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4 years ago
Best halal butchers around, a local staple in the community, great variety of fruit and vegetable on top of that, has just about anything you could ever need or wish for read more
227 Gray's Inn Road
Holborn
London WC1X 8RH
United Kingdom
Bloomsbury
020 7833 3761
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People searched for Grocery 1,644 times last month within 10 miles of this business.
4/1/2023- 7:15pm we went in there to buy a few snacks and water bottles. Very friendly staff…read more Register counted about $10 in Pence fast for us. Still learning the currency. Quick and fast. Simple items to look for and bounce out. Gave it 5 stars. Nice and clean and next to the Tube. There are 2 other stores nearby if you need meats and a deli or frozen options. This place is great for snacks and liquids. No where as busy as the other 2 stores there. Check the photos out.
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This review is based on all of the Sainsbury stores I went to collectively. They seemed to be out…read moreof a lot of stuff. I even ran into a local woman who noticed me searching the shelves for something. According to her the stock is always low and they're usually out of stuff she wants.
Short and sweet review incoming…read more Saintbury's of a local supermarket chain and will likely get you what you need whether food, supplies, toiletry, etc, they will have it. I had visited several locations while in London and they are all laid out roughly the same, making it easy to find what you need. They are slightly cheaper than posh smaller markets, but it is a standard chain grocery store, so quality is a little less for meat, fruit, veggies, etc. There are quite a few around London and its outskirts, so never had an issue while visiting, which is great. All and all, I overall was quite happy with my visits.
Geo Watkins Mushroom Ketchup...Aloha (I bought the only two bottles).
Entrance, just opposite Holborn station
As an American, going to a new grocery store in the UK was so fun!…read more I loved seeing all of the different snacks, treats, and groceries. These juices below are so delicious! I bought like 6 just for my trip to have something to drink. My second favorite thing was the Battenberg cakes. I'm a huge fan of the Great British Baking Show, and to be able to see these all around, I was so happy!
This felt like the quick mart used by late night druggies and homeless people. The store is facing…read moreTrafalgar Square and is tiny and looks like somebody just pull stuff out of the cupboard to sell there. There are random boxes strewn about the store and the security guard watches everybody like they're stealing something. I was visiting from USA so I just wanted to find some "British" treats to take home... Chocolates, chips, stuff like that... They had a decent variety of those types of things but otherwise this would be a store if you were in a pinch and needed a quick snack and that's about it. There's an M & S store right around the corner at the entrance to the train station that's much cleaner and nicer and has more options plus the same thing.
David, the Polish guy at Boots in the Covent Garden Location was incredible! We went in as a family…read moreand he got all three of us sorted out with medications, hair products you name it! Highly recommended!
Great shop! Beauty and pharmacy goods along with souvenirs. I took my students here to buy…read moresouvenirs and some sunscreen and enjoyed the experience. Two stories, this place is huge.
Pharmacy and convenience
Thank you Crispins for saving halloween! This is one of the few stores in all of London that sells…read morecandy corn. From the outside Crispins looks like your typical 24 hour corner shop. But there is more to this shop than it's handy location (near Chinatown on Shaftesbury Avenue). Check-out their window displays...this is pop-tart central! For a tiny shop, Crispins has a ridiculously large selection of treats imported from the US (pop-tarts, brownie mixes, pancake mixes, runts, mini reese's peanut butter cups and yes Brach's candy corn). Candy corn is not so easy to come by in London, so the fact that they have some and at a semi-reasonable price ( £1.99/bag), this shop is clearly 4 stars in my book.
Owners deceive and lie. The shop is a listed EVRI shop and they pocket an EVRI fee and pretend to…read morebe an EVRI shop but they regularly refuse EVRI parcels to any customers dropping off. I am aware as I live nearby and have seen this happen over many months. They lie and say machine isn't working (even when it does as I've used the machine). They tell parcel owners to go elsewhere to drop off packages as they refuse to accept. They likely pocket a monthly fee for pretending to accept EVRI packages, so this is fraudulent behavior.
It's good for a laugh in the really early or just before closing hours. Service is non existent…read morehere, but that's Tesco. I come for the convenience ( stayed at the Fitzroy ) and the characters inside the joint.
I really hate to be the barer of bad news here but somebody has GOT to deliver this critical…read morereview. Super unkept...I'll even say beyond dirty...awww heyall; this is the NASTIEST "convenience store" I've ever entered. It's located across from the Russell Square tube station. Items were all over the place, yet out of place. Chips on the floor, soda bottle on top of cheese, hair care products in the cooler, caked up residue all over the floor, checkout lanes where a mess...customer service was even grotesque. To be honest by the time I made it this far to purchase a bottled water I didn't expect much more. Yes, they carry grocery, personal hygiene, alcohol, dairy, fruits, snacks, Krispy Kreme donuts and other items you may need during travels. I'll pass....forever, ever, ever! ~Christy
A Godsend to so many drunkard Londoners trying to get home from Trafalgar Square and Charing Cross…read moreit is almost untrue. Open 24hours they are a convenience store slightly on the pricier side because they can get away with it. They have a great selection of cold and hot snacks and the usual suspects you see throughout London in any other convenience store. The location and 24hour status make this Spar a hit every time
This is one of my best options I had for a cheap lunch time snack when I was working in the area…read more This SPAR serves almost everything you could want, from cold pastas, sandwiches, to sausage rolls, hot baguettes, pies, pizzas, calzones, chicken, fries, croissants, cakes, hot and cold drinks, and its all very cheap in comparison to any other cafes or food shops. If you time it right, you can catch a fair amount of food reduced after lunch, for example a hot beef baguette down to a pound, making this the unbeatable of cheap eats for a work lunch collection. Its also very close to Charing Cross and its tube station, if you are on the way to catch a train, and want to grab something quick and cheap.
This Tesco Express is one of the best things ever created. They have a nice selection of various…read moregrocery items, plenty of ready-to-eat items like salads, mixed berries, and pastas, and even some fresh fruits and vegetables. They are open on weekends and late at night, which is somewhat rare for places in this neighborhood. And prices are super reasonable; £1.40 for a little pack of sushi, £2 for some mixed berries, etc. If you're staying at a nearby hotel and not keen on paying £20 for your dinner, you can eat well from this store for a third of the price. Highly recommend!
A convenient place to pick up snacks or some items for home when in a rush. It was right across…read morefrom my hotel so I would stop in here to buy water and snacks during my London stay. The place could use a little cleaning up as it looked a little disorganized.
Been coming here more than 40 years, and other than the walls and escalators, everything changes…read moreAnd it's wonderful. Fabulous staff, all so helpful and professional. And the food hall. Shout out to Yo Sushi! Just a wonderful place to experience. Enjoy!
This grocery store is heaven on earth; especially for someone who needs to follow a 100% gluten…read morefree diet. Compared to America, everything in the store was very well-priced and I was elated to find an entire gluten free aisle to shop from. I literally was a kid in a (GF) candy store haha. The image is from a slight afternoon haul where I was craving some snacks. The GF bread had many nutritious seeds and came in handy throughout my stay. I have been missing the GF jam tarts and Bakewells every day and cannot wait to indulge once I return to the UK. It was so hard to believe that the baked goods were not only GF but were also milk free! Although Sainsbury's is a convenience store, it still deserves the praise on here for any future shoppers from near or far.
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Wonderful discovery! This place has a great butcher. Meats…read moreare super fresh (and halal if you care). Mergez are among the best I've had. Selection of fruits and vegetables is impressive. A suggestion? Try their fresh yogurt and honey from the middle-east with honeycomb. Plenty of fresh herbs if you are looking for a place with selection and good opening hours
This place is solid, for several things:…read more El Cheapo Halal smallish chickens for roasting. Goat. They honestly do it well. I've been getting goat around the market and this is the place to go. Produce, depending on the day, but you're better to go down to the hidden place Sauces and spices are OK, but I usually hit up Aziz cash & carry.
BEWARE if you buy anything online from DAMAS GATE they will always try to get rid of any damaged…read moregoods or neatest the nearest to USE BY DATE. Do not trust them to select the best of what you order online because they will always send you good buckled canned food so damaged no one would want to buy. Some stuff I ordered arrived on the day of expiry date. Best go to the shop and select whatever you want yourself and pay attention to the USE BY DATE. Not to mention their delivery charge is day light robbery.
I like this place a lot. They have good fresh meat (there is always a queue) and the vegetables and…read morefruit are much better than in other supermarkets, great price per value. You can find many Arabic products but I was also surprised they have a few Spanish too! Next to the food counter they have plenty of cereals and legumes that you won't find easily anywhere else. Their falafel are good, good, good. And they have some really nice surprises for those with sweet tooth too. You will be amazed by how many not Arabic people have discovered this gem.
Wonderful place, stocks EVERYTHING you'll ever need for Indian cooking. Super cheap too. A local…read moregem.
If you like cooking Indian food at home, then this is the place to go to get your spices,…read morevegetables, poppadums, chutneys and so on. Food Hall has everything you will need. Spices stocked range from hard-to-find black cardamom pods to fresh curry leaves to ready made masalas. They have tens of different types of lentils and pulses of all colours shapes and sizes including pigeon peas, black, yellow, green, and red lentils. They also carry an excellent range of proper poppadums which are great fun to cook at home, either in deep oil, in a microwave, or over a naked flame: watch them puff up and make your kitchen smell of whichever variety you've chosen (cumin, fenugreek etc)! They stock pretty much every type of Indian chutney/pickle imaginable, often with several different brands of each. There was a taste test table for one brand set up at the front of the shop when I last went in, dabbing brightly-coloured pickles onto tabs of pitta bread. Two long freezer cabinets contain bags of ready made samosas, pakora and other delicacies, in addition to pre-chopped and portioned blocks of fresh ginger and garlic wonderful for time-saving if you cook Indian food frequently! Anyone who enjoys cooking Indian food and hasn't already discovered this wonderful source of supplies should check it out.
This shop is an excellent proprietor of halal goods. There is a wide selection of meats available…read moreto buy, and a reasonable selection of fruit and vegetable, some of them quirky enough I cannot ascertain what they are. Alongside the halal is a host of other ethnically traditional branded foods. You can get regular items like rice, juice and all manner of beans, but you may need an interpretor to understand the labelling. I just look at the pictures and am getting by nicely that way. I probably wouldn't come here for a regular shop, but if you need something for a meal that requires an Eastern/Indian twist, this could be the location for you.
Papadums! Dropped in here tonight to get some papadums (surprisingly hard to find away from Brick…read moreLane). Nice enough, smallish supermarket. Much smaller than Bangla City, but in someways I liked it better. If you are looking for stuff to cook for an Indian/Pakastani/Bangladeshi meal this place can probably provide it. Staff helpful and friendly; prices cheap.
Yay for fresh fruit and veg, and a magnificent selection of world foods. No more will I hunt in…read morevain for decent spices in Sainsburys. MFC is a stone's throw from me, and cheaper to boot. Oh, and they have a butcher's counter and bakery next door. Win, win, win.
One of the type of shops where you can get those really tasty orange- coloured Cyprus potatoes that…read moreyou can do anything with. Also extensive is the pre-packed range of cured (Polish?) sausages and ham/bacon pieces. I go for the particularly strong-flavoured beef and wine sausages to go with the potatoes, and an MFC white cabbage. The flat round bread with sesame seeds is always a treat, but you have to eat it the same day as it goes stale quickly. A local supermarket where you can get most of your weekly shop if you have a mind to.
This butchers and grocers is full of stuff you couldn't hope to find in nearby Fresh & Wild:…read moreplantain, yam and saltfish, for starters. So it's pretty handy if you're cooking up a caribbean meal. The two brothers who run the place will nod in recognition if you go in regularly and make friendly enquiries as to how you are, etc. I remember when their old dad was alive and used to sit in the shop and do the same. I presume the meat is halal as they are muslim, but I just go in there for the vegetables and other stuff anyway. I'm just sorry I don't go in more often.
If you're into cooking Indian/Bangladeshi/Pakistani dishes at home, this store has a full selection…read moreof ingredients for you. When I first moved to this area, I bought a great Indian cookbook and I stocked my spice cabinet with purchases from here. I keep coming back. The staff there provide "no nonsense" service. A nice benefit is that while you're shopping, they're playing slamming music sometimes. One time I liked the tune so much I dared ask for the name of the CD. The checkout clerk unsmilingly wrote it down for me, told me where to buy it (further down the street on Brick Lane); he definitely hooked me up! (another time I ended up buying a car here too, but that's a story for another time and place!)
If you are looking for Indian / Pakistani / Bangladeshi Groceries in Central London, Taj Stores is…read morea great place to pick them up. They sell spices in bags ranging in size from 100gms to 5 kilos and the price is way lower than even Tesco. For those who know what these are: Taj stocks Maggi hot & sour masala chilli sauce, Roohafza & fresh curry leaves (almost impossible to find anywhere in central London) Its a sprawling store with huge variety & great prices. They have fresh fruits & vegetables too. Plenty of namkin, spice pastes, pickles, variety of dhal & rice. Definitely worth a visit if you are in the area.
Reasonably-sized neighbourhood shop, with a Kurdish twist. Newspapers, grot mags and tobacco at the…read morefront are supplemented with narghile or sheesha charcoal, for example, and they normally have little baklava selections on the counter. The veg is usually pretty fresh, and you're definitely quids in getting pitta breads, Scotch Bonnet chillies, coriander or parsley here rather than down the road at Morrison's. They seem to be catering for changes in local taste, too, with a wide variety of pickles, sausages and so on. Has an expensive cashpoint outside.
Open 24hrs and use almost everyday. Has items hard to find elsewhere in its extensive international…read morefood range. The bread products are good, baked locally often. Very nice staff too, friendly.