The Olive Shed Shop on Gloucester road is popular with many a local student/hippy/healthy eater…read more The olives here are of an outstanding quality, despite the fact that they have been imported. Currently the shop's deli is plugging their Christmas goodies; hampers, nibbles and such, and despite the price, are definitely worth the investment. If you want ready made food, you can eat in or takeaway a great selection of olive themed dishes, which are a real delight for the taste buds.

I absolutely love The Olive Shed Shop - and I'm not the only one! With acclaim from such names as…read moreClifton Life and Raymond Blanc, it seems that the whole of Bristol wants a taste of the Olive Shed. With so many varieties to choose from, it's a blessing that the friendly staff offer free samples to help you make up your mind. My favourite has to be the queen olives stuffed with garlic. They don't make you popular, but they taste devine!

If ever there was a shop that truly had its heart in the right place and really served its…read morecommunity, this is it. The lovely people that run this place not only sell delicious fresh food, they clearly live it. Many times have I walked past and been tempted to walk in just for a chat. The nutritional content of food, the local political and cultural climates - they know it all! They strive incredibly hard to keep their whole and ethical food local, organic certified and chemical free. They even have their own farm nearby which, especially in the summer months, keeps their shelves fully stocked. Off to one side they have an extensive collection of really very good for you teas and ointments, a wide vegan and gluten-free selection and a constant yet dynamic choice of quiche, pasties and cakes for sale at the till. The whole experience is sensitively thought out and as a customer, very enjoyable.

In my opinion Radford Mill Farm Shop is excessively expensive. Yes, it serves fantastic food, but…read morethe price tag always makes me wince before i hand over my hard earned cash. For this reason I always limit my spending to speciality foods that I can't get elsewhere. For more generic items I usually go to either Harvest or Scoopaway, with the latter being my preferred option. I've eaten in the small cafe once (essentially a few tables clustered together in a small area away from the serving area). Again expensive, and a little dark for my liking, the cafe never seems to see much custom. It does however contain a phenomenal amount of reading material and flyers... and is a really quiet place to take a break from the rat race and contemplate your navel for a while.

Harvest is Godsend for vegetarian Bristolians like me who want more from their food than lentils…read moreand rice. The small but sweet shop offers a range of ethically sourced seeds, dried fruits and spices to pack a punch into your dishes. Harvest is also a great place to pick up those hard to find ingredients like spelt flour, Cacao beans or Goji Berries. But the best thing about the shop is the fresh bread that gets delivered daily. Personally I love their Sourdough bread which is tasty and different to boring ol' white sliced!

This little ethical food shop is a great alternative to the nearby Mc Colls and Somerfield, if you…read moreprefer to eat natural, organic, fair trade type food. If you're after meat, best going to the nearby Paeckurt Butchers or another on Gloucester road, but this place is ideal for veggies. They are committed to providing excellent quality health food and believe in the importance of remaining an independent business. Also, if you're looking for somewhere to recycle old ink cartridges and mobile phone handsets, they do this too!

I really like this supermarket. It's good quality and not crazily priced…read more They also make incredible Currys that are very good value for money!!!

Bristol Sweet Mart has been on St Marks Rd for quite some time now, having been rated one of the…read morebest businesses in the UK. It was interesting to see if they would expand (and how) or if they would continue to run the same. The Deli is the latest addition to this little empire, delivering a unique taster of some foods you wouldn't find in your standard high street deli. Lamb kebabs for 99p (think traditional not pitta bread and mayo), some truly delicious paneer and a sweet section better than Willy Wonka's front lawn are some examples of this new enterprise. The service is as professional, friendly and polite as the main store and similarly I'd be surprised if it doesn't do very well indeed.

Taste of Napoli Review…read more The taste of Napoli is an Italian deli and cafe tucked away in one of the back streets of Bristol city centre. Situated opposite Debenhams it hasn't been open long. I was in town for a meeting so I thought I'd pop in for a quick bite to eat. First impressions where good. This small deli can only host about a dozen or so people at the front of its restaurant. There is additional seating upstairs to which I took advantage of. However there is no lift or escalator so this isn't a good sign for anyone with walking difficulties or is in a wheelchair. Having said that after about five minutes of me taking my seat upstairs someone hobbled in on crutches so it can be done? The menu is quite extensive, boasting a whole host of classic Italian combinations. Sausage and peppers, pizza slices, fresh cannolis arancini balls, panini's and calzones. The food options are split over several laminated menu cards which is a bit excessive. I feel that all items could be placed on one menu in a traditional book format but that's is just me being picky. You have to place your order and pay at the counter, there is no table service as such. I plumped for their Italian sausage panini aptly called 'The Napoli'. It consisted of Italian sausage, roasted herb potatoes and mozzarella cheese. Baked in a fresh roll this was quite a big sandwich. The sausages where lovely. Perfectly seasoned and not too overpowering. The cheese again was a treat and worked well. The potatoes on the other hand where disappointing. Slightly underdone and completely tasteless. Definitely not roasted. I mean they may have been shown the inside of an oven but that's about it. As part of the combination it didn't really work which was a great shame. I ended up taking most of the potatoes out and leaving them. I had a coffee latte with my sandwich, not being a great coffee lover I can't really pass judgement on it because all coffee tastes the same to me. There was a bit of a wait for my order but it was cooked fresh so it's worth the wait. All in all it was a pleasant lunch choice. At £7.00 including the coffee I didn't think it was too horrendous. I'd definitely go back but I wouldn't have the same choice because of the potatoes. It's well worth going here rather than Burger King next door.