Pavilions, located at 820 Montana Ave in Santa Monica, is a grocery store that offers a wide selection of products including groceries, bakery items, deli options, and fresh produce. The bakery is highly praised for its customizable cakes, cupcakes, and quick, fresh orders, with friendly staff like Jamie providing excellent service. The deli staff, such as the Hispanic lady, are noted for being helpful and nice, offering good suggestions and affordable options for lunch. The produce department is filled with fresh fruits and vegetables, and the store features an assortment of meats and seafood at the butchers block. Customers can take advantage of services like Order Ahead for bakery items, Grocery Delivery, and DriveUp & Go™ for convenience. The store is cleaner and more upscale compared to some other options, with safer customer traffic. However, some concerns include rude cashiers, limited checkout lanes leading to wait times, tight parking, and occasional foul smells on bags. Overall, Pavilions provides a friendly and convenient shopping experience with quality products and attentive staff.
The staff was friendly and helpful, especially the gentleman stocking the liquor aisle. There also were were no long lines. The parking lot was pretty full, however, no one was giving bad vibes about that.😊
March 2025
Essentially, the Vons with higher prices, a cleaner store, slightly more upscale selection, and safer fellow customers(at the Vons on 14th, I’m often concerned for my safety). That said, the cashiers are painfully rude. Also, few checkout lanes; thus, you will wait. Per previous reviews, the parking is very tight.
February 2025
Cool place, a large variety of groceries and stuff. And it's pretty cheap and good for value.
