Elie Deli Tasse - Fife

Fresh food cafe tajeaway side of deli’ is very poor. Asked about sausage sandwich and she went to fridge and out cane a tupperware box of cold grey pre cooked sausages. Urghhhh. Unbelievable. So I asked for a cheddar cheese sandwich and it looked like processed cheese slices. She put tiny bits of lettuce and tomato which had been wrapped in tiny bits of cling film. Urghh. I should have walked away. Go to Giddy gannet in St Monan and see how food is served.

Nice place. Excellent coffee. Very strong. I won't need any more caffeine for days. Situated on the main street near the green. Easy access to the beach and harbour for a stroll in this very picturesque village.

We visited the restaurant today and were highly disappointed. First of all, our coffee order was wrong, and when the sandwiches finally arrived, one of them was incorrect. We decided to just accept it after waiting for so long. We ordered more drinks, but they took so long to come that we were almost finished with our meal. I ordered the BLT, and the bread was a cheap, white sliced loaf, half of which was soggy from the wet lettuce. My wife had the egg mayo sandwich, which she said was extremely vinegary. This will definitely be our last visit, as the standards are poor and the service is dreadful.

My grandmother, who is not very tech-savvy, asked me to write a review based on her and her friends' experience at a small family-owned restaurant managed by a mother and son duo. Sometimes there is only one of them working, as staff need days off, but even with a wait, they are always apologetic, friendly, and helpful. My grandmother and her friends loved the delicious coffees and warm scones served with butter and jam. They prefer the personal touch of this establishment over being rushed through a conveyor belt restaurant. As a group, they highly recommend Elie Deli Tasse.

The food here is reasonable but the service was dire. Tables left uncleared and staff obviously under pressure. We were happy to have coffee and cake after finishing our soup but the server just wasn't in evidence and we gave up eventually. I really dislike giving somewhere local anything other than a good review but this place really needs to pull it's socks up. Sands in Elie now closed was an excellent little cafe and its closure meant this place took over its clientele and its tables! but it's nowhere near as good. I doubt we will give it another go which is a shame given that we are local and like to support local businesses.