Subway

Tried and tried and tried again. This location never has the sub ingredients my whole family is looking for. Meatballs are never available. There are times I’ve gone and there is no Italian bread. No pickles, no containers if you want mayo on the side, no roast beef, etc. etc. Last Saturday night I pledged I would never bother with this location again. Go to Epping!

Expectations, I’ve found, are so important when entering an eatery. I’ve been a Subway patron for 40 years, with trips very near to Bridgeport’s first-​ever Pete’s Subway as a young boy, when one of my older siblings would take me in the car or for a walk to Bridgeport, Stratford, or Milford Subways in Connecticut.
So, I’ve seen some good and some poor service, of course, and Raymond’s Subway on Route 27 in New Hampshire currently has some issues.
Among expectations, the first is ensuring sufficient product is available for me, the consumer. Subway, for example, must have tuna at all times in all U.S. locations. To me, that’s an absolute necessity. Subway also must have roast beef on hand at all times. But if the Subway you visited didn’t have both tuna and roast beef at 6 p.m. on a Wednesday, what would you think? What if it was your second trip there in less than a month, and in both instances there was no tuna? I was trying to think of a fair analogy in the fast-​food world. It’s not quite like going to a McDonald’s without burgers, but, to me, it would be like going to a McDonald’s that didn’t order enough and subsequently can’t serve french fries during your dinnertime visit.
The Raymond Subway, without tuna on successive peak-​hours visits and also without roast beef on my most recent stop there — July 29, 2015 — did not meet expectations.
The service that night was also not good, with one smiling employee and one curt employee. When I asked the younger, smiling employee to mark and differentiate the three chicken bacon ranch foot-​longs, I discovered at home those three were all marked «CBR,» forcing me to peel each sandwich open to identify the various toppings.
The veggies were acceptable, and the baby spinach and cucumber slices were especially fresh.
Next time, if I think of it, I’ll call ahead to make sure they’re stocking items I want. On the other hand, if I think of it, I’ll probably skip this Subway and take the car elsewhere.

Hit or miss with staff being there during opening hours. 7:30 — 7:45 seems to be the correct time. Apple bits spoil but aren’t removed from fridge so, I tend to wonder how long the rest of the items saved every day? (Lettuce, tomatoes, meats) Breakfast sandwiches are good.

Not my favorite sub shop by far. I have never been a fan of subway, I find the bread too soft and although the toppings are varied and fresh it does not make up for the unappetizing sub rolls. This location has the added pitfall of not having meatball subs available.