I have to drop my star rating for Lidl as I have not been impressed lately with the amount of…read morecheckouts open. I mostly go in here before or after work, when this is the only shop nearest the biggest Hospital in Europe they must have a good lot of custom from Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, you would think they could be more organised at peak times. This morning I was in at 08.15 there was a queue of three people in front of me and by the time I was served about ten folks behind me there was a Chap at the checkout querying a price and it took two of them to eventually sort it out. I asked the Manager if he could open another till and he told me he would when the Girl had counted her float, surely this should be done before the shop opens poor organisation. I am still happy with the goods they supply but it can be a chore to shop there.

Only recently discovered this Lidl and it being close to my work is a bonus as I have missed having…read morea Lidl or Aldi near my home. This particular Lidl is a fair size & when I visited after work one day it was surprisingly quiet, which made a nice change to my regular visit to Morrisons post-work where I have to strap on my armour & metal capped shoes to prepare myself for the inevitable mobs zig-zagging the aisles. Honestly, you would think some people have never been in a supermarket with OTHER PEOPLE before the way they act. Sheesh. Pure trolly rage man. Nae trolly rage here I am happy to report - nice wide aisles and, as I said, it seemed quite quiet to me. Yas. I was specifically in for fruit & veg and was happy to see a good selection of both on offer although not for as cheap I as remember Lidl being when I used to shop regularly in the store a few years ago. Still I guess all supermarkets have put their prices up somewhat in recent years. Bah. I spotted the odd deal - it was luckily for me cheap aubergines so I was happy being a lover of those purple fleshy beasts. I was saddened there were not more offers on but maybe since I was a regular Lidl shopper they have stopped doing so many? As you walk in this store they have to the right a huge shelf of all their 'fresh' bakery products, I say 'fresh' as I presume they are fresh at 8am but not so at 5:30pm...still quite a few items on sale & the crossiants/pastries all looked lovely but their faux Krispy Kreme style donuts looked a bit worse for wear, one even delightfully had a bite already taken out of it, mmm...try before you buy, eh? S'nice. The meat section here was a lot more well stocked compared to other Lidl's I have frequented, although I noticed a distinct lack (not rack) of lamb. Still plenty of great meat & fish bargains - I spotted two salmon steaks for a mere £2.69, pretty good. All in all this Lidl was really well stocked and although maybe not as big as some of their other Glasgow stores it had a good variety of produce too. Only tiny, minute grumble I had was when at the till they had none of their Bag-for-life type bags for sale; it was only cheap carrier or more expense insulated & super strong bags available. I should have brought my own (especially considering I seem to buy a new one nearly every other time I visit a supermarket & have a plasticky mountain of them in my flat) so my fault really. One thing I must point out about here is when you have finished packing your bags on their 'packing bench' and the rear of the shop don't do what I did and think you are being ever so helpful and take your basket with you to put back in what I presumed would be a stack of them near the entrance/exit of the shop as they are, as I rather embarrassedly found out, alarmed! So if you try to take them out the first set of exit doors a delightful alarm sounds. So, as I was told, just leave them on/near the packing bench. Okay. I know now....*cringe*

Been going to Asda over 30 years. Love it, staff are always polite and helpful. Wish you done an…read moreAsda Catalogue. Kind regards

PROS :Been using here for a while ....a lot better value for money than its competitors…read more Have actually bought identical iu at morrisons and cost conciderably more so value is good...has several hole in the wall cash machines outside...staff are generally helpfull although there are a few doh balls lol Cons: this store is showing its age and looks a bit manky Maintainence could be better loos are minging didnt even have a coat hook last time i was in Trolly parks are useless if the trollies are left out in the rain! Self service checkouts after a certain time of night

I still can't believe how quickly this Lidl opened for business - they haven't even finished the…read morebuilding above it yet! It's pretty large for a Lidl and has all the stuff you would expect including the central 'grab-a-bargain' bins of random stuff and shelves of strangely-titled products that look like familiar British brands but carry different names... hmmm. Isn't there some trading law about that sort of thing? The bakery section had some nice stickies, and there is a fairly extensive frozen section that's worth having a look at for something a little different. We tend not to buy the fresh produce at Lidl, having once bought a bag of mandarins that all turned completely green and rancid practically as soon as we got home, since then we've always been slightly suspicious about just how long things have been on the shelves. I'm trying not to see it as the competition for Morrisons just across the road that it inevitably is; there are some things that Morrisons do better, and some things that Lidl do better, so in theory they should be complementary. The downside of this of course, is that it means a two-supermarket trip every week.

Clean and well stocked…read more They have 2 self checkout tills For speed however the till area is always a little crammed so when there is a queue which is very often you don't get to browse the stock that's on the shelving opposite the tills I suppose this is a good thing as it's mostly sweets and crisps ...... But I want sweets and crisps god dam it, I want them all!!!! A little reconfiguring of the store give more room around tills please I would say that the it's due to this it lost a star and slow service at the till area, even using the self checkout .... You have to wait on the same poor server that doing all the rest of the customers to come over and hit the screen to say that bottle of paracetamol you need instead of chocolate is ok to buy

My first impression of this Co-op is that it's in quite a handy location if you can't be bothered…read moretravelling to Asda, your limited to the bare essentials though as they do not have such a wide variety of stock, which to say the least is a tad pricey. The staff that I encountered on my visit were pleasant and helpful. Just looking for a munch? Perfect! Looking for a weeks shopping? Carry on to Asda!

The grocery checklist:…read more 1) Operating Hours: from 8am to 10pm, food shop to your heart's desire 2) Accessibility: just off of Crow Road, with plenty of parking throughout the shopping plaza 3) Convenient Location: yes, it's just a hippity hop from my flat 4) Selection: wide and varied, you'll find pretty much every basic necessity you would want from a comprehensive grocery store 5) Food counters: bakery, deli and fish 6) Clean: yup, there are staff members throughout the store either cleaning or re-stocking I'll normally go to Sainsbury's if I'm in a pinch for a basic ingredient that I don't have at home and forgot to order with our weekly Tesco/Waitrose delivery. Guess I like to be spoiled by not having to lug heaps of groceries to the flat all by my wee self.

Always my happy place to go for wine, oh and food occasionally ha ha!!!…read moreThe staff here are always very helpful especially when I am wandering around in a fug, and when I am attempting to use the quick check out or not so quick as I always have to have assistance. Got some lovely Prawns here today after trying two other shops and they were on offer half price now that is what I like. Although this is a supermarket chain it also has the feel of a local shop.

Super convenient to my hotel, this place was a godsend. Anything you need from a munchy…read moreperspective, this place has it. People were always restocking shelves so you had plenty to choose from. We used both the self service and the manned checkout stands and they were equally efficient. Aisles were wide and the place was very tidy. If I lived nearby I would probably be in here every day.

This is one of the newer Tesco stores located in the central area in Sauchiehall street…read more This shop is well stocked with unusual imported foods that you would find hard to get in an international food store, I'm in general not a fan of Tesco and will only shop there if there is no where else open late. I find the security staff intimidating and rude I think one guy there has mummy issues and should really have counselling and not be taking his anger out on customers who do no wrong. The self service section is a joke as half of them have not been switched on and the one l used made me feel as if l just won the jackpot on a fruit machine in a pub, how can a shop justify paying a customer 62p change in 2p pieces. Ice cream that has been defrosted is being re frozen and sold again when l reported the issue to the duty manager he did nothing. Tesco sort yourselves out!

BOYCOTT !!!!!!!!!!!! don't trust the meat there at all!!!…read more Also appalling customer service, especially from the Asian boy Clive, the most rude worker ever least helpful actually didn't help at all, no me or the 2 customers infront of me. had to leave all shopping and walk out with my 2 small kids, after all those years never coming back!!! BOYCOTT

A supermarket review is not something that I would normally consider writing, as I usually see…read moreshopping as a chore to be endured and not enjoyed. However, the revamped Morrisons Partick store has transformed the usual boring shopping experience into a game of 'guess what this is used for' in their fruit and vegetable section. I have never heard of some of the exotic items they now have in stock, and have even less of an idea what to do with them; but it certainly makes for an interesting shopping experience! We've shopped here for many years, way before Waitrose, M&S and Tescos moved into Byres Road, or Sainsburys into Crow Road. Morrisons has always been the best value of anywhere around, even if their selection of goods in the old store was clearly geared to the - how shall I put it - somewhat unimaginative dietary requirements of the local populace? In part this was due to lack of space, but for years after it originally opened it was difficult to find much food suitable for vegetarians and those on restricted diets. For a while it was overshadowed by the flashy new Waitrose at the top of Byres Road, and there has been the ever-present threat of a mega-Tescos opening right across the road from Morrisons on the site of the old Partick Central Station. Now however - following their purchase of the adjacent video store and haberdashery outlet, they now own the entire block and have doubled in size. The new-look store feels much roomier than it used to be, and the range of exotic international foods is hugely impressive, particularly in the vast fruit and veg section at the entrance. Presumably this reflects the increasingly ethnic population of Partick and environs, or possibly the location at Partick's transport hub brings in a lot of customers from farther afield by bus, subway or train. It is certainly the easiest supermarket in the area to get to by public transport. There is a new cafe as well; and although I haven't sampled that yet, it is conveniently placed for those waiting on a train or bus connection, or waiting for their taxi arriving to collect them with their shopping - a relatively common sight at this Morrisons. I'm fascinated by the green vegetable counter with its system of pipes wafting cold fog over the produce. I think this is the first time I've seen such a system in Scotland, although they are common in the States. You can't help but wonder how long they will continue to sell the more exotic fresh produce though, especially such rare delicacies as samphire at 16 quid per 100g. Let's make the most of it and enjoy it while it lasts.

M&C's seems to be part of the gang of guerrilla shops operating within the Tesco junta's patch on…read moreMaryhill Road. In spitting distance from the big bad T, this place goes about its business without, apparently, a care in the world. One of those shops that sells just about everything, M&C's is the perfect corner shop not on a corner. Ok so it cant compete on Tesco prices and you probably wouldn't want to do your big shop here but for a pint of milk or some kick ass fresh fruit when on the march, then this place wins hands down over the bright lights and big ques offered in Big T.

For that wee special delicacy it's always worth popping into Waitrose. I wouldn't use it as a…read moreregular supermarket though, it's just too pricey for that. Morrisons is more in my budget range for the weekly shop, but there's always something in Waitrose to tempt you into spending more than you intended when you came in. Of course, all supermarkets want to do just that, but Waitrose seem to manage it more easily than most. This branch isn't huge, but it's somewhere larger than a 'metro' size and has more in it than you would think. They've even opened up a wee coffee bar at the front now, which seems to attract a few thirsty shoppers. The upstairs car park gives them a big advantage over Tesco and M&S farther down the road for bulk shoppers with deep pockets, but for me it's always a hand basket '5 items or less' style of visit.

The whole of the G12 postcode seemed to have a collective orgasm when Waitrose opened…read more Conversations in coffee shops shifted from bandwagon-jumping politics to whether or not Waitrose sold quaill's eggs, and it's arrival was exactly what the West End needed. Not only did it provide reassurance to it's residents that they were just as middle class as those from the nice parts of Edinburgh, but it allowed the West Enders to finally ditch their transparent bohemian pretence and concentrate on what's really important in life, like eating pheasant. When people talk about Waitrose it's position as a status symbol never seems far off their lips, but the quality is there too. If you're after something a bit special for dinner they sell countless brands you won't find elsewhere, and things like veal and venison that are often unavailable in other supermarkets. Well laid out, well stocked, and with a token nod to the fairtrade ethos if you feel guilty about spending a tenner on a loaf of bread. I'm glad they've arrived.

New updated 'Yay! I'm a fan' comes as a result of spotting BrewDog beer on sale in the alcomahol…read moreisle. For me, this counts as a pretty darn good reason to top up my Tesco review and give a wee report on this fledgling store. Frankly i'm still a wee bit amazed as to how this 24 hour store stays clean. I mean, when do they do it, how do they do it? Do they have super fast midgets who sprint from the gaps between isles to scoop up any crumbs, litter or random detritus? Do said midgets have mop attachments on their feet to allow a kind of 'killing two birds' type ethos when cleaning up afore mentioned debris? You see peepholes, these are the burning questions that keep me awake at night! Anyway, spick span, clean store selling Brewdog beers and other alcohol and stuff. Good, aye.

I'm not sure if it's the American in me, but I love BIG stores. That's not saying that I don't…read moreshop local, because I most certainly do and try to as much as possible, but there is something about the draw of a big store that has me coming back time and time again. Most recent to shop for a Thanksgiving dinner I hosted for 15 of my friends. Everything about this Tesco Extra is great. It's big, it's bright, it's airy. There are nooks and crannys of goodies everywhere you turn. I've even noticed lately, there's a self serve kiosk to print pictures that you can simply hook up to your phone (they have phone jacks for every type of phone) and print photo quality pictures from your phone!! How mega is that?! I come here when I'm looking for things I can't find close to where I live (not that this Tesco is far away). They have loads of different ethnic sections where I have been able to buy things from back home that I wouldn't normally find at my local shops in town. Canned pumpkin and corn meal being two of the items I picked up for my party. The employees here have always been nothing less than helpful when I've needed them, and although it's always slammed packed with people, I've never had any issues with getting in and out with ease when I've needed to. There is underground parking which is fab on those rainy days (if you drive) and nearby access to public transportation if you need it. Also, in the building that houses Tesco, there's a post office, a Greggs, a card store, a dentist office, among other things. It really could be your one stop shop in the Mary Hill area! :) Although I prefer to shop local, there are just some days when a mega store is where I can find what I'm looking for! i'll always be back!