Fresh Save

Fresh Save. what a pefect name to this very very fresh place! I wish the word fresh would sound more sparky somehow when I typed it!!!
Anyway, Fresh save is all about lovely healthy fresh produce at great values! It offers seasonal fresh fruits and vegetables which go crunchy and yum with your food. Whether you like it boiled, fried, bakes or just sauteed, fresh save has got all the greens for you! You can also manage home an array of sauces, whatever it is that your taste buds take delight in!
So get some fresh tomatoes and make some curry tonight and welcome breakfast with juicy apples and strawberry!

If fruit and vegetables are the meat of the ground and tree and bush and such (this is a confusing and worrying metaphor) then truly Freshsave is the Axon’s Butchers of grown produce. Offering a select, usually seasonal, range of fresh fruit and vegetables this little greengrocer has the perfect complements to some meals (potatoes, broccoli and carrots to go with your roast) and the perfect backbones to some others (green peppers to stuff with cous-​cous and a bit of halloumi from the nearby Cheese Hamlet).
On the negative side the range here isn’t too broad and although the fruit and veg is really great most of the produce seems to be ripe, or at least on the verge, meaning that you may find yourself with a fridge drawer and fruit bowl full of half-​off fruit and veg you have only recently purchased. Still, this is mostly really great stuff. Looks like there’s no need to (lettuce) leaf Didsbury to get hold of quality fruit and veg. I’m sorry, you didn’t deserve that.

Freshsave is a totally adorable wee grocery shop that offers lovely fresh produce at fantastic value.
I could go on and on about the fruit and veg here, but all you need to know is that it’s good and it’s cheap. As Kirsten says, it’s pretty bog standard fare; onions, potatoes, peppers, greens and the like, but it’s more than sufficient as a day-​to-​day grocery stop-​off. The fruit is always tasty and usually ripe (I hate getting stuff home from Tesco to find it’s still rock hard and will take a week to be edible!)
As well as great fresh produce, you can pick up a pretty decent array of Indian curry pastes, chutneys and pickles, and some really fabulous poppadoms (I recommend the red pepper ones) The best curry I ever made was with Madras curry paste bought from here, with Freshsave tomatoes, and beef from Axon’s.
What with this and all the other great independent places in Didsbury, I have no idea how the Co-​Operative stays open!

With this modest little greengrocers tucked away right next to the bakery (Greenhalgh’s), the fishmonger and butcher (Evans of Didsbury) and the beautiful Cheese Hamlet, Didsbury dwellers have very little reason to venture to Tesco at Parrs Wood. In fact, all they need now is a candlestick maker!
The best offers are always on display outside the shop and currently include melons, pineapples and assorted berries, all for at least half the price you would expect to pay in Tesco. If you’re looking for a wide range of Indian or African veg then you’d probably be better off heading to Khawarja Brothers in Chorlton or Worldwide Foods in Longsight or Rusholme, but if you’re after your two veg to go with your Sunday roast then this is a brilliant and inexpensive alternative to the chain stores. They also have a range of reasonably priced flowers, and although the simple cellophane wrapping may not be as aesthetically pleasing as the bouquets on offer in local florists, the flowers usually look lovely enough, and better than those at the Shell garage across the road!