• Natural Pantry

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2014 relocated from 3801 Old Seward Hwy Ste A1 into a much larger space. Natural food market with deli. NOTE: Currently offering some pre-made/pre-packaged cold sides. Open Mon-Sat 10:00am-7:00pm.


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13 Reviews

First Review by amandalkent

KadiHarmon

Points +7629

Vegan
03 May 2024

Stocked Up!!

This was the perfect stop to stock up on groceries before we headed south to Kenai. They had some prepackaged deli stuff and all of my favorite vegan snacks!

moehogan

Points +162

Vegan
23 May 2023

More vegan options than I had expected

This place has more vegan options than my local whole foods in New England. I’m glad I found this store while traveling. I’ll be making a few stops here during my stay.

Pros: Lots of vegan options

Cons: Doesn’t open early, Prepared food section was closed

JenVeg14

Points +358

Vegan
12 Sep 2021

Salad bar is still closed!

Great grocery store with lots of vegan products / groceries. Closed on Sundays and early evening (7pm) so make sure you get there early. I used to love their salad bar but it's still closed supposedly due to covid. (Sept 2021.) Very few prepared foods for take-away. No sandwiches or quick meals. Definitely just grocery items to take home. They do have plastic containers with salad contents, but they're all the same and all of them have meat and dairy. Would give 4 stars if they had re-opened the salad bar by now, and if they had more prepared foods like sandwiches, etc.

Pros: Large store with tons of vegan grocery items

Cons: Closed on Sundays and closed by 7pm other days, Almost no prepared foods to eat on the spot , Packaged salads contain meat and dairy

rawmelody

Points +360

Vegan
08 Sep 2020

Great org vegan and gf groceries

I stopped by on a visit from Homer hoping to try their food bar. Unfortunately corona had it shut down. I was pleasantly surprised by the large selection of organic, gf and vegan options. The organic watermelon

Alwineje

Points +433

Vegan
16 Oct 2019

Good selection, very expensive!

It’s great but very pricey !!

SophieGross

Points +32

Vegan
23 Jul 2019

Buffet/lunch bar

I love their buffet bar they serve but almost half the buffet is not vegan (tons of it contains honey, which is so unnecessary). I tend to stick to the salad side and the soups.

Kplant

Points +4124

Vegan
09 Jun 2019

Huge Store

Good salad bar. Produce looks good. Lots of selection for anything food related. Organic choices as well.

Pros: Great Selection

Cons: Prices are higher then my home town..though..., Paying for shipping to AK., Juice Bar closed for months. Store hasnt hired

dorothea13

Points +360

Vegan
08 Jan 2019

AK's best veg store option, good salad bar

Good natural food store for the area (nearly the only one), though it is not open on Sunday. Salad bar has vegan options and there is a large area to sit that also has an espresso bar.

Cons: Not open Sunday

sglcklch

Points +2969

Vegan
06 Aug 2018

Only game in town

Good selection but expensive, which is to be expected. Stock up in the lower 48 before you come to Alaska. We came here mostly for the salad bar, which was pretty good with decent vegan options. Stick with lunch though — they don't seem to replenish after lunch hours. We came here one evening wanting to grab something quick, but almost every tray was empty. Most people seem to also just come for lunch. Outside of those hours, the entire store is empty, quiet, and frankly pretty dead. The glum faces on the staff certainly didn't help. And what grocery store closes on Sundays??

Pros: salad bar

Cons: closed Sundays, atmopshere

XOXO

Points +1792

Vegan
18 Jul 2018

Best option in Alaska for high end groceries

They also have a food bar with a few vegan and GF options. Juice and smoothies can be found to the right of the entrance, where the tables are.

VictoriaShaver

Points +82

Vegan
07 Jun 2017

pricy but you will find it here

If they don't have it - they will order it.

Sarah P

Points +8583

Vegan
07 Apr 2016

Vegan salad bar oasis

Although not perfect, the Natural Pantry offers a great salad bar option for the area. A filling meal is expensive, and groceries are commensurate with the area. For a special splurge I like to load up at the salad bar and eat to my heart's content, though it's quite pricey to do that. The store offers a good selection of vegan products, though the deli selection is lacking for vegans. I love that the store is locally owned, as opposed to a big national chain offering similar options. Quinoa salad and brown rice were offered at the salad bar last time I was there, and a marinated tofu and lots of vegetables were available. The vegan soup was a bean tortilla soup, which didn't appeal to me on the day I was there. but people said it was good.
Updated from previous review on Thursday July 31, 2014

Pros: Vegan salad bar choices!, Items clearly marked, Expansive grocery selections

Cons: Expensive, Few, if any, vegan deli options

amandalkent

Points +38

Vegetarian
04 Nov 2008

Mediocre Store

I do not expect a lot from Alaska, because it really just is so out of sync with the rest of the world.
If you are looking for your favorite items from down in the lower 48, you might find a few here.
It is extremely expensive, but that is to be expected. Normal food prices in Alaska are astronomical, so to shop at a specialty store will set you back some serious cash.
It is an all right store. I like that they are trying to bring this lifestyle to Alaska.
It certainly is better than nothing at all.




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