Little Waitrose

I often visit here on the 1^st week after payday — after that I cannot afford to have there frankly ridiculous priced sandwiches (£4 for some of them!). The staff are always very friendly and helpful if you ever need anything. A plus point is you can order John Lewis items online and have them delivered to this store. The fresh bakery items are always very tasty.

This branch of Little Waitrose is one of 2 in Manchester, I honestly think this place isn’t anywhere near as modern as the new Piccadily store and the range is quite poor, I actually found it difficult to spend the £10 to get my free newspaper here, which I never struggle with at Piccadily. Yes, it has a few products Piccadily doesn’t sell but it doesn’t stock so many.
They is also lack of signage on the free newspaper offer.
The staff were quite helpful but you could tell the guy was angry and wanted to punch me after asking him a few questions while he was stocking the freezer.
As with other Waitrose stores they is hot drink facilities, quite a few machines where Mywaitrose cards can get a free offer.
The woman who served me at the till was nice, and liked to explain about Waitrose card offers to me, we shared a laugh about the new store in Piccadily and I still admitted to her that this store is in it’s shadow.
Overall, I wouldn’t advice you to go to this store while in Manchester, it is in Spinningfields off Deansagate and I don’t think it is in the best of locations, not very close to metrolink stations and actually well-​hidden. I feel this place does not deserve one star but it’s lack of a modern feel that the new store has and a fantastic range like the Piccadily store has, it deserves 2 stars as honestly it does live in the new store’s shadow.

Having a Waitrose at the bottom of my work building is coming in pretty handy, it has to be said. After growing up with Waitrose as the nearest supermarket without needing to drive, it’s quite comforting to see those green stripes nearby.
The selection at this Waitrose is great for the busy professional — there’s a bakery section, lots of delicious (and fancy) ready meals, hot food during lunchtime, and the ever popular free coffee machine. For the latter, be sure to avoid the rush hours and there’s usually a queue out of the door.
I’ve had a good few lunches here, and it’s not exactly expensive, but it can burn a hole in your pocket if you’re not paying attention. The hot wraps are tasty and a challenge to Pret/​EAT, though not quite as big, meaning you end up spending more on your extras such as crisps etc.
The self checkouts only take card for some unknown reason, but the people behind the tills are very friendly and efficient, so take either side of the queue and you’ll be on your way soon enough.
If you order anything from John Lewis, you can pick your items up here — it can take a few minutes to track down a store member, but in my experience the process is pretty smooth.
A good extra option and familiar face, but not my ‘go to’.

Little Waitrose is the currently the only Waitrose in Manchester city centre, though there’s a new one opening up at Piccadilly train station in the next few months.
As you’d expect they stock a limited range, however you can order a large shop to the store and also order John Lewis items into here as well.
Waitrose food is generally very fresh and good quality, so it’s definitely worth checking this store out.
There’s no parking on site so it’s more of a good local convenience store, but there is a pay and display car park across the road if needed.

Well a Waitrose in Spinningfields is a great combination because it is the financial district in Manchester with all the hot shot banks and investment firms here. Waitrose is the Hilton of grocery stores so it fits in perfect in this posh hub of Manchester.
I have been to Waitrose when I feel particularly loaded with money and want to buy some gourmet grocery (But never done a full blown monthly grocery here). I love their collection of juice, yogurts, desserts, smoothies here. They are always well stocked up with good sandwiches and some rare ingredients too. This store also has a small bakery which is quite handy if you decide to walk around spinning fields (I love cakes).
Verdict: It is really good if you can afford it on a daily basis or if you are like me you can always get the treats like yogurt, smoothies and juice from here and rest from Tesco or Sainsbury: p

Cute! I do love the surrounding area of Spinningfields and how that’s kind of expanding into Bridge Street. So perhaps this Waitrose is totally pandering to the business district suits and Leftbankers but with pastries this fresh, who cares? It’s a Waitsies in miniature, kind of like the one in Boots, and it’s just the right size to stock all those essentials you don’t mind paying through the nose for when it comes to convenience.
Speaking of that location, it was when I was hanging out at the People’s History Museum café one Saturday pre-​wedding festivities that I spotted this branch when my beau asked me to run an errand for him as he was on best man duty. It was Red Bulls. Being a best man is knackering. Anyway this is great for any on-​the-​way-​home stop off, and who knows? If it’s like its Boots counterpart, it’ll have all kinds of reduced produce just waiting to be snapped up in a veritable pick ‘n’ mix of bargain bourgeoisie. Mmm, 89p roasted pepperdew and sage foccacia. Get in ma belly.

Manchester’s first Waitrose! Well, the second if you count the one in Boots on Market Street. It is definitely the better of the two, however. If you’re working in the city centre and going for lunch, this little Waitrose store has a small bakery and sandwiches/​salads too.
I missed Waitrose when I first moved to Manchester, as it was a good place to get lunch from in London, especially from the salad bars. Now suddenly Manchester has two.
Definitely beats the sandwiches on offer in the many Tesco stores in Manchester and has a better ready meal selection than the Sainsbury’s Local on Deansgate or Spring Gardens if you want to grab something on the way home from work for dinner.
+It’s Waitrose!
+It reminds me of the south
+Big wine and cider selection
+Some special foods available
+Fresh bakery inside
+It’s Waitrose!
–Can be slightly more expensive on a few items than other stores, though almost all top items are identical to Tesco
–It is on the edge of the city centre, Good for Spinningfields but further from the centre than I would like it to be
–Not a full size Waitrose (yet)
Lets hope the building work next door is an extension to a Tesco Metro size store: D