Fruit & Veg does not come better than this! FRESH everyday…read morefrom the market and not pre packed, you can choose your own from the huge selection Matthew provides daily with a smile. I have never tasted apples like the ones this local independent and trust worthy shop has to offer, and there is always locally grown seasonal produce. Matthew always makes the effort to find fresh produce that has been grown within 50 miles of his shop and labels them for all his customers to see. An added bonus is if there is something particular you are after, all you have to do is ask and the next day you have the best quality of it! There is a free delivery service if you cant carry your 10lb of spuds and carrots etc home with you or if you cant get to the shop at all which is fab for the older generation. Also THE BEST place for Christmas trees! Always service with a smile :)

Amazed by this place…read more I haven't seen anywhere like it since my travels to Portland. It has a real community atmosphere. Everyone involved, from the growers to the staff to the people shopping, care and it really shows. It's honest. It's exactly where you want to buy your vegetables. There's soil on the fresh produce. Actual soil. No cellophane, no unnecessary packaging, no nonsense - just tasty, local food. The shelves are clearly labelled and well stocked with interesting offerings. They have your staples - potatoes, all the usual veg, cereals, spices, fruits as well as some more unusual choices when/if it's in season. Prices are reasonable and when you pay you feel like you're contributing - something you never experience in a chain supermarket. There's a play area for kids and free apples to keep them occupied - with a little compost bin for the cores. A big green thumbs up.

I absolutely love this place. As a vegetarian and lover of healthy and organic foods I was in my…read moreelement. When you first get in there is an abundance of brightly coloured vegetables and potatoes and carrots that are still dirty (always a good sign). I knew I was in my kind of place straight away. I love that they try to keep packaging to a minimum, using paper bags for the fresh vegetables. There is a huge range of vegetarian products (more tofu than you could ever need...if that's even a thing), seitan and tempeh in all different forms. I love how their dried foods are all packaged in simple bags with their label on....gotta love no fuss packaging. There is also a deli counter ranging from olives, onion bhajis and daals. I tried an onion bhaji and it was amazing. Although pricier than most supermarkets, I thought the prices were reasonable (being used to Wholefoods etc. in London) for organic, fresh produce and I love that it is a co-operative. I would definitely rather pay more for local produce that isn't mass-produced. I will definitely be shopping here regularly.

You won't find fresher or faster food anywhere in Manchester than Market Street Fruit Stall. Have…read moreyour £1 at the ready for a bag of five pieces of fruit - banana, pear, apple, plum, orange - a punnet of strawberries or a bunch of seedless grapes. I had a really good chat with the owner of Market Street Fruit Stall who is a really warm, friendly character. He told me has been running a fruit stall from this location (beside Carphone Warehouse) for the past twelve years. During these recessionary times, he told me that people are still buying fruit, but not as much of it as they used to. But I do hope these types of stalls can keep going as they seem to me part of the soul of the city. This small stall in particular with their focus on fruit only is a great example of the strengths of specialist businesses - their citrus display is by far the brightest thing on Market Street. Fellow Yelpers, I would like to propose a toast - let us raise our glasses of freshly-squeezed apple or orange juice - 'For the Health and Prosperity of the Market Street Fruit Stall.' Thank you.

This little shop is a time capsule of days gone by... not the fake specifically marketed goods…read moreideally placed on faux vintage grates surrounded by chic cool organic products but honest to goodness basic straight out of the card board box fruit and veg with either little or no plastic in sight. A very friendly honest Salford welcome greats you as you enter and the helpful, down to earth service offers fresh reasonably priced fruit and veg. Don't let the lack of over hyped marketing put you off. This is the type of local business that needs our support. If you are on the Zero Waste journey or just want to cut down your plastic consumption then give this place a go. I will be a frequent visitor for my weekly fruit and vet.

Ah, locally sourced produce. I said I'd give this shop a fair try and I must say, it is a gem…read moreamongst the grey desolation of Mocha Parade, an area which is just ASKING to be the set of an apocalyptic zombie movie... Oh great, now I've scared myself into never going there again. Anyway, while I can, or while I'm accompanied by some kind of strong ass-kicking compadre (because seriouisly, if I saw a zombie, I'd freeze and it'd probably have enough time to go ahead and eat me. Heck, it'd even have time to prepare itself a little beverage while it was waiting), this is a great place to visit. And it frequently performs too, despite its seasonal produce I've so far found what I need since starting to visit there the other week, and my friend, a veteran of the store, says in all the times she's gone there only twice has she been disappointed - once when they were out of celery, and another when she bought some carrots but they went off in four days. Otherwise the food keeps remarkably well, especially the potatoes. I'd advise all students to learn how to make soup and get the vegetables from here. Seriously, that's what I did when I gave up my cereal for breakfast, lunch and dinner I'm-saving-money-but-I-look-worse-than-Jodie-Kidd-in-her-heyday routine. And it cost around the same, if not less. Student budgets are low, hey, most of our budgets are low when we're starting out in the city. So it's good to know we can get inexpensive high quality fruit and veg to actually nutrify ourselves, much as that sounds like a threatening word. Mocha Parade may not be the pleasantest of places, but it's worth the trek to bring back heavy bags of goodies from here.

Just a quick shout out for the fruit stall on Deansgate at the entrance to House of Fraser…read moredepartment store. I had so much fun explaining to the stall owner why I wanted photos, and how I was going to put his fruit stall on the internet. He didn't even have a name for the business - so I hereby name this stall Deansgate Fruit Stall! Fruit from street vendors is invariably very fresh and uses as little packaging as you like, especially if you bring your own small bags as well as shopping bag. On the stall, we have the usual apples and oranges, cucumbers, avocado, etc plus whatever is in season (see photos). Also, some more unusual items such as fresh figs of a much better quality (luscious!) than I've ever seen in supermarket. Definitely make a special effort to visit during the soft fruit season - cherries, raspberries, etc, best bought little and often. The stall owner is a really friendly gentleman, and a little bit of rounding down of the grand total to the nearest whole pound sometimes happens - but let him do it!

A bulb of garlic, a stick of ginger, a couple of onions, a bunch spring onions, a juicy red pepper,…read morea few red and green chillies, a huge bunch of fresh coriander.......£2.36? The first time I went in there and bought a similar amount of fresh veg I found it hard to conceal my delight at the price. So hard in fact that one of the brothers asked me if I had expected it to cost me more! I have never bought my veg from Morrisons since. For a relatively small store they sell a wide range of produce (about 8 different types of mushrooms, 10 different types of potatoes etc) and I have never been disappointed with the quality. OK, so I definitely wouldn't eat any of the veg without giving it a good wash first, as it is often a bit grubby and has been sitting outside on a main road all day, and the shelf life isn't as good as supermarket veg. But give me a grubby misshapen apple over a polished supermarket apple any day! The brothers themselves are friendly and hard-working. My housemates often used to chat to them, and they seem to know their regular customers really well. Inside the shop there is a well-priced selection of herbs and spices, rice, couscous and pulses as well as the not so well-priced English essentials such as boxes of PG Tips and cans of Coke. To every Chorltonite's delight the opening of a brand new Tesco Express opposite the store doesn't seem to have harmed their business in the slightest. Long live Khawaja Brothers! PS - there is even a facebook group for fans of the brothers and their shop.

Have you read this? http://www.yelp.com/weekly?editorial_id=zGMtxe-XYdLx73faQYnikw Well there's one…read morepretty serious omission, and that, my friends, is the Mini Market of the Khawaja Brothers. Whether you're concocting a katsu curry or just seeking out some seasonal salad, you can do no wrong by making a beeline for this little place because it's fresh, it changes with the seasons, it has more ethnic ingredients than you can possibly pile into your plastic bag, and perhaps given the first three the most appealing factor... it's almost obscenely inexpensive. I was introduced to this spot by a good friend who waxed lyrical about Pakistani mangoes, also known as 'honey' mangoes. These are orbs of pure deliciousness, sold in handy boxes of 6 for £4.50. They taste like they should be twice that price. Keep them in your fridge and peel them at breakfast time, you shan't be disappointed. In other bargainous news, a recent offer had me reeling with incredulity - surely they weren't selling entire crate-like boxes of tomatoes on the vine? Check my pictures. Yes indeedy they were. Also, their giant dates are just exquisite. Once inside you can get tons of dry ingredients for any kind of world cooking you can imagine, loads of types of flour, rice, pulses... the list is endless. And on top of all that there are exotic fruit drinks and Halal Haribo. Yes, it exists! I'm more than happy to make the journey to Chorlton to grab some essentials (and indulgences) from here, the service is friendly and the location can't be beaten - right near Unicorn? It's a veritable shop-local bonanza!

Never have I seen a more inviting grocers. This place is so colourful it is almost unreal. All that…read morefruit and veg gets you into an immediate health kick mindset and you wish it were summer again so that you could rise early, make smoothies, go for a run, put the world to rights and then have a light salad. Ah, the inspirations a place like Strawberry Garden can conjure up. All their produce does indeed look good enough to eat. Sorry to be so cliche but it is true, I never thought I could wax lyrical about food I eat so rarely when compared to say Galaxy chocolate. Strawberry garden reminded me of a textiles shop, all colour coded and presentable. Or if not that, then what Roald Dahl/ Mr. Willy Wonka would have done if his penchant were of a healthier variety. Snozberries... Orange Juice river waterfall?

I love this place. Fresh fruit and veg without visiting a huge supermarket has to be a step in the…read moreright direction! There isn't a great deal of room inside the shop which means that you can't really stop to browse for long when it's busy or you'll be holding up the queue. They also raise money here for local charities - another reason to shop local :)

After reading the reviews I have just realised how indeed ASDA has gone downhill. Long gone are the…read moredays when they where part of the Wallmart Group. Treated like a "shoplifter" in there ASDA PILSWORTH STORE and its Store Manager should be totally ashamed of his attitufe and his staff. Egoistic attitude. Remember who is paying your wages the customer! Had a bag of shopping from ICELAND (on the same complex) with ASDA. Took into the store with me as needed some bits from ASDA. No manned tills avilable so had to queue like everyone else as so short staffed to pay for my goods. On the way out was stopped by there mini Hilter Security Team asking what is inside my ICELAND bag! 1. It is illegal for you to request to search someone bag unless you have witness someone stealing (that was not the case). 2. It is illegal to look into customers bags or to frisk customers without the attendance of the POLICE. Next time you get a police officer in before you search anyone. Well it was indeed FUN to pull my shopping apart and show you what was on offer at ICELAND STORES. And your security team cant be exactly of much quality if they think ICELAND FROZEN SAUSAGE ROLLS are sold in ASDA (that he stated they where???). Since when does ASDA sells ICELAND STORES products I said? Had my receipt from ICELAND (next door) to show you but did inform you what you was doing was ILLGEAL. Next calling there Customer Services was a joke. They are based in INDIA. The Indian Asda Call Centre stated that apparently ASDA does not have stores in Manchester? Hrm the 2nd biggest city of the UK????? Twitter Support was just so shocking refuse to give out the Head Office number in Leeds and asked what store in Leeds did this happen? CERTAINLY WILL NOT BE SHOPPING THERE AGAIN. My hard earned money will be going to another retailer I will refuse to shop at ASDA and any of this sister companies. THEY SIMPLY TREAT CUSTOMERS LIKE SCUM (when they have done nothing wrong but shop in there stores).

This Asda store is in Failsworth, opposite Park 66 retail park where the old cinema was…read more This store is quite large, although not as big as the Manchester City stadium branch. As with Asda stores nationwide, they have a Seattles best coffee machine here, they is one just outside the cafe, where I got mine from and inside the cafe. I found this coffee to taste actually quite good, especially compared to the disastorous one I got from a machine from the same company at the Sport City store, where they was no Caramel syrup and just tasted weird and dreadful. They was a nice amount of hazzlenut in it and the coffee was quite nice and creamy at this branch. This store has a Pharmacy, cafe and also numerous pizzas like for Pizza and Chicken. The staff seemed nice in the store in general, the checkout woman was quite nice and even let me take a free bag for life, it is a nice design with the Quality Street brand advertised on it, they replace it free when it breaks so I have got a good deal. Even 6p for such a strong, reusable bag is nice and Asda's policy makes it certainly a bag for life. This store has some good stock, with quite a few brands of Gluten Free sausage however the Free From area in general is quite poor, especially in the frozen although I did manage to find an Amy's Kitchen Mushroom soup, which I rarely see in supermarkets. This store has a nice design in some parts especially near the Pizza and Chicken counter however I find it dissapointing that the yogurt drinks are seperate from the yogurts and the sausages are away from the meat in general, hence much different from the typical layout. I would prefer it to follow more of a traditional ASDA layout though as although it was nice in some parts, it wasn't in others and it was confusing. They was quite a few samples on my visit, one with Fruit and Crossiants, another with Cheese and Crackers, and another with Pancakes and Blueberries, apart from the fruit they was nothing gluten free on sample, The checkout woman did offer me some cheese on its own but due to cross contamination, I had to refuse as she was spreading the cheese on the crackers on the knife, she picked mine up with, without washing it, If I would of ate it it could of made me very ill. This store even has a Thomson holidays in This store isn't the best, it does have quite a big range but the layout being so different to normal Asda's which really confuses me and the poor free from ranges and cafe means it isn't the perfect supermarket to shop at, also I am still angry don't have a loyalty card and it makes me want to shop elsewhere. This is why I feel this store deserves just 2 stars.

Unfortunately I can not count sometimes I buy cassava in this place, perhaps a mistake on my part…read moreto insist because 50% of the time is not good for consumption, and I keep buying from the same place, more this time I decided to complain here, because I have spoken For the clerk and he said it's not normal

Since finding an innovative way to navigate the record-breakingly narrow aisles here, in the words…read moreof REO Speedwagon, I can't fight this feeling anymore. I adore Strawberry Garden. It is indeed as good as it gets. Since spending more time here and actually having a browse rather than doing the whole, "I need this, that and this," I've grown even fonder. I had absolutely no idea that you could get so many exotic fruits and vegetables here. I've picked up plantains for my forthcoming Jerk chicken recipe, I grabbed some 'custard apples' because they were on special offer, and a bag of chestnuts to roast for 79p. Not that they're particularly exotic... but special offers are the name of the game here. Hankering to make a batch of banana bread? They'll sell their overripe bananas at reduced prices to get rid of them rather than waste them. This goes for many fruits. I gathered several soups' worth of ingredients on my last visit, as well as the aforementioned, plus grapes, mango, bananas... the whole thing came to around a measly £11, and I had a ridiculous amount. Like two full bags. I mean, beyond five a day. I asked them to keep the change, because another thing I've noticed is that the staff are ridiculously nice. Offering to double-bag your fruit, chatting away to you - I felt like I ought to do *something*. Occasionally you'll need a late night fix or you might not be able to get to the Arndale, but goodness me, you should always shop here when you can. It's epic.