Cobblestone Deli
| Address: | 152 Battery St, Burlington, VT 05401, USA |
| Phone: | +1 802-865-3354 |
| Site: | cobblestonevermonttogo.com |
| Rating: | 3.5 |
| Working: | 8:30AM–4:30PM 8:30AM–4:30PM 8:30AM–4:30PM 8:30AM–4:30PM 8:30AM–4:30PM 10AM–4PM Closed |
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Rachel Craig
I want to preface this review with saying I have never formally or publicly written a completely bad or negative review about a business, ever. This is my very first "one star" review and I wish more than anything I wasnt writing it. I worked down the street from Cobblestone for two years, and I probably bought a sandwich once a every two weeks from there, possibly more, for those two years. It was always good, very rarely did they not have something I ordered or would make a mistake. When they did, it was corrected, but I often wouldnt complain because Im just not that type of customer. I can live without tomatoes on my sandwich or different type of cheese. If my order would take a while, theyd often give me a cookie or dessert to compensate me for my time. Theyd often call me if I ordered ahead and let me know they were out of something so I could correct it before I arrived. In that sense, Cobblestone is a fine deli. Im part of a Burlington area Facebook forum which started as a group for the college I attended as an undergrad, but now operates more as a catch-all for community recommendations, for-sale items, awareness posts, etc. About a month ago I saw about Cobblestone. It was negative. Thats all Ill say. No hearsay or "rumors." I had commented on this thread and discussed with past employees and patrons of Cobblestone. I stated that I would no longer go there based on what I had heard. Without my permission, my comments were screenshotted and posted on a page intending start a of boycott Cobblestone. I kindly asked they black out my name and they did, since I mentioned I worked nearby and did not want my coworkers to be involved or identified in any way. That was done and I forgot about all of this. Today I was shopping in a department store, minding my own business. Imagine my surprise when owner of Cobblestone approaches me. Her name is Kate. We clearly know each other by name as I was a regular customer at her business for two years. Now, not only did Kate begin to bring up my comments on the boycott page and state to me that she figured out it was me even with my name blacked out, she then threatened to call my place of business. She very obviously implied she was going to get me fired. She said everything these numerous people had said online about her were lies and questioned why I hadnt come to her or her husband, the other owner, to confirm or deny the accusations. She accused me of ruining her business, being a liar and most importantly, caused a scene in a department store. People were staring at us and it was embarrassing. I had barely said even three sentences to her when she then said she was going to have her lawyer call my office, and that I was threatening her and making her scared and stormed away. After that, I all but ran out of the department store and bought the clothing in my hands without even trying it on. So, the food and service are pretty decent at Cobblestone. However, apparently if you are a patron of theirs and say anything negative about their business or decide to simply stop going to their business, they will threaten you with legal action or even threaten your job. Even if I was wrong to believe the "rumors" about their business practices, no business owner should confront and threaten a patron like that in public or in private. Also, the review from Peter Litska below is from Kates husband, the other owner of the deli. Incredible.
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Heather Holenstein
I worked here for two weeks. I quit after being told that my co-workers were not being paid in full on pay day. The first check they gave me was short $80, the second weeks check I still have not received so they currently owe me for 20 hour labor and it has been almost 2 months. I filed a claim with the Department of Labor and they were familiar with the company, apparently I was not the first employee to have a problem with them. You should know that in the time I worked there the meat slicer was never cleaned. The floor was never mopped, the dishwasher is not hooked up to proper sanitation solution. Counters are not wiped with sanitation solution, my boss (an owner) refuses to wear gloves when handling food. Their pierogi are not homemade they order them frozen. Their bagels and muffins come from Price Chopper (a local supermarket ) They have been visited by the health department 6 times that I know of in the past year. They have a tip jar, but no employees are ever given tips. This place is discussing. Avoid at all costs!
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Rose Bryant
Honestly pretty disappointed with the quality of my deli sandwich considering the price of $10. It was small and the bread was dry and stale with a consistency of Wonder bread. Inside of sandwich (Garden of Eden) was great mostly, but the tomatoes were really soggy. Its such a cute little deli, its a shame the quality of what is being served is not being given a little more attention. Fresh was not a word I would use to describe this sandwich :(
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A Private User
Great little deli down on Battery Street. A bit out of the way, but a short and pleasant walk from Church Street. Ive had sandwiches all over Burlington and I love love love the chicken salad here. They use all white meat, cubed. And certain herbs (house secret) that make it taste amazing. This is all complimented by a plethora of halved red grapes. Really really tasty.
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Jess W.
They seemed to take great pride in their food. I appreciated the large variety of healthy options. However, the chocolate chip cookies looked too good to pass up. It was a big thick cookie with chunky chips. I recommend it for all chocolate chip cookie lovers.
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Peter Liska
Fresh, made to order, amazing flavors. The Purdy is my absolute favorite! Bacon melts into smoked gouda cheese with fresh roasted sliced turkey and then this tasty bread with maple and walnuts.
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Isabelle Schumaker
These sandwiches changed my life. I will forever have to measure my turkey sandwich against this one. If Im ever back in Burlington this is a for-sure stop
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Robert MacDonald
These people are unscrupulous individuals who have have stolen from former employees.
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Jason Ranciato
Food is great, has nice specialty items, and they fresh bake their bread.
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Karen Patno
Great Deli and they do catering- food is always very fresh.
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Casey Cardoza
Poor customer service.will not be back
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John Lundquist
Good chicken salad
