Not a bad supermarket however not the best place to get your weekly shopping as it is very…read moreexpensive and you cant always get what you need. It is easy to get to and has a lot of parking. It is also very close to two other supermarkets Iceland and Farm Foods. They have a bakery, a fresh fish counter and a deli. Waitrose is a nice place to get extra special bits like speciality meats and biscuits. They also do a nice range of breads and cakes. They have a hot food counter where you can get already cooked items. It also does good quality fruit and vegetables. The staff are not overly friendly, but individual members of staff are lovely.

fairly small, expensive place to shop which obvioulsy has a limited range. Its also in the middle…read moreof town so probably reflected by what they sell - ie lunch time 1-5 item type people rather than the weekly shop type. They have a fresh meat, bakery, fish section which is good - staff are generally happy to help and do the job of cutting meat etc quite well. Waitrose does some fancy stuff like jams, bisuits etc.. so its always worth popping in.

I have been issued a parking charge notice whilst parked at their car park. Left the car, when to…read moredo my shopping, get back with my shopping and PAID the ticket for the parking. A few days after I received a parking charge notice for £100 from NCP! Now I am receiving letters from debt collectors, claiming a debt of £160 for parking there, all this just because I shopped and spent my money at Tesco!!! This is honestly unacceptable! I will never do my shopping there again!

I have to say that I dislike shopping in Tesco. Though this is right in the city centre, it is one…read moreof the worst supermarkets in my opinion. The actual store is dim and dark and a face lift would be great! It has a very limited range of fresh meat products and salads, and items are often out of stock - even bag for life carrier bags! However I do think the quality of it's bakery products is very good, and if there is a special offer I will pop in as the location is convenient.

I have been shopping in this Asda since it was first opened, and generally it is my supermarket of…read morechoice as it is well located and stocks a wide range of goods that I enjoy. Another reviewer mentioned that this Asda used to be open 24 hours, but as I recall this branch of Asda has never had 24 hour opening. The hours are very good in my opinion, it is open Monday to Friday 8:30am to 10pm Saturdays 8am to 9pm and the normal Sunday 10am to 4pm. Asda has recently had a make over and now has a second floor where all the clothes, electricals, DVD's and home stuff is located. I do my weekly shop in Asda as generally they stock the widest range of the types of things I like to buy including a very good selection of salad and vegetables, as well as a wide range of meat. The staff are normally pretty helpful both at the tills and customer service desk, and generally the items I want are in stock.

Generally a good supermarket, but not where i currently choose to do my monthly shop. Like another…read moreuser has mentioned, this Asda tend to be out of stock of many items these days. Generally a good store, but advisable to go in at quieter periods to make sure you can get what you want. Recently refurbished, this branch now has a large (and very good!) homewares and clothing department!

The Tesco Express is a good place to drop in for a few things in a hurry. Conveniently located on…read morethe High Street close the Bar Gate. It is small, but carries all the essentials. Prices are reasonable and stock adequate. The staff (what we saw) were helpful. Self checkout was easy and quick.

Went to ASDA in Speedfields Park to take back a pair of shoes that were too narrow from Pavers,that…read morei had bought on-line. Thought all i had to do was hand them to Customer Services,and get a refund. Silly me! It is a drop-off point, but customer services were so helpful, although it is not really their job, showing me how to use system, wrapping my parcel that i had left open so shoes could be examined, and generally being sympathetic to a man who did not know what he was doing . Thanks VERY much.

This store has a Petrol Station opposite, self-service available at some pumpsread more

Sainsbury's is a relative newcomer to the Isle of Wight, but it's convenient central location, and…read moresupermarket priced petrol forecourt made sure it was a real winner with the locals. It's away from the beaches so not as a lot of tourists seem to know where it is, but it's a good place to fuel up if you're going through the middle of the Island. It's a large sized supermarket that is well stocked, the prices are higher than the newly built LIDL that it is now competing with, but the range of goods available massively surpasses the competition so it's still worth keeping in mind.

This Lidl had a makeover not too long ago so is clean bright and airy inside. If you like…read morecontinental products you will find their selection is excellent, both in price and quality. Deli and chocolate products are my recommendations. you can look at their website or sign up for their newsletter to keep abreast of their latest special offers which are often themed, e.g DIY, kids toys, kitchen items etc. I have to agree that at Christmas they do some excellent items that other supermarkets either don't stock of charge a whole lot more for.

This is the other cheap supermarket in Portsmouth. I like shopping there at this time of year as…read morethey have the best Christmas food. You must get yourself a box of their chocolate covered gingerbread it's great stuff. Their veg isn't really that great but lots of good tinned stuff and cheese is always a good buy. There's a bus stop just outside which is dead handy too.

Normally walk to the Southsea store, but today drove. Came…read moreback to find no space and door just opened enough to get shopping through, then I heard a teenager in the car say 'don't damage my mother's car'. I gave him his hat back which he had dropped beside my car and told him that there was no damage and tried to explain they had not left me enough room to get in. He then said 'don't argue with me' and launched into an unprovoked tirade of abuse. His mother returned and he kindly told me to F*** off then got out of his car and took a picture of me although I told him this would be harassment - which it was. It is so nice to have a chance to mix with the upper classes at Waitrose, you just don't get this at other supermarkets.

Update: I come in here most mornings for coffee and a…read morepastry. The girls who work the morning shifts are all so nice and sunny first thing and happy to chat. Really nice to get that sense of community shop from a big chain store. Original review: Great size for a local Waitrose, big enough to be the catch-all, but not a megastore by any stretch of the imagination. It's hard to review a Waitrose it seems. If you really need a lot of info maybe try wikipedia. (btw, their bread counters are always brilliant).