The Sandwich Bar in Canterbury

This is a wonderful little cafe the food is amazing, coffee tasteful, staff interesting and real value for money we never miss coming here when in Canterbury .

Lovely food , staff and prices were excellent. Having bake baget in house were lovely along with the feeling.

The sandwiches are tasty and fresh, I went a few times but the service was disappointing the last time. I tried to grab a sandwich before taking my train in the morning, when I entered the shop, the woman behind the bar was chatting with two customers. She saw me but didn't say hello. She kept talking to the guys for 15 min leaning against the coffee machine and ignoring me the whole time. She didn't ask if I needed anything, even when the two customers looked at me embarrassed that I've been ignored for so long. I had to leave without the sandwich.

Great value baguette and Coffee. Friendly service. I like to sit outside, when weather permits.

The rolls are very nice, but the fillings are non existent. This was a bacon, lettuce and mayo roll however if I put all the pieces of bacon together it would make one medallion if that. Very disappointed

Everything is top class and the owner is a true gentleman

Amazing staff. Friendly and served to please. Fresh beautiful home baked cuisine. The owners so friendly and accommodating try to visit at least twice a week.

Finally found a proper sandwich shop in Canterbury 🙏🏻 Excellent baguettes and fresh ingredients. Good prices.

Super friendly staff and delicious sandwiches with a wide selection on the menu!

Really friendly staff, big menu with lots to choose from and very delicious

A true hidden gem, great food quality and taste, freshly prepared, good value for money and now they have put some tables Infront to seat and eat,, totally recommend.

Incredibly delicious food. This was also surprisingly very affordable and felt I was underpaying for the quality of food I obtained. Would highly recommend.

Best baguette ever. Moved to a job just down the road and this is definitely going to be a regular treat. Friendly owners and really tasty food. 5 stars 🌟

Loved by locals and tourists. Fairly priced and the owner and staff are very friendly. My favourite snack establishment in Canterbury.

Incredible food. Staff incredibly friendly, and so accommodating 10\10 will visit again!

Best lunch in Canterbury, authentic independent business, fresh baguettes, varied menu, excellent staff, rapid service

Great to pick up a baguette for now or later. Fresh bread, great fillings, friendly. Plus the coffee is excellent and then finish off with a brownie.

Great value for the price and very friendly staff

Really good place for a sandwiches in Canterbury, and for really good price. The wait was a bit long so I would recommend ordering in advance but it is definitely a must try. I would especially recommend the salted beef sandwich!

Try the tuna, egg and tomato baguette - a Parisian favourite

What a sweet little sandwich shop! I stopped in for a ham and cheese croissant with my dog, and the gentleman who served me was friendly nice to my dog, which is always a plus, and the food was great!

We were thrilled to stumble across this amazing sandwich bar! We were greeted with smiling faces in a cosy, relaxed atmosphere. The food was delicious and incredibly good value. We had a sandwich, fresh coffee and cake for £6 each! There are some seats inside at a window bar and lots of tables & chairs outside. Would highly recommend!

Warm shop, friendly owner, DELICIOUS sandwiches and well priced

C'est magnifique. Wonderfully friendly service, tasty food and my French is slowly improving. Not just a baguette but a community. I cannot recommend this place more highly.

Good quality sandwiches, coffee, brownies. Warm friendly service. Laurent is the man.

My girlfriend and I found out this cosy and friendly bar while wandering around Canterbury at breakfast time and we liked it so much that we came back for lunch too. We both had a great espresso and a pain au chocolat and they were so nice. Then we had a quick chat with the owner who was so kind and playful. For lunch we had a quiche Lorraine and it was yummy :) Also, the serve Illy coffee 🇮🇹 and honestly it is super cheap. What a gem!

Good location, great food with friendly atmosphere. Always I'm going around I see happy people seating there

Filled french stick, fresh bread and ingredients. Very well filled and very tasty. Lovely ambience, friendly staff and chatty patrons. A real gem. The chocolate brownies matched the quality of the sandwich. ( Just had a look at a bad review, the French stick didn't fit in their mouth, had to laugh)

Fui várias vezes tomar café da manhã. Um ótimo lanche no baguete, acompanhado por um suco, um bom docinho, e um ambiente e um atendimento dos mais agradáveis. Há sempre um público interessante e receptivo, e inclusive sempre há simpáticos cachorrinhos a "sociabilizar" com os frequentadores. Muito agradável, dos lugares que mais gostei em Canterbury. I went several times for breakfast. A great snack on a baguette, accompanied by a juice, a good sweet, and a very pleasant atmosphere and service. There is always an interesting and receptive audience, and there are even friendly little dogs "socializing" with the regulars. Very pleasant, one of the places I liked the most in Canterbury.

Awesome service, very friendly staff

This is a little bit of France! We especially enjoyed the coffee, baguettes and pain aux chocolat. The owner and staff are all wonderfully welcome.

Awesome little gem. Fabulous breakfast and as we were walking they made a fantastic sandwich and even filled my flask with gorgeous coffee. Thank you so much. You made our day and your cookies were fab.

Sandwichs frais préparés minute et accueil chaleureux, un régal. Merci pour votre gentillesse !

This is a gem of a place opens lovely and early coffee was great and breakfast was lovely. The staff was fantastic so polite and helpful I would recommend to anyone

Great service with a smile. Fantastic baguettes. I always return.

Wonderful service from a very nice man and the food was great.

Simply put, it’s the best place for a quick bite in Canterbury.

Lovely friendly service and delicious fresh sandwiches. Great find

Food and Service was amazing, I was greeted by a warm smile and the baguette was warm, toasty and full! Will definitely come back

Owner was friendly and enthusiastic. The pan au Chocolat was freshly made with a flaky, buttery crust. Sandwiches were outstanding. Crisp but not hard baguette with generous filling. The size of the bread made a perfect proportion to the filling and the overall sandwich size was perfect. Not small but not too big. Extremely reasonable pricing. Highly recommend the lunch special. Baguette sandwich, drink, and pastry for 6 or 7. My photo doesn't do it justice. salmon and egg

Nice to hear Franch language. Bread is absolutely good. With high quality and reasonable price make me miss France.

مطعم جميل ونظيف ويستحق التجربه 👍🏼 كذلك الاسعار مناسبه الموظفين جداً محترمين

I was visiting my solicitors when I spotted this place directly opposite, I tried their chicken mayo and salad baguette and it was one of the most delicious baguettes I’ve ever tasted. Very friendly owners too, highly recommend!

The best place with delicious sandwiches and excellent customer service!

The sweetest coffee shop and owner, always polite and nice to talk to and the coffee is great quality. Wonderful local coffee shop in Canterbury!

Good food, made to one's specific requirements, warm and convivial atmosphere: a small gem of Canterbury! It was the first coffee shop which drew me in, over 7 years ago when moving to the area (I 'm French and so is the owner). I love The Sandwich Bar!

Very tasty food, reasonable prices, kind and friendly staff, and banging tunes being played in the background! 5*

great quality and amazing staff

Absolutely awesome food and exemplary service from the people here is a must every time I visit now.

We appreciated the friendly service and the tasteful sandwiches.

Incredible range of options here, service is incredible far more than it looks on appearance. Always busy for a reason, owner made fresh béchamel for the croque monsieurs I ordered. Cannot recommend this place enough.

I had a horrible experience at this place. I went there and had a sit down coffee and croissant at one of his outdoor tables. The following day I went back and when I ordered the same, the owner, in front of other customers and his own staff, very rudely said 'I am not serving you'. At first I thought it was a joke, but then realised it wasn't. He followed up by saying 'you were in here yesterday, weren't you? To which I replied yes. He then started shouting 'Get out of my shop!' At which point asked why. He accused me of throwing a chair to the ground and purposely spilling coffee all over the floor. I told him that this was not true, but was so shocked, I just upped and left. When I calmed down, 15 minutes later, I then went back into his shop to tell him I had not done this. He again asked if I had been in his shop yesterday (the answer was still yes), so he repeated his accusation and made no attempt at an apology. As he clearly didn't believe me (I assume it was a case of mistaken identity), so I invited him to speak to two regulars who had seen me the day before and knew I had not done this. However, he was totally defiant - and still very angry - so I left telling him I would NEVER step foot in his shop again, and never will. A truely appalling experience. I can forgive the mistaken identity, but he must at some point realised he was in the wrong and still never apologised.

If you are a man you will enjoy this shop, if not be prepared to be talked down too in a disgusting manor over a small misunderstanding during ordering food and drinks, my friend misheard the gentlemen working and as such made a small mistake, and when the mistake was prompted by the owner was extremely apologetic and acknowledge it was an honest mistake, instead of accepting that it was a mistake the man continued to belittle and abuse my friend for a good 5 minutes, and when continued inside the shop to pay the difference for the mistake his attitude was still appalling. Simply put I highly doubt he would of behaved the same way if you have a pipe between your legs

Rude owner Abusive over small mistake

incredibly rude worker, talked down at me for a misunderstanding and kept demeaning me even after I wanted to resolve the issue. nice place though shame the worker was so arrogant and egotistic, not the way to talk to a customer.

Delicious sandwiches, the staff was so nice and prices are really fare I definitely recommand this nice place

We almost didn't see it but so glad we went inside. The baguettes and sandwiches were awesome and also good value. Would recommend.

Excellent value for meal deal. Great quality.

Caffè e croissant così buoni che siamo ritornati a pranzo per provare altri prodotti. Tutto ottimo, cibo fresco e molto saporito, prezzi onestissimi. Il servizio è stato eccezionale, il proprietario è molto cordiale e simpaticissimo, ci ha intrattenuti con una piacevolissima chiacchierata e sembrava tenere molto ai suoi clienti. Se dovessimo tornare a Canterbury ripasseremo senza dubbio da lui. Au revoir 👋🏼

My girlfriend and I found out this cosy and friendly bar while wandering around Canterbury at breakfast time and we liked it so much that we came back for lunch too. We both had a great espresso and a pain au chocolat and they were so nice. Then we had a quick chat with the owner who was so kind and playful. For lunch we had a quiche Lorraine and it was yummy :) Also, the serve Illy coffee 🇮🇹 and honestly it is super cheap. What a gem!

Had brunch and got a baguette to take away. Really good coffee and food, the staff were so friendly and welcoming. There is a stream of regular customers who all seem to vibe off the atmosphere there. Thank you and see you again.

A quaint place to visit, its not very big. The food is lovely. Coffee is the best i have had in Canterbury. There are 5 tables outside.The staff are great,and interact with the customers, i go there a lot, it has a warm atmosphere.would recommend it to everyone.

We found the sandwich bar just wandering around Canterbury and we are so glad we did, our lunch was amazing and although it was busy the staff were superb.

The sandwiches are the best in town, as well as the service. If i could, i'd come back every day

Delicious fresh food, lovely coffee, friendly service. Fantastic.

Really nice and friendly owner. Great choice of sandwiches and baguettes, freshly made.

Very ni e place, good sandwi h and good caffè Italian

Really cute little sandwich bar, we had baguettes which were delicious and really good value for money. Would thoroughly recommend popping in for lunch!

We wanted a sandwich to take with us to eat. There are only 2 chairs outside and none inside.Our smoked salmon, creme cheese and cucumber sandwich on white was freshly made as we waited and very tasty indeed. We also bought a small pot of Pringles to go with it.

The Girlfriend and I visited this shop based on the recommendations from Trip Advisor and it lived up to our expectations. She had a Tuna Salad Sandwich and I had a Croque Monsieur. Both outstanding, freshly prepared in front of us and for £8.90 it was incredible value for money. Along with the Charming Parisian owner this was a wonderful experience.

Visited here for a takeaway lunch. Croque Monsieur sandwiches were freshly prepared with a generous amount of ham and cheese. Cheese and ham toastie was great and my son's cheese and ham baguette was also good. Friendly service and very reasonable prices. Very enjoyable lunch.

Popped in with a friend looking for something tasty for breakfast saw that they had Croque Monsieurs on the menu, ordered two but as it was early the lovely owner had yet to make his bechemel. 15 minutes later and I’m eating the tastiest, freshest crouque monsieur I’ve ever eaten. Super friendly service and fantastic food all at bargain price. Would recommend to anyone looking for tasty affordable food.

Beautiful sandwiches and lovely customer service. The baguettes are freshly prepared and absolutely delicious 😋 Can't wait to go back to Canterbury again...

Best baget I've had in years great friendly service

Great place for freshly made baguettes with very friendly staff. Thoroughly recommend to anyone in Canterbury.

Great food and coffee. Great friendly service

Best sandwiches and baguettes in Canterbury! Good value for money and lovely staff! I always choose the lunch deal! 🥖

Il mio posto preferito di tutto il Kent. I proprietari sono gentilissimi, i prezzi bassi e la qualità del cibo molto molto alta. Quando vado a Canterbury questo posto diventa la mia seconda casa, ci vado quasi tutti i giorni. A pranzo ci sono delle offerte panino/bibita/dolce molto convenienti. Consigliatissimo (specialmente la baguette con il brie)

Super friendly service and awesome toastie and baguette!

Very pleasant i had to stand outside with my grandaughter in her pram and my daughter purchased a nice lunch from the menu for each of us the server was very efficient and friendly thankyoy

Pedí una baguette con una combinación abundante que no era estándar en el menú. Esto no fue ningún problema para Matt, quien nos hizo a mí ya mi esposo la baguette más maravillosa; Lo encontré extremadamente útil y claramente se enorgullece de brindar un excelente servicio y buena comida. ¡No puedo recomendar este Sandwich Bar lo suficiente!

Best coffee and made to order sandwich in Canterbury

If you're after a baguette/Sandwhich in town then there is no other place. Fresh bread and delicious ingredients. Really lovely owner. Everyone should support local rather than getting a meal deal in tesco. Good for the community and you get better healthier food for your money. ♥

Great food and very attentive owners who love to talk to their customers.

Estábamos en Canterbury en un breve descanso y encontramos esta joya absoluta en Trip Advisor. ¡Cumplió y superó nuestras expectativas! En primer lugar, la comida es fabulosa, el servicio es excepcional. Lauren, la dueña, es un encantador caballero francés y se siente como si hubieras entrado en un café de París. Los clientes que vinieron las 2 mañanas que visitamos eran obviamente clientes habituales, ¡Lauren nos dejó probar algunos de sus croissants sin cargo, lo cual fue muy amable! No puedo recomendar este lugar lo suficiente, ¡prueba y disfruta!

Excellent quality and inexpensive.

Excellent. The best food in the UK. Full of flavour & very good prices.

Probably the only place one can find coffee minutes after 7AM in whole of Canterbury. And a nice one.

The Food is amazing! Locally sourced. Illy coffee and great customer service. Good Value for money as well!

We love coming to the Sandwich Bar every week for lunch. Such fresh and good quality bagels, cheeses, etc as well as soups coffees and snacks. Dog friendly and lovely friendly people.

Had the posh baguette with salt beef, it was lovely and really fresh ingredients. This place was great, speedy and good prices. The French owners who served us were charming too!

The patron and staff are very welcoming and accommodating, the food is all high-quality and well presented. Everything looks bright and hygienic + you can practise several languages whilst eating there! Excellent all round: there is seating for about 10, but mainly take-away...then there's the coffee!!

Si vives en Canterbury o simplemente estás de visita y buscas una tienda de sándwiches con calidad de restaurante, te recomiendo este lugar. ! ! ! ¡Han hecho comida y bebidas recién hechas y sus cruasanes son para morirse! Los propietarios y el personal siempre son amables y su servicio es excelente.

I love the customer service and the food they provided. Best food and best coffee !!! French food inspired.

5 stars for food, 5 stars for the owners.

Lovely experience. Great atmosphere. Best coffee in Canterbury. Wonderful sandwiches. Pasta dishes and cakes are great too.

Stopped by to get coffee on our way to the station. Friendly, helpful owner who even let us taste the coffee so we could get the milkiness to our satisfaction! Fab white chocolate and cranberry cookies too. Will definitely call again on our next trip to Canterbury.

Great shop is very social and has like it says the best baguettes in kent

Found this place by accident and I’m so glad we did! I had the best mushroom croque I’ve ever had.. even better than the ones I’ve had in France! And VERY decently priced too. The owner is very welcoming and friendly and as a Parisienne himself he gives this place an even more authentic feel. Would 10000% recommend!

Little bit of France in Canterbury 🥰