Ralphs Grocery

Ralphs is the best grocery store in Rancho San Diego. The staff is friendly and they stock a very wide variety of high quality products. You will pay a bit more than you will at Smart & Final, but the variety of products and quality is a bit higher on many items. This store is kept clean and well stocked if that is important to you.

Went into @Ralph’s to get a fresh croissant, I wonder do they charge extra for the roaches or not??? I’ll pass I don’t like mine crunchy, I’ll stick to @Albertsons … !!!

Yeah, sometimes I forget just how pricey regular grocery stores are. I’m so used to shopping at Trader Joe’s, Big Lots, the 99 cent store, even Sprout’s on occasion, that I just hardly ever get into regular large chain grocery stores. But they didn’t seem to be hurting for business to be honest, so they must be doing something to make people happy. I asked the clerk where the coffee section was and walked over there hoping to find something on sale. Unfortunately my favorite, Dunkin Donuts, wasn’t on sale but other brands were and the Seattle’s Best Coffee was the best value so I picked up a bag of decaf to take home. I did a little window shopping at other categories and got a little walking exercise, resisted the temptation of all the candy, cookies, donuts and desserts that I passed by, and checked out. I’m always appreciative when the clerk reminds me about coupons, discounts and rewards cards. This clerk reminded me of my Ralphs card that I hardly ever have occasion to use. Without that I probably wouldn’t have gotten the good price on the coffee. I’m sure I’ll be back since the store is close to other stores that I pop into when I’m in the area, but I won’t be doing any heavy duty grocery shopping here.

This location has wonderful service! Their location is easy to get in to and out of! Their staff is friendly and their manager is knowledgable! They were able to order things for me that they did not have inside the store! I love their staff and their clean fruit! I have a big family and I can always count on this location!

Definitely the best supermarket in El Cajon /​Rancho San Diego.
Everybody has such great customer service skills.
I want to thank the Meat Department. I purchase Swai fish and they cut it and fry it to perfection. Always with a smile. Thank you guys.
Produce is the best quality and clean & neat.
Manager Donna is the sweetest.
Thank you all. We’ve been shopping her 5 years!!!

Parking lot sometimes full but move selection of meats wine, ice cream, verges and more. Lots if good places in the mall. Dolci café, and others. Worth the drive. I like it and so dies wife. Give them a try. See you around.

I always thought Ralph’s was super pricey. But if you can coupon, swipe your Ralph’s card, shop by sale, and use the Ralph’s app to download coupons to your card you would be surprised how much money you can save.
Walked into Ralph’s at around 11pm to find Honey for a recipe. I saw an employee working in the produce section so it didn’t hurt to ask. His name is Johnny Q. I asked where can I find some honey? He stopped and looked at me and said I’m right here… HAHAHA hilarious then walked me over to the aisle and showed me what kinds they had. I saw honey at another store for cheaper and told him. Johnny said let me make it right for you, got out a pen and a sticker and wrote a cheaper price label for me when I went to check out. I have never had this kind of supreme excellence in a grocery store EVER! He even asked me what else I needed to find.
I love going here now. The next time I went I saw Johnny again and introduced him to my husband and son. He immediately asked us if we needed to find anything and I asked about a certain melon they had that we’ve never tried. He found one that was ripe and split it open and had us sample/​taste it right there and then. We ended up buying 2. What customer service! My husband was amazed by him too and told him.
Another lovely employee is Lisa in the deli. Man does she work hard. She suggested better deals for the items we were asking for. Example: you can get a better deal if you order a 1lb of chicken for the sale price. She even had a minute to have small talk with us while working.
Check out is fast and friendly if you don’t go on a holiday.

So I went in for some flowers and a gift card right around 2pm and it wasn’t busy or crazy. There was nobody at the floral dept so when she came I merely asked and very nicely at that, asked if these were the only flowers they had bc the ones I wanted were dead and pretty ratty looking. She was beyond beyond RUDE and proceeded to give me an attitude with this horrible rude look on her face, saying «umm these are fresh they just haven’t opened.» Ummm I’m sorry lady but I know what dead flowers look like and what fresh ones look like. When half the daisies are ripped up and falling off, they’re dead! So please ppl just go down to any other grocery store where they’re much nicer and not condescending like this worker. As I always say, If you aren’t a people person please… don’t work with people!

Came here after dinner to pick up some free items through my husband’s application on his phone.
We walk around and towards the front to the right of the store is fresh produce. So many groceries and food items were on sale. In the back near the restrooms, there was a clearance rack. Be careful because some of the food items are expired. This has happened to us before at another Ralph’s location. They normally sell the breads two days before the expiration date so make sure you consume them before the date. I believe in this because food has a time limit of how long it should be out. It can make people sick.
Anyway, the store was clean and organized. It was easy to navigate through the store.
Plenty of parking in front of Ralph’s. I still give this location four stars because it’s a great place to get deals and it’s clean. Lots of items were on sale which is a good sign.

In the past few years Ralphs has definitely been my favorite supermarket in the area (even though Vons is closer) because they’re open an hour later than Vons or Albertsons (used to be 24 hours before the strike of 2003 :() and have better prices on average. My wife and I have been very happy with their store brand products including the Fudgsicle type bars, toilet paper, and the little 89 cent microwave pizzas. Also when I come in late at night and it’s less crowded, everyone working there has been super friendly, especially Norma, Corrina, and Ashley. I do agree with some issues raised by other reviewers though, such as carts scattered all over the parking lot and a lot of sales where you have to buy 4 or 5 of an item to get the best price, but overall I still like it better than Vons or Albertsons and it’s definitely worth the drive down the hill to Rancho San Diego.

Anna in the bakery dept is an awesome employee. Not only did she explain what each cake was, but she also advised me to call in the morning to reserve a cake for my daughter’s birthday. She was very pleasant to deal with and even offered me a free fresh cookie. Thank you Anna!

Ralph’s used to have very high prices… especially their produce, but that is no longer the case. The produce prices are fabulous, and it’s the main reason I started shopping there again! For that, I give it a 3-​star rating. I did not give it 5 stars, and here’s why:
1. The service behind the deli counter is sooooo slow and takes forever. They need to have two employees behind the counter waiting on customers instead of just one, when the store is busy. It’s very frustrating.
2. My biggest complaint… the parking lot! There are not enough shopping cart stalls! There’s only a few of them, and they’re very small and don’t hold very many carts! Because of this, people just leave their shopping carts everywhere they’re not supposed to be! I’ve literally seen carts rolling across the lot, hitting parked cars! This is not good! Management, if you’re reading this… please think about re-​doing the parking lot to acquire more space for the shopping cart stalls! Sure would be more convenient, and would cause less damage to your customer’s vehicles!

They have most of what I need. Clean and friendly. It’s a great store in RSD. I love the deli. They have Boars Head meats and cheeses. Lots of options.

I am writing this review because I hope that management will see this.
I really love this Ralphs and I only shop here.
It’s my favorite grocery store but the last probably 5 – 6 times I’ve been here I’ve had to bag my own groceries and I’ll see employees just walking past and it has gotten annoying. The first 2 times I didn’t mind it wasn’t a big deal but now it’s gotten on my nerves. I don’t want to have to switch stores but I will if this continues.

I’ve been coming to this Ralph’s for about 7 years. I used to be an Albertson’s shopper (I still go there occasionally), but the parking and access is so much better here and I rarely run into traffic jams in their lot.
But while I chose this place for convenience in terms of getting in and out of the lot in a hurry — during the past five years in particular, I’ve noticed a big change in the pricing of their products and the attitude of their staff.
In short — Ralph’s — which is part of the Kroger family of companies — after showing up in surveys as being among the most expensive grocery chains in California during the 80s and 90s — has — during the last three years in particular — has become ultra-​competitive — especially its pricing. I’ve found things here that are sometimes 10 to 20 percent less expensive than competing chains.
On top of this, the staff here at the Rancho San Diego store seems to have undergone an attitudinal shift toward its customers. They’re super friendly, helpful and when they see a line starting to develop, they open a new checkout line in a hurry.
Another thing, even if you use the self-​checkout and if you forget an item or two like I have a few times, they’ll chase it down the item for you so you won’t lose your place in line. That NEVER happens at other places.
There’s just a sparkle with this chain now and they don’t seem to be having the same staffing nor financial problems that the Super-​Valu chain (Albertson’s) has been having in the news lately. I really worry about the people over at Albertson’s because I sometimes get the impression that they themselves know they’re no longer at the top of the supermarket mountain and could be absorbed at any time. That’s not good.
At any rate, back to this Ralph’s — I love ‘em. Now I never have to use the convenience of their lot as the big reason why I continue to visit them. It’s now mainly because they have everything I need at competitive prices. Thank you!

If you’re going to require me to buy 4 for the sale price, don’t only have 1 available! This happens all the time. I’m really tired of these «must buy 4» ‘sales’.
Yay! They are finally carrying pretty much the only frozen pizza I eat — the Freshchetta ‘Roasted Portabella Mushrooms & Spinach’. It’s so yummy!
The Dryer’s ice cream is priced high and I’ve never seen it on sale. It’s the best ice cream and I am addicted to mint chocolate chip. I used to like Breyers, too, but now that it’s made with more chemicals than anything else it’s no longer ice cream, it’s «Frozen Dairy Dessert.»
I love that this store carries a fairly wide variety of faux meat products from a few different companies. Thank you! Oddly, they’re in three separate aisles. The Quorn stuff I like is by the pizzas.
All the staff here are friendly and helpful. Really nice people.

They are okay. i feel like they have some racism towards people that come inot here. I do not like it when people are rude to me so I stop going.

I really like this Ralphs… I don’t go here that often because it’s not my «local» grocery store but when I do I always have an good experience. I’ve also noticed that they carry more options of food then Albertson’s.
Even today one of the cashiers offered to ring me up in the self-​checkout lane just so that I didn’t have to wait in line. That’s right she scanned everything for me and bagged it!

This is my local Ralph’s store. I come here often because they always have milk and orange juice at a good price. They always seems to be one variety or another on sale. I also visit their meat department when they have good prices advertised. I recently bought USDA Choice Top Sirloin here for $ 2.99 lbs. I bought a couple of large pieces and cut them into 8 oz steaks and sealed them up and froze them for later.
Today I went in for milk and found they had my non-​fat for $ 1.88 for a half gallon. I also bought some Minute Maid OJ for $ 2.88 for a half gallon. The employees here are normally very nice and helpful.
Milka does a body gooda!

This is one of my favorite grocery stores in San Diego County. Reason may be because it’s nearby and close and in my hometown where I was grow up but what categorizes it been special is their customer service, cleanness organization and management skills.
I just lost the grocery store because it always has fresh quality foods always up to stocks and up-​to-​date. Please always be provided to you from a to Z.‘s