Fred's Farm Fresh International Market - Windsor, Ontario

Ken L.

Awesome,fresh,local produce and meats. Large selection with great prices.

mona K.

Great selection and prices, and the staff are always so kind and helpful!

Christine J.

Love this market, Fred has fresh fruits and vegetables. The ready made food is amazing I bought the bbq ribs , sautéed veggies and coleslaw. Bought a coconut cream pie for dessert. Amazing meal. I buy all my holiday roasts, hams and salmon fresh from their meat counter. The fresh baked pies and cakes are amazing too. I bought a box of shish kebabs for the bbq can’t wait to try them. The prices to me are good. It’s my go to grocery store for sure.

Peter D.

This week they had prime rib ungraded advertised for 9.99lb and I bought one. 180 bucks.The guy working the meat counter was very convincing. It’s tough as leather. No good for steaks. This is beef stew meat, not prime rib. Poor quality and or misadvertised.

Kali M.

Every time I visit Windsor, I make a point of stopping by this market. It is close to my hotel, convenient, and offers a good selection of natural products—something I prioritize in my lifestyle. I have been here many times, alone and with friends, and up until now, I had no reason to question my choice.

That ended today.

What happened to me was not just bad service. It was a blatant display of hostility, an act of deliberate humiliation from someone who has no business working in customer service.

The store was quiet. Two cashiers were on duty. One was busy scanning a large order. The other, a middle-aged woman, was handling a couple buying flowers. Seeing that the first register would take a while, I logically approached the second. The register was open. There was no line. There was no reason to expect what happened next.

Without warning, without so much as an ounce of politeness, the woman barked at me to go to the other register. A crude, jarring, unnecessary command.

Taken aback, I calmly asked if her register was closing. It wasn’t. She wasn’t going on break. She simply refused to serve me.

And this is where the real problem begins.

This was not an accident. This was not a misunderstanding. It was a choice. A conscious decision to treat a paying customer with unwarranted hostility.

The situation was so egregious that a man—who appeared to be either the owner or the manager—immediately stepped in to apologize. And why? Because he saw the obvious truth: I was right. The register was open. I could have been served. Yet instead of basic courtesy, I was subjected to a public display of rudeness, as if my presence alone was offensive.

If only the incompetence had ended there.

Let me be clear: I do not believe cashiers are obligated to bag customers’ groceries. In a self-sufficient, fast-paced system, it makes sense for customers to take the initiative unless their purchase is particularly large. But if an employee does choose to bag groceries, they should at least know how.

She didn’t.

Among other things, I purchased a sliced watermelon. Any rational person knows that fragile items should go in last, so they don’t get crushed. Instead, she threw it into the bag first—before placing heavier items on top. Bottled water. Canned goods. A jar of marinated artichokes.

At what point does incompetence become outright negligence?

So I ask: if an employee yells at customers instead of serving them, if she bags groceries like she’s trying to ruin them, if she is incapable of extending the most basic form of respect—what exactly is she qualified to do?

This is not a matter of personal preference. This is about fundamental human decency.

I walked out of this market shaking, unsettled by the aggression I had just experienced. What kind of business allows its employees to lash out at customers like this? If this woman is this miserable, she should take time off, speak to her employer, step away. What she cannot do is make customers pay the price for whatever bitterness she carries inside her.

Today, this market lost a customer. And not just one. I will be sharing this experience with my friends—people who live here, people who visit. Businesses survive on loyalty. Today, you lose one. Tomorrow, you lose more.

A store that allows this kind of behavior is not just losing money. It is eroding its own reputation.

As for me, I will not step foot in that place again.

And as I leave, I carry nothing with me. Not a memory, not a trace of goodwill. Not even the dust from its floor.

Blake

Nice selection in general
-A few different local bakery products like bake goods and breads
-Fruit should usually be eaten quickly I find.
-full deli/butcher
- nice flowers, hanging selection is great available in green house.
- usually sell seasonal stuff xmas tree, Easter gifts ect

Tim O.

Great location , loads of parking, a vast variety fruit and vegetables , the hot ready to go meals are reasonably priced and ready to go a good selection from hot soup, salads , ribs ,sandwiches.

Tare T.

Great prices, great staff and environment and pretty much all you need and want here. 10/10 would recommend