This shop is tucked at the back of the AMP Plaza Food Court and stocks a large variety of products…read more The store doesn't look that big from the outside, but it is deceptively large and even contains a liquor store. Friendly staff and efficient checkout service. Also won IGA Australian Retailer of the Year recently -- they must be doing something right!

a HUGE coles with everything you could need!…read more They gave out chocolate cakes one time, and that is enough to get a five star because that single slice blows all the other groceries out of the water. Time to time, there will be an employee handing out samplers (but like full size samplers) of new Cole's branded treats. I've never had to wait more than 20 seconds to check out at this cole's, and had absolutely no issues ever.

I did not expect Coles being a supermarket in the middle of CBD would be that sizable! This…read morelocation though not really close to my hotel but worth coming by to check it out in the area. Huge selection of everything. This place though is super crowded! A lot of out of towners like myself are shopping here. Self serve lines with multiple checkout machine probably the best option instead of waiting in line if you only have a few items that you want to cash out.

Absolutely disgraceful, that Woolworths is the only major retailer in Australia to enforce a no…read morechange of mind policy. They refuse even with a receipt to give you your money back. Disgusting. They sell items beyond food, but have the arrogance to say no refund, go spend your money in the store only. As if we don't spend enough and regularly. Whoever enforced that rule should be sacked. It might make your bottom line look better in the short term, but in the long term having such atrocious disrespectful customer service to regular customers, will see this company go down hill in the future. They think they are being smart, but they are actually creating long term business suicide. I know every company will take my money, but I watch to see if I return something how they treat me. Woolworths, you have a bad egg at the top of your food chain, with ZERO knowledge of customer service!!

I had no clue that Woolworths existed anymore until I came to Australia to visit. Very small…read morelocation and essentially is the same as a Walgreens except on a smaller scale. Selection was mediocre and prices were ok. I was dissapointed as I was expecting it to be more of a grocery store.

Great location right by the hotel I was staying at in Sydney. This place was the source of my…read moreBanana-Mango nectar addiction during my stay. Also plenty of snacks to choose from to keep you from hitting the mini fridge in the room and getting clobbered with ridiculous prices. Head's up, though. The pre-made sandwiches have very little substance to them. My chicken salad sandwich had MAYBE a tablespoon of chicken salad in the entire thing. Not the fault of the store, the fault of the supplier.

Central and convenient location…read more Was refurbished at the start of the year so it's a lot more spacious now. Prices a lot better than Coles too, more specials!

Woolworths is a grocery chain? I thought I had been given a bad bit of information when I asked…read morewhere the nearest grocery store was located, for in the States, if there are even Woolworths left, they are the old "five and dime" type stores that stock a bunch of stiff but not groceries. But here it was. Conveniently located to my hotel on the lower level of the mall ( another misnomer for me for I was told it was on the 2nd level, which I automatically assumed was upstairs and not down) plenty of fresh produce, lots of fresh deli items and even a number of drug store items. The check out was fast and effiencient and I loved that credit card orders under $35 do not require a signature. All in all super convenient, decent prices and a large selection for a city center location.

Pleasantly surprised finding an Aldi in Sydney Australia, we had to check it out, comparing it to…read morethe discount grocery chain that we are used to in the States. There are 599 Aldis in Australia, with 203 in New South Wales, alone. It's large (even though it's considered a 'Corner' store, which means it is smaller and meant to service a densely populated metro area). It has a lot larger meat department than what you would see in the States (though similarly, all the meat is prepackages i.e. there is no butcher on-site). Prices weren't too dissimilar to that in the States, and there was a large center area where 'special buys' were displayed. Definitely some stuff that we would have been interested in if we weren't so far from home.

This Aldi seemed to be much bigger than the Aldis they have in the US. Plenty of great deals and…read moremuch cheaper than the grocery stores surrounding it. Be warned, Aldi is known for carrying non-name brand items. It will be hard to find specialty items or a particular brand.

I'm a regular at Harris Farm Lane Cove and always love it, but a recent experience with a team…read moremember named Zeron truly stood out. I was in a frantic rush to get to my daughter's school musical and had grabbed a gorgeous bunch of roses with coloured baby's breath. The flowers had been sitting in a jar of water and the bottom half was unwrapped -- and this mattered, because we were giving them to one of the leads in the show who wouldn't finish performing until 9pm. It was only 5:45pm, so the flowers needed to stay hydrated for over three hours before they'd even be received. The in-store florist had already finished for the day and I had no idea what to do. Zeron, who was near the cashiers, came straight outside to help. He grabbed a freezer bag from the fruit section, added water, wrapped the stems in tissue paper, secured it all with a rubber band, then finished the whole thing beautifully with florist paper and a decorative tie. It was creative, practical and looked wonderful. He was calm, quick and genuinely kind the whole time. We made it to the show on time and the flowers were still perfectly fresh when presented after the performance. Zeron is exactly the kind of person who makes a local shop feel like community.

This very nice grocer was just steps from our apartment and is a block away from Kings Cross…read moreStation. They really focus on natural, organic, Hugh quality items - if you're from the US, think Whole Foods. I was impressed with their produce, their amazing cheese section and the ability to grab and go many things for a quick dinner. Despite the higher end nature of their items, I thought prices were fair. In fact, we stopped several times for mineral water because it was 1/2 the price of the Metro down the road.

Stopped in for a few groceries and dry goods. Selections were good but not exactly what I was…read morelooking for but that's expected while visiting. I was fascinated by the various brands. Goods seemed rather pricey except for a handful of items. Cashier was prompt and efficient and lots of self check out lanes.

This incredible little Italian grocery store has the best breakfast! My husband got a bacon and egg…read moreroll, and I had the cacio e pepe eggs. His sandwich looked delicious and he was happy with it *holy cow* these eggs were incredible. I happen to love scrambled eggs, and cheese, so it's no surprise that they blew my mind but the concept was so perfectly executed. They were cooked perfectly, and truly had that unique cacio e pepe taste.

Nice food court offering a lot of nourishing delights. I believe wherever you go you have try…read moresomething you can't anywhere else. Who wants Tex Mexwhen you are on the otherside of the world ! So I went to a fish and chip stall and ordered the Grilled Barramundi with the chips and greens accompanied with tomato sauce and Peri Peri sauce. It was the first ime trying Barramundi. The fish was cooked right and the grill marks were spot on, however Barramundi like the Tilapia was quite bland. So I added the Peri Peri sauce it became a little sweeter. TheChips or Fries were crisp and delicious better than your fast food fries, and the tomato sauces was sweet without all the additives. Overall it filled me throughout the day even though throughout the world portions are smaller than USA.

I can't believe I'm reviewing a supermarket but I wished I'd seen a review of Aldi before I decided…read moreto shop here. Ok, so I get that it's a discount supermarket and things like service and cleanliness take a back seat to low, low prices on everything, everyday but Aldi take it to the absolute limit. The shelves a scantly stacked in a seemingly random order, I mean, who puts baby wipes next to chocolate and tuna next to seeds and nuts? Admittedly, they have some killer bargains on some of the most random stuff and the prices are really, really good. One thing I can't recommend highly enough is the meat. I kid you not, theses steaks are the bomb, better than other supermarkets and turbo lean. If you've got a sweet tooth, you'll love the extraordinarily large range of European sweet delights. The fruit and veg is inconsistent but averages out at poor. If you want to put your groceries in a trolley, it'll cost you $2 (you get it back when you return the trolley) or you can buy a branded key chain with a little token on it to replace your $2 coin. alternatively, you can drag a basket behind you. The checkout is an experience in itself - it's like Supermarket Sweep on steroids. There's this unspoken game between you and the checkout staff as to who can scan/pack faster. I win. Overall, it's not a terrible experience, you can do 80% of your shopping here but you will still need to visit a regular supermarket. The annoying part is, being in the middle of North Sydney, what you save on groceries, you make up for in parking.

I go here for the entertainment factor alone. Love seeing the "junk" section strategically placed…read morebetween the food aisles and have a laugh everytime I see the assortment of junk on display. Each week they have a sale of random goods and it looks like they do not disappear if they are not sold! This time I saw a random assortment of ski gear in large containers (looked like an Aldi employee had poured in the goods then used a rake to jumble up the different things), walking frames, dishwashers etc. Amusing seeing people trawling through the jumbled assortment of goods. As for food, the quality is a lot better than what I had expected! Can find a lot of basics. Great corn chips, chips, chocolate snacks, pastries... Not so good olive oil. I clutch onto my items navigating around the store in a messy state and always forget to bring shopping bags so end up holding stuff on the street, I feel just like the store.