Reggie's Old Fashioned Sandwiches A Big Hit
After last weeks rant about the absolutely miserable experience
I had at Craft Burger I thought I should mention the
positively tasty sandwich I just ate from their new next door
neighbour.
Reggie's opened this past Sunday at 4:00pm and doesn't plan on
closing until Christmas day. They are advertising 24/7 service
offering gourmet sandwiches, soups, salads and extras like
poutine.
I stopped in today with Jonathan and Jeff from the office and
it's a safe bet we will be back on a regular basis.
The staff were great, full of smiles and enthusiasm, willing to
do whatever it takes to make a customer happy. Their phone system
crashed yesterday and so they couldn't offer debit. They not only
acknowledged that the lack of debit was their issue they went as
far as to suggest I take my order today and pay later at my
convenience. This exemplary attention to customer satisfaction did
not go unnoticed and more than outweighed a slight delay due to
opening week wrinkles.
I ordered the Marinated Roast Vegetable sandwich on sourdough.
I watched as they took two thick slices of sourdough, spread on a
sun dried tomato pesto and layered zucchini, peppers, eggplant,
provolone cheese. The finished product was about 3" high until it
went into the Panini press to be toasted. I also ordered the
potato leak soup after confirming that it was a vegetarian base.
In fact all their soups are made with a vegetarian base and often
free of butter and cream too. Jeff and Jonathan both ordered the
Monte Cristo with a side of French Fries.
I brought my order back to the office and it was still piping
hot (unlike my lunch from Craft Burger last week). The soup was
very good. The portion was generous and the flavour a perfect
blend of potato and leak accentuated with Tarragon. The sandwich
was fantastic. As portions go it was more than enough for a lunch
without the soup. The crisp texture of the toasted outside
complimented the softer roasted vegetables on the inside. The
vegetables themselves were properly cooked and had none of the
mushiness often found if they've been sitting around too long.
The consensus from both Jonathan and Jeff was a definite
two-thumbs-up for the Monte Cristo. However, we all agreed that
the French Fries were nothing to make a fuss of. They were not bad
just not as stellar as the sandwiches. In my opinion Sadie's still
has the best Fries in the neighbourhood.
For me the service and food experiences are already good enough
to guarantee my return visits. But the icing on the cake had to be
the price. I was fully anticipating spending at least $10 for my
sandwich given the location, hype and competition next door. I was
pleasantly surprised to discover my delicious Panini was a mere
$6.95 and the Monte Cristo only $7.95. I upped my bill by another
$2.95 ordering the daily soup. However, that turned out to be a
lot of food and more than I would normally eat.
Reggie's is definitely a great addition to the King/Bathurst
lunch scene and finally fills the soup-n-sandwich void created when
El Penco closed last year.