"Lovely street vibes in this stretched out marketplace along the arches of a railway viaduct."
"A real old fashioned street market with such an array of goods. As soon as I stepped into the market I felt 'at home' and completely relaxed!"
"Proper market. Some nice cafe and trendy pubs/bars. So many fabric shops and clothes."
"It's a great market but has declined over the last few years and kind of feels like a ghost town."
"Shepherd's Bush Market is undeniably a hidden gem that offers an exciting and diverse shopping experience."
"Love Sheperds Bush my Mom used to take me here when i was a little Girl."
"The market is not the same like back in the Mid eighties, 90s up to 2007. It was lively and so much choice very limited now."
"One of the great markets of London: you can have your fortune told, buy palm wine and salt fish wrapped in banana leaves."
Cons:
"Precisely the reason I hate markets. Rip it all out and pour some cement and get it cleaned up. It is just dirty and full of tat."
"It's an interesting place for shopping, especially for girls, I wanted to buy some items but there were too many options and got mixed up."
"Odd place. I'm sure if you're a local then it's useful, but when I went, it seemed a lot of people were staring at me like I wasn't part of their clique."
"Horrible here. The security do nothing to stop people on bikes riding through at full speed."
"It doesn’t look like what my parents visited before they were disappointed about the big change that happened to the place."
"Very confused. Came here on a Friday due street food. There was none. I had expected a vibrant atmosphere and street vendors galore. None."
"Sadly this market is lacking on safety/igiene standards."
"Half the stalls are now closed. This used to be a thriving market that had something for everybody."
Quality and Variety of Goods
Pros:
"A lovely market offering food and vegetables, seafood, meat, poultry, textiles, ready-made clothes, many different cuisines, home wear, hair and makeup products."
"This place had a mixture of everything from meat, fish, tropical fruits and general home accessories and clothing."
"Shepherds Bush market is a 109 year old market situated in the heart of West London. With a diverse range of traders and goods."
"Visited on a couple of occasions and surprised how much the market stretches for in terms of floor space."
"A market is meant to be a mix of things, not all similar tat. Now I did say I hate markets but if I am going to be dragged to a market."
"Great for some things: peppers, onions, chili etc. Also fresh herbs at the stall nearest Shepherds Bush road."
"It's a good market, people should visit before everything becomes just shiny shopping malls and chain (coffee) shops."
"One of the simplest places in London. Wide range of products and services that you cannot find anywhere else."
Cons:
"Fruit, veg, fabrics are good buys here. Nice food stands and kiosks about. But lots of the same stuff though, especially tat, plastic s@#% from China and tacky clothes."
"Nothing like it used to be, travelled from Heathrow to go looking for wedding bits but was highly disappointed."
"Seemed much smaller than when I went to as a child. Has clothes, haberdashery, jewellery, meat, veg, fruit, a stall just with hot sauces and African wear."
"This is one of those places that I've always meant to visit and I'm glad that I finally did. Managed to nab myself a great bargain."
"Very big cheap market. I was surprised from its size firstly then from the prices. Food shops are many but not that good quality."
"Good place for purchasing cheap household items, wide range of fabrics and clothes (Eastern style and European), there are some fish and meat sellers and, of course, fruits and vegetables."
"It's OK but not the old shepherds Bush that we enjoyed to go to. Forget it if you think you will get a bargain."
"You couldn't get much more multicultural than this. Great greengrocer at one end, delicious felafel wraps at the other. Amazing Italian coffee shop in between."