linzee_loulabelle

Hey there, anyone know of any stores that sells british food in Torono, downtown or North York region. I miss walkers crisps and such sooo much. Hope someone can help!

Linzee

andrewrb143

What flavours are you looking for? I thought lay's were pretty much the same as walkers. Watch out for the dill pickle flavour though, its sickening.

ps. is toronto better than grimsby?

dbd33

Downtown:

Loblaws. Various stores in the St. Lawrence Market. The Nutty Chocolatier chain. iirc they have Walker's behind the bar at the Feathers and at branches of the Elephant and Castle chain.

I don't go to North York because it's scary.

Atlantic Xpat

I'll dive in before dbd33. St Lawrence market should offer practically anything you could ever want from a food perspective. Believe me, living in the outer reaches of Canada I'd kill for that kind of range and pricing of food.

Specifically for English food I can't help but suggest you do a search as this has been discussed before. Also, I'm not sure what the big difference between Walkers crisps and Lays/Ruffles/Whatever chips are? They are both deep fried spud and seem interchangeable to me. Is it not being able to get those peculiarly British flavours such as Prawn Cocktail?

DANG. Too slow. I know I should have taken the time to spell check peculiarly

dbd33

Ha!

The market is wonderful and Toronto generally is a very good place for food. I think you can get anything except grits here.

linzee_loulabelle

Yeah its the prawn cocktail and cheese and onion i want. Proper heinz beans would be nice, the ones i found here arent quite the same for some reason!!

linzee_loulabelle

Toronto is loads better than Grimsby, the UK one anyways haha!! I live in North York, its not so scary. Whats loblaws?

dbd33

Loblaws is the equivalent of Tescos. They vary the stock according to the ethnicity of the neighbourhood so you may have to go one in somewhere with a lot of English people in order to find an aisle of English stuff.

Don't you have gangs and drivebys and all that in North York?

linzee_loulabelle

Ohhh ill have to try there then. No drive bys or gangs that iv seen so far, maybe its a quiet period for them all up here lol!!

dbd33

The Loblaws at Vic Park and Gerrard has lots of English stuff and, failing that, the Nutty Chocolatier on Queen East is near there.

http://www.thenuttychocolatier.com/locations.php

linzee_loulabelle

Woo hoo! thanks a lot, gona get my roomate to take me on pay day! i cant wait! lol

britishvixen21

This place is in Mississauga but you can order online

http://www.abitofhome.ca/

and Loblaws Forest Hill (bathurst and St Clair) has a lot of ENglish stuff, although ive only ever seen Walkers Crisps at the tobacco shop at Bay Dundas Centre (next to Eaton Centre) and at the abitofhome store.

Where in St Lawrence Market are you seeing walkers crisps? they have a stall for english stuff but its all baked goods and overpriced ones at that?

macmike41

Anyone looking for a good old chippy? found one on Hwy7 & Kennedy – absolutely terrific, just like going in the ‘local’ back in the UK, does mushy peas, a nice cuppa and a butty too.

debbyathome

Whats it called please

zalaben

those peculiarly British flavours such as Prawn Cocktail?

prawn cocktail. brings back memories of my youth.yum!