New Leaf Community Markets

Went to buy a brownie from their bakery last night. The lady behind the counter grabbed it with her bare hands, then handed it to another guy behind the counter, who was wearing wet latex gloves. When I said, «I don’t want that anymore, because she touched that with her bare hands, and you’re holding it with your wet gloves,» his response was to say, «I was just doing the dishes.»
I’m not that big of a germaphobe, but that’s unacceptable.
2-​stars, because I go there pretty regularly and normally don’t have a problem.

I used to just flirt with New Leaf. Getting a something sweet here… getting something from the hot bar there. But now, it’s getting serious. Like, almost exclusive. That’s because they have all of my favorite things and also the things I need.
Organic veggies! Beets, turnips, hardy leafy greens, peppers, roots, cabbages. I really can’t think of a veggie I wanted that they didn’t have.
Meats! It is a somewhat small selection but has all the basics. A plus is everyone in this department if very helpful.
Cheese! They have a whole cheese section.
Baked goods! In house baked goods are sooo delicious (pumpkin, pumpkin choc chip, chai banana), filled shortbread cookies, macaroons, pastries. They even have some gelato.
Snacks!
Awesome Bulk sections that allow you to buy just enough of what you need.
Super foods at pretty reasonable prices.
They also have pretty good hot, olive, and salad bars.
It is a bit expensive but not more than Whole Foods. But, it is expensive enough to where I don’t want to give up my «side» stores like TJ’s.

This place has a lot of stuff! I mean it’s a nice smaller sized market but still maintains a butcher shop, cheese shop, deli, café and a small dining room.
The produce is mostly organic and beautiful to look at. It’s great and all but it’s expensive. I understand you pay for what you get. 5 stars for my experience, cleanliness, friendliness and quality products.
The butcher shop is great! I basically pick up my meat here. It’s all sustainably and responsibly raised. Great quality and great service!!! Their in house sausages are perfect for grilling and taking apart to make other dishes. Try their Caribbean sausage if you want something slightly spicy with a hint of sweetness. They same bacon, steak and other goodies on occasion. Prime!
The deli has great products too. Made fresh daily and they’re happy to give you a taste. The basic potato, tuna and broccoli slaw salads. Vegan and vegetarian fare too. Their olive bar has some variety which I like and if you’re like me and like a quick snack then the marinated olives are a must.
Lastly, their café is good. I’ve had their espresso, house coffee and hot chocolate. It’s a quiet place to set up your laptop and use their free wifi. They don’t hassle you and actually say hi at times.
The interior has awesome variety and exotic items that basic grocery stores may not carry, which lures me to come back, even though their prices are high. They have a unique selection or wine and beer too! Jake, I’m 75% sure that’s his name, the beer dude is friendly and easily approachable and will answer any questions. He recommends great ciders especially since I’m into ciders at the moment.
This place is a wonderland of culinary items, so give it a whirl!!!

Love that I can come here not only for shopping but also to have some coffee with my girlfriends who also have kids. While kids draw with chalk on the table and draw in the coloring books we can sit to have some tea and snack, relax and chat for a little bit :)

Great little store! Whenever I stay at my sisters house we grab sandwiches or sushi from the deli. Comparable to whole foods.

My original review stated that New Leaf was a store where I would occasionally buy rare foods of interest. I’ve changed my tune.
I buy pretty much everything here now. There is still some stuff that I like to get at Safeway or Raleys, like toilet paper mega packs. And I don’t dare ask for disposable plastic cutlery and styrofoam cups at New Leaf.
Everything here is simply better than the other stores. Most of the prices are not significantly higher (if at all) than the big stores. Odwalla is often a lot less here. Cuts of beef and fish are very expensive, and it’s the best meat and fish around. Whole Foods and Genes included. Ground beef, pork and chicken are about the same price as other stores… and they’re outstanding. There is really a difference in texture and flavor with all their meats. Produce, same story. It’s never ripe at Raleys. It’s always ripe at New Leaf. I challenged myself to shop for ALL my food there for a four day meal plan, and everything I needed I found. Taco seasoning single pack. Yep. It’s all there, and even the taco seasoning was really really good. Every cheese I’ve tried at New Leaf is spectacular. 80% of the cheese in Raley’s gourmet cheese bin is nasty processed cheese food… seriously. Lunch meats! Buy some from the other stores, then buy some at New Leaf, and eat them at the same lunch. You’ll chuck the stuff from Safeway into the trash. I finished ½ a pound of ham in one sitting that was supposed to last for several lunches. I couldn’t stop eating it.
This is California, and specifically Pleasanton. I am so numb to expenses after paying the mortgage, that I don’t mind spending an extra $ 20 a week buying food that actually tastes good, is in season, and organic. Great store, and I hope they are here for a very long time.

Why shop anywhere else? Seriously why would anyone shop at a main stream store like Sway??!
Amazing array of organic foods and awesome fresh organic deli foods. LOVE new leaf :)) thanks

New Leaf is fantastic. Juice bar and hot food area is solid and the sandwich bar makes really good sandwiches. It is not crowded, clean, and easy to park. Easy to eat healthy there. Only thing is I wish they would expand the fresh fruit section as it is a little light on selection.

I love this store. While Whole Foods is great at «marketing» the organic message, New Leaf lives it. I always get milk and eggs here because I know they are fresh. Another great reason I love this place: Their deli is awesome. Love their Coastal Kale salad. They also always have great soups and many yummy sides. If you have any specialty food needs (gluten free) they have a wide variety of items to chose from. They also have vitamins and essential oils — love the way it smells in there. Most importantly, they support their local community donating to local environmental groups.

Ok we give up! Went to NL this week to TRY and pick dinner – yes we are masochists! It was 5:45pm – aka the dinner hour and once again there was no hot food or roast chickens. The food in the hot case had been there since lunch. The tamale casserole was hard as a rock and everything else was dried out and gross. And as usual NO roast chickens.
It is prime dinner hour and there are at least 10 people looking for dinner and New Leaf doesn’t have one hot dinner item. And as usual when we ask about the roast chicken we are told it will be at least an hour. So at 7 pm there will be roast chicken? So AFTER the dinner hour the chicken will be available? No thanks we are not waiting or coming back.
And when we ask about hot food the deli person rolled her eyes like we were bothering her because we wanted to buy food. She brought out a sad version of chicken pot pie and wouldn’t tell us if or when anything else was coming. This store has become a joke and I am sorry for the few great, helpful employees that have to navigate this place.
We are once again going back to Berkeley Bowl. Driving to Berkeley is so much easier than dealing with New Leaf.

This is my newest (at least) weekly destination for prepared foods (turkey veggie soup, broccoli bacon bites and beet burgers are my current favorites), fresh-​made juices, and off-​the-​beaten track portable protein (salty pepper Somersaults and roasted black edamame). The staff is friendly, the produce is fantastic and they are five minutes away from my house and my fitness studio. I make several recommendations to my clients and club members from their offerings. New Leaf rocks!

New Leaf is what I would call a cross between Whole Foods and Sprouts, sure it can be pricey but you get what you pay for — Organic, local produce and some specialty items you won’t find in somewhere like Safeway. This store was the first place I found to stock the frozen Sambazon Acai to make my Acai Bowls and Smoothies, thankfully I can now get it closer to home but it’s nice to know that I can still get it here on the odd occasion I stop by.
You’ll find a hot and cold food bar here with one of the largest Olive selection I have seen in such a small store as well as an impressive selection in the Bakery too with many of the items being made by small local companies. The non perishable foods have quite a large selection too with a Gluten free section and some interesting Protein Shakes. It’s not somewhere I would shop every day but there’s always some great finds to be had here.

I was contacted by the New Leaf store manager who apologized sincerely and informed me of the corrective action he is taking to prevent anything like this from happening in the future. To include retraining all the employees. I don’t like that all the employees are being retrained; since everyone I’ve been in contact with at New Leaf has been pretty awesome (just not Shahnaz).
While I have yet to receive an apology from Shahnaz, I have appreciated the (what feels like) genuine efforts on the managers parts to resolve the problem and make me feel like a welcome customer again.
This store is great and I am happy to shop there.

Love the selection of organic products and produce! Wish the store was a little bigger.

Alright, was not a big fan of all this organic food and thought it was all a crock.
This store was immaculate, it was not a new store, it was 3 years old.
So where do i start.
Excellent beer selection of beers I have never heard of, and I love beer.
Produce department was as if it was ready for a photo shoot.
Meat department was mostly organic, no hormones or gmo fed.
Bulk foods, organic coffees, and fresh peanut, almond, and or cashew butter grinders.
A full deli, juice bar, café, cheese area, and gelato…
A whole 30 foot cooler to energy juices, live drinks, and juices.
WOW…
Oh did I mention that the service was excellent and friendly. As if I was a long time shopper coming back for a gallon of milk and a coffee.
What a great market ! its 15 min from my house in Dublin, but I rather come here than fight the crows at the new Whole Foods. Plus this market is in my opinion better.
Price cheaper than Whole foods!
We has deli sandwiches for lunch and prepped kale salad A+ yummy.
We bought fresh chicken and a roast and beef from the butcher that was cutting p the meat right behind the counter. $ 5.99 for organic roast and free ranged chicken, super tasty, A+ Delicious.
Tons of bulk coffee and foods. all my coffee was free trade and organic $ 9 lb on sale!
Check it out. See you there.

New Leaf Community Market looks like an Whole Foods wannabe. noticed salad/​olive bar, deli/​sammie section
beer section pricey, had few familiar names.
brew: «paradise moon», coffee porter (4.99)
–slight bitterness, seldom find coffee in brew beneficial
2ish stars
on draught”
–lots of parking
–free sampling for new products…

Really great market. Will definitely go out of my way to shop there again. Incredible selection of premade foods and bakery items. Quiet, pleasant atmosphere. Great meat department. Produce looked incredibly fresh and delicious. The HABA people were super nice. I was really impressed! Would much rather shop here than that whole paycheck place. just as much selection and no hassle from customers or the parking lot.
I wish there was a New Leaf in every neighborhood.

One star for the new pastry line… sad day!
They had a cinnamon roll that was perfect… but now these tiny rolls have a nasty greasy after taste!!!
There are still some good things about the store, but skip the bakery!

I I love the deli area. The salad bar has all the good stuff and then some I want and it’s fresh. I can also get fresh salad items from behind the counter that are also available in the cold section. I like that I can get the same salad packed fresh upon request. I sampled a few of the soups that were delicious. My favorite though that will get me to drive into Pleasanton though is the Coastal Kale. I just can not get enough of this veggie.
Cambazola Black. Need I say more?
The beer aisle has a wide variety of single bottle craft beers including Lagunitas and Hoegaarden.
The meat and seafood display case was filled with lobster, scallops, salmon, and some meaty looking things. Yeah I don’t eat too much off the hoof foods… but if I did I’m sure it would be delicious here.
Remember to bring a reusable bag in every time you shop! Receive a 10¢ token to be donated to one of the areas non-​profits working for our environment. I give mine to EBRPD.
New Leaf. Come to Livermore please.

Sure it isn’t as big as Whole Foods but the variety in the products they have sometimes rivals Whole Foods. It’s weird.
They do have a juice bar that is open late.
Just a word to the wise, they use a lot of ginger in their ginger, beet juice. lol, ask for less or more apples to counteract the bitterness.
The staff is super helpful here even up until closing because I’m a loser & spent my Sunday here until they closed, lol.
I will say I am sad that they don’t have the brand of RAW honey I like.
Overall, this place is a great option if I am ever in the area :)
Check it out!