The Diss Deli Espresso

8 St. Nicholas Street, South Norfolk, United Kingdom, IP22 4LB

🛍 Wine, Delis, Coffee, British

4.7 💬 417 Avis
The Diss Deli Espresso

Téléphone: +441379308893

Adresse: 8 St. Nicholas Street, South Norfolk, United Kingdom, IP22 4LB

Ville: South Norfolk

Plats: 3

Avis: 417

Site Web: http://www.facebook.com/dissdeli/

"On our annual festive return to my home town of Diss we were on the hunt for a good coffee shop (with, hopefully, great coffee to visit with mum and our two kids (8&6 . We’d read good reports on this place on Google and TripAdvisor so decided to give it a try. It is very small inside, with space for 4 tables in the area at the front of the shop. When we arrived there were two tables taken by two on each. Being a group of five the staff member did allow us to add the remaining two tables together to have room to sit (there was a 2 and a 4 but with too little room for 5 of us to squeeze around the 4 . This was the first time we sensed a frosty attitude inexplicably different to the warmth of reception some reviews conveyed. Almost immediately the table for 4 became available so I went to the deli counter and, being a considerate customer, offered to move so they could get two tables back. The answer was yes they would which we fully understand, being a small independent shop who need as much capacity to serve customers as possible. I thought we were being fairly kind by offering to do this, we were certainly stepping out in a tiny way as customers to help the establishment, but if gratitude was felt this was not really conveyed. So we all stood up, waited quietly and patiently (including the two kids while the new table was sanitised before shuffling over to take our new place. Quick as a flash (just about had our coats off next to no time to look at the menu our host was back asking for our order. Her attitude to us wasn’t warm but quite abrupt and cold. We knew roughly what we wanted so we went ahead and ordered. We went for hot and cold drinks and two lots of toast and were intending to buy some cakes later and some Norfolk made gifts from the deli shop to take home with us to Derbyshire. Once we had ordered we were surprised by the next thing that happened. The host abruptly gathered up our menus. My wife asked to keep hers to look at the cakes which the lady reluctantly agreed to but connected to that she then commented that she “Didn’t want the children to start pulling them apart” referring to the laminated covers. I smiled and nodded before it dawned on me how this was quite rude and presumptive about us and specifically my kids (actually, they just wouldn’t do that . She quickly took the valuable laminated A4 sheet menus away from the table as well as the two special offer sheets that I subsequently noticed were left on every other table. This added to the tarnish on what could have been a lovely experience. Coffees arrived (and the final menu was taken! . Coffees were good. Toast was good. We drank and ate noticing how the host was talking with the two other tables, asking about christmas being chatty. We assumed they were regulars or friends. So, perhaps a local coffee shop for local people? (Assuming my mum who has lived here for 70+ years doesn’t qualify?! Perhaps there should be sign on the door to say not particularly child or family friendly? Perhaps it was just a rubbish day for the hosts and we bore some of the brunt of that? Whatever the reason we found the whole experience very frosty and we left cakeless and giftless. Still on the hunt for a lovely coffee shop coffee in Diss and sadly now we need to default back to Costa, but at least the staff smile at you there."

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This is a great little cafe. I’m not a coffee drinker which I’m guessing is there real speciality. However soup is my speciality and the bowl of homemade tomato soup I had was delicious. I also spotted some very good looking quiches; will try one out on my next visit.

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Midnightblue

Has a nice selection of food options. Inside is tea shop/ farmhouse cafe style rather than the more modern style we thought it might be (not an issue just an observation). For us the coffee and cake we had wasn’t the best but we liked the fact you could get some alcoholic drinks and deli food it might be better for those types of visits.


MrNice1878
MrNice1878

I come here almost every day for a coffee, it's the best in the area by far and in fact some of the best coffee I've ever had anywhere. Not to mention the lovely food available as well. The couple who own the place are lovely and it has a really nice atmosphere and quaintness about it. I would recommend anyone that comes into Diss to visit.


FussyCambridgeFamily
FussyCambridgeFamily

We received a warm welcome at this restaurant and enjoyed a delicious light lunch, especially the tapanade sharing board. The coffee was also excellent. The owners had a great rapport with both the other guests and us, making for a wonderful experience. Unfortunately, we don't live near Diss, but we hope to return in the future. Thank you for a lovely time.


Brian
Brian

As we wandered around Diss we were looking for some where just to have a coffee and a piece of cake. We didn't want one of the big outlets but rather a smaller more friendly place. It was a little after 3 when we arrived and as we were eating in we entered our name and phone number in a book for tracing. How much easier than messing around with QR codes and texts We had two nice cups of coffee and selected our cake from those on display on the counter.


647alisont
647alisont

Extremely poor customer service, one menu for 2 people, lack of interaction and information with a misleading menu of a ploughman’s sausage roll which had no explanation as to what it contained and the description was very poor. Overpriced and food disappointing compared to other local cafe’s sad to say they’ve only recently opened and if they don’t up their game then they won’t survive as an eating establishment just do coffee and cake and leave ‘light lunches’ off the menu. I am bitterly disappointed as I took a friend who lives away to showcase a new establishment but it’ll be the first and last time I visit


karensI3316CX
karensI3316CX

I ordered a pasty and a savory tart, which were supposed to come with salad, kettle chips, and a choice of piccalilli or jam. However, the portion sizes were disappointing, with the tart being particularly small. The dishes also came with a minimal amount of salad and only about 4 kettle chips. At £10.50 each, the cost was excessive for what we received. Additionally, we were surprised to find out that there was an extra charge of 50p to heat up the pasty, which we felt was unnecessary. While the coffee may be good, we only had soft drinks and feel that they should offer better value for the food. We will not be returning to this restaurant.


jennieBB
jennieBB

The only positive aspect of this restaurant is the coffee. Despite previous reviews mentioning a warm and friendly welcome, our experience was quite the opposite. The service was cold and unwelcoming, making us feel uncomfortable and like a burden. The sausage rolls and pasty were expensive and of poor quality, worsened by being heated in the microwave and having soggy pastry. Our food was never checked on, and when it came time to pay, the server was already prepared to leave as the restaurant was closing. Overall, the experience left a bad impression and we regretted ever stepping foot in such a dismal place. This establishment is a disgrace to the hospitality industry.


MrsC
MrsC

Dreadful ‘brunch’ experience Extremely poor customer service, one menu for 3 people, lack of interaction and information with a misleading menu. States they had a ploughman’s sausage roll which when we order we were told it wasn’t available. No signs as to what the cakes were, asked, the one we wanted although there were some on display were then ‘unavailable’ Ordered 2 diet cokes as husband is insulin controlled diabetic, 2 large glasses of coke arrived, I took a sip, and questioned what coke it was to be told she had indeed served us ‘normal’ coke….potentially very dangerous!! When the diet cokes then did arrive they were half the size of the original ones… There was also no ice. Cheese sc...


Matt
Matt

On our annual festive return to my home town of Diss we were on the hunt for a good coffee shop (with, hopefully, great coffee to visit with mum and our two kids (8&6 . We’d read good reports on this place on Google and TripAdvisor so decided to give it a try. It is very small inside, with space for 4 tables in the area at the front of the shop. When we arrived there were two tables taken by two on each. Being a group of five the staff member did allow us to add the remaining two tables together to have room to sit (there was a 2 and a 4 but with too little room for 5 of us to squeeze around the 4 . This was the first time we sensed a frosty attitude inexplicably different to the warmth of r...

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