Waitrose

I love waitrose! This branch is quite large and had a good range of goods. Of course it can be a bit more expensive than some other grocery stores, but you get what you pay for. The fruit are usually a better variety or a better quality than in other stores. They also have a better range of the more «exotic» fruits such as Chinese lanterns, two diff varieties of papayas etc. The usual staples, caned goods, tea, pulses etc are pretty much the same price as other grocery stores. An important aspect for me is sustainability and waitroses’ organic credentials, esp for meats and dairy; but that’s a personal thing.
There is a fish counter and a delicatessen counter both of which seem quite popular (I’ve not tried either).
This branch is always well stocked, always clean, and I’ve always had friendly staff experiences.

I have a problem, and that problem is Waitrose.
It’s just down the street from my work. It’s on my bus line. Every time I buy «ripe and ready» avocados here they actually ARE ripe AND ready (unlike everywhere else).
The produce is good and well-​labeled with what appears to be an added effort at giving UK options for many things. Selections of other items are also good — managing somehow to have everything I want, as opposed to some places which seem to have a million versions of something like «normal» tea and no Earl Grey.
Last but certainly not least is the fact that you can get your John Lewis orders delivered here for free — this is super convenient for me and saves on shipping. Win!

This a smaller outfit than the one in Stockbridge, but they still stock the brilliant range of good quality food. I normally go here before going to the Dominion Cinema. I get some snacks and beers to take as a snack when watching a film.
The free coffee you get if you have a Waitrose card is nice, but I only used it once as I cannot handle a coffee and a shopping basket at the same time.
I always find the quality and selection in Waitrose outstanding — even their ‘essential’ range carries a quality rarely seen at other supermarkets (well maybe perhaps at Sainsbury’s)
Knowing this I still have to double take on the prices they ask for certain products.
One major biggy is the fact they stock my favourite Danish Chocolate milk: Cocio.

Waitrose is an odd concept to me.
I come from Ireland, where there’s no Waitrose equivalent, so it’s really strange to me that there’s a supermarket which is seen as ‘fancier’ than the others. M&S is a whole other beast to be honest…
I visited Waitrose and was super excited. I’m not sure why, I guess I was expecting a butler or something equally fancy. There was no butler, but in his place there was almost everything else I could think of.
I had a wander round and noticed that the whole place is really nicely laid out. The aisles are a decent width and no section is particularly overwhelming (which sometimes I find in Sainsburys or Tesco) you know, when you go looking for say, tomato sauce, but there’s so many different tomato sauces! What do I do?! Do I buy all of them? None of them? What if I get the wrong one? Maybe I should get three different ones, just in case…
This is why I don’t go out much.
There was a really nice meat counter and a decent fruit and vegetable selection too. I enjoyed the ‘By Heston’ items and their mad ingredients. I found the prices a bit much. Many things were 10−20% dearer than what I’d normally pay and often included one extra word in the title, like ‘Madagascan’ or ‘Sumptuous’.
My favourite part was when I paid, I was given a token to put in a big box. I could choose between two big boxes and the tokens would be counted at the end of the month to decide what local charity Waitrose would donate money to. I felt charitable and in control, all while just doing my shopping! Now that’s a good scheme.
Overall, it’s nice but it’s ‘too’ nice for me. I don’t like the idea that I need fancy butter, with diamonds or some such in it, and I have no intention of paying through the nose for the privilege. I’ll probably pop in now and again for a looksie but I won’t be doing my weekly shop here.

I love Waitrose! As a student I am always trying to find the cheapest deals, and while Waitrose may not be the cheapest supermarket, they are worth the slightly steeper prices. I admit I do most of my produce shopping at Tesco since it is cheaper. However Waitrose has a much larger selection of fruits and veg and I will come here to get more specialty items that Tesco doesn’t carry. They also have a good selection of vegetarian/​vegan products which is great for me as a vegan. The staff are always very friendly, pleasant, and quick to help if I need any assistance in finding anything. They keep it immaculate and well stocked at all times. I think I may have a bit of a Waitrose addiction because it seems like I am in here almost every other day!

This is a fabulous store. I love most of the food here although it can be quite expensive. There is always a good selection of unusual dishes instead of the usual supermarket prepacked foods. Their bread is good, their fruit selection is excellent and I wish they would open a branch in Dundee. Please please Waitrose hurry up and grace us with your presence.

I’m not going to lie. I am a HUGE fan of Waitrose. I appreciate organic, good qualtiy fruits and vegetables. I know its more expensive but to me its an investment in my health which in the long run comes out cheaper.
I love the selection of breads, cheeses and meats. Sometimes there are really good deals! Sometimes if you buy the meat from the butcher it can be really cheap, cheaper than conventional stores even!
Great store. Just wish they had them all over the place, replacing Tescos and the like!

One of my favourite ‘chores’ or household ‘tasks/​duties’ is grocery shopping. I love roaming the aisles looking at various items and contemplating my next meal. I can probably spend an entire Sunday afternoon grocery shopping. I like this Waitrose because for a grocery store in Edinburgh it’s pretty big and it stocks nearly everything that I need. The have American food (hey Fluff!) as well as a good selection of Asian, Indian, and Tex-​mex foods. They have fresh seafood and their meat is superb. Their fresh fruit and veg is slightly more expensive than what you would pay at Tesco and Sainsbury’s but I think it lasts longer and it’s definitely a better quality. The Waitrose essentials brand is pretty standard. Although there are things I don’t skimp out on (ahem Heinz Ketchup). In this location they put their reduced items at the front near the pre-​packaged and ‘on the run’ fridges. I’ve found some really excellent deals there! The fresh bread and croissants are really good good! They also have a really good cheese aisle. Further, I have found the staff to be exceptional and very helpful when I’m looking for specific items. Also, if you become a Waitrose member by joining online you’ll routinely be sent emails for special offers and every time you show your card you’ll get 10% off something (with different promotions). This location also has a pretty good beauty aisle — they sell my favourite shampoo and conditioner (Tommyguns). Even though I no longer live in Bruntsfield I still do some of my shopping here!

The best fish counter of any supermarket in town, the only supermarket that has a decent veal selection!!! So many things I love about waitrose but really it’s just that they give me what he rest wont/don’t!

I got really excited when Waitrose first opened back West. I had heard great things about it and I wasn’t disappointed.
When I moved to Edinburgh, the first thing I moved into the flat was my Waitrose wine collection — got to get priorities right and I was so happy to discover a Waitrose in close proximity to chez moi.
I still return to Waitrose for this reason. It has an ok gluten free section, the food is lovely and if you time it right (after 4.30) then you might grab some bargains. The fresh fruit and veg are really good quality, always lasts and stays fresh for ages.
It is a payday treat for me as it can be a budget buster for shopping in regularly but it is a great shop with lovely food and wine.

I love shopping here … it makes me feel so smart and posh!
The thing you can guarantee is that they will have the most weird and wonderful ingredients and products that no one else (even Sainsbury’s) seems to stock.
The fact it’s in Morningside means you can ponce around a bit … so long as you have your Barbour on.
Seriously, Waitrose is a great supermarket, the only thing that lets this one down is that it needs to be bigger.
Now Tarquin, can you find me some black truffle paste please???

If you were planning on having a dinner party, Waitrose wouldn’t be a bad choice for the food shop. Everything here is the cream of the crop and they have a great selection of fresh meats, cheeses, fish and all the other grocery items you could need. I bought myself a small tub of seafood salad at the fish counter and it was amazing, filled with prawn, cockles, muscles and octopus. Mmm…
I popped in yesterday just before seven and it was pretty good timing on my part as pretty much every single item at the cake counter was reduced to 60p! I bagged some cheese cake, carrot cake and a banana and chocolate muffin, I even got a smartie cookie for 10p! What a bargain and they were so fresh and tasty and I felt very satisfied with my purchases as I wandered around with my little cake box in tow.
The quality of the food and the selection is top notch but I found this branch to have a rather clinical feel to it, it isn’t as welcoming as other super markets and the fact that all the shelves and walls are painted white made it feel a bit like a hospital full of food.
Don’t get me wrong, I do like Waitrose but I still prefer Marks and Spencers. However in terms of fresh, counter produce Waitrose is phenomenal.

My boyfriend and I were broke most of the time, but loved coming to Waitrose for the great deals you can find at times. Being in the more upmarket area of Morningside there is no rush for the discount stuff, which are placed neatly and obviously on the fridge edge along the aisles. And what deals! You could pick up good quality of meat for as little as 20p (and still had 2 days until expiry) or else hot cross buns for 10p.
So if you are sad like us, finding a deal gives you a kick to spice up your cooking, and you are open to cooking on the day (rather than having to plan in advance), then this is the place for you.
Waitrose knows customer service and the quality of produce is so much better than any other supermarket I know. It also has a cheese and meat counter, which other local supermarkets seem to lack. There’s a reason my granny gets avocados at this chain, and they are perfectly ripe on the day of purchase– every singly time!

This supermarket in Bruntsfield seems just about the right size for its location. They have a wide selection of pretty good quality food and drink. Their fruit and vegetables in particular are probably better than any other supermarket’s and so you won’t buy spend £3 on bananas only to get home and realise that they’re all balck and mushy inside.
They also bake a good proportion of their bread on site which allows you to get a freshly baked loaf in the morning or afternoon. Further, they have a surprisingly extensive range of real ales and beers ranging from well ones like Newcastle Brown Ale to a thick dark looking ale called Midnight Sun.
The checkouts are all cleared fairly quickly by the efficient till operators and they have a spacious upstair car park. Waitrose is a handy and relatively cheap supermarket for those living in Bruntsfield.

I think I love and hate Waitrose in equal measures, perhaps if they’d gotten their act together and opened up in Edinburgh sooner my relationship with it might be more stable. Unfortunately, I still haven’t gotten over the novelty of having this supermarket of dreams in my home town. I’m bad in food shops at the best of times, but this place takes the biscuit — I could easily spend hours in here mesmerised by all the wonderful things they sell. I know I could never possibly have any use for pickled lemons, but still I feel compelled to buy them, they look so pretty in their jar…