Paddington Lunch Box

Tag: sandwich

  • My Favourite Sandwich

    My Favourite Sandwich

    Is My Favourite Sandwich going to be my favourite sandwich in Paddington?

    Signs were promising. More promising than the office – where I didn’t get my favourite seat, and barely got a seat due to being 25 minutes late.

    Yes, train delayed, tube delayed (or just didn’t exist), rain…all the usual delights of a commute. But hey I get to try somewhere new for lunch.

    Bright pastel colours and cute fonts aplenty inside, with seating for about 4 people. One of whom was me with a £13 sandwich.

    £13.

    This thing needed to be good.

    So the ingredient quality was good, the tomatoes and salami came through in particular, along with the slight tang of the ndjua (not much) and peppery nature of the rocket.

    But £13.

    £13.

    And it really would have been better toasted – the schiacciata bread really needed toasting to make the most of the sandwich potential. As the bread was quite unforgiving and overwhelming.

    This place is not my favourite sandwich, alas – at those kind of prices it really needs to wow in all aspects.

    Rating of 6/10.

  • Sandro’s Sandwich Bar

    Sandro’s Sandwich Bar

    Another week another average caff near Paddington, Sandro’s Sandwich Bar, though at least this week I had a cold so I could spread it around as per corporate culture 2019…or corporate culture 2024.

    But as long as the data knows I’m in the office, that’s what matters.

    Sandro’s Sandwich Bar is highly rated on Google but I’m not sure why. There was a friendly welcome, and I paid just £6.80 for my toasted panini sandwich which is definitely reasonable…and they didn’t charge me for the privilege of sitting down. Bonus!

    And another bonus…free vibrations from the tube line underneath…hmmm vibrations.

    Yet otherwise it was just fine. Pleasant crispy chicken, some mozzarella, thin slices of manufactured chorizo and I think a tiny bit of spinach.

    Inside crispy chicken sandwich

    It’s ok. It’s affordable too. But don’t expect to be overjoyed.

    Rating of 6.5. Could be one to try for a fried breakfast on a hangover perhaps.