Roche Bros

So now the 5 Buck Cluck has become the
6 Buck Cluck. I’m not sure how they managed to make it smaller, but they accomplished it. It is a pale, pathetic little thing. No thanks. Will no longer shop there. Everything is over priced.
Guess the customers need to pay the rent for the Downtown Crossing store.
Every 2 months, I drive to Market Basket, Salem NH to buy all paper, cleaning products, pet supplies, canned goods, and their bakery items. Great prices and no sales tax.
Whole Foods and Lambert’s for everything else.

I work nearby. I used to get their prepared food for lunch once a week It «used» to be good and «was» a good deal. Their prepared meal with two sides used to be $ 6.99 and very tasty. Recently the price increased to $ 8.99 and the quality went down quite a bit, but still okay for a full meal. Well a coworker and I went there today to buy lunch. The price has gone from $ 8.99 for a meal to $ 8.99 /​pound. Our lunches cost $ 13.50 each for a dried out chicken breast and two sides. We won’t be buying lunch there again. Beyond the price, the food has been sub par the last couple of times. I also need to mention I purchased a potato knish here a couple of weeks ago and the filling was uncooked instant potato powder. This place «used» to be good.

This is an amazing Roche Brothers.
Really.
Probably the largest I’ve been to yet and definitely offers SO much great stuff.
Good enough parking lot for a city store, yet not like stores in the suburbs and it may be difficult to find a spot during weekends or other busy times.
The aisles are wide and super easy to move throughout, even with lots of people around and lots of carts, which is a nice change from some other places (specifically CVS).
Everything is organized and the store is superior in cleanliness, and is immaculate.
Checkout didn’t take long and many checkouts were open, even at 7:30pm. My cashier was friendly as well (Jaspir was her name I think), and made the transaction move quickly and effectively.
Great store. Highly suggested over the «just ok» Star Market down the street.

We recently came here on a beautiful Sunday eve, around 7:30pm. We couldn’t stay and snack and chat and drink our coffees at the nearby Starbucks, as they were closing up shop there, so we figured we come in here to this grocery store to get some of their famous pastries and we’d sit and snack and chat in their seating/“dining” area by the front entrance in the store.
Surprise! When we entered the store, all the lights in the seating/​dining area were off and the chairs were all stacked on the tables. The area was closed. What? Was there no place in town for my kids and I to have lattes and snacks or pastries with my aunt? It was still so early, and light and bright and hot outside. We were surprised, to say the least. Places sure close up shop early in this neck of the woods!
So we decided to get pastries nevertheless and go back to my aunt’s house to snack and chat. We wandered through the ready-​made foods area. Wow, very impressive. And very gourmet. Beautiful bakery area. And the display cases of pastries did not disappoint! Just gorgeous, and freshly made, beautifully decorated tarts and tartlets and cakes and pastries and petit fours. Lovely. And quite the large selection, too.
We didn’t explore the rest of the store, but we were quite impressed by the whole pastry department. Just disappointed in the unavailability of the sit-​in eating area.

Very clean market, but the aisles and check out stations are set up differently than what I am used to. They also do not have as big as a selection, especially international items, when it is West Roxbury. It’s a little difficult to navigate and find what I need here.

The location is convenient for me. The parking lot is a nightmare, especially on Sunday’s. They do have great deals-​the five for twenty five deal is great and I am able to fill up my freezer. I rarely have to wait long to check out. Find it frustrating there is no where to put carriages in the parking lot. It is marketed as a «carry out store» but the baggers rarely offer to take the carriage out. With a baby in tow, I am not going to put my groceries in the car and the carry my baby to put the carriage back at the carriage carrall, it is easier to leave the carriage in the parking lot.

I love that this is nearby my apartment and very clean. They offer great selection of fresh produce and have sales every week, which is a plus!

Roche Brothers in West Roxbury and Westwood are A+ for food, take out food and GREAT service. It’s a little more $ than the big grocery stores, but 100% worth it. The stores have a warm neighborhood feeling.

This is one handsome grocery store. Very clean with a modern feel, Roche has all the staples of a grocery store and they also boast a large prepared food section. Layout is standard (stick to the perimeter you health nuts!) and aisles are wide (eat your heart out market basket) but their prices make it hard to come back regularly. Some of their deals are terrific but it’s not enough to keep me coming in week after week. Staff are very helpful and friendly.
Check the advertisements– they often have great deals but head to Shaw’s down the road as your daily rider

On the pricey side, however this is one of the things I feel is totally worth a bit extra. Food is fresh, staff is excellent. Fish is fresh, this is how you know they are on top of it! Good sales on staple items as well

I have a tough time navigating this store — the aisles don’t make sense to me, and I had to walk past two housewives having an argument to find what I needed, twice! I also don’t find the prices competitive with Stop and Shop. What they do well is the cheese selection, bakery and beautiful produce, which is what we need from time to time, but this is not my go-​to for weekly groceries. The cashiers are also efficient and they bag groceries, which is more than some of the other supermarkets I go to.

Dear god… I get so stressed out going to this supermarket. I only go because it’s so close and convenient, but shopping here is a frustrating experience. I second demolishing this place and building a Market Basket. I really do try to avoid this place at all costs.
I don’t find their price «deals» all that good. I really don’t save that much shopping at this store. Once in a great while they’ll have a good deal, but it’s rare.
I’ve never seen carts like the ones they have here. Why can’t they provide regular sized shopping carts? The smaller ones are actually really nice, but I think they only have about 5 of those in the whole store and people will fight to the death for them, so it’s always a crapshoot getting one of those.
The flow of the store is all over the map. Every corner of this store ends in a sharp point which always creates a massive backup. The store is always crowded and you cannot navigate your shopping cart easily. The aisles are so narrow. People love to stop and «catch up» with one another all over the store and it makes for getting around that much more difficult. Pull over so people can pass by! Don’t even think about getting some yogurt! You’ll never make it out of that cluster f*** that congregates down there. The store employees think that restocking the shelves is a good idea while there are TONS of people in the store, so you’ll have to take navigating around them too into consideration when shopping here. Why don’t they think to restock during low peak times?
And the parking! Let’s not forget about the parking! Awful! There are never any available spaces and it is so narrow. An unfortunate accident is in the distant future for them in their lot.
I find the Star Market in Chestnut Hill to be a much more pleasurable experience. Wide open spaces, easy flow and great deals!

Go to the seafood counter and get the spicy stuffed clams. Bake until crispy and hot. Thank me later!
The scallops are always super fresh and sweet.
This store is always busy, busy.
The people shopping here are friendly as well as the employees.
Everything you need, right here.

12 ears of corn for 2.99

I didn’t know that this grocery store existed so close to my house in JP! The produce was fresh, the meat department was very reasonable, and there were plenty of sales! I will be coming back!
The only complaint I would have is their unfriendly staff. I asked a couple of them questions and was met with half hearted responses, the check out girl literally frowned the whole time. I can put up with some grumps for a fresh food a good prices :)

Me likey!
It’s too bad that the few negative reviews here seem to be based on a one-​off bad experience or a problem that has to do more with personal preference than delivery of quality products or services.
That being said, I happen to LOVE the place!
Like someone said, it is like a cross between a Stop & Shop or Shaws (big chain store) and Whole Foods or Trader Joes (smaller, more specialty).
You are offered your standard grocery fare with a decent enough selection to satisfy most. Prices may be a tad high but aren’t enough to scare me away. I personally care more about a pleasant shopping experience than saving 15¢ on my avocado. There is a butcher counter, an «entertainment planning» center (so cute!) and a little florist, shop too!
For me, being a borderline city-​dweller (Roslindale) and having dealt with true city grocers for 10+ years (Fenway, JP, then NYC for a bit) this place is an absolute gem! It is large, clean, well-​stocked and aesthetically pleasing. I love the unique look and layout of the place. It just feels right.
It has a small-​town feel, with big-​store selection. There is a plenty generous parking lot (not sure why the complaints about parking).
What I do find rather odd and different (but not necessarily bad) is:
1. Their shopping carts are high up and small.
2. They wheel your groceries out to your car for you. Maybe that’s why all the aforementioned elderly folk frequent the place…
I like the place so much, that I will now be traveling from my home in Roslindale to shop here. This matters because (1) I could throw a rock from my front porch and hit the ghetto Stop & Shop that is 3 minutes waking away and (2) I also pass a Village Market on the way to this Roche Bros.
This is my new grocery store. Period.

I like this Roche Bros every time until I get to the check out or until I encounter one of the foreign idiots they hired to work there. Which is everyone.
The produce is decent and prices are good but every single time I get to the check out and they ask what bag I want I say «Perishables in plastic». Now, this is my regular store because its so close, and only once have I been there and had someone know wtf a perishable is. Then, even when I explain it «anything that can go bad if you don’t put it in the fridge» they still get it wrong — I find icecream and spinach in a paper bag mixed with a package of pasta and a plastic bag with chips, crackers, and six yogurts. Not to mention, everything is CRUSHED beyond belief.
Its not that hard. Anyway, out to the car I go. Unload my groceries only to realize there is no freaking cart return. Why is that? Oh yes, its because the idiots who work there are supposed to walk your groceries out to your car for you. But how awkward is that??! And no thanks, I’m a big girl, I can unload my own groceries.
Don’t even bother asking someone where something is because they are probably from Ukraine and won’t know what you are talking about or put in any effort to figure it out. In fact, they will likely avoid eye contact with you. I once met one very nice young gentleman, definitely no more than 14, definitely high as shit, but polite and smart. He could probably run this store better the fools they have doing it now. Someone please demolish this place and put in a Market Basket.

When I was still living in JP, I was skeptical of Roche Bros. It was a grocery chain I was not familiar with, being not a native Bostonian. My guy likes small grocery stores and generally does not pay attention to price, so I figured this place had limited selection with hefty price tags.
But I’ve found that the selection is pretty great and I’ve noticed a lot more sales, either in person, in the weekly circular, especially coupons. It is great to find a store with good, fresh produce. They also have a great selection of meat, with lots of good cuts. I’ve only used their seafood counter once, but everything looks great.
I’m not really a prepared foods type person, but they have a lot of choices between pizzas, macaroni and cheese, fried chicken, mashed potatoes, chocolate mousse and more. I also like their bakery for the occasional muffin, bagel, or Portuguese sweet muffin. And they have my chobani in stock pretty much always.
I don’t understand how they afford to have so many people working, but I guess they get by somehow. The weekends are super busy in the store and in the parking lot, so try to find a non busy time to get your groce shop on.

For me, Roche Bros is a combination of Whole Foods and Stop and Shop. You get the best of both of those places for a price that falls somewhere in between the two.
The best thing about this Roche Bros location is their amazingly large selection of prepared foods. I am not so great in the kitchen, so having a place nearby where I can pick up a pre-​made lunch or dinner from time to time is key for me. I’ve tried a few of their dips when having friends over, and I’m a big time fan of their pasta and meatballs!
As for the rest of the store, I feel like this Roche always has everything I’m looking for. Tons of meat options? Check. Endless ice cream possibilities? Check. Loads of hummus and fresh fruits and veggies and all the different types of crackers and chips and pita I could ask for? Cheeeeeck. The prices seem fair enough for the quality and selection, I mean, it’s no Market Basket, but it’s not trying to be.
The only downside about this location is the plethora of very old, veerrrry slow elderly folks that shop here. I say this because really, they are swarming the place — driving scarily in the parking lot, taking forever at the registers, crawling down the isles… sometimes looking at me strangely as though I may be a ghost… that kinda stuff. Mostly it just reminds me to take a few breaths, slow down, and realize I don’t always have to be in a huge rush :)

Roches is pretty good. Definitely the best supermarket in the area.
That makes it truly unfortunate that everyone who shops here is a bumbling, shuffling troglodyte. Half of them are so old and slow you’d think they weren’t shopping for vegetables, but rather for someone to give them the sweet, merciful release of death. The other half are drooling mouth-​breathers who can’t get out of their own way, let alone your’s.
The parking lot is no picnic either. Be prepared for a cross-​section of Mexican stand-​offs and demolition derbies trying to get in and out of the parking spots. This if some renegade pedestrian, too engrossed in their cellphone conversation about Brangelina, doesn’t step in front of your car.
Like I said, Roches is great. But it’s kill or be killed here, people. Don’t be afraid to strap on the elbow pads, toss a couple ‘bows, shove a few octogenarians and trample anyone on a cellphone. This isn’t grocery shopping. This is BLOODSPORT.