Farm Boy

1010 reviews

Place d’Orléans Shopping Centre, 3035 St Joseph Blvd, Ottawa, ON K1E 1E1, Canada

www.farmboy.ca

+16135901830

About

Farm Boy is a Grocery store located at Place d’Orléans Shopping Centre, 3035 St Joseph Blvd, Ottawa, ON K1E 1E1, Canada. It has received 1010 reviews with an average rating of 4.6 stars.

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Hours

Monday8AM-9PM
Tuesday8AM-9PM
Wednesday8AM-9PM
Thursday8AM-8PM
Friday8AM-8PM
Saturday8AM-9PM
Sunday8AM-9PM

F.A.Q

Frequently Asked Questions

  • The address of Farm Boy: Place d’Orléans Shopping Centre, 3035 St Joseph Blvd, Ottawa, ON K1E 1E1, Canada

  • Farm Boy has 4.6 stars from 1010 reviews

  • Grocery store

  • "I went to PLACE with the intention of buying a CINNABON bun"

    "Normally I am a great fan of farm boy establishments"

    "Good Covid policies"

    "Bad customer service, the manager Jamila needs to be trained on conflict resolution"

    "Even though it's expensive"

Reviews

  • Gail

I went to PLACE with the intention of buying a CINNABON bun. Unfortunately they had closed. I thought, FARM BOY is supposed to have the best quality prepared foods, so I proceeded to go to their bakery. I bought cinnamon buns (very small) and apple fruit sticks. MAJOR WASTE OF MONEY AND TIME!! The cinnamon buns were so dry, even microwaving them didn't help soften the pastry, but it melted the sparse amount of icing onto the plate, leaving the bun naked. The fruit sticks also very dry, were presented as full of filling. In fact, they had so little filling inside, if you cut off each end of a fruit stick, you could clearly see through it. I threw both the cinnamon buns and apple sticks into the food recycle bag. I won't shop in their bakery again. VERY DISAPPOINTED IN FARM BOY AND THE LACK OF QUALITY THEY OFFER IN THEIR BAKERY ITEMS !!

  • Kristina Bothwell

Normally I am a great fan of farm boy establishments. This one however believe me never wanting to return. At the meat counter the person responsible for grinding up the ground beef was sneezing and coughing and not wearing any protective facial mask whatsoever. When brought to the attention of the manager, his reaction was very defensive. I pointed out whether he likes it or not this is a health code issue. So if they allow someone in that condition to work with meat coughing and sneezing without protective wear then I have to question the quality of the handling of the fresh food in other areas of the store. The only reason this place is getting a 2-star instead of a one-star is the produce is solid.

  • Raymond Mackie

Good Covid policies. and excellent meat section First visit in the post covid-19 era and gotta say it went surprisingly well and overall a smooth headache free experience. After you get used to the many directional arrows and the masked patrons weaving and turning to avoid making contact with you at all costs, everything else is not so bad at all. Gone are the salad bars and hot meals replaced by their prepackaged cousins and finally once at checkout after you manage to find the 1 hole on the 11×11 sheet of plexy glass shielding the cashier from the diseased shoppers(so it seems)you can leave and ask yourself what did just happen? Welcome to the covid-19 era

  • PG AUTOS

Bad customer service, the manager Jamila needs to be trained on conflict resolution. I witnessed the ridiculing of a customer, an old man with Grey hair all over who wanted to buy alcohol, yet they kept insisting on ID. The man demanded to see the manager with the hope she will handle the situation amicably but to my surprise the manager, Jamila made the situation worse and treated the old man like garbage. I hope farmboy looks into this in order to protect the good reputation they have made over the years. Will never go to this branch again as long as Jamali remains the manager there. Will tell everyone I meet what I witness on 13th July, 2021 evening.

  • L.J.

Even though it's expensive. I LOVE THIS STORE!!! It's like a gourmet type store. The people who work there were so friendly. I could literally spend hundreds of $ here. I'm vegan, they have daiya cheese there ,and I found one that was jalapeno and havarti how awesome is that, and it does really taste like regular cheese. I went there last fall and it's just a beautiful store haven't seen one like this. Sobeys I hear have taken it over. A lot of people are hoping they don't change it. I'm from Toronto all I can say is I'm really glad I don't live close to this store it's too tempting. But I think they have one in Pickering, Ont. LOVE THIS STORE!!!

  • IMTOOHIGH 420

I usually shop at the no frills down the street but I decided I would check out farm boy as I’ve heard it is a nice and safe shopping experience. After waiting in line to get inside I was very disappointed as I found the produce to be fresher and the customer service much better at my usual store. I also found they did a good job at social distancing outside the store but once I got inside it seemed like a free for all with no process for staging customers at the line to pay and no directional aisles. I also found the prices to be much higher here than they are at nofrills. I won’t be back

  • Iuliia Ilashchuk

We regularly shop at this location. Usually all is good. But today, we bought a couple of sushi plates and asked for a couple of extra soy sauce packets (usually it was not a problem at all as they put only one per plate and have extra ones in a box on their counter). This time, an employee made a comment which we found rude and disrespectful. It was an older lady in black chief uniform who said the following: “Jesus, buy a bottle [and don’t ask for extra].” This is not ok and we would want to see the management’s comment on this situation.

  • Jenn Lang

We had three special discussions (unusual for us) in the areas of produce, grocery and hot bar buffet. Every staff member was very friendly, accomodating and patient with our questions. No one matches Farm Boy for their top-notch customer service! Special thank you to the charming female blonde chef for discussing the amazing Pialla (can't remember how to spell it!) The Spanish dish with shrimp, chicken, sausage, rice and vegetables. Outstanding Thank you so much!

  • Sudarsha Hewa

Always great quality fresh fruits and veggies. I like the fact that they carefully pack your food into your bags or boxes rather than scan and dump. Organic foods section could use some organization and improvement. For example: carrots, potatoes or sweet potatoes should not be drenching wet by having them sprayed with water along with fresh leafy greens and asparagus in the organics section. Organic carrots and potatoes that stay wet go bad rapidly.

  • mimi b

Loving all the new plant based options that Farm Boy is adding. Great organic section. Pleased with their following COVID protocol. Occasional issues with packing (bruised and squished delicate items at bottom of bag). Looking forward to seeing more plant based items, please keep them up. Please consider carrying JustEgg (frozen & liquid), vegan Becel, and Bel soy cream. With a few more key vegan products I could shop exclusively here. Thank you!

  • Angelina Gomes

We were on a rush for dinner, so we went to their hot buffet and salad bar. Some amazingly prepared salads of all kinds: rice and veggies, orzo and veggies, kale and seeds, with cranberry, Caesar, artichoke, sweet potato, and the list goes on. Hard boiled eggs, real salmon chunks and, chicken and steak slices, and so many more items. Better than eating at McDoh... A little more expensive, but hot and cold buffet tasted great!

  • Robert T

I always enjoy shopping at any Farm Boy location. The stores are clean, bright and well organized. There's always a fantastic selection of products available in any part of the store. Clearly this location is no exception. A little smaller than locations I usually visit but still an exceptional store. I found the layout still quite easy to get around. The parking lot was a bit busy but nothing of concern.

  • Mama Coco

Planned a big party for my daughter last weekend and was very happy with my experience here. Went to the bakery to get a cake and was amazed by the bakers knowledge of the variety of cakes they have to offer! Was helped by Riana from the bakery department and thumbs up! I will be returning to this location, great customer service and clean store. Also yummy chocolate fudge cake!

  • Diane Levesque

Farm boy has excellent produce and great service. I had to return to the store because they forgot to give me the discount that was noted on the product. Because it was their error, they refunded me the full purchase price of the item. I was not expecting that. It is a great feeling to know that the store you frequent appreciates their customers and values their time.

  • Joe

This farmboy doesn't have the best parking lot in the world as it shared with a mall . Can be hard to find parking near the stores on certain days. Inside the store its clean and modern looking with hot food buffet . Overall as a store great place to get fresh and healthy food and I had the spicy shrimp Maki . Which was actually quite good for the price I paid .

  • Ali salman

I love going to farmboy, they have a good selection of vegetables, fruit and meats. My main issue with this location is the quality of their food. I’ve purchased lots of produce or meat that I end up throwing out when I get home because it looks spoiled or smells bad when I take it out of the packaging. I’ve also purchased big bags of milk that expire in 2 days.

  • E. Lepage

Bravo to Chantale, the best cashier I have met in any grocery store. Your customer service skills are "excellent" and you packed my groceries with a great deal of "precaution". I truly appreciated your knowledge and expertise!! Great shopping experience at this store. Their employees are pleasant and helpful and the food is always fresh. Thank you, Farm Boy!

  • Michaela Scriver

Only the freshest produce found here. My personal biggest draw is their salad and hot food bar with vegetarian and vegan options. They are really great at labelling and identifying all their vegan and vegetarian products, with their own line of vegan foods. Their vegan cheeses are incredible, and I can't wait to try all their vegan baked goods!

  • Chantal Mazur

Woweee!! This is it! Grocery shopping par excellence! I felt like a queen from the moment I entered this spectacular palace- like food emporium. The fruits, the veggies.... Everything has its place! Things are all nearly lined on shelves... a most aesthetically pleasing spot that simply cannot be missed! Truly a store fit for royalty!

  • Deb Kliza

The staff is so great always helpful and friendly! Always quick, easy to find everything and good quality produce and meats. I always get my produce deli meat and fish here. A little too many organic packaged items so unnecessary and expensive so I go elsewhere for these. Oh except salad dressings...FB salad dressings are delish!

  • Matthew DeSouza

Great and fresh food (produce), but also a very reliable selection of ready-made hot meals and salad that I feel is a great alternative to getting take-out for my family when we are crunched for time to make dinner. Also have a few products that I can't find anywhere else, like those great Maizteca heat-and-serve corn tortillas!

  • Adam Tilley

I worked here in service for the past 2 years and I could not be happier with my experience. I had the pleasure of working with the nicest people ever, including a highly skilled team of thoughtful and caring supervisors and the best manager anyone could ever ask for! Leaving this place was the hardest thing I’ve ever had to do.

  • Mandie Clark

I love Farmboy and generally always have an amazing experience at this location. Today when I got home after a shop, I realized there was an issue so I called to see if I could come back to swap items. Hannah apologized profusely and did an amazing job ensuring that the swap was easy peasy. Love this place. Will be back!

  • Marty Musgrave

Food preparation and variety in the steam line area is second to none. They also prepare a lot of specialty foods and appease anyone who wants to save time on 'at home' preparation. You will pay a bit more then other big grocers but that is the cost of preparation and fresh food. My favorite food store by far!

  • Jacqueline Archambault

We had the Thanksgiving dinner tonight, it was really good. Dinner 6-8. Wow unbelievable how the turkey had lots of meat. We were 7 for dinner and 3 medium freezer baggie later of leftover meat. Everyone gave it a 5. The only thing no one was a fan of the stuffing. Would definitely purchase this meal again.

  • Wes Chan

I love this place for the fresh produce. Price is a bit more then other grocery stores but it is worth getting it there. Everything lasts much longer at home. Also the carrots and ginger soup is amazing they have many more i want to try. They other fresh products made there that I would like to try.

  • Jessica Gareau

Great produce selections, meat and cheese deli is amazing and on top of that they carry produces etc... that other grocery stores don't have. If your hungry and need a great selection of hot and or cold prepared foods you can get it from Farm boy's food bars near the bakery. Delicious every time

  • Mathieu Provost

Always have what we need for fresh healthy living. Great one stop shop for our weekly healthy food preparation. Fruits and veggies are fresh enough to last the full week unlike a lot of other large chain stores. Recommended! Last note: Salad bar also very useful for a quick healthy bite to eat.

  • Stephane Gingras

Very convenient location right on St-Joseph close to the mall. Great selection of fresh ready made products like salsa, soup, hummus, guacamole and salads. They also sell beer and have paper bags available which is good since you don't have to use plastic bags if you forget your reusable ones.

  • Ali Collins

Love this place! Compared to other super markets in the area, they've got some of the freshest produce around. The fresh herbs are of high quality and the Farm Boy branded products are quite fantastic (everything from their salt to their salsa). Everything I need is almost always in stock.

  • Deanna Poitras

Really like the quality of their produce. Their prices are higher than the supermarket stores but well worth it. They stand behind their products. If you are not satisfied or something happens to be not up to standard you can go back and no questions asked, they will refund your money.

  • James Shufelt

Great store with lots of fresh fruits and vegetables. Great selection of food here. The meat department has some great prices I find as well. Lots of sales each week and I find the store is stocked with products all the time I have been. Even a nice selection of beer at this location!

  • Angela Griffin

Always a pleasure to visit. Every time, all shelves are stocked, produce and meats look amazing. Excellent choice of packaged meals to go and great selection in the bakery. Kudos to staff for being there for their customers and maintaining a friendly, welcoming vibe :) Thank you!

  • JERRY RACINE

Unfortunately we purchased a turkey there and when we opened it to cook it the smell was terrible so not a very good experience for Christmas dinner I return to store on the 27 th since they were closed on 26th at least got my money back Metro saved the day on 26th

  • Marc Gamache

Love the produce. Started buying pretty much all my steaks there as they don't have anything under AAA. Selection is smaller in meats but when they have a sale. Stock is always there. Gave it 4 stars because I do find the people there a bit posh. Just my opinion.

  • Sandra (Co Co Love)

Whats not to like about Farm Boy, this well laid out store. Get fresh food and take home, meats, poultry, seafood and cheese, lets not forget fruits and vegetables. Well thought out store. Clean, neat store so much variety. Friendly service. Thank you

  • Ben Larocque

I love Farm Boy. Fantastic selection of fresh produce, the only place ill buy steak outside of a nice restaurant, and the ready foods section is hands down the best from any grocery store. A bit pricier than a regular grocery store but 100% worth it.

  • Zoe

I've been coming to this Farm Boy for years. I go in for a small list of things and come out with a cart full of the freshest produce, variety of cheeses and baked goods and what a fabulous meat department. The staff in all departments are

  • Michelle Reynolds

Normally I am a great fan of farm boy establishments. This one however believe me never wanting to return. At the meat counter the person responsible for grinding up the ground beef was sneezing and coughing and not wearing any protective

  • John Enjoylife

Great looking store .. fresh looking produce etc .. but i can't afford groceries there .. sometimes their sales items are attractive but rarely win "price wise" over the competition .. sorry but for us it's.. budget over freshness etc...

  • JS Email

I avoided this place for along time, because I thought it was unaffordable. However they have deals here & there. Plus the quality should be considered in the affordability question, because the fruits bought at the budget stores need

  • Sean O'Keefe

Unusual layout compared to what I'm used to. Quality food, seemingly good selection. Store looks bigger on outside than on inside. Large lineups when I was there but it was a pandemic, noon, Friday so it may or may not be usual.

  • Stephanie McLaughlin

Really not my cup of tea, great little bakery section but I couldn't see myself doing groceries there regularly. I needed basic baking supplies but couldn't find anything but yuppy chocolate at 8.99 for 100g not a chipit in site

  • Bonnie Ashford

great place for food...nice not feeling like you are in a warehouse for supplies...inspires good eating- cheeses- bakery- prepared entrees- best produce. and i especially prefer the Orleans locations as they dont seem so big.

  • H M

Great clean location with easy parking since it's in the Place d'Orléans' parking lot. Lots of selection, products are great and staff friendly and helpful. This is the place to go for produce, meat, cheese and bakery goods.

  • David Briggs

Not as good as it used to be. I still go often but have been sold stale bread. Vegetables poor at cycle end. Deal with butcher for preferred cuts as butchering then is to higher quality. Staff polite and generally attentive.

  • Luc Deault

Flyer becoming more and more like a catalog promoting new items... no big sales there. Sobey starting to ruin it? Too bad. Was driving 30 + minutes to go there. Food is still very fresh though and selection remains amazing.

  • Mitchell House

Best grocery store in the area, since they have the best quality produce I’ve ever seen. The Ouse-made sausages are delicious, and the cheese selection is pretty extensive. I’ve had 0 complaints about anything to date.

  • Hanna

Our go to grocery store. The staff is always really friendly, and helpful. A little pricier, but you can sometimes find some really good sales! They have some beer, hot food as well, but most importantly sour jujubes.

  • Happy Baker

I could live on farmboy alone! Salad and hot bar is wonderful. I am extremely picky and i don't eat meat. I can always find sometime that i can eat when i didn't have time to cook. Not many low fat vegan soups though.

  • Susie Gauthier

Love the ready to eat food. The buffet is great. Sushi is fresh and delicious. Amazing selection of groceries. And the Farm Boy brand products are high quality. Their sliced bread and condiments are super good.

  • Renee Darling

My favourite grocery store ever! Quality products & easy to find specialty food such as organic, ethically raised, nut free, gluten free, etc. Thoroughly enjoyed their produce, bakery, & hot & cold food bars!!

  • Sarah Mann

Clean store. Mostly friendly service. Great produce and well maintained departments. They sell Beer which is a bonus. Great quality food at a decent cost. I would definately call this a specialty shop.

  • Dan Kennedy

Very good fresh food and good knowledgeable service. There are many Farm Boy brand packaged food which are quite good. Farm Boy is often busy, but the cashiers are the fastest of any grocery store.

  • George M

I like this Farm Boy, it's big but not too big and easy to navigate. It's easy to navigate the store and it is well organized. Tons of parking outside since it's just across from Orleans mall.

  • Laird Swan

Well staffed. When the line ups get crazy within 2 mins they have staff including the manager open every cash to get us out fast. Things are a bit expensive but their deals even things out.

  • Ryan

When you're out of produce and you want to get top quality product go to Farm Boy. This location is great. Staff is really friendly. Shout out to Alex for having great customer service

  • Munro Ross

Great produce, reasonable prices. Many things are less expensive than large supermarkets. Great meats and baked goods too. COVID precautions are well executed, and staff is well aware.

  • Richard Gagnon

Great store! Fresh produce and lots of variety of good food! However it looks like the young cashiers don't appreciate their job. Placing food in bags or tote bags need a little work!

  • Aaron Miller

This is one of the best farm boy's in Ottawa in my opinion. All the produce is always fresh from what I've seen. Selection is usually not limited and the staff is extremely helpful!

  • Marc S

This place is great, open late, great service and plenty of local products. I also would like to point out the choices of amazing soups. They taste great and are always available.

  • Melanie Tremblay

Love the concept of this store but I often don't find what I need. Very, very small organic fruits/veggie section. Overall staff is helpful and always lots of parking available.

  • Walter Parij

Best selection of fruit, vegetables and fish in Orleans. Friendly service, too. Why do these guys have the fall produce that no one else has even in the fall? Love this place!

  • Victoria Soda

The selection was a bit lacking at this location, but we found what we needed. The prices are also a bit more than I would have liked to pay for similar items elsewhere.

  • Melissa Leclair

Amazing selection of fresh and prepared foods! They have the friendliest cashiers with limited lineups! (It's not as busy as some of the other ones, which I love).

  • Tawnie Johnson

bright and well organized! all the cashiers were very helpful and the range of products was great! wish we had some in western canada as i would shop here a lot!

  • Dj Ducats

Loads to choose from and always a quick in and out. Sometimes I find the prices are a little higher than other places, but the quality is certainly top notch.

  • David Szymanski

The hot bar food is never ready at 11am as it is supposed to be. The food is also lukewarm. The staff is slow and the managers don't seem to have any urgency.

  • Virginia McEwen

Farm Boy is top notch from staff to quality food choices. My favorite place to shop. They also offer good specials. Definitely rates a 5 star. …

  • Shane Belknap

We don’t have a Farm Boy near us so when we go it is somewhat special. We find there are products we can’t find elsewhere Plus the produc is fresh

  • Princess Ponytail

Awesome!very neat and clean. Most of the produces are very fresh. You will definitely notice the difference between their quality and others'

  • John Jerry

New FB in the Trainyards is great. Well run, terrific staff. Nice coffee bar and deli. Bit pricey but great quality and diverse veg.

  • Eric Duquette

Great produce, meats and bakery. A little pricey but good quality. They also have a buffet style take home area. Lots of parking.

  • Corisa Duré

Very clean and great service! The fruits , vegetables and meats are always fresh. Will definitely recommend that grocery store.

  • Steven Arrighi

The new location is amazing...don't shop hungry all the fresh made food pizza fry stand hot meal salad omg..its amazing

  • Lynn

Love the prepared foods. Prices are kind of steep for us regular folks. I could not afford to shop there regularly.

  • Paige

Excellent quality produce, store is always clean and organized. The employees seem to take pride in it! :)

  • Jon Crump

Make sure to let staff know of you have a marked down item. They are so busy they won't realise sometimes

  • Joanne Paquette

Love this location. Clean, great staff, food is always fresh. Shop here for great produce.

  • Garth Cote

Stopped in for the stone baked pizza and quiche Lorraine. Both great eats and great prices

  • Garth

Great deals on produce. Looking forward to trying their meat pizza. Love shopping there

  • Kathy Ghazarian

I love farmboy so fresh and clean always everything I need one stop shopping for me

  • Gary Latendresse

Always love shopping there and now their signature great tasting festive Egg Nog!

  • jay-c Aubry

Clean , friendly staff and they always have what I'm looking for with good prices

  • Luis

great prices and selection of food. fresh food and good customer service

  • The Reviewer

Very confusing layout and not like other Farm Boys. Not a huge fan.

  • Rob Sisson

So hard to go there, and not get extra stuff, not on list

  • Honeylet Aquino

Went here to buy their breakfast sausage. Really good!

  • Richard Stannard

Always the best selection fresh and good price

  • Zihan Cai

Amazing grocery, lots of fresh food

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