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“Lovely place to stop for a coffee and chat”
Review of Real Meals

Real Meals
Price range: $6 - $13
Cuisines: British
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Dining options: Breakfast
Description: Purveyors of fine foods and a wide range of local, regional, national and international specialities,in the heart of the beautiful Victorian seaside town of Saltburn, at great prices served by friendly staff.
Reviewed April 6, 2014

Real Meals is a lovely place to stop off at and have a coffee and chat and a piece of cake, although they are a little pricey (but delicious). I noticed previous reviews noted the combination of deli and cafe may not work, I don't think this is true, there's plenty of space really and even when busy you don't feel cramped or hemmed in. Also I think it's a very sensible combo!

Date of visit: March 2014
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Thank AlanB745
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Reviewed March 18, 2014

All the food here is freshly made each day, and you can tell. The menu caters to meat eaters and vegetarians, and the specials board changes daily, including a new soup, vegetarian meal, and meaty dish. I come quite a lot as the food is a great price, fantastic size, and i like to stock up on local jams while in there!

Date of visit: March 2014
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Thank shyn e
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tiptopSaltburn, Owner at Real Meals, responded to this reviewResponded March 21, 2014

Hi, Thanks for taking the time to review us. We love cooking so its great to get feedback - oh, and the jam! It's perfect isn't it. x

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Reviewed March 9, 2014

As we live quite locally we eat fairly often in Saltburn, and the Real Meals deli / cafe is our favourite destination! It's small, quirky, friendly, very clean and the food is always freshly prepared and delicious! The menu is imaginative and caters for all tastes, including vegetation and vegan. On the last occasion my husband enjoyed wild sea bass from the specials board, and I had the charcuterie platter. While we are eating in the cafe we often stock up on supplies from the excellently stocked deli shelves which we enjoy browsing between courses. So if you are looking for something a bit different, a warm welcome and tasty treat awaits you at Real Meals.

Date of visit: February 2014
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tiptopSaltburn, Owner at Real Meals, responded to this reviewResponded March 12, 2014

Hi, Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. Glad you like coming to us - we enjoy having you here.
best wishes, The Team a Real Meals

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Reviewed March 8, 2014

My wife and I managed to get a table on a busy Saturday lunchtime after visiting the farmers market. My wife had soup, I went for the fillet steak warm salad, both of which were excellent . The coffee was good and the price not bad

Date of visit: March 2014
Thank redscarfox
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tiptopSaltburn, Owner at Real Meals, responded to this reviewResponded March 12, 2014

HI,
Thank you for taking the time to review our cafe/deli, we try hard to ensure everyone has a good visit - even in the busiest of times! Nice to also hear you visited the Farmers Market, its on the second Saturday of most months and really brings the whole place to life. Hope to see you again.

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Reviewed January 29, 2014

My first time here and am not convinced that the combination of cafe and shop works not, when some of the tables back on to the kitchens! Let's face it, this is a small space into which to shoe horn a cafe and shop, tables are virtually on top of one another and when music ( great reggae choise) is added in the noise level makes for an unpleasant mix. The menu seemed ok but, there was little for the vegetarian to choose from. In the end we settled for a shared goats cheese baguette and scone all of which was fine!

The shop itself contains a great range of deli produce and is to be highly recommended. I'd go back to the shop any day but would think twice of going back at lunchtime!

Date of visit: January 2014
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tiptopSaltburn, Owner at Real Meals, responded to this reviewResponded February 3, 2014

Hi, Many thanks for taking the time to review Real Meals, we always appreciate the feedback. I am glad you like the great range of deli produce but am sorry you missed our vegetarian range on the table menus, we try to have a hot vegetarian daily special and a vegetarian soup. In addition there are 5 hot vegetarian dishes on the menu alongside three different vegetarian sandwiches. We try to cater for all diets including celiac and vegan and hope that you visit again. Best wishes Real Meals.

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