A proper high street greengrocers, the like of which you rarely see these days. Big supermarkets…read morehave a stranglehold on producers and consumers alike, and places like this are slowly being forced to the wall, which is another reason to give MFB Fruits your money. They carry a great selection of fruits that are always fresh and tasty and competitive in terms of the other outlets in the area (the fruit in the nearby Co-Op is rubbish and pricey by comparison). As a fairly keen gardener I always have a look at their display of plants out on the street, too. There you can get a good selection of bedding plants, shrubs and the like for reasonable price.

There's nothing more appealing than piles of brightly coloured, fresh-looking, home-grown fruit to…read morecheer you up from the miserable British 'summer' weather. I say 'home-grown' - in fact, as I looked round their produce I'm not sure I discovered anything that was actually grown in the UK - which is a bit depressing. Do we really not produce anything any more? Why do we need to fly apples in from flipping New Zealand?! Anyway, this is not the fault of MFB Fruits, who are simply stocking it, so I shall talk about them and take my producer-consumer rants elsewhere. As I said, I find shops that sell fresh groceries super-appealing. I'm not sure why - maybe they make me think I am skipping through fields, plucking juicy strawberries at my whim, rather than skulking up and down the aisles of a a supermarket, where everything is wrapped in plastic. Either way, this is a great greengrocers: all the fruit & veg looks (and tastes, I can tell you) really fresh and lovely (despite the fact that it has obviously travelled some way to be here...). The shop itself is really clean as well - which is reassuring for a grocers. There's nothing worse than a grubby, mouldy grocers. I bought a bag of apples, a bag of apricots and a bag of plums which cost me a princely £3.50, which I thought was great - considering how expensive fruit can be in supermarkets. I can also tell you that they are all delicious - I nearly polished off the apricots in one fell swoop.

I was reading on the internet the other day that if you eat 30 bananas a day you will live to be…read more110. Now first off, I'm not sure I want to live till I'm that age, but most importantly I wouldn't be able to physically eat this much. I could imagine being constantly on the toilet. An apple a day keeps the doctor away, it aids digestion and has lots of vitamin goodness. Vegetables contain all those nutrients we all demand, yet we still eat processed food with no nutritional value. This is a welcoming greengrocer on a very quaint high street in a very nice part of Birmingham. They sell all of the above will a freshness and quality that you won't find in the supermarkets.

With just under 10 branches in the South of Birmingham The Big Apple is probably the shop in…read moreHarborne that most resembles a traditional greengrocer - although of course the larger supermarkets probably stock a slightly larger range. However, The Big Apple is a cheap and cheerful place which stocks seasonal produce, has a good selection of cut flowers, bedding plants and is also a good place to get discount priced biscuits, crisps, nuts, chocolate and pop. The staff wear their tabards well and are friendly and particularly nice to some of the older people who shop there (counting change and filling up shopping trolleys) and the quality of the fruit in particular is pretty good.

I went her for some jacket potatoes as there Lovly The…read moreyoung mid 20s Lad that was in there was talking to another Lad that was obviously there for a temporary job selling Christmas tree The Way in which he spoke to him in front of me & other customers Was disgusting swearing every other word Talking about customers when we're 2 feet away from him like we were trash in the gutter We pay your wages !!! Have more respect & The Older Lady that runs the place did nothing not a single word to stop the way he was "Slagging off" the customers!!! I want be returning anytime soon!!!

A greengrocers and a garden centre, all crammed into a space normally occupied by a cornershop,…read morethis place is a bit of an oasis on the slightly run-down Stirchley High Street. Outside you'll find a great selection of shrubs, plants and vegetables to plant in your garden, and at extremely reasonable prices. I get the impression that most of the items for sale, and in particular the veg plants, have been grown by hand, either by the shop themselves or else by a trusted local nursery - the care and attention is evident in each plant, and these are clearly not the product of some anonymous uber-greenhouse knocking out bedding plants by the thousand. Inside the store is cool and welcoming and beautifully stocked with fresh, organic produce that is a treat for the eyes and nose. After visiting this place you'll think twice about selecting the somewhat tired looking veg on offer at the local supermarket - this is super-fresh stuff that looks and smells great. The staff are friendly and helpful and know their stuff, both about the plants and the produce. They are also pretty fair - if you select a plant that is the last one available and it looks a wee bit sorry for itself, they'll normally either knock something off the price, or else not charge you at all. Highly recommended!

I love a local grocer. Hughes is no exception - they had a really good selection of fruit and veg,…read morewhich all looked in very good nick. They also had other useful bits and bobs such as nuts and herbs, and 2 packets of Foxes chocolate biscuits for a mere £1! That was, of course, a special offer - I can't promise you that that is a permanent feature... I bought an enormous bag of Braeburn apples and a less enormous bag of nectarines, - plus my 2 packets of biscuits it all came to £3.58, which seemed very reasonable.

Hughes is a mini supermarket that mainly sells fresh fruit and vegetables. They also sell a few…read moreplain flowers. The only negative thing I have to say about Hughes is that the aisles are narrow and I soon discovered people have to walk down them in single file. If you want to go past somebody you'll have to shuffle or squeeze past them. I'm sure this invaded people's personal space, like it did mine. Birmingham has loads of shops like Hughes and many of the ones I've seen are quiet unclean and it's obvious the products have been left out for a while. Here though, there's probably fresher fruit and vegetable here than in the supermarket not to mention the prices are a lot better. As well as the normal prices being low, I was also pleased to see the amount of deals they had. Two boxes of strawberries can be picked up for £1.00 and a bunch of bananas for just under £1.00. So I think this shop is underrated.

I still can't work out if this place is useful or not. Granted the fruit and veg section must be…read morehandy for those in the neighbourhood but the rest of the shop can only be described as random. It's set out a bit like a pound store with certain items in large stocks. I spotted about 30 chocolate gateaux in unmarked packets for £1 each. And you can pick up multipacks of Haribo and branded chocolate, in fact most of the shop works on a multipack basis. Want to pretend you're in a greasy spoon when eating at home? Then these industrial size burger sauces will do the trick. On my way out I spotted some Chinese lanterns for sale. Strange.

This is one of several Big Apple stores dotted around South Brum, and it's not one of the best…read more Whereas the Harborne branch is a pretty decent greengrocer, this outlet is much more of a convenience store. There are more tins and bottles inside the store than there is fresh fruit and there are often items of stock on sale that have clearly been picked up cheaply in bulk at a cash and carry for a quick sale. That said, there is a small and fairly good selection of fresh produce out on display. They must find it quite hard to compete with the nearby Co-Op (2 or 3 doors down the road) but they nevertheless maintain a foothold on the Cotteridge map, so must be doing something right...I'm just not sure what it is!

Holton's might primarily be a butchers but they keep the vegetarians at bay by also being a…read moregreengrocers and then apologise by being a florist! It's a big store on the Weoley Castle Square and is a good one stop of all of your fruit, veg and meat. Despite the fact that there are other stores around the square that all separately provide the same things, all of the shops thrive independently so I guess that means people pick their favourite and stick with it and they must all be doing a good job! Just to go that extra inch further than the competition they also stock various garden ornaments like statues and birdbaths.

do not go here. bunch of scammers. told the guy to give me…read morefull chickens cut up in to medium pieces, saw the owner whispering to his butcher guy while looking towards me so I kept an eye on them pretending I'm on my phone, saw the guy taking a few pieces away from my cut chicken and putting them separately, told him off and he put it back into my bag. bought a box of 10kg chicken leg, weighed it when I got back and it was 9.3kg, I think they took a few pieces out from each box before we purchased it. fruit and vegetable's are gone bad with mould on it. bought a soft drink and it's out of date. wth is going on. the young kid at the counter who acts like he is the big bossman pretends to be nice and kind when I told him he overcharged me he said sorry at the end but I saw his whole demeanour change, from nice and kind became absolutely rude and disrespectfu. NEVER EVER GOING THERE AGAIN. AVOID THESE FAKESTERS. MEDINA SUPERSTORE, MAS BAZAR and even BANGLa STATION with its high prices is better than Paks supermarket lozells road, atleast in Bangl station you gonna get fresh produce at the weight it's supposed to be at even if they charge extra but at PaKsSupermarket Lozells not only they charge you but the hive you produce which is gone bad and even from there they will steal a few pieces out. STAY AWAY, STAY AWAY, STAY AWAY. BTW have you guys seen the TikTok videos by PaKs lozells road, all comments are turned off. we wonder why. must be a reason. what have you got to hide. you don't want the word getting around that you guys are leeching off the local community. you disgraceful people. Pak supermarket Alum rock and Cov Road is really good btw. recommend it to all.

Yesterday i bought a goods like £8-9 but They took £18-19 from me .....I thought that they take…read more£8-9 from my card but they took £18-19

All though the main outdoor market with fruit and veg and is nearby, this stall, situated inside…read morethe indoor market, covers a slightly more selective ground. They have a large variety of exotic fruits so you are more likely to get your kiwiis, lychees, and star fruits here but they also have a good stock of all the regular ones like pineapples, bananas etc. The stall is beautifully organized and clean, all fruits and vegetables in very good condition and the sellers are very friendly. If you can't find what you're after in the outdoor market I'd recommend coming here.

this green grocers in the indoor market is pretty cool. at first they come across as only stocking…read moreChinese food but i noticed the other day that they sell caribbean and indian foods too. From hot sauce to indian spices to pak choi and lychees, you can get loads of interesting stuff here. The prices were reasonable too and I will definitely go back to the indoor market and visit a few stalls including this one next time I need some ingredients for a homemade chinese feast.

Heron Foods is a cross between a freezer store and a local corner shop. There are two aisles of…read morefreezers and shelves of general shopping. This particular store is my preference when shopping for frozen goods, and is great when you're following a low-carb diet as they have tons of high protein meals, frozen meats and frozen vegetables at low prices - certainly cheaper than the high street supermarkets. If you're feeling less healthy then they've always got offers on biscuits, chocolate and some very nice frozen desserts! The staff are friendly and they open all the tells very quickly during busy periods - something the big supermarkets might learn from!

The big apple is a fruit and veg store. They sell them in singles and in pre packed bags. You can…read moreweigh them and find out the prices. Which is the old fashioned way and is a good way as you can pick your own fruit. I think that the staff are so welcoming that is why they have so many customers. They sell alot of organic fruits. They reduce the prices of fruit that seem to be going off, I buy them and make smooties with them really nice and get the 5 aday in. They are really clean, they have offers on each week and have just recently changed store layout really nice.