Asda is one of the major supermarkets in Colchester, mainly competing with Tesco in Highwoods and…read morethe Hythe. As mentioned by previous reviewers, a fun feature of the store is the travelators, which allow you take a trolley up to the clothing department. Even I, as mature as I clearly am, cannot resist the urge to walk the wrong way down these flat walkways, pretending to be Michael Jackson (before he went weird, of course!). The store itself offers most of the usual features, such as food, a bakery, fishmongers and entertainment. In all, a decent store with cheap prices on everyday goods.

Loads of free parking and very reasonable prices in store. Staff are pretty helpful but normally…read moreflying around filling baskets. While most of the food is good you have to be a bit picky as some of the Adsa items I have purchased have not been of a great standard.

Easy quick parking were I can always find a good place to park my car. There is also a gas station…read morenext to the car park and is easy to find. I have found that there is alway some thing that I buy in another Tesco's all the time I can never find it in Colchester Tesco's. is this just me or not Every little helps

Tesco Hythe is the smaller of the two stores in Colchester, and is by no means the best. The usual…read moreTesco set up is present, with cheap food and a huge variety of goods. The main disadvantage with the Hythe store is its proximity to the University of Essex. At weekends, the supermarket is overrun by students stocking up on cheap booze and crisps, meaning the store is extremely busy and a nightmare to shop in. Also, Tesco Hythe does not have quite the same range of non-food goods as its bigger brother up the road. In all, good but not perfect.

It's the ultimate grocery in an almost vanished tradition…read more Individual and unique products. An Essex and East Anglian treasure which is a lovely experience for those who can usually only endure the supermarket warehouse agony. A favourite for those who remember when a shop was a display to impress the customer and there was personal counter service, not a big shed with "pay now" machines. One of the few remaining joys in this town iis to visit Gunton's. It is towards the end of changing Crouch Street which still has many individual businesses. You can usually find parking off London Road, Lexden and walk, or walk from Balkerne Hill after paying local parking tax. Just outside the Roman Wall so not far if using bus or train. It is traditional to the core as a grocery business (now with a formidable and wonderful online shop). A delight to enter and experience. "High end" merchandise, but not expensive and with loyal, discerning customers! NB. Morning cafe too.

Once upon a time every village and town had a store like Guntons. Unfortunately they have almost…read moreall gone. We are lucky here in Colchester that this place still exists. It serves home made style produce from breads to Indian snacks. It serves up-market pre-packaged goods and has a great old fashioned coffee bar. But for all that you cannot mention Guntons without reference to the outstanding range of fresh coffee beans, the smell of which pervades the shop in an old-world comforting way. Without a doubt this is my favourite store in Colchester.

rubbish service.overcharged incorrectly terrible customer service supervisor would not even take…read moreownership talk to you or even face you.did not want to know did not care staff too busy standing around talking to one another ignoring customers concerns awful service.service has gone down the pan.the customer service is non existent.they do not care about the customer. the waitrose store in colchester has deteriorated. no one takes any ownership of a problem. regarding the free hot drinks the there are never any tea bags in pot for either drinks machine they are never filled up always empty.staff never bother to check too busy standing around talking.terrible service.avoid this store.

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I visited this shop on Saturday 29th of August with a lady I care for. I stepped through the door…read moreand we were barked at by a rude man behind the counter 'you need a mask!', I was already wearing my mask and the lady I care for was wearing her medical exemption card on a sunflower lanyard for hidden disability. She quickly responded 'I have this' as she raised her medical exemption for him he simply said 'we don't accept those' whilst pointing at her. She was very hurt by this, I was shocked and appalled. She left a Facebook review and she received more abuse from the owner (refusing to believe her disability makes it unsafe for her to wear a mask despite not knowing her medical history) he removed her review and his friends left very nasty comments about her, all because she stood up for herself which was a big step for her to have the confidence to do. People like this make my job as a key worker and carer a lot harder. I have since been helping her to seek legal advise regarding this blatant discrimination. We have been in touch with the Equality Advisory Support Service who have confirmed she received discrimination and are helping us with our complaint. If you have a disability I would recommend you avoid this shop as they are discriminative.

Well weve made it from tooting to rye and it was well worth the trip if you havent been…read morein whats keeping you if you have you know what a fab shop this is and phil always so fun and helpful well deffo be back good luck lads !! 2 crazy dog ladies and sid sally chloe who add 12 paw approval xxx