Roche Bros

Great selection for lunch but a tad bit expensive. I wish the sushi was a little bit cheaper. It’s as expensive as some restaurants

Guys. If you’re gonna go to Roche bros… Go to THIS Roche bros. THIS ONE. And then, sorry, this is the only one you can every go to ever again. Because this is THE one.
The bakery. The cheese. The cleanliness. The bakery. THE BAKERY. Friends, I apologize for the pounds you’ll gain when you visit the bakery. No I don’t. You’ll eat things. And you’ll like it.
Yup. I recommend the Boston cream croissant. And the pistachio croissant. Get both. You won’t regret it. Get two and split with a buddy. Or hell, eat them both yourself. Do you hear me? It’s worth it! Seriously, some of the most delicious looking baked goods… And at the most reasonable prices. It’s beautiful. Delectable. A fluffy cloud of wonderful, filled with perfect cream… (and perfect pistachio creamy goodness).
Also the beauty of the cupcakes, so fluffy and beautiful and curled in curles of chocolate and pulled with frosting. To be honest, I’m betting anything you got there would be the best thing you’ve put in your mouth. I can’t say for certain. But those croissants are seriously to die for.

I like this place. A cross between Wegman’s and Giant Eagle Market District. Ready to eat foods, a bakery… Prices were reasonable even cheap if you watched what was on sale. Heck I even found blueberry coffee on sale. Loved it and went back for more. Maybe it’s a Boston thing. Everything looked great. If I lived here, I would definitely shop here. And I like the queue line for the next open register.

Excellent small supermarket in Downtown crossing! Will open tomorrow!!! Will become rather active, yet its brand new, tidy, and too well stocked for the city. This was an excellent place for this particular supermarket. MAY 2 UPDATE: Brilliant! Brand new, Modernized Roche Brothers in Downtown Crossing in Boston. Not ENORMOUS, yet not miniature, someplace in between, every staff member I Have asked for anything about (just about 3, including one a checkout) have been friendly and helpful. Also, the manner checkout functions here is great.

Wow they need more Roche brothers like this one throughout the state! Clean, roomy aisles. Neatly stocked shelves. Modern store design. Your typical high end wholefoods or wegmans feel but with regular grocery store prices and regular goods commingled with the pricier stuff. It’s everything you might look for under one roof, what more can you ask for?
Your prepared foods and quick grab and go items are on the first floor while the second floor is the full grocery store where you can have your grocery cart shopping experience.
Check out lines move quickly and are so well organized, I love the single file and then it directs you to the next available cashier by calling a number. Very conveniently located next to downtown T stop.

So after shopping here regularly since it opened, the bloom is off the rose. Entirely too much of the store is dedicated to the expensive, mediocre prepared food. Price points across the board are high (I understand given the location rent can’t be cheap, but they’re definitely catering to rich customers looking at inventory), and I wish there were more frozen protein and more budget friendly options. Fine for pick up shopping but when I did the math, actually cheaper for me to go to the Back Bay Trader Joe’s for a full shopping trip even with cab fare home included.

Groceries seem fresher and better tasting than whatever I usually find at Stop n Shop
Prices are also a little higher than at Stop n Shop so my brain could just be trying to convince itself that the premium I’m paying for not-​Stop-​n-​Shop is worth it
Almond croissants in the bakery display cases are surprisingly really good

Non nom nom nom nom COOKIE!!! The cookies by the pound at this store are amazing. They have such a great selection of basic cookies like chocolate chip right up to creations like German chocolate sandwich cookies.
The store is very clean, and the employees very helpful. They have prepared foods to go, as well as a hot bar. The area upstairs has more hot food and packaged sandwiches, etc. Both have seating areas.
The selection of groceries is also very good, from health-​food type products to your standard snacks like Doritos.

We frequent the Roche brothers in Quincy, so I was really excited when they opened the Downtown location, and it is obviously 100 times nicer than our regular one.
It is a great spot to grab a quick breakfast or lunch during the work week, there are so many options! Their deli section is really great with a ton of specialty foods.
They also have awesome customer service, everyone seems happy to be there and ready to help you!

Having this location near my office is SUCH AN AMAZING THING. Having a full grocery store at my hands makes my eating habits better, my choices more broad and I always love to look around.
The store is so well kept and always clean. Shelves are stocked and faced nicely. Always looks like a store does when it first opens, it is impressive that this store is kept so well since it is such a busy location.
The prices are the normal Roche Bros. prices that I am familiar with in my home town area, but a little bit higher since we are int he city which is not surprising, but again it does not bother me at all.
The baked goods are so good, such a hard thing to say no to! I love the prepared foods in the bottom level to heat up in the office, great selection. The sushi is great as well and is fairly priced. In the «to-​go» area on the top level there is usually the same choices, but they are great as well. The salad bar is perfection as well with really great choices for veggies, protein and dressing.
I am so happy this location is here and doing well. Keep up the good work!

Lately the lines have been ridiculous during rush hour. The average wait after 5pm is around 20 minutes.
What annoys me most is that there are extra checkout counters upstairs but you’re not allowed to bring food up and pay for it there. Seriously? There are no lines ever upstairs.
I’ve seen so many customers walk out because of the wait. I hope management sees this and fixes the issue or they’re going to lose a lot of business. Shame because I was really excited about this location.
Also I was charged double tax once. Ask for a receipt and double check the numbers. Management was not apologetic or nice when I brought this to their attention. I noticed others have similar complaints about rudeness of mgmt staff.

I cannot currently review the downstairs grocery aisle section of the store but the street-​level to-​go area is awesome. From the made to order items, the salad and hot food bar, the prepared and packaged items, Roche Bros. DTX is doing it right.
Whether I stop by for a quick breakfast pastry or sandwich in the morning or come through during lunch for a salad or hot food plate, this Roche Bros. is very well-​maintained and clean for such a busy location.
I think everything is reasonable priced. For example, the packaged fresh fruit comes in a variety of fruit combos, singles, sizes and weights. I find the salad bar veggies, lettuce types and other toppings always to be plentiful. In the morning, there are many breakfast pastry choices including muffins, palmiers, croissants, bagels, scones, turnovers and more.

I was quiet impressed when I came here. I walked in an immediately was overwhelmed by the amount of people, both staff and clientele, the amount of food and the lack of space to move around; but I conquer my fear and went right in. SO busy everywhere you go but the food selection is magnificent. Everything from food to go, to bakery, to deli, a butcher shop and a huge check out line. The have possible everything that you might need from a supermarket and the prices are not that bad. The location is great and this Roche has been a great addition so the city.
Loved it!

I still have lots of aisles to explore before I can really give a comprehensive review of this new Roche Bros location, but from my brief acquaintance with it, I’m a fan!
Here are some highlights:
+ Healthy looking selection of flowers, and succulents (downstairs)
+ Delicious, warm and gooey chocolate chip cookies (upstairs)
+ Large and appetizing selection of prepared foods (upstairs & downstairs)
+ Bakery full of desserts, including freshly filled cannolis – I was pleasantly surprised with my chocolate covered cannoli! (downstairs)
And best of all: location, location, location – so many brownie points for how convenient it is. The downstairs grocery store even has a direct entrance connected to the Downtown Crossing T station for those who never want to step foot outside/​above ground.
Welcome to the neighborhood!

It is a crazy feeling to be looking at groceries where I once dug deep for a discount in a huge bin of socks.
They did a nice job on the transformation, prices seemed the same as the Westwood and Needham stores (my usual ones) and they even stock the Beloved Goldendoodle’s favorite snacks (good, healthy dog treats from Blue Dog Bakery) at $ 3.19 box. Great selection of prepared items for those working downtown, in a local hotel, or someone about to lay down a cool $ 12 million to live upstairs.

Surprisingly well stocked grocery for being right downtown. Organic items and a huge prepared foods section. My particular favorite is the olive bar that has pesto. Can’t get enough of it! Great location as it has a door connecting it to the Downtown Crossing station.
They have not one, but three cheese counters. Delicious! Seafood, meat, etc. They have it all.
Only thing they don’t have? Alcohol. I was so surprised when I couldn’t find it so I asked. They said they’re working on permits. Hopefully that’ll happen soon.

I was really impressed by the customer service and friendly staff members here. Though the food is a bit overpriced, I think the atmosphere and service accounts for the premium. I recently had the most amazing chocolate chip walnut cookie fresh from the oven here-​it was absolutely massive and definitely worth the $ 2.99.

I love Roche Brothers.
While I don’t recommend you go there and do your weekly grocery shopping, it’s perfect for getting supplies for lunch, grabbing dinner on your way home, getting a treat for your coworkers and picking up fresh produce.
All of the prepared food is excellent, from the bakery to the hot bar and deli counters. From the moment you walk in you’re assailed with delicious looking impulse buy items.
If you go at 5:30pm, you will encounter a line the length of a baseball diamond. Just don’t go then.
When they say you pay for convenience, they weren’t kidding. Check out the flyer for their sales ahead of time and try to gravitate towards those things.
Gotta take one star off for the price and the line!

They have filled in the Filene’s pit and there’s finally a grocery store in DTX! It’s not a Wegman’s, which is unfortunate, but beggers can’t be choosers. I know I am late to the Roche Bros. in DTX party (had it been a Wegman’s I’d have been first in line, but I digress), but I finally stopped by to grab some popsicles during the heat wave last week.
I had stopped by a ⁷⁄₁₁ and another convenience store before venturing a bit further to the Roche Bros. As far as popsicles go, this was a decent option (and certainly the best in the area). Like others have commented, you won’t find any bargains, but hey depending on what you are getting it is certainly not a bad option. I’m curious how some of the pricing stacks up to the newish Rite Aid down the street.
The checkout was pretty smooth and this definitely is a nice addition to the area, so 4 for you Glen CoCo, you go Glen Coco. PS Glen Coco definitely sounds like a decent name for a grocery store, just saying.

Houston, we may have a problem…
Made three visits in the past week. Addicted? Yes. Curable? Maybe not.
My first visit was a good one. Then I went crazy when I saw the cookie station. Raspberry filled shortbread come to momma!
Second visit involved me grabbing a few things for dinner because I was too tired to cook. Then the third visit involved me picking up chicken and other goodies (ie a French Apple tart and more cookies). I was hosting my sister and her boyfriend over the weekend it was convenient enough for me to pop in after work and pick up a few things.
I deduced that convenience will have me coming back here… either before work to grab breakfast and a sandwich for lunch (fourth visit yesterday haha) or after work to pick up items for the week or dinner fixings.
Prices are okay, and the sales aren’t bad. Hot bar and prepared cold foods are fresh and taste great! It’s the perfect locale for a supermarket. It was weird at first because it’s where Filene’s used to be but it’s a great use of the space. Staff are welcoming and super helpful :)
Now the city needs a pet store. Can we make this happen?