Gourmet Deli Co in Southend-on-Sea

Really disappointing as the place seems to have gone in rapid decline - why do you only seem to stock hampers for everything? E wonderful selection of cheeses in the filled cabinet has been replaced by tacky gift hampers and boxes - it’s feels like a Christmas stall. While the deli food is still pretty amazing and very tasty - the truly delicious Dirty Rueben is worth every single penny, the homemade lasagne (both beef and vegetable) is great and the cheeses and antipasti never disappoint, but it’s become hugely overpriced and service has declined too, it’s not friendly. Some staff are, but some means I won’t enter so I don’t have a row about the sour faces! Dark haired young lady with wonderful body art tattoos - smile, or get a new job where you don’t need to face customers. I hear her be aggressive to other team and NEVER EVER is welcoming. Almost a deterrent. I remember when I’d have conversations with the teams years ago and chat about the days while filling the basket with wonderful foods, those days are gone. A huge shame, as it is good food, but ditch the hampers all year round, and tell the team to smile.

So the price on the counter was £4.95 but when I went to pay the bill was £10! For a turkey salad sandwich and a cup of tea. When I questioned it I was told thats the eat in price. Maybe write a new price list then. The sandwich was made from frozen bread so was dry and fell apart. It was over packed with cheap nasty lettuce and the turkey would have just covered a tablespoon. Avoid. I've eaten cheaper and better in London.

We had a range of sandwiches for a lunch break in our group. I asked for cheese and onion. Told they couldn't do cheese and onion. What??? My wife wanted tuna. Told they only did tuna and red onion. What???? If you can pout onion with tuna, you can put onion with cheese! So I had cheese and salad abd my wife had ham and salad. Got home, checked what the prices were - someone else paid. Found that adding a couple of lettuce leaves was £1.00 each !!! What???? Shan't bother again

Me and my boyfriend had a “dirty Reuben” bagel and a turkey bagel for lunch today from the deli and they were to die for.. could have eaten them over and over again! Staff were so friendly even though they were very busy. Will definitely return. My only criticism would be the price, it is a lot more compared with other bagels you can get in Leigh. £11.90 for 2 bagels is steep for lunch 😬 but we do enjoy supporting the local businesses, especially during the tough times we are experiencing now.

I thought I'd treat my builders to a bit of lunch so popped in here for 5 sausage rolls, 5 scotch eggs and 4 brownies. I was gobsmacked at the £56 c ost and because they had bagged it I was too embarrassed to back out. My, fault as I knew the price of each item, but hadn't done the maths. Anyway it was all eally dry and not great at all. The sausage rolls were average, the scotch eggs were poor and the white chocolate brownies got thrown away. I felt I had been ripped off after lunch. They are however lovely people but I won't go back. Not sure why their reviews are good as I all of us found the food really uninspiring.

We popped in for lunch. The atmosphere inside was pleasant, and the variety of local produce and home-cooked items on offer was wide-ranging and well-presented on the deli counter. COVID measures were enforced sensibly and not over-the-top. We thought the food was delicious, and excellent value: would particularly recommend the pies and bagels. We were not as impressed with the cakes however. Unfortunately the service was quite slow. I don't know if this was because they were particularly busy or understaffed, but we had to wait a considerable while to place orders and then for the table to be cleared. Would have been a 5* otherwise. Despite this we would still definitely visit again and wholeheartedly recommend.

We sat in for coffee which was excellent and I even returned later in the day for another cup. Also an excellent range of stuff in the food store. We'll have to return and have a meal there

I love this place for a twist on the usual food. You can buy some really nice food here. First time I had sat down in here for food. Coffee was awesome. Had a breakfast which was tasty and good quality products.

Lovely food and an excellent Del Counter which we have been missing for a long time. Great Cheese selection with other unusal foods from around the world, Pleasant staff and good cofee.

Great coffee, lovely produce to buy and eat home but you should try the “Dirty Reuben” - I had it yesterday and I’ll certainly be returning!!

We visited this establishment under its previous owners when it was called The Estuary. and were very satisfied indeed. This time, we noticed a distinct drop in standards. The crab sandwich was a disappointment, served on a very average white bread bap. There were no options of ciabatta or sourdough. It was billed as being served with Sicilian lemon mayonnaise, but the lemon flavour was absent. The Vegan brunch was also a disappointment. Much of the plate space was taken up by the same type of white bap, which my wife didn’t want - it was not even mentioned in the menu description. Removing it left an extremely small brunch, a tiny snack portion rather than a proper brunch. The service was slow and less friendly than previous owners The Estuary who seem to be thriving in larger premises just a few yards down The Broadway. That’s where we will be going on our next visit to Leigh. Trying to be constructive, perhaps the owners of this establishment would benefit from some professional training so they can truly deliver a ‘gourmet’ experience. I would start by offering better bread choices and looking hard at portion sizes.

Great light lunch with excellent friendly service. Had four delicious bagels. Would recommend sitting upstairs.

Truly the best bagels ever!!! The Dirty Reuben and the Turkey Reuben for us!! Delicious, good value for money served by helpful, sociable staff!!! We are regulars and have been since the opening!!! A really wonderful addition to Leigh Broadway

What a fabulous event! Martin is an extremely knowledgeable host, and he thoroughly captured our attention with his passion for food and wine. His team are lovely, very welcoming, professional and fun. Our group of eight were blown away by the variety, quality and amount of food and wine served, everything was simply delicious, the jury was split only by the caramelised smoked salmon :-) Several other foods were new to us, and how nice it is to discover new flavours, we thought it was inspired to get us to guess the filling in the delicious appetiser 'sausage' rolls ( none of us did ) yum! I really can't praise this event highy enough, a cracking evening was had by all. Looking forward to the next one.

Absolutely fantastic little place. Wide variety of locally produced goods. You can literally pop in for some treats to take home like pies, scotch eggs, antipasti, cheeses and pâtés or you can dine in. My favourite so far is the Dirty Reuben Bagel, it’s I like any bagel I’ve ever eaten before. Definitely worth a visit if you’re in the area!

The gourmet deli is really yummy for lunch / breakfast . The service is superb and the products used are superb if you are looking for a huge plate of average food this isn’t for you if you want quality ingredients that actually taste superb...

Friendly staff make you feel very welcome and service is prompt. Families are catered for with ease. A varied menu ensures that you have plenty of options - depending upon how hungry you are. Food is cooked fresh. The place is clean and has a...

Lived in Leigh-on-Sea area for over ten years and must have walked past this place a hundred times. Kinda brunch time and sat outside and it’s say so glad we did. Place spotless clean all round and staff really know what’s what. I changed my...

Poor service and staff who think that your invisible, such a shame. Take note folks it took the staff 15 mins to even notice that I was sitting there and the place was not extremely busy. They were all behind the salad counter having a...

My Mum and me stumbled across Gourmet Deli after having a walk around Leigh broad way and so glad we did! We are both vegan and they have an amazing variety of foods from pastries, salads and cakes. We both had the bean curd and...

Been here many times now, breakfast,brunch and lunch, nice choice on the menu (For some reason they are selling Sushi now too from the sushi place 200 yards away), Love the dirty Rubens (first review),and had that several times already but the Dirty Rubens this...

The most amazing bagels I have ever eaten. I am addicted to the dirty Ruben. Highly recommend this great deli so many lovely things to buy.

Visited the Deli for a spot of lunch last week with my partner and a friend. Really like the feel of the place, it's decor is nice and we sat outside. The waitress was really friendly and helpful and our order was taken quickly. The...

Lovely place for a breakfast or snack, fantastic coffee and a great choice of deli items to takeaway.

Lovely Place in the Broadway Leigh, a Deli with all the delights a Deli can offer, simple menu nothing over priced either, good value, the Dirty Reubens is jammed with salt beef and comes in a choice of breads, (£7.50), minimal juice drip too, !...