Newk’s Express Cafe

This is cross between Panera and Jersey Mikes.
The food was good for what it’s advertised to be.
Decent sandwiches, hot soup was scolding and plenty of seating.
We went during a strange time 3:30 and was still served with a friendly smile.
Split a turkey sandwich and chilli. Nothing really stood out other than they were average.
A so so spot to stop in and pick up and go or dine in (plenty of seating). ENJOY!

Ok. I know one star is a low blow, but check it.
We walked, lady took our order. We both got tea. There are 6 tea dispenser total. All completely out of tea. No biggy. We can deal.
They’re completely out of ice in both machines. That’s fine, we can manage.
We turn around to get a table. THERE IS ONE TABLE LEFT THAT ISN’T COVERED IN DISHES. Seriously. And there’s a bunch of tables. No one had bussed in hours obviously. Ok…
Both got soup. It was cold. Wow.
Then, someone goes up to the manager… who obviously sees all these dirty tables around but isn’t doing anything, and they said they found a hair in their sandwich. WHOA.
So I give one star because, honestly, everything was wrong.

My wife and I really enjoyed our late lunch dining experience. She had a bowl of white bean and kale soup. I had the black and bleu salad. Both were quick and delicious. In fact we returned the next day for lunch.
The person who served us our food had a rather careless attitude, which is our only criticism.
Otherwise highly recommended.

Sandwiches were okay, mac and cheese was oily and had a funny taste to it. I’m giving it 4 stars because Nashville needs more deli options in general so 3 stars for the food and 4^th star is for the fact that it exists as an option and it is better than Panera and is open late so if you want a sandwich for dinner, the hours are convenient.

Quick service, fresh food! Sandwiches are great and the sides are, too! Especially the Mac and cheese :)

Oh! Thai chicken pizza… love it so much. Like we ate pad thai in pizza. Yummy. Beautifully sweet with peanut, carrot, tomato, chicken and cheesy. lovely… definitely go again.

Very good sand which place and soups too. Service was good. It was large near Kroger and looked like a nice place to meet and eat. Prices are not cheap but the food is high quality so it is reasonable for Nashvegas. They have take outs too but I would order bc it does not take too long to get food after order and their are breadsticks too for free!

This café is one of the best café a in the world great service. I can’t wait to take my husband their for his birthday!

Never coming back again. Decent food, poor quality control. They go through employees like a revolving door leading to poor customer service and forgetting ingredients and supplies in food. Go elsewhere.

I was not sure what to expect from a restaurant listed as «Express.» My friend and I stopped to try the place and for the most part were impressed. I had their Ultimate salad, which was amazing. My friend had one of their chicken salad sandwiches and a side of mac and cheese. The sandwich was excellent, the mac and cheese, not so much. I tasted a small bite of it as well and out impression of it was very very lack luster, and honestly we’ve had better from a box. Being as it is a $ 5 side item, this is why the place is getting 4 stars from me instead of 5. It was really there only downside to the meal, and is so prominently displayed on their menu.

I so recommend Newk’s. Great place for salad, sandwiches or pizza. Every single thing I’ve had from here has been great. Pasta salad — yum. Veggie sandwich — yum. Clam and corn chowder — yum. B
Lobster crab bisque soup — YUM. SPICY SHRIMP PIZZA — YUM! Everything is very fresh. Would definitely like to enjoy a drink here as well. Large seating area at this location.

My family orders takeout from here at least once a week. They are very quick with preparing our order correctly and consistently. We love the food and have tried just about everything on the menu. Great prices and good food.

Worst call in service ever. They are rude and speak (or rather bark) in sentence in fragments at you. Every time I arrive to pick up my food (when it’s not even busy) they act pissed off and inconvenienced. Their phone etiquette is absolute shit and their customer service is even worse. Food is always good but I’d go there more often if I felt like the employees didn’t hate their job so much.

Not sure why Unilocal thinks this is in Green Hills — it’s definitely in Belle Meade. But besides that…
Newk’s is better than Panera. That’s kind of the standard by which I judge chain sandwich shops. It’s also a little bit pricier but, at least for the salads, it’s worth it. Newks has much better salads — much better quality of ingredients and just more variety. I got the dressing on the side and had no issues with it except that the ratio of oil to vinegar was a little on the oily side. Lots of seating inside. My food always comes quickly.

The last time I was here was a complete nightmare. I brought some family from out of town to this location and I was so embarrassed to have done so.
I ordered a half steak sandwich and soup. Not only was it overpriced, but I had to send it back twice. I’ve never sent back anything at a restaurant in my life before this place.
When they brought out my soup and sandwich, it was chicken and not steak. I know I ordered steak because I ordered an additional sandwich to go for my fiancé. I sent the chicken back, and they brought me out a steak sandwich. The steak wasn’t rare, it was RAW. It was cold and looked like it had been cooked for 30 seconds. I compared it to the steak on the sandwich I had bought to go and the difference was night and day. I sent the order back AGAIN. Finally after about 10 minutes, they bring me back a correct order, and at this point my soup is already cold.
I will never return to this overpriced sandwich shop.

Hard to pin this place down. Mississippi Delta elements (pulled pork, pimento cheese, black eyed pea salad) in a place sort of like Bread Company, but with pizzas and mac and cheese along with the «homemade» soups, salads and sandwiches.
I have had several soup and salad combos and really liked them. Cup and a half sandwich, which was plenty for my appetite was around $ 9 which I consider reasonable.
The emphasis here is supposedly on «fresh», and I can see that as the chicken pesto sandwich had fresh veggies like red and yellow pepper slices, truly delicious pesto, and real grilled chicken rather than the slick, processed variety. The Newk’s Q was very tasty too — chicken with white BBQ sauce (I think horseradish, mayo with a little cayenne for kick) bacon and cheese. Both of these sandwiches are toasted which was great on frigid January days. The broccoli and cheese and potato soups were also flavorful and «real» tasting.
There are cakes baked daily here, sold by the slice or the cake. They looked delicious, but would have caused too much January guilt to taste good.
There is a Grab and Go section filled with prepared soups, sandwiches and salads for home.

Known for their enormous salads and toasted sandwiches, my favorite is the California style pizzas. I tend to always go back to the Deborah Pizza. It’s a pesto style with roasted onions and chicken.
I have them leave off the tomatoes because it makes it too watery. The indulgent every so often choice is the Pimento Cheese pizza. This is greasy, so blot the pie with a few napkins and double up on the Lipotor and enjoy. I became a member of their Roundtable elite which is a email list that sends you specials and new menu items. On a stalker note, there are loads of «Nashville» cast stars eating there all the time.

I enjoy Newk’s very much, along with their food, but this location didn’t impress me.
The restaurant was quite empty when we arrived, and it took quite awhile to get our food. I had ordered my usual (the Simply salad with chicken, but in a smaller bowl this time), and it was not appetizing. The food was crammed into a tiny bowl, and to top it off, my chicken was burnt. I couldn’t even finish the salad.
Hopefully the next visit won’t be as bad as this one.

I have a great deal of respect for Matt L and his Unilocal reviews have saved me the bother on several occasions, but I believe he has made a rare error in his criticism of Newk’s. While I won’t deny the place has a hipster/​douche vibe to it, I found the food to be pretty decent.
I ordered the Italian and found it to be good with quite a spicy zing to it. If you don’t like peppers I would recommend avoiding this one, because it is a bit spicier than I think most people would expected.
As for the Pizza’s, the better half ordered one, and she enjoyed it. Newk’s may be a bit on the enthusiastic side with the Roma tomato thing, but all but one clearly labels them as coming on the pizza.
Also, they do not offer free WiFi. I can only assume the Network Admin doesn’t know enough about hiding SSIDs which gave him a false hope for some free WiFi.
The biggest disappointment of the meal was the brownie that we bought to share. It was bland and unimpressive. So if you avoid anything at Newks, I’d make it the Brownies. I certainly plan on coming back again.

My initial reaction when I walked into Newk’s for the first time was sheer surprise — as we walked by for weeks, anxiously awaiting the grand opening, I didn’t imagine that it would look like it does on the inside. It’s a really great space with tons of room, including a downstairs filled with tables & booths. The super friendly staff always greets us immediately upon entering and are always ready & willing to answer questions about the menu. The ordering process goes quickly, as does the delivery of the food — I’ve yet to wait more than 5 minutes for my order.
So far, I’ve tried out two of their soup options (the chili and the potato) at $ 3.25/cup and both were good — and they get extra points for changing up their soup offerings throughout the week. I’ve also tried out sandwiches — great portions, fresh ingredients and I was particularly impressed with the bread (crispy on the outside and soft on the inside) — and their BBQ Chicken pizza (which at $ 8 was enough to share with one other person and was really, really tasty). I love that their condiment bar is filled with many options to dress us the sandwiches, including Sriracha sauce, which is one of my personal favorites (because Sriracha makes everything better).
Does Newk’s offer something that is heads and tails above the others? Not really. But what they do offer is a variety of quality food options and they do it quickly — something that is desperately needed in the Belle Meade area, especially for those of us who are in dire need of some change in our lunch routine. From now on, I’m sure that my face will be one regularly seen at this location.