Great supermarket with a good range and very affordable prices. Everything seems fresh and the…read morestore is well maintained. Furthermore, the free coffee is a great bonus for shopping. I don't do my weekly shopping here however I do like Foodland when I go there as it takes a very different approach from the other big chains (Foodland is also independent and South Australian owned).

So yes, Foodland is a chain store but they are independent franchises so they differ a little more…read morethan say Coles might. This one is a quite large store and does have a LOT of great variety. They have some amazing bakery items that I can't get elsewhere nearby. They also have great range stocked in most items. Pricewise is on par with the other big retailers with some good specials thrown in to attract you. This one is very community orientated and they seem to have a lot of competitions and support a lot of local places - which is great. In addition (not that I have ever used it but still think it's great) they have a "short stop" area inside the store where you can make yourself a coffee and sit down and read a paper for a bit. This is a fantastic idea for the elderley and they seem to contain most "try before you buy" and sample type offers to that area, which makes it easier to shop around the rest of the store.

Exciting to finally have ALDI in South Australia. I ventured in on the day after they opened and I…read morewas very pleased to see excellent organization in the store. The scanning process was quick and packing your own bags was good as you ensure you don't squish anything. As expected, the brands are all ALDI's own so for most types of items you get one choice (except in some instances you get a healthier option too which is good). They have quite a few processed foods that look very similar to the popular brands in Woolworths and Coles. In fact, some of their own brands have packaging that look so similar that they have an almost identical colour scheme. A disappointing omission was the absence of any wholegrain products. This isn't too major but would be nice to see. The vacuum-packed meats did not look too appealing and did not look as lean as cuts at Woolworths and Coles. Fresh fruit and vegetables were better than expected. I was expecting ALDI to have a lower quality than Woolworths and Coles however they seemed about on par. Their specials are good but a lot of their fresh produce which wasn't on special was pretty much the same price as the other supermarkets. When you keep in mind that there is a 0.5% surcharge for credit cards, your fruit and vegetable shop may even be a tad more expensive than Woolworths and Coles. On the other hand, their processed and packaged goods were very reasonably priced. Would definitely go back and try it again. It probably won't replace your shop at Woolworths and Coles but it has done enough, for me at least, to ensure a visit every now and again.

The 2nd most local to me IGA (I do have one closer I use much more often). This one is okay but I…read morefind the other one I use seems to have more and better specials. Maybe it is just I know the other one better and they have their specials displayed more obviously. I don't know????? This one still has everything you could need I just personally prefer the one on Elizabeth Road. However that being said, it does not mean at all that I don't shop here. You see there's the Southern Palace Chinese Shop in the same group of shops. So go order your chinese for dinner and grab a drink and some nibbles from the IGA, maybe milk for the morning or some dessert for after the yummy Chinese. So it's still a really useful shop.........but did I mention I prefer the other one better???

IGA stores seem to be cropping up in a range of places around the state. They have some good…read morespecials from time to time, however can be quite a bit smaller than some of the other big name supermarkets around the state. The staff are friendly and you can rain check if the stock of a certain item is not available for some reason or another.

Service and deliveryman all good prices good etc etc only have phone so this is a pain to doread more

I guess this could be a 2 star because technically there is nothing wrong with the food they do…read morestock except for the fact their range is so small it's not really worth the visit. The fruit and veg section in Woolworths next door is bigger and has a larger range of stock. Plus usually local fruit and veg shops are cheaper than the supermarkets and usually fresher. Here the it seems a lot like the same stock, nothing wrong with it but not like going to Fresh Fruiterers. And it's about the same price as Woolworths anyway. I went in here once for something no so out of the ordinary and they didn't even have the item. So no point going to two shops when you can just go to one.

I bought nectarines here, got them home, took them out of the plastic bag and all of them were…read morerotting except for 2 that were as hard as cricket balls. Disgusting!!!!