This supermarket is a good place for when you need essentials. It spans 2 units, which each has a…read morecheckout so that it has extra tills. It can get busy at peak times and it can also be a little overpriced as all small shops can. However, its not got extended opening times until 10pm most days of the week and has a special offers leaflet which is updated every 2-3 weeks, which makes it worthwhile visiting.

quite a large supermarket issued in the town centre, has various items and wide range of food and…read moredrinks, they sell alcohol as well and lottery, this store does get busy at times, they do a price crucnh leaflet every week so u get to save on price.

This is called an extra store but it is not as big as Lakeside, Gallows corner, Romford or Pitsea…read morethat are all nearby. The staff on the shop floor are nice and helpful but the person usually on customer services needs retraining really quickly. Upstairs are clothes, homeware and electrical goods. Downstairs food, drink, cleaning products and the like and also a pharmacy and small opticians. There is a bakery but they have a habit of overcooking the bread sometimes it is black. There is often very long queues with very slow staff serving but they have just put in self scan checkouts for baskets so this can speed you up a bit.

This shop is very small compared to the one in Pitsea and conqequently doesn't offer as much…read morevariety. However, like every other Tesco it is well staffed, with the shelvves well stocked and very reasonable prices - especially if you collect your clubcard points too!

Ran across this branch of the east London chain the other day. Great atmosphere and delicious…read morepastries!

Great atmosphere, great bood and the pastries is second to none. I would definitely recommend this…read morerestaurant.

The new and improved store is now open. The new cafe is upstairs and is lovely, much quieter then…read morethe old one that was adjacent to the store the staff are friendly and helpful. The main store has just added self service checkouts these are rubbish (even worse than tesco) it really did not want me to have a cauliflower and the lad in charge of them did not know now they worked and wandered off regularly. The clothes department is now huge and good for casual and work clothes but lacks the party going out range that tesco provides. the rest of the store is much the same as before but the freezer department is tiny. Also the staff are a bit mean when I walked into a trolley the other day one of saw and laughed at me.

The new and improved store is here! The clothing section is great, wide isles, yards of clohtes and…read morefrom here it goes downhill. The food isles are narrower now, so making peak time impossible, espcially if people are loading shelves. Also their stock choice is less now as well. Which is a shame. There is an emphasise on using self checkout now, which should be quicker, however if buying alcohol or age related products the staff dont come to help, they are too busy packing other peoples shopping or talking amongst themselves to help. You have to approach them and get the rolling eyes look. I go in most days and sadly the customer care has gone down a lot.

Store good but fed up seeimy your trolleys all over Braintree never see Sainsbury trolleys as…read morepeople want their £1 back why don't you do the same and stop making Braintree an eyesore with your trolleys in the rivers

Hasn't got any better since my last visit. Not much room between the aisles so constant clashes…read morewith other shoppers. Upstairs a lot better with more space and a good selection. Car parking is easy

great quality meat from a family business. The deli is great and they also cater for summer bbq…read moreparties. i've been to two such events and I must say I was very impressed. They cook it in your garden and provide all the food. Nice. The shop itself is very clean and well presented. The staff are very helpful and give you really good advice. It's nice to see a family business survive in these difficult times.

Pricey but great local deli. Knowledgeable and friendly staff who know their business. Wide and…read moreintersting choice of meats and cheeses and other lovely goodies. Long established and for a reason! Could open slightly later to catch commuter trade on the way home.

A long established butchers situated at the Hockley end of the high street.Sells good quality meat…read moreand meat products(sausages,meatballs etc).At various times of the year and when in season they sell a large variety of poultry and game including chicken,turkey,goose,duck, pheasant,guinea fowl,venison and rabbit.They also stock a large range of pies,pasties and puddings,both individual and family size.Not particularly cheap but quality never is!

The best butchers in town providing award-winning pies and goodies. Their meat is tender and almost…read morefat-free so there is hardly any waste. Pies and pasties are mouth wateringly tasty and their many awards prove that it's not just me who thinks so ;-)

the best and biggest eccles cakes ive ever had, i get them from there every time i go to southend,…read moreloved it when i lived in Coleman street, can i sue them for making me fat? lol,

small shop but make lovely fresh filled rolls good choice of fillings and will always add or take…read moreout anything you dont like ,also lovely fresh bread and cakes,nice staff that are friendly ,great bakers.