It's hot!

We're feeling hot, hot, hot here in the heart of Brighton. Summer is upon us, so we've added a couple of cool drinks to our menu. We're now offering iced coffee (made with those Lavazza beans we're so fond of) and iced tea with mint for anyone who needs to chill out.

It's our two-month anniversary

How time flies!

We've now been here at The Laine Deli in Brighton for two months. A big 'thank you' to all our customers, our suppliers and our friendly neighbours in the North Laine area.

Phone ahead!

We usually close The Laine Deli at around 4pm Monday to Friday and at 3.30pm on Saturdays, which means we're still open when many of Brighton's early risers are heading home from work. If you'd like to make sure we've got something for your dinner (or even just a slice of your favourite cake!), feel free to call us on Brighton 686665 and we'll make sure we don't run out of whatever you fancy.

The difference between a flapjack and a muesli bar

What's the difference between a raspberry flapjack and a raspberry muesli bar?

Both are full of fruity, oaty goodness - but we reckon the museli bar has a little more 'crunch'. The secret is in the recipe... and we're going to keep it a secret, too!

Looking forward to the weekend

The Laine Deli is a different place on Saturdays. Instead of catering to our regular weekday customers with their busy lunchtimes, we're mainly visited by shoppers and tourists looking for somewhere they can sit down and enjoy a break.

Fortunately, we have exactly what our weekend visitors need. We're on the corner of Trafalgar Street and Kensington Place with a large patio area outside plus seating indoors. See you soon!

Carrot Cake Muffin

The Carrot Cake Muffin - all the pleasure of a carrot cake but with none of the sharing!

On the cards

Although we're often told that the days of cash are numbered, it's still one of the easiest and most-widespread ways of paying for small transactions. But it's not always convenient... and even though we're happy to take cheques, they're rapidly going the way of the dodo, the CD single and the free parking space. That's why we've just taken delivery of a 'chip-and-PIN' credit card and debit card machine. Whether you're buying lunch, ordering a cake or placing an order for your business, you can now keep your money in your wallet.

Bean here before

Last month we mentioned that the wholesale price of coffee was reported to be going up because of crop shortages caused by heavy rain in South America. We've recently bought a batch of coffee beans... and it looks as though bean prices are definitely starting to rise. We don't want to increase our coffee prices (and we know you'd agree!) but we don't want to compromise on our coffee quality or cup size either.

At the moment we use Lavazza coffee; it's a company that has been blending coffee since the early 1900s and, just as importantly, is committed to sustainable development in the places it sources, roasts and blends its coffee.

We also only offer a single size of coffee cup. We're not fans of calling medium-sized cups "small" and then selling you a "regular size" bucket of coffee that's big enough to bathe in.

As we said earlier, we don't want to increase our prices - and we'll do our best to keep them as low as possible - but we might need to make some changes in the future. It all depends what happens when we buy our next batch of beans. Thank you for your support; we'll let you know what's going on with coffee prices as soon as we find out!