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The Great Cape Deli
Shop 14-17, Seaside Village Otto Du Plessis Drive, Cormorant Ave, Big Bay, Cape Town, 7441, South Africa
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An
Review №1

The Deli is an absolute joy to behold! Love the imported goods, coffee and offerings from the bakery and freezer. Love to shop here.The restaurant although pretty and comfortable lacked good service and we found the offerings to be pricey. I ordered the shakshuka.. which came beautifully presented but lacked in flavor..Great ambience and coffee though and much potential … will give it another try and hope for a better experience with the restaurant..

Aj
Review №2

Enjoyed the Great Cape Deli as the West Coast finally has its own cosmopolitan deli normally found in Sea Point. Great to have breakfast or coffee with friends.

Ca
Review №3

So happy a friend recommended this place. Friendly staff, I ordered per peri chicken livers with a poached egg, quite dissapointed, as my dish was very bland, with no peri peri. My friend however had the salmon and avo dish and was very happy. Will be back to try another dish

Lo
Review №4

Great new deli here in Big Bay. The place to visit for your imported and spesialized food items. Excellent quality dried, fresh, frozen and preserved food items. Well known brands from Portugal, Spain and Italy is available here.Their frozen fish section offers a small but high quality selection but includes crayfish tails and lobster at excellent value for money.Good selection of speciality cheese on offer with the soft and creamy Portuguese Sheeps milk cheese my favourite.The Great Cape Trading Company (@thegreatcapetradingco) offers great coffee an interesting tapas menu with freshly prepared dishes to choose from.Great place to meet with friends and enjoy a leisurely afternoon with good food and coffee (did I mention the free WiFi?)#GreatCape#GreatFood#GreatMood#BigBay#tapas

Da
Review №5

My favorite happy place! I love exploring (and trying) ingredients from around the world. Staff is very knowledgeable, food is wonderful and chef Alwyn is very helpful when wanting to try new ingredients. Recommended for foodies that love to explore new dishes!

Lu
Review №6

We went for coffee. What a great experience! As someone that enjoys good coffee, I did not had high expectations. What a gem. They use a house blend that has a medium to dark roast. Very rich taste. Better that any other you will find nearby. Best coffee in the West Coast area!They sold a lot of Milk alternatives including Soy, Oat and Almond.The barista knows what he is doing.

Ca
Review №7

A wide selection of high quality imported groceries, especially Italian. Great service and advice. For someone who enjoys cooking, particularly Italian or Portuguese, its heaven.

Mi
Review №8

Waitrons helpful. Food delicious. Portions small. Looking for speciality goods, you in the right place.

Iv
Review №9

Very nice place! You can buy products from all around the world, or you can have a coffee with some delicious things.Its really nice and prices are ok.

Br
Review №10

Came to have breakfast and work. They ended up charging me R40 extra on my bill to use their electricity for my laptop being plugged in. Abit of a cheek especially when I ended up spending R380 on food and drink for 2. No social distancing between tables. Food wasnt that great either. I wont be back out of principle.

Ma
Review №11

Bread very old. Must be a few days old and left uncovered. Extremely disappointed. Paid full price for very stale bread which I can only make toast with, even the pigeons were unhappy and unwilling to eat it. They should tell you before hand that the bread you are buying is old.Will never go back.After reading response from owner: I was charged full price for your old bread and not 30% off. It certainly didnt taste like 1 day old bread unless it was put in a time accelerating machine for 24hrs.Secondly, why are you giving your old diseased bread to charity? Is that what you think of the less fortunate? I have reconsidered my rating but I am unable to give a 0 star rating.

Fi
Review №12

Lovely, clean and organized.Also tasty food and treats.Definitely quality.

Li
Review №13

Awesome store with loads of interesting goodies, slightly on the pricey end but great variety and beautiful space. Coffee was excellent! Food was delicious but very overpriced for portion size. Would have been great to have some fries or potato wedges and/or a dipping sauce alongside croquettes/rissoles however they were both good

El
Review №14

Coffee isnt the best. Food and cake good. Products available for sale excellent. Good owners and staff

Gr
Review №15

Great selection of cakes,good coffee and great seating arrangements.Only lacking 5 stars because of an over eager manager asking us if we wanted more drinks in top of the waitress doing the same.

Da
Review №16

Excellent service, ordered my favourite chilli sauce Dr Trouble from The Great Cape Deli, arrived the very next day, super impressed!

Ba
Review №17

Fantastic breakfast. Wonderful produce for sale. Good coffee. I recommend a visit.

Th
Review №18

Wouldnt visit the establishment again. We frequently breakfast at spots in the Blouberg area and have never had the issue where we couldnt order a create your own breakfast. We just wanted to order two slices of bread with two poached eggs but we werent able to. The manager also came to reiterate that you can only order something that is on the menu and cant deviate at all. I do believe this is a shortsighted view. Its not like we wanted to order something that they dont have in the kitchen. My husband doesnt eat all the other products that would have been on the eggs benedict. Why pay R90 for two slices of bread and two poached eggs then? Sorry but I will definitely not support you in the future again but rather go to all the restaurants in the area that does support this. :) Edit: I am blown away by the response from the owner but this confirms why I will no longer support the establishment.

Si
Review №19

The only reason I am giving this establishment a one star is because a zero rating was not available. I had THE worst experience in terms of COVID compliance. The manager came out of his office to deal with another issue and remained behind the counter without his mask. When I asked him to respectfully put his mask on he said he was abiding by social distancing protocols (not true as you are, by law, meant to wear a mask in public places). I then asked to speak to the owner, he also came out of his office without a mask. He went on to tell me I should educate myself about COVID and that it is a rule and not law to wear a mask. He said as it is his establishment and he can decide what rules to follow. As someone who has experienced the loss of family friends to COVID I could not believe the audacity of this man who told me I can go ahead and report him. I am in actual disbelief that someone could be so reckless with my safety and that of his staff in not trying to keep the people surrounding him safe. Way to go for making this horrible situation of a pandemic even worse by not doing the most basic thing of respecting your fellow man and wearing a mask. By the way, this is from a fellow EDUCATED South African citizen.

Ni
Review №20

Love this deli. Brings a touch of Europe to blouberg

Da
Review №21

Very helpful Manager/Chef shows genuine interest in his customers...

Cr
Review №22

Very impressed with the selection and quality of goods on offer. You dont need to go to Italy, you can get some great food stuffs here. You can sit down and enjoy there or you can bring it home and add it to your own pantry.

GM
Review №23

Fantastic store, has everything I want and more, like chips ahoy biscuits 👏

Ju
Review №24

Quality deli with an equally good restaurant side. Love it 💕

Ma
Review №25

My wife and I dicovered this gem off a deli. We had a great Light meal there a week ago and tonight we attended the Portuguese explorer evening. They realy pulled out all the dtops on this one and we are having a great time

Jo
Review №26

Lovely coffee shop and deli. I wish they had more low carb options for lunch. Still worth a visit and a five star rating.

Ma
Review №27

Wonderful experience, food was great and the omlette without toast is a great idea. It was delicious. Thank you

Lo
Review №28

Lovely setting, friendly staff & food is good! Very relaxing atmosphere!

An
Review №29

Great selection of items from all different places

Vi
Review №30

Excellent coffee, nice big portion avo contrast,almost too much. Nice eggs Benedict.

Th
Review №31

Excellent food and service a place which is one of those must visit.

Gu
Review №32

Best deli up the Weat Coast

Li
Review №33

Another place not to visit in this time of Covid: the great cape deli in seaside village... my folks went for lunch this last week and spoke to the owner about their concern about the misuse of face masks by staff (worn around the neck(?) or only covering mouth not nose too )or complete lack of one by the manager who was walking around during their meal. The owner’s reaction to my elderly parents was extremely aggressive and ‘everyone is going to get Covid anyway’ and ‘it’s proven that masks don’t do anything’ ...For your safety and the safety of your loved ones, please consider your restaurant choices.

Jo
Review №34

Great place! Lovely people

Jo
Review №35

Lovely place. Great breakfast options with an amazing atmosphere.

Ju
Review №36

Delicious home made meals in the freezer section! Highly recommend them

Ca
Review №37

What a wonderful store!!! The environment, the products, the coffee, the freshly made treats and the frozen meals... they are all absolutely delicious. But most of all, the people, the warm atmosphere and la dolce vita (the good life) vibe is worth the visit. I am so pleased that this store has become part of our West Coast community.

Gi
Review №38

Friendly service, good cappuccino.

Jo
Review №39

Great quality addition to the local retail choice.

Ka
Review №40

Brilliant!! A must visit.

Al
Review №41

Love it but no liquor license.

ja
Review №42

Absolutely love this place

Tr
Review №43

They have an eatery. Good import salami and other fine foods

Ka
Review №44

In this time of being ultra aware of hygiene, its hard not to notice that some folks behind the counter arent wearing masks or hair coverings. The stock is great though and other options for us West Coasters are far, so this shop is a good option for prepacked goods and for those more confident in their resilience than me.

Cr
Review №45

Pathetic. Staff are unfriendly and irrational.

Ta
Review №46

Very warm environment. Always treated with kindness and a great selection. The food is prepared with passion and love.

Ma
Review №47

Excellent coffee and food. Highly recommend.

Ja
Review №48

Best cappuccino in a long time. What a lovely deli.

Ga
Review №49

Fantastic. The food service staff and views

Pa
Review №50

Lovely place!!Great atmosphere!!Great food!!Service a little sloooow.

Ma
Review №51

Excellent products and delivery service!

Di
Review №52

Excellent service

JE
Review №53

Amazing selection of treats

Go
Review №54

Fantastic Meal & Retail Shop

Ad
Review №55

Lovely, interesting products, friendly service!

Mi
Review №56

Good coffee and great atmosphere

si
Review №57

Wonderful environment and warm welcoming owners and staff.

An
Review №58

ALWAYS Excellent

Jo
Review №59

Surely the best Deli in the Cape Town area.

Ch
Review №60

Great experience

St
Review №61

Great coffee!

Se
Review №62

Awesome selection and quality products

Ma
Review №63

Great Deli and food

Ma
Review №64

Such a super deli!👌👌

Be
Review №65

Very nice place

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4.4 Rating
  • Address:Shop 14-17, Seaside Village Otto Du Plessis Drive, Cormorant Ave, Big Bay, Cape Town, 7441, South Africa
  • Site:http://www.thegreatcape.co.za/
  • Phone:+27 71 839 6254
Categories
  • Bistro
  • Deli
  • Breakfast restaurant
  • Brunch restaurant
  • Catering food and drink supplier
  • Coffee shop
  • Confectionery
  • Grocery store
  • Lunch restaurant
  • Restaurant
Working hours
  • Monday:8AM–6PM
  • Tuesday:8AM–6PM
  • Wednesday:8:30AM–5PM
  • Thursday:8AM–6PM
  • Friday:8AM–6PM
  • Saturday:8AM–6PM
  • Sunday:8AM–6PM
From the business
  • Identifies as women-led:Yes
Service options
  • Delivery:Yes
  • In-store pick-up:Yes
  • In-store shopping:Yes
  • Takeaway:Yes
  • Dine-in:Yes
Health and safety
  • Mask required:Yes
  • Staff wear masks:Yes
  • Staff required to disinfect surfaces between visits:Yes
Accessibility
  • Wheelchair-accessible car park:Yes
  • Wheelchair-accessible entrance:Yes
  • Wheelchair-accessible lift:Yes
  • Wheelchair-accessible seating:Yes
Amenities
  • Gender-neutral toilets:Yes
  • Wi-Fi:Yes
Payments
  • Cash only:Yes
  • Debit cards:Yes
  • NFC mobile payments:Yes
  • Credit cards:Yes
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