Deli Desires

CJ Montalbano 2 months ago

7 dollars for substituting bacon for sausage btw. Place is supremely overpriced for what you get. The sausage is ground up and doesn’t feel cooked. The bagel is chewy, the sandwich is put together without any care. I never write reviews but this deserved one. I have no idea how it has the 4.5 rating it does - genuinely appalled.

Annie 2 months ago

This place is a total gem! I am from long island, New York and when I tell you that I cannot ever find a good bagel place, I mean it. However, I was visiting Orlando from Palm bay, and I happened upon this place. I was not disappointed at all. Their bacon egg and cheese was right on point for me! If I did have a complaint, it would just be that they only have bialy bagels. However, the garlic everything bialy was total fire! So, if you are ever out in Downtown Orlando, I highly recommend this place! Also, they clearly appreciate local pets and Eminem so you really cannot go wrong! 🤣

Jazmyne Richardson 3 months ago

If you have a nut allergy, beware - it’s not listed and you’re quite literally risking your life. Fun Fact, I actually sent this complaint directly to them via their website’s “drop us a line” button over two months ago. I wanted to avoid giving a small local business negative feedback. But I never heard back anything, not even an apology or explanation. I stopped in on Friday morning (4/10/26) I decided to try something new - the roasted carrot salad. A couple bites through the salad I began to have an allergic reaction. After picking through the carrots I noticed what seemed like nuts (attached photos) so I looked at the website to see if there was any mention of nuts & I called to confirm and was told “no it doesn’t have nuts but has bread crumbs & dukkah seasoning.” After researching, exactly what Dukkah was it is quite literally listed as a condiment made from toasted nuts & seeds. I love(d) Deli Desires, always a great experience the gold rush coffee was my favorite and I respected the 17% gratuity / profit share incorporated into the cost but this is extremely disappointing (& scary). Dukkah seasoning is not even listed on their website description either. This interac

Hannah Shelby 3 months ago

Deli Desires is probably one of my favorite food places in Orlando, it checks all of my boxes. For starters, if you happen to go on a weekday, treat yourself to their meal deal/special; it gets you a sandwich, a side and a drink of your choice with it and for a small business to do a meal deal like that? Incredible. Their gravlax is a thing of beauty, their B.E.C. is a work of art, and their reuben and whitefish are top notch. Never a bad sandwich here. Their potato salad tastes just like my late gram's and it's got several ounces of love and mayo in there just like hers, and their latkes are so so perfect and flavorful; no sour cream needed. What really dazzles me is their coffee. Sometimes when delis or bodegas do coffees, they are okayish at best because food is their primary focus and coffee takes a backseat, but that's not the case here. Their coffee is fantastic. They use local roasters (either KOS in Maitland or Bandit from St Pete, it changes) and the person in charge of their drink menu takes a mixology approach to their seasonals and signatures. Try the chamomile latte, trust me. It's a favorite and I hope it never leaves their menu. Try their seasonals when they drop a

Michela Kim 4 months ago

I really do enjoy this place and the food is always good, but I do think there’s room for improvement. The prices feel a bit high for what you’re getting - spending around $40 for two bagels and a coffee feels excessive, especially for a more casual/to-go bagel spot in Orlando. I also think the service could be more efficient. Even when the shop isn’t busy, wait times can still be around 15–20 minutes for a bagel. The quality is there, but improving speed and overall value would make the experience much better.