The Deli Bar in Harrogate is under new ownership.
The business has been at 23 Regent Parade for the last 17 years. Now the lease has come to an end Darren Winder, who has owned the deli since 2006, has decided to step down and Jason Evans has taken over.
The deli offers daily specials, salads, sandwiches, coffee and baked goods to customers in High Harrogate.
Mr Evans said running a deli had been an ambition of his since he was a child, through to his last job as a software engineer
He said:
“It is a childhood dream of mine, I have bored people about it for 30 years. I dreamed of having a slice of heaven and something of my own.
“I always said I’ll do it when I’m older and a friend of mine said recently, ‘Jason, you are older, when are you going to open a business?’ and it just hit me — if I didn’t do it now I’ll never do it and I would rather look back and regret doing it than never taking a chance.
“I said years ago if this place ever came up for sale I would buy it and it did — some things are fate.”
Deli Bar Harrogate
Mr Evans said he wanted to maintain the overall feel of the deli but would also “build on what customers want”, which would involve reviewing the menu and introducing a delivery system through Just Eat.
The deli has created a community over the years. It has built up regular customers and Hayley Francis has worked there for 15 years. Mr Evans said:
“Darren has done a fabulous job, it has a great reputation and we hope to maintain that.
“If you make good food people will come, it is so much more than one owner, it is our whole team. We also try to use local produce because us independent businesses need to stick together.”
The sandwich bar
The interior of Deli Bar.
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