As a Brit slowly repatriating after 44 years away from home mostly in the US I have to say that I love all the supermarket chains here compared with what I got used to in the US. First off the food, produce, dairy and bread just tastes BETTER - night and day difference! OMG the yoghurts, the cheese and the produce from mangoes to lettuce - tasty, fresh and full of flavor.
Then there are the prices - in the US I got used to paying $3-4 for a loaf of fresh crusty bread - not here in dollars from $1 to $2 for REAL crusty bread.
To get back to the topic - this Sainsbury - great, clean, efficient staff. Bit of a rip off that you have to pay to park - but they refund so all is good. Clean bathroom, plenty of checkouts all staffed. Why not 5 stars - and in a picturesque little village too :) read more