Bread & Meat in Cambridge

Best sandwich I’ve ever eaten. Meat is so succulent and really high quality produce used. Will be returning to Cambridge just for another meal here!

Quick service, friendly staff, quality food - you won't be disappointed

Fantastic food and service. Great prices. Great ambience. Would definitely recommend. The quality and quantity of food was perfect. Its a no nonsense great place to eat.

Great lunch here whilst visiting from London. Ticked all the boxes for us - quick service, big portions and really tasty menu, the gravy was divine. Will definitely be returning

Fantastic food, not many places you can get poutine in th Uk! Fantastic value, a lot of food for the money. Good service. Much enjoyed@

Friendly staff, incredible food (highly recommend the Philly Cheese Steak), and clean / nice atmosphere inside. 10/10

Consistently brilliant, every time! Soft bread, tender meat, and never fails.

Completely bewitched by their philly cheese steak 🥹 What am I to do😩 I was not even a sandwich person. Love this place Have dined in, taked out ..: Love it

Everything was fantastic! My wife got the Honey garlic chicken bowl and I got the Honey garlic sandwich and we shared a poutine. (Being from Quebec, we are poutine snobs... That being said, the British interpretation was a very good and the cheese was delicious!)

Great food. I just wish that the space were bigger sometimes (can get busy some evenings especially on the weekends). A little pricey for a sandwich but I'm willing to pay; the quality of the bread and meat is wonderful.

A comida estava deliciosa! Pedimos dois sanduíches, o de porco e o de frango, e ambos estavam muito bons. O serviço também foi excelente!

Great food but be careful the 12.5% discretionary service charge is already added to your bill when you pay on hand held terminal.

Outstanding gravy, and the meat dishes are very good. Perhaps leaning on the salty side but that's sorta the point. Service is very good. Poutine best I've had in UK. I'd love to see the coffee improve - not in the same league as the food - but for casual eats it's a favourite in Cambridge for sure.

I love this place, it’s a must visit whenever I’m in Cambridge. Today I went in, and it took a bit longer than usual for my order to be taken. To be honest, I didn’t even really notice, but the waitress was so kind. They even sent me with a free brownie after I paid. 10/10 recommend for good service and food.

We came just to try the brownie! They used to do oreo brownie, but now it's just the classic brownie they sell. You get a choice of ice cream from vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry. The ice cream they provide is what next door sells via a window. The brownie was glorious!! The ice cream was delicious, too. The temperature of the brownie was perfect. We'd definitely return! The only downfall is that when we left, my clothes smelt very bad... there is lots of meat being cooked indoors and other food and ventilation is bad. This needs fixing!

I went here randomly to be honest and it was the best decision possible. The Philly steak Poutine was so amazing and a great size . Perfectly cooked and seasoned well. Will be back and looking forward to it.

I had the philly sandwich and it was one of the nicest things I've had in my life! Coming back soon to try the others!! Nice vibe too.

Bonne restauration rapide. Le pain des sandwichs est très bon et bien frais. La viande est également très bonne. Par contre je déconseille les potato wedges (très chères et pas dingues).

Delicious sandwich - on the pricier side, but you definitely get what you pay for. Service was pleasant and fast.

Bread and Meat has amazing food and average (cans) to great drinks (milkshakes). It has enough space to seat about 20 people and it gets busy during lunch time with people sometimes queuing. They offer takeaway as well. The price and the standard included service charge (this should be optional) make it quite expensive: we paid more than £30 for a small lunch for two which is on the higher end for a simple sandwich lunch.

Extremely delicious food & homemade soft drinks, great vibe and lovely service!!

If you go during lunch time, you may have to wait a bit. I ordered two sandwiches and lemonade. Philly cheesesteak is thick and slightly salty braised sauce. Honey Soy Chicken is delicious chicken seasoned just right. Cheese steak tastes too typical for Koreans, so I recommend chicken. Lemonade tastes truly homemade. And the ciabatta was crunchy and delicious.

Actually sensational. I can't stop thinking about the Philly cheese steak sandwich and the poutine side.. just unreal. You must go here!!!

I’ve been multiple times, and everything they do is good, the service is efficient and the venue is small but cute.

Amazing food. Highly recommend.

Food was great. Loads of flavour. I would recommend. Good service also.

Loved this place. Had to queue to get a seat, but it was well worth the wait. Slow roast brisket and honey soy chicken were fabulous in the sour dough rolls.

Fantastic sandwich shop, their topside beef is good however the best one is Philly cheese steak. The brisket is just melting in your mouth with cheese and combination with bread and jalapeños was amazing. Truly impressed and soon as you bite you can taste the juiciness and can’t stop eating it. Would definitely come back for this and would like to try others as well. Seats are bit small and when it’s full of people it becomes quite uncomfortable and hot and stuffy too.

Cozy, warm, and fantastic food. I love the small menu. It makes sense that there is a queue outside.

Absolutely excellent food, fast and good service. Had the weekly special (BBQ brisket sandwich) and a Philly Cheese steak; both very filling, tender and juicy. Highly recommended!

Visited for lunch. I had the Porchetta sandwich and my daughter had poutine. Both were so delicious - the sqndwich had beautifully cooked pork, crackling and a zingy and fresh salsa verde on sourdough. Absolutely amazing taste. My daughter said that her poutine reminded her of what she had in Canada.

I had the Christmas special and my partner had the Philly cheesesteak over Christmas. It was absolutely amazing. Best sandwich I’ve ever eaten. I’m literally salivating as I write this and relive it through memory. Had a glass of their mulled wine as well, which was really good too. I need to come back ASAP.

Super yummy food, and great place to sit over the road and eat! Had the chips and gravy which was 10/10, sandwiches and milkshakes which were both great too!

We ordered Porchetta sandwich and poutine with soy honey chicken. The food was great. The crackling was crispy 😋, the chicken is perfectly grilled and the curd and gravy was so delicious.

The sandwiches are good, quality is consistent. Can't knock them for that. But £12.50 for a sandwich? I know inflation is high at the moment but that is nothing short of absurd.

Stopped here at Christmas. Had an outstanding Philly cheese steak sandwich and porchetta sandwich. Strawberry milkshake delicious too. Highly recommended

The Porchetta sandwich is great, crunchy bread, soft tasty pork and crackling. I also had a really good Dirty Chai.

Wonderful food and menu. This place is always rammed, which is testament to the quality of the food prepared. The service was ok, which is understandable due to how busy the venue always is. But honestly it doesn’t matter because the food is so unique and delicious. I was skeptical about their take on the Philly cheese steak with the curds, but I was pleasantly surprised. Definitely check it out!

Best meal that I've had in a while. Great taste and great service at a very reasonable price. Will definitely come back!

"Bread and Meat" in Cambridge is a charming sandwich spot that has won me over with its warmth and simplicity. The small and cosy setting makes it a perfect retreat for a quick and satisfying meal. My go-to choice is the Soy Chicken sandwich, which is incredibly satisfying. The menu offers a range of options without overwhelming choices, making it easy to pick something delicious. What sets this place apart is the food, friendly staff, and welcoming couple who run the place.

After walking round the city shopping and looking for lunch we settled here as it was rammed and the smells wafting through the door when opened were wonderful. A simple menu of home cooked food. A fellow diner recommended the chicken. We both had the bowl with superb roasted veg’, slaw and salad: as it came. It all complemented each other and was really really tasty and fresh. Our waitress was really helpful had time and was pleasant so thank you

Tasty sandwiches that hit the spot were offered in simple but pleasant surroundings. Service was between poor and unpleasant. The staff were disorganised, offhand and careless. Simply placing a standard order left me feeling like I was a nuisance. Perhaps my face didn't fit. Fully priced.

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Incredible poutine! I just wish it was a bigger restaurant

Amazing food with reasonable pricing. Great meat and bowl option!

Bread & Meat have a fanny concept: you can choose between sandwiches, bowl and poutines. The food is fresh and very tasty and the portions are very generous. We had dishes (me the magnifique pork poutine), so we have to came back for the sandwiches

Great food, service, and atmosphere but 1* for discretionary service charge. Pay the staff more, let’s not bring this American nonsense to Britain.

Just outrageously good! The Philly steak is just outstanding A must visit place

We were lucky to get a table as the restaurant was full when we arrived, luckily someone was leaving so managed to get a seat straight away. Very popular place so be prepared to wait for a table at peak times. We had the porchetta and philly cheese and shared some poutine which was also amazing! Very glad I went with the fresh home made lemonade too was so refreshing. We sat at the window and was one of the best people watching restaurants ive ever eaten at which I loved. Definitely would go again if I visited Cambridge again. 10/10

Amazing lunsh! Something you cant find anywhere else. Homemade food and drinks!

Delicious and reasonably-priced sandwiches. The meat is tasty and high-quality.

Nice place and delicious sandwiches. Roast veggies and wedges as a side were tasty but the portion was smaller than I thought. The service was fast and friendly. The overall price was higher than other places, and adds the service charge as well. Average clean toilets.

Amazing sandwiches! Beef was perfect and the pork crackling was absolutely delicious.

Excellent place to eat. Great food and amazing service.

A really buzzing place that's seemingly always busy (whether dine-in or takeaway) with some enticing menu options. I think the 'traditional' sandwiches work better than the poutine variation. The Philly Cheesesteak was excellent and perhaps the topside of beef was even better. My wife liked the honey soy chicken - certainly all the portions were generous. Service was very cool and friendly.

An excellent place with friendly service and great food. My initial fright at seeing the fries drowned in gravy and melted cheese in my poutine were completely unfounded, as it brought the flavours together without making the fries soggy. The sandwiches were also great, while the milkshake felt like drinking melted ice cream. The portions leave little room for desserts. Get the window seats if you fancy people watching.

Great sandwiches! We had a few options on the menu and they were all good. Be aware that the queue can get a bit long.

Had the best sandwich ever! Me and my husband shared the pork sandwich and the side of poutine. OMG both were amazing. Will be bringing back our teenage son who was gutted he’d missed out.

WHAT A FANTASTIC SW. I choose the porchetta one and it was absolutely amazing. But all of them looks tasty and tempting to try all of them. Absolutely recommend this little place in Cambridge

Traditional flavors, all done by hand. The staff (Elisa) is quick and friendly. A site in Cambridge to repeat.

These Sandwiches (Ciabattas) are great, I'm a big fan of the veggie one. Totally recommended

Nice small sandwich restaurant with Surprisingly good sandwiches

Nice enough but grossly overpriced and the service charge totally unwarranted.

It’s a place I can recommend even I can try it again and again. Beautiful atmosphere and central location in Cambridge city. Food was really good and such nice selection of real ales. Great service behind the bar. Clean place. Must coming back.

Soy chicken sandwich is really good

It is rare that we get to Bread and Meat and there is not a queue outside but that's what you get when the food is beyond amazing - the poutine is top notch and the dirty chai milkshakes are an unexpectedly perfect match. We waited outside for two minutes as a party of four today and we are accustomed to a wait to eat in, but we were greeted and told the usual expected time of wait (ten mins) for inside or if we didn't mind eating by the church we could order and go sit behind St Bennet's! They have access to this space for three months of the year with proceeds going to charity - it's a gorgeous spot with comfy chairs and it's quiet with lovely flowers, glass windows, and headstones and graves surrounding the grass. You can't have alcohol or smoke in this area as it is consecrated ground. The headstones are hundreds of years old and a lot of them look to have been relocated but I think the church would know more on that - the space is only available for use by Bread and Meat customers!

Meh... it was alright. I ordered the British beef sandwich, but it came lukewarm, which was unexpected. They do make it very clear before you enter that there's a 12.5% service charge but just cause everyone else does it doesn’t make it right. The prices for the sandwiches themselves are reasonable before that charge. The server didn't have any issue removing the charge, but honestly, it should be optional – like something you choose. I wish I could talk more about the food, but my entire experience was just waiting to decline that charge and the reaction from the server. They don't let you choose because no one would willingly pay it. It feels like a money grab and a scam at any restaurant that offers it. The food was alright, the flavours of the actual meat and sauce was tasty, and the bread was fresh.

I have been several times and never been disappointed, the philly cheese steak and poutine is my go to.

I cannot recommend this place enough. Nothing on the menu will disappoint. Sandwiches are delicious and the gravy is definitely a good way to soak those chips. Get their house iced tea, always refreshing and can satisfy that thirst after the sandwich.

been here about 5 times & have always gotten the honey soy chicken sandwich & it is SOOOO GOOOOOOD. cannot get enough.

Best sandwich in Cambridge possibly England. We will be back!

Nous avons trouvé ce restaurant par hasard grace a tripadvisor. On a adoré !!!! Nous arrivions de france, c’était notre 1er repas en Angleterre et nous en parlons encore.

Take away so cannot comment on atmosphere. Went above and beyond during a really busy Saturday lunchtime when I wasn't feeling well. Superb customer service, thank you!

We had an impromptu bank holiday Monday to Cambridge and decided to try Bread and Meat. We arrived at 12 to check it out and there was already a queue outside the door. Luckily the weather was kind, whilst waiting the staff asked us if we wanted to wait or try the takeaway but we chose to wait and within 10 minutes we were seated inside at a table for two. The restaurant is small with basic tables and chairs and the menu on a big board. We’d already both decided on the rare beef ciabatta sandwich and a portion of Poutine as I’d never tried it. The food arrived quickly and we were not disappointed as it was absolutely delicious. In fact I couldn’t finish my sandwich and was offered a doggy bag which I accepted. The menu is simple, but the food is amazing and the staff are very friendly, I love the concept and will definitely visit again.

My partner and I both had the beef sandwich with a side of poutine. It was one of the best sandwiches I’ve ever had and gravy in the poutine was full of flavour! Can’t recommend highly enough!

Beautiful food and quick service, worth the trip to Cambridge just to eat here!

As a French Canadian, I had to try their poutine and I must say that they did a great job. It does taste a little different than home because of the gravy, but definitely worth every pound!! I would have it again!!

Was really looking forward to eating here for a day trip in Cambridge. Sadly, the porchetta was extremely overdone / dry. This could have been saved by another sauce / accompanying condiment in the sandwich, but alas, there was only a bit of green pesto. Quality of the bread was decent. I would recommend the poutine.

Deliciousness 🤤 had the Philly Brisket, it was absolutely mouthwatering!

Clear to see the passion that goes into the food here, would absolutely recommend to anyone in the area

Shared the beef sandwich and poutine and throughly enjoyed it. The bread was fresh, meat was juicy and poutine was delicious, highly recommend for any sandwich lovers out there.

Le sandwich au poulet est le meilleur sandwich que j'ai mangé de ma vie. Je sais où je mangerai la prochaine fois que je retourne à Cambridge. Trop délicieux !!!

Very tasty sandwiches. We tried braised beef and chicken and both were excellent! They also have poutines. They have small place inside for seating but they also have an outdoor area behind the church across from the restaurant which is a bit creepy.

Wait! There is so much more to this than bread and meat. We had the bowl. Absolutely wonderful! Great tasting grilled veggies, perfect potato wedges and… yes, absolutely perfect meat.

Can’t tell you how amazing this was. Went to Cambridge on a whim and stumbled across Bread & Meat - and wow, we were not disappointed. We got the Philli Cheese Steak with poutine and vegetable sides, then my partner went back the next day to get the Honey Soy Chicken - both were unbelievable. Get yourself here! Also extremely affordable. Nothing feels better than having a cost effective mean that blows so many expensive eateries out the water.

Stupidly good and a serious contender for death row meal. Shared the honey and soy chicken and philly cheesesteak with poutine. Just sensational flavours and textures on a fresh crunchy on the outside and airy on the inside ciabatta. Would highly reccomend dipping the ciabatta in some leftover poutine peppery, savoury gravy. Brilliant staff, made us feel very welcome and accommodating with our baby.

We ordered Porchetta and Philly Cheese Steak. Both were fantastic. Best English food ever.......

We went for lunch and the store wasn't too packed and we were pretty quickly able to get a seat. We got the poutine and Philly Cheesesteak. The poutine was wonderful, with amazing gravy and the real cheese curds were definitely a unique touch that we rarely see elsewhere. The Philly Cheesesteak sandwich also stood out. The meat was flavorful and wonderfully seasoned, alongside the amazing cheese melted over the top. The highlight was however their in house fresh baked ciabatta bread, which was wonderfully crispy on the outside yet fluffy on the inside, and had an amazing flavor to it. We could definitely tell it was fresh from the oven!

Hearty, tasty lunch in a great location. Portions are the perfect size, service is swift and caring, a great place to be!

Tastes amazing, most definitely recommend visiting!

I excepted more but it was still really really good the meat was cold which was very disappointing but it was really delicious besides that.

Visited twice during my two week long stay in Cambridge and both times I had excellent food and service. The Porketta and the Steak and Bleu (a special) were both worth going back for.

I ate the chicken with poutine (around 14 gbp). I didn’t like it that much. I tried a piece of sandwich from my friend (beef brisket… 10 gbp) and that was better. I think it is a bit overpriced.

Best lunch spot in Cambridge…and dare I say best poutine in the world????

Amazing experience. The food , everything was delicious and served very quickly. We will definitely go again and pray there are tables available when we arrive. To be fair you can always take away and eat outside if the weather is nice

You know it,you are the best on Cambridge. Amazing food, friendly people. I reccomedion for all my friends ❤️

Very good meal, very good portion

Lechon belly and mang inasal chicken🤤

We saw the place on Instagram and as we were planning a day trip to Cambridge we made a beeline to Bread & Meat as it looked right up our street. Big roast joints of meat in sandwiches, what's not to like? In our excitement we turned up an hour before opening and gazed longingly at the menu. The door of the place was open and we were overheard by the owner who advised us to come back in an hour and we could have the best table in the house. An hour never felt so long.. We turned up at 11:29am and as we were beckoned in we were met with the sight of a full rolled Porchetta in all its crackling glory. We knew it was going to be good. We went for for the Porchetta Poutine and the guest "Cuban" sandwich. Both were genuinely out of this world. Almost intimidatingly large upon arrival but a few bites in and you know that you're going to put it all away. As good as the food was, the memorable part for us was talking to the owner, Simon. We had some serious questions about how he'd managed to make such amazing food. He couldn't have been nicer and was only too happy to talk us through his processes and ingredients. A lovely bloke with a dry wit and a gem of restaurant. We will be going back again and again.

Small restaurant with great food options, especially for a quick lunch