These guys are racist, rude and I would not trust them with my returns…read more They were supposed to have items for me to collect but they lost them even though I was told they had been delivered to 4 st james street, city news. When I complained the young guy behind the counter told me he was sick of my people!!! stay away at all costs.

Mace fulfils your standard corner shop needs whether they are Twix based or not, but is rather…read morebizarrely not open in the late hours, meaning that late night alcohol and snack runs aren't going to be answered by a visit here. Mace (as well as having a memorable name) also fits the St. James style of stores by having a slightly more clean and concise layout than most corner stores in the rest of the nation, let alone Brighton, but other than that remains fairly unremarkable.

I have tried to call this number and I can't get throug? my daughter lost her phone in your shopread more

Whilst Googling M&A, to find out there phone number to add to my review for them, I was quite…read moresurprised to see that the first entry that I could find was a an anti-M&A Facebook group. To be fair the group hadn't had an entry since early 2008, but still I was intrigued by the active hatred that the workers in this cornershop had seemingly inspired, due to them being quite so 'grumpy' and 'rude'. I have often been standing in M&A in the early hours, whilst everything else has been closed, maybe a little drunk, indecisively hovering aound their shop deciding what to buy for what might seem like an eternity, and they have always been friendly and quite humorous in my experience. So I can only go on that, and assume either the students who made the group are over sensitive, or the workers of M&A had some massive customer service crackdown after the facebook fiasco. Anyway, the best thing about this convenience store, and the only reason why I have been in it, is the fact that it opens til later than other off licences, so affords you the luxury of continuing your drunkery until 3am. This fact is known to most in this area, and sometimes you can find yourself having non-sensical chats to other people who've made the very same pilgrimage as you, and the store can get quite busy for such a time. There is also notably a decent selection of magazines on offer.

This shop has deteriorated over the last few months. Until this spring it was a quiet, fairly…read morespacious store with friendly staff. Then it shut for a while for refurbishment (annoyingly at the same time as St James' Street's Somerfield's did). Then it reopened with a new layout that seems to attempt to cram twice the stock in half the space (with a bigger till area, and a barred off alcohol area). This was before Morrison's and Tesco's opened down the road so it was ridiculously busy and chaotic. It has since calmed down, but the claustrobic layout remains. The staff remain friendly though.

I think the last review was posted by the coop head office. This is an expensive place to shop…read morecompared with the local competition. When they increase their prices it tends to be between 10-20% and they hope no one notices, but they do!

What with all the corner stores around here, its quite hard to be the best, and while I wouldn't…read moreargue that All Sorts is, I would say it has the most originality. Like the name suggests, its more about having a broad variety than stocking traditional things (like crisps and beer) to a high standard. There's a good lot of candles and stationary items - maybe to be used together for late night writing in the wilderness - and other what nots that make it a useful place to step in if your caught out by the more commercial places shutting early (as I was late one Sunday). It also boasts an internet café (or so the huge signs suggest) but seeing as I have it at home and on my mobile, I've not needed to test it out...

All Sorts is okay, and the staff are usually friendly. The main plus is the fairly large internet…read moreroom upstairs, which is £1 an hour I think. Rather oddly they have a love tester outside - you put your hand on it and it reveals your inner passions or something - I think this is probably somewhat revealing about what they're going for with their stock selection here... As Ross M. complained, there's really not much in terms of food (although I found an okay tomato pasta pot there once when I was in a similarly desperate situation!), and the vast amount of snacks and soft drinks suggest they're catering more for passing tourists and shoppers rather than workers or locals! All Sorts doesn't really sell all sorts, and neighbouring late night newsagents Well Done is better for that. But on the other hand if you need some tobacco, or a chocolate bar - you're all sorted!

Bharat's, another of the many corner-shops in the southern Lanes area, loses out to the competition…read moreon many grounds. First of all, the selection is poor if you want anything but chocolate, crisps, magazines or cigarettes. Secondly, the prices seem comparatively higher, and the staff are a generally belligerent lot. Where Well Done has more of a product mix and Sparkling has a more cooking-ingredient based selection, Bharat's fails to provide anything beyond the pure basics. Situated right next door to the Fishbowls, Bharat's is a frequent stop-off point for a late night drinkers, and as such clearly aims for the market over all others. If you're looking for a selection of snack-treats in a weak moment, all you'll find is chocolate and crisps: not the worst snack out there, but you might want some variance on that theme. This lack of choice is compounded by the seemingly high prices. Everything I buy elsewhere seems to have another 5-10p stuck onto the price at Bharats. Maybe this is to catch out the late-night revellers, meandering home at 3 in the morning from the late night locale that is the Fishbowl, but to the random passer-by, this is a bit of a slap in the face. In short, there are better places very close by for snacks and the like. Bharat's isn't a bad corner-shop, it's just a slight step below what this area has to offer in terms of corner shops. Go to Sparkling, right across the road, or Well Done on North Street.

Bharat's is a rather nicely sized corner shop sitting (conveniently) just alongside the Fish Bowl,…read moreand is perfect to stop off at if you're winding your way back from many of the seafront clubs, looking for somewhere to get a snack or some beverages for the walk home. There's not as many random bits and pieces here as some newsagents, and there aren't that many good meal making ingredients, but there's more space given over to savoury and sweet snacks and alcohol, which works well.

Maybe its just the pretty sign outside, and the colourful shots they sell in here, but I rather…read morelike Sparkling... Its probably my favourite late night stop off that's actually in Brighton, rather than on the way home, or to a friends. Its haphazardly put together in here, and the shopkeeper is at the back of the store and raised slightly, so it feels like you are being looked upon by a head master when you walk around looking at products... Its a very decent size in here, and has pretty much everything you'd want to find in an off license, with the addition of skanky (but colourful) shots that you can grab to top yourself up on alcohol for cheap (ish) before hitting the club of your choice... Not exactly cool or sexy, but disappointing practical when you're going somewhere you hate because of people you love. Definitely recommended!

Went in there to get a bottle of wine, didnt want the first one I picked out so got a cheaper one…read moreand they charged me for both because I was drunk.

i believe i was scammed unfortunately and charged £9.65 for a disposable vape which costs £5…read moreeverywhere else. it also ran out in a couple of hours, absolutely distraught.

One Step, another of the strangely named corner shops that Brighton sports in droves, is pretty…read moreuseless in comparison to some of its not too distant neighbours. Selection is generally poor, with a huge amount of space unused: something's gone very wrong with the planning here. Also, for a shop in the middle of pub and party town, there's a shockingly bad selection of cigarettes and booze, and the prices seem to have been jacked up too! Avoid. From the outside, One Step looks like it's doing the right thing: unlike most convenience stores, it looks clean and modern, and the whole shop seems to light up like a Christmas tree from the outside: very inviting. However, upon entering, there is little to buy or return for. The shop sports a huge open space in the middle, with walls lined with products, but no aisles or anything like that. This huge waste of space is strange enough, but added to One Step's rather poor selection of, well, nearly everything, and you start to wonder why this rather large shop floor is empty. Their general selection is bad enough, but One Step also seem to have forgotten their target demographic. One Step is in the middle of West Street, and thus should be selling cigarettes and booze: it's almost a given. Instead, their selection of both the above is pathetic: who are they expecting to walk in? This is all already bad enough, but then the prices are all between 5-10p more than any other convenience store I've ever been in... The problem here seems to be two-tiered. A great location and snazzy look have obviously cost One Step far more than they think they can recoup, leaving stocks low and selection poor. This has then led to greater prices, in the hopes of recouping all of their losses. If they're where they are for long enough, they should have no problem, it's just such a poor example of a convenience store. The only convenience here is walking past.

What the eff is up with this name? I mean Joey's, Joe's Joseph's Josie's, or Jodie's I can deal…read morewith, but Joeies?! It's like there was a buy-one-get-one-free on all vowels! I guess I take particular offence because I can see my name there shrouded in atrocious spelling. Rant over to the shop: it's a newsagents, there is nothing particular bad, or good - the staff are perfectly friendly; prices competitive and premises perfectly well laid out, it's just that name. I cannot get over the name.

I think this shop is more noticable for a failure to grasp the English language then it is for…read moreanything you could purchase inside (unless they offer english language lessons, in that case it probably isn't worth it). The newsagents itself is pretty decent by all accounts, even if unspectacular. They sell a few things beyond the standard; pistachio's and various spicy snacks (a personal favourite). Really though, this is a store that just provides the essentials to local residents. One good positive is that Joeies tends to be open later than most local shops, making it easier to get your pint of milk for the that late night cup of tea.

Disgusting service, I went there to ship a parcel and the shopkeeper started saying very nasty…read morethings to me in Arabic and thought I couldn't understand him.

Blueberrys is a very very pleasant convenience store that is meticulously laid out and clearly…read morepriced across the board. It has everything you're likely to need, whether its snacks, alcohol or something quick for dinner. Its also pleasant to see a convenience store so clean, with its windows clear of clutter and laminate flooring positively glowing with freshness. The only possible downside to this pleasant presentation could be splutter inducing-ly high prices, which Blueberrys is thankfully devoid of, instead pricing itself dead centre of the standard corner store. Add a couple of helpful members of staff and you have yourself a 4* corner shop! Shame about the miss spelling of blueberries...

Yummies is conveniently situated on Western Road. It seems to be open at all times!…read more You can expect to find what you would at most newsagents - you can get a pint of milk here, a few cans of lager and a lotto ticket if you fancy a flutter! Not to forget your tobacco if you're a smoker. Also handy if you're after change because no other shop on western road seems to have any!

I thought I should update my review of Yummies, having just visited this store and found myself…read moreimpressed with the range of products available. Unlike some newsagents, this shop boasts quite an appetising range of sandwiches and snack fod products, which, coupled with its excellent alcohol and soft drinks sections, makes Yummies certainly worthy of recommendation.