Baguette Express

Ok so I came back here the other day, for nostalgia more than anything, and I realised that the seats are more of a novelty than anything else. Don’t get my wrong, I LOVE Baguette Express, but it’s always so busy and you must save about 15 minutes for queuing, particularly in this branch!

I’m far more of a regular in the High Street branch of Baguette Express, but have tried this one on occasion. It can be quite surprising to find that a franchise outlet such as this is actually quite different to another one of it’s branches, but I suppose it keeps things at least marginally interesting.
Compared to my usual completely stuffed panini from the Royal Mile shop, this lot are quite seriously stingy on the fillings. In some ways however, this isn’t necessarily a bad thing. The sarnies don’t fall apart with the weight of all the meaty, saucy goodness inside, the bread will tend to be a bit crispier, and the bag won’t be soaked through with grease.
Less messy and healthier than my usual Baguette Express then, but just not quite as satisfying.

There have been, in the past few years, a whole host of sandwich and baguette shops openning up in the wake of Subway — and Baguette Express is the best of them.
dont expect some little deli shop which is fresh and local — but dont expect the processed and soul destroying food from Subway either. Baguette Express is some where in between the two — fresh, tasty and value food, but on a large and repeatable scale.
I’d come here over subway any day — theres a better selection of sandwich fillings, they do toasties and paninnis as well and a few eill even do baked patatoes. It’s cheap as well.
Bonus.

Even though I still really like Subway, Baguette Express is good for a change and it doesn’t taste as processed as it’s counterparts. The salad is always crisp and fresh and the meats here always taste great too.
If you’re looking for a bargain then their subs start from £1.99 and you can get a meal deal for £2.99 that comes with a drink and a bag of crisps too, making Baguette Express a perfect lunch pit stop. This place can get quite busy at lunchtime but if you’re lucky you might find a seat to sit and chilax.