This is a big and shiny (though no longer quite so new) Morrison's in the centre of the new…read moreharbourside development in Barry. Although it's surrounded by new housing, it's actually pretty central, and only a 10 minute walk from the centre of town. It's also served by several of Barry's local buses. Although a lot of people are disparaging about Morrison's, I quite like this store: it's clean, bright, and well-stocked, and with wide aisles. The quality of fruit and veg is fine (not quite up to Waitrose standards, but then you're paying less) and it's large enough to cope with the most demanding weekly shop. There's an in-store bakery, cake shop, butcher, fish counter and delicatessen, as well as a fresh salad and fresh pizza counter. The large cafe at one end of the store is fine, if you need some sustenance before or after your shop, and it seems popular with pensioners and the odd family doing just that. There's a very large car park, and a petrol station with very competitive prices and reasonable opening hours (NB it doesn't open until 7am, so if you have an early start, fill up the night before). Other facilities include a cashpoint, customer toilets and recycling centre.

Easy to get to, competative prices and helpful staff…read more The cafe isnt cracked up to much but the salad bar in the store is nice. Morrisons is great at trying to get that 'market feel' with a bakery, deli counter, fish counter and butchers. The petrol station can be a pain - the layout is terrible and if it's busy it's hard to get out of the car park. They have just re-furbished this and i havent seen if they've actually changed the layout - i hope so though!

This Marks & Spencer branch is mostly food, and therefore ideal for anyone who loves M&S food and…read moreprefers to do all their food shopping there, as you can park outside, while doing a week's shop in the city centre isn't as convenient. This store has much more of a supermarket feel to it than other M&S food sections, with an easy to navigate layout and plenty of trolleys and baskets, and it's rarely busy. As well as food, this store stocks some clothes, although not very much. It is mostly women's clothes and the things that are on special offer in the main store, such as the back to school offers that have been on over the summer. There's usually a sale rail too, which is good for a quick look through while you're there as it's much more condensed than in the big stores where the sale items are scattered about the departments. One thing that particularly stands out is the flowers. Marks & Spencer always do stunning bunches of flowers, but here you have the advantage of taking them straight to the car and home, rather than having them bashed about on the way through town or on the bus. One of the best places you can go if you're getting flowers for someone special.

This is the latest Simply Food store to open in Cardiff. It is located on an out-of-town retail…read morepark and so there is plenty of free car parking. It has more than just food for sale though as it has a nice café at the back. This is nice place to take a break after a heavy morning shopping in the other stores nearby. There are snacks, hot drinks and hot meals on offer. The staff are all young and keen and are eager to answer any queries. They give excellent customer service. The range of food is also excellent and is the usual high quality that you would expect from this brand.

This is a great local shop! There's bread cakes and pastries baked on the premises every day, a…read morefantastic butcher with excellent meat (their thick cut bacon is great) a great deli counter offering home baked ham, beef and pork, home made pies, lasagne, shepherds pie, faggots and bread and butter pudding, as well as a well-stocked freezer section and a good off-licence. It has a good range of quality produce - and all in the space of a medium size village shop. And not forgetting a coffee machine! Fab.

A great store, very large and one of the best anywhere in the area. There's a huge free car park…read moreand a covered walkway to take you into the store if it should be raining. You'll find just about everything you'll need in here including food, drink, household wares, bedding, stationery, gardening supplies including plants - and upstairs there's an excellent clothes department for all the family.

A large tescos with two floors. The downstairs is dedicated to the pharmacy and groceries while the…read moreupstairs contains the clothing, electronics and other items. Car park is large enough that finding somewhere to park is rarely a problem. Car cleaning is available in the car park. The only real negative is how busy it can get on the roads outside tescos. The roundabout is often blocked up with cars trying to get in and out of tescos which cause a lot of delays and problems for alot of people.

Tesco Express Creigiau has far more than you would imagine…read more The shelfs are always stocked with a large variant of items, from fresh veg and flowers, to cake making ingredients and even vegetarian quorn. The store has two self checkout tills which makes for a very speedy shopping trip.

This is a small friendly supermarket in a village outside Cardiff. It is well used by the locals as…read morebus services are infrequent and not everyone has their own car. By the time you add on the cost of petrol to get to a larger supermarket, it is worth paying the slightly higher prices in this store. The staff are all locals and most have been there since the store opened. Tesco's obviously made a commercial decision to open in this village, but it is one that is much appreciated by those living here. It has free parking for about a dozen cars, but that is sufficient as many of their customers are pedestrians. The village post office is also located inside the store.

Unlike Tanya, I'm part cyborg and so don't have too much trouble with the self service check outs…read morebut I do have a little trouble with the humans. There's a little bit cordoned off especially for those who don't like human interaction (e.g. hungover me) and when I'm buying booze (hair of the dog) and it's busy, it can be a pain because you're left waiting whilst the machine says 'approval needed!!'. Alas, it pains me to say this but they need some more human beings in this place.

It is quick and easy to grab what you need they have a great deal for a sandwich, crisps and a…read moredrink for £2 what more do you need? Signs up that parking in Penarth has improved!

A good place for cheap fruit and veg as they always have offers on, but the main reason to go is…read morefor the household goods they have. A large selection of quite random product at low prices, you may have to hunt around the shelves for what your after but its worth doing. The only down side are the queues with only 4 tills and only 2 open at any one time.

This is one of the local bargain supermarkets, personally I think it has some good offers on…read morebranded goods but I am not sure about all the unbranded items. If you can get there early on the weekend it has a great selection of fruit and vegetables at really good prices. I have heard that the freshness is not the best and some things don't last but I have never had a problem. Also have different themed offers like fishing or skiing for example with lots of really good valve items.

It's so handy this branch. I was catching a train the other day from here (not the shop but from…read morethe platform) and with only 5 minutes to spare and my 7 month old son in my arms I just had enough time to rush in and grab something as long a the queue wasn't too big. There was a bt of a queue but the staff got through it in no time and before you know it I was on my train munching my triple decker sandwich and cheddar cheese and fancy onion crisps. Ok there are cheaper sandwich shops but they simply not as nice.

Oh, I was so incredibly happy when this place opened. And I still am. M&S Simply Food is enough…read morehappiness for a lifetime. Marks & Sparks stock only their own brand of food and drink. This could be a bad thing in terms of choice, but it's not. There's too much choice in the M&S range as it is already. I spend ages every time just staring at the selections of sandwiches and salads. Then another age choosing juice. This store is in an incredibly handy location for anyone who commutes in and out of Cardiff Central, as it's right there in the station. It's also great as a place to stop into before going to Vue Cinemas; here you can get healthy and yummy snacks instead of salty cardboard hot dogs. In short; the food here is fantastic, if not cheap. Great for a healthy snack or treat, not so great for stocking up on basic before you head home (although, maybe if you're on a better wage then me, you'd be alright).