Bread & Meat Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Man, I actually can’t comprehend how good the honey soy sandwich is."
• "Delicious sandwiches and even better gravy."
• "The meat was flavorful and wonderfully seasoned, alongside the amazing cheese melted over the top."
• "Everything we had was amazing (pork and phillys steak), well seasoned, tender, and full of flavour!"
• "The sandwich was immaculate: the fresh balsamic-tomato-rocket combination with the rare topside beef and crispy sourdough ciabatta is a match made in heaven."
• "The honey soy chicken sandwich is absolutely delicious!"
• "The food is incredible. I had the chicken. It was cooked perfectly, not dry."

Cons:

• "Sadly, the porchetta was extremely overdone / dry."
• "The poutine was a bit salty and the slaw could use some more zest/sweetness to cut the mayo."
• "The pork sandwich was lacking balance in flavour."
• "The beef sandwich was pretty dry and not much flavour, and the potato wedges were also a bit dry and did not come out hot."
• "Beef Philly Cheese Steak wasn't very flavoursome."
• "There was too much filling in the sandwich and it just fell apart."
• "Everything was mixed in the same sauce at the end of the dish so then the taste was ruined."

Service

Pros:

• "Cosy place, nice staff, tasty food!"
• "Great service behind the bar."
• "Outstanding customer service."
• "The staff were super attentive and food was all delicious."
• "Floor staff is kind and always smiling."
• "The service is nice and fast."
• "The service was friendly, polite and quick and we even got walked to the gardens to eat our food in the grounds."

Cons:

• "Very unprofessional I wouldn’t recommend this place on that basis really."
• "They serve iced coffee, so I asked do you do syrups to sweeten it up and the woman replied ‘this is not a coffee shop’."
• "However, there was one male staff that was disrespectful to me while he took an order."
• "Saw the woman server go in the back afterwards and start telling her mates about it and making faces."
• "The lady (wearing glasses) at the takeout was very rude and impatient to us!"
• "She just left our food outside and SLAMED the door after we collected it."
• "I was really nonplussed to be have to wait to be seated (this is not a five star restaurant!) and then abandoned for a long time."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Music and atmosphere were excellent, and the waitress was super cool."
• "The places atmosphere was very fitting of the name."
• "The background music was just right not to loud not to quite."
• "A very popular venue with a good vibe."
• "The homely aesthetic makes the short wait very pleasant."
• "It’s a place I can recommend even I can try it again and again. Beautiful atmosphere and central location in Cambridge city."
• "The garden was actually a hidden gem, it was the backyard of one of the churches."

Cons:

• "The restaurant is small with basic tables and chairs."
• "It was really hot and humid in February plus not enough seating."
• "We sat along the wall half way trough our meal people picking up their take out queued up right next to us their bags coats almost in our plates."
• "They have small place inside for seating but they also have an outdoor area behind the church across from the restaurant which is a bit creepy."

Value

Pros:

• "Food is fresh, tasty and very reasonably priced."
• "Good portion sizes and flavour, reasonable prices."
• "The prices are reasonable."
• "Great place for an incredibly strong sandwich at a reasonable price."
• "The price was very good too."
• "Also extremely affordable. Nothing feels better than having a cost effective mean that blows so many expensive eateries out the water."
• "Really good, simple, hearty fare which is considerably cheaper than your average restaurant outing."

Cons:

• "There is a 12.5% table service, which is high for such a small place."
• "£9.5 for a porchetta is steep even for London."
• "The overall price was higher than other places, and adds the service charge as well."
• "Really expensive for what they served us."
• "Considering the size and quality of our meal, we felt this place was a bit expensive for what we got."
• "This was the worst example I have seen yet of a complete rip off experience."
• "I was shocked to be charged 12.5% table service! And I was ignored for a long time!"

Menu Variety

Pros:

• "The drinks menu is varied enough to please most people too."
• "Nothing on the menu will disappoint."
• "Really good fresh food. Menu made so easy to choose from."
• "Not a huge choice on the menu but you’ll want to go back to try all of the options because everyone they do is great."
• "They keep things fresh with regular Specials too."
• "The menu is simple."
• "The food is very high quality, well cooked and incredibly tasty."

Cons:

• "As the name might suggest, it's not a great place to go for vegetarians/vegans - the options are limited."
• "The menu offering is small but very tasty considering the small restaurant size."
• "Ran out of brownies :("
• "There aren't many tables so be prepared to wait or get take out."
• "They probably only have 12 - 15 seats so be prepared to take away if you go at peak times."
• "Shrunken sandwiches, thimble-sized glasses called 'large'."
• "Finding a seat might not be easy but we got lucky and found 2 seats at the window counter."