Four Seasons

Carries local produce at a reasonable price. Friendly staff
May 31st, 2022

May 15th, 2022

Great greengrocers, friendly staff, wide range of stock and great produce. Heartily recommend!
Sep 4th, 2021

The gentleman who runs the store is an excellent guy. Delivering swift and friendly service. Good produce options. An ideal place to support local retailers.
Aug 2nd, 2021

I was really excited to shop here several months ago, and make it my local grocer, being new to the area. I strive to support small businesses, even on a budget, and saw that they had a good range of produce...but sadly I do not feel like going back. There's nothing worse than leaving a shop or service, feeling uncomfortable; but particularly in a small independent company, this shouldn't happen. This is also only the second time in my lifetime, that I've left a negative review anywhere. In this day & age, it's very common to only carry a bank card, not cash. I work in an independent food shop myself and sometimes people only spend 50p on card (it's certainly not ideal but customers are important and you want them to come back)! I went in without a list (unusual for me) and just wanted 2 ingredients for a specific recipe as food waste is important to me, so no point buying loads that will not get used up in time (not that this should be relevant as I should be able to buy what I need). I got an eye roll from the older lady who served me behind the counter (which I don't think she realised I'd noticed) and told very sternly that I couldn't pay for that amount by card (just shy of 1)...I was more than happy to pick up a few extra items to increase the total (which ironically sadly did end up going bad after 2 days) and politely explained I'd not shopped here before and had come in a little unprepared (can't withdraw cash on a credit card either), happens to us all! Then got an abrupt unfriendly finger pointed at the sign saying "do not pass food through the gap" (I'm fairly certain it was a normal human instinct to hand her my produce through there instead of awkwardly round the side of the till and again was my first time here)! I apologised. No smile from her, overall rude - I still persisted to lighten the atmosphere by making a joke at my expense, however customer service shouldn't work this way round... I would never ever dream of interacting with my customers in this way, and if they made a small purchase I'd politely ask if they possibly had another form of payment or did they need anything else; and if I owned a shop I certainly would not want to put people off as my livelihood would depend on them. All in all, sadly I don't feel encouraged to return because of that unpleasant experience and will shop elsewhere. I assume/hope not all the staff there are like this, but she detered me enough unfortunately and seemed as though she may have been the owner (even more troubling). And that's a real crying shame because she would have had a loyal customer who would have regularly spent much more hard-earned money (which is in short supply for a lot of us in the world right now), and someone who is extremely passionate about supporting independent businesses :-(
Feb 23rd, 2023