China Ark Supermarket — Local services in London

Unfortunately, for the local Chinese (particularly students) community and for those of us who are interested in Asian produce, the proprietor of this shop knowingly steals your money. If you think a 2.5 kilo bag of rice (she charges anything from £12.99 upwards) that can be bought at Tian Tian (Aldgate) or Rice Wine (Soho) for £4 less (£8.99).... if you think this is reasonable than you need a lobotomy. I had an argument with the Queen of this rip-off joint about 10 years ago-she was ripping locals off then and has expanded her mini-empire with your money. Hardly any of her prices are displayed so as to nab you with surprise at the counter. Bizarre that anyone does't walk to any of the alternatives. Lastly, it is a shame that a person of dubious character represents perhaps the only Asian outlet within a mile circumference. Now The Elizabeth Line is operational, I go either to Chinatown, Rice Wine in Brewer Street, or Aldgate for the brilliant Tian Tian. Please take note. Footnote: a few weeks after writing this review I have discovered that Sainsbury now sells a 5k bag of Nishiki Rice at £14 as well as many other Asian items (isle 6). Please save yourself the humiliation of being cheated and save...

Such a shame. A great local shop with excellent stock. But the owners take extreme liberties with their labelling and pricing. 1/3 of stock is correctly labelled, another 1/3 is incorrectly labelled, and the rest isn’t labelled at all. You may be astonished at the till. You have to push back, otherwise they’ll take you for a ride. They have some serious brass neck trying to charge £5 for an unlabelled piece of tofu next to a label saying tofu - £2.50. I’d say only go here for the specialist ingredients you can’t get in the Whitechapel Sainsbury’s across the road. For everything...

I had a great experience at China Ark Supermarket because of their excellent customer service. The staff were very friendly and greeted me as soon as I walked in. They were helpful and showed me where to find the items I needed.

One staff member even explained the difference between types of noodles when I couldn’t decide, which was very kind. The checkout was quick and easy, and the cashier was polite and cheerful.

The store was clean and well-organized, making it easy to shop. I was really happy with the service and will definitely...