My goodness how this branch of Waitrose has gone downhill! This used to be my local before I moved…read morearea and was back today in Northwood so thought I would pop into Waitrose to get a couple of bits. The store looks a complete MESS! They have decided it would be a good idea to stack boxes upon boxes of produce on top of each other on every single aisle. The shelves look appalling. It looks more akin to shopping in a budget supermarket not what is supposed to be a high end supermarket. The ambiance and shopping experience therefore is not what it used to be which is such a shame! Everything just feels so different but in a negative way to how it used to be. The whole feel of the place is different. There has been a gradual decline in standards over the last few years but what I witnessed today really shocked me. Thank goodness my local Gerrards Cross store remains a wonderful shopping experience and the store beautifully kept. Long may that last!

So this branch opened in 1987.....and mann does it look it! It just does not have the same feel and…read moreatmosphere as the newer branches. When I'm in Northwood, I just pop in really, so I'm glad this is not my local!

I'm so lucky to have such a good supermarket like this, on my doorstep. It's clean, spacious and…read morewith a wide variety of quality goods that other supermarkets wouldn't stock. I buy around half my groceries and household goods from here, including freshly baked bread. Tongs are always available for picking up the bread, which I find reassuring. As for the staff? First class and always very professional!

I buy a split tin and a Sandwich loaf costing £1.30 each, every week from the Bakery of the Ruislip…read morebranch. It used to come hygienically wrapped, but now it is left unwrapped for all to handle, including those who have just emerged from the toilet, and those who just sneezed into their hands etc.. It is a well-known fact that the general hygiene in this country is iffy. So when customers in making their selection, do not settle for the first loaf but handle quite a few before choosing the one they want, will definitely spread contamination to the rest of us. I have taken this matter up with the floor manager today and on two other occasions but I am being fobbed off with pat answers that this is the company's policy. I ask you: Will she feed her own family with something which she knows could be contaminated? Other supermarkets provide tongs and paper bags, why cannot a responsible firm like Waitrose who say they are all in favour for a healthy living for their customers do likewise?

This is the smallest Tesco Express out of all the four in Watford…read more I'm sooo grateful for this store it does save you going to Tesco Extra (24)hrs which is in the lower part of the High street, but this store is more central. The store is convenient, so it does have all the essentials. Its got the "food to go" bit for the grab something for lunch crowd, plus it also has a Costa coffee machine and they sell flowers also they have some ethnic foods which they managed to squeeze in. The offers are good as well, placed cleverly when you enter in, whether that's Alcohol or Junk food. Their customer service is so so, but they get the job done. It's my local so I'm always in here.

Literally saved me on a Sunday in the late evening. With not much else open and in rainy weather…read more(it's London, so it's always chancing rain really), Tesco had exactly what I was craving at night: ice cream bars. You can never say no to ice-cream, even if it's really your dinner with some hot coffee curled up on the couch during a NCIS marathon.

The young lady who served me at the trolley self-service was friendly and massively helpful…read more I highly recommend shopping here. I was abke to efficiently purchase my shopping and left with a smile.

Simply amazing. I can't rave about this stores recent makeover enough. I feel I should get paid…read morelike a top PR the amount I have enthused for the new store... which was long overdue being modernised and this Summer saw Tesco Watford become the talk of the town and the nation, as it's the first to get the flash new overhaul and it made the news. Literally. The renovations were undertaken without closing the store and whilst I admit I did stop shopping here while they were being carried out, I returned, opening day, with a fist full of vouchers to entice me back. You now have to queue to get in the car park. But...it's worth it and they now have car park assistants who direct you to spaces (layout has changed in the car park and disabled bays are now near the main doors). Outside is the same except for the swanky new Giraffe restaurant we are lucky to have in Watford now... But that deserves its own review later! Inside. Customer services is in same place, bit small and under staffed for a super store perhaps. There's a new 'scan and shop' section which I still need to try but I see a lot if peeps are using it. Food to go area is fab. Think salad bar to help yourself, loads if sarnies to chose from and pre packed salad and sushi goodies. Also it's a good section to nip to if picnicking. Plus there's self serve tills for this section alone so it's super convenient. The new bakery. Wowsers. So middle class and rustic. I lurve. Wooden table a la farm house laden with baked goods and hearty loaves. Also a counter with lots of posh desserts (quite pricey) and cakes. It's quite hard to grasp this is now where all bread and cakes are though. But it's early days. The toilet is in this section. No sign though. Annoying. And only one in whole hench store which is disappointing. Harris and Hoole. Love the look. Great lattes. Will sample food am sure. Always busy and not keen on the buzzers they give you to wait for coffee. Bit ott. But there's a coffee cart directly outside store so I usually grab one there as less busy. Florence and Fred. Happy days. This section looks amazing. Trolleys are able to mooch the aisles and it really feels like a proper clothes store, better fixtures and layout/feel than Marks or Next. And stock is great, fab designs and cheap as chips. I always come away with something. Fitting rooms are spacious too. Rest of store super laid out. New pizza counter (still not a patch on Asda's counter pizzas though- listen up Mr Tesco!). Fruit and veg section is epic, so spacious and easier to navigate than before. Make up and health sections look great as does home wears. Proper department store vibes. Loving. Dangerous for my bank balance. Opticians and pharmacy both helpful and knowledgable. Tills are still bit queuey but lots of people are checking out the store so busier than usual I think. Defo worth a visit. You can spend a whole day in here which I guess is the point as it has a destination shopping feel now. They even do yoga and kids classes here. Massive thumbs up!!

I prefer going to Sainsbury than Tesco's. I would like them to stop increasing the prices of Linda…read moreMcCartney mozerella burgers, as one day I can buy them and they are £1.75 and the next week they are £2.50, this is so wrong as we are not talking about a few pennies here. The service is where I have to have a gripe. I prefer going to a check out and having a cashier scan my items. I do not like self-service at all. sometimes I will visit the store and there are no cashiers, so i am forced to go to a self-service to scan my shopping, i have real issues with doing this, as i not only have arthritis in my hand but have a poor eye-sight. This week, no cashiers again and so I was once again forced to scan items. Fortunately, for me one of the shop assistants, Tizi helped me, she was kind, professional and efficient, very pleasant lady. Last week, there was one till open and the queue of customers was long. There was team leaders/supervisors standing around chatted and when I asked for another till to be opened, she was abrupt and pointed to the self-service and said one of those is free, without even looking me in the eye. How rude! That is my only gripe with Sainsbury in the Parade. I will sign off with being positive about the shop assistant who was very helpful. Thank you Tizi.

For all it's worth, this supermarket just isn't bad! After a refurbishment a good few years ago,…read morethe store looks bigger, it has more stuff in it and looks like it can compete with other, much bigger, supermarkets around the area. The food on offer and the merchandising has been done VERY well and the offers are nicely spread out. I like it here and would automatically go back if given the chance. I'm not giving it a perfect score because it's location is just so poor. The main entrance is off a small side road and the car park is too restrcitive to make a decent enough turnover. Just not quite there yet!

The beauty of this Tesco Express is that, aside from a Morrisons some distance away, there's no…read moreother general food store in Hatch End. Although small, this store has enough for you to grab basic provisions you might have run out of and has a cash till as well. This Tesco also has a few dedicated parking bays - parking in Hatch End, no matter what time of day or night - is a luck of the draw, as there are numerous restaurants on the main road so the roads are always packed with parked cars. If desperate, however, there is a free car park behind the shops, that you can get to by driving down Grimsdyke Road and turning left just past the Quickfit.

This isn't really about Tesco per se....but about one of their products…read more.. Tesco's Finest Lasagna I was absoluely knackered after a hard day last week and just wanted to get home and crash in front of telly but had no food in so stopped by Tesco and picked a Lasagna (must be their finest line) for £3 (serves two)........being Italian I am deeply ashamed to admit I 'bought' a pasta dish....but I really couldn't be bothered to cook....I was expecting the worse but figured what the hell... How wrong could I be....it was really nice....a decent bolognese sauce and lots of it, nicely cooked pasta that retained it's bite...a creamy bechamel with undertones of bay and nutmeg and a good sprinkling of parmesean...I cooked it for a longer than suggested until the top was nicely browned and pulsating with the molten sauces and ate every single bite ....if you're stuck for a quick dinner for a guest...buy a couple of these...make a salad...get some garlic bread...and enjoy....really nice.

Well stocked, supermarket strangely on the top of a car park. Unfortunately the lifts to reach…read moreWaitrose frequently break down & can make it difficult to reach. Close to the tube station & open fairly late for commuters. It has mostly everything you want & a small cafe at the back of the store. Staff are friendly & very pleasant.

Not the biggest Sainsbury's that you will ever visit but is is pretty well stocked with essentials…read more Parking is good, the carpark is rarely full and you can always find a space. Staff are pleasant and helpful making it overall a positive shopping experience.

Sainsburys in South Ruislip is one of the largest supermarkets in the area and offers a good range…read moreof food and drink. It has an in store bakery which turns out freshly baked bread throughout the day. There is a small clothes department and a home ware section so this makes it perfect for the weekly shop. It offers a free car park but the trolleys do need a token or £1 coin in order to use them. The staff are friendly and helpful and the shop clean and tidy. There is a good selection of the most popular cds, dvd's and games. There is a petrol station on site and it is easy to get to.

I just love shopping here! very clean, food always fresh…read more staff always kind and attentive Love the ready meal!

Good M & S food. Service is always excellent. Does get a bit hectic during commuter home time. One…read moredownside is it does not open late enough.