Those whose ideal day out involves whiling away the hours inside M&S looking at picky bits, cookies and Big Daddy chocolate bars are in for a treat.
That’s because the retailer has just re-opened the Foodhall in its Pantheon store on Oxford Street in London and it’s had a major ‘glow-up’.
The 1930s building has been undergoing a major refresh and shoppers are already hailing it as a foodie ‘heaven’.
One clip on TikTok shows the store now has an entire wall of rosé wine, while another reveals a chilled wall of fancy bottles of water – with some costing as much as £10 each.
There’s also a huge bakery selection, a coffee shop, and a range of food-to-go counters including a sushi counter, a hot chicken counter and a hot pizza counter.
Marks & Spencer previously revealed plans for the Pantheon store back in April. In a press release they shared that they were investing £90 million to improving their London stores and opening new ones as well.
As part of this they claimed they would be bringing ‘the latest innovations’ to the iconic Oxford Street location as well as giving it a ‘fresh look and feel’.
And it seems all they’ve well and truly nailed it, as customers are in awe of the results, branding the new look ‘unreal’ and ‘sensational’.
On TikTok Imogen Fish wrote: ‘M&S Food Court Oxford Circus, perfect place for the work girlies lunch.’
She added: ‘When I die I hope this is what heaven looks like.’
In the comments, @clowi3 replied: ‘OMG it’s unreal isn’t it.’ While @francis.kassatly thought the wall of water was ‘giving LA’.
A user known as @venflaur said: ‘I need to be there tonight.’ As @withpoppyelsey wrote: ‘This is sensational.’
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Others urged M&S to ‘take their money’ and said that whoever had designed the new layout was an ‘absolute legend’ as it was ‘unlike anything they’d ever seen’.
This comes as M&S has been teasing a brand new frozen version of their iconic Colin the Caterpillar cake online.
In a post on Instagram, the retailer revealed that they will be unveiling a new iteration of Colin on the ‘hottest’ day of the month, August 27.
The cool treat – likely some form of ice cream – will be hitting stores on the same day, so once it’s been announced you won’t have to wait long to get your hands on it.
But much like the viral Strawberry Sando and the loaded cookies, we’ll imagine whatever the new product is, it’ll sell out quick, so you’ll want to be fast to get your hands on it.
In other supermarket news, the UK’s cheapest supermarket recently changed for the first time in 20 months, with Lidl finally stealing the crown from Aldi.
A shop of 76 items at Lidl was found to be 85p cheaper than the equivalent shop at Aldi in July 2025, according to Which.
And Waitrose recently launched a version of a ‘mesmerising’ retro cake from the 1930s.
Shoppers can now order a Vintage Lambeth Cake from the retailer, with elegantly piped icing, made by Fiona Cairns, who is well-known for being the mastermind behind Kate and William’s 2011 royal wedding cake.
The Vintage Style Lemon & Raspberry Lambeth Cakes cost £65, serve 32-34 people, and are made to order, requiring eight days’ notice.
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