Laura N.
Yelp
Ooooooo-we! I just slipped and fell into poshville. (I landed softly, thanks.)
This is not your average Sainsbury's. In fact, this Sainsbury's makes all the other Sainsbury's look like run down shabby council estates compared to a gilded mansion flat. So one star detracted off the bat for the fact that they reflect this upscale attitude with silly hats and different uniforms. You're a Sainsbury's... please try to keep some perspective.
That aside, daaaaaaaaang this is nice! It certainly puts the "market" in supermarket, with specialty stalls, staff, and sections for cheese, fish, meat and fresh made to order treats like salads, pies, olives and sandwiches.
The urban/industrial feel is thematically applied throughout the store with concrete floors, industrial lighting, metal shelving units in a vast relatively raw space... seriously. A Sainsbury's.
The four-star vote for me was the fact that their are actually non-food items here as well like cooking utensils, A4 printing paper, books, coffee mugs, home furnishings, batteries, beauty supplies... dare I say this is far closer to a grocery store from home where I don't have to go 5 different places to cross everything off my shopping list?
I dare.
And I double dare to like it.