Address: Queen Victoria Rd, Coventry, CV1 3HT, United Kingdom
Phone: +442476224927
Rating: 4.1
based on 209 reviews.
Market Atmosphere
Pros:
"Coventry Market is a vibrant hub of activity in the heart of the city. Its diverse range of stalls and vendors offer a delightful mix of goods."
"It's amazing just how many different cultures are under one roof."
"Great buzz about the place and lots of amazing prices!"
"The market is a busy vibrant place and we love it."
"A very good market. Friendly traders, very reasonable prices and nice cafe. A real feature of Coventry City centre. A place with a 'beating heart' and a sense of community. Love it!"
"All stallholders are very friendly and helpful. Well worth a visit good produce and good prices."
"Love this market with its wide choice of fruit and veg, meat and fish and all sorts of other stalls."
Cons:
"On an evening it feels rough and dirty."
"The place has so much to offer but it smells so much like rotting fish that although it was 5 minutes from my home, I never shopped there."
"looks very OLD. doesn't!t look nice at all, specially the back area. should spend money on it to make it attractive. poor people was all around and bad smell."
"It is a absolute dive... not been updated in 20+ years... once was cheap and fun to visit but now everything is over expensive."
"Very crowded. No Covid protocols being observed."
"This place is slowly dying, way too many empty stalls now which is a shame for some of the struggling traders left."
"Very diverse place with many different foods and clothing/life style things. But there is a certain not nice odour which is normal for a large market like this."
Product Variety and Quality
Pros:
"You can buy lots of stuff for home it could be good, clothes, flowers etc, food in general is cheap and you really get worth for your money."
"Always go the market for our bacon, sausages, eggs & fresh fruit. Darlingtons sell amazing handcured bacon & handmade irish sausage which makes the best breakfasts!!"
"The variety of fresh fish meat and vegetables (including asian) are fantastic.. Need to get there early as they sell out fast.. You need take a good loook a good look around this place as lots to offer..."
"Coventry Market is a treasure trove with all kinds of everything available from fish to fabric and clothes to curry spices."
"Great market! Fresh produce from all around the world.. if you like cooking it's a must."
"Meat and fish were really cheaper than side markets in the city."
"You can also have your clothing custom tailored in there."
Cons:
"Want to rate higher, but as a market it's been diminish for several years."
"Comparing it with a few years ago sad to say..... Very Poor. Quality of the goods are poor. Lack of choice."
"Not as much variety as used to be."
"Didn't give 5 stars as the veg goes off very quickly."
"One or two of the stalls close at random times meaning that visits can be wasted if you are going for a particular stall/s."
"Cheap and poor quality fruit and veg on the whole doesn't keep long mainly sold by the bowl better quality on non 'bowl' stalls."
"I think the market now is pretty expensive. The clothes stalls are a total rip off. The veg is expensive as well."
Accessibility and Convenience
Pros:
"Its location is very good and it's surrounded by bigger shops such as Iceland Tesco and a polish shop."
"It's a handy shortcut especially when raining."
"A market with different things from fruits, veggies, jewellery, national and international food stuffs, traditional outfit etc not far from the city Center and the train station is like 15 to 20 minutes walk likewise the bus station."
"Best award winning market in England for convenient and leisurely shopping, with a broad range of products and excellent prices..."
"A great part of Coventry that should be utilised a lot more instead of online and major supermarkets."
"Nice place, large variety of shops with different products and services, there is fresh sections outside. The place is secure and there is ample parking space."
"Coventry Market has just about everything. And the best part is, it’s so close to my building."
Cons:
"Easy to get lost in there."
"It's a bit of an almost circular labyrinth that can make finding the exact stall you need a challenge until you get used to shopping there but it's definitely worth the effort."
"And the parking??? Full as well and its small places to parking. Hard to find the place."
"It's a shame that there is nowhere to park, because the council have closed the carpark."
"Only problem is it has very inconsistent opening hours and if you're buying fresh food (like fish), find out which day of the week they deliver on."
"Awful haven't been for years until the other day, surprised it's still going as hardly any stalls open, used to be so crowded but there was hardly anyone in there buying."
"I'm sorry to say it's not the great place it once was you could get all your shopping in one place now there so many empty stalls."
Customer Service
Pros:
"Visited Farmhouse deli for the 1st time, trying to make a cheese tower for my daughter's birthday who's not a fan of cake, these guys were so helpful and friendly, so knowledgeable about their product, will definitely be back."
"All stallholders are welcoming and helpful."
"Very friendly people on the stalls they will help you or show you to the stall you need to go too."
"The stall holders are friendly and helpful."
"Went to Duncan's for a lovely cup of coffee and I thoroughly recommend you give him a try if you'd like something to eat and drink at very reasonable prices."
"Cheap prices and very friendly sellers."
"All stallholders are very friendly and helpful. Well worth a visit good produce and good prices."
Cons:
"Staff on stall don't seem to be friendly. Most of the stalls are closed so only few open."
"A lot of the market is nice with good deals but I've had one two bad experiences which mean I won't be going for a while yet."
"It is okay, I had very rude experience in superdrug shop, due to force habit I forgot you can't use the tester."
"I found it uncomfortable how the man put my picture into a black bin bag."
"Don't expect for it to last long because they don't."
"At one time you could walk around the market and you knew most of the stall holders and get nearly everything you wanted now it seems to be taken over by cheap fruit stalls."
"Some stalls still require cash but I can confirm technology has hit your local old school Market most major stalls are now accepting debit card with contactless facility."