Nisa Local

It's got a great range of stuff from international foods to things free of allergens. However, many of the things they sell can be found cheaper in waitrose - 20min walk away. For example in nisa, heinz beans 4 pack is 5, in waitrose its 4 Cling film in nisa is 3, in waitrose its 2.50 Yeah, they say they reinvest all profits back into the university but that's just unnecesarily vague and unhelpful. The best thing this shop can do for students is lower their prices to the point where they no longer profit.
Apr 29th, 2023

Apr 24th, 2023

Mar 10th, 2023

The Nisa here is very poor value for money, taking advantage of the fact that they have a monopoly on campus. Many items can be purchased much cheaper elsewhere, and some prices are downwright absurd. For example, 2L fanta zero costing 3 whereas the full sugar 2L fanta costs 1.99. I would advise other students to avoid unless absolutely essential, as places such as Spar and One Stop under a 10 minute walk away offer much better value and better service
Mar 3rd, 2023

As many students and staff will tell you, the Nisa is definitely an overpriced place to visit. A frozen margarita pizza here was 4.15 (as of February 2023) compares to 1.15 for a similar pizza at Aldi in York! There are a wide selection of food here, canned, frozen, vegan & dairy free as well as ready oven meals. Also a selection of alcohol to choose from. The reason for a 3 review is that I always seem to have issues at the self checkout! For some reason it always asks for assistance or manual review when all I'm buying is a loaf of bread! I never have these issues at other self checkouts in Tescos or the like which is very bizarre indeed. The staff have been friendly however I haven't had many interactions with them. I never really see any on the till which is why I have to use the dreaded self checkouts If you're passing by always check the reduced section even if you're not thinking of buying anything. I found a mince beef hotpot reduced from 3.35 right down to 1.25! A good deal, if you ask me.
Feb 28th, 2023