While Wholefoods was a step-down from the Bread & Circus company they bought out to get into the NE market, Amazon Wholefoods is a step-down from Wholefoods. They are in business to make money, not to feed you real wholefoods or balance your aura more harmoniously atop your immortal soul.

Convenient and well stocked grocery store on the East Side of Providence. Very small, but usually has what we need. Produce is always fresh. Staff is generally friendly and helpful. Parking can be a bit of a pain.

Love this store! Excellent customer service!

What can I say, I love whole foods. This location was clean and staff friendly. Prices are much higher than shaws, market basket and stop and shop that are readily available. I used to shop whole foods exclusively in NYC before I moved to Rhode Island however now I save at the other markets. Also this whole foods is smaller than most.

If you want to get good meat then this is the place to visit if you want fresh vegetables and organic this is where you want to shop if you want to save money and use coupons then this place is not for you but its true in life you get what you pay for so if you want to give your body healthy food then there is no other place like this one its also convenient to drop off your Amazon purchases for return and has a good selection of flowers small selection of desserts and from what I consider the best selection of meats around their steaks cannot be beat

Was able to get in and out quickly and found everything i needed.

Sadly whenever I go to Whole Foods, University Heights, I regret doing so.After today’s visit, I realized that when I’m there I end up feeling lousy about myself. Today it was because I walked up to the register and didn’t see the hidden people in the aisle who were waiting in line. The woman who told me “there is a line” seemed uncomfortable telling me to do so.I got in another line (to avoid the previous gang) and a woman walked up to the register. Someone came up to HER to tell her “there is a line”. She felt awful. I know because she told me.I do not believe that Whole Foods values their customers. University Heights fills there store with online order shoppers. It’s crowded there anyways. Now it’s worse.It’s my mistake every time I walk in there because WFUH has never pleased me with good service for at least 5 years.I shopped that building when it was Bread & Circus.I’m not going back and writing this holds me accountable. You know the saying “crazy is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results”?By the way: many of your prepared foods were packaged 3-4 days from today. So much for “fresh”.Regarding checkout line logistics: visit Dave’s East Greenwich or Clements market in Portsmouth RITHEY HELP US FIGURE IT OUT. and they make sure I feel good about myself when I leave & excited to return.

I like to share one thing of this store whole food in waterman st in rhode island in here the customer they don’t care for other people well I work for amazon flex came to pick up my package to deliver some one well a customer pf the store white car hit my car and go alway i was not even 20 minutes in The store when this happen i when inside the store talk to the manager what happen and if he can check the camera THE STORE MANAGER ON DUTY MATT MELLO SAY THE CAMARA ON THE STORE INSIDE AND OUT ARE NOT WORKING YOU NEED TO CALL THE COPS this store is not good and is not safe no cam really Thank you Whole Food store in 281 waterman st

Its on the small size compared to other whole foods. As everywy these days not enough staff.

The store is too small, too many displays in the center isles. Too many employees doing online order picks. The place is crazy on a good day, no way to social distance. Only reason for 2 stars is the employees on the floor were extremely helpful!

Staff is really nice it just sucks how crowded it always is in there

It used to be a great shopping experience. But it is very, very crowded. Lots of carts full of bags, lots of people not keeping distance, and my experience is the cheerful help you used to get years ago is not to be found. The prices are still high, so that hasnt changed.

Yo you guys need take it easy on that cheese on the pizza...All i taste is cheese, i am having nightmares about cheese...seriously who puts that much cheese on a pizza. Good place, but the pizza...yall need to get your stuff together....

THEY TURNED THIS PLACE INTO A ZOO! This location is too small for what Amazon is doing. Friendly staff that Ive recognized for years are not to blame!! Corporate should understand whats going on, this is a bad look for the company.

I know Amazon makes a ton of money off this, but they ripped up the cafe and 20% of the store to make a prime now delivery service. The store was once cute, but now it is now a complete mess. Im a capitalist but this is what disgusting corporate greed looks like.

Clean, great variety, staff is excellent. You can make Amazon returns here too.

Its always crowed with Amazon employees doing food shopping for Amazon Flex deliveries. Its better off ordering delivery or pick up.a

Some of the people that work there could use some customer service skills orientation.

Loved the quality of all there products. But, dont like competing with the young people putting orders together for pick up. Too congested. Wish they would do that before shoppers arrive.

Busiest whole foods I have ever been and the service is still great, meat counter fast service and friendly, quick checkout

Not as good of a selection as they have had, no goose pate. Learned to love it in France.

Its ok. Needs improvements in parking and space is tight in the inside, very congested inside.

Expensive and small, what ever happened to the ready made meals you guys did? Also the beloved cafe is now gone. Poor management decisions have been made over the past year, used to be one of the gems of college hill, I would come here after practice in the summer to get a custom salad, unfortunately they no longer offer that.

So nice to have a grocery store within walking distance in northern Fox Point and Wayland Square. The actual store is pretty sizable and has everything you’d expect Whole Foods to face, and staff was really nice.

This location is fast and easy to get to for me. I pick up my essentials and go

Top knotch produce, meats and seafood. Clean and safe store from Corona. Helpful staff also.

Friendliest staff in PVD. Thats why I shop here!

Great place place to shop, friendly associates, clean and organized. Also if you are a prime member they do have good deals on some things. If you dont want to go to the store you can buy on line and your groceries will be delivered.

Pretty fast checkout

Excellent👍🏼 clean, you can find all you need, helpfull people, extra careful with covid rules. One person in charge of cleaning the karts. They are paying someone to clean the kart handles, they care, thanks!

This specific Whole Foods is outstanding! Super small and limited selection, but never out of stock, friendly, quick lines, and managing covid well.The other one in PVD, not so happy with.

One of my favorite smaller markets as it generally has what the larger ones offers without the crowds and chaos. always a pleasant experience. the staff is extremely helpful.

Good place

I have been going to Whole Foods Market for MANY years and while the market is conveniently located and has a decent selection of items, as other posters have detailed, it has turned dramatically south since Amazons acquisition and the introduction of their Prime Delivery Service.In my view, Amazon has completely demolished the local market charm and healthful ambience this place once had and replaced it with a small army of shoppers that seem almost bullish in their attempts to get their shopping duties complete, while abandoning (sacrificed?) their health conscious customer base.To be fair, the veteran (pre-Amazon) staff is polite, helpful and cheerful- but some of the newer staff additions and management seem to lack the vigor and understanding that health conscious people embrace.The good: Decent selection, quality meats and produce, and some of the seasoned staff in both produce and nutrition departments are quite helpful.The Bad: The addition of Amazon / Prime Delivery services / staff has crowded the (Waterman Ave) location to the point where the shopping experience is not at all pleasurable and is both congested and irritating at times.This place used to be a gem-- seek out alternatives if youre looking for a less annoying shopping experience.

Great, fresh produce. Quick lines.

Very crowded. The store is full of employees picking orders for home delivery. They need to work out of a warehouse. I was there at 8:00 am.

Good food of course and not bad customer service but a bit cramped with limited selection compared to other Whole Foods. More of a great neighborhood market with fine selections.

I agree with other reviewers. Amazon has wrecked this store. It was always a pleasure to shop here. Small with friendly employees and always well stocked. Now the Amazon 2 hour shoppers bang into you with their carts, and its always a mob scene with an unpleasant vibe. Theyve jammed an ugly blue depot into the seating area. The management and regular employees are still nice and helpful so its sad to have to give it a bad rating. Its not the right store for this. Amazon should use a warehouse for their service. Please give us back our store!

Friendly and efficient

Super rude cashier, Jen. Needs to develop customer service skills. It’s not hard to be kind. Perhaps she was having a bad day, but I’ll avoid this location in the future.

Great Staff.

I used to love this whole food. The employees are nice, the store was always clean, and there wasnt a lot of people here. The recent addition of the two hour shoppers has ruined the shopping experience for me. They ripped out the cafe and added those awful blue coolers making the store look tacky. And the online shoppers are so competitive since they need to get the order done in two hours. Its just not pleasant to shop here anymore. The store is way too small to have the prime shoppers here. I miss the old whole foods of a month ago.

A small version of a typical Whole Foods with a good selection in all departments. Excellent staff and service.

Great fruit veggies fish meat and service

Shopping at Whole Good this afternoon was a pleasant experience. They were all stocked and had everything on my list. They still dont have any hand sanitizers however. Even though they only allow 21-25 people in the store at one time, the line I waited in was a short one.

Whole Foods never disappoints. So much organic choices. This is not the place to go save money. Since Amazon has bought the chain the prices are good especially for those who already have Amazon Prime as they offer discounts of 10% for many items if you scan the app at the register. (They also can use your phone number if you dont have a smartphone. The bakery section is gourmet and the ready-to-eat food is great tasting and the variety is extensive. A great place for vegan food too.

I have been shopping here at Whole Foods since 1991 when it was called Bread and Circus. The service and quality of their items still remain the same. I absolutely love shopping here it always feels like home

I definitely prefer this WF over the bigger, more hectic one on North Main Street. This store has a good selection of produce and vegan brands. Removing the bulk food section was a HUGE mistake, please bring it back and I will shop here more often like I did in the past (I now go to Urban Greens for bulk foods because I dont like the other Whole Foods).

So clean produce, meat everything is first class..... Help always there for you....

Very stocked. 😛

The store is great and staff are very pleasant and helpful. However, the customers are perhaps the most arrogant, self important, rude shoppers I have ever encountered. Will not be going back anytime soon. I prefer the store in Garden City Cranston. I lived on the East Side for over 18 years and dont miss it. This latest visit just confirms why leaving was the right decision.

Whole foods is an amazing place to shop. Not only do they have fresh fruits and vegetables, seafood, pasta and lots of really cool things to wear, (Like wool soxs that keep your toes nice and warm, the best natural cosmetic isle (Thats where you will find me, and the best Hippie type accessories, I cant get enough of there cards, soaps, aromatherapy and so much more.) I would definitely tell my friends that I have bought my coolest accessories, freshest fruit and vegetables at Whole foods in Providence right off the Gano Street off ramp.. Enjoy your time at Whole foods.

Mom and Jamies favorite little whole foods 🌻🌷🌅 was the first one around and really like the size. Not to big just encase you have to go around a few times. Andy and Rick are still are favorite employees 🌼🌷💐 awesome place thanks 😊

Ive been a customer of Whole Foods since it opened stores in Mt Washington and downtown Baltimore. Although somewhat pricey, the quality of its produce and fish and meats are outstanding. The customer is always treated respectfully - and staff are most helpful. I was especially thrilled when WF was opening in Columbia - and dashed down to its opening day events. It was exciting and everyone was most solicitous of the customers. The wide range of fresh produce, flowers, cheeses, meats, seafood were extraordinary. However, in recent weeks - there seems to be less staff available to answer questions and fruits, vegetables and flowers lack some of the freshness and quality of opening days. I continue to enjoy the meat and seafood but question the expense and quality of some vegetables and fruit. Ive had to discard salads after 48 hrs even though the package expiration dates are several days away. The variety of veggies are less than downtown or Mt Washington - from my experience. I can attribute this to the newness of this enterprise in Columbia and HOPE it will improve in the coming weeks/months. (I was hoping this store would be on the same level as the Annapolis store... but...!

Its a small Whole Foods with a rather big selection of both grocery items and produce. They have a full length butcher style meat counter. The isles are small but theyre still very functional.

I love Whole Foods Market! Ever since Ive moved to Providence, this is my go-to place. The staff is very nice, the store is very organized and the products are to die for. Highly recommend it!

Expensive but good quality

Excellent produce both Organic and Conventional. Good prepared foods. Excellent supplements inventory. Sit down cafe area. Easy parking lot access. Pricey but excellent market with helpful friendly staff.

This super small whole foods market is actually a really nice place for a quick shopping visit, they have great healthy options for all of the essentials without being bogged down with the endless aisles of options at a standard whole foods, great for a short visit

Friendly workers. Great selections of vegetables and fruits to shop. I go to Waterman St Wholefood for more than 20years. Love the place.

This is my favorite Whole Foods in the state. Its rather small, but the staff is personable, and the aisles are often less busy when the bigger store nearby is packed. A quick in-and-out food store, which is so important!

The people were rude,the staff just as bad.not a good example of helpful kind people.stay clear.

Scrupulously clean, well stocked. Friendly staff who want to help but will leave you alone if youre just looking. Excellent overall.

I love this Whole Foods! Its small but mighty. You can get almost everything you need with fresh produce, meat and fish. It gets very busy as well. The only downside is that it is small.

I really liked how small this location was, didnt have to walk around much to find everything I needed. If you go there at peak hours it might be packed though.

Unable to locate sugar free products

I am customer at Whole Foods and this says a lot.. There are many options but I stay with Whole Foods . They just have all the products that I like and they have fresh merchandise. Not perfect, and partly expensive, but my kind of market.

Helpful faculty (Vanessa and John helped most) of course, and a plethora of essential products.

I am a frequent shopper. The most recent changes are awful. I feel like I’m shopping in an Amazon warehouse. 🙁

Disappointed with the prepared food. Out of town, I came for a quick fast lunch and was shocked with the difference in quality of prepared food. Besides very little choices it was really tasteless food. I have been to multiple WF throughout the USA and this is, by far, the least appealing food. I am ok to pay more if I get greater quality food. that was not it.It looked like every other grocery store food court. Not worthy! Over half of my plate went to the garbage.

Excellent variety, quality foods and service. High prices... although you can find great bargains on some produce. Home grown local tomatoes, for instance, were cheapest here, to my utter astonishment.

Pit Stop

The supermarket is excellent, but the almond cheese is missing

Not a bad place to go shopping. Veggie and fruit section looked awesome. Many different varieties of stuff to buy that you wouldnt find at your local grocery store

This store is OK, but SMALL. Some of their sales are decent, but besides that its like you are just paying even more for shopping at Whole Foods than if you went to a normal Whole Foods. Their selection is very limited, almost like a boutique Whole Foods. They run out of the things you go there for frequently, and their products change often, so you dont know if theyll have what you need. Better off going to a regular grocery store/regular Whole Foods so you can save some money and actually get everything you need.

Delicious

Nice seafood department!!

My children (13, 12, and 5) love the atmosphere, people, and of course the food. The egg salad is amazing, almost as good as my mothers. Its the only place I know of that carries vegan Korean nori seaweed snacks (my personal favorite).

One of the better layouts for a Whole Foods. Its size allows you to find what you need quickly and staff is great!

I live 2.2 miles away from the Waterman Ave Providence store, yet they don’t deliver to my address. They don’t tell me that until I go to check out. Love the store but I cannot get to the store so I am depending on delivery for all my orders. Don’t understand why they don’t deliver to the adjacent zip code!8/27/19 update-somehow I found that the Cranston RI store does deliver to my address now. Placed an order and received excellent service and quality groceries. Goot a good discount for my first order. 5* all the way.

A nice smaller whole foods. Usually not too busy, so if avoiding long lines is what you want this is a good choice. Awesome quality food and produce. Friendly staff.

A place to get real organic foods.

Been coming here for 4 years straight and the staff is extremely friendly and welcoming. If you have amazon prime membership take advantage of the discount. It’s 10%. Every little bit counts!

Smaller than the average whole foods, but its convenient

Small but convenient. Not a full sized Whole Foods.

I come to this store very often, and used to like it. Owing to its size it can be a bit congested, but that’s not something that the owners can control. However, with the addition of amazon shoppers it’s a totally new level. Just crazy congested and so unpleasant to shop at now.

I have been shopping here for 18 years. Everyone is always friendly and the atmosphere is great. Small and homey. The Cheers of markets.

I dont like it as much as I used to. I dont like the removal of bulk foods. I dont like the confusion over produce prices without Amazon prime. I dont go often anymore.

I like this Whole Foods especially for its closeness to my sons. The people are friendly, the store clean, and food is always fresh.

I love whole foods. It has a lot of specialty items that I cant get at my local grocer.

Place is the bomb diggity going there some morning just to get their scones best ones I ever had salads great little pricey but quality is tremendous

Really good customer service and great variety of health foods not found at standard supermarkets.

My wife drove specifically to Whole Foods for a sale on ground turkey, When she got there she asked for it but was given a packaged product that was not in the add. She asked about why the add pictured ground turkey in the case yet you are giving pre-packaged meat from the manufacture and they blamed it on Global Headquarters. My wife spoke to the assistant manager, Anna Marie, who understood that the add portrayed ground turkey from the case but said you have to come into the store to find out what the sale item really is. I kid you not, this was the actual statement made by the assistant store manager. If that isnt a classic bate and switch tactic and a confession to their own devious behavior, I dont know what would be. Amazon has corrupted this chain and the employees can only point to the Global Headquarters.

OMG the amazon shoppers have destroyed this place. So congested, and the store feels claustrophobic now.

Very small whole foods and everything feels cramped compared to other locations. Other than that service is good and selection is spot on.

My favorite super market. Amazing customer service here. And lots of good deals.

Quality products. Close to everything.

Always great deals and sale! Salad bar is fresh and with excellent variety of dishes.

My favorite place in providence

Nice organic super market, meat prices are very competitive