The People's Supermarket

"Not good at all. Poor choice, overpriced and poorly maintained. Generally grubby and unloved.. Very slow service, I've frequently given up and walked out without any goods. I have stopped using this store now. There is better nearby."

"The whole point of this place is that it's volunteer run and sells food that supermarkets would otherwise throw out. So why is every item at least 25% more expensive here than anywhere else? Where's the money going?"

"Disgusting supermarket. The shop is so dirty. The fruit and veg section is swarmed with fruit flies. The floors are so dirty. The place is falling apart. The staff are rude and slow. It feels like you’ve walked in during an argument between them. Such bad vibes. To top it all off after all of these negatives. You go to pay and they charge you £2.60 for two peppers or £5 for 500g of Gnocchi! I shall not be back."

"I've been using this shop for years, but made a strong resolution not to any more. You always feel like you're in a way and staff has other things to do. The till is super slow, things just don't work very often (card machine, scanner), the atmosphere between the staff also seems tense. And on top of that are the high prices. Time to organize myself and get my lunches sorted elsewhere."

"The People's Supermarket was opened May 2010, designed to enable healthy food to be supplied to an inner city urban community at affordable prices and inspired by peoples' willingness to exchange their time for other value. It was founded as a co-operaative and changed its legal status in September 2013 to a community interest company. The supermarket provides the local area of Midtown, London, with a unique combination of grocery store, production kitchen and events, such as supper clubs. It formed part of and supported the development of Lamb's Conduit Street, Holborn, which has featured the arrival of independent fashion shops and a branch of global brand J Crew. For its innovative approach to food, community involvement and local development, the venture has won several awards, including Future Minds Award for Innovation (2011) and an Observer Ethical Award (2011) The venture was supported at start-up by many organisations, including the London Borough of Camden, Esmée Fairbairn Foundation and Fredericks Foundation, private companies and many local people. In 2011, it was visited by Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, David Cameron  as a flagship of the Big Society initiative.."