Something Fruity

If you are going to do a visit to Pudsey town it would be foolish of you not to stop by Something Fruity for, well, something fruity. Sorry, that was awful, I know. But I couldn’t resist!
In all seriousness though, this little fruit and veg shop is one of the nicest in Leeds. (Possibly excepting the one’s in Hyde Park and Headingley!) Even so, it’s silly to compare independent grocers as you go to them because they are local and better than a supermarket — I can’t really imagine anyone travelling half an hour to buy their weekly veg!
Something Fruity has loads in the way of choice, with their fruit always looking cared for and nicely picked, as opposed to the dumped produce often proffered by my local supermarket. Everything here seems to be plus 20% in size and value compared to the supermarket options too, which is really why one might purchase their pink lady apple here rather than at Sainsburys. They mightn’t be as cheap as some of the smaller indie veg places I’ve perchanced, but again, we’re not going to travel to those for our weekly shop so it’s a bit of a moot point!
At any rate, this delightfully fresh, vitamin filled shop of goodness is a winner — which makes you a winner for shopping there. You know it makes sense.

Vague opening hours which indicate a truly independent shop. Open roughly between 730/​8ish until about 530 the lady in this shop was very, very nice. I like the way it smelt in here, very fresh and fruity. There was also a nice selection of groceries, tinned bits and chilled produced (milk and such like) but above the name, what really stuck out (something Fruity is really a good name don’t you think) was the strange little flower-​pot men made from logs who sit in a row at the windows edge.
You can get a massive array of fruit and vegetables at a pretty good price and high quality.

Something Fruity irritatingly seems to lack a telephone number, or any trace on the worldwide web, but I assure you, it is the kind of place you feel glad for having stopped by. Providing seasonal fresh fruit and veg daily, it also doubles up as a local convenience store, selling basics of everything from jam to toiletries. The selection of fruit and veg is good, and piled up, just like you’d expect from your local grocery store, piling enormous parsnips on top of leafy untrimmed carrots, flanked by onions that are the size of iceberg lettuces.
The lady behind the counter was very polite. I paid £1.20 for a large bunch of bananas, a lemon, and a lime. It wasn’t the cheapest fruit and veg shop I’ve encountered in Leeds, but I’m sure I will be going back, especially when I need a parsnip the size of my lower arm.