• 5
• Great and interesting place to shop

For convenience's sake I usually shop at the health food shop Revital in the town centre (which I have also reviewed) but every time I go out to Arjuna I am struck by how much better it is. There really are so many great things about it: good range of local produce, staff who are friendly and clearly care about what they're selling, and really tasty fresh vegan foods made in the kitchen upstairs and which change daily. These include cake, salads, quiche, pizza, and many others. I would recommend getting there in the morning or afternoon for these though since they sell out quite quickly (with good reason). The only things I can find wrong with Arjuna are limitations that are clearly due to its small size, most notably a relatively small selection. But what they do have is nearly always great-- it's clear it's really been selected by people who have tried the foods because they carry some unusual products which I haven't seen even in far larger vegan/wholefoods shops. I've discovered some of my favourite vegan foods via finding them here! However, if you're looking for a specific vegan product, there is a good chance they won't have it due to the small size of the shop, if nothing else. The shop is also fairly dark and cramped, which does give it a somewhat appealing 'earthy' feel but can make it hard to navigate or find what you're looking for easily. This is probably hoping for too much but it would be great if Arjuna became a fully vegan shop! It's so close, as all the fresh foods are already vegan and apart from a very few things like a tiny dairy section and some of the pre packaged biscuits etc, it's a vegan shop already. I'm unsure as to how the staff slices up vegan/vegetarian and this is probably the key factor. But Arjuna is basically perfect and this would be an easy change that could really make them stand out as one of very few all-vegan shops I've seen in the UK (and never outside of London)! Updated from previous review on Saturday May 07, 2016