Morrisons

Morrison’s in Fishponds in nice place to do the weekly food shop, even if it is a little old fashioned. There’s a very good selection of food so you can normally find what you want.
The best thing about it for me is there’s heaps of space in the carpark. It can be a struggle to find a place on Asda or Sainsburys on Saturday morning but there’s no problem here which makes it less stressful.

As far as supermarkets go I’ve got a lot of love for Morrison’s.
From my younger days I remember it as a supermarket only found in the North and even back then I felt it was something a bit different from your tesco’s and somerfield. It’s now been in the South for many years and before moving to Fishponds I never really got the opportunity to go there, but now it’s my number one supermarket of choice.
In the last few years they’ve had a massive refurb and the fresh produce is now fantastic. They have these amazing refrigerated veg stands with a eerie mist rising from the vegetables, I’ve not seen this anywhere else and it gives you that real feeling of freshness!
They also have really good meat and fish counters. My only slight complaint is a wish they did more organic stuff, but they’re not alone in this I feel the same about most supermarkets.

Where I went to University the local supermarket was a Morrisons store, so for 3 years I became very well aware of all the offfers they have, the good times to go in and get cheap Deli food, and where their bargain shelves where located.
This Morrisons is one of the few in the whole Bristol Avon area, so I do make the occasional trip to buy a whole roast chicken for £1.50 (that’s when it has been reduced at the end of the day!) which is so worth the trip, however I do find that alot of the other food on offer is overpriced compared to what tesco and Asda offer.
With so many local butchers and grocery stores nearby I think you would find that you can get a much better standard of food than morrisons offer with only paying a bit more of the price.

Considering the surroundings, this Morrison’s is actually really very nice. It’s in a handy location, right next to the main First and U-​link buses in Fishponds, meaning you only have to walk a few metres with your heavy bags. There is also a substantial car park which I have never seen full to the brim.
Inside, its bright and spacious meaning there is plenty of room to maneuver your wonky trolley without plowing down the locals. Prices are also good, and easily rival the adjoining Lidl’s and I personally think it’s much more of a stress-​free zone than Lidl’s.
Additionally, there is a café for a sit down if you have had a long morning, which is always in use (mainly by the older generation may I add!) and the coffee isn’t too bad.

OK not the sexiest place in the world to review, but being my local supermarket I feel I should let you know what it is like.
Sitting back to back with Lidl, in lower Fishponds, it doesn’t really promise to be a great supermarket and when it started out it really was rubbish. However, they seem to have adapted the store to its surroundings
and have brought up the standard to make it a pair with Lidl rather than competitor.
Always busy, expect to have a calm attitude when you go in here. They have a good fruit & veg section, which has removed a lot of its packaging in the past year or so. They have a good pie section which is handy to pick up before heading out on long walks. Their bread is actually a lot better than Tescos (but not as good as the local independent bakeries). The main reason I come here though is their baking section. Since the Co-​Op in Staple Hill changed to a Tescos I have lost the best bakery ingredients shop local to me, but Morrisons has a good choice of cooking chocolate, flour and sugars to keep me going.
They have a small self-​service section and the checkouts are normally pretty well staffed. There is plenty of on-​site parking but just four bike hoops — situated in front of the cash machines. The only annoying thing is the layout of the doors — the entrance and exit are the wrong way round and you are always tripping over people to get in and out.