The English Grocer Reviews 

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TrustScore 2.5 out of 5

2.4

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Shipping took forever. Received goods were in poor condition, on the verge of expiration. Some goods were not even correct.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent service and at a price I'm happy with. Also found The English Grocer is cheaper than using Britstore or British Corner Shop - the main difference arises from customs charges - I've been rou... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

My order never arrived. After 2 months they resend me the invoice (including chf 19.90 for shipment, no comment). Update: yes rotten sausages finally arrived (what a coincidence, shortly after I h... See more

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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Sick and tired of being ignored. I have contacted the company numerous times by email, phone, messages, and WhatsApp, but there has been no reply, no order and no refund. I received a 3rd of my orde... See more

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  1. Grocery delivery service

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We import and deliver your groceries from England to your door in Switzerland. Shop our massive selection from M&S, Waitrose, Iceland and more! We use our own refrigerated and frozen delivery vehicles to deliver your orders nationwide. Delivery is FREE in most cases.


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2.4

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TrustScore 2.5 out of 5

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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

A vote of confidence for improvement

Last Friday, after more than 3 months from the order I received the products at home. Unfortunately 8 glass jars out of 24 were broken due to the lack of adequate protection of the glass containers. No indications of “fragile”and of the correct stacking direction of the cardboard box. The English Grocer declared to be sorry for the incident and for the unusual delay in delivery and, as a compensation, proposed a store credit to be used for a future purchase. Appreciated. I will renew my trust in The English Grocer counting on a significant improvement in their shipping system. Five stars score pending…

10 May 2024
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Reply from The English Grocer

Thank you for your patience and understanding Angelo. I agree, the box was too heavy! We will make sure future orders go out in multiple boxes to avoid any damage! As confirmed by email we’ve credited you the broken items. We look forward to delivering to you again soon.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Disappointment continues...

Update 26.05.24
Still not heard anything. Wish I could give minus stars here. This is a company that is happy to take your money, not deliver and not follow up with their customers. The fact that the customer has to chase them to get an update or a response is laughable.

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Wrote a 1 star review over two weeks ago. Got a response on the same day. Still waiting for the "customer service team" to reach out to me as mentioned.
Disappointment continues...

8 November 2023
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Reply from The English Grocer

Dear Gemma, your order was fully refunded via bank transfer.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Beware! Big SCAM !!!

Like the other customers, how much I wish I had read the reviews before ordering! Of course, always the same story: I placed an order, paid for it, and ... then ... NOTHING, radio silence, despite my emails and phone calls. I am really disappointed and angry and will report this case to my legal insurance. I also plan to make this public through a consumer association.

6 May 2024
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Reply from The English Grocer

Dear Emma, we've requested order information including your order number as we do not have any order in your name.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Never received the order

Never received the order. Months & months later after emailing them multiple times, they changed the status to shipped and then removed the order from the website so it’s no longer found.

21 April 2024
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Reply from The English Grocer

Dear Arrington, thank you for your message. The reason you were sent a verified review request automatically is that your order was sent out. As you have put a negative review we will investigate what has happened. We ask for your patience as we investigate this matter further. Thank you!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Order never received

Order never received. Similar situation to what I am reading. Ordered Nov. I was sent a payment link dec. Paid immediately. Nothing december. Wrote an email reminder. No response, no goods to date. I really can't be bothered to take further for the sake of approx CHF 70. My time is far too precious. Would just warn to avoid at all cost.

6 December 2023
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars
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Reply from The English Grocer

Hello Jennifer, I’m sorry your order arrived much later than expected, however it was delivered. We have been in touch last week regarding this matter. We appreciate your patience and thank you once again for your order!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

A simple order of some regular and…

A simple order of some regular and always available products took 2 months and several reminders from my side to be processed. Never again
And after your reply: I immediately ask you to remove my name from your reply. You do not have permission to publish my name.

26 March 2024
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Reply from The English Grocer

Thank you Evelyn Wetzel for your comment. Your order placed in February took longer than expected and we apologise for this.

We hope you appreciate the efforts to get you the special tenants beer which is now only available from the brewery directly. A special order was made just for you!
As a precautionary measure we have increased the lead time of this product on our website as not to miss lead any of our future customers.

We would very much like the opportunity to make this up to you therefore our customer service team will also be reaching out to you by email.

Happy Easter !

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Caveat Emptor

I have just (20/3/24) taken delivery of the final items of an order placed on 28/6/2023 i.e. nearlly nine months ago. The oher items were delivered on 6/3/24.

I leave readers to draw their own conclusions.

20 March 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Totally Satisfied....

Although the long wait. the products I ordered was what I wanted.... totally satisfied !!!!!
I am working on my next order...:)

12 March 2024
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Reply from The English Grocer

Thank you Benno! We look forward to serving you again in the near future!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great delivery service via UPS to Texas…

Great delivery service via UPS to Texas took 1 week from the time I ordered.
Great to have the taste of home with scones, shreddies and proper tea.
Tea time tonight!

12 March 2024
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Reply from The English Grocer

Thank you T - We appreciate your order and hope that you have a nice Tea Time with your family!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Chocolate bars order

The experience was rather good. Overall no issues apart from the time it took to deliver the goods from the order date.

5 March 2024
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Reply from The English Grocer

Thank you very much for your feedback :-) Enjoy the chocolates!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I wish I had read the reviews before…

I wish I had read the reviews before ordering. I passed an order in September 2023. I amended the order to add products in October. When I contacted the company again in October to inquire about when the order would be delivered, they replied to tell me that they were having an issue ordering certain products. That was the last time I heard from them, despite writing three times (in December, January and February) and calling several times to ask for updates. (Calls and voicemails go unanswered.) This is a total scam.

26 February 2024
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Reply from The English Grocer

Hello, we've requested through trustpilot for you to verify your order (name or order number) we would be grateful if you could reach out to us by email on hello@englishgrocer.ch with your claim so that we can resolve this case for you.

Hello, please could you provide additional information on your order?

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very helpful, considerate and timely - would highly recommend

Very helpful and considerate - we were ordering haggis for Burns night and the team were constantly in contact to ensure this would be delivered in time and making sure we received exactly what we were looking for

31 January 2024
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Reply from The English Grocer

Thank you very much for your kind review. We look forward to serving you again in the near future!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Potentially a great company once well established

I ordered some Bacon and crumpets at te beginning of January. Paid full by credit card for the order. Was supposed to receive the order January 23rd. Tried to contact them via email and phone and through there AI bot on ther site. Got a brief response saying they experienced a split to there orders from UK and they will pick my order soon. Max gave me a full refund on request and has offered to complete the order ASAP and get cash payment on receipt of the goods. I hope this can work as its a great concept, i guess everyone experiences teething troubles so im going to give him a chance.

1 January 2024
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Reply from The English Grocer

Hello David, following our conversations please remove your review as your refund should have been received. We look forward to serving you upon receipt of the goods you requested! :) Thank you very much, Max

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Paid for my food delivery in November!

Paid for my food delivery in November!
Received a small partial delivery before Christmas but no re fund for the remaining undelivered items.
My credit card company is trying to recover my money from them!
Total Scam.

20 December 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Dodgy operation-buyer beware

Ordered at beginning of December. Payment by Twint confirmed by company, so they got their money. Delivery on 23 December, over 50% of the items i ordered not included. No response since then from the company to several polite e mails and a phone call. Even allowing for Christmas rush and errors, still crap service and unprofessional. probably just fly by night mob who cant actually manage all the orders and deliveries properly.

7 January 2024
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Reply from The English Grocer

Dear Brian,

Thank you for providing more information about your order to us. We can confirm that on January 8th you agreed to receive the remainder of the items from your order.

We look forward to making this up to you!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

The things I orderd did not come

The things I orderd did not come. Have to got the money back, until this day.

2 January 2024
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Reply from The English Grocer

Hello Rebecca, I’m confused as to this review as you confirmed in an email 22 December the items received to your order. We then exchanged emails this week Tuesday 2 January. Please can you confirm you received these emails?

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great communication through WhatsApp…

Great communication through WhatsApp and the Turkey crown was one of the best we've had.

30 December 2023
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Reply from The English Grocer

Dear Peter,

Thank you very much for your review of our service! It means a lot to us!

We are very pleased to hear you enjoyed your Turkey Crown this Christmas.

We look forward to serving you again soon.

Happy New Year!

The English Grocer Team

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