Reviews of Melbourne Oriental Market (Fruit Store)

Bossman

This place is cool to find hard to get oriental products that you cant fint in a regular store

Jennifer Hwin

Very very small store. As soon as we walked in the store to look around, the owner dude followed us closely and asked if we are looking for anything particular and we said no, just browsing. He continued to follow us closely around the tiny store, making us feel like he was making sure we don’t steal anything... it was weird and unprofessional. We didn’t buy anything and ended up just leaving because of that awkward vibe he gave us. We are from out of town and was just looking for some Asian snacks for the car ride. Won’t ever make a stop here again.

brett kelford

Impressive selection but high pressure sales tactics and overpriced goods. I suggest shopping elsewhere first and then visiting this place to fill in the gaps.

B G

Best place for back pain ointment

Ray Bradford

Rental center has most every thing you need..

Tanya E

Same thing everyone else says about the owner going through the store with you. Didn't bother me but I can see how it would make some people uncomfortable. Ended up getting more than I needed but the frozen noodles he recommended were very good.

kathy gabriel

Overpriced and pushy to get u to buy something

Angie Burns

First time, was a normal experience - second time, the owner insisted I spend more then $10 and then refused to take my purchase just under $10 unless I paid cash - I was literally ASKED TO LEAVE. He wouldn't except debit or cc. He followed me around and kept asking if I was going to buy even though I had items in my hand. I will not return here or recommend it. Very rude!

L C

Creepy owner and horrible attitude. We went there late in the evening, there is the owner's dog on the check out counter just barking non-stop. When we asked the owner if his dog is friendly, in the fear of that the dog might jump and bite me, the owner's reply was, his dog is clean and free of disease, even if you got bitten, you won't die. Looked for a jar of spicy sauce, that's why we went there, since Jason's produce don't carry it. Found out the sauce doesn't have a best use by/sell by date on it. And the owners statement was: Then it just doesn't have that, call the manufacture, if you can speak Mandarin. Never going back there again, Jason's Produce just a mile west is way better.

angela elser

I love this little family owned Grocery. I always find exotic new things to try. I mostly cook Sri-Lankan, but a lot of the veggies and ingredients are similar. They also have Rice Bran Oil - which is impossible to find. Perfect for frying Tempuras, and Papadums. Plus I love their little 4 legged baby.

Gail W Jong

They have it all. Same brands I buy in Boston Chinatown. Fresh Chinese veggies Very nice owners. Yayyy!

Evangeline Roy

Clean

Todd Ziems

Very helpful and friendly service, well stocked, very well organized, and clean store.

Ty Fenton

Good selection of dried goods with reasonable prices, but the veggies are limited and not fresh. Store owner is very friendly and helpful to find your items, but pushes you to buy more than you need.

kat mon

I wish I could give these individuals 0 stars. They are very unprofessional. This is the only place around here that sells mochi ice cream. Even though they are overpriced Im obsessed with those ice creams and was willing to pay whatever it was to get them. Yesterday I bought a box of their mochi ice cream and when I left and opened the box to enjoy those amazing little ice creams I was faced with some nasty tasting mochi. They had been defrosted and refrozen and the texture and quality of the ice cream was horrible. When I went back to return the ice cream the owners refused to return my money or even allow me to exchange the product because I had already opened the package and they wont be able to get money back from their insurance for it. Common sense would tell you that I have to open the package to know they arent good. But I refuse to argue with individuals that only care about money instead of their customers satisfaction. They would much rather loose a loyal customer that comes couple of times a month and spends money there instead of just loosing one box of ice cream. I WILL NEVER RETURN TO THIS PLACE AGAIN.

Shana York

Worst place ever. The moment I walked into this place the guy who apparently owns the place was following me and watching me. Every time I picked something up to look at the back of the package or more closely at the food he would say "buy or look?" Then I told him to stop following me and he say "my store! My store!" He also has food in there that should be refrigerated, they have a dog in there that is hostile towards other animals and nearly tore my dog apart. Yet they were yelling at me for having my dog in my arms?

Kevin Silver

Good selection, clean, and the owners are very nice.

herny rugin

Not enough stuff

Rebekah Pope

Owners are very helpful and have a great selection. Very friendly and knowledgeable!

Solomone Savelio

Great place for Asian food. Friendly staff.

Patrick Davis

Owner is rude and uses high pressure sales tactics to try to get you to buy things you don’t need. He would be a better used car salesman than a grocery store owner.

Roderick Aquino

Love this place! This is our oriental store in Melbourne Florida! The owners are so nice and helpful!

Christina Hull

Good prices. Nice fruits.

Dillon Helpingstine

Very nice owner who is great at helping customers navigate the store. Their prodecut selection is great too

Imran Mohamed

Prices are relatively high. If you don't mind paying the increased amounts, they do have a wide selection

Heather Davis

I do not recommend this establishment. The owner closely follows you around the store trying to pressure you to buy stuff. My sister told him she had several items and he kept bothering her. He even had the audacity to ask her if her sushi is good because she refused to buy his rice. She said “yes,” and he stated “you know nothing about sushi.” He has no customer service etiquette. WE WILL NEVER RETURN.

Markeven Swenson

The owners of the store were very helpful, also have ne a box to carry everything in, id recommend this place to others.

Wendy O'Hart

I was so pleased to find this store! They have so many hard to find items. The owners were super helpful and friendly, even chatty! It doesn't look like much from outside but it's packed with all kinds of ingredients, treats, and tools for asian cuisines.

Bobbee Letourneau

Clean and Orderly ~ Very much appreciated the helpful owners who helped me find Everything I came for and needed in the first place ~ Plus More. Like the previous review mentioned, the owner was Very friendly, Very Chatty and got me to buy More than what I came in for. All in All, I enjoyed my visit and I will certainly be back. I was very surprised to find that they also carried foods from Hawaii ~ Who Does That ? ? ? they do . . . lol

Gabe Logan

Asian sandwiches and other snacks

Chad Bartlett

Love this place. Always so nice and helpful, good answers to any questions I have about ingredients to the dishes I want to make. I visit here twice a month and am always greeted with kindness.

scradam Meyer

I really should have looked closer at the prices before I bought. I bought three grocery bags worth of snacks and the total came out to about $180, which is almost twice as much as I pay at any of the other area Asian markets for very similar goods. Like others have said, the prices aren’t great and the owner is constantly following you around trying to introduce you to random stuff. Some of the prices are unmarked, which is definitely a problem considering the actual cost. The selection of snacks is indeed really good though. However, one of the snacks I paid $8 for was sitting on a dry goods shelf when the only English part of the label stated “Keep frozen. Refrigerate after thawed.” My favorite part of the visit was when the owner asked if I had kids, to which I replied “No”. He made some funny thrusting gestures to his groin and asked if I would like to buy some stuff to help with fertility. He was shocked when I told him I don’t really want kids. I smiled and was actually pretty amused by this exchange though, so I’m giving the place an extra star than I would otherwise. That was probably my favorite part of the visit. The owner is definitely a bit wacky, but he’s also friendly. Some reviewers said he is like a high pressure salesman, but my experience is that he did not really try to convince me to buy something after I politely replied “No, not today”. He was just making constant suggestions for all sorts of stuff. If you aren’t too concerned about price, are looking for a wide selection of Eastern snacks, and are interested in meeting a wacky store owner, maybe this place is worth checking out. – but if you are a price conscious person and dislike constant purchasing advice, this might not be the place for you.

Richie Sauter

The owner was very helpful with products and cooking tips, and had a great selection!

Ray Burgess

Super helpful, staff

Lanie Sider

Very nice Asian market, lots of Hawaiian foods in the frozen section to choose from. Missing Hawaii where I was raised and especially the food that I grew up eating, so glad they had some of my favorite in the frozen section. Nice family owned market, will be coming back for more of my Hawaii foods.

Ross Cerami

Good for hard to find things noodles ECT.

Diana Crouch

Nice