheap high quality fruits and vegetables. Don’t see what you’re looking for? Just ask. Want a bunch of basil? Or any other possible herb? They will go in the back and return with the freshest bunch ever (do they pick it back there??). Definitely worth making a separate stop from the grocery store.

I found this gem and love the place! the selection fresh and you can’t find any better. I live in Arlington and i do a weekly drive down to get all my fresh foods for cooking. worth the travel and time. Keep up the good selection!

Everything in this place is fresh, I really like it. No Hay market any more, which is really great.

Realized I’ve never written a review for Roberto’s despite the fact that I make weekly (at least) trips here for fruits/​veggies.
For the most part, you’re not gonna find better prices on produce than Roberto’s. Only grocery store that can compete is Market Basket, but that also requires putting up with the mass of humanity at MB (which I’m not very fond of).
Selection is good, not great. Have all of your basic necessities (apples, bananas, berries, lettuce, tomato, onion, etc.) on a regular basis and fresh herbs in the back if you ask for them.
At the end of the day, I also enjoy supporting a local business in Roberto’s and can’t complain with the convenience of living several blocks away from cheap, fresh produce.

I run out of fruits and veggies faster than the other stuff they sell at the supermarket. If I park in front of this place, I don’t have to walk through Shaw’s or whatever to get the stuff I need. There’s something about this place that I like. They always have the same classic rock station playing. Does someone who works there really like classic rock? I sure do. Dude that likes BTO, are you reading this? Let’s smoke a doobie behind the place and listen to Blue Oyster Cult. I’ll smoke you up for a big bag of cherries.

Fresh fruit, veggies and cool snacks.
Cheap, from a tiny store, that seems like it hasn’t been changed in 7 decades.
Parking lot.
Hours sometimes seem spotty, or maybe I just seem to go at the wrong time.
That’s all you need to know.

I thought this place was a fruit stand run by someone who grew there own fruits and vegtables. Not so much. There were a few items that looked like they were from someones backyard. The rest of the items was the same stuff you buy at stop and shop. Driscolls raspberries, Olivia’s lettuce. Won’t make an extra stop here again.

I still like this place, but sometime their deals aren’t deals — when I bought raspberries for $ 1 a pint — there was a reason they were a $ 1 a pint — most of them were inedible

Ever wondered what it would feel like to stand in a fruit basket?
Yeah… me… either…
If you *had* wondered; it’s kinda like walking into Roberto’s.
I have driven by this store about a half a million times, without stopping in. I always thought to go either when it was closed (it’s open M-​Sa 7 – 5:30) or I was on the other side of the street and wasn’t up for banginauee, and going there for no REAL reason.
I now have reason to believe I will be a regular, just like the little Italian ladies I was in line behind today.
I am now the proud owner of strawberries, raspberries, blackberries and blueberries, and a bag of arugula and two cucumbers, all for $ 10.45!
Oh hell yes: they have arugula ($ 2.99/bag) and peaches of all shapes and sizes! Celery, apples, and oranges up the wazoooo! I was surprised at how clean the place is — I can only imagine how much of a pain in the tukis it is to clean a produce shop…
Eggs: 99 cents. Apple Cider: also cheap, but I can’t remember to what degree… Full watermelons, halves, or quartered — take your pick!
The ladies who work here are wicked nice! Also, they have pasta, and breads (la cascia’s!) for sale too. The ingredients for pasta sauce too, incase you need those ingredients on your way home!
Oh, Roberto, you had me at… Whatever. You’ve got me. That’s all you really need to know!

Going to Roberto’s for produce always saves me tons of money. They always have an good selection, even though sometimes some of their produce isn’t always fresh (I’ve purchased bad celery from them before). Regardless, I prefer them over shaw’s or stop&shop every time, Roberto’s produce always lasts twice as long. They’re especially good if you prefer to purchase your produce as you use it as opposed to in bulk. It does get crowded, especially towards closing. They do close at 5:30 and aren’t open on Sunday, so it’s a bit inconvenient. They’re great if you live in the area.

I’ve been a consistent Roberto’s customer since I moved to the area a few years ago. I loooove this place. They have great seasonal deals and you can really save a lot of dough if you watch the prices. They also have a few of my key items that I have yet to find in a big grocery store (namely fava beans and really fresh rabe.) It’s true that it’s always crowded but the plus side of that is the stock is constantly being turned over.

Fresh fruits n veggies. Look out for their deals like red peppers, dozen eggs, strawberries, cantaloupe etc for 99cents/​lb Do ask for herbs like mint, cilantro, basil, etc as they are not stored on the shelf. I also like the wheat pastas on the left just when u enter. Have seen some local chefs/​restaurateurs shop here; an indicator that this place is great!

Roberto’s is in my hood so I’ve been there many times. Fantastic prices on good quality fruit and veggies. Its like farmers market prices but open 6 days a week. The staff is really friendly and helpful and line moves along pretty quickly.
1 star off since they don’t have any organic produce options and they close at 5pm on Mon-​Fri.
Roberto’s is not a replacement for my Whole Food or Russo’s shopping trips but its a great place to pick up a few last minute/​forgotten items in a rush.

Roberto’s had fresh lychee when I went in last week that made me spontaneously burst into a fresh lychee dance.
Their prices and quality can’t be beat for fruit. The selection of veges, greens and herbs sometimes means that I have to make an additional trip elsewhere to get everything that I need but for the amount of money I save this is always my first stop.
Always crowded, even on a Tuesday afternoon. Every time I’ve been in there has been a steady stream of stockers coming up from the back which makes me think that there is a constant turn over of fresh produce.

You can smell the basil when you walk in the door… FRESH.
Eggs for 99 centavos… PLEASE
Fresh Bread & Cheap Raspberries… UHHHHHHHHNNNNN
It is always packed in here and as soon as you try it, you know why. You can keep overpaying for produce, or you can take the extra time, and spend that extra mile on making another stop, after you do your primary shopping, here.
Make mine Robertos!
ps — now just sell some sweet farmhand wine or moonshine and I’ll make it six stars!

For fresh produce, this is were we go for our veggies and eggs