Deli Med's Philosophy:

Why Med? -  As much as we love our region, and celebrate the best it has to offer, the Med has some values we should make our own. Med is:

Med passion:

Across the Mediterranean there is a passion for food and a passion for life; often they're the same thing - food is life.

Our inspiration for Deli-Med. was a Basque restaurant tucked away in a Barcelona back street- we walked in and felt we had stumbled on a private party - we were given a plate and told to taste whatever came out of the kitchen next.

Hours later, after passing platters of fabulous food from table to table for all to enjoy, tasting a little from each, we left our new friends determined to celebrate food in the same way back in Britain.

Our platters are packed with flavours from across the Med, we put something new out every day on our free tasting table, and we positively encourage you to try before you buy from our deli counter.

Med quality:

Mediterranean dishes are often simple - it's peasant food passed down and honed to perfection over generations. This pure simplicity means every ingredient must stand up and shout quality.

Our counter is packed with award winning artisan products from across the Med, and right here in the North West of England; we work directly with many small suppliers equally driven by a passion for quality food that just can't be mass produced.

We source from the Med when it makes a difference (Serrano ham, for example, need the dry mountain air of the Spanish Sierras to properly mature); we source locally when it makes a difference (local veg means fresher veg means more flavour).

Our menu reflects the seasons because seasonal produce tastes best.

Med diet:

Mediterranean cuisines are recognised around the World as amongst the finest and healthiest in the World. They share many of the same features: plenty of olive oil, abundant fruit, vegetables and herbs, fish, and a moderate amount of dairy foods, red meat and wine.

We stock such a wide range of Mediterranean foods, and local foods with Mediterranean characteristics, that you'll always be able to find something to inspire you to eat well.

Britain's relationship with food:

Britons have a long history of roaming the World in search of trade, bringing back their finds for the greater pleasure of their countrymen and making exotic foods their own. The wide variety of restaurants to be found on a British High Street, or in a British store, is unique in the World and actually something we can be proud of.

Unfortunately, we also suffer the shame of poor quality processed food, bought from cynical stores who view food as just another commodity - like washing powder.

We want a better relationship with food - if you do too, then come in to Deli-Med. - we'd love to meet you.