Rhonda C.
Yelp
We live in Seattle but had some appointments in Bellevue and in looking for some lunch we came across this place, we are both suckers for sandwiches so it seemed like a natural fit and the reviews were mainly positive. We got takeout and the service was adequate, in that the order was ready on time and correct.
Okay, maybe I am to blame and I just do not like this type of deli because I like a grilled sandwich, or toasted bread, or (at the very least) MELTED cheese. Lucky for us, we wanted the same sandwich and we decided to split it instead of ordering two because then we would have paid FIFTY-FIVE DOLLARS and 98 cents for 2 sandwiches we did not like. Instead, we only paid $27.99 (still crazy) for 1 sandwich neither of us liked. We chose #11 London Port Wine Roast Beef...not sure why it has the fancy name because all we tasted was roast beef, no "port wine" to be found...I guess the name is to justify the hefty price? They also have the same sandwich with a "dip" (au jus) but we were eating in the car so we did not risk that. There is a picture of the dip sandwich but not the one without. The description for the dip states "stuffed inside a fresh ciabatta end" with a picture of the sandwich in the ciabatta. Our sandwich did not mention bread at all and (as stated before) there is no picture. Our sandwich came on plain ole bread...not sure the type...whole wheat?? It was not impressive whatever it was, it seemed like grocery store bread. My husband loves bread so he was really disappointed when he tasted it and it was dry and fell apart while eating. There was cheese (unmelted) and the roast beef...in pictures it shows mounds of roast beef but we found it to be doubled over and looked impressive in the front part of sandwich, when I first saw that I thought "this is why it is so expensive" but upon further eating I noticed the back half of the bread was sorely lacking in meat. The menu also states it comes with a side of horseradish-which we did not get, so I take that back, I guess the order was not correct.
I got the 24 ounce lemonade for $6 ($5.99) and it was disappointing as well. It was way too tart (not nearly enough sugar, but that is a personal preference). I just hated paying that much for lemonade that I did not enjoy but forced myself to drink anyhow because of the price. And it gave me heartburn from the acidity but they are not to blame there.
I did give 2 stars because the potato salad was decent, while certainly not close to the best I have had, it was not near the worst I have had and it was the best part of the meal.
Sadly, I cannot say I would ever return or recommend them to anyone. We paid $51.13 for ONE sandwich, an extra side of potato salad (a side also comes with the sandwich) and a 24 oz lemonade, plus tax and tip.