I know it may be the most perfect example of a chain store imaginable, but Tesco Extra in Talbot…read moreGreen deserves a mention when reviewing great shops. This is the biggest Tesco store I have ever been in and the sheer size of it makes most supermarkets look like a mouse's broom cupboard. With two floors and over 100,000 square feet of space to play with, Tesco Extra in Talbot Green is one of the largest Tesco superstores in Wales, if not the universe. The amount of things on offer in this store can easily turn a quick trip for a loaf of bread into a fully blown shopping extravaganza the likes of which would rival Michael Jackson. In addition to the obvious selection of food available, they offer electrical appliances, clothing, home entertainment, toys, books, magazines, homeware, mobile phones and photo processing, as well as having an onsite pharmacy, opticians and a café. About the only things this store doesn't stock are tartan paint and spirit level bubbles. Located just a short distance away from Talbot Green Retail Park, this store is situated amongst a great selection of high street outlets such as Argos Extra, Next, River Island and M&S. Also there is another retail park just down the road that also offers a number of other shops to choose from. Whether you need a pint of milk, a car charger for your iPod or anything in between, you will find it here at Tesco Extra. You might spend a while searching for it, but you will find it.

We suspect that the people around Talbot green were pretty desperate for an enormous Tesco as this…read moreone is pretty much always packed. The car park is poorly laid out and you can be trapped for more than a small lifetime if you try to get out on a Saturday afternoon. That said, once inside the store it's not too bad. The clothing and DVDs etc are up on the first floor and so allowed quite a lot more space than some of the other Tesco Extras. As ever, the home stuff is pretty cheap and fairly quality. I've kitted out more than one uni goer in this Tesco.

I am a big fan of this Tesco store…read more It is quite small.... Well small compared to a Tesco Extra store anyway. I like this one though because it has a watch repair/shoe repair shop within aswell as a currency exchange stand which is so handy! It also has a reasonably good cafe that serves decent breakkie, lunch and dinner! The staff in the restaurant need to find a smile though as it is rather unpleasent eating my fish and chips surrounded by grim faces! As for the parking- This is pretty good to. Lots of mother and baby spaces at the front that come in very handy when I am looking after my nephew.... Well I say that but often these spaces are taken by PEOPLE WITHOUT BABIES GRRRRRRRRR!

Great store with plenty of choice and availability. Staff are friendly. Reasonable prices.read more

I really like this Tesco store. I used to use it all the time when in Uni, and recently moved back…read moreto the area - is it possible to feel nostalgic about Tesco?! It's quite a good size without feeling like a warehouse. There's a pretty good selection of bargains on offer in the clearance sections. But what I really like about this Tesco is that they have now introduced a recycling centre that gives you green clubcard points on certain items (http://www.tesco.com/greenerliving/greener_tesco/what_tesco_is_doing/qa_recycling_centre.page ) Glass bottles and jars Steel/aluminium food & drink cans Plastic bottles (eg milk containers and soft drink/water bottles)

Chemist, optitions, photos, clothes shop and groceries all in one place . They are open 24 hours a…read moreday and have a petrol station across the road. You dont really need to go anywhere else. It gets really busy on the weekend though and getting out of the car park can take ages.

This is my favourite shop. I do all my shopping here. I find the prices are reasonable and they…read morealways have fully stocked shelves. I do my weekly shopping here. I love the clubcard points system, I save them up for Christmas.

A good and fairly decent sized local Tesco Express. I generally find that unless I'm after a…read moreparticularly specialist kind of foodstuff, I can usually get what I'm after (so useful in an emergency). I also think that they have a very good system for when the queue gets to long (the cashier rings a bell and some more staff will turn up), which is simple yet effective. I do have a slight niggle with this Tesco though, and that is the frequent power cuts it seems to have, thus meaning that all of the chilled and frozen food becomes unavailable to buy (they should really sort this out. Aside from that a very handy local convenience store.

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 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.

A slightly larger than average "Convenience Store" size of Co-op, at the end of the main approach…read moreto Llandaf station. It sells the usual range of groceries, wines, beers and spirits, and tobacco. There's a paypoint, Lottery sales point, ATM, and they take the NUS Extra card.

twice in one week now I've bought co-ops own food. A chicken and bacon sandwich and a chicken…read moreslice. Both times I bought it for lunch, the sandwich was essentially a mayo sandwich, with no bacon and a single lump of chicken in the corner. I've literally just eaten the chicken slice and the only filling I found was right at one side and even that wasn't full. I've now become sick enough of it to actually make a comment on it but it's ridiculous. Especially given how over priced the meal deals are. From now on I'll cop lunch from the bargain booze because at least the price matches the quality of the food. Other than that staff are lovely and the shop is clean and well stocked. Just a shame