Lagunitas Groceries Deli

Found Lagunitas Grocery Store on the way back from hiking at Abbots Lagoon and the Lighthouse. Had a GREAT veggie and avocado sandwich on Dutch crunch bread. We devoured it so quickly that I forgot to take a pic. Service was super friendly and quick! The manager also checked on how we liked the food. Tables and chairs are inside and outside the store. I would definitely go back the next time I visit the area.

I am sorry to have to write this review, but it 's been a long time coming. For 12-1/2 years I have lived in the neighborhood of this grocery store/deli, I was there when it first opened under the new owner, have purchased items there and have frequently bought food at the deli. I have two major complaints, and after today I am certain I will never go back. For one thing, the last time I ordered their special taco specialty on the menu (which I obviously liked because I ordered it often), the owner went off on me big time, accusing me of being picky about the food and then he went on to cite all these other times in the past that I have complained which were not true. I think he was just having a bad day and decided to take it out on me by sandbagging and making up stories. I told him as he followed me out to my car and continued ranting and accusing me, that I don 't have to come here any more, you know . He said nothing. I never went there after that, but today (many months later), I HAD to buy something there because I have no car today and I needed to buy a bag of cat litter and I can walk to the store from my house. I noticed he had a whole new, state of the art electronic cashier system I was shocked to see that he had charged me a debit card surcharge fee of .28 cents. Not a lot, granted, BUT, does he realize that charging surcharge fees for the use of debit/credit cards is ILLEGAL in California?!! Please note: In this article online: ncsl.org/research/financ… ., it clearly states Ten states prohibit credit card surcharges and convenience fees: California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, New York, Oklahoma and Texas. Not only that, but the total price of said bag of cat litter was TWICE AS MUCH as what it would normally cost in a regular supermarket. Surely, that 's more of a markup than is actually necessary and fair. I paid $7.85 for a small bag of cat litter!! I am sorry to have to post this, Loring, because I really wanted to be a friendly neighbor, but I don 't like the way you treat me, and I don 't like some of your business practices. The one I mention here is illegal. What else going on in the store is also illegal, I wonder? I really don 't care if you hate me at this point, or if you talk to all the neighbors about me. There is something in this place that is not right and doesn 't feel very Valley neighborly . Surcharging fees for debit/credit cards is illegal, and I don 't ever want to be criticized and ranted on ever again as a customer and patron. As a senior in the community, I feel very uncomfortable going in that store.

I have to say goodbye to a once great place. This is an update to my previous review: I don't think Loring and Jules own this place anymore. It has gone downhill. The pastrami sandwich, tabouleh and potato salad were terrible. We always get these items and they are not the same quality or count. The pastrami was not of the high quality (and two small slices), rye bread was more like balloon bread. We asked for everything on it including swiss cheese. No cheese, only mayo no mustard, a thin slice of tomato and a small piece of lettuce. No onions, pickles or anything else they normally put on the sandwich. The tabouleh had no bulgar, mostly herbs, and the potato salad was mostly mayo. There was an older woman who I believe now owns the place. She was a bit cranky, not friendly. If she thinks she is going to do well by lowering the quality and standards she is wrong! After years of going here on our way to Pt. Reyes, we will no longer be going back. I will be sure to tell everyone I know to not bother to stop in unless they want a cup of coffee. The coffee is good, but don't think of getting anything else unless you want to be disappointed!

I stumbled off trail in search of the most basic driving sandwich I could find. Turkey and cheddar on light rye seemed tough to mess up but my bar was set waaaay too low for this gem. The lettuce, the mayo and mustard in perfect proportions, the fact that you could taste the cheese AND the turkey made my tastebuds so happy!!!

The food was so good! And the service equally impressive. I had the chicken salad: very fresh and flavorful. Friend 1 had chicken taquitos cup of fruit: 5 stars. The taquitos were huge and she's never had fresher fruit. Friend 2 had a Turkey/Bacon/Swiss sandwich and it looked amazing. The bacon was thick and cooked perfectly. Don't sleep on this little gem. We'll definitely stop here again when we're in this area.