This is my favorite grocery store in town; pretty small, but has a quaint charm to it. I lived not far from this part of the city, a charming urban neighborhood that is quite scaled but still not far from downtown or the (mature) suburbs.
There is a little parking lot next to the store, and you can park along Merrymeeting Road or the surrounding streets as well I guess. I always walked there so I never looked much into parking options. They accept debit and credit cards like larger grocery stores.
As you walk in, you'll notice a baked goods section and small deli that has a good selection of store-made items and other local Newfoundland goods. There are only two cash registers to the left, and usually a security guard which I thought was a little odd for a small grocery store in St. John's but nonetheless, and from there on you see the normal grocery aisles you'd expect. Lines have never been a problem. Staff seem friendly. The aisles carry the name of local streets, ie. Cookstown Road.
Their pricing is obviously a little higher than that of Walmart, Sobeys and Dominion - but really, it's a local chain of grocery stores headquartered in Corner Brook. They don't really have the scale that these chains do, and for what it's worth, there's not a big difference anyway. Weekly flyer often has pretty competitive specials, I imagine sold as loss leaders.
Definitely better than the Sobeys store further down the street. Shop here, support local businesses before they're gone altogether. Colemans has a special place in the heart of many people living in this area I think. read more