I was amazed to find a really negative review of this shop, which I have been using for more than…read moreten years. During the pandemic, in spite of all the stress, the staff have been unfailingly courteous and immensely helpful. Recently, several jams had sold out. I waited for a staff member and made him aware of my needs; he immediately went off to find what I was looking for and returned less than two minutes later to restock these products and hand me the things I required. He did this so politely that the episode stuck in my mind. Long ago I worked for several top West End stores so I know the normal pressures on shop workers: the customers are ten times ruder than the staff! Well done, Budgens. If I could, I would give you ten stars. Best wishes, Paul Manton

Budgens is over priced and the quality of the food is poor…read more This particular budgens is quite small and doesn't have a great variety of products. I've found the staff in here to be mostly very rude. I find it uncomfortable when managers rude to their staff and the manager in this store always seems to be chastising one of the employees. I don't think it's professional to do that in front of customers.

Fresh and Fruity for me is a North London institution. This is a fruit and vegetable place that…read moreseems to consistently have good variety, quality and prices. The place is very busy so with a high turnover of product, most produce as the name of the business would suggest, is good and fresh. Deliveries are available, not sure what the minimum order is, but I would imagine that it would be for more produce than is delivered by a typical weekly box scheme. Great if you have got a lot of mouths to feed. Even if you're a one or two person household this place is good if you are trying to eat healthily or maybe want to pick up supplies for a juicer. Handy for major bus routes that converge at the top of Stamford Hill, there is also a car park at the front of the store to allow you to get your booty home easily.

Following positive feedback 1 Great convenience/ local…read moredelivery/regular customers 2 No harassment when selecting items 3 Staff very helpful and sociable 4 Fresh fruit and veg/sold and replaced quickly 5 Good variety 6 Regular price reductions 7 Beef/Salad/Vine Tomates often reduced from £1-99 @ kilo to 99p/69p/59 @ kilo 8 Wonderful Halal medium eggs £2-80 for 30

The local community in this neck of town are high net worth individuals. The prices are…read moreaccordingly, but so is the quality of the produce. I have never been disappointed, and it is great fun to shop at a traditional greengrocer's who know their fruit and veg. They accept cash payments only.

These guys are awesome. Skip the Tesco and go here when you want fruit and veg. Full service, they…read moreselect and bag what you need, and they take cards. Very friendly and fun atmosphere, one of the best neighborhood social spots honestly. They have a bit of everything as well. A bit scruffy, but it is what it is. Very inexpensive!

This is a fantastic greengrocer with a huge selection of fresh produce at absolutely unbeatable…read moreprices. I shop here regularly in order to top up my weekly organic fruit and a veg box (although the produce here is not organic). Don't ask me how they do it, but somehow they manage to offer fruit and veggies that are not only of much better quality that anything you could get at a supermarket, but that are also much more affordable. Plus, the opening times are very convenient and the place is run by extremely friendly people (who will recognise and chat with you when you come in more than once) - so what more could you want? Local businesses like this beat chain stores by a million at any time. Note: they only accept cash.

I love this place!! A more diverse selection of fruit and veg will not be found for miles around!…read more This business is owned by a lovely Turkish family that is friendly and helpful. The quality of the produce is top notch. I have come here so many times and have NEVER been disappointed in the freshness of the produce. I don't know how they do it. Lucky Chatsworth Road residents. England would be a far healthier place if we all had regular access to a place like MFR Fruit and Veg! Wish they would take debit cards though...

What a lovely little shop!!…read more I popped in here on the way home as my friend told me that they do amazing homemade baklava. I was really impressed by their fruit and veg. I bought some lovely aubergines, courgettes, peppers and tomatoes (for ratatouille -nom) they were all gorgeous and reasonably priced. I also tried some of their plums and pears - the pears are easily the nicest I've had in London. I looove baklava so I chose a few different types and wandered home all excited! You can tell they are home-made...and they are bigger than the baklava I am used to from most Turkish shops in London (yay!) ...BUT I wasn't that keen (nooo!) They were just a little bit too gooey for me - they seemed more like the baklava I've tried in Greece. They have so much syrup that the pastry goes a little soggy and can't retain its flakiness. Anyway, despite the baklava disappointment, I still really like this shop. I'll need to come back for their homemade hummus and other delicatessen items. If you live near here, you should come and try them too!

Normally I'd stay far away from this section of Caledonia Road but a little birdie told me that…read morethis little food shop is widely known for having the best hummus in London, so I thought, why the hell not? I slipped on my trainers, put on my sunglasses and set off on foot to Yasar Food Market. I arrived a few minutes later and was pleasantly surprised by the shop. In all honestly, I wasn't expecting much from a food shop off Caledonia Road. The shop is clean and tidy and didn't have that awful smell that seemingly all food shops in London have. There's a fair amount of stuff stocked in this tiny shop but it didn't feel messy or crowded or should be features on an episode of Hoarders. It felt homey and warm and welcoming and I loved it! Running down the right-hand side of the shop is a deli counter with homemade foodstuffs - hummus, falafal, turkish pizza, tzatziki, olives, and loads of other stuff. The other 2/3rds of the shop was filed with various juices (some of which I've only ever seen in Whole Foods for double the price), homemade breads, and then an unusual assortment of typical fare you'd expect in a corner shop like Haagen-Dazs, Tampax, cleaning products, and Green & Blacks chocolate. The organic produce out front looked amazing. I think this may just be where I buy all my produce going forward. The tomatoes were red and didn't look like they'd been frozen like they are at all the big supermarket chains in the UK. The service was friendly (presumably a mother and son team, I've read the father passed away a few years back). The prices were tolerable and, hey, the shop is much closer to my flat than any of the three supermarkets in the neighborhood, so, again, why not?

I really like this shop!…read more They normally have a large selection of vegetables and fruits outside (mostly bowls-full for £1) They also have a huge selection of spices, cans/jars full of interesting things, feta/ haloumi, baklava (although it is a little greasy) and a freezer stocked with wonders! It's also pretty cheap...and on a few occasions they have given me random freebies (like gooorgeous strawberries from Morocco.) Sweet.

Extremely clean - helpfull friendly staff - wide variety of excellent products. Have used several…read moretimes since it's recent opening and will continue to frequent.

Nice staff who welcomed me and also helped me with some produce. Also gave me a free date as I was…read moreleaving to eat. Has lots of organic food which is nice. This whole stretch is become very good for foodies.

Adorable staff, great selection and I got a free date when leaving. What else do you need?read more