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3 reviews for Highland Farms
3 reviews in English
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Review from Mariko M.
7/25/2011
My mother must have been watching 'The Devil Wears Prada' last night on CBC. She went all 'Miranda' on me. I had about a bazillion (math was never my forte) things to do for her today.
I had to pick up my aunt from her office today at 5:30. Also, I had to pick up some groceries (God forbid if my Dad doesn't have a salad with his steak dinner). Being in the middle of Toronto, getting to the 401 and Hurontario could take anywhere from twenty minutes to twenty days. I left early anticipating bumper-to-bumper traffic on the 401.
Today it took me a surprising thirty-three minutes to get out to 'Sauga.
I had a lot of time to kill so decided to pick up the groceries at the closest supermarket.
Highland Farms is H U G E with a crazy amount of variety. They must have over 20 brands of olive oil. I found a lot of items (a lot from various European countries) that I haven't seen at my local Metro. It's clean and spacious. Don't forget to bring a quarter though ... buggy-less and carrying a lot of groceries is not fun.
My local Metro has a lot of professional employees, but there are also a lot of employees who hate their job (and make it obvious). Everyone working at Highland Farms seem to enjoy what they're doing and take pride in their work. This really impressed me.
It is completely out of my way so I doubt that it'll be my regular supermarket. However, a wise man (boy? man? boy?) by the name of Justin Bieber once said, 'never say never.' Who knows? If gas becomes affordable, I might have to visit this place again. -
Review from Shari M.
Toronto, ON
8/22/2010
When you walk in, the horrid green colour hits you like a wet tea towel across the face, and you end up trying to dodge the horrid colour and it just keeps coming back, and coming back. I find it a disturbing, retina detaching, skin crawling colour.
The selection - oh yeah - it can be there - depending on what you are looking for. The meat section - holy molly - is huge. I did the test of all tests and looked at their deli. Fail - only commercial prosciutto.
They did have my favourite olive oil, but it was a few bucks more expensive than at a Loblaws chain.
Overall - this place is huge (very much like an old Knob Hills Farm) and does have some vast selection, but with the uncomfortable decor and high prices, I will not be returning.Listed in: Push the Grocery Cart
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Review from Richie S.
3/16/2010 1 photo
Growing up in west-Mississauga, I was ignorant to establishments like Knob Hill Farms and those of their ilk. Grocery stores had 10 aisles with dairy, frozen and fruit/veggie sections and that's how we liked it.
Highland Farms, in my opinion, is the corpulent patriarch of Les Épiceries. This place is beyond massive. I shit you not - upon entering the west-side doors, you see a never-ending line of registers with cashiers in shamrock-green, polyester uniforms scanning away on their contraptions. Look to your right, you will see a 30-yard long bakery department filled with cakes, pies and pastries and a bread/bun area the size of court room...don't ask.
Fresh Fish is a little sparse for "the usual suspects", but mussels, tiger shrimp, salmon are always available.
The Butcher's section is at least 70 yards long. I had to take a knee halfway through scoping items behind the glass. The Cheese/Deli section is always busy, but well represented (e.g. mozzarella di bufala is readily available).
Funny Story - I'd once "heard" of a cut of meat called a Texas T-bone and visited Highland Farms and asked for two of them. One of the many butchers looked at me like I'd made it up. I explained that is was basically a rib-eye with the rib attached. He laughed, turned around and 2 minutes later came back with two head-sized pieces of meat with 12+" ribs sticking out that resembled a Flintstone take-out order: http://blogs.eciad.ca/...
...but with more meat. That little experiment cost me upwards of $70, but each "steak" was roasted and served 4 people. I digress.
Highland Farms has an entire aisle dedicated to olive oil. One aisle for vinegars. One for mustards (no Kozlik's yet). The vegetable section is well represented, but the fruit section is abundant.
The place is almost too much to take in. I visit maybe once every 3-4 months, as you have to plan a morning/afternoon around it.Listed in: The Sausage
