Tucked inside Oxford’s historic Covered Market at 20 Market St, OX1 3DU, Bonners Fruit & Vegetables has supplied town-and-gown kitchens since 1953 🥕🍎. Walk past the Victorian ironwork and you’ll spot mountains of rainbow chard, heirloom tomatoes, and—yes—two varieties of edible flowers ready for Insta-worthy plates 🌸. Unlike supermarket aisles, Bonners hand-selects seasonal produce from Cotswold farms at dawn, then supplements with hard-to-find global treats—think red-heart pomelos, purple sweet potatoes, and dragon fruit that’s actually ripe. Chefs, vegans, and homesick international students queue beside locals who simply crave proper broccoli for Sunday roast. Add same-day bicycle delivery across Oxford and you’ve got the city’s go-to search result for “fresh fruit and veg Oxford” or “Covered Market greengrocer.”
SERVICES
- Market Stall Sales—400+ lines of fruit, veg, herbs & edible flowers 🌿
- Speciality & Exotic—sharon fruits, kumquats, cherimoya, red-heart dragon fruit ✈️
- Local & Seasonal Boxes—mixed veg or all-fruit, sized for singles to large families 📦
- Same-Day Delivery—eco-bike or van within Oxford ring road 🚲
- Wholesale & Catering—soft-fruit platters, salad bars, corporate events 🏢
- Wedding & Event Orders—strawberry towers, decorative citrus, bespoke requests 💍
- Hospital Care Packages—hand-packed vitamin boosts for JR & Churchill patients 🏥
- Zero-Waste Options—paper bags, minimal plastic, produce “too good to waste” crates ♻️
PROS
• Unrivalled Variety—from allotment-fresh carrots to niche Asian staples 🥬
• Expert Staff—team can describe sweetness, texture, and best cooking methods on the spot 📚
• Local Partnerships—supporting Oxfordshire farms keeps food miles low 🚜
• Flexible Ordering—phone, email, Instagram DM, or click-to-cart on the website 💻
• Rapid Delivery—many orders arrive within two hours; perfect for self-isolators ⏱️
REVIEWS
- “I’m a foodie and Bonners humbled me—two kinds of edible flowers and staff who knew every detail. Busy stall, buzzing atmosphere, vegan dreams fulfilled!” 🌼
- “Homesick for Asian fruit? Found perfectly ripened sharon fruit, pomelos, and kumquats here. Everything ready to eat, none of that rock-hard supermarket stuff.” 🍊
- “Needed fruit delivered to a relative in JR Hospital with Covid. One call, super-kind staff, basket arrived same morning at a fair price. Family impressed and grateful.” 🙏
- “Ordered soft fruit for our wedding; it arrived a week early with no notice and nothing left for the big day. Customer service polite, refund swift, but heartbreaking nonetheless.” 💔
- “Visited Oxford, spent a bundle, but exotic mushrooms were mouldy by next morning and tomatoes turned mushy. Quality usually great, so maybe unlucky—still stung.” 😕