Reviews of Parker's Your Independent Grocer (Bakery)

Sarah Billard

We ordered a cake for my daughters birthday and it was absolutely unacceptable. We will never order cake from there again. The design was done poorly, the cake was unlevel, the filling for the center was only in half of the cake, the other half wasnt even cut to be filled.

Angel Borchman-Vibert

Bought the chicken fingers and wedge meal. Plenty ready when I arrived, unbeatable price for the meal and the most friendly staff working this evening!

Maggie Daniel

I have been going to Independent Grocers for quite awhile now. Always a great selection of fresh vegetables and fruits. Great deli counter and I enjoy their fresh bread. I always find everything I need.

Paul Saunders

The shopping is great I get discounts on food I buy. So every 10,000 points is $10 in free stuff / discounted for myself. I love it.

Angelo Ierullo

Some of the nicest cashier's I've met work here. A clean and less crowded grocery store than most

S E C

Prices, clean, courteous staff, not a long wait

Sherri Farmer

Love the store but it's quite pricey. Also, the deli staff are very slow.

Sam Couche

I started getting grocery pickup at Independent and they have given me the best experience so far. Quick and easy as well as amazing quality meat and produce which is hard to have someone else pick for you. Also excellent customer service from the employees answering phones and loading your car.

vavava 2.0

Luv that u get cook food .. med... and shopping done at one place . But to expensive

Peter Anello

Awesome option of the mini shopping carts for kids to 'help' shop!

Ally Du

Had a list of things to pick up for my boss. He was very specific on things that I had to pick up. I couldn't find something so I decide to ask for some assistance the woman that I approached for help at 3pm on May 15 2018 didn't want to assist me she couldn't have made it more obvious. She takes me to this guy which is loading up alcohol has nothing to do with the product on asking for hes like we dont caring that. I then ask her if she could assist me and help me look around. I'd figure if they do carrie it it could possibly be in the juice aisle, the organic aisle or the aisle where they would keep the pop. She then used a tone that was showing me that she was irritable and just wanted me to leave like she had no interest in assisting me she says we don't have it the guy would know and he knows what product you're talking about. I then ask her whats a product that's like it then for I can have something similar to replace it her face was so stunt and then the truth came out she then said to be honest I don't know what you're talking about never heard of the product. She was just trying to blow me off I guess she was mad because I asked her for assistance while she was talking in a corner with two cashier girls and was not work-related and a very unappropriate subject wow is this what we're paying people to do??? thank God we're going to replace them with machine soon. maybe there will be a computer you type in the product and it will tell you what aisle it in and if they carry or not . lets hope that can be the next thing they can come up with cause clearly there no such thing as customer service with this company in North Bay

T W

Nice store with lots of options available that you don't see as much in Sudbury.

Darlene Ward

Customer service can be hit and miss. However, today it was stellar ! I only wish I had the cashier's name on my receipt.

Marie Harrington

I like their PC Express set up. Very Good. ????

Grahame Stap

Very nicely laid out. Good quality product but price is a little on the high side

Jo

Picking up PCExpress groceries. Quick. Easy. Done.

Suzanne Martinez

I'm so disappointed in the supervisor at Independent. I bought two 4.99 avocados. And a dozen corn on cob ALL ROTTEN so rotten inside I had to throw them out. I called and they will only refund with receipt. I'll never buy from there again. They have the worse veggies and customer service in North Bay.

MapleSuga2

New happy place! They have mochi! I love it!

Cassandra.Lynn.11

Love this store.. produce is always fresh and in great condition, great cashier's and deli workers, great organic and vegan and vegetarian options, just a little pricey.

J Skramo

Clean friendly store. Quick checkouts. Deli and meat dept. Top notch.

misa6811

So many options and tastes it's the best store for variety

Katarina The God

Bit more expensive but I love it for sushi

Bruce M

Went to the pharmacy where we met Ivy and Lilian and Mar at the pharmacy . Felt like an old small town pharmacy . Pleasant and friendly and welcoming. Have not had that in a long time. Will definitely be back to shop here as well .

Bonnie Hibbert

Love shopping here great choices but wouldn't mind lower prices

Richard E Moore

Also good prices. Check flyers. Wine outlet inside always has samples. Beside TD bank and close to Northgate Mall.

Jeremy Kennedy

Large President's Choice-branded grocery store including ready to go meals, bakery, butcher and fresh seafood.

Alex Solty

Good selection of deli meat and hot foods. I always find shishito peppers here to which are hard to find anywhere else

Colin Wiley

Sometimes they lack the little things like cilantro or scallions but they do have final sale discounts and pc points as well.

Alexander McKenna

Owner chose to break ties with a frequent shopper rather than honor an agreement. Too bad he lost a loyal shopper that used to buy his food solely from his store.

Grant Deshane

Good selection but on the pricey side

Independent Remote Ltd / Télécommande Indépendante

This place has it all and great friendly staff awesome selection of products if there was one little thing that could make a better difference would be self check out somewhere in the store would be an asset but they don't have that yet 4.9

Joe Mak

Good selection and good organic section. However, the store is quite expensive overall.

Greg Houle

Always enjoy shopping here,great selection,great sales,very clean and organized.

Vincent Malinowski

It's your average independent grocer. Can be more expensive than other places but also has things you cannot get elsewhere

Mike Lagesten

Parker's is my first choice in North Bay for grocery shopping. They almost always have the items I'm looking for in stock.

Laurie Constant

I would like to be able to reach Instacart, and thank them for the great job they did for me last night...there is nowhere, where I can thank my shopper, and increase his tip...thanks lots..

Kelly Windy St Amour

Very friendly and helpful staff but very pricy... shouldn't have to pay for bags do to there extreme pricing

David Collins

Kind of crazy how they charge so much more than No Frills for the exact same product (theirs). A absolute rip off for nothing at all. What makes them thing ythey can charge double for the same thing while offering nothing extra? Crazy

Kirsten Audette

Great selection, friendly staff, and plenty of stock to go around. You can find a lot of unique or hard to find ingredients here, some are great, some are an acquired taste. Sometimes they get stock of new exciting things, and then you never see them again... Even with putting in requests to see it stocked. The nature of the beast I suppose.

Katherine Kennedy

Fabulous butchers...you won't be disappointed on any purchase!

Dan Hokstad

Great store ... just slightly pricey.

Matt B

Big selection and clean but never has spicy kabana meat anymore

RANDO LANE

An oddball place but overall grade but I did like it that's why I gave it like a four out of five stars

Thomas Brown

Pricey but has a great selection for people with special dietary needs.

Deborah Victoria Edwards

Two birds, one stone... Pharmacy... Called day before, clarified Ontario works meds. Went to pick them up, 2 not covered I am told as she puts bottles down. I tell her again the same. 20 minutes to fix it she says, more than half an hour of my time wasted, their incompetence. Grocery Store... My sister went shopping here yesterday, mask, gloves she wore as a compromised immune system she owns, allergies as well, tis the season. In check-out she began to cough. Staff rushed over moving horrified people away from her like she had the plaque. No thought for others do you have

Charlotte Louttit-Kijekijik

Awesome cashiers. Always clean and well stocked. Cheese, deli, fish, hot takeout, meat selection, olive bar, unmatched in town. Produce is always top quality but WAY overpriced. Most grocery items on the shelves are identical and significantly cheaper at No Frills. Convenient. Diverse. Reliable. Expensive.

Sandy M

I don't often go inside these days. I order online and pick it up and the staff are always friendly and efficient. I don't normally have any issues with my orders and am in and out usually within 15-20 minutes or less.

Tim F

Good quality produce, charcuterie, and meats including sea food. Offering beer and wine at this location. Above average prices. Very long wait times for pre-ordered groceries.

Terry Hunt

Love this store,,well laid out,,,a little pricey ,,but its my favourite in town

Charles Sault

I can get fresh ready made dinners there

Chantale ST PIERRE

I use the Pharmacy here. Great staff and sometimes I do groceries here as well.

Wesley Rozicki

The bakery and deli have the freshest items all the time.

Conspiracymommy Canada

I find the staff unfriendly to me Mabey bwcasue I'm not quote the typical shopper im more edgy looking and they just follow me around watching me I guess they think I'll steal ugh and not friendly at cash either I say hi smile and they just look at me like I'm. From mars lol

Bradley Martin

Great selection, in house butcher shop and bakery, overpriced

Gil Shymanski

Service fast and employees very polite. If you are hungry the food at the deli is very good and all at a fair price.

Aly Zindel

Shop here often, food is always so fresh and great helpful staff.

Maxime Boulanger

Best selection in town, huge grocery store with a health section, butcher, seafood bar, precooked meals, dinning area, the cashier are parking your bags.

Scott just Scott

I was a little disappointed when I was told very rudely that the store was closed and I had mentioned that the sign on the door clearly stated it was open till 9 on Saturday and it was only 8 he rudely told me its been 8 since covid started, so I assume they can't be bothered to update their signs on the door I guess I won't be bothered to spend my money there

Jill Anthony

Polite employees makes all the difference The pharmacy is AMAZING! Each pharmacist knows you & are always friendly. You have great staff in that store!!!

Donald McQuoid

Nice big store. Clean & well lit, wide isles.

Erin Terry

Great selection on the deli and seafood counters. Love the PC brands too

Jason Edgar

Where the prices are listed by the pound but the scales are in kg ????‍♂️

Mrguy

Ive been shopping at independent for years and generally it’s pretty good. Until i get home and find out my online order of beef expires tomorrow and is literally old brown beef i would never purchase wrapped in bright, red, fresh beef. There was zero notice that the food would be both expiring tomorrow and disguised. For a business raking in the profits this is insane.

Mark Boller

Clean high quality products. Nice fresh lunches

Zefred Zefred

A regular store with all the President's choice choice, well enough stored even though they could do with a larger foreign foods aisle.

Trevor Ling

Good meat. They have a bakery so fresh buns!!

Jeff St George

Big, Bright and clean. A nice organic section to boot. Bakery, Deli and meat section.

Nichole Goodfellow

The staff was amazing, placement of some items was not as amazing

Rajarajan Thangarasu

Placed online order two different orders and mentioned to make it separate but they messed up both orders and when I called I think the supervisor is being rude ( Mika). They should hire employees with customer service skill. Mika

Erich Weingartner

Only place in town where I have found frozen croissants that I love to bake in my oven back home.

Daniel Morin

It a little more expensive, but if you need anything they have it, very very good selection. Love the deli and ready made meals which are very good and cost competitive.

James Johnstone

Really nice store. Good quality produce and meat. Great selection of products organized logically and efficiently. Lots of parking and good carts. Wine and beer store as well.

Jeev Singh

Good deli and meats we had a mini lunch here and enjoyed it.

MRM

Expensive, good selection, good customer service

Stephan rath

Friendly place to shop. Cashiers are nice and will help you out.

Jan Tastic

Online shopping is my favorite feature of this store!!! I put in my order then just go pick it up, HUGE time saver!!

Lerxst Dirkst

Just went in to buy a family potato wedge, they ran out when they half filled the box and didn’t have any more cooking. The girl looked stunned behind the counter, and the guy asked with her asked if more were cooking, and she just stared at him like a vacuous zombie. Then she charged me full price for the box, and being in a hurry it was that or nothing. I felt like throwing it back at her, such incompetence! They should know that 5 pm is their busiest time to sell that stuff, and be better prepared! Last time I go to that place!

Kelly McKelly

Clean and fully stocked. Always have enough cash registers open!

Dave Morin

always a friendly and clean place to shop. I love the free fresh fruit for the kids while we shop.

Sheri Loyer

Online ordering, drive up pickup! Terrific!

Brian Pigeau

Quality products, clean, friendly staff and competitive prices.

Carrie Becker

Great store! However they are lacking because they should put a Joe Fresh (clothing line not cosmetics) within their store like many other Independents do. I know they had one many years ago and I do not think it was successful--- but I am certain it would be a success now!

K Dav

I like it, just need a little more variety in your meat department.

Sandra Baptie

It's a little expensive, but they have all kinds of ready-made, delicious food.

Roger Deforge

I was looking for a drink on sale did not have it got a rain check that was good

Gareth Frost

This is where your can get your Presidents Choice products in North Bay.

Alicia Mangar

Chicken Nuggets are the yummiest and Potatoe wedges are awesome. Anything love bough there has been great and yummy. TQ for you great products. A little pricey but excellent products especially the meats..

Randy Whalen

My favorite food store .. good selection..people are pleasant and helpful

amy thom

Got my shopping list all check marked and line was pretty fast

Sonja Kanaar

Love the in house butchcer shop, they always have something on special, and the bakery offers some delcios fresh baked options as well.

William White

Very pleasant and well-designed grocery store. Prices are well above the discount markets but there are some good specials

BRIAN COOPER

Staff are akways friendly. Meat is the best and fresh

Jennifer Thivierge

These days, its the quickest way to get shopping done since the pandemic started

Steve Ruttan

Great shopping experience' however have noticed a extreme variation in pricing on some products during the Decenber and January months..

Bonnie Jones

Prices a little higher than other places but great selection of brands.

Dwight Wagner

Great hot deli and the deals are always great. Expensive for basics though

A D

Some of the prices are a touch higher here but so is the quality of produce and hot deli foods. Try the crispy chicken strips you won't regret it.

Chris Stewart

Was nice store alot of selection little to no effort on the covid 19 protocol was people going everywhere

Keith Faulkner

Good products, excellent staff. Only problem is they don't bring in enough of what they have on sale.

Harry Stockill

Always a pleasure to shop at Parker's. Super clean, well stocked and courteous, helpful staff.

Yves Lefebvre

the price is right. good specials. fairly good selection

Samuel Fortin

The store is always very clean and well organized. There is a great selection of fresh produce and meat, and although prices here can be hire then other stores on certain items, season products cost the same as at other grocers.They, more notably, have a larger selection of specialty items like cheese then other lower tiered grocers. There is also a wine rack near the exit and a beer section for those who like to pair their cheese with a tasty beverage. The store brand is president choice. I find the brand to always be of good quality and the price is often the lowest or the second lowest. The store offers corn side pickup at not extra cost and deliveries for a fee. It can be a life saver for those with tight schedules or for those with reduced mobility.

Peter McKenny

Stopped in for lunch. Got the chicken strips and potatoe wedges, come with a sauce. Awesome job people. Wedges were crisp on the outside and almost fluffy on the inside. Chicken was great. Nice breading and I would have to say it was juicy. Only sad part is paying $0.75 for a bottle of water when you can get a case for a couple of bucks. Now it may not look like much for lunch but the picture is of my leftovers. It came with three strips this size or bigger then top up the box with wedges

N. G

Went to get some groceries December 10th at 8:20pm and cashier Olivia was extremely rude for no apparent reason. The friend I was with went to a different cash after seeing how rude the worker was to me. Not a pleasant experience at all. Not happy, glad Walmart is reopening tomorrow. Last time I’ll shop here. If Olivia is working run to the other till!!!

Philip Anderson

It's got everything you could possibly need in a grocery store.

topher johnson

Had everything I was looking for and everyone I interacted with was friendly (this is during the pandemic).

Marvin Bouchard

Awesome alittle expensive but good quality on p.c products

Dave Amond

Never have enough of items that are on sale. Always have to go back 3 or 4 times before you might get something.

Linda Lafleur

Always clean and well stocked. Staff is always friendly and food is always fresh.

Liz Simpson

Polite staff great selection of produce.

Brian Boucher

when you say you are closing an hour early like your sign says....I would like to point out that you close at 10 ( i know you folks are floating in money based on the prices you charge...) so 10 minus 1 is 9. I went to your store for beer and you were closed from 8. who cares???...what is a sign??...just a thing that says you close one hour early but actually you close two hours early...I hope the owners are not interrupted living on the french riviera???

Blair Bastien

Nice store. Good selection of most everything. Great butcher shop for those select meats.

Tom Howie

I know they don't make the prices but alot of stuff was more expensive than other shops in town but we got to avoid holiday rushes so that is good

s l

Love this store clean and all the best products

Teresa Stone

This place is so clean. The staff are friendly. Food prices not so bad

Prescille Brown

I have ordered my groceries online to be delivered. What an awesome service. I appreciate everyone's hard work.

Shannon Cloutier

A favorite grocery shop adventure, lots of great in-store deals, excellent selection. Great staff.

Matt Cross

Excellent store, even has cold beer

Stacey Lee-Ann

Fresh produce, meat and dairy. No name/ blue menu products are good too

patti greenwood

Well stocked and clean.Great deals and cashiers actually pack your groceries.

Iris Fader

Great place to find everything you need very clean bit expensive but great either way

Bryan L

Quality is amazing. Prices reflect the quality. A fare trade to be sure.

John David Giroux

They have a great pharmacy and the staff is always ready to help.

Normand Roy

Staff are friendly, knowledgeable, and ready to assist you in any way possible. Very good quality in their produce, deli, and fresh meat and seafood. Lots of international products to try.

Sherry Hickey

Felt like shopping at my home Independent Grocer. Easy to find what you're looking for!

Chantalle Desbiens

Clean store courteous staff

Eva Shields

We used the online shopping for the first time today and the service and support was excellent. Services like this allow people to stay in their own homes. Thank you.

Dana Labrie

Awesome store and love their fresh fish section. Easy to get into store right off hwy and park. It can get busy during peak hours but it's fast to get through lines...

brenda ouellette

Little pricey but good choices

Lorianne Charette

Very friendly staff at Pharmacy. Feel comfortable.

Trisha Kennedy

As a vegetarian, I appreciate the nice selection of veggie meats and plant milks. I really only ever shop at this store because of their great natural food section. Produce are always good. Store is clean and well-organized. Staff is friendly. Pricey, but for the selection, it's worth it.

Ron Walker

Excellent place to shop have everything and good prices

Tracy Roy

Good prices everything u need in groceries

Trevor Oliver

This place has absolutely the best bakery , great sourdough bread, fresh buns,

Hamm Wallat

Had what i needed, but the staff is rude and judgemental. Act like because its Covid, they dont have time to answer questions. If you're on a budget, they treat you like you're not worth their time. Its sad because i have good memories of going there with my parents before they passed and eating at their inside restaurant thing. Now, if you're not rich, youre not worth their time. If they start treating everyone equal again and be respectful and decent, i will change my rating. It would be a 1 star if they didnt have a good selection and have really decent ready made foods. For those reasons, they get a 2 star rating. Staff is a minus 5 rating.

Monica Moriarty

Very nice and clean store lots of selection. I think it's better than Huntsville

Roseann Vancurrick

Every week we come for the chicken and wedges and they never have any and we stop at 5:00 to get supper and we have too wait for 15 mins. They really need too start making more for their customers very upsetting.

Lana George

Great place to shop

Erica Taylor

My mother was in the store on New Year's Eve looking for a specific kind of cake, a fruit roll to make her traditional triffle. She could not find the cake, asked for help, the lady was helpful, but unfortunately, the store did not have one. Mom continued shopping, and the lady that had helped her earlier, came running up, stating she was so glad she was still in the store. She had gone into the freezer section of the bakery, found 1 last jelly roll cake that had not been used to make a Yule Log, and gave it to my mom. Thank you for going above and beyond, and allowing our family to have a traditional dessert!

priscilla desjardins

Very disappointed that the pharmacy closes at 5 pm on Saturday. Grocery store getting expensive but the service is great.