8:30AM - 8PM
2300 Dixwell Ave, Hamden“Aldi's always gets a 5 star. Great food options and prices always. Always knowledgeable employees and good service. It's like the company actually has humanity for its employees!”
“Fabulous assortment of gift ideas.Wonderful customer service. Jan called to go over my order so it would be correct. Absolutely beautiful chocolate strawberries.”
“We had a wonderful experience at Norton Brothers. Took a tractor ride around the property surrounded by beautiful fall foliage. Took pictures in front of the big red tractor then picked out all different pumpkins that were affordably priced (not by weight). Staff is always very friendly and welcoming.”
“*UPDATE* Shortly after posting this review, a manager at LaBonne's actually took the time to call and apologize for this situation and get more information on it. We greatly appreciate that and as such my original 1 Star review will be changed to the 5 Star review that they otherwise would have deserved. For anyone reading this going forward, know that the issues below have been acknowledged and addressed.-- This review will be quite long, but out of respect for LaBonne's and any potential readers, a full explanation of a 1 star review from what I would otherwise give a 5 star review is owed. If you read it all, I appreciate you taking the time. --My family has been going to LaBonne's Market for years, ever since it was under different ownership and called Oliver's. It is and always has been an excellent store for easy, quick grocery shopping in town with more than enough variety and fairly dependable freshness.That makes posting this review very hard, but unfortunately necessary. For all the good at LaBonne's, there is one downside that now sours the entire experience of shopping there. That downside is the Deli Department. The actual quality of the product is fine but the service is not. To be clear, this is ONLY an issue with the Deli.The problem is that once you ask for your slice and okay the size, if you do not pay attention, they will change the size and make it thicker to make their job easier, at the expense of giving customers far thicker meat or cheese than requested. This often ruins meals, wastes product, and therefore wastes my time and money.Today though was the event that prompted my review, as this crossed the line from terrible service to egregious behavior. There is one worker who intentionally went very slow, to the point their co-workers were clearly becoming inconvenienced and annoyed, because we asked for the cheese to be sliced thin and stuck around to watch them cut it. Then they very clearly and intentionally stacked it quite messy as shown in the photo, I presume out of spite because their annoyance was palpable at that point.I understand people can be tiring and stressful, but at the end of the day it is their job to interact with people and fulfill their orders. It is completely unacceptable for a worker to act so spiteful and vindictive simply because someone asked them to do their job.I will not be posting names because at the end of the day, I go there every week and don't wish to see anyone fired. Although, people who go frequently and fellow employees can likely infer who I'm talking about. All I wanted to do was share this so people could be aware of the achilles heel of this otherwise great establishment if they are new customers and maybe let returning customers who have had similar experiences know they are not alone.In a perfect world, perhaps this might spark an internal conversation there that could set things back on the right path without any individuals losing their job or being too strictly reprimanded. Maybe the individual mentioned would be better off and, happier even, in a different role for example, I don't know.If you took the time to read this far, thank you very much. If you are an employee or owner of Labonne's and read this far, thank you for your time and your excellent store. It really would be a 5 Star review for me if this wasn't an issue, but for my family it has become a very large one. Large enough to convince to post a review (an extreme rarity for me) in hopes of seeing things improve.Thank you again for your time and attention.”
9AM - 6:30PM
413 Barnes Rd, Wallingford“Very knowledgeable staff. Needed a new place for bulk peppers and tomatoes. Very good pricing and friendly environment. Here's a photo of the hot sauce I made with some of their italian long hots.”
8:30AM - 8PM
1248 S Broad St, Wallingford“Love this store! With all the price hikes going on it's great to find a bargain with good products, I love going there and finding cool things for my home and friends. Always a surprise in the gadget aisle”
12 - 6:30PM
902 Baldwin Rd, Woodbridge“The farm is in September gear with awesome hayrides, an incredible corn maze and of course the most delicious produce. Today's purchases included peppers, string beans, tomatoes, maple syrup, and especially gorgeous eggplant. It is a fall feast for a king or queen.”
“Join their CSA this year. So far so good. They allow for customization of boxes, which is in theory. Really nice, but so far everything that I've wanted to swap for has been not available. And the stuff in the farm store is kind of expensive, and one of the workers was carrying around a baby chick, which is adorable and I thought was really cute when I was there, but then on my drive home I was like and she's got this live animal around all of this fresh produce and things that are meant to be consumed without cooking them again, I think maybe it's not a good idea.”
9AM - 8PM
535 Saw Mill Rd, West Haven“They added self-serve checkout since the last time I've been to this location and that sped up my checkout process. I was able to grab a bunch of snack options for a house warming party.”
“Yesterday was the first time we purchased our annual Christmas tree from them. All of their trees were perfectly shaped, full and fresh. And, the price was better than other retailers. This is by far the nicest tree we have ever found.”
8:30AM - 8PM
480 Foxon Blvd, New Haven“Aldi has everyday deals on top of weekly sales, & most items are cheaper than similar stores. They have fruits, canned & packaged goods, dairy, etc that are hard to find even at larger chains, too. There's ample parking, plenty of shopping carts, & friendly cashiers that make the shopping experience enjoyable.”
7:30AM - 5:30PM
920 S Colony St, Wallingford“This store is amazing! The food is incredible and is high quality. Their pre-made dinners are delicious and perfect for nights you don't want to cook. Everything I've had here is delicious and the staff is very friendly.”
“Excellent fruits, vegetables, very inexpensive. People who worked there are very kind and helpful I love the fresh sugarcane and coconut water when you walk out❤️”
“Love Aldi's! It's the only place I go where I feel like they actually care about the consumer. (P.S. get ride of the self checkouts, it was a bad idea.)”
“They are so nice & the prices are great. Everytime we go in, the butcher remembers exactly what my order is. Even when I dont need something from the deli counter I get something because they are just so nice! My only wish was that I could buy more things at Ferraros - like clothes, cars, utilities, furniture.”
“The staff are very courteous and the butcher will cut up your meat , very kind. Clean place, yet needs more Caribbean products. They didn't have green bananas for cooking and no real Jamaican fresh hot peppers. They should begin selling red stripe flavored beer like NYC”
“Great farm market on the outskirts of Hamden. The kids play area is great and there are goats there as well. My kids look forward to getting a snack from the market and then going to play and see the goats.”