Bea is great and welcoming! Food is outstanding and HOT! Portions are HUGE! Best English breakfast…read more Will Definately come again. Bircher meusli is outrageously good, thins on toast is too much to finish, and eggs were perfect.

We had to wait 20 minutes for a slightly cramped communal table, and it was all worth it. My…read morePhilly cheesesteak inspired sandwich was truly excellent, with warm, juicy flavorful beef and rich cheese curds, nicely balanced by green bell peppers and onions and bound together by a mild garlic aioli on perfect sandwich bread. Also got a slightly spicy and crisp coleslaw for a cool contrast and a minor dose of vitamins. My tablemates were also really pleased with their orders (a vaguely East Asian glazed chicken with pickled Banh Mi-style veggies and a cold roast beef with arugula--must try those next). Wow. Another reason to visit Cambridge.

Nice, high quality sandwiches. I actually went here two…read moredays in a row while staying in Cambridge. The first day I ordered two sandwiches, the Porchetta and the Jerk Chicken. The Porchetta sandwich has nice roasted pork and a crispy strip of pork skin to top it off. The description says it has a salsa verde sauce. To me, it was more like a pesto-style sauce. The pork was all meat and didn't have any globs of fat that you sometimes find in American pulled pork barbecue. The Jerk Chicken Sandwich was the weekly special. It consisted of several pieces of skin-on mostly dark meat chicken, house made slaw and I think a little mayo. I took off the chicken skin. It wasn't crispy and I don't care for much chicken skin. Even doing that, it had good flavor. A nice blend of spices and a little spiciness. I didn't eat it right away but it was still good. Like I said, I ordered this sandwich the next day. This time I ate it soon after ordering. The roll was still warm and slightly crunchy. I liked even more when eating it "fresh." I removed the skin on this one too. I used the take out window on the side and they were pretty quick, even though there were about four or five people in front of me. I'll definitely go back when in town and craving a sandwich.

Fantastic Breakfast Cobs! Beautiful bacon, freshly cooked. They were so substantial that we missed…read moreout lunch altogether. Definitely a place to come back to

Small sandwich shop on the High Street across Ryman's. Surprisingly fresh baguettes, still some…read morecrispness to the crust even by late afternoon. The baguettes are a nice size (about length of your forearm), fillings are a bit meager but you only pay about £3/baguette so it's very reasonable. Plenty of choices or customise your own; fresh salad toppings to go in every sandwich (cucumber, tomato, lettuce, red onion). Very nice option if you want a light lunch that doesn't weigh you down. I could easily eat a whole baguette or more in one sitting. STAFF// Quiet and courteous. Let's you take your time. SPACE// Small deli counter. Displays for crisps and drinks. Takeaway only, but there are public benches right outside if you want to sit and eat.

Famed for their 81 varieties of sarnie, this baguette shop is run by an ex chef and it shows in the…read morequality of their food. Expect to pay about 3 quid for any filling you could want - they have everything from classic ham and cheese to their deliciously exotic thai chicken. Look out for the daily special - it's a bit cheaper and usually a tasty combo you wouldn't have thought of!

A popular choice. Wonderful sandwiches, freshly prepared. And home-made cakes!…read moreCoffee is also superb:- you get a proper cappucino; not too much milk!

This is a little gem of a place! I don't really want to rave about it too much, because they don't…read morehave many tables out the back! As an eat in place, you can get anything you want in any kind of bread for a pretty fair price. They have three boards of sandwich suggestions, but if that isn't enough, you can devise your own. Always take my Mum and Dad there - they have a great time deciding what to have - breakfast baps are incredible and very good value. Coffee is big and strong. They have a loyalty card which allows a free one after about nine cups - a nice touch, and obviously competing with Nero down the road. The deli counter has a nice selection of food, some unusual stuff - but I do think you pay for it. The olives in particular seem to be very expensive, and I don't really feel they are any more special than from the right supermarket.

For any of you foddies out there, this is the place to go. They have a great selection of meats,…read morecheeses, pickles, and all the usual deli items. But the best bit about this place is their cafe. It is quite small, and very popular so there is often a queue for a seat. However, it is well worth the wait. Their hot meat sandwiches are to die for, and at around £3.50 won't break the bank. They are served with a side salad and homestyle crisps, so it is like a proper meal. I also love their posh ceese on toast, which is melted Brie, on thick slices of breadyummy. Even their coffees are great. The inside is decorated in a retro style, ice cream colours and there is even a cute bunting around the doors. The best cafe in Hitchin by far.

A very different kind of shop and it's the pride of Hitchin town centre. It's situated just off the…read moremarket place and at first glance it seems to be a very fine delicatessen (which indeed it is). But what makes it unique is that it specialies in local produce and will actually buy stock from locals (grown in allottments or gardens) for sale in the shop - what a fantastic concept and very much in line with the spirit of the age. The window displays are particularly mouth-watering and truly enticing, the staff very friendly and the produce always of the highest quality. It's not cheap but what it sells is well worth paying the extra for.

Great sandwich & baguette shop with food made to order. The homemade scotch eggs & sausage rolls…read moreare to die for. For a treat, buy a slice of Tiffin cake. It's absolutely yummy. Very friendly staff who are always smiling.

This review is for the restaurant, not the deli counter…read more Came here for breakfast but ended up having lunch instead, I feel like three stars is maybe a little less than it really deserves, but four is a bit more than I want to give. I hope to go back and get the opportunity to pump it up. I got the bacon and brie sandwich with the red onion marmalade, which was good but somehow a bit blander than I expected, the bread I had wanted had run out so maybe that was it. My boyfriend's turkey sandwich looked delicious so next time I'll go for a non-toasted sandwich so I can really taste their fresh bread. I'd probably have rounded up to 4 stars if the chips had been better, but I found them a bit dry, closer to what I'm used to calling potato wedges.

Came here to the restaurant part for lunch with several friends. All ordered different a different…read morearray of sandwiches and found it all to be delicious with very generous portion sizes. The ingredients used all seemed to be very fresh and they served "proper chips" which was lovely. The staff were, for the most part, incredibly friendly and helpful. One of my vegetarian friends was accidentally served a sandwich with ham in it: she let the staff know as they brought it to us and it was immediately taken away and replaced with the correct sandwich. I ordered the smoked chicken and bacon toasted ciabatta which also had red leicester cheese used in it which I thought was a lovely touch. It was quite strong flavour-wise though so I had to keep refreshing my palate with beverages. The one issue we did have was with getting tap water. We asked a passing waitress if we could have some tap waters and she advised that it would be a while as they were very busy. We waited for a fair amount of time before asking a different waitress, who advised us that we needed to order them at the counter. Once we'd queued up and ordered at the counter they arrived quite promptly, but this miscommunication had left us waiting for quite a while and my sandwich had become cold in this time. Keep this in mind when ordering drinks! All in all, good quality food with decent portion sizes and fair pricing. Would happily go again if passing through Leicester.

Great butchers with a huge variety of meat, cheese and produce. Flackies also doubles as a sandwich…read moreshop selling everything from jacket potatoes to bacon and sausage sandwiches. Great friendly staff and reasonable prices.

Waaaaaaaaay better sandwiches than you'll find in bigger stores…read more Quick take awayservice but some seating if you want to eat in. Good coffee too.

havent been in for ages but when i did i was impressed with food-service-staff friendly,clean tooread more