Sainsbury's is my favourite supermarket. Its quality products are the best available and it sells a…read moregreat range of items. I'm a fan of their vegetarian foods and Sainsbury's own brand items (love Sainsbury's Nut Cutlets and veggie mince). They have the best labelling of all the supermarkets with all their own brand products clearly labelled as to whether or not they are vegetarian or BUAV approved (not tested on animals). In addition their brand match scheme ensures you don't pay more with Sainsbury's than with another supermarket. As per Sainsbury's website "When you buy ten or more different products, we'll tot up the comparable brands in your basket. If you could have paid less at Asda - even because of the deal - we'll give you a coupon for the difference off your next shop." I always use my brand match vouchers at my next Sainsbury's grocery shop. Plus their wine selection is superior to all other supermarket selections. Quality store with unbeatable prices, pleasant to browse and lovely, helpful staff. Perfect. At Christmas and New Year Sainsbury's have a special range of fabulous food you can order and collect in store, I would especially recommend the: *Three nut roast with cranberry sauce *Butternut & mushroom en croute *Limoncello buche de Noel If you want indulgent, treat foods try Sainsbury's 'Taste The Difference' range. This blows every other supermarkets 'luxury' items clean out of the water. Definitely the best you'll get, bar none.

Sainsbury's is the main supermarket in the Forestside shopping centre, so for this reason it is…read morealways packed, no matter what time of the day it is. The supermarket has all the stuff you would expect and more, and is a good place to get all your weekly shop done. They have a very large fruit and veg section, complete with salad bar if you are that way inclined, with a very large delicatessen meat and cheese counter. The store also has a large range of magazines, books, CDs, DVDs and games, and is always worth a check for a better price if you are about to buy a recently released item from HMV. As for the rest of the store there is a large range of everything as you would expect. The store has its own cafe which is good for pacifying those who have been dragged along or those who have worked up a hunger in their arduous shopping trip! The store also has installed self scanning machines, which is a real boost to customers as they can get in and for a few items much faster than in the past! I will sign off with a tip: try the white chocolate and cranberry cookies from here. You will not find a better cookie from any supermarket, pinky promise!

Sprucefield opened its carpark in 2003, bringing in the biggest Sainsbury store in the country…read more However, there was a bit of a problem due to planning and various objections so Sainsbury's should have been in N.I 8 years previously. And so far, the shop is yet to cement itself into the N.I shopping calender. Perhaps it is that there are only a handful of stores around the country, or perhaps it has something to do with an unearthed national hatred of Sainsbury's partron and all round healthy Jamie Oliver. Nevertheless, it is not a regular grocery visit for many people. This I cannot really understand. The store is huge. Both it and B&Q are considered the "anchor tents" or the big major shops to non-building folks. Yet any time I've been here, this store always seems strangely quiet. Tescos, Asda and even to an extent M&S have found themselves embraced by the NI shopping fanatics, yet this store always seems to be trying to beg people to come in, and very few do. This is nothing to do with the store itself. It is s terrific spot for shopping. The food is great, particularly the fresh meat and the staff are always more than obliging to help you. Although the prices are a smidgen above the prices of Tescos or Asda, it is a very nice shop to be in and the restaurant that they have is always well stocked and the food is as good as you are going to get for a restaurant in a shop. The clothing end is fashionable and the cds and dvds are all up-to-date and occassionally very cheap. I think Sainsbury's has quite a long way to go before people really trust it and accept it over Tesco or Asda. Poundland has only come to NI a year or two ago and people have really taken to it. Perhaps no-one will ever take to Sainsbury's. I can't really work out why, but I'm going to blame Jamie Oliver.

This Sainsburys store is massive. It's like an airport hanger full of every kind of grocery you…read morecould need. The fact that it's about 15-20 minutes outside of the city centre means that it's only really people passing on the motorway that would stop in for a shop, or people living nearby. The store offers a huuuuge deal of selection. I dropped in with some friends recently as we had driven up from Dundalk to acquire the makings of some mojito cocktails and some scrumptious food for dinner. It was very handy for us coming off the motorway and there were miles of parking spaces available. The staff were friendly and helpful too, no complaints there. This store also stock clothing and homewares. An epic store for it's sheer size.

Lidl is a supermarket chain in these parts. Nice bakery & very fair priced basic wines. We have…read morebeen to a couple different ones.Full on grocery with lots of choices for fruits,veggies, cheeses etc. No deli. Prepackaged meats.

I started to use Lidl simply because it was closer to my house than Tesco. Shorter distance to…read morecarry loads of heavy, fresh veg and big bottles of fizzy water! It was only then that I realised it was actually quite good. Fruit and veg arrives daily with nice additions like papaya, watermelons, kumquats and persimmons. The little bakery has fresh baked bread made on site along with pastries, buns, donuts, cookies and scones. All really well priced. There is a big selection of regular bagged breads, pancakes and wraps etc. Also gluten free ranges of bread, rolls and rice/corn cakes. Irish, grass fed beef is pretty good. Reasonably big range of fresh meat and already cooked. The beef pastrami is very good! The constant rotation of different county produce each month is a great addition. Things like lovely Greek yogurt, olives, spreads and very good pittas from Greece, baklava, hummus and beans from Turkey or flavoured oils, vinegars and cured meats from Spain. The have 10 pack of Belgium caramel waffles at £1.50 that taste exactly like Starbucks 2 pack that cost about 62 quid There is a forever changing middle section with homeware, kitchenware, gardening, tools, school stuff and fitness etc. The alcohol section has some super cheap beer and cider deals. Most of the spirits are cheaper brands(the ones that give killer hangovers) Some things to avoid: The herbs/spices, they are pretty wick apart from the white pepper. Baresa olives! The black ones are awful. Dentalux toothpaste. The staff are mostly friendly.

"People who love to eat are always the best people." -Julia Child (1912-2004)…read more One of the stops on our Belfast food tour, Sawers was a tremendous hit. Crowded at lunchtime on a weekday, we managed to nab a table when another couple finished their meal. It's super busy and inside, it's full of gourmet delights. Anyone who thinks Northern Ireland doesn't have good good needs to come here. Smoked salmon on toasted bread, hard Irish cheese, crunchy baguette, sliced turkey, even chilli sauce and something called "black butter." Oh, and wine. You can't have a midday snack without wine, right? Much/most of the food here is quite local (the wine is Spanish) and the staff are helpful. Check the "sandwich board" out front for specials. The Spanish Board for £25 would be my choice! [Review 1893 of 2024 - 871 in United Kingdom - 22915 overall]

Found this gem while strolling the streets of downtown Belfast. This place has it all! A great…read moreselection of various packaged food, a deli that makes fresh sandwiches, pastries, fresh cheeses to cut and an olive bar. Browsing the store, I saw that it's separated into sections. An Italian section with lots of varieties of pastas and sauces. Cookies from Italy and limoncello! There is a very small Mexican section, which in my opinion was pretty darn good for being in Ireland! They had tortillas, various dry chilies and hot sauces. Lots of cookies, candies, jams and jelly's and a very large tea selection. The cheese case and deli were loaded with so many choices, it was hard to choose! You can order food and eat at tables that are just outside the front of the store. A definite recommend but if you're a foodie, be prepared to be dazzled!

This is a fairly new Tesco superstore. I used to go to the Tesco Extra in Lisburn prior to this one…read moreopening. Although it isn't as big or with as wide a range as the Lisburn store, it still has pretty much everything you could need. The store is always clean and tidy and the shelves well stocked. Lots of parking outside too.

The new Tesco store is much bigger than we all had anticipated…read more It's great to be able to buy chart CDs and DVDs in the town.

This spot is a fun place to spend a couple hours while exploring Belfast. Various vendors selling…read moretheir goods. Fresh fish,coffee, pastries, fruits & veggies etc. All sorts of gift items such as hats,scarves,shirts,jewelry,sea glass gifts (met the sweet artist) Wuite the array of goods! Fun browse There was even a musician playing Irish tunes

This market is well know for sundar gardening so I went on Sunday morning. Try cute and unique,…read morefilled with art works foods and drinks. Plenty of options for foods. Traditional (mostly) or international & lots of local coffee shop. Some stalls can have a long line since it makes to order and that can take up to 30mins for more. Most folks are just chills and seat back and relax with their families or friends. For me, it's a small market but great vibe and definitely go there on Sunday to see the true local social life.

Tesco has a convenient unit in Kingsway, Dunmurry, in what's officially known as "Kingsway shopping…read morecentre" although there are only a handful of shops here (see my review). This isn't the biggest Tesco you'll ever be in but you can be sure you'll get the vast majority of products that Tesco stocks. Its long opening hours means you can get home and get your dinner without having to rush to do the shopping - it's open until 10p.m. every night except Sunday. It seems to have a nice steady flow of customers and, while I haven't been on a Saturday (people who go grocery shopping on a Saturday are clearly insane, or trying some type of intensive experimental treatment to conquer agoraphobia) I have been at other traditionally busy times and it's been fine - no lengthy queues, no long waits. This is in stark contrast to its enormous sister store in Newtonbreda, which should have traffic lights and roundabouts in store for the flow of trolleys. A pleasant enough, stress-free place to do your shopping at a leisurely pace. As I said though, I haven't been there on a Saturday. Maybe I've just been lucky. Doubtless other Yelpers will help form a more accurate opinion...

I bought mixed mince beef and pork by mistake. I thought was beed only as I don't eat pork. 25 mins…read morelater I went back to the store and wanted exchange to beef. The staff at the customer service refuses to exchange it and claim that it's against their 20mins policy returning fresh food because needs kept in a cold temperature. I was 5 mins late and as far as kept in a cold temperature concern, the weather was 1 degree outside. I've asked to speak to the manager to explain the situation. The staff made a speaker tunnel call 3 times and no one came. waitted 15 mins still no manager. I went home and I give the mince beef and pork to someone who will benefit from it. I have been shopping from this store for 26 years. I spend £700 per month there. I have very happy that Tesco are down £700 per month because I won't never ever go back there. I

Been in the shop once when it first opened years ago and it was a good size and seemed to sell…read moreeverything! The staff where all friendly and helpful, I never completed a full shop but just some snacks for a road trip but I got served quite quickly and the staff were good, no idea what easy it has been maintained a few years on

For American Information, Tesco is a European convenience store chain. Think QT or 7-Eleven meets…read morea bodega. Founded over a century ago in England, they are in five countries. This express store offers liquors, snack cakes and sundry. Locals shop here, but to an American it would probably seem small for a supermarket. The lines aren't too long, and I run in for the odd pack of gum or sweets. The prices are competitive, and they offer teas and coffee vended drinks.

This is a smaller, 'bitesize' version of the megastore you get dotted around the country. This…read moreparticular Express version isn't that great. Although the prices are the same as their bigger versions, the selection is poor. Even though this is supposed to be the 'essentials', the shelves are often empty and the security man at the door makes you feel like you are shoplifting even though you aren't. Chances are what you want isn't in this shop. It's a mish mash of bits and pieces, but it simply isn't good enough. I'd recommend walking a little further, or driving on down to the Lisburn Road shop and get what you need from there. Disappointing and painfully small

Great selection, clean store also. Opens until 10pm most nights which is handy. Also has good…read morecustomer service, I had a run in with one staff member who refused to refund me for something I bought. I know my rights and knew she couldnt do this so rang the store manage from home and threatened trading standards. He asked me to call in and because of the way his employee had spoke to me he refunded me my money, gave me £10 in store vouchers and £10 for fuel to reimburse me. Excellent customer sevice imo.

Definitely the cheapest place to shop in Coleraine. Although I sometimes find they do not keep a…read moregreat selection of well know brands. But if you are happy enough with their own brand then it is the ideal place to work. George at Asda is great with great bargains in clothes for everyone. The household items are brilliant too and great value. All in all great value shopping which is needed in this present climate!