Diplomat Deli
1413 Montgomery Highway between Vestavia Parkway and Pizitz Drive
Suite #101
Vestavia Hills, AL 35216
205-979-1515
Despite probably having driven by Diplomat Deli a billion times, I’d never noticed it and only decided to check it out since I saw it on RateBeer.com. This is because Diplomat Deli is known for being a package store in addition to a sandwich shop. The wine and beer selections are supposedly pretty impressive. I didn’t examine them thoroughly to say, though it appears that their beer selection is wide and prices are kind. There are a handful of beers on tap, mostly local options. No beer before noon on a Sunday though.
Laura and I met up for lunch, and even though it wasn’t 12pm yet, Diplomat was hopping. You seat yourself, and then a server comes to take your order. Our server was a young dude, possibly a high school kid. He was very polite. It was a bit drafty though. I chose a seat poorly.
I ordered the Ambassador hot sandwich ($6.95) which included “roast beef, longhorn Colby cheese, lettuce, tomato, mayo and mustard on onion roll.” It came out quicker than I had expected. And it was also smaller than I expected.
Between the ruffled chips and the petite sandwich, I was not full and had to resort to ordering dessert. The French silk pie was $3.75 and a better deal, a generous slice. It’s basically chocolate pudding in a pie crust. Mmm. While paying, I asked if the desserts were made on-site. I was informed that some of them were. Mine was of questionable origin, but Laura’s lemon icebox pie was made on the premises. I did like how we were not rushed off the premises after we had finished eating.
In summary, the Diplomat Deli is like a governmental institution, leaving you somewhat unsatisfied. Once I tried to visit the U.N., and all the tickets had sold out. This was after I had waited in a long line and had braved the metal detector. So DD is like the UN in that regard. Hmm, this analogy didn’t work out as I had hoped, but I was trying to link Diplomat Deli to the United Nations, to be all diplomatic.















