Sainsbury’s

This really is a great grocery especially considering it is in the middle of complete urban-​ness. So there’s that, but then it gets even better. For example, I picked up a big bottle of white vinegar for £0.50! I got other stuff too, like raspberries and a US-​UK plug adapter — my old one broke. And, they have a full service Starbucks inside — its insane. I got some 100% Irish butter — I wonder what the deal with that is?

Very large and conveniently located supermarket-​plus, near our hotel in Lexham Gardens. It even contains a Starbucks, which, alas, served some of the better coffee we had in England.
All sorts of foods in Sainsburys, plus office items, clothes, magazines, etc.

Sainsbury’s is a chain Supermarket in the UK, I came here specifically for one thing… Cadbury Chocolate!
For those of you back in the U.S. that are reading this, YES we have Cadbury Chocolates in the States so WHY would I be bringing this back home?.
Let me break it down for you!
Ingredients:
U.S. — Sugar, milk, chocolate, cocoa butter, lactose, soy lecithin, PGPR, natural and artificial flavor.
U.K. — Milk, sugar, cocoa butter, cocoa mass, vegetable fat, emulsifiers, flavorings.
The predominant ingredient in the UK made chocolate is «MILK» giving it a nice CREAMY flavor, where the U.S. Chocolate is predominantly made with «SUGAR» making it sweeter!
Personally I prefer the creamy flavor VS the Sugary Sweet flavor!
5-​Stars for the British made Cadbury, I have no idea what else is in this market, it’s BIG!

They can’t seem to get their self check out lanes to work properly here. When I’ve been here the last couple of times, a large number were out of service, and all but two of the ones working were card only. Plus, there’s no real area to queue for the self check out, and when it’s busy people pop up and cut in when they see someone leaving, which is very annoying.

So it was our last night in London. We had just had another fantastic meal at a local pub and I found myself with £5 left in the wallet.
And then Sainsbury’s just happened to be on the opposite street corner. What better place to spend the last bit of money than the local grocery store, picking up a few snacks for the trip home.
Just our luck McVitie’s Digestives were on sale. * A twin pack of the chocolate variety for £1,50 each? Ahhhmazing. Original rolls were about £1. I picked up a combination of both kinds and ended up with just a couple small coins left over. A fine use of £5 if you ask me. **
I love it when everything just comes together like that.
The store itself is just fine. Bright fluorescent lights, wide aisles, stocked shelves, etc etc.
* You don’t need a fancy card to take advantage of the sale prices.
** The sales for Digestives were better at Sainsbury than down the street at Waitrose. £1,50 for a twin pack at Sainsbury vs £2 at Waitrose.

… Very convenient walk across the street from my favorite London Hotel. Everything necessary for a quick stop to pick up the essentails…
Nice, clean, well stocked. …

Two words: Sainsbury’s Basics
Want to know how to save money? Buy Sainsbury’s Basics. Overall, that selection of food is pretty good. When you combine these items with others you can make yourself an inexpensive quality meal. Other than this, there is a wide selection of other groceries to suit most anyone’s needs. I would usually buy a £30−40 of groceries per visit which would last me about 1.5 times longer than what I could get at Waitrose for the same price. If you need to buy a little more, I would wait for a coupon that gives you free delivery. Saves you the pain of walking back if you don’t have a car.
Low prices, good selection. Sainsbury’s is the place to go for your grocery needs.

Gary W.
Much better selection and prices than Whole Foods. This is the place to go. Helpful staff and good prices.

This is one of my fav branches super well and centrally located. They always have everything I look for in stock when I stay at Earls Court area and they open late too. I’m so glad this place exists specially this one branch! Great job guys! My fav are the many dif options of those triangle sandwiches and the humus avocado combination mad love! Xoxo

All u need to know is they have a huge section in the back of this store with discounted candies chocolates and biscuits.

I’m a Sainsburys girl. Waitrose is nice and all but for what I need — meat (non-​organic), vegetables, prepared — I’m cool saving a few £.
I also am fairly obsessed with grocery stores. Maybe it’s because they are tiny cramped spaces without aisles in NYC and I miss life in the suburbs but THE BIGGER THE BETTER.
This is what I call a Super Sainsburys. You could legit spend 3 hours in it.
Flowers? T-​shirts? Plates? Food? Meat? Every canned product sold? All here.
Honestly, I’ll be walking the extra three blocks to hit this place up for all my needs.
AND — their current plates and glasses sale is cheaper than Argos. Go online and buy!
PLEASE NOTE: Customer Service Counter is a joke /​unprofessional. No urgency, if you can even find an employee behind it. I’ll be honest, my two recent counter experiences would be enough to downgrade this to a 2-​star — but that wouldn’t be fair to the entire business.
Now if they could just bring Lana from the Clerkenwell Rd store… she’s the BEST.

Very simply, for Americans, I would equate this Sainsbury’s to an average sized Target. They sell clothing, food, books, meds, toiletries and they have some great deals in the store.

Upon further consideration, I’m officially naming this Sainsbury’s as my favorite in London. On my way out to Heathrow, I popped in here and was able to get everything from pills for my headache, to a Doctor Who «Sonic Screwdriver», to a book, and other household items I’d need on the flight.
I’ve been hard pressed to find all the items I need in one shot at other Sainsbury’s, and I’m not even counting Sainsbury’s Local, and this one never lets me down.

Considering there is a Waitrose less than 100 meters away I find it stunningly daft to give Sainsburys a 5 star review, but then again, florescent lighting depresses me so perhaps am not the best person to trust?
Large supermarket with varied selection of everything they stock, but they don’t stock everything.
I live closer to Waitrose on Gloucester Road so see Sainsburys as an almost guilty pleasure — where else can I get Cookie Crunch cereal or vodka for £8? Granted, I’ve never bought Cookie Crunch cereal or £8 vodka, but the idea that Sainsburys stock them makes it a bit taboo for my hyper conservative sensibilities.

Not too bad as far as supermarkets go. Your regular selections of produce, groceries, drinks, sundries, etc. I’m a little (ok a lot) disappointed in their pharmacy/​health department though, as they don’t stock my favorite protein shakes. And minimal vitamins. Oh well. Nice staff, easy-​to-​access location (as easy as anything CAN be in London), clean store. It’ll do.

This store is HUGE! With everything you need at your fingertips. Except for Miracle whip and proper Mexican food products. Other than that it has everything for the native Londoner.
If you need food for yourself or a small party you could consider this a lifesaver.
Good grocery store!

This is a massive Sainsbury’s with everything you could want all under one roof (insert Toys-​R-​Us gag here). Not just selling the usual food and drink that most (probably all) Sainsbury’s sell, they also have cooking and kitchen things, a pharmacy, toys, games, DVDs and if you really want one, you can buy a huge LCD TV. It won’t fit in your basket, or indeed into one of their trademark orange bags, but at least you can take it home and watch your favourite programmes on it. Because it’s a bigger store there are a lot more offers that you can take advantage of over the smaller Local branches, which also tend to be a little more expensive as well.
Personally I’m a big Sainsbury’s fan. It’s a middle range supermarket — not the cheapest though their basics range is very cheap and of a good quality as well — and not the most expensive. Despite this the quality is always top notch and the staff very helpful.
Good public transport links with both bus, and tube from Gloucester Road (Piccadilly, District and Circle lines), and always open when you need it, unless you need it at 3am, then it won’t be…

I love this place. It was a lifesaver. London is an amazing city, but that conversion rate is a killer. So going out to eat all the time can be rough on the wallet. For example, when the menu says an item is 12.99, you say that’s not bad… but it’s really 18 in U.S. dollars. Enter Sainsburys, to give this poor Yank some relief.
The selection is great and it comes with great prices. I usually found exactly what I was looking for. It also helped that it was half a mile away from where I was living.
If you are in the area, then is this is definitely worth a try. It is located just west of the Gloucester Road stop (Circle, District, Piccadilly).

You guys are so damn lucky to have Sainsbury’s. I actually went to the one in Whitechapel, on Mile End High Street…
Walking through the aisles, I was sure the food is subsidized. The prices are just so damn low. With everything else in London so expensive, this really surprised me, as on the whole things at the supermarket seem cheaper than in the states. Not sure why…
What did I like? What didn’t I like?
o tons of fresh veggies, really good selection
o great muesli, in all different varieties
o lots of soymilk options
o pastries, cheeses galore
Here’s something I noticed right away. In the cereal aisle, there were two sections, cereals, and «sweetened cereals». Now anyone from the states would know that there is no way on gods good-​green earth that you would ever ever see a sign like that in an american supermarket. You might see cereal, and «health granola crap» sign. Something like that. This is one of those moments when you realize that how things are framed have a big impact on what people eat. Anyway, it just stood out to me in such a big way…
Anyway, if you’re in London for any length of time, you’ll be going to a Sainsbury’s eventually. Enjoy it.
Would I have any complaints? I might suggest they work on their magazine selection. It was pretty poor…

lots of parking spaces with about 4% allocated for handicap and 4% for parent and child.
the opening hours are definitely a plus point.
mostly 24hrs except for mon opening at 8am, sat closing at 10pm and sun opening between 11am-​5pm.
this is a huge supermarket.
wide aisles with wide range of products.
they also have a freshly cooked food section with nice roast chicken.
i am also impressed that they sell a good range of toys at cheaper than hamleys prices!
checkout counters are plentiful and you also have the option of automated self checkout counters.
it was rather idiot proof.
and staff was on hand if you encountered any hitches.
a haven for the insomniacs indeed!