If you take the trouble to walk an extra hundred yards past the Spar, you'll be rewarded with this…read moreplace. Everything that the Spar has plus a Deli, amazing selection of cheeses, better booze and freshly prepared heat-up meals. The staff too are really friendly and helpful. It's open till eight an night - so trumps the Spar there too. Prices are not unreasonable for somewhere like Rock, and I thoroughly recommend a visit here.

Me and my fella are an absolute nightmare in a deli! We're talking £20 minimum! But this one has…read moregot something special. The guy who serves you really knows his stuff and is really attentive. Yes, that means you sometimes have to wait a bit (it's never empty) but why be in a hurry when there's so many delicious goodies to browse. There's some fantastic cheeses and chutnies and jams and crackers but there's also some amazing scotch eggs, cheese and bacon bombs and quiches etc. This is one of my favourite cheese shops in the whole country so if you're in Sidmouth you simply must try it!

It's a treat to get a hamper. Bread pricey! Pate and cheese and special meats…read more It's a jolly good place for a gift, but expensive.

Words cannot express how much I love this shop!!…read more The selection is tremendous and the staff are all lovely and friendly. I could spend hours in here looking at all the different products on the shelves and still not see everything! I'm so glad it opened :-)

Once you find a shop like this you realise you've been missing out for years. I love Italy and all…read morethings Italian so this deli is right up my street. Some work colleagues told me about and i've been going back for special occasions ever since. They have a great selection of meats and the most gorgeous cheeses including yummy Welsh varieties as well as traditional Italian. OH and the freshly made cakes and bread, its just too good. Andre will helpfully suggest how to make the most of the ingredients and give you little tasters. It really does remind me of being back in Italy everytime I go.

Super friendly and super knowledge staff with a generous hand in samples offers a wide range of…read morelocal cheeses. Tucked away a bit but worth the search. Wish we had time to visit again.

Stopped here for some picnic essentials before a Dartmoor hike. They have a beautiful selection of…read morelocal cheeses and really young helpful staff that were great at helping me choose the right items. In addition to great cheeses they also have delicious fresh baked breads from a local bakery. Everything was very fresh, good, and reasonably priced.

I was genuinely disappointed with the food offerings. I began by considering the Cornish pasties…read moreand I asked the lady behind the counter if they were made by the company to learn no, but she claimed off pat that they were made to Rick's recipe. I don't get it as this guy literally has a mini empire in Padstow, cafes, fish n chip sit it and take away, a cookery school, a coffee bar, a fish bar. There's nowt to stop him firing out tasty pasties by the score. So I thought no thanks matey if you can't be bothered then I'll not bother either. I did buy two bottles of beer labelled with Chalky his now deceased pooch but here again top dollar at £3.5 each and no discount for buying 6 or 12. There were lots of jars and tinned food too but least effort from Rick so no thanks chum I'll stick with M&S. it's some comfort to know he won't miss my trade.

Rick's deli was a welcome haven from the cold when my girlfriend and I arrived in Padstow following…read moremy cycle ride down the Camel Trail We had intended to have fish and chips at Rick's fish and chip shop but it was shut. There was a sign on the door saying they were being hosted by Rick's deli We were a little disappointed when there turned out to be no cooked food available - fish fried in beef dipping sounded exactly what we needed as a reward for our exertions. One of the cashiers was kind enough to recommend another place in town for fish and chips As a foodie, I was never going to leave without a browse round the deli although the lack of access to refrigeration meant we couldn't buy anything to take with us. It all looked delicious though the prices reflected the price expected of a high end deli in a tourist trap

Amazing array of local cheeses offered by a knowledgeable and friendly staff with a generous hand…read morefor samples.

The one outstanding point about Totnes is its independent shops in its high street, its like a…read morebreath of fresh air to not see 5 or 6 mobile phone shops and the usual faces we have come to expect. Tooked away in a very small side street is an amazing local cheese shop which is worth a visit if cheese of any type is your thing! With a map on the wall showing all the local farms and a fridge full of different cheeses you can really get a sense that these guys know what they are doing and they really do. They will let you taste any of the products and give you a history of the farm and how that cheese is made. They sell some other local items also but Cheese is the main focus. These guys should find a way to get more visibility for their business as i nearly missed it up this tiny side road.

Farthings at home is the delicatessen that's part of the restaurant/wine bar. It's not attached to…read morethe building but it is only across the road. If you're a big fan of Farthings (which I am) it's a great place to pick up all kinds of treats that they serve in the restaurant. The cheeses are incredible and I subscribe to the theory that the stinkier the cheese the better. One good slab of Stilton had full control of my fridge for over a week. It's all really good quality local produce but also stocks speciality treats. Around Christmas time this place is absolutely buzzing, not just because people are stocking up on gingerbread, cold cuts and cheeseboard goodies but because they sell gifts. I got my mum some lovely tapas bowls and stuffed olives as a stocking filler last year and she absolutely loved it.

Farthings at Home is a great deli, but it is very, very pricey in my estimations. I bought some…read moremaple syrup in there recently and it cost just under £6.00. Now I know that the cost of maple syrup has gone up inordinately, and that the brand (an average one) is organic, but this is a little extreme! It's usual to pay over £4.00 for maple syrup in supermarkets, but you can find it cheaper at either Lidl or Aldi where I bought some for about £3.00, but I can't remember exactly which one... try 'em both! And. I think it was organic... but quite oddly, for a high cost food item, there is usually little to no difference in the pricing structure of organic and non-organ syrup. I still visit Fathings when I feel like a treat, and want to splash out. They do the best of everything, and so you'll never be disappointed with the quality. If I was on a high income I'd shop here all the time. They have an extensive stock range, and so you can pretty much avoid the supermarket when buying the ingredients for dinner.

Oh if only they were nearer my work! This is a deli counter / salad bar / cheese counter / sandwich…read moreshop. The sandwiches are just awesome, baps, baguettes or straight up sliced bread sandwiches that just never seem to go up in price. You get loads of filling, can mix and match and some of their specials are just amazing - tandoori chicken with mint sauce was my favourite but I haven't caught it recently. The cheese on offer is pretty wide ranging and there's also other unique items like eggs (I think they do geese eggs when they're in season), offcuts of smoked salmon and pies. Often people are queuing out of the door but don't let that put you off, it moves pretty quickly and it's only a small shop so there's not usually many people in there.

Great deli. They have a wide range of sandwich fillings and pasties/pies. Fab cheese counter…read more Staff are really friendly and helpful. Highly recommended

A friend introduced me to this place and I've never stopped going back. Think of the quintessential…read moreEnglish Tea Room, put it next to a small beck in the middle of the English countryside, with a garden overlooking the Somerset Levels, with Glastonbury Tor on the horizon. Add some locally sourced organic food, and a proprietor that caters for dietary requirements AND an art gallery and you'll get close to Annie's Tea Rooms. Probably the best Banoffee Pie I've ever tasted, not to mention the salmon and pasta; oh and the ice cream. This a place where you can wake up and smell the coffee and STILL be in the same place!