The Old Deli

Good food, a bit busy, good sign! Gluten-free possible. Nicely centrally located on the main street. Fort William is an elegant village from which you can make nice trips to the area. Like a lake cruise. Walks on Scotland's highest mountain. All in all great!

At the door there is a sign that reads, please wait to be seated. At least five minutes later we are still waiting to be seated. I have already read other reviews stating that delays can occur when the cafe is busy. However when we arrived there was at least five tables free. It was another customer that made us aware we could take a seat since the staff blatantly ignored us. My mum went to the toilet to wash her hands to be confronted with sky high floating jobbies. Giving them the benefit of the doubt as anyone can have a plumbing issue was a costly mistake. We ordered our food and waited. The "toasties" (we use that term loosley) arrived before the tattie and leek soup. There was clearly as much effort put into making that soup as I will put into returning to this godawful cafe again. The "toasties" were toasted bread with bland cheese congealed inbetween and the gluten free option was even worse. It was truly the worst "toasties" we've ever eaten. The only tip I would leave to any potential future customers is keep driving and to the owner shut down and do something else.