Slices Cafe Deli - Gladesville

Great value egg and bacon roll with coffee $8.00 plus other hearty meals at a good price, good and friendly service always a delight

While visiting Sydney recently, I visited the Gladesville Shopping Centre and had morning tea at Slices Deli Cafe. The cakes and slices are amazing. I am a sweets connoisseur and have never tasted better than these. I tried them all during my two weeks stay in the area and can especially recommend the Carrot Cake, the Lemon and Sour Cream Cake and the Baked Ricotta Cheesecake. These are all made on the premises by the owners. There is also an extensive blackboard breakfast and lunch menu displayed which changes regularly. The food I tried was very good and the coffee is excellent. The service was always fast and friendly. It is obviously a very popular meeting place for locals who live in the area and is family friendly. I looked forward to my walk to the shopping centre every morning and having my coffee and morning tea or lunch at Slices.

Ordered a coffee and nothing spectacular, however the size of a regular is very generous which is a plus. Also ordered a cupcake and I asked the girl what flavour it was. She told me coconut however upon biting into it, it is distinctly banana. I don't think I'll be returning which is a shame as this place used to be quite good!

Its been a long time since I last visited this particular cafe and from memory it wasn't too bad back then. Well things have changed considerably since my last visit, everything in the chiller cabinet looks so very tired with me thinking "how long has this stock been here". The cakes appear to be brought in (no problem with that) but they look so very unappealing. The deli produce would never tempt me to take it home. I believe that "Slices" has had a few different owners since I last visited. Whoever is in charge now appears to be struggling with the concept of a cafe / deli. I ordered a toasted sandwich and when it was placed on the table shock,horror, this offering which was toasted on a sandwich press was as flat as could be. Do cafe's really toast sandwiches in this manner in this day and age. !!!!How do people make a living when they serve up food like this.

Called in for breakfast as we having our car serviced near by. The two coffees ordered one was passable the other very ordinary. Then we ordered big breakfasts which came looking very ordinary with the toast cold and the rest of the meal also ordinary. All in all what a mistake with the cafe. Then I spotted the cafe having some kind of water leak issue as there tea towels on the floor with staff wiping up the water then making coffee with no visible signs of any hand washing. Haa