Delilah Fine Foods in Nottingham

Outstanding food as always, in particular the Turkish poached eggs. Great tea selection, and pretty good coffee. Often quite busy and I can see why.

Visited for brunch on a Saturday. The croque marinara and soup with Welsh rarebit were both lovely. Friendly service and a great view from the mezzanine. Plenty of great food items to part you from your cash. Tried a granary loaf which was beautiful. Will definitely visit again when in town.

I've always loved it at Delilah's - the breakfasts and brunches are usually delicious and the range of products in the delicatessen is beautiful. However, I had a disappointing experience there today when I went in with my toddler daughter. I ordered tea and toast and was brought the toast without the tea. I had to chase the tea three times and on the last time, when I mentioned that I would have preferred the tea and toast together, I was told in a very patronising tone - it's coming, don't you worry! They may as well have patted me on the head. All in all, a waste of £10 for tea and toast that I could have done better at home.

Absolutely outstanding gem of a place in Nottingham centre. Set in a beautiful old building, the downstairs is a very well stocked deli with a small mezzanine seating area above. There are a few seats around a bar to enjoy a great coffee and a cake. Food was delicious and there is a great selection of wines to go along with it for a livlier afternoon. Long may lovely independent places like this thrive.

I absolutely love this place. You can find so many healthy options and are delicious, of course. In addition, this building is absolutely gorgeous. I have been several times to catch up with Friends

Very tasteful and characterful (if pricey) little deli/cafe/wine bar. Loads of interesting foods and drinks on offer, to try in or take away. Great cheese counter! Interesting wine selection too. Plenty of seating options, on an indoor mezzanine overlooking the space, out front by the windows, and all around the bar. Cosy vibe and lovely atmosphere overall.

Great quality food and drink and excellent, friendly service. The Gourmet Breakfast is a particular favourite of mine!

Come here most Saturday’s for breakfast with my wife and we are always greeted by pleasant staff. The food and drinks are lovely. Thanks Tom, for the soya latte & English tea 👍🏽

My go to place for a coffee and lunch! I have been coming to Delilah's for the last two years with my dad and every time is better than the last! Such a lovely atmosphere, the staff are always helpful and a chocolate with the coffee, what more could you want?!

End of an afternoon shopping me and my wife needed a hot drink and piece of cake, went in told us to go upstairs and take a seat someone will be with us . Waited at least 10 minutes no one came so we decided to walk out. I Bet the staff didn’t even realise that, too busy talking to each other’s, counted 7 members of staff in total. Can not comment on the food because we never got any, service very poor in need of training. Will not go there again.

What a lovely place for a coffee...... we didn't eat but the food looked wonderful!!! We will be back .

Went for breakfast to start my daughters birthday,it was my first visit there very impressed will not be the last.

Really enjoyed a late lunch. Would have loved a choice of soup but no to worry. Highly recommended.

Coffee was very overpriced and poor. Food was good.

Really nice, chilled place with excellent breakfast and coffee.

Nice deli/cafe, atmosphere. Went for lunch. Turkey sandwich was a bit underwhelming. No salad in the sandwich, so it was a bit bit dry. Felt a bit stingy.

Love this place and have eaten here countless times over the years, it’s my go to place whenever I’m in Nottingham. However, in recent months I have experienced recurrent rudeness from one particular female member of staff and I’m aware that other friends and colleagues have also. Had lunch today with my daughters. The waiter accidentally knocked over a full glass of vanilla ice coffee over my daughter, covering the table in front of her, her chair, soaking her trousers and the floor in the local vacuity. Accidents happen and the waiter apologised profusely several times. His effort of clearing up was as you’d expect from most teenagers, so we were left with drips of coffee all round the table and chair (which continued to drip on to my daughter) and with coffee and ice all over the floor. I asked several times for some paper towel to clear up and was handed this without any offer of assistance. We were left to clear this mess up while our food went cold and two other more senior members of staff did their best to ignore us. Eventually the floor was mopped after I specifically requested it, in order that no one slipped on the melting ice. While there was a suggestion that we might submit any dry cleaning bills to them, that was not the issue. We simply wanted someone to take responsibility for cleaning up the mess properly, so we could sit comfortably and enjoy our food. Honestly, I’m appalled.

We went for lunch with friends and the staff were very rude and quite aggressive. Unwelcoming and impolite, we had asked some very simple and fair questions about making a booking and this was met with distain and rudeness. Will not dine here. Go elsewhere.

I come here often, but unfortunately I was disappointed with this visit. I ordered a cheese platter for 2 people as a starter course and was served a platter barely acceptable for one person. I assumed a mistake had been made, but I was assured this was correct. Having ordered this platter on many occasions in the past, the reduced portion was a shock. Because I didn't want my special lunch to be spoilt I ordered a second platter (the price of a platter is about £9). Also, a change in the menu restricts the choice unfortunately. This has always been my go-to place, but this last visit sadly left me feeling I had not received value for money.

A regular haunt of mine where I can buy great food and drink to either consume on the premises or at home. They have a small but really well curated wine list. Even better, for a small corkage fee you can drink it there as well.

Literally the best deli in town. Just has a 15 min cheese consultation for our Christmas platter. It's incredible.

Lovely deli, excellent range of elegant food products

I have been deliah for the 3rd visit while visiting Nottingham during this festive break. It was surprising that the staff where not as friendly and pleasant. I ordered coffee while looking within a deli section where I asked the staff at the food counter of a preference of bread cutting togther with meats to go with a sandwhich as there menu was limited to choice.. they where not keen on presenting this option but wanted to add on extra charges just to cut a italian bread roll and include the salmi which would be a lot more price. While i explained i just wanted to substitute this meat option to there current menu. Both the partner owner and manger offended me in front of the customers. While they kept suggesting there food serving policy and service of vat charges while explaining what me resulting of buying food products was not going to be flexible. I ended up pouring my own coffee into a cup and leaving the cafe dissatisfied and embarrassed.

Disappointing meal, I ordered the beetroot and goats cheese salad. Which came without any walnuts (which were ment to be in it) and literally the smallest piece of goats cheese. I highlighted this to the waiter , who put a little more cheese on it . I basically paid £12 for a plate of badly cooked beetroot in oil and vinegar.... It was terrible. Coffee cups were chipped, scratched and old. Table wasn't clean, and had crumbs on it. Not worth visiting, and honestly why serve food when you obviously don't have all the ingredients- take it off the menu.

One of the best choices for brunch and some nice food in Nottingham. Usually quite busy but not impossible to get a table. Good variety of cheese and meat, solid options for food in the menu, quite a few sweets too and nice coffee - especially the specialty filter coffee. Service is good, albeit it may take time to get served. Place is well curated to enable shoppers to part with some of their money for a bite of something that seems too great to leave the place without. A bit pricey but the again it's one of the very few options of delicatessen in the city. Generally enjoy visiting and trying new things.

It was madly busy and we had to wait for a table but worth the wait. The cakes don't look as good as some but tast better than most.

They do a lovely cup of coffee and the food is great i would recommend them i have been going in for a few years now when i am in town

The vegetarian breakfast was excellent

Excellent breakfast and lovely service, I only down graded a star because the delicatessen items are rather expensive.

Great range of unusual foods and fantastic range of cheese 🧀

Went here for lunch today. I had scrambled egg on toast while my partner had mushrooms on toast and we both had coffee. The food was quickly served and nice as was the coffee. We were surprised that flat whites have an extra £1 each for oat milk. Whilst I accept this May we’ll be more costly than cows milk this does seem extreme.

Delightful for lunches or just a glass of wine. Expensive deli but ideal for gifts in beautiful packaging.

My favourite place to go and relax on my own or with friends when I'm in town. Great atmosphere, food, staff and deli. Shush don't tell everyone as it's amazing.

I can't believe how well run this place is. The maitre d is also the cashier in the fabulous deli. The tables are spread through the shop and lots of waiting staff make sure you get your food from the wonderful deli themed menu

On our second visit to Delilah we discovered more of their mind boggling selection of, well, everything a really good deli can offer. Fantastic vintage Cheddar, smoked artichokes, balsamic pickled onions beautiful Mortadella and a wonderful selection of pasta that you will never find in a supermarket. Our next priority is to try the restaurant at Delilah. Highly recommended.

Popped in for breakie, absolutely delicious 😋. Staff are fabulous and very friendly. Deli is amazing 😍. 20 out of 10

Food was great and our waitress Rose was fantastic. Attentive and efficient!

I have been here twice in the last few weeks with friends. A great place. Lovely food and really nice young staff. Made meeting with friends very enjoyable. A big thank you.

We came for Sunday brunch and on first impressions, the store itself has beautiful architecture with plenty of fine foods to shop from. The mezzanine is mostly where guests received table service but there is also bar seats by the open kitchen on the ground floor. We were greeted by staff quickly and the entire experience was very pleasant. My partner ordered a gourmet breakfast and I went for the poached eggs, hollandaise, pancetta on English muffin. We also ordered a black americano (guest coffee of the month) and an iced matcha tea. My partner didn’t comment much on the coffee but I found the iced matcha tea to be surprisingly palatable, not overwhelming matcha with a sweetness to it (apple juice perhaps?). Onto the food, my partner found the overall breakfast slightly too salty but still very enjoyable. With mine, I was expecting diced pancetta but my meal came with a generous portion of sliced pancetta (like crispy American bacon streaks) ontop of two perfectly poached eggs. The hollandaise was slightly more pale than I liked and I found the English muffins sliced too thick. I enjoyed the pancetta but as good pancetta can be, it’s very rich and salty so be aware. Overall, we would score 4/5 on the food. There was the option to add service charge on the card machine rather than automatically applied. Shopping aspect- I’m a novice when it comes to cheese and the lady who looks after the cheese counter was very pleasant and helpful as well as knowledgeable who kindly helped me pick a selection. My partner was pleasantly surprised to see they also stock led guanciale - potentially the only place I know in Nottingham that stocks it. The shop was well stocked in a variety of goods and I highly recommend coming here for specialist fine foods.

Excellent breakfast menu. All 4 of us chose different options and none of us were disappointed with our choice. Best veggie breakfast around according to Son’s Girlfriend! Very busy hence a little wait for drinks, but quality so good it was worth the wait.

Great place with beautiful breakfast and lovely customer service, definitely recommended.

Very cosy place. I had a great experience. Friendly staff. It is a great place if the mother in law is visiting and you need to score some brownie points . ;)

Excellent place to eat in peace

First time for us at this establishment. Excellent lunch today in the café /restaurant (beef borginion and vegan tagine). Good service too. Brilliant range of foods in the deli. Will definitely return for another visit.

Great food. Wonderful Deli too.

Delicious! Visited for breakfast on a Sunday morning. The inside of the establishment is very pretty, and filled with goodies from all over. I had the Gourmet Breakfast and LOVED IT. The service was kind and efficient. Rose was a delight!

Amazing breakfast and lovely staff. Also a really good selection of products in the shop including high end wines and local beers!

Great for coeliacs - they have amazing bread now... had to double check it was gluten free.

Nice place, busy hubbub when I walked in. I was greeted by a staff member who said it was table service. I was about to leave because I couldn't spot anything gluten free in my price range. Josie guided me through the menu and helped me choose something gluten free. It was gorgeous and tasty and portion was good too. I always think the coffees are way overpriced at over £3. The cups are small and not enough. It feels we are taken advantage of by these overpriced coffees as they must be getting 1000% profit. It's my only criticism. Thank you again Josie. I didn't leave a tip because it was lunchtime and this isn't America. I hope you get paid your worth.

Nice staff. The peanut butter gelato is recommended

Very nostalgic. Good selection and cafe was fabulous

Amazing Croque Monsieur for lunch, lots of great product in the deli too

Ate in for lunch and had the croque marinara sandwich on sourdough. Food is brilliant quality, filling and clearly not ultra processed. £10.95 for a sandwich with no sides, no matter how great, does feel a little steep.

Lovely breakfast and great choice of delicacies

Great service lovely atmosphere (perhaps music a bit too loud?) Wonderful coffee and croissant

An evening of wine, canapes, and Mendelssohn. Really good evening and a reminder of how great Delilah's is.

Fabulous unique deli to eat, drink, and purchase locally and internationally sourced foods and delights

This has to be one if the best Deli's I've ever visited, granted it's in my home city, but, it really does rival many other delicatessens in other parts of the country. If your in Nottingham give it a visit, grab yourself a treat.

Went for one of their 6-course tasting evening with accompanying wines. Great atmosphere, albeit a little noisy so hard to hear each other. Good and wine were fantastic as was the description of each course. Great value - especially when compared with similar offerings from other restaurants.

Lovely staff and atmosphere, plenty of choice on the menu.

Lovely deli with cafe inside a beautiful former bank building. Staff were friendly and welcoming, coffee and cakes were excellent.

Fantastic food and drink with very helpful staff

Great selection of high-quality food and wine. A great place to go for breakfast - best vegan breakfast I've ever had.

No coffee, machine broken, didn't have what we wanted. Very apologetic.

My partner and I nipped in for some brunch. We’re so glad we did. The service was attentive and friendly from the moment we walked in. The food, was so tasty and arrived quickly. The staff couldn’t do enough for us, without encroaching on our conversation at all. Really impressed.

Brilliant for coffee and a light lunch, superb food quality

Pop in here for a coffee whilst in Nottingham. Nice atmosphere and lots of tempting food to buy

Hugely disappointing! Have been several times before, and thought it was OK. But food and service definitely gone downhill. Service really brusque from Alex, actually no, he's downright rude. Most unwelcoming. The waitresses like Rose were charming tho. We went for brunch. I'm a fan of Welsh Rarebit and make a mean one myself. The Delilah version definitely lacked the Rarebit! Really quite poor. I had to ask as I thought it had been omitted! But there was a smidgin of cheese on one part of a very small, very thin slice of rock hard toast. Though the accompanying ham was tasty. We didn't linger over this rather meagre meal and went and enjoyed our Puds and a nice bottle of wine elsewhere. But off day or not, we were very disappointed and we won't be going back. Alex, aka Mr Fawlty, was so unwelcoming, and we were made to feel nuisances. And could see him being similarly brusque with others, so not just us. If he's struggling with pressure when it's busy then maybe someone else should be front of house! As we can't be the only ones put off by his brusque, frankly rude, manner. Oh yes, and all the prices have increased, and not reflected on their website or on the outside menu. For the dishes we had, we felt they weren't fair value. Mine for £11 certainly wasn't. There's loads of other places in Nottingham to explore and try. And we did! Actually since writing this, and before posting, couple of friends who were regular fans, were met with similar discourtesy from Alex. They were big fans, been going for years, but are cheesed off with the decline and also now won't be returning.

Lots of choice for deli food and wine. Nice atmosphere for lunch/brunch and good place for gift shopping.

A scrummy lunch with friends in a relaxed atmosphere.

Very dry sandwiches with very very little toppings. Lamb sandwich tasted like frozen diner. Sandwiches served cold. Patatas bravas werefine but the potato definitely tasted old. Polenta was the only thing that was good.

Always amazingly well curated menu and specials! The sweet potato, feta, spinach, maple syrup and pomegranate salad is delicious. The staff are always so lovely and accomodating. Hands down our favourite place to eat in Nottingham.

It was lovely atmosphere the staff were very pleasant the service is excellent,

Great for breakfast or lunch, but the monthly food and wine events are truly excellent. A really friendly bunch and the food and wine is excellent. What a great night out.

Love love loved this place. Had brunch, was delicious and staff great and didn't feel rushed.

Having visited several years ago and being very impressed with the quality of the food. This time was quite disappointing. Service was slow and not particularly attentive to the point of seeming a bit dismissive. Coffee was ok but a bit acidic, milk jug was discoloured, chocolate on the side was a really nice touch though. Decor looks tired. For an £8.5 sandwich I would have hoped for a little side salad and maybe a little more flavour and filling.

Wonderful deli, amazing choices of delicious foods. The staff are incredibly knowledgeable, polite, helpful, enthusiastic such a treat.

The staff are lovely & very attentive but the food I had was awful, the crusts of the granary bread was so hard I couldn't eat it, & the Roast Lamb in the sandwich was so thin I couldn't taste it & there wasn't much of it anyway, I asked for butter on my bread but there wasn't any on it. For a sandwich costing over £8 I would have thought it would be better quality Delilah's would not be my choice of places to eat but I was with friends who recommend it.

Delicious breakfast and the choice is very good.

Stunning lunch! Very busy in the cafe, but I can see why! Not inexpensive, but you get what you pay for.

As a vegetarian I find the food here varied and delocious. The restaurant choice is fabulous and the shop is amazing

We have been coming here for years but recently the experience and food has really gone off. Sandwiches feel really under-filled for the price and just not prepared with the love they used to be. On a recent visit staff were clearly in a rush to go home (despite there being an hour to run) and presented a wine flight with no introduction except to say ‘the right one is the cheapest and the left one is expensive’ They have never been great with kids but on another visit their tolerance levels seemed worse than ever with one of my children getting told off for looking at something in the shop ! It’s disappointing to see the decline as it has been a favourite place in Nottingham for years. I hope they can use the feedback wisely and address the issues before people vote with their feet.

Always a 5 star service and the highlight of my trips to Nottingham

Fancy place with decent coffee :)

A wonderful place. Great food, coffee and wines. The deli is fab and has a host of lovely treats. I pop in here whenever I'm in the city. A special mention to all the team too who are friendly, knowledgeable and always provide great service. Keep it up guys!

We've been eating and buying food here since they had the little place with nine seats !! Quality Quality Quality. Love the place, the vibe, great staff. A real jewel in Nottingham. Very highly recommended.

Had a great breakfast in a lovely location

Fabulous place to sit and relax over a delicious coffee. Or even for a tasty lunch using food available from the deli. A great range of mouthwatering choices are available that suit many dietary requirements, including glutenfree, vegetarian and vegan. Choice of places to eat including an upstairs restaurant and a bar surrounding the kitchen area. Wide range of coffees available that are hard to choose from! Wines and beers also available. A must do place to visit situated in the centre of Nottingham.

Fantastic food, atmosphere, cheese and staff! We are always welcomed with wonderfully warm smiles, and have consistently great meals. Lots of specialist knowledge on wine and cheese. One of our favourite places in Nottingham :)

Delicious food and professional service :)

Incredible food and flavours as always. Great and friendly service too. Can't recommend highly enough.

Great place for a quick breakfast or an interesting lunch - they use top quality ingredients. You can then proceed to buy said ingredients on the ground floor. The cheese counter has a good range of local and continental options that may be hard to find even in the "posh" grocery stores.

Great delicatessen. Lots of tasty food to try

Value for money light lunch with great service. The deli itself has a wide choice of products.

A simple lunch: pate on toast; but scrumptious. Served carefully by a smiling waitress who made me feel welcome.

Best place in Notts for me. Amazing Flat White, and I’m particular!! Great food and amazing Deli. Love the place ❤️

Always a pleasure to go for coffee/brunch and shopping for special/unusual items for cooking /drinking

I love to pop in and brouse inside with so much fine food. Wine, cheeses, coffee, and delicates to choose from. They also have an upstairs where you can dine and downstairs where you can have a fine wine, 6 just a coffee A must to visit and experience.

Poor for Vegans Very little on offer for vegans. The Deli sells hummus but my friend couldn’t get a hummus sandwich! In a city centre Deli cafe in 2022 this seems poor. We wouldn’t return

Have been coming to Delilah since before they were in their current location and they do great coffee, however for a vegan their menu options are very limited. I wanted a sandwich and I am not a big fan of artichokes, so there was nothing on the menu for me. I asked if they could do me hummus and sun dried tomato sandwich but despite being a deli and selling hummus this was, apparently not possible. I had a coffee and watched my dining companion eat her sandwich. It’s no good offering lots of options in Veganuary and then not really bothering the rest of the year. won’t be hurrying back.