Proper food.
Right here in
Birtley.
Fresh-cut Polish meats, farmhouse cheeses, artisan breads and European specialities — all in one place. The stuff you used to have to drive for, now five minutes from where you live.
Unit 11, Durham Rd, Birtley DH3 2PS · Open 7 days a week
The European deli,
on your doorstep.
Fresh, imported and seasonal — everything you'd find at a specialist farm shop or deli, without leaving town.
Meats & Charcuterie
Fresh-cut Polish hams, sausages, pâtés and cold cuts. Sliced to order, not pre-packaged.
Cheese
European farmhouse cheeses — hard, soft, smoked. From tvaróg to imported continental varieties.
Bread & Bakery
Fresh Polish bread delivered regularly. Rye, sourdough, soft rolls — proper bread with real crust.
Dairy & Groceries
Polish dairy, jams, pickles, sauerkraut, pierogis, bigos and the store-cupboard staples you can't find at Tesco.
Coffee & Hot Food
Takeaway coffee, fresh-made sandwiches, cakes and hot food. A proper stop, not just a shop.
Seasonal & Special
Christmas carp, festive cakes, Easter specialities. Traditional celebrations, done properly.
Fresh. Hot. Ready.
Pull up a chair or grab it to go. Proper coffee, sandwiches made with deli meats, and cakes that aren't from a factory — all made fresh, every day.
Coffee
Proper takeaway coffee. Hot and strong. Come for the coffee, stay for the kielbasa.
Fresh Sandwiches
Built from the deli counter with fresh-cut meats and proper bread. Made to order, not made yesterday.
Cakes & Sweet Treats
Polish pastries, continental cakes and something sweet. Changes regularly.
Hot Food
Hot casseroles in-store with more options on the way. Proper lunch — not a meal deal.
The farm shop
that came to you.
You know what you want. Not the stuff on supermarket shelves that's been sitting in a warehouse for a week. Real meat, proper cheese, bread that's actually been baked — food that tastes the way food should.
Usually that means a drive to some farm on the edge of nowhere. Twenty minutes each way, hoping they're open.
Continental is right in the middle of Birtley. Fresh stock in regularly. Staff who know what they're selling. And the only place in the area where you can pick up freshly sliced kielbasa, a wedge of smoked cheese, a proper loaf and a coffee — in a single stop.
"Proper food. Not supermarket food. Not warehouse food. The kind you actually look forward to eating."
We're open every day.
| Monday – Thursday | 9:00am – 6:00pm |
| Friday | 9:00am – 7:00pm |
| Saturday | 9:00am – 6:00pm |
| Sunday | 10:00am – 4:00pm |
Unit 11, Durham Road
Birtley, Chester-le-Street
DH3 2PS
Next to the bus stop on Durham Road. Free parking on-site.
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Fresh Polish meats, cheeses and deli favourites delivered to your door. Order through Just Eat — available in selected postcodes around Birtley.
Available in selected postcodes around Birtley