Whole Foods Market New Frontiers Natural Foods

Great selection of vegan foods and powders and juices, not to mention fresh fruits and vegetables!

Adding an update. Since Wholefoods took over things have gone downhill. They have obviously decided to 'do more with less ' They seem to have half the staff they used to. Most of the in store vegan items are gone have been replaced with a few packaged vegan items. It is very obvious they are trying to increase profits by cutting alot of corners. It is true they have alot of their cheaper 365 brands everywhere, but what made the store great is no longer there. Sorry but is a sad day they sold out. My family has been shopping here for a couple of years now. They have a wide array of great produce and vegan foods. The deli serves up some of the best vegan deserts around from cakes, pies, cheezcakes, and cookies. Items change daily but they will custom make anything you want. Prices can be well, pricey. But if you really need to find what you want they will have it or get it for you. Updated from previous review on Tuesday September 07, 2010

Add an update. Since Wholefoods took things downhill. They obviously decided 'more with less ' they seem to have half the staff they used to. Most of the vegan items in the store have been replaced by a few packaged vegan items. It is very obvious that they try to increase profits by cutting a variety of corners. It is true that they have many of their cheaper 365 brands everywhere, but what made the store great is no longer there. I'm sorry, but it's a sad day they're sold out. My family has been shopping here for a few years. They have a wide range of great products and vegan foods. The Deli serves some of the best vegan deserts around cakes, cakes, Cheezcakes and cookies. Items change daily, but they will custom make everything you want. Prices can be good, expensive. But if you really need to find what you want, they will have it or get it for you. Updated by previous rating on Tuesday, 07. September 2010

New Frontiers has a great selection for vegetarians and vegans alike, with organically and locally raised fruits and vegetables, an in-store deli featuring hot wok, sandwiches, and a salad bar, and a section for food bought in bulk. Most of their products are eco-friendly, but shopping can get a little on the pricey side. They have an awesome wall just for chocolate, which is my favorite part of the store ; . This is a good place to shop for specialty items, but the basics can be bought elsewhere for a better price.

New Frontiers is very similar to a large Whole Foods. The store is huge and has a wide range of fresh fruit, vegetables, and bulk priced around the same as WF. We can also special order items we don 't see in the store. Pretty good. However, New Frontiers frozen and packaged food is much more expensive than Whole Foods. About 20% more for most items. For instance, Tofurkey brand pizzas at Whole Foods are regularly priced $7.99, currently on sale for $6.49; but at New Frontiers it 's $9.99. We 've noticed the same over-pricing at New Frontiers for many many other items. Customer service at New Frontiers is inconsistent. Sometimes the cashiers are nice and attentive, but other times there is an I don 't care, can 't wait to get out of here attitude. They say thank-you maybe 50% of the time. One time the guy sweeping the floor nearly ran us over trying to grab some sample slices of pizza for himself. Didn 't know employees were allowed to snack on the samples in front of customers. One other thing. We requested that the bakery use another sweetener instead of honey in the tofu chocolate pie so vegans could buy a slice, but were told That is the way we make it, and could only special order a whole pie that way . Really? Hopefully management will read this and work out some of the issues. It is nice having a store like this in SLO, but it needs some improvement.