This is a delightful place to go shopping for your fruit and veg on a Saturday morning. Although…read morethere aren't many exotic choices, there's a good selection of standard fruit and veg and the staff are welcoming. I was surprised at how cheap a weekly shop is here and it always lasts well. Flowers and plants can also be bought from the display outside the shop and it's open until 5pm. Parking can be difficult but there are plenty of side streets within a short walking distance.

Jacket potatoes the size of footballs, (almost), very polite staff, soothing and enticing…read moresmells.though very crowded and in a fairly run-down area of the town centre, (in the old market place near York Road). Unfortunatly, the nearby area is pretty desolated, or the stores are of not reasonable quality, so it drives down the atmosphere, though as stated, the atmosphere of the shop itself is quite good. The fruit and veg is of great quality, very fresh, and reasonably priced.

The biggest Jkt potatoes in ESSEX . 3 for a pound ,excellent . All the usual and unusual fruit and…read moreveg you could think of . Set in York Road Market opposite the Cheap card shop. Its an oasis of interesting food . and smells . Fresh boiled beetroot . ( been boiling beetroot on the premises for over 50 years under different ownerships ) but this one is the best . Friendly stafff Scotts girl Bobby is charming . A real interacial Green grocers .

If you want fresh vegetables, fruits or halal meat and those gorgeously yummy stuffed olive or the…read morebest salad cheese then you must walk into Tulip . They have arrays of pickled vegetables, honey , baklavas,turkish-delights and stuffed olives which taste so so great and all types of mediterranian cheese and youghurst as well. There is a huge range of product all very reasonable and all packed neatly into the five aisles of teh shop. the butchers is at the back and you get some great salami from the fridge section too. The staff though the struggle with their english are very warm and friendly and seem like a happy bunch.

If you want something slightly out of the ordinary, this is a great place to go to. Sometimes, the…read morepackaging is the only clue as to what a product is but there is definitely a wide choice of things, from powdered soup to pot noodles to olives to salami to fresh fruit and veg.

'For goodness-sakes, look at them cakes' said James Brown. He clearly dined at the Plaxtol Bakery…read more Or something. Years of enforced poverty forced me to seek out the Tesco Value 'blue stripe' - my larder looked like the Brighton and Hove Albion home stand for years! Their bread was especially vile. It was 9p a loaf & I felt cheated. It was like candy floss! Time moves on and those debts were settled. All that remains is my irrational hatred of thinly sliced white bread. So I go here. Wholemeal, granary, low GCI (whatever that is!) or seeded: I'm a 'regular' guy & I intend to keep it that way!!! These guys are Artisans of the first order & their bread rocks. I could eat it all day long but I need to make space & time for their taste-tastic Millionaires (you know, biscuit base, caramel & choc, the size of half a sandwich ideally!!!) too. As The Godfather of Soul might put it 'Say it loud. I'm a pig and I'm proud'............

This bakery is a favorite with me and the kids. They sell a mouth watering selection of hot and…read morecold food, both sweet and savory. I love the sandwichs, which you can pick ready made or request for them to make them fresh whilst you wait. The choice of hot food includes sausage rolls, slices, pasties to name a few and are always really tasty. The kids always ask for one of their really lovely gingerbread men, its the only place they will eat them from so thats got to say something! Staff are always polite and the shop has a welcoming feel to it.

A really sweet cake shop (no pun intended!) with an excellent selection of pastries and savouries…read more They also have a sickeningly sweet North Kent speciality colloquially known as the 'Gypsy Tart' - a kind of lethal whipped and fluffy caramel in pastry. A cafe at the back offers civilised lunches and snacks with a good selection of coffees and teas during opening hours. Service is always good and the bill never comes as a shock. A treat.

Eggs Florentine with bacon and a cup of cappuccino. This was the weekly supplement we looked…read moreforward to on a Saturday afternoon. Although a busy dining room meant a longer wait for our meals, it was still worth it. The only sandwich we've ever tried in the deli is the chicken tarragon, we really enjoyed it because the portion was perfect. Bakery goods were mediocre and definitely weren't produced by themselves. Sausage rolls were dry and probably more than a day old.

one good supermarket though a bit out of way for me…read more Their veggies and fruits remain much fresher than thos eof other supermarkets and are tastier too.. toiletries and other household bits are usually very reasonably priced. They have the second room to the back for permanent bargain stuff or those left off from preveous deals and you can go through a fine selection of some very cheap items. staff are really friendly too.

I really, really wanted to give the Market Place 5 stars but feel I can't as it's really gone down…read morehill recently. One of the largest markets in the South East it's so popular that they actually run coach trips here! The market is mixed and contains stalls ranging from clothing through meat, vegetables through CDs. Some stalls, such as the CD stall outside Debenhams or Peter the Pleater's blind stall have been there for years. Others are newer. The market stands on a cobbled area and is fringed by the shops and, more recently, some living accommodation. The ancient St Edwards church provides a focal point and gives the whole area a rather historic feel. Market days are Wednesday, Friday and Saturday with the market place being used for car parking outside these times. Expect the market to be operational before 9am and to close up around 4pm or later if trade is good. There's an Eastend buzz about the place but it's not what it used to be!

I used to like the romford market, but i agree also that it has gone down hill recently and i dont…read morego often anymore. I just prefer to go to the shopping centre instead. However during the run upto christmas there are some good offers in the market.

One of the best cake shops I have EVER been in!! The cakes are to die for!! Never, ever had a bad…read morecake and everytime I walk past I find myself diving in for a treat!

This is a lovely cake shop that not only sells some other cool stuff (jams, biscuits, pasta sauces…read moreetc) but also has a coffee shop at the back where you can get to eat all the yummy stuff you see in the window. This place is set along rochester high street, and is well worth a look in. I was pleasently surprised with the prices - it isn't as expensive as it looks. You can also grab some lunch there too as it sells sandwiches to go with all the nice unhealthy cakes. The staff are lovely and friendly. Just remember to order at the counter otherwise you may find yourself sitting there for a while!