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"A horrible 3 shop wide supermarket"

The Village Store is a great addition to the High Street in my opinion. It sells lots of things - from real ale to bakery delicacies - that you can't get anywhere else in Barnet.

I tend to think that Barnet does support decent independent shops/restaurants. Melange and Spizzico never seem empty and are vastly superior to Prezzo (and Carluccio's) in my opinion. The Present has been going for years. The wonderful Joie de Vie is rammed on weekends and sells superior coffee to Starbucks. The likes of the Coffee Bean, Hopscotch and Ozzy's seem to be doing OK too. Hopefully the hotel will bring in more people to enjoy what Barnet has to offer, and will provide jobs for local youngsters while doing it.