Marks & Spencer

You can’t go wrong with M&S food!
It’s a bit dangerous for my bank balance that this branch is so close to my house, because it’s definitely not cheap. But it really is delicious!
This store is really well laid out and even though it’s not huge they have a good selection of food. It’s the only place I would happily buy a ready meal from, and is my go to stop on the way home from work if I can’t be bothered to cook. Queues used to be a bit of an issue, but it’s much better now they have a lot of self service tills.

This M&S Simply Food is located right next to Wimbledon station, so it’s nice to pop in and grab something that isn’t fast food for lunch if I’m just heading to/​from a train or tram. Lots of tills mean you rarely have to wait long. Also, it’s always clean and organized throughout.

My name’s Yee Gan and I’m a cookbook addict. As I already own more than 100 cookbooks, my sister has officially banned my from owning any more!
Hence my love of cooking and buying ready made meals is anathema to me. However, when our kitchen was being renovated last year, we had to resort to (microwave) ‘ping’ meals and if you have to resort to those, Marks and Spencer do have some very good food.
This branch of M&S is food only, which is a slight shame as I do like their cotton chinos and have to trek elsewhere to buy those,
This is a fairly large M&S though of course not as big as their flagship stores in Central London. The layout gives enough space in the aisles and the labelling is good.
There is a small butchers and deli section but most of the food is boxed.
As with most M&S shops, there can be a slight delay at the tills but take note that there are quick pay counters too if you only have a few items.
M&S charge for carrier bags, which is still unique amongst the large supermarket chains, so don’t get caught out when they ask if you want a plastic bag — they don’t always warn you that they’ll charge you