Lakeland Groceries

When Chris M and I ducked in here on the way back to his in need of some milk, who’d have thought we’d be grabbing amazing bargains by the armful. Our first introduction to Lakeland Groceries involved giant bags of Barbecue Doritos for less than a quid, and huge quantities of eggs at criminally low prices (free range before you start finger-​wagging!). Wow, where had this place been all our lives?
Situated right near Castlefield Gallery, it seems to be operated by one or two friendly staff, and it’s a lovely hotch-​potch corner-​shop-​like offering with a surprising range of products. Anything from a stonkingly generous variety of cheeses to pretty much a whole deli counter, snacks and store cupboard essentials and bits and bobs. You can even buy a bit of booze here if you’ve had a hard day at the office.
So, The Southern Gateway eh. Sarah-​Anne M’s right, this residential area doesn’t have a single recognisable retail outlet less than a ten minute walk away. Well forget hopping all the way to Whitworth Street West’s Sainsbury’s and Oxford Road’s Tesco for your essentials and forgottens, if you’re in need of a bit of milk, juice or even some cold cuts and nibbles to lay out for guests, here’s your spot!

This is the closest local shop to the area now known as «The Southern Gateway» in Manchester, basically an area that has recently been developed over the past few years and has seen the building of lots and lots of professional apartments… but not one single retail outlet! Craziness!
We all know how annoying it is when you run out of milk and have to walk miles to get some, worst start to a day ever yeah? Well Lakeland Groceries has saved my day on many many occasions!
Situated right next to the entrance of Deansgate train station, I wasn’t expecting all that much the first time I went in the first time, I needed a couple of bits to finish the dinner I had planned for my friend to cheer her up and couldn’t be bothered walking to Sainsburys.
I found myself pleasantly surprised by this shop and beyond surprised to find a cheese/​deli counter! Also the prices are incredibly reasonable, far cheaper than any of the other ‘convenience shops’ around. The staff were really friendly too.
Only thing I would say is that the shop is a bit of a jumble, you can get lost looking for things and end up forgetting what you were looking for in the first place! And, in my case, buying things you don’t need!
But still, a winner in my eyes and a total hidden gem!

This place is amazing! Their cheese selection is out of this world, from exotic specials to humble cheshire. Best of all their prices; you cannot find this quality, freshness and selection anywhere. Their service is great and long open hours it is very much worth your while to drive and stock up on goodies.

This little grocery store is genuinely worth a visit. I went in today for primarily Unilocaling purposes and for the first time I was delighted with a convenience store.
Not only do they have a really impressive range of everything you could expect, from chocolate and crisps to newspapers to necessities such as ketchup and tobasco, but they also have a cold meat and cheese counter!
It’s a little mini version of the Cheese Hamlet in Didsbury, with a great selection of different cheeses and cold meats that are much much cheaper than your usual cheese shop prices. A really nice little surprise find. Check it out!