Giovanni’s Deli

TL;DR — Smart deli serving up typical dishes plus extra special items for the gym bunnies.
We dived in here to dodge the rain whilst trying to find somewhere for a quick lunch and were pleasantly surprised. It’s in the heart of office-​land, so I’m sure it does a roaring trade with local office workers during the week but on a Saturday it was pretty empty. The interior is bright and clean — lots of light and bright colours, and an interesting array of animal busts on the walls.
The menu is typical for this kind of place — sandwiches, paninis, jacket potatoes etc. plus a breakfast menu with all kinds of tasty looking things on it. We went for a couple of paninis and they were really tasty and great value.
One really interesting feature of the place though is that they have a special high protein menu for people who’ve been to the gym. I guess with the big gym round the corner, this could be a big market for them… but I think I’d always end up being tempted to the full English breakfast instead!