Tiny little sandwich shop The French Revolution has been in the County Arcade for years now, and its always been busy. This is probably due in equal measure to the quality of the food, the very good prices and the exuberance of the proprietor.
The food is basic sandwich shop fare, done well and all fresh. Ordering a sandwich involves a complex cross examination during which your sandwich preferences are deconstructed and the exact specification of your ideal lunch is arrived at. Salad, butter, mayonnaise, dressing, mayo on the salad or on the bread, which type of bread, hot or cold? Orders are then shouted downstairs to what I imagine is a small prep area housing a harassed looking but speedy sandwich maker, furiously slicing, buttering and assembling, surrounded by mounds of warm baguettes. This whole operation is undertaken with a characteristic flamboyance.
My lunch today was a (big) chicken baguette – lightly buttered, salad (no mayo), plenty of proper chicken, a little pepper, warm bread.
Every person leaving the shop is urged to have a good day/weekend, and ever has it been so.
I think the way in which a food outlet treats its customers is a sure indicator of how good their food is likely to be. The French Revolution scores on both points – they look after their clientele, and their food is top notch.
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