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.

Fresh and tempting salad bar with a wide range of olives to choose from to fill the container's…read moresize of choice. Bought Burrata which is rarely found in Cardiff as well as cream of tartar. Staff are always available for help. Very organized and well managed deli.

Great store with fond memories. I've been coming here ever since I was a child and will continue to…read moredo so in order to help small businesses.

Elin Wyn Williams, the owner of Bant A La Cart Delicatessen, wasn't in when I called the other day…read morefor a chat. She was off delivering food to one of the film crews working on location in Cardiff. This has been a more common occurrence over the last two or three years. The film industry has pushed a little further West and has moved the majority of its productions to Welsh soil, leaving cities like Bristol to their own devices. There have been economic reasons to justify such a wholesale departure. Location shoots in Wales are significantly cheaper, as are all of the allied services that go into putting together TV and film productions. So, with fierce economic pressure, amid the backdrop of global recession, production houses and film companies are doing it on the cheap these days... that is to say, they're saving money on everything but the food! Bant A La Cart has managed to scoop up most of the catering contracts within this new Welsh growth industry. With a reputation for excellence, a broad choice of epicurean delights, and the ability to deliver an unparalleled service, it's small wonder that the Directors opt to sooth the fraying nerves and damaged ego's of their starlets with victual balm from Bant's.

An amazing delicatessen stocking every imaginable delicacy. Aside from fresh foods such as cheese,…read morecold meats, and bread the shop had an amazing selection of fresh and dried pasta, sauces, relishes, biscuits, condiments from around the world, and a selection of good quality wines. They also have the most scrumptious looking cakes on display including baclava (yum). Bant a la cart also provides a picnic hamper, buffet, or gift hamper service, which if the products available in their shop are anything to go by, would I imagine be very special! Beats the supermarket any day!

I spent a very pleasant Sunday afternoon with a group of friends here. This is a lovely little deli…read morein Roath that also has seating areas inside, out front and in a back garden. They have a massive selection of sandwiches and fillings, including all the standards and some little extras like homemade apple chutney and haloumi cheese. Superb. I can thoroughly recommend the Farmhouse sandwich (honey roasted ham, mature cheddar, salad and chutney), as most of our group all independently ordered the same thing. This led to a funny moment when the first sandwich was delivered and we all threw our hands into the air and laughed. This is a family run business and has a wonderful busy, cosy and slightly haphazard feel to it. It's a fantastic place to sit and while away lazy days.

Hidden Gem. It…read moresounds cliche but those are the first words that spring to mind when I think about relaying the wonder that is Deli Rouge. If you searching for a glamorous, expensive, chic cafe where you can buy an expensive, TINY coffee - you are NOT in the right place. Deli Rouge doesn't have a glitzy location or exterior, but inside it achieves a lovely rustic British-come-Mediterranean atmosphere that lets you leave the wet outside world behind. It's good to remember that it's primarily a deli, so the room is quite small. However,the selection of produce and high quality ingredients for sandwiches and salad is immense! They let you compose your own, adding what you want from the counter at a shockingly low price (thick slabs of feta for just 20p more?! Yes please!) Or you can choose from the extensive list of already composed filling combination (e.g Herby Cheese and hummus.) There isn't that much seating, but what is there is great - cushions in bay window, dinky tables outside, bucket chairs around wooden tables. I'd highly recommend taking a book or a friend (or both) for a reasonably priced lunch that is made up of fresh, tasty ingredients. PS - The coffees are HUGE!

With this Deli, and the other in Montpelier you can find some smashing food items. If you want an…read moreextra special pasta sauce, some green figs in syrup (hey, you never know when those green figs might come in handy!) or just a great pot of thick cut marmalade for your breakfast toast then it's ideal. Importanting alot of goods from Italy garantees that you will find things in here that no other english person has seen before, such as snail shells! Great to add a little variety to your cooking closet!

.A fantastic continental delicatessen. Items are imported and a quick browse in Licata & Son will…read moreleave you feeling in awe of all the foods you never knew existed, or flavour combinations you thought were only in the world of fantasy. The window display looks like something out of a museum - huge tins and magnificently large cans. Looking like a 1920s storage cupboard, the giant tins and cans may make you feel mouse-like in comparison. I bought an enormous in of jalapeno peppers for only 75p. Enter inside the deli and you will be spoilt for choice; international goods which you won't find anywhere else.

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.

This cute little shop on Cathedral Road by Llandaff Fields is a haven of good food and temptation…read more It's a Tardis of a place; seemingly tiny on the outside and deceptively large on the inside. The cakes and pastries in the window serve to draw you in, whether you like it or not, whether you're on a diet or not, and whether you're about to spend the last pennies of your student loan or not. Although more pricey that your usual supermarket selections, Shelley's offers a wonderful array of the strange and luxurious. They have a fresh food counter, where you can buy homemade pasta bakes and salad. As well as some of the most beautiful olives God saw fit to put upon the Earth. Dangerously, I have gone there many times as a lunchtime treat. They have everything you could want and more for picnics and treats. Christmas time brings in some wonderful stock of German biscuits and chocolate. They are also an outlet of Green Bottle products; elderflower cordial and spiced berry cordial and the like. This place is a treasure-trove, always worth a visit.

Shelley's deli is a great little shop if you haven't spotted it yet. Next door to Driscoll's…read moreexcellent butcher and the wonderful Hot Pantry bakers. So it's a dangerous place for me to come as I'm likely to succumb to the charms of one or all. Often I browse around Shelley's which is as perfect as a faberge egg and almost as expensive and then go for a guilt free carb fix in the bakers next door. The good thing about Shelley's is that they do a lot of Welsh produced organic produce. It's a real emporium of loveliness. From independent cheeses, to wine, organic beer, bread, pickles and preserves to smoked meats and fish. They will also make baguettes up for you to take away as well as having a great selection of high quality cakes and desserts in the front window. The only downside is that they don't have a cafe.

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

Amazing coffee, amazing food and amazing friendly and welcoming staff!!!!read more