This is a giant supermarket very near to Southern Cross Station, with a convenient tram stop right…read moreout front. There's also a parking deck with validated parking with a purchase. We stopped here to grab a few things at the pharmacy and to stock up on treats to bring home. Prices were reasonable and a good amount of items were on sale. If you need a food thing, they probably have it.

Conveniently located right by Southern Cross Station. This Coles is the best place to pick up all…read moreyour grocery needs! The price and the selection is probably the best in the area. The interior is spacious, the shelves is well stocked and service is quick. They also have a beer/wine store on the right of the cashiers. Great place to pick up some alcoholic beverage after your grocery shopping!

The Woolworths in Australia is not closely the same as former Woolworths in the US. Those days are…read moregone and Woolworths was more of a 5 and dime type of variety store back in the 1960's and 1970's. The Woolworths in Australia is a full service grocery store where I usually find the Aussie style licorice that is more chewy than licorice you would purchase in the US. Prices are very good, the bakery is the first stop where I look at fresh baked goods and determine if I will be able to consume what I purchase before leaving the country. Your own carry-out bags are needed to transport your items if you are unable to pick them up by yourself. The store hours are usually 7 am to 11 pm daily.

Woolworths is Australia's biggest supermarket chain. We bought some Australian chips. Liquor is…read morealso sold here- adjacent BWS. The location is convenient and the place is pretty big.

This is one huge megastore…read more Situated inside the brand new South Melbourne Central complex, South Melbourne Woolworths is the place to go if you're serious about your grocery shopping. Everything about this place points to mass consumerism. There are rows upon rows upon rows of items, the only problem is figuring out what it is that you actually need. I challenge you to come home from this Woolworths without an abundance of produce that you had no intention of buying in the first place.

I decided to try this woolies as I was sick of going to my normal ones where the fruits and vegies…read morewas always running out. Great new - there was plenty of fruits and vegies and the meat looks great too. It was not super busy where our trolleys was hitting each other. I think this will b my woolies of choice for now. :)

Quality/Quantity - Got a liter of OJ, which was actually…read morecheaper than soda... Decent beer and wine section, see pictures. Atmosphere - One of their small formats "corner store." Almost like a large convenience store format. Cut and pasted from their website, "It's like a regular ALDI. Only a bit smaller. And a bit closer. It's super convenient. With fancy bread, meals to go, sushi, and so on. Ok so maybe it's not exactly like a regular ALDI. But it's still good. And it's still different. And the prices are still low." Parking garage is available, but we walked. Free 1 hour parking after spending $30. Open 7 days a week from 8:30am to 8pm. Service - Good refund and return policy, see picture. Cut and pasted from their website, "If you're not completely satisfied with one of our everyday grocery items or Special Buys, you can return it for a refund or replacement within 60 days. Simply bring the product back to any ALDI store with proof of purchase (eg. receipt, bank statement, warranty card, credit card statement), ideally with the product packaging. Our friendly staff will then assist you with a refund or replacement." Price - Sorry, I can't remember, but it was inexpensive. Well at least less expensive and healthier than soda. Owner Comment - Congrats on your success since 1946 with your 11,235+ worldwide locations. And since 2001 with 580 locations in Australia. We shopped your brand in Spain often.

Now lets be honest, a supermarket is a supermarket but unlike your local and woolies, ALDI achieves…read moreprices that those store could not beat. I frequent ALDI when i need large quantities of the necessities. I stock up on long life milk (1L for $1), Flour (1kg for 89c) and even their (sometimes hilarious) European branded items taste similar if not exactly the same as their relatively more expense brother and sisters. European branded Nutri-Grain will only set you back a couple bucks instead of $7 or $8 (What are they actually thinking? It's cereal god-dammit!), so invest a visit to ALDI. You actually collect your items from the very crates and boxes they are delivered in. Only downside is they dont sell tofu and vegan products, but hey, I'm happy to walk out of their with whatever i can. Saves me a fortune every week!

I don't want to shop here anymore! It's always so busy especially right after work. Note to self,…read moredon't go in before dinner EVER. 7 days a week you can count on it being busy right before dinner. The store doesn't have a bakery like other Coles stores do, and it is smaller than most. Staff is friendly enough. No complaints here.

So... having lived in three cities around Australia I feel qualified to comment on things like the…read morevariation between Coles Supermarkets. This one is nothing special. It's relatively small, but it's really convenient if you live in the Yarraville / Seddon area, because you can avoid Footscray Coles which is a fairly rotten experience. The two good things about it are: 1. One of the check out girls is deaf and uses sign language but has pointing down to a fine art. It's pretty awesome to see her in action. 2. They have a great range of Melinda's gluten free goodies.

Pretty good woollies store with helpful friendly staff but the parking here is rubbish and there…read moreare often dodgy people hanging around outside. Close to train station and other convenient stores including chemist and BWS nearby. If only the parking wasn't so bad I would come more often.

From the first glance around the shelves it's clear that Brunswick IGA is as independent a…read moresupermarket as they come. The tell-tale signs are all there; the comparatively cramped space the store inhabits, the slightly nonsensical layout of the isles and displays (with some exceptions; putting a huge tampon display next to the chocolate isle may not be as illogical as it first appears), the surplus of markdown stickers overtaking the shelves. The latter feature is one of Brunswick IGA's greatest assets, which boasts more specials each week than your pocket calculator could ever dare to comprehend in a quick trip to the shops. Indeed, the prices on the whole tend toward the lower end of the scale when compared to most other independent grocery stores, with a few items managing to compete with the giants of the industry. That said, there are cheaper places in the neighbourhood to purchase fruit and vegetables, but the quality is generally decent enough. The bottle shop is small but moderately priced, albeit located on the opposite side of the store to the car park. License restrictions also require that all alcohol be purchased from the counter on that side of the store, which can be slow during peak times. If you hit the store at the wrong time, the checkouts might be clogged with elderly folk insistent on paying in loose change. Still, the staff are mostly fairly efficient, despite the odd sour demeanour (though this phenomenon is hardly unique to this store). The store also boasts a fairly decent range of obscure and specialty food items catering to the multicultural nature of the area, from Greek through to Lebanese goods. My personal victory find was Harissa paste. One of the main downsides to is the early closing time of 9pm, which is occasionally ushered in a little earlier. On the other hand, it tends to open on most public holidays. On the whole, a Brunswick IGA is a convenient and reliable grocery store (though it couldn't hurt to double check expiry dates).

Not too shabby a supermarket. You have to be careful about the sale items, because I noticed a lot…read moreof expired or near-expired items in the dairy section, but otherwise it's got a good selection and decent enough prices. I wouldn't buy everything here since there's so many good markets nearby, but it's great for the basics.

It's a bit of a battle for Safeway and Coles right across the road from each other on Carlisle St…read morein Balaclava. Sadly, I think this Safeway comes off second best, as it just doesn't have that much to offer. Except cheeses! They have a really good section for cheese where I love to rustle through it to find the quick sale deals! The other decent part is its deli where it is probably a little bit better than the Coles across the road however as a whole they don't have as much good meats, bread or fruit and vegetables.