I was doing all of my shopping here. The past few times I’ve gone, meat looks old and the store smells horrible. My husband and I kept going back, hoping it was a one off situation…we’re wondering if the meat and seafood’s distributor changed relatively recently

Best Italian sausage in town. Good meats & seafood.

Excited they are here. They closed where I came from.

Best selection of healthy foods, great butchers, friendly and helpful staff. So glad they are back.

After a 17 year hiatus from Asheville, I took the opportunity to return to the local Earth Fare located in the Westgate Shopping Center. The store is expansive in design, with wood tones on the floors, walls, and ceilings. The overall feel of Earth Fare reminds me of the style found at some New York City markets and is a distinct difference from the typical local modern supermarket chains you probably shop.Earth Fare is a natural and organic food concept similar to Whole Foods. For the shopper that enjoys cooking, this is a place you will like to shop. They have a decent bulk food section, butcher shop, coffee bar, and takeout eatery. In addition, Earth Fare contains a large wellness section where you will find a broad selection of natural cosmetics, lotions, and soaps, etc.I found the prices at Earth Fares reasonable for the quality of products that they sell. On balance, their prices seem better than competitors such as Whole Foods and are not that much more expensive than the local Ingles Supermarket. If you shop selectively, then Earth Fare offers weekly sales that will assist your budget.I can recommend Earth Fare to any shopper looking for products that are unique and natural. The store has an unhurried and calm vibe that should sit well with those who shop there.

Very clean, well kept and well organized store. Prices on some things are a bit high. They do carry a lot of other stores dont which is nice. But I do miss the big jars of loose leaf tea they use to have.

Love Earth Fare. Friendly staff, and always willing to help.Great pizza, fresh baked spelt bread and really fresh green vegetables.

Great staff, store is stocked and clean. Affordable and trust them to not have junk. You can look up the banned items on website. Highly recommended!

Great! Best cole slaw ever. Excellent selection of tasty, healthy foods. Scrumptious prepared foods too. Just a wonderful place to find good, really good foods, meats, fish and much more.

I was a loyal shopper before bankruptcy. It was my primary place for my weekly grocery run. Now that they have reopened I have been back, but it has not gone back to my primary place. The selection is less and the prices higher for the same brands at other stores. If I want to shop at only one store I unfortunately won’t pick it. But there are items that only they have so I do make special trips for those items.

Huge fans of Earthfare! Its our go to for amazing grass fed beef at awesome prices. And tons of selection for all healthier/alternative diets

Ive always really liked the meat department... they do a fantastic job of making everything look great. Terrific service. Oh yeah, dont forget to pick up some really fresh eggs (Farside Farms).

So glad this store continues with new ownership. Much prefer Earth Fare to Whole Foods Amazon :( Better prices, nice staff, manageable size.

Fantastic quality, organic quality produce and food, great discounts on a variety of products, nice friendly helpful staff.. great experience!

Very clean. Excellent cheese department. Happy they are opened again

Friendly staff, amazing variety of products, and there all healthy to boot!

Ive rated this before I think, but we are soooo happy to have Earth Fare back!!! We just like shopping there.

Best grocery store in town hands down. They carry CBD which is awesome.

Fantastic store. Great deli, juice bar, lovely cheese and wine area. Great selection of products. My favorite grocery in Asheville.

Earth Fare is a grocery store that I trust to have products free from unwanted chemicals and other contamination. The employees are helpful and well informed. Most customers are even pleasant to be around. I actually enjoy shopping here.

Great place for fresh organic foods. Visiting from Florida and this place is GREAT! Great products and great prices.

As an employee I was fired after 72 hours of work because I apparently offended one of the staff. If you work here, work anywhere but the prepared foods.

Although a little more expensive than other outlets, Earth Fare with its great selection of produce and variety of healthy organic and vegan foods is just amazing! Love the bakery, coffee is good and the GingerSnap Smoothie is excellent. I found the staff to be very friendly and very patient with a newcomer like me. Excellent customer service. Earth Fare is highly recommended.

I usually try to only shop at the local farmers markets but at times when I can’t - Earth Fare is my favorite store to go to! They have a lovely selection of local foods, high quality meat 100% grassfed, lots of organic, paleo, and keto options. I love this store and would recommend to anyone!

Great store. They have some gluten free products that I cant find any where else.

They have such an amazing selection of foods and supplements.

3 workers literally blocking my way as they gossip and curse about their personal lives. Eyeballing me like I am really busting up a good time. I dare not ask them what I would like to, which was gonna be can you recommend anything for my teething baby?

Store is so amazing and good prices got grass feed ground beef 1.99 a lb, bakery is awesome, the whole store is and the people are so nice.

Everyone is very happy and the store is very clean. Lots of good bakery goodies.

The best grocery store of all time. Great people, selection, prices. NO GMO. Local. ORGANIC!

Great staff and selections but a little expensive

Good, fairly large health food store. A lot like While Foods.

Excellent selection of organic foods and non-food products, soaps and oils included! Their Take & Bake pizzas and pastries are the best!

A very wide selection of organic and specialty foods. Friendly and carry by staff to a great job assisting customers. A different shopping experience from most other grocery storesThis is not Ingles. It is a different show ping experience.

I love this store. They carry Lairds Instafuel and Creamer and Josies Organic bagged salads. Great selection.

I absolutely love this store. The produce is always fantastic and at a great cost. The people at the meat counter were super helpful when asked questions. Everything always seems clean and organized, and I love the large variety of food and products. Also, they have been super vigilant with all the employees wearing masks and keeping everything sanitary.

I absolutely love Earth Fare!I love them prior to the closing, and I love them even more after the reopening. The Westgate store has been revamped, and most importantly, how much more positive vibe now. They have numerous wonderful vegan options in the deli counter, and everything seems to be well stocked and very clean.

Big improvement with reopening.

Associate in meat department was excellent and food was good

Better options around

Good food and drink here

Great place

I’m so happy Earth Fare opened back up! They have so many quality health-food items that are difficult to find anywhere else. Super sweet staff, great atmosphere, & community-oriented.

Love the store and as a Chef I spend on average 700 a week there(except for those occasional 2k wine orders). That has now ended immediately due to the firing of Lori Kane. The stores lack of concern for its employees fears of getting Covid19 is appalling. Luckily there are other grocery stores here in Asheville that will be happy to get that extra 700 a week I was spending here. You just lost a 35K plus a year customer for another customer I doubt spends a tenth of that in your store.

I want to give this place ZERO STARS but I am forced to leave one star in order to be able to submit my review. So while you do see ONE star, know that it is really a big FAT ZERO.Horrible Experience! The Female Manager couldnt have cared less when I approached her with my issue and she didnt even pretend to want to help me out. After my awful experience, I decided that Earth Fare would no longer get my business and I went online to look for the items that we needed. Imagine my pleasant surprise when I found out that a lot of the items that we needed, were cheaper on Amazon (Prime Free 1 Day Delivery) and/or at Whole Foods (2 hour delivery). Give Amazon, Whole Foods or Trader Joes your business first! Earth Fare is over priced, has a rude manager and should have never reopened.

We were so happy when our Earthfare was brought back to life. Thank you, Roger!! This review is about the sushi: it is plump, fresh, and a much better buy than at Whole Foods Tunnel Road.

They are a horrible store with expired, overpriced food. A manager who will hang up on you before you are finished talking. And a mold infestation that takes your breath away when you walk in.

I like the store but they don’t make it easily accessible. They have one electric cart that may or may not be charged when u get there. (happened twice so I stopped shopping there) Nice service person got one thing for me since I couldn’t shop (no cart) but when I went to Whole Foods and all 4 of their carts were in action, they offered to do ALL my shopping and brought me free kombucha when I chose to wait. Good salads at both places. What I shop for tends to be less expensive at WF anyway.

There’s no enforcement of any kind of policy requiring that masks be worn in the store and in fact an employee was recently fired for requesting that a customer wear a mask. If this store cares so little about the health and well being of their customers in this regard, I shudder to think of how negligent they probably are in regard to food safety. Do yourself and your health a favor and shop elsewhere.

Asheville area local movers are grateful to Earth Fare thank you so much for caring about my communityEarthFare Weat Gate. Mondays Tuesday and Thursday produce puts boxes aside for customers

Great selection and professional staff!

Great selection, friendly staff, nice environment

Absolute a-holes. Customer service was awful and extremely rude. They are going against state laws and making their own. I will not be returning.

Weird store but friendly enough

Employees are friendly and helpful. Awesome smoothie and juice bar.

Will go back great food

Much better than wholefoods.

This place is great. Recently reopened i guess. i am new to Asheville and this is where i will be shopping. Helpful friendly staff, great produce, meats and specialty foods. Blows whole foods out of the water IMO.

Great health food store with lots of organic and vegan items. Helpful and friendly staff that respect Covid safety precautions.

Loved the great selection, fresh fruits and products thought for all

Good selection of wholesome food and beverage.

Love it. Whole Foods has better prices (I know, that’s not the conventional wisdom but it’s true. And Whole Foods food brand is higher quality) AND the hot bar at this Earthfare —that food is always over cooked. GREAT salad bar though. Lots of specific great bargains.

Love that place!

Nice store but very rude employees. Deli counter and cashier appeared to be high and were extremely rude. Not a pleasant ending to an otherwise nice shopping experience.P.S. we were hit up for money by a bum in the parking lot. Not the store’s fault but just one more negative element of the experience.

Excellent selection of high quality food

Great store.

Before Covid they were more clean and more professional !

Excellent local produce. Very good sales

Really great store, great selection of produce and meat... various selection of local beer too. They have a bar with food and a pretty cozy place in the corner of the store to eat. They’re pizzas are fresh 2 slices for 5$, I recommend grabbing a bite during a lunch break. Great options for vegetarian/vegan/gluten free as well!

Shop here whenever i can.

Earth Fare has got practically everything you could want, but their Prices are Outrageously High! Much of the produce looks old and not so fresh. You better either have deep pockets or a light appetite to afford this place.

I love this store! They always have fresh produce fresh meet fresh bread and a hot bar which is full of fantastically delicious things! I love the Ambiance of the store. My favorite part is the dried beans and nuts section where I can buy exactly how much I want.. large or small! This is by far my favorite places to shop... the only downside is the prices can be a little outrageous...But for local, fresh, non-GMO, and organic food it is often very worth it!

Just like this place

Ive lived in Asheville for over 10 yrs, and luckily, since mainstream grocery stores are selling vegan options now, I rarely need to go here. I cant figure out why people go here considering the cost and unfriendly service. I unfortunately had to go today and the cashier asked if I knew the # of the produce then seemed bothered when I replied no. Isnt that their job??? I am convinced people shop here simply to feel as if they are getting the best even though you can get equally good products elsewhere.

Good selection of organic and non-GMO foods. They offer a discount for seniors on Monday, so I try to go other days to avoid the crowds. Nice selection of prepared foods and great selection of vitamins and supplements.

Always has what I need

I love the salad bar but good grief! I just paid $19.50 for a salad! C’mon Earth Fare.You’re prices are ridiculous! That’s the last time for me. I can get much more at Jason’s for less than $10. Bye bye Earth Fare!

Super Job Earth Fare...Had what I needed, and then some.Fresh, flavorful, and quick...Great checkout process as well

There are reasonable prices on a lot of the items but there are also very expensive stuff that just turns me away no matter how badly I want it. They have a nice selection of organic foods and herbs, the atmosphere was pleasant and I had a wonderful time looking at everything. Ive yet to try their bakery but it looks good and once I do I will share my experience on it. I enjoyed the place!

Good food and smoothies, but absolutely no sense of urgency amongst the staff. 5 people walking around in the back and it still takes 10 minutes to get a smoothie. I get it, its Asheville, everyone is chill and mellow, but some people have places to be. Hire more people or put the ones you have to better use.

I love the hot food bar. The pasta is great too! Super helpful and frienfly staff too! Always a pleasure stopping here.

I have lived in Asheville for over 20 years and this used to be a great place to shop. About 3-4 years ago it came under the control of a new CEO and the store has gone downhill since then. Prices went up considerably, senior discounts went down to one day a week, employees seem to be unhappy, restrooms are always dirty (I could go on and on). According to a local paper they pay meager wages, keep hours down so no benefits, and require employees to do more work for meager pay. In short, it has just become another corporate store placing importance on the bottom line to the expense of everything else. I still shop here occasionally but only buy things on sale as prices are way out of line.

Employees are great*BUT*Not well treated*Overworked on shifts but limited weekly hrs*Sales not covered by Adequate help*geared 2 high traffic=Crowded* lines*parking problems*chaotic*EF brand packaging has become more bland & almost distasteful*French Truffles ugly boxes*bottled water drab generic look*quality of Produce & Bakery varies*Produce slow 2 reach shelf=middling quality*Baked goods NOT marked Day old*Supplement area excellent* Knowledgeable Employees*Deli good*Meats good (never fishy smell) Bulk foods vulnerable 2 tampering*Dairy good selection & quality*Overall*OK with 8 score*

Wonderful little store with nice staff and decent products. Really enjoy shopping the essential oils and supplements in their herbal section-not to mention the wine and cheese.

My only complaint is I have to go early to avoid the crowds; probably not fair of me to knock a star off for being a popular business. Make sure you try their coffee! It is some of the best in town.

I go here often due to convenience of location, but hardly any of the staff are friendly at all. I honestly prefer the Earthfare on Hendersonville Rd. They have a much larger variety, and the people are much more friendly.

Didnt have receipts for cosmetic item but still they exchanged. Also had great gulten free bread samples by Simple Kneads. That was some great tasting bread.

Extensive selection of wine, cheese, beer, meats. Store has limited selection of organic foods, whether fresh, canned or frozen. Very limited organic selections in beans, rice, lentils, and store does not carry any organic humus.Very few whole grain and vegan selections in the bakery. Sushi is contracted out to Hissho Sushi out of Charlotte and runs $2 higher than Fresh Market.

Whole Foods like supermarket but more reasonably priced. Also a more pleasant overall experience than the Asheville WholeFoods. The olive bar is my favorite.

First: the best staff in the world. Everyone is amazingly friendly, helpful and kind. Great selection of deli foods, meets, organic veggies....Wonderful cafe. This is the place to shop for healthy foods in Asheville. Did I mention their wine and cheese dept. fabulous.

Major selection of organic food, very reasonable costs, good sales and custom Reward Program to earn discounts from their tomato bank! Love this place. Would like to see a self check out register lane some day. 🦄☺

Love the selection of both local and larger company goods. Great staff and very friendly. Prices could use some adjustment, but quality all around.

Great store. Love the salad bar/hot bar. Best take n bake pizza anywhere!

A very wide selection of organic and specialty foods. Friendly and carry by staff to a great job assisting customers. A different shopping experience from most other grocery storesThis is not Ingles. It is a different shopping experience.

I remember when this store was on Merrimon and called Dinner for the Earth. In its evolution from a single health-food store to a much more diverse chain of stores throughout the southeast, it has not lost its charm or its values. The foods and products they sell dont contain sketchy ingredients so your kids are pretty much safe eating whatever is sold here. This particular Earth Fare has a huge health and beauty section, a huge cafeteria and yet still everything you come to expect from a community store in our beloved Asheville, NC.

This place is TERRIBLE. They dont treat their employees well at all and the pay is low and does not compare with other places. The store often smells like rotten fish, has ceiling leaks when it rains, and their produce is often moldy or rotten. They are often out of things youre looking for also. If you must shop at an EF, go to the Hendersonville road store! Its clean and management are much nicer. If they shut this place down, lord knows I wouldnt cry about it.

Staff wasn’t too helpful, and although I loved the product variety, I wouldn’t return. Can get the same products at competing grocery stores for less.

Yesterday I went to Earth Fare for dinner. I had the Garden Vegetable Soup. All ingredients listed on the soup were 100% vegan. When I sat down to eat it, however, it didnt taste right. I stirred it, and noticed what looked like chicken meat. I reread the ingredients... the closest thing to meat listed was mushrooms. This was definitely chicken. I took it up to the deli, and the sandwich guy insisted it was vegan, but asked if I wanted him to take it back to the cook and ask what that could possibly be. He came back and said the cook tried it and it was chicken. Chicken. In a vegan soup. 20 minutes later, the soup was still out for sale and not labeled as containing chicken. I spoke to another worker and explained the situation. She was apologetic and said shed remove the soup from the shelf.Ive been vegan for 14 years. If I cant trust a company to be open and honest about the ingredients in their food, I cant eat there. I wont go back to Earth Fare.

Great selection

Excellent. Stevie got a cart for me because I bought more in the meat department than I anticipated.Shirley was in the cashier check out. 😇Thank you so much.