Harvie’s

Harvie’s is decidedly fine as a local corner shop. It’s a pretty big shop actually, although I’d guess that the left hand side of the shop where the stationery, Christmas decorations and left-​over Halloween bits are scattered doesn’t get frequented very much!
They sell all the newspapers and a small range of magazines (a smaller range than last time I looked so I’m guessing they’ve cut back). You can get your rolls here, there’s a wee freezer with some ready-​meal types, a large range of soft drinks, chips/​crisps, sweeties as well as a wall of booze — beers, wine and some spirits. Nothing overly exciting but all the bits you might need to grab here if you can’t make it along to the nearby Waitrose/​Tesco supermarkets.
The people who work here tend to be quite friendly and helpful, which is why they get three stars. I think this shop could offer a lot more if it tried, but I’m not sure there’s a demand for something more interesting in this area.