I love shopping for Continental grocery and Lidl is the place to go for it. Also does good value…read morefresh fruit and vegetables and where else can you get 2 pints of milk for 75p or 4 pints for 95p! What I like best is a box of half a dozen medium free range eggs that looks no different to the large size, for 79p and 100% pure squeezed orange juice with juicy bits NOT from concentrate for 95p. Lovely and spacious and much more choices available than other branches I have been too (Camden Town, Old Kent Road), and lots more items on offer and available. I was able to find items that are not stocked in their other branches, i.e. dessicated coconut, sweet and crunchy red peppers, chorizo, Italian pastries, almond biscuits etc. Every week they have special household items on offer, like rugs, shoes, lighting, shelves, garden tools, kitchenware, camping products, vacuum cleaners, and only available that week while stocks last and only available in the larger branches. If you are not into branded goods, you can halve the price of your weekly shop.

After my first week relocated in London for Erasmus exchange, a slight feeling of nostalgia started…read moresettling, mostly for standard Euro prices. Here comes Lidl! No matter which location you go to, you'll always find the same low price international food and OK-looking fresh groceries in its characteristic apocalyptic setting. Oh, and those eternal till queues. This location is medium-to-big-sized, well connected with buses and parking, and I reckon they had most of the items from their weekly promos. Perfect for satisfying Euro expats & anyone who'd rather spend their pennies at the pub instead of "fancier" food from Sainsbury's/Tesco. Do your big shopping here instead!

I always love a Waitrose in the UK, and this one is convenient located inside the London Stratford…read moreWestfield Mall and next to Hyatt hotel. The size of the place is a little small, but still enjoyed the very tasty and fresh raspberries and the kids got some small refrigerated flan desserts. We had some issues using US credit cards at the self-checkout but service was friendly and figured it out. Probably more convenient to use contactless method next time versus chip.

I like this Waitrose store, it is a large supermarket and one of the flagship retailers at…read moreWestfield Stratford City, which also includes sister brand, John Lewis. I prefer this store to many other branches of Waitrose, the store has a good feel to it, and it is in a useful location within a large shopping centre, meaning you can pick up essentials or even do a weekly shop while picking up the rest of your shopping across the mall. They have handheld scanners at the front of the store, meaning you can scan as you walk around the score, or use the QR code for mobile scanning. This is a handy feature more and more stores are offering now, but Waitrose seem to do it well, rather than playing hide and seek with the QR codes (I'm talking about you Sainsbury's) or forgetting about a mobile app altogether (I'm talking about you Tesco) Obviously, the prices are slightly higher than other supermarkets as Waitrose is a more premium brand, but they do have some products where the pricing is reasonable/competitive, the free-from range could be much better, which is the main reason I prefer Marks and Spencer at the other end of the mall. The staff are friendly enough, as typical of John Lewis Partnership stores. 4* - A very good supermarket and a great, unique addition to Westfield Stratford City.

Really bad customer service I went in and was looking for an item as soon as I asked a staff member…read morethey replied its all been sold out I turned around and the item was right infront of me I told him and he shrugged his shoulders and walked away.

More spacious than I expected it to be, this Tesco shop is a welcome and much needed supermarket in…read morethe Roman Road area. I am not a huge Tesco fan but the local shops - as plentiful as they are - are not always reliable with their stock. At least with Tesco you know you can go in and they will usually have certain things in. Their range of dog treats is really what earns them four stars; they sell the 'Misfits' range as well as the usual popular (not sure why ;)) brands. My dogs say to give them five stars for this but I'm afraid I can't bring myself to ;)

Such a superior corner food shop. Thanks to Rob H & Katie B for reporting the findings...from the…read moreoutside, this appears just to be a regular, run of the mill market...but once inside you'll be treated to a pleasant surprise. A huge organic selection. A whole shelf of tea. Racks of dried fruits (I am not addicted to dried figs), nuts (cashews!) and I even found jars of sunflower butter here...which is surprisingly good and a good alternative to peanut butter (which they also have). Fantastic ethnic cooking section chock full of sauces, ingredients, grains, rices, beans and any element you probably need, spices, decent bakery with breads, rolls, pitas, etc. Eggs and dairy, beer, wine, a lot of coconut water, and a fresh produce section (outside) which is standard, but nice to have. Things you won't find: fresh meats or fish. Par for the course! The family that runs it is very friendly as well (always so polite!) and I always leave feeling quite good about supporting a local food shop that is not only convenient, but tucked away from the madness of the Old Street roundabout. Yours Food Centre = My Food Centre = LOVE. *they do not accept AMEX.

This place just looks like a normal, random off licence but when you step inside, you'll be…read moresurprised by the variety and diversity of products they have! You can find almost everything in there, from bubble gum to grains, dried fruits, fresh fruits (very good selection), alcohol... Almost everything except fresh fish and meat. It is not the cheapest place to do your shopping, but for the quality they offer, it is quite fair. And the people that works there is always helpful and polite.

This shop is often a rip-off, huge markup on lots of things they can charge extra for. Avoid - the…read morefamily run newsagent opposite is far better.

Very good for basics like bread, milk, sugar and flour. There is also a post office in it and they…read moresell a wide range of sweets. It doesnt sell newspapers or magazines though. Generally the people are nice but they can be a bit wary of children as they don't trust them not to shoplift.

One of my favourite places to procure fresh fruits and veggies. Not only do they have a…read moremarvelously varied selection - everything from your most exotic veg to your more mundane staples - it is also *cheap.* I dare you to find a chain grocery store that comes close to underselling these folks. Yet, unlike some inexpensive fruit and veg stands.. where you feel like you'd have to scrub the skin off your produce before you'd be convinced it was sanitary enough to eat... Ali's, wonderfully, doesn't feel cheap... there's nothing dingy or unclean about the place... everything is kept tidy and orgnanised and beautifully stacked. The other thing that keeps me coming back here is the shop's proprietor. He is always smiling and courteous - and well, one of those kindly sort of people that you just *want* to buy from... again, try finding someone like that at Tesco's HQ!

What can I say? It's nothing compared to the huuuuge Sainsbury's down the road, but good enough for…read moresome quick grocery shopping...it also has amazing fresh croissants.

This is my local convenience store. I come here a few times a week for things like milk, the Sunday…read morepaper, fruit and veg, chocolate, nuts and the odd bottle of wine. They stock everything from cleaning products, bicycle tube repair sets, glasses, cakes and olives to frozen food. They also have a good organic section with juices, tea's and health products. The staff are usually friendly and accommodating. Open until 11pm every day.

From the owner: Our store, stocks a range of everyday items such as groceries, toiletries, alcoholic and soft…read moredrinks, tobacco products, and newspapers, we also have a wide range of organic products.

This one's nice…read more Hello. I am a foodie. And pretty critical foodie at that. So, I walk in sceptical. But leave pleasantly suprised. For me, Broadway Market is ridiculously OTT and too trendy for it's own good. It'd be so easy to go minimalist. Bags of organic oats at £8 a pop, Aduki beans for little Casper or Konrad. HHmm, you get my thinking? But instead, it's a straight up and honest venture. Quite a small premises so their shelves are absolutely stacked. Good range of fruit, nice veg in and all the other trimmings. Pastes, spread, conserves. And little touches, which make you want to come back. They do refils of cleaning product to help everyone stay eco. Things like that. And the guys hanging out were really nice, so yeah, all in all, I really liked what they'd done here. Thanks!

Four stars and that's why when I went there, the shop was about to receive the shipment for the…read moreweek (so it was a bit empty). The owner is super friendly, the lemons, the avocados, the plums, everything is such high quality (and inexpensive) that it's gonna be hard for me to shop anywhere else from now on (especially 'cause it's just by my house). I loved the banana soy yogurt by Sojade (a french brand I didn't know 'till then) and I can assure that, despite of the size of the store (it's a small shop though the owner is planning to move to a bigger place, he said), they have pretty much everything, well organized and even if it weren't, the owner will do everything to help you. Recommend. :)