Recently refurbished Countdown in Browns Bay. There is now a pharmacy inside which is very handy to…read moreget your prescription filled while you shop (which I am guilty of not using). The shelves are always tidy, the produce fresh and the staff here are always friendly - especially with my 13 month old son! I joke that it's his favorite place to go to see the checkout ladies :)

This is the supermarket I come to when I need something specific. Too many times I've tried my…read morelocal first then ended up having to come here anyway, nothing more frustrating than going to two supermarkets in one day! Far bigger range of products. Today I even swiped my own groceries, felt like a checkout operator (not so good) but at least my groceries were packed properly!

How could I give a supermarket five stars?!…read more To start with, when I first walked in, I thought I'd got the wrong place. There are these stunning bright red chandeliers set over a large dining table just to the side of the main entrance. Then I realised this was just a rather different supermarket shopping experience. I initially popped in just because I was in the area and in a hurry - I have closer regular supermarket. But whenever I'm around Half Moon Bay or feel like a change in the drudgery of grocery shopping, I always head in here. It's not a big barn of a place, and is actually quite small as far as supermarkets go, but it's packed with everything you'd expect from even the giant-sized competitors. I can't say how nice the shopping experience is - it's quiet enough to actually think, and the sometimes the staff greet you as you walk the aisles..! And a bonus; the sign on the door says it's locally owned and operated.

This is your average Asian supermarket, this one has been here for a while. The DH supermarket has…read morea few other branches around Auckland. They stock in good quantity all kinds of Asian groceries and frozen goods and at a reasonable price. And also a few western items like milk and bread. But watch the fruit . It can be cheap as, but the quality is not so good. The service is pretty good and even if it is quite busy check out never takes too long. Also of note here inside the actual supermarket building is a travel agent which can give some pretty good deals, a money exchange and a healthy living shop that sells all them supplements and body creams etc.

There is a separate fish shop inside. The old bloke has great pride in his fish, and its clean as…read more(for a chinese place). We go there to get fresh live Paua, Clams, Eels, Cod, Wrasse and Crays. They also have some oddball species all live. For a kiwi it seemed a fairly expensive way to get fish but compared to going on a charter its dead cheap. AND YOUR FISH WAS SWIMMING TILL YOU POINTED YOUR FINGER AT IT AND GOT IT FILLETED. Just cant be beaten for freshness. Also has all the usual dead fish on the chiller slab. Wow the mussels taste so fresh, not smelling of ammonia like the ones at the usual supermarkets.

Shop itself 5 stars. Great Countdown/Woolworths. Spacious, well-stocked and good selection, plenty…read moreof parking underground. Customer Service 2 stars. Don't know about the rest of the staff, but blonde girl at self-checkout during my trip certainly decided to treat us differently from all the customers. Not many minorities around here, don't know if that might be a reason.

Large aisles and few customers are the positives I experienced here…read more Staff were very helpful. Underground parking, with ramp for your trolley so one doesn't get wet. Open till 10pm, for those last minute, late night needs.

I'm a card-holding New World-aholic. Stepping inside other supermarkets makes me shudder. Kumeu New…read moreWorld has only made my addiction worse. This place is beautifully set out, with aisles comfortably big enough to accommodate 2 trolleys, and plenty of checkouts always open ready to help you. The butcher stocks the biggest scotch fillet steaks I've ever seen, along with rib roasts & T-bone steaks. They also make their own sausages. With a kick-ass deli, fresh fish counter & a great range of locally grown produce, you almost feel like you're shopping at a gourmet supermarket.

Ah the greatness of an Asian grocery store never ceases to amaze me. There's something about them…read morethat makes me always come out completely satisfied with my purchase. Maybe it's the cheap prices, maybe it's the cute Hello Kitty girl at the till or maybe it's the fact I don't have a clue what I'm buying so can't be let down. This one in the Albany Westfield is great because you don't have to go out of your way to go there. It's right next to the New World so you can get all your usual groceries and then spice it up with some different Asian products. There's so much to see and try in this store and it's really, really, clean so you won't be grossed out by being in there. The prices are right and the food is just as right. Check it out today!

Cheap. Fresh. Friendly staff. I often stop in to buy my fruit and veggies here before my weekly…read moregrocery stop as you are pretty much guaranteed that the prices will be cheaper than the supermarket. They also sell milk, bread and a few other grocery items. Easy parking right out the front.

From the owner: We as a member of Fruit World family provides top quality fruit and vegetables with reasonable…read moreprices. Customer and food quality are our first priority, organic, always fresh.

This Pak N Save is nice and new and modern, well on the outside its modern, but in the inside its…read morejust this big massive warehouse, with big wide aisles. Its stuffed from floor to ceiling mainly full of packaged stuff, every time I come here it just reminds me of how much packaged food we eat these days, from cereal to snacks to noodles to canned food - a whole big aisle full of canned food, chips, biscuits, bread. I wonder what our Great Grandparents would think about all the packaged food we eat these days, I'm sure they would think we were crazy, just look at your trolley next time you go to the supermarket at your trolley full of packaged food. Anyway the location of this supermarket is pretty convenient as its accessible to a number of suburbs and has easy motorway access, I mainly come during the week when its nice and quiet thank god, as I'm sure in the weekend it gets pretty busy. I also often grab a coffee from the expresso coffee stand, I do wish that they had coffee cup holders in the trolleys. I do think also from shopping at New World and Countdown that Pak n Save is the cheapest and its good if you don't mind the packing at the end. They also have a convenient fuel station next to the supermarket and you can use the discount voucher provided on your receipt. I still think the petrol should be cheaper though considering its self service.

Nice big store, good layout and easy to find what you need, loads of parking, easy to get in and…read moreout off car park,

OMG this Countdown is the biggest one I've ever been to! It is so huge and very clean and well…read moreorganized too. I loved the free parking (seems to be rare in the CBD), though it's well monitored, so if you're planning to park and ditch, be careful. I have to pee like 90% of the time, so of course I had to use the bathroom at Countdown. It was not the best bathroom experience. Someone had peed all over the seat and quite a bit on the floor as well. There was toilet paper everywhere and it looked like the bathrooms weren't kept after super well, but that is the only reason that this store got 4 stars instead of 5. They have a massive selection of health foods and even better, a HUGE selection of bulk foods. One of my 2018 goals is to reduce the amount of food packaging/waste that I create, so this was an exciting day for me! Being in the center of the city, it is a busy store, and the tills were busy. I went through the self check out which was quick, and the attendant there was nice and greeting everyone. So I wouldn't expect to get in and out of here quickly unless you are going at an odd hour. The store is great and has such a great selection of bulk - I'll totally be back here next time I'm around the city center!

It was a pretty good experience, would be a five star if only the staff had treated me politely. I…read morecouldn't find the kind of bread I usually have, so when I asked a worker to check the back they just went into the back, stood there for a second and walked out! I saw them, and they didn't even TRY to help me! I'll try a different Countdown next time, hopefully they'll be better.

As I sit in my car and eating my chocolate in secret like a crack addict , I look out and see other…read morepeople doing the same ! This is probably more a review for Lindt chocolate who have put together my two favourite things - coffee and chocolate !!! With the sweetness of Lindt chocolate and the toasty coffee flavour this is the bees knees ! But back to the supermarket . I find I have up and down moments here , sometimes they have a good selection and then not . I do like the spacious aisles and this Countdown can be somewhat less busy than the other one on Seddon St Money machine and lotto at the front entrance . Lots of car parks . The end .

This is Pukekohe's biggest supermarket, has lots of varieties on all your favorite foods, drink,…read moreand much more. We have noticed a difference in price between the two Countdown's in town.