You Say Sandwich, We Say Yeah!

I grew up with Marks and Spencer as an exclusively high end clothing store, so it was to my great surprise that you can get all sorts of sandwiches and jaffa cakes en masse at any M&S store along with cheap tees and anything else you would need. This selection of bite size rolls including British ham salad, British chicken salad, and egg salad, was a nice little treat on a busy travel day, and their other snacks and wraps have been not so bad. The packaging is simple, though not ideal for travel. (A side note: A Glaswegian told me that she finds it comforting when she sees a M&S, to know one is nearby, and I can only possibly relay the same affection for Shopper's Drug Mar ts, though their sandwich selection is nowhere sufficient.) There are boxed sandwiches everywhere you go, especially in Edinburgh, and this lemon chicken salad concoction was from the cafe at the Royal Botanical Gardens , which paired with their homemade soup, was a bit of a disappointment. I've had ...

I am a full convert to the breakfast roll, starting with the classic bacon roll, which can be altered with an egg (see above), or with additional meats from black budding to lorne sausage to treats like cranberry and brie. The Hyndland Cafe in the west end of Glasgow serves up a fantastic breakfast and I mauwed down several different breakfast rolls while I stayed a weekend nearby. I wanted to stay a full week just to eat here every morning, which a sunny little street side patio and a solid americano. This is the most civilized of the experiences, but I do enjoy the feel of the greasy paper bag. The west end is considerably quite posh compared to the rest of Glasgow, and for a more local flavour, I smelled Crumbs from around the corner of Glasgow Central Station, where for less than the price of one roll at Hyndland, you got two sausage rolls. The bread wasn't as good, and they slathered butter inside each roll, which wasn't necessary as it was already quite salty, but I co...

Finnegans Sandwich Bar and Club Sandwich. There were more! Proving a city on the go has more sandwich options?

Sometimes you find a pub and all you want to do is stay for the rest of the afternoon, taking in the full atmosphere from the fixture in the corner to the full list of speciality ciders to the view overlooking Newcastle. Cumberland Arms is such a place, and while I would have loved to have stayed for the rest of the day, if not the weekend, my travel companion had other plans, and so I stayed for a pint of the darkness along with this brie and sun blushed tomato toasted ciabatta. A healthy proportion with a nicely understated goat cheese and melody of olives over fresh baby spinach, they were also quite known for their Sunday suppers, which was heavier dose of gravy and puddings. A side of chips with spicy mayo was also light and substantial, and discovering now that Cumberland Arms is also a B&B, I will fully take in their extensive chalkboard menu of ciders on my next visit.