Iceland sell frozen products, chilled items (dairy, fresh meat, salad etc) and grocery products. It…read morealso sells alcohol and basic homewares. Everything is extremely well priced, and some of the cheapest out of the main UK supermarkets, including 89p pizzas. It won Pizza Retailer of the Year 2014, and at Christmas 2014 it won "best mince pies in Britain" by the Good Housekeeping institute. Iceland offer a free home delivery service on shopping which totals over £25. They accept all major credit cards, Flexecash cards, Love2Shop vouchers, and cash. They don't accept cheques. They offer cashback. This store is clean, well stocked, and well laid out, with friendly and helpful staff and managers, who are happy to go out of the way to help their customers. It has 5 aisles and 5 tills including a wide wheelchair-access till. As well as trolleys and baskets, it also has a disabled trolley and an infant trolley available. Trolleys require a £1 coin or a token to release them. The store can get very busy at times, especially around certain times of year such as Christmas. This store also has contactless card payment options. Home delivery availability is displayed on a large sign as you walk into the store. It is within a good sized free car park which is floodlit and includes disabled bays and parent-and-child bays, as well as trolley return bays.

MY first stop when I need frozen foods and other bits and pieces. The staff are always helpful and…read morefriendly and I often take advantage of the fact that they can deliver for free if you spend over £25. They've got a great range of foods, not just frozen and for special occasions like barbeques or Christmas, etc, they have a great selection of party foods for all.

I can't speak too highly about Iceland as a company. I used to shop very regular at some of the…read morelarger supermarkets but found they were getting very expensive. With the credit crunch and everything it became very important to watch my outgoings. As well as going to some of the other budget supermarkets I spend a lot of my time here. The food is great, and they have a great selection of both frozen and other types of food. One thing I like especially with iceland is their pricing system. It is not there to try and mislead you. It doesn't saying £1.99. It would say £2.00. It wouldn't say 99p it would say £1.00. It is much easier to work out how much you have spent. This particular store is a favourite of mine. It is very clean. The staff are friendly. There is also lots of car parking spaces.

My favourite frozen food shop . . . great prices and good food quality, even the shops own brand. I…read morewouldn't buy non frozen food here though as it's pricey compared to say Asda.

I'm so glad to see my fellow Mancunians concur, and worship at the altar that is Lidl. As you may…read moreor may not know, I'm my father's daughter and a budget supermarket girl who loves saving money. I'd been courting Aldi for donkey's years, a Lidl virgin. Then one day my mother, a Fuerteventurian resident, excitedly exclaimed that Lidl were coming to her little island. My parents were attending the grand opening. I'd never visited Lidl before that, but over in Fuerte, Sirius muesli bars, Linessa juice and Yogosan yoghurt had me hooked... then on a recent trip to the Curry Mile, I saw there was a Lidl right at the start of it. And somehow, I moved within walking distance of that Lidl. Last night I made my debut there, and I was stunned. I was on my way to the Sainsbury's in Fallowfield but decided to see how much I could get there instead. The answer was EVERYTHING (apart from the halloumi). Everything and MORE. Big, proper, crunchy salted pretzels. The bread rolls I needed. Okay, I thought, but it can't be as good as Aldi. Bet it doesn't have the pesto. Oh it has the pesto alright, which do you want, Genovese or Rossa? Juice, I need juice. It'll all be from concentrate... no, there it is, freshly squeezed and 99p. So if there's no eggs I'll pick those up at... nope, there they are, free range and six of them for, yes, 99p. Root vegetable crisps for less than a pound. Japanese rice snacks. Slowly but surely my shop went from an essential last minute grab to a browse. I grabbed some high quality chocolate in case I decided to bake... yep, less than a pound too. And there were my beloved Sirius cereal bars. So they may not have had the elusive cherry variety, but they offered yoghurt-coated goodness in the form of sugar or chocolate flakes, and banana and chocolate muesli. Yep, in my basket too. By the way, this all tastes fabulous, because remember - Europeans have high standards. Right now I'm kicking myself for forgetting to grab the cat radiator bed in the middle Aisle of Randomness I saw. I must have neglected it in my excitement. Lidl, I salute you. I pronounce you 'Liddle' but the TV advert tells me it's 'Leedle'. Either way, I'm happy I found you.

When I first started university this building was an empty shell. My student life involved long…read morewalks to Asda which seemed especially long on the way back after I decided it was a good idea to buy 12 cans of beer, 3 litres of orange squash, 4 cans of beans etc. Thank God for those Germans and their wonderful supermarkets. Lidl arrived. It seems to have inadvertently brought along its own accordionist who is always outside come rain or shine - she's actually pretty good. I disagree with Alfie about Lidl not being the best place for a weekly shop. I often did my weekly shop here, even if it was sometimes necessary to supplement it with items from Worldwide and Tesco. The best things to buy: fruit and veg (really good deals like 29p for an aubergine, 19p for a cucumber), pesto (half the price of Tesco pesto), gin, cloudy lemonade, German beer, frozen pizzas (often half price), mozzarella, frozen Indian snacks, tortellini, antipasti, ice cream... I challenge you to carry more than £15's worth of Lidl's goods home with you.

Sadly, I've never got the hype about Aldi, they might be associated with "bargains" and "low…read moreprices" however I don't really agree, I always find that in ALDI you are paying less for a decreased level of quality, service and in-store experience and this branch here in the Manchester Arndale sums up my scepticism completely. This branch is in quite an unusual condition, it is located on the upper floor of the Manchester Arndale, with enterences from street level from Market Street and from Shopping centre level, where the actual only floor of the store is. The store just didn't feel nice, and it felt like a Pound shop in certain areas, it just felt cheap with the poor level of shelving etc, it just wasn't very nice at all. ALDI and LIDL are very similar in this approach across most of their branches, which are two very similar "discount" brands however another problem with the brand that this branch is a prime example of is the queuing, the queuing system was really badly handled, there are no self service tills, customer service desks or anything like that here, there is just a very low number of tills which don't cope well with queues, I eventually decided to leave and buy my products from somewhere else because of this. I did notice the store manager too who basically stared at me at a comment I made about the poor quality feel of the store and the cheap shelving and layout, he basically rudely stared at me before walking off, he didn't even acknowledge me or try to speak about the problem. Sadly this ALDI branch at the Manchester Arndale is a prime example of all things wrong with the brand especially with the poor, cheap layout and the awful queuing which isn't handled very well at all, so sadly deserves a single one star. which is a shame to start off on a negative foot as this is my first review for an ALDI store.

I'm not prone to depression but spending five minutes in this Aldi definitely made me feel like I…read morewas sliding down a long and bleak hillside. For starters, this store is about ten times bigger than any Aldi I've seen before and looks and feels like a gigantic Iceland. There's no attempt at seducing customers or displaying goods in an attractive manner - everything is just stacked up as easily as possible with horrible signage. The lights look like interrogation strip-lights and there's no music or ambience. In short, the whole focus is on the products and what a mixed bunch they are! One minute you're walking past an aisle of cheap biscuits, crackers and crisps, the next cheap cheap DVD players, walkmans and sat navigation systems. At the back of the store there's an even cheaper fresh and frozen section with perfect looking fruit and veg, meat, fish, cheese, butter, pizzas, puddings and ready meals. Strangely, Aldi seem to sell odd bits and bobs of clothing too from cheap fishing gloves and hats to wool scarves. I'm sure you could pick up some good things if you looked hard enough but frankly, I can't imagine having the time or the inclination to return.

I only shop at Iceland when i am having a party or if no other supermarket is available.There is…read morenot that much choice for a whole shop but OK when you buy your freezer bits. Although Iceland does provide fruit,veg,tinned and fridge items there isn't a wide range of choice. I love the party platters they do for five pounds and will be stocking up this Christmas, the food doesn't taste that bad. I don't find the staff very welcoming and as most of them live near that Iceland they gossip to people they know while there serving people which i think is rude. The only bonus is that when you have done a shop if you dont have a car they will deliver it to your door providing you have a bonus card and spend over twenty five pounds. Only good for freezer bits but I guess thats all Iceland is about.

If you are on a budget i would recommend iceland to do your weekly shopping. Most items are all…read moreround figure prices such as £1, £2 etc. They sell a majority of frozen food (hence the name!) such as ready meals, pizzas, ice cream, you name it they have it in a box or bag frozen! They also sell bread, biscuits, fresh meat, fruit and veg and a limited selection of alcohol. With prices these day it is comforting to know there is still somewhere you can get reasonably priced groceries!

This store isn't very big and usually has allot of queues, the good side to Iceland is that it is…read morevery cheap and always has good bargains. Iceland mainly sell frozen foods and a very big range to, they do offer a small range of groceries and chilled food. They offer a home delivery if you spend 25 or more which is great if you want to shop a little more and don't want to be carrying everything around, if you do home delivery you get to choose a time slot that suits you they usually advertise these times on a board on the way into store.

Cheap and cheerful. The staff are helpful and the free delivery its fab if you buy lots!! Great…read moreoffers and the prices are brill for frozen food. Everything we have had from there has been really good and no complaints! Easy access and free parking for iceland customers =)

For such a small store there is a great selection of fruit and veg. Also the meat and fish offering…read moreis first rate. Prefer to the local Tesco.

I often visit this Aldi to help my boyfriend carry home his fortnightly shop, which rarely comes to…read moremore than £20 despite the fact it takes two of us to lug home. This Aldi is of an average size - a bit smaller than the one on Market Street and a bit larger than the one at Trafford Bar. Stock levels are usually pretty good, except for the 'Aldi super 6'. For anyone that is not familiar with shopping at Aldi these are fruit and veg offers which change every month, e.g. this month there are plums for 49p and onions for 39p. Stocks of these items are often depleted. The past two times I've been here I've been unable to find any courgettes either, but at least there's Freshsave just down the road. Like any other Aldi, the baked beans taste a bit funny, the service is super-efficient and you can buy ski jackets and memory sticks. We picked up a big crossword book as a present for Granny for just £1.49 yesterday. Brill.

One of my favourite Aldi's as its close to where I work in the city centre as well as being on the…read moresame site as Pure Gym at the Urban Exchange shopping centre. It gets uber-busy around midday at weekends to the point where it's not always possible to get on the car park. I like to get there about 9am after a workout at the gym and have the place almost to myself. It's no surprise that Aldi is getting more and more popular all the time at the expense of Tesco and Asda. They are spot on with their pricing and the food quality is as good as much dearer supermarkets if not better.

This brand of supermarket (Ancoats and the other one on Market street) has become my standard…read moreweekend-stock up establishment, on my way home from work....and it would appear that I'm not the only one, for the place is a hive of bustling activity on a Friday night, as every local apartment-dweller can be found here stocking up on the cheapest booze and pizza in town. Last night I decided to get a few 'bits' for the weekend, but I ended up purchasing most of the party food and drink I'll need for my flat warming next weekend (I've recently moved back to the area). There are just so many essentials at ridiculously low prices, that you need to be prepared for over-buying. A standard-sized frozen pizza (nice as well) for 89p..WTF! Garlic bread 30p. Cottage cheese is at least twice the price in Tesco and Morrison's. On that note, Aldi is great for cheese-lovers, in terms of prices. Not the the most varied selection but they are definitely the cheapest. Veg is cheap, bread is the cheapest in town, with a fresh bakery on site selling dirt-cheap homemade bread. I have to say I went in for booze primarily and I purchased some fine ales for little over a quid! Bought some wine for £3.15 and it's actually ok! Also managed to get some winter wamers which you don't see anywhere else but the Christmas markets for treble the price; mulled cider and gingered wine for around £3 a pop, amazing! The only gripe I have is having to purchase carrier bags, as I've a drawer full of them at home. Come prepared with your own plastic if you come here and bring at least three, as you will go ALDI supermarket-sweepin' in the aisles. :-)