Canada's Top Reviewed British Shop
A proper cupboard. A less convincing excuse for ordering just one thing.
British groceries are rarely bought one craving at a time. Someone remembers the beans, someone else mentions custard, and suddenly the snack cupboard has representation.
Looking for a British shop near you? Ours is in Halifax, and it comes to you anywhere in Canada: the brands you grew up with, packed by people who grew up eating them, and shipped from inside Canada, so there is no customs and nothing to pay at the door. Fresh bakery and frozen shopping have their own arrangements.
This is the whole shop in one place: the most complete range of the British food people actually miss, in the UK versions of the brands, not the Canadian ones. The chocolate, sweets, crisps, biscuits, tea, sauces and pantry staples that taste the way you remember them.
Short on time? Go straight to British chocolate, sweets, crisps, biscuits, tea and pantry favourites.
Every order is packed in Halifax and travels within Canada, so there is no customs and nothing to pay at the door. Delivery is free over your province's threshold (it shows in the bar at the top of the page), and PO boxes are welcome.
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View full detailsBuy Aunt Bessie's Sage & Onion Stuffing Mix - 240g in Canada Aunt Bessie's Sage & Onion Stuffing Mix - 240g is for the roast dinner that ne...
View full detailsBuy Aunty's Chocolate Fudge Pudding 190g in Canada Aunty's Chocolate Fudge Pudding 190g is a twin-pack of British sponge puddings with a chocolate ...
View full detailsBuy Aunty's Golden Syrup Pudding - 190g in Canada Aunty's Golden Syrup Pudding - 190g is a twin pack of steamed sponge puddings smothered in golden...
View full detailsBuy Aunty's Sticky Toffee Pudding 190g in Canada Aunty's Sticky Toffee Pudding 190g is a twin-pack of traditional British sponge puddings with a st...
View full detailsBuy Aunty's Strawberry Pudding 190g in Canada Aunty's Strawberry Pudding 190g is a twin-pack of soft sponge puddings topped with a strawberry sauce...
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Buy Barr Limeade - 330ml in Canada Barr Limeade - 330ml is a fizzy lime soft drink with a tart, tangy edge and very little interest in behaving qui...
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View full detailsBuy Barratt Dip Dab - 23g in Canada Barratt Dip Dab - 23g is the classic sherbet-and-lolly setup: lemon flavour sherbet dip with a strawberry flavo...
View full detailsOne person misses custard. Another cannot make a roast without their usual stuffing. Somebody else just wants a packet of the biscuits that never quite tastes the same when they buy a substitute. A British grocery shop means different things to different kitchens.
This is the broad shelf at The Great British Shop in Halifax. Browse familiar tins, packets, biscuits and treats, or start with a few useful favourites below. Build the parcel around what you actually eat, with a small allowance for the thing you spotted on the way through.
Ambrosia rice pudding and custard are useful cupboard standbys, whether you have a dessert planned or simply like knowing there is something sweet on the shelf. A fairly sensible use of cupboard space, really.
Buy Ambrosia Creamy Rice Pudding - 400g in Canada Ambrosia Creamy Rice Pudding - 400g is the sort of cupboard standby that quietly disappears once...
View full detailsBuy Ambrosia Devon Custard - 400g in Canada Ambrosia Devon Custard - 400g is what happens when pudding plans are taken seriously. Keep a tin in th...
View full detailsAunt Bessie’s dumpling and stuffing mixes take care of two different dinner accompaniments. The dumplings belong on the stew and the sage and onion beside the roast, and both leave the cook looking organised.
Buy Aunt Bessie's Hearty Dumpling Mix - 140g in Canada Aunt Bessie's Hearty Dumpling Mix - 140g is exactly the sort of packet that makes a stew loo...
View full detailsBuy Aunt Bessie's Sage & Onion Stuffing Mix - 240g in Canada Aunt Bessie's Sage & Onion Stuffing Mix - 240g is for the roast dinner that ne...
View full detailsAunty’s Golden Syrup and Chocolate Fudge puddings are a change from the tins. Choose a familiar sauce or a chocolate finish for the meal that has reached the stage where somebody starts looking for dessert.
Buy Aunty's Golden Syrup Pudding - 190g in Canada Aunty's Golden Syrup Pudding - 190g is a twin pack of steamed sponge puddings smothered in golden...
View full detailsBuy Aunty's Chocolate Fudge Pudding 190g in Canada Aunty's Chocolate Fudge Pudding 190g is a twin-pack of British sponge puddings with a chocolate ...
View full detailsPacked in Halifax and shipped from inside Canada, so there's no customs to deal with, and PO boxes are welcome. Rated 4.8 out of 5 from 490+ Google reviews.
| Province or territory | Shipping | Delivery |
|---|---|---|
| Nova Scotia | $10, $5 over $99, free over $149 | 1 to 4 business days |
| New Brunswick | $10, $5 over $99, free over $149 | 1 to 4 business days |
| Prince Edward Island | $15, $10 over $119, free over $159 | 1 to 4 business days |
| Newfoundland & Labrador | $20, $10 over $159, free over $249 | 1 to 6 business days |
| Quebec | $15, $10 over $119, free over $159 | 1 to 4 business days |
| Ontario | $10, $5 over $99, free over $149 | 1 to 4 business days |
| Manitoba | $20, $10 over $165, free over $269 | 1 to 6 business days |
| Saskatchewan | $20, $10 over $159, free over $249 | 1 to 6 business days |
| Alberta | $20, $10 over $165, free over $269 | 1 to 6 business days |
| British Columbia | $20, $10 over $175, free over $279 | 1 to 7 business days |
| Yukon | Worked out at checkout | |
| Northwest Territories | Worked out at checkout | |
| Nunavut | Worked out at checkout | |
Delivery details and local favourites for your part of the country.
The Great British Shop is in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Online grocery orders are packed here for delivery within Canada. This collection is the broad place to browse the groceries, with narrower categories in the menu when you know what you want.
At The Great British Shop in Halifax, and by delivery from there to every province. Chocolate and sweets are only the beginning: custard, puddings, gravy, stuffing and cooking mixes all come too, so the whole dinner can be British if you would like it to be.
There is one in Halifax, with free pick-up at checkout, and the rest of Canada is closer than it looks. After dispatch from Halifax, Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island take 1 to 4 business days; Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Newfoundland and Labrador take 1 to 6; British Columbia takes 1 to 7.
Comfort, mostly: gravy over the roast, custard over the pudding, dumplings on the stew. A single tin of Ambrosia custard is a perfectly good reason to visit, since there is no minimum order, but few people stop there. Rice pudding, Aunt Bessie’s dumplings and Aunty’s Golden Syrup Pudding have a way of finding each other in a basket.
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The Christmas range lands from the UK in early November.
The day it arrives we unpack it, pack your order and send it on its way. Advent calendars go first, and everything reaches you within a few days wherever you are in Canada.
Order now and it has your name on it. The favourites go early every year. The people who leave it until December are the ones who miss out.
