God it would be so easy for me to tear this place to shreds, but I will try and focus on the…read morepositives first. Firstly it acts as a good local shop for the people of Darragh Cross and will save them a bit of bother driving 5 minutes to Saintfield for their goods. There is a good selection of Magazines and local papers, and the usual variety of sweets and drinks for kids to get their sugar fix. Now for the harshness. The place initially had the National Lottery and Paypoint, which made it a very handy port of call. It now has neither of those as it never had the customer numbers to fully sustain them, which has lead to low numbers decreasing even further. I don't ever go in here anymore unless it's for something so basic, as it usually doesn't have anything you want, with me unable to get real butter, cream and brown bread on separate occasions. Hardly demanding! Just keep on driving past Yelpers!

Delighted to find the new Denny Meat Free range in Newton Park Mace; sausages, mince and burgers,…read moreall carrying the vegan society trademark (all delicious). Also fantastic vegan biscuits from Farmhouse Biscuits brand. Other great vegan products are Applewood smoked cheese, nan breads, mayonnaise and plant milks. I've not seen some of these particular vegan brands in other shops - it's good to to be able to buy something different. Plus there's a decent selection of fresh fruit/veg, lentils/beans, herbs/spices and gourmet worldwide foods. The in-store Post Office is handy as well and there's a coffee counter, newspapers, plants, and lots more - a place where it's possible to do a full weekly shop and get absolutely everything you need. I'm impressed and will be shopping here regularly as long as the vegan items remain...

Sells a wide rane of goods from newspapers, baked goods, drinks, chilled and frozen food. I prefer…read moretesco metro myself but is handy if you are all ready down at the shops here.

Its a very good shop and all the people are so nice tons of people go to it as they should its a…read moregreat shop

One thing about living out in the sticks is that we rely on local shops for those emergency items…read more Well I have discovered that within a short drive from where I live there is a filling station and Spar supermarket which opens from 07. 30 -22.00 hours and can cater for all your needs. I have found that the produce is mostly local and the freshness of it is first class. There is a butchery department in store and the meat is off excellent quality. There is a small sub post office on the premises which operates 09.00-17.00 Monday to Friday. It is possible to do your weekly shop in this store as I have observed some people do and the amazing thing is that the prices compete with the larger supermarkets! I am all for supporting our local stores especially when you can buy such good quality produce.

This shop is like the tardis: it looks very small and limited from the road, but in reality it is a…read morevery generously portioned store than have everything you would expect from a local convenience store. The store has benefited greatly from its renovation in recent times, with the shop needing to respond to the great power of Carlises just down the road. There are extensive ranges of all confectionery goods, breads, canned goods, as well as a deli section and an area that sells the delicious home-made Morelis ice cream. There is ample parking, but be warned that exiting to the right to head to Saintfield can be difficult due to high car volume!

As far as local convenience stores go this is a really good one in most respects, with only one…read moremain flaw which I will say before going on to praise the place! The forecourt is too small and parking is hard and quite frankly frustrating at times. The shop has grown and expanded over the years but the forecourt hasn't which makes it gridlock at times! Onto the shop though, and it is great. There is a surprisingly large of items in all the different areas: it is more like a mini supermarket than a convenience store. There are great selections of fruit and veg and baked goods, and there is a delicious deli counter, with a delicious old lady called Eleanor who works behind it ! ;D The staff here are really bubbly and friendly, which can't be said of a lot of shops of this nature. The prices are surprisingly competitive compared to other stores like spar etc, only the Big 3 stores can really defeat it! Oh I forgot another criticism. The name. It is a joke. That is all!

Petrol is more expensive but you have to pay for convenience when your driving and the red lights…read morelit up like a Christmas tree for fuel. Expensive but good service, ideal spot to stop and check your tyres for damage as the surface of the moon would be smoother than the roads around ballygowan. There's a coffee shop/cafe above and hot food counter downstairs. There's a much better selection of groceries in ballygowan thanks to the garage, before it was there all you could get was spuds. For anything remotely different you had to drive to comber or ards. Now there's any amount of choices.

This used to be a Spar, and it was one of the worst shops I had ever been into. It was dark and…read moredirty inside with a terrible product range. Last year it got redone to be a mace and underwent a refurbishment that was frankly badly needed. Unfortunately the issue of a lack of space is an issue here but at least it uses its space well. The store has a fair range of most items ranging from tinned goods, chilled meats and other grocery items. It also has an ice cream stand and a slushie machine which are a big draw for the local hoodlums. Unfortunately the selection of particular items is poor, especially the frozen section which is one limited freezer of stock, with no lollies in the shop at all. The garage has a far better selection of everything than here: the only reason people come here is because its a closer walk, they don't want to be hassled in busy times by the garages busy forecourt or you have an issue with the garage on a personal basis. To be avoided unless the garage has ran out of stick in something or you want something on special offer!

great shop.. very…read morefriendly,very clean and well stocked. best fruit n veg for miles.way way cheaper than the garage. eg potatoes 1.00,garage 1.45. considering its size its got everything.great chilled food,deli,great range of bread,cakes and sweets.i think if declan looked he'd see the lollies are beside the ice cream machine. not all shops can be big,but boy this place really makes up for it in in every other way.it really gives the garage a run for its money too. try it folks,we all know in ballygowan that the garage has been expensive for a long time, and with possible the rudest staff and owners about. so good on ya mace, john d

I am very glad that this place has installed a sign saying off sales above their door, as a lot of…read morepeople didn't know it sold drink in takeaway format! There is another main off license a few hundred yards away but it tends to close early, but if you are in need of some late night booze, this is the place to go! All you have to do late at night is go into the door on the left and wait for the bar people to come over and serve you. You yelpers now have this local secret to use to your advantage if you are ever in the area late at night and need urgent booze! The less said out the bar the better though. Dark, dank, depressing. Continuing the d theme, it is also full of ds, and the d doesn't stand for drunks, though that is probably accurate too. Avoid unless you love a bit of sectarian banter.

How its possible to have a business and for it to never develop or improve is beyond me. I think…read moreits a hobby bar with its own unique clientele. Its not somewhere anyone who hasn't grew up in ballygowan would go to, in fact most people from ballygowan wouldn't go to it. I think it does more to keep customers away than attract them in. Saintfield or comber have better options for bars and pub food. Definitely wouldn't recommend davidsons to anyone I liked.

It is never a good thing whenever a store is more famous for something bad happening to it rather…read morethan anything it actually proactively does..Unfortunately for this place is was recently robbed of all the money in its shop and in store cash machine, but it has got itself back up and running. The store could do with the insurance payout on its robbery being overly generous because the shop is rather than dilapidated feeling, and could do with an overhaul. It is quite big for a shop on this main street, as it goes back rather far, but it feels strange in here. There never seems to be more than two people working here at a time, and it shows with the poor stocking and presentation of items. The staff here never seem happy or overly interested, and this place is just better best avoided the vast majority of times. Come here for essentials and special offers and get your real shopping elsewhere peeps!