The supermarket is mediocre but the attitude of the staff there Is worse. After purchasing my…read moregroceries, i habitually check the receipt in case I've been incorrectly charged. Instead of inspecting it right in the middle of the thoroughfare, I stepped aside into a corner in its cafe seating area to get out of everyone's way. Not a word of a lie, I was not loitering and only there for a few seconds, before a cafe assistant immediately told me to leave the area as it was for 'Customers dining only'. I was not occupyying the seating area and explained I was quickly checking my receipt and will leave immediately. The cafe assistant was indifferent and repeated the area was for dining customers only and if I needed to check my receipt to go and check elsewhere! I wouldn't mind as much if the cafe area was bursting at its seams and my groceries were sprawled across the tables and occupying unnecessary space. The said cafe area was completely empty!!! Not a customer in sight. How ridiculous! No standing in the five foot exclusion zone not even for a few seconds. So whose way am I in exactly? Let's ask its customers shall I? No wait, there aren't any to ask! Strange how Rewe was happy to accept my business a minute ago. Well, I've conceded it's a classic case of post business 'You don't exist' syndrome. Needless to say, I shall be reciprocating, I won't be parting cash at this supermarket again.

Real is heavily advertised now in Germany, it's supposed to be 'a new way' people do groceries…read morehere. And I have to say it's not bad. It's a big supermarket, you can find almost anything there. It's not as expensive as Edeka or Rewe, but not as cheap as Lidl or Aldi. Remarkable things about it are: 1) a book section, 2) a very big toy section, 3) big '1 euro' section, 4) massive frozen food section, all sorts of pizzas, i mean ALL 5) lots of fruits and vegies, including exotic dragonfruit, cactus fruits and so on. 6) an amazing choice of chocolade and confectionary, not sure because it's Christmas time now or just because. For 'points freaks', like me, Real is the place to shop: it's part of the biggest loyalty card program in Germany, Payback card. So happy shopping and don't forget to scan your card!

A very big supermarket but nothing out of the ordinary. Decent take away food.read more