I'm not sure when the guys at the superstores ever sleep, or go home, because they are always here…read more Everyone knows everyone at the Superstores, and everyone knows the friendly team who work here. Whenever I am queuing with my pint of milk, one of the staff will ask the following - how is the family/how is business/how is the love life? (answer; great/ok/not so great). Because my name is Cari, one of the guys would give me DVDs of Carry on films when I came in. Cari -Carry -geddit? So, apart from the great owners, for a convenience store, it is pretty comprehensive. If you want fancy veg or a cheese with a French name, I would get thee to Tescos', but this is great for booze, sweets and snacks,and all those non fancy essentials. There is also a coffee and sandwich corner in part of the shop. The food is done by the next door cafe, 5 At The Bridge, so its good.

I swear my dad moved to this street because as a curry fan, he has this place at the top of his…read moreroad. Marigold Store is a convenience store - you can get all your basics here if you run out of tea bags, milk etc, but what this place is known for is that it is a specialist in Indian curries. This means that at the front counter, they have ready cooked Indian food to take away, such as samosas, bahji's, dahl etc. The rest of the shop is interspersed with absolutely everything that you would need to make your own curry, and things you might not have even heard of. There are huge bags of rice for sale, other grains, so many different types of lentils; and plenty of vegetables and herbs and spices. It is quite unusual to have a shop with this much variety of ethnic food in this area, so if you have not been before, I suggest you head over.