Thomas Dux

We all have a posh relative we like to visit occasional don’t we? For me it’s Thomas Dux — the fancy uncle of Woolworths.
As soon as I entered the store it felt bright, airy and inviting. The fruit and vegetable display was shiny and delicious looking with loads of organic choices.
The cheese section down the back of the store was downright drool worthy as was the bakery and Easter egg display.
It’s a brilliant place to go if you’re sick of the run of the mill products available from the big supermarkets. You will find interesting spice mixes, flavoured oils and fresh pasta. While I wouldn’t do my weekly shopping here, it would be perfect for dinner parties or a special occasion.
I found the prices interesting. A few things seemed completely overpriced (some of the pasta, muesli and organic chocolate) while other items you would expect to cost a small fortune were rather reasonable (cheese and meat). I picked up the most delicious chocolate covered liquorice for $ 2 and will be going back to stock up soon!

This Thomas Dux is pretty good and essentially what one would
come to expect of any store the same sort of layout and product range.
I decided to get some tomato and chilli fresh but stored frozen Gnocchi
and some Italian organic minestrone soup. But due to an unfortunate accident
that soup decided to leap out of my back pack and splatter itself all over the road!
Dang! That’s annoying. No soup for me! No soup! Crud!
Anywho it’s a good size store with space and room to move about, and a good
range of products. The layout and location of things is a little different to
the spaces I’m used to, but the strength here is a good deli and fresh green
groceries section or area, the veggies and fruit are all good. All in all, it’s what
you’d come to expect from A Thomas Dux store, but it can be hard to find a good
meal for under $ 20.

This site became a Thomas Dux when Woolworths bought out Macro supermarkets (before that it was one of Bridge Road’s original factory outlets).
Macro has some good products, but it felt cluttered & expensive. In my view, this store has a much better formula. It’s open & light. They have a smaller range, instead focusing on a handful of quality products.
It’s definitely on the more expensive end, but the quality is there, so it’s still feels like good value. Perhaps not the place for your weekly shop — However, I usually shop for just a meal or two at a time.
Stop by on a Sunday morning or early afternoon. They bust out samples of a whole lot of products in the store. Wander the store and try everything out. The staff are quite generous and well drilled on the products.
A few of the highlights to try — their selection of organic produce, the Saskia Beer Black Pig Range, Irrewarra bread. The cheese selection is quite extensive (if you’re not satisfied the Cheese room at Richmond Hill Café & Larder is just down the road)

Thomas Dux is one of my favourite destinations along Bridge Road. It’s got beautiful produce, friendly and helpful staff, and there are usually free samples out the front (last time it was macaroons).
I love coming here for fruit and vegetables because they have a great variety as well as stocking organic greens. The fruit and veggies are polished and displayed so that you can have a look at each individual item before buying them.
Up the back you’ll find the cheese, pasta and meat section. The cheese section is extraordinary with beautiful blues and creamy goats cheeses from all over Australia including one particular brand I hadn’t seen before, Limestone Coast.
I also recommend checking out the whole store, Thomas Dux stock some interesting flours, olive oils, ice creams and some amazing muesli. Just take your time to explore.
Don’t worry too much about the prices either, when I first visited Thomas Dux I expected it to be really expensive, but most items are the same if not a little bit more than the supermarket, and rest assured that the quality is very high.