Grocery Stores in Exeter, Devon

“Visiting the shop at 2pm proved quick and easy, just like my previous experience at 11am, both times pleasantly quiet. I highly recommend using the SmartShop to avoid queues; it's a real time-saver.

Bring a bag and skip the hassle of transferring items from a trolley to scales, then into a bag – it's much more efficient. The shop's recent initiative to price match Aldi is impressive.

However, a few shelves were empty, a testament to the Christmas rush. Notably, there was a complete lack of sparkling water. Despite the many discounted prices, the overall feeling is that prices have risen recently.

Random sometimes the self checkout is closed sometimes but you can just scan the other weigh areas.”

“Great, really competitive prices and high quality products. Definitely would recommend if you seek a deal and you want to optimize your weekly shoppings. It's a must.”

“You really need a word with the two older ladies, working on the evening of November 5th at 9pm, in your Exeter store, Heavitree Road. Both were miserable and rude.

The plumpish lady with the short hair didn't even acknowledge me (and I'd been in twice that evening). She literally threw my groceries through the checkout and didn’t mutter a word to me. Not a single word!

My husband finds the same, as does my daughter. My daughter asks, "What is it with the rude older ladies in Waitrose? The younger staff are all so nice!".

I rarely visit these days as I find them so rude and miserable.

This is really bad and unacceptable.

The store has been going downhill recently, and I've noticed a huge drop in quality. It is now very expensive to what it was. I've shopped here years, online and instore.

The other month, I literally gasped at the receipt - £40 for two bags of "not very much." I even had the receipt rechecked as I couldn't believe it.

I now shop elsewhere, including M&S, much more frequently. The staff there are far more pleasant, and the quality is top notch.”

“This store always seems very well stocked plus there's always a member of staff around. They seem to work hard at this store. Don.
't have to worry about the queues as an extra till is always available.
It's great.They've got the self-service checkouts in there now. Does save a lot of time and hassle?Trying to queue with just a few items.
On some days I go in the day the new specials are out, they are always well stocked and neatly presented.”

“It is called Best One and it is definitely a best one in Exeter, it seems to me like a family owned shop and this is the way the staff there does treat you, really like it there. Butcher, vegetables and all sort of oriental, middle East products in one place runned by good people.”

“Update fri 11th July .. Shubham Rane, thank you , that made my day , excellence at its best.. just outstanding from the guild hall Sainsbury’s staff… five stars ?????? Dann, thank you for helping me last week again today.. 1010% five stars..
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“ENORMOUSLY WIDE CHOICE of Polish & Easter European Foods in very welcoming shop with perfect products facings, huge selection of brands, high price differentiatio, spotless cleanliness and smiling, young and happy to help or at least goes through small talk crew!??”

“First class service from a lady called Emma. She was on duty at the 'self check out' area and even at 5 minutes before closing she had the patience, kindness empathy and caring attitude necessary to cope with somebody (me) who has a great dislike for the self-service system. I was overloaded with shopping and struggled to get the Tesco Clubcard to be read by the machine.The young lady was patient and understanding and is definitely an ambassador for a company and a credit to those who employed her and trained her.Thank you Emma.”

“Great Store, Great Quality at Low Price . Would Definitely recommend for Shopping. Great offers and thanks to the Lidl Plus App, it saves a lot of money and has special offers.”

“Had a Sunday roast dinner, was decent. Service was fast and plenty of food (including meat). We were sat in the covered outside awning bit and it was plenty warm enough with the various patio heaters they have (even though it was quite a cold day). Had a potter around afterwards with the kids and they enjoyed the play park and the animals. Finished up with an ice cream and coffee from the cafe shed. Decent afternoon.”

“Iceland is just one of those places where the staff are helpful and it’s clean, good prices. The only downside is service can be a little slow. As they have little staff sometimes the checkout lines aren’t as fast as Waitrose.”

“Top bloke. The man has everything and more you could ever want! Amazing service, selection and location. When I’m dire need of vast amounts of booze or a sweet treat vijays has your back!”

“Lidl has always beeny favourite store while buying groceries anywhere in UK. While on tour across UK, we always visited Lidl to buy our required groceries for our travel kitchen for about a week time during our complete outdoor tour to south England Land's End, Fowey and Cotswold areas...
Lidl has been all out to our support..
Well done Lidl....and Keepmit up.”

“Been coming here for years now....Great food. Staff are very good to banter with and friendly and helpful......I dont agree with the comments that have been made on here.....I would like to say thank you to all the staff for the hard work and always having smile on faces no matter how hard the day is....”

“Great zero waste shop, a little bit tucked away but well stocked and always has very friendly and talkative staff. I recommend, if it's your first time, just asking straight away how it all works as it's not abundantly clear!”

“Excellent store, would not go anywhere else. Employees are always friendly and help to find different things. Wide selection of products to be found. Student and Cash discount offered.”

“What's there to say It's Iceland.Every Time I go in there The shelves are always stocked up.I have noticed that the home delivery is better in store than on the app.Only reason why it's a **** & not 5 is it can get very congested at the top of the first aisle. Once past that rest of the store is fine.”

“Morrisons sidwell street. Exeter.. it’s been shocking going in there over the last year.. nothing on the shelves, scruffy staff wondering about trying not to do anything..filthy state.. Dillon served me tonight/ two staff working multitasking..smells clean shelves full and tidy.. absolute world of difference.. keep it up Dillon, your doing good.. conscientious/ people see it.. Friday 1st September 2023.”

“Came to pick up ups package. First turned away as only had picture on the phone but not the real note. Had to go home and retrieve it and come back. Lady ok but could be nicer”

“A great convenience to Heavitree residents, with an experienced, long-term staff, the members of which are always helpful. Well managed and well maintained. A real anchor to what remains of Heavitree's Fore street.'”

“Overall it's a good local store, a little pricey in some areas and cash withdrawals are a no go if you bank with the internet banks - high street banks only here. The staff are usually very personable and helpful.”

“Staff are always very helpful nothings seems too much trouble happy atmosphere store is clean and welcoming my only gripe is Tescos could do a few more of their own brands to help people with the costs I know it’s a convenient store but it is used more like a supermarket and doesn’t all need to be high end merchandise in my opinion.”

“Affordable fuel!Best price I've found locally. Sells a selection of 'on-the-go' snacks, car stuff, essentials like milk and bread and meal deal bits.Free air and water for your car ensure that you aren't being forced to pay a hard earned 20p on the convenience that your tyres don't throw you around like a sumo wrestler in battle.”

“This is a standard size Sainsbury's where you can pretty get anything they offer. A few things like school uniform is back to online only as there is less demand now. Staff is friendly. Price point is Sainsbury's price point so bear in mind a notch higher than Tesco's. Let you be the judge whether this is justified. Nectar cards take money off bill now like the Tesco club card, unlike previously when they only issued points which would then transpire to vouchers.”

“Wonderfully diverse range of international foods (fresh meat and fish at the far end) in quantities both large and small. Great if you're looking for a favourite food from a distant home country, or if you just fancy trying something a bit more exotic than you'll find in Tesco's, Sainsbury's, or M&S, etc. In fact the Mesopotamia store is so packed with different foods that it can be a bit of a squeeze getting past anyone else in the aisles.”

“Thank you so much for my delivery today. Such a wonderful thing to be doing, especially in these uncertain times. Such friendly staff both on the phone & in person! Appreciate all your help & I’ll be in touch soon for another order.”

“This is a local shop with friendly staff. Handy if you require anything. A good supply of wines and spirits and frozen goods, the shop does get busy at times but the staff are always helpful and do their best to make sure that you have their knowledge of special offers etc.”

“Convenient, local store that is reasonably priced with a good range of quality food and essentials.
Become a member for weekly offers, discounts and Aldi price matches on the app. I also recommend using the app for their same day home delivery service in 1 to 2 hours (minimum £15 spend)
There is also an Amazon locker outside the store ?”

“Friendly local shop with a wide variety of basic provisions including frozen food, meat, microwave meals, veg, tins, bakery, eggs, snacks, household essentials and drinks.Always a warm welcome from staff who try to help if you're looking for a particular item.”

“What a great community shop. Really friendly, handy post office counter and a big selection of locally made cakes and biscuits. There’s also a small selection of second hand books. One star lost due to the lack of fresh fruit and veg.”