The Deli Downstairs

30/03/2026

24/03/2026

The best..
Early Season
Field Grown
Not with heated soil
Not in a heated poly-tunnel

28/02/2026

27/02/2026

Almost there…

03/11/2025

moitié moitié 👌

01/11/2025

The last bunch of dahlias of the season.
Thank you ; they’ve brought pure joy over the last few months.
We’ll miss them but that will make their return next year even more glorious!

31/10/2025

Our British Tart of the Week is an American Pie.
Because it’s Halloween

Pumpkin pie with a praline and pumpkin seed topping 🎃

19/09/2025

It’s a joy to be working with , starting with their Chubb salamis and pates and terrines but there’s more to come….
(Maybe even Pork Pies 🤫)

18/09/2025

One of the best things about the changing of the seasons changing is welcoming back old favourites…

09/08/2025

1st August marked my 6th year at the helm of the The Deli Downstairs.

There’s been a deli/grocery of sorts on this site for over 100 years, ebbing and flowing to meet the needs of the local customers.

We don’t expect to make a profit. We need to look after our staff, customers and suppliers, in a sustainable way, and be here to open up the shutters again tomorrow and the day after that and on, for another 100 years.

Sometimes it takes someone else’s lens to help me look beyond the day to day stock control, repairs and utility bills and see it for the true beauty that it is.

I’m very proud to be its custodian.

09/08/2025

Papo’s in a jar