Great quick stop grocery store. Good prices and easy in and out. Parking was a little difficult.read more

Can not believe it, the day after Christmas, I was in this wee Co-op store buying some peach…read moreschnapps, there were 2 girls at the checkout in front of me and pointed at me saying to the staff: "there are so many of these Chinese people around these days, why is that?" The staff ( called Elaine) looked at me and told me to step off cuz of COVID (lol), I asked her if they are having a conversation about complaining "having too many Chinese people around", Elaine (stared at me) said: "that's a conversation between me and them." Thank you Elaine for encouraging such racist behaviour on behalf of the national company Co-op and I still haven't received an apology from her or the manager. 3rd year in the UK, first time having this sort of experience, hopefully this won't happen in the future again as Britain is getting far more international for this.

After doing some exploring on the Isle of Skye on Sunday 14 July 2019, I was thinking about lunch…read moreand dinner options. There are a number of restaurants in Portree and food available in the general area. However, it was prime tourist season and the lines could be long. So, I decided to see if I could find a grocery store to get some late lunch/early dinner items. The parking lot of this Co-op on the periphery of Portree is large and easy to access. The store was well laid out with items easy to find. As I was looking over items, I noticed a half rotisserie chicken in the hot foods section. No, I thought. I did not travel from the west coast of the United States of America to Scotland to eat half a rotisseries chicken. After looking around some more, I went with it. I got a few other items as well. Check out was straightforward and I did not have payment issues. Unsure of where to dispose of the remains of the rotisserie chicken once I ate it, I noticed a trash receptacle out front of the building. I thought eating in my rental car in the parking lot and disposing of my trash at the receptacle sounded like a good alternative to leaving the chicken remains in my hotel room. I was not the only person who had the same eating in the parking lot idea. The chicken was tender, tasty, and, very thankfully, not messy. The other items I got were good as well.

Service cut by half. Today, the day after 6 new self-service tills were installed, (about half the…read morenumber to tills in the whole shop) NONE of them worked - yesterday about half did.. This at the BUSIEST TIME OF DAY in the holiday season! Thus people milling about in confusion & mass queues. Many people incl. me wasted much time trying to get these tills to work - no notices to say they didn't & no staff told anyone.

Did our grocery shopping here during our stay on Skye. It was just a 10' drive away from our…read moreholiday rental. But even if not, this is one of the best options if you need to do grocery shopping. It's a big store and the parking lot always pretty full. But there's always a spot. In summer you will be greeted by dozens of midges the moment you step out of the car - aggressive little buggers. So if you need to wait for somebody, best to stay in the car. There are mixed reviews about this shop. And at first glance one can see why. The store looks a bit dated, a bit run-down. And inside there are several shelves empty or at least close to being empty. But this is mainly because there's a huge number of visitors doing their shopping here, so naturally stuff gets sold out. And whenever we went, it was always packed here. But it is actually a very good store this one. We were suprised by the good quality of all the meat here (rump and sirloin steaks, lamb, bacon, duck) and the variety of the food. All real good value. Ok, the wine section didn't blow us away, but had some enjoyable stuff. We found what we've looked for: soda, water, milk, rice, pasta, veggies, fruits, crackers, bread, eggs, guacamole and hummus dip, wine, Prosecco. Made some enjoyable dinners out of these ingredients.

Clean restroom, small store but good variety of lunch options, and above all else: ocean view! How…read moremany petrol (gas) stations can say that? Sushi with a view at this station on Isle of Skye. The gas station sushi is even fancy, with duck!

Very good food - seafood without frills - served in paper trays and only place to sit are picnic…read morebenches in a lean to beside the building. Service is exactly what you expect from a shed. They answer your questions but that's about it. 4 stars because it's what we expected and food was tasty. Minus 1 because of limited gluten free options.

Heard and read some good things about this spot. So this time around on Skye we made sure to grab…read moresome lunch here. The last 200m or so is a steeper one-lane road, but not problems here if you just look ahead a bit. The parking lot by the Oyster Shed has limited spaces. Again here...just don't rush - bring some time to either wait for a spot or to park further down and walk up. We got lucky and got a spot. Two RVs parked here too. Almost couldn't get in and out and did hold everybody up - so I wouldn't recommend bringing your RV up here. Inside you order by tablet. It's quite a big space inside the shop. Once you got your food (outside) you can sit down right in front or head around the corner to the big table with some views. We were happy to sit out front though. Ordered two kinds of cooked topped oysters (salmon/seaweed and spicy seaweed chutney), crab legs, a softshell crab and half-a-dozen of regular oysters. The fresh raw oysters were nice and of good quality. The cooked oysters were decent, maybe easier for oyster-beginners since the toppings cover the sea/oyster flavour. The softshell crab was really tasty - but also a bit pricey for our served size. The best item were the crab legs cluster. A good load of legs for little money. Very tasty! All in all a good place to enjoy some seafood. Some items were great, others also very good - but not great. If we come back it would be for the Crab legs...

Before arriving at the ferry holding lanes in Ullapool on Wednesday 10 July 2019, I stopped by the…read moreTesco to get some supplies as I was uncertain what I would find in Stornoway as I had not been before. Later, while on my ferry journey to Stornoway, I decided to look up the Tesco company and learned it was founded in 1919 and had operations outside of Scotland in a handful of countries including Hungary and Ireland. The inside of the store was straightforward to navigate and I got a few produce items, canned goods, and a small container of eggs. The prices were good and check out was simple with friendly workers. Products I bought were in good condition and served as snack and meal items both on the ferry ride to Stornoway and while in the Outer Isles until I replenished my supplies. Produce items and eggs were fresh and flavorful and the canned items and eggs easy to cook with.

We don't have tesco where i live so I didn't know what to expect. I went for ready to eat takeaway…read moreitems and found plenty in the refrigerator sections. Good prices and a descent selection, though Keto items - breads, protein shakes, protein bars - don't seem to be a thing here. So I settled for deli meat, boiled eggs and some zero sodas. Scan and go checkouts but bring your own bag, like in much of Europe.

On my way out of the Isle of Skye area on Monday 15 July 2019, I stopped by the Co-op in Kyle to…read moreget some snacks for the road. I had gone to catch a ferry towards Fort William and found I had confused the schedule. So, I decided to circle back through Kyle on my way east and south. The Co-op was easy to spot and the parking lot easy to maneuver in and out of. The store was well stocked and had an abundance of snack items. I went with two flavours/preparations of Kings 100% British & Irish Beef (British BBQ jerky and Rib Eye Flavour Biltong) as well as Scottish butter toffee (Buchanan's). All three items were delicious and well packaged for the road. Prices were fair and workers kind.

What a great shop !! Appearances can be deceptive small on the outside but a huge range on the…read moreinside. Don't bother driving for miles for your groceries go to the Glenelg Shop.