Fantastic new Mace shop and off licence in Pentrefoelas. Just down the road from Ysbyty Ifan on the…read moreA5 They have just about everything you need in one place. Their new Welsh Pantry is Just fantastic. Wonderful Welsh made products and a great selection of Welsh Ales and Lagers (including Purple Moose Brewery and Tomos Watkins). The freshly baked bread is just amazing and the eccles cakes are even better.

The Village Stores. Can't praise them enough. Geoff and his team go out of their way to help. They…read moreare friendly and will even delivery your shopping locally if you can't get out and about or just need a bit of help. They are often cheaper than Spar and if there is something you want that they don't have in stock, simply ask and they go out of their way to ensure it is there by your next visit!

This is a typical Spar on a busy High Street. There isn't really any convienient parking, though…read moremost people just leave their car on the double yellow lines outside. They sell most things you would want or expect from this type of shop.

Everything a corner shop could need, plus alcohol…read more If you're an avid reader of my reviews, you will recall an Italian Bistro I used to work at which used to send me out for pizza because it was on the menu but we didn't cook it. The same bistro used to send me running out to the 10 til 10 to get Amaretto for the occasional late night regular who'd prop up the bar and regale us all with the week's gossip. So it has always been the place for me where you can get emergency alcohol. And there's a decent selection. I do miss the way it used to be with a wooden frame separating you from the drink and grubby windows which students and tramps alike pressed their noses against whilst picking their drink of choice. These days they're a lot more trusting and let you get the majority of stuff yourself, but then they've obviously come under new management too, if the gaudy new shop sign is anything to go by. I have before and after pictures for comparison...

10 til 10 is a small convenience market that is actually open from 9am to whenever they feel like…read moreshutting, which is sometimes as late as 2 or 3 in the morning. I guess by lowering the expectations about when the shop was going to actually be open they expected that people walking past at midnight would be pleasantly surprised and would venture in and but Snack-a-Jacks and Blossom Hill rose aplenty. This is a particular gem if you have a friend, or indeed if you are a friend, who lives around the area. In which case a few six packs of export strength lager and a bag of minstrels procured at just-above-supermarket prices mean that the party can keep on going long after the last orders at the Pilgrim has been rung. Oh hells yeah.

Not a bad shop, well stocked for such a small place (could be tidier though)…read more The weekday staff are very pleasant but evenings and weekends are a bit his and miss as the staff can be a little apathetic and offhand. The worst of all is the vile 'Man in Black' a rake thin youth with extravagantly coifed hair habitually dressed head to toe in black. This young man seems to have nothing but contempt and loathing for anyone who walks in the door (he seems to have taken a particular dislike to me) No greeting when you walk in, a faint sneer on his face when serving (sometimes giving way to open amusement), goods are slammed on the counter rather too forcefully and a reluctance to move out of your way (or a weary sigh when asked to move) when he is stocking shelves/fridge's etc. Sadly (for me anyway) he now seems to have enlisted the aid of the woman who works Saturday afternoons (don't know her name but she has a multi coloured hairdo more suitable for someone twenty years younger) as I walked in on Saturday and both of them seemed to be highly amused by me (and did little to conceal the fact) Not very nice really, it's getting to the point where I feel uncomfortable going into the shop when this young man is working and I reluctantly go to the Coop over the road. Talking to some friends about this last night it seems I'm not the only one he's managed to alienate as quite a few feel the same way as I do. If anyone in a management/supervisory position at the Broadway reads this, do something please he (and to a lesser extent his Saturday PM cohort) do little to enhance your business.

The Co-op in Rhos-on-Sea is much bigger than you'd imagine from the outside. Although it's narrow…read moreit goes back a long way so there's a good variety of groceries, newspapers and magazines on offer. They always seem to have a huge selection of alcoholic drinks, not sure what that says about the people of Rhos-on-Sea!