Leila's Shop

My favorite shop and lunch spot in town - such beautiful fruits and veg, wines, chocolate. My recent lunch of curry and greens over rice with a side of yogurt was so flavorful and served on beautiful vintage French plates with the best green salad. The dessert of strawberry elderflower panna cotta and jelly combo was truly a work of art. 10/10 highly recommend.

I was skeptical due to the reviews but the place is cute and the food was delicious. Only had one weird encounter with the waiter when we asked for some cheese to add to a dish and they just said no and walked away.. but was expected per the reviews. Other than that it’s a cute place and staff was nice besides that instance.

I cringe at people , who , upon encountering something different and special, they misunderstand it as a public space and when the place or the people (rarely the food in this case) don’t meet their expectations , egos get hurt and there go the one star reviews. Leila’s shop still follows Covid rules , and sells and serves delicious ingredients and food while adhering to the most incredible loyalty to their ethos of sustenance and sustainability. You won’t find a plastic cup or take away disposables and I think that is totally amazing and as a hospitality business myself, I take my hat off to Leila and her team. As for the food, just like food should be, delicious and nurturing, cooked in a wonderful kitchen without the suffering that most of this industry hides behind closed doors. Loved my lunch today! Thank you 😊

Thank you so much Leila & Anna for providing such wonderful eggs, bread and coffee! (picture of food purchased at the shop). Your shop is a marvel. I’m so pleased that you’re surviving in these difficult times. Very pleasant to discover new things, sourced by someone who is knowledgeable and cares. And that chocolate - I’m really pleased you’re not just round the corner 😉 I’m amused by the reviews suggesting that the staff are rude - perhaps you get back what you put in - or overly expensive - how can I put it... quality has it’s own economy? It seems to me that we’re so obsessed with choice and cheapness that we’ve lost touch with what it really costs not to mass produce.