Marks & Spencer

M & S, The Queen of all supermarkets.
It’s very easy to get lazy when you live right next door to a fully stocked, pre-​prepared meal heaven. From italian to chinese, spanish, british and everything in between, this supermarket caters for all. I’m particularly a fan of the £10 meal deal which includes a main, side, dessert and wine, excellent deal! Enough about food, the staff here are also fantastic, going above and beyond their duty, always friendly, helpful and quick movers.

Great if you need prepared foods… A solid selection of prepared meals from traditional English to slightly more worldly flavors, Christmas puddings in the right season and my personal favorite flapjack bites…
That being said, it’s not the best for fresh foods. The Waitrose next door has a better fresh selection. If you’re into the whole cooking from scratch thing: not sure M&S is the right choice for you.
A small selection of kids clothing, beauty products and home goods as you walk through the front entrance.

While not the best for clothes (mind you i am not a fan of this store for fashion) but there is a good selection of food and wine that is organised and good quality. You can also grab a coffee after your shopping is over and watch the shoppers pass by Chapel Street market.

Wow, I am surprised to be the first to review the Islington branch of M&S.
This review is for the food department:
In general the M&S food quality is very high. I also like the £10 meal for two offers which are really good value so you don’t always have to spend a fortune.
This branch gets top marks from me since whenever I go there it’s always very well organised with well stocked shelves. The environment is pleasant and calm. There’s an air of efficiency and the staff at the checkouts are warm and friendly. Minor points to note you might think but they stand out compared with the shopping experience at some other places!

I usually enjoy coming along to this marks for basics and the supermarket part. however i was let down lately as the clothes area gets moved around almost everytime i go and the staff seem to be a little less helpful than before. but as the last guy said, it is a marks and you know what to expect

Well, its a Marks and Spencer, so on some levels, you know what to expect. But I had a horrendous experience of the service there. I’d gone in with a voucher I’d taken from a magazine, and found the goods that corresponded to the voucher, with the help of a young member of staff, but the supervisor overseeing the tills absolutely had a fit when I wanted to put it through. She didn’t want to honour it, I explained I’d spoken to a member of staff (who was right there!) and that we’d both checked it was the right goods for the voucher, and she just kept shutting me down. It was a really unpleasant experience, and if I hadn’t been meeting up with friends an hour later, I’d actually have been quite upset.
This happens occasionally at Marks — they have such a good reputation for customer service, and then now and again I’ve found a single member of staff has established a régime that completely goes against it. Very sad. I wouldn’t let it put me off going to this Marks, but I’ll be very careful how I spend my money.