Bon Appetit

The place is nice, most of the staff are amazing. Good coffee, good sandwiches and the like. The only downfall is the places charges cheeses and meats per half a pound which is a bit lame, why not just charge the by the pound? Would make things easier, but aside from that the place is great.

$ 9 for a glass of marmalade? Say whuuuuuuuut?! I mean I get it: import costs, Princeton rent but the prices in here just seem too cray. Rather safe for a plane ticket and spend a week in Europe if y’all are so into the European goodies.

Bad service. Snotty employees, do not make the mediocre food worth it. Go only if they have something imported that you really want and be prepared for rudeness

Fantastic place. Cuisine you’ll find nowhere else. I could spend all day there. Family friendly, friendly staff. Highly recommended.

They don’t list allergens and don’t even know the ingredients put in their own food. Staff is completely uneducated about food allergens and dietary restrictions and are unable to give any helpful info about food prep.
I have gotten violently ill from their food due to a lack of basic food handling requirements and cross contamination with gluten products.

Since attending one of their classes on the finer points of olive oil and balsamic vinegar, Bön Appetit has become a staple shopping location for me, as anything lower than what they offer is no longer sufficient for my cooking and hosting events. They provide simply the best selection of cheese and charcuterie that I’ve found in the area, and a great selection of imported pastas and sauces. I love to walk in, order a latte, and simply walk around to become inspired for dishes to make in the upcoming week — and their staff is always on hand to help me with recommendations. Frequent customers are remembered and greeted fondly, and the place really feels part of the community.

Bön Appetit is my favorite store in Princeton! I stop by there everyday for lunch and a delicious cappuccino. The staff is very friendly, and has extensive knowledge of the store. I recommend it for anyone looking for a great meal!

My husband and I recently wanted to find a very special gift for close friends and thought a curated basket from Bön Appetit would wow. We talked with the store manager, Adriano DiDonato, to get the insider scoop on what we could put together. Adriano’s knowledge of pretty much everything in the store is both amazing and impressive. Adriano took the items we collected plus two bottles of wine we brought and built it into a beautiful gift. If you’re looking for artisanal cheeses, crackers, tea and more — Bön Appetit is the spot and hosts highly skilled and friendly staff. Not only will our friends have sweet and savory but it was very fun to create this personal gift for them. We love everything this gem of a store has to offer and make sure to try their coffee as you shop around!

The bread. It all starts there. Whatever else it is that you’ve come in to get, make certain you get yourself a baguette. Careful when you pick it up, because chances are it will still be hot to warm from the ovens. We usually get two – one to eat while walking to our car in the parking lot when we leave, and one to eat at home. Having it warm makes all the difference. It’s good when you have it for dinner that evening, but when it’s five minutes out of the oven, it’s awesome.
If you’re planning a nice dinner, then look over the tortes and other desserts in the front of the store. They’re pricey, but you’re paying for special. They’ve got this fruity custardy thing that I just die for that’s available in both a small and large size.
Walking further into the store, you’ve reached the charcuterie section. A wide variety of cured meats, from both the US and Europe. Yes, they will happily give you a sample if you want to try it out. They’ve also got a variety of patês available. Make certain to try those too. Prices here seem to be pretty much in line with most other places that carry a similar quality of food.
My only gripe in this area is that I’ve had indifferent slicing a couple of times, along with indifferent treatment of the meats after they’ve been sliced. If I’m buying my prosciutto there, I want it put onto the paper in a way that it won’t be all stuck together and impossible to pull apart without it shredding after I get home. Speak up if you see the person putting the meats in a big pile. It’s your money. Also, make certain to tell them how thick you want it cut. To be honest, I usually wait for a person that I know does a good job from previous experiences there.
After the cured meats, keep to your right and you’ll hit the prepared foods. You’re on your own there. I’ve never tried them. However, I have tried the olives, so keep on moving and sample a few different ones before settling on which ones to bring home. Don’t eat them in the car, because I don’t want you spitting the pits out your window at me while I’m passing you because you’re driving too slow.
Next is the cheeses. Lots of them. Want to try a few? Yep, they’re happy to hook you up. Most of the people I’ve dealt with seem very knowledgable about the cheeses (I know nothing about cheeses other than I like them). If you’re really looking to grill someone on just the right type of triple cream whatever to go with your graham crackers, there’s a really tall dude who seems to be in charge of the place. Ask him. I usually let myself be guided into buying something that I’m usually pretty happy to take home.
Scattered around the rest of the store are various dry and canned goods from around the globe, and the counter along the back is stocked up with enough different candies to satisfy just about anyone’s inner August Gloop.
As far as prices go, you’re getting specialty foods, many of them imported and most of them hard to find. They’re also not Walmart with their power to drive down consumer prices while maintaining a high margin. If you want cheap quality food with disinterested service, head to Shop Rite.

I often come here on weekends to have a snack /​lunch with my boyfriend. I am reviewing the prepared food at the counter, I haven’t purchased any of their grocery items for a long time. I don’t eat a lot of meat and I enjoy their bean salads. They make a nice lentil salad that has just a small account of cheese and is delicious. Nice drink selection. I have had their Cesar salad and that is very good too. It isn’t cheap but I think the quality is high and worth it.

The Spaniard is the best sandwich around. Today I deviated from my usual and was disappointed. The board describes #24 is turkey, brie, and mango chutney. Instead of chutney it’s a mayo based sauce that made the whole sandwich slippery and all the fillings squish out when trying to bite through the baguette.

I give 4 stars for the beautiful european gourmet selection. Coming from a dutch family, makes me very happy to find stuff like Hagelslag from De Ruijter, King mints and the beloved Speculaas cookies. Plus great selection of cheeses. I find the prices reasonable, since are «hard to find» imports.
I did not order from the counter yet. My experience was only shelfs, but I liked the clean presentation. I need more time to stop by and explore.

For a place that has so many delicious looking high-​end items, the sandwiches and to-​go food are a big yawn.
We ordered three sandwiches and all of them were a huge «meh.» And there was so much potential – there’s pesto and olive as spread options! You can get bleu cheese on a sandwich.
My provolone sandwich had a almost-​too-​little serving of cheese, accompanied by some lettuce and a few flavorless slices of tomato. I asked «if they had peppers» but instead someone just shook a few shakers of ground pepper on my sandwich. I did not get the onions I asked for.
The prices of the sandwiches are almost reasonable – except for the $ 1 I paid for what amounted to about a quarter of an avocado, maybe less. And the baguettes are quite delicious. Still, in an area where you can get a lot of good sandwiches, these just don’t quite cut it.
The cauliflower and roasted carrots I got were a bit too oily and yet a bit under-​seasoned. You could get them for about $.50 less a piece at Whole Foods and you’d get a lot more flavor in the mix.
The staff are also just ok. I could see them light up when a few «regulars» came in, but I didn’t get much more than a very basic smile. I wouldn’t say they were super busy this afternoon either, so it’s not like they were dealing with a lot of people in the mix.
I’m being a bit harsh because my expectations were pretty high – two friends said they liked this place, and I had some food at a party that was from here. I can see how some people would love this place if they order right off the menu, but I don’t think it’s for me.

I came here for the first time today to buy a French cheese that I was unable to find elsewhere. Not only did they have it, they had many other cheeses to tempt me. The dairy prices were not even as bad as I expected, pretty fair I would say. Along with the aforementioned, you can find many gourmet products, including but not limited to: candy, oils and vinegars, jams, jellies, dressings, meats, prepared foods, baked goods and desserts. They make sandwiches or heat up your prepared food choice and you can eat out side in the courtyard of this shopping center. Foodies will need a little time to browse all of the items contained here. With Speck selling for $ 12 a#, I’ll be back. Let’s say 4.25 Unilocal for now.

I have been coming here for many years and I am not sure why I haven’t penned (i mean typed, this is the 21^st century) a review yet. Bön Appetit is a great little market situated in the Princeton Shopping Center. They have a wide variety of European products that you don’t typically see in the super market. Additionally, they have a great variety of cheeses and meats to choose from. Although, I must admit, the knowledge about some of the meats and cheeses by employees is lacking, hence the four stars and not five. This place sort of reminds me of a mini Di Bruno Bros from Philadelphia if any of you have been. All in all, I love this place.

I wish I could give 0 stars instead of one. Let me clarify, that this doesn’t reflect on their items or presentation, since they have an extensive inventory and It looked delicious. It reflects on the employees and the absolute ignorance I received this morning.
Decided to putz around the shopping center with my mother today, and stopped in several shops. We checked out Bön Appetit since we love exploring foods, new and old. Went in with the intention of buying a small sweet to share, but wanted to explore the store first. We checked out the cold good counter, and saw an interesting quinoa salad. I asked the girl if it in fact was quinoa or taboleh, she couldn’t even tell me. She looked at the girl next to her, and said it was quinoa with some «other stuff» in it. Getting info on the unlabeled dish was like pulling teeth. She walked away after.
We then strolled to the cheese section, tasted a few selections, and swooned over their taste. The tall man working behind the counter seemed annoyed with our presence, and went as far as to blatantly ignore me when I asked a question about a cheese I was interested in buying. After the cheese counter, we perused the rest of the store, with the tall cheese man following, in tow, like our father keeping a watchful eye. We walked from the back of the store to the front, twice! He continued to follow us like we were sticky-​fingered teens.
We decided to get our cookies and leave, since I was extremely offended that he had the nerve to follow us around like we were going to steal. I’m a 30 year old woman who’s never taken a thing in her life, and it really upset me.
We stood at the baked goods counter with cheese man yet again right there, and he looked right at us when I said I wanted a few cookies. A woman came in while I said this to him, and he IGNORED us and waited on her!
I decided my money and dignity would go elsewhere, so we went to McCaffrey’s next door for DELICIOUS croissants. I would never go back to Bön Appetit if my life depended on it. Just because I am covered in body art and modifications, did this hoity-​toity employee think I was some sort of dirtbag? I would never recommend anyone going here, unless they like being cased for theft, ignored, and made to feel completely disregarded. For shame.

Not really anything good to eat for lunch around this area but stumbled across this lil place on my way walking back to the Marriott Hotel. It was great. Had a tasty turkey, pesto sandwich and a bag of chips. They have a great selection of sandwiches and salads and desserts are kind of spread around the place. The guy who helped me was nice and the atmosphere was great. What a lil gem inside a big empty center.
I’m a fan and would def come back.

watch the expiration dates. Have had several experiences in which I have purchased outdated food. REALLY outdated — like by months. Alerted the manager; they were completely unconcerned. More concerned, in fact, that other upscale customers might here me complaining. If you’re going to charge premium prices, at least don’t stock expired food.

I love this shop! They’re all so friendly and helpful — there is a huge selection of delicious gourmet food items (fresh, packaged, or prepared). Today I had the grilled Flank steak whole wheat wrap, and my taste buds are still reeling from the experience. The steak was so perfectly grilled, and there was a wonderfully complimentary amount of pepper jack cheese and onions and peppers mixed in. Just insanely delicious. I am definitely going back… like, tomorrow. Well done guys!

Pretty cool shop with a wide range of import items. Lots of cheeses, olives, candy etc that you won’t find anywhere else.
That said, I come here for the sandwiches. At least, I used to. A really delicious club BLT up till recently cost $ 7.49. Now, a less carefully assembled equivalent sets you back $ 8.99. A twenty percent price increase? Looks like the markup on the import goods is expanding to the domestic stuff. Pity. I’ll be getting my lunch elsewhere from now on.

Yum! Looking forward to the next time I’m in the area so I can visit again. Cheese, meats, sweets and coffee, the only thing missing is wine!

Bön Appetit is a fantastic little market. They have a huge selection of gourmet foods, imports, cheeses (oh the cheeses!), and prepared foods. I usually come here and get some teas, balsamic vinegars, and olive oils but the other day I decided to get lunch here. They have a large selection of sandwiches, panini, wraps, and salads (about 30 options) and I ended up getting a crunchy, melty, amazing eggplant parmigiana panini. On the side, I had a surprisingly flavorful lentil salad.
The perfect place to go if you need to entertain and grab some appetizers (cheeses, olives, bread, ect.) or if you’re alone and just want to treat yourself.

I used to give this place 5 stars, and today I was almost ready to give it 3 for the fact that there are still unique cheeses and awesome baguettes (though those are par baked from Tribeca bread, not like they’re making it from scratch). It’s a 2.5. My primary reason for going here is the cheese, salami and baguettes. I often picked up other things when in to purchase those items. Now every time I’m in there, some irritating or disrespectful (or just downright lazy) thing happens that discourages me from spending any more money than I have to.
It’s five minutes from my house, so it’s hard for me to make the switch to Brick Farm Market, though their cheese counter is awesome (unique domestic cheeses).
It’s sad what is happening here. I’ve been going to this place for over 15 years, and it was awesome when it was owned my Michel Lemmerling, but it has slowly been going downhill the past few years. I’ve had so many nighmarish mishaps at the cheese counter over the past year, where the staff now knows so little about cheese or even how to cut the different varieties and wrap it up. It’s depressing to watch someone manhandle and butcher a $ 28/​lb cheese with no respect for the person who created the product. There is clearly no training and no oversight happening.
They still have a decent selection (though even that is falling off — shelves are going sparse, of course, because if other customers are reducing their patronage and spending there the way I have, then the store must be feeling it and it’s reflected in what they stock).
I’m in mourning for the old Bön Appetit.

Expensive! But I wanted to try everything!
What I liked most about it is how their selection is off-​the-​charts, especially considering it is a rather small establishment.
The bread looked freash. The sandwich I had was just awesome! The cookie selection was, how do I explain it… I wanted about 10 different kinds. I wish I lived a little closer, and I would go every week. I’d likely become addicted and would need a part time job to support my habit, however :)

Wow this place is great. They have a wide selection of everyhting delish. Cheese, Bread, Meats, Desserts, Chocholate, Nuts, Salads etc. You can eat in or pick up something to go. They have sandwiches and other foods like lasagna they can heat up for you to dine in.
Down side is eveything is hella pricey. Its Princeton I know but still its a bit much.

Wenn man der Eigenwerbung glauben darf, so handelt es sich bei «Bön Appetit» um den besten Delikatessenladen der Region. Ich war sofort davon überzeugt, als ich das erste Mal vor der Käsetheke stand. Eine herrliche Auswahl bester Spanischer und Französischer Sorten.
Damit ich nicht arm werde, decke ich mich allerdings nur von Zeit zu Zeit mit einer kleinen Käseauswahl und der einen oder anderen Tafel Schokolade ein. Marken wie Dolphin oder MoraMora lassen das Herz jedes Schokoladenfreundes höher schlagen. Insgesamt bietet der Laden ein Komplettsortiment erstklassiger Lebensmittel. Brot, Käse, Fleisch, Antipasti, Süßwaren. Alles da.
Mein Tipp: Niemals wirklich hungrig das Geschäft betreten. Billig wird das nämlich nicht.