Stew Leonard's Farm Fresh Food & Wine

They don't call it the Disney Land of supermarkets for nothing. Having heard about Stew Leonard's with the same gushy descriptions that people typically reserve for Trader Joe's, my husband and I finally made our first visit this past summer. We get it now. It's hard to encapsulate the joy of this market in words. Is it the windy aisles that make you feel like you're getting lost in a land of yummy things? Is it the cheesy animatronics that don't seem to add much value to the shopping experience, but then you catch yourself singing the avocado song hours later? The fresh, made-in-house goods that you couldn't find anywhere else, like the cider donuts, popcorn, breads, or cheeses? Or the shopper's program that rewards visits with free servings of some of the best soft serve ice cream I've ever had? It's all of the above. It adds up to a shopping experience that feels a lot like shopping at Target, where you vow to buy one thing and end up finding at least five more things that catch your fancy. Stew Leonard's has a rich history, with its roots as a small, family-owned dairy farm, so the cheese and ice cream game is unsurprisingly strong (see note on the soft serve above). But they do other things well. The breads are fresh and amazing, and the produce is incredibly fresh. The prepared foods section is also quite enticing. I once went so gaga on samples of a chopped veggie salad that I immediately went back to buy two. If you didn't just hear that I got excited about a SALAD, then you need to hear it again: ya'll, they managed to get me excited about a bowl full of chopped, cruciferous greens. Other notable sections include the wine and liquor section and the hot foods section, which has a lot of fun options but falls a little short of what you might find at Whole Foods. Even when we come around midday, some things look a little stale, dried, and sad. Some of our buys have been disappointing. Some boneless chicken wings turned out to have pretty processed and bready-tasting meat, and my husband and I have tried several prepared pasta meals that were extremely bland. But we still love coming here, both for the vibes and the most addicting soft serve in the area (hint: try it with a serving of warm, fresh cider donuts. You'll plop.)

Fun times, great selection of foods, grocery, snacks, dessert, deli, pizza, beverages, fruits, veggies, and more! Entrance from around the parking side, or through the mall. If through the mall, there are some tables and seating to eat your togo food, other carts aren't allowed beyond that into the mall, so if you parked mall-side prepare to lug your treasures through the mall to your car. Fun animatronics for all ages, show performance are programmed 3min intervals, or through a Push button for on demand shows. It's like a free version of Disney but with Stew's personal farm friends. Good times, lots of enticing food that one can't eat in one go. Back another time.

Three gigantic pumpkins for $24! Those are prices from when I was a child! I was so impressed with their fall display, which seems to have disappeared from more common grocery stores. Thank you for making the season special for children and nostalgic adults.

Always love to come to SL for fresh grocery and hot food station. The veggies and fruits are in good quality. Bakery section always smells so good. Meat and frozen sections are full of choices. Also there are drinks, snacks, ready-to-go food etc. Hot food station is another big reason that we visit. Salmon is cooked perfectly. Brussels sprouts and mixed veggies are seasoned nicely. We use self checkout a lot. A staff is always there if you have some issues. Very efficient and quick. They have regular checkout line as well.

Wow this location is bigger and have even more goods than in Clifton. Impressive! We were just going to look around and ended up buying near 400 bucks of groceries (couple with no kids). Just a lot of goodies and the way they arrange tha path is amazing.

Best selection, best quality in produce and meat! Plethora of prepared meals and snacks both hot/cold plus delicious buffet and freshly prepared pizza by the slice or whole pies.

I ordered one of their Thanksgiving meals. Pick up was fast and easy (much, much better than 'WF' last year). Food was good, tasty and there was plenty. The turkey took longer than suggested to heat up. The sweet potato and stuffing were great. I will definitely get this holiday package again next year.

This place is so wacky it’s great. I was impressed by all of their knickknacks across the entire store not my typical store that I would go shopping in, but definitely fun and engaging and certainly a great place to go. Bring your kids for a day if they’re looking to try and get Out of the house I don’t think I would shop here on a regular basis because it’s just not conducive I think the entire store is a giant maze and a small little pattern that you just go through and go from one section to another section. I prefer walking the outside aisles of typical grocery stores that you would go to a normal Whole Foods or a Shoprite but Stew Leonard’s offers a level of Uniqueness in the grocery store market. I think they have a wacky style and I embraced it. I don’t think this would be the right fit for me, but it has all of what you need a humongous liquor section and every different department. You could possibly imagine the baked goods seem to be delicious. The bakery section was off the charts. They had a full-blown bagel store inside this placethe fresh baked donuts. I was like oh that is great just a