I love my local Coles. I wish I lived upstairs from this place. There's a ton of supermarkets in the Parra area and although this is a drive for me, its in my opinion, the one that consistently offers the freshest fruit and veg.
They have a seafood section (handy for last min purchases). There's a smorgasboard of cheese for your own selection next to the deli counter.
They have turkey breast, thigh and mince (which is a rare find in other stores like woolies). The aisles make sense .. except for that very first one after the fruit and veg - its always the 'reject' aisle .. its where seasonal stuff is dumped (like discounted easter eggs, or maybe blankets).
They have done away with a lot of the checkout counters and have installed a HEAP of the self service ones, so if you aren't a fan of the self serve, prepare to wait a while .. speaking of, if the manager of this coles happens to stumble across this review, let me be the first to congratulate you on one of your checkout lads - this kid had ALL customers in stitches .. even the couple in front of me spent a good minute after having paid just hanging about hooked on the convo - how refreshing!!
Parking is great here too .. on-street or down the ramp and under Coles (first 3 hrs free I think? Or is it 2 hrs?). read more