"Despite one of the photos, the Deli is no longer a sit down eatery. It has a modest (but well chosen selection of cheeses and other deli foods all prepackaged, not portioned to order plus a kitchen that makes hot and cold take away foods. There are some reasonably nice breads, although not sliced. They will reheat their pizzas (etc. to order. Which cooked foods they have at any given lunchtime seems a bit random. You might find (rather good pizza one day, Spanish omelette another, and so on. You can usually rely on some kind of salad being available too. That 's just one part of the Deli, though. The two other main parts have gourmet sweets, snacks and cooking ingredients, and housewares. But I need to address the elephant in the room, which always needs a big label. And on it is written: PRICE! EVERYTHING in the Deli is expensive. Don 't even think of going in if you aren 't comforably well off. It seems aimed at customers who would happily get their groceries in Fortnum Mason, if it were not so inconveniently far away. A hot takeaway snack or salad will set you back £7 8. A confectionary bar, £5 or more. Homewares are firmly in the Fancy Christmas gift price bracket for most people. This is why they lose a point on the score. What they sell is excellent, but to my mind is (shall we say? cheekily priced. Now, to be fair: if you want to pay Tesco prices, walk to Tesco, a short distance away. The Deli probably isn 't for you. I just don 't want someone to make a long trip, only to turn back when they see their lunch wouldn 't be much less expensive if they ordered at a local restaurant. Having said all of this, one thing you 'll never complain about at the Shelford Deli is service. The staff are uniformly lovely, and will go out of their way to help in any way they can. Arguably, this goes with the luxury bracket, but it 's genuine, not forced, and very nice to see."
