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Slow.Patrol

Original Poster:

2,352 posts

31 months

Monday 4th August
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I'm not a great one for fast food. The nearest I get is a Tesco meal deal once a month when on a road trip to visit the MIL.

Twice I have had a Subway. Both times they were utter crap. First time was a breakfast - bacon and cheese, the second was Teriyaki chicken.

Was this a rare experience or am I better just giving it a swerve.

Jer_1974

1,609 posts

210 months

Monday 4th August
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I had the breakfast one once and it's crap. Steak and cheese toasted on Italian bread is good, and the meatball marinara. Not had one for ages though.

Earthdweller

16,281 posts

143 months

Monday 4th August
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I believe in some countries they can't call them sandwiches and they are designated as cakes due to the high sugar content or something

Either way they are grim

cml24

1,507 posts

164 months

Monday 4th August
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Your choices are poor.

Once a year or so I have a craving for it. I'd usually go for soemthing like an Italian bmt, couple of different sauces.

I'd never contemplate breakfast from subway. Always stick with a normal greasy spoon for that.

cml24

1,507 posts

164 months

Monday 4th August
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I should add, it isn't brilliant food, hence the once a year bit.

If you never went as a kid or had a pleasant nostalgic memory I'm not sure why you'd start going now.

Super Sonic

10,155 posts

71 months

Monday 4th August
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Amazingly bad customer service experience - Page 1 - The Lounge - PistonHeads UK https://share.google/IDJMFA0RSmyWynQ8c

heisthegaffer

3,898 posts

215 months

Monday 4th August
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Revolting cheap ste.

Red9zero

9,310 posts

74 months

Monday 4th August
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It used to be "ok", but went downhill quickly, or at least the ones local to us did. Added to the surly staff, they lost a lot of custom and I've seen two of them closed down recently.

DodgyGeezer

44,696 posts

207 months

Monday 4th August
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heisthegaffer said:
Revolting cheap ste.
IIRC cheap is something that it isn't frown

Geffg

1,304 posts

122 months

Monday 4th August
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Red9zero said:
It used to be "ok", but went downhill quickly, or at least the ones local to us did. Added to the surly staff, they lost a lot of custom and I've seen two of them closed down recently.
Same here, used to like them but went downhill big time couple years ago I thought. Not had one for a long time.

55palfers

6,138 posts

181 months

Monday 4th August
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Had one once. The bread is very sweet.

E63eeeeee...

5,447 posts

66 months

Monday 4th August
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It's been a few years since I've been, I used to be a semi-regular customer as there were convenient Subways near a couple of our offices and I'd previously have said it was ok, as long as you picked the right things from the menu, but like a lot of places I think they tried to keep prices down by cutting the quality of the ingredients and there wasn't a lot of headroom to cut, so the last couple of times I went were bad enough to put me off completely.

magpie215

4,793 posts

206 months

Monday 4th August
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Granted its been a while since I last had a subway.

My goto was the Italian BMT on Italian herb and cheese bread toasted with cheese all salad and sweet chilli sauce.

miniman

28,504 posts

279 months

Monday 4th August
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Subway is filth. And every once in a while, you need some filth.

mikef

5,761 posts

268 months

Monday 4th August
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I had subway a few times in the US when I was working late and needed to grab something quick near the office or hotel. It wasn’t actually bad but the subs there are frickin’ enormous, couldn’t ever finish one

I wouldn’t think of going in the UK, there are too many other options

untakenname

5,154 posts

209 months

Monday 4th August
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They always smelt a lot better than they tasted.

Had fond memories of Subway footlongs years ago in the early 2000's they were a real novelty and we were occasionally bought them as a treat by the boss at the time but they must have changed the recipe as the last one I ate recently had stodgy bread and a nasty gloopy texture.

extraT

1,866 posts

167 months

Monday 4th August
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You’re doing it wrong.

Wrap. Philly beef and cheese, guacamole, red onions, jalapenos, gurkins. Chipotle sauce.

But I live in Austria, perhaps it’s different here?

(I find the bread is way to heavy and sweet)

littleredrooster

5,990 posts

213 months

Monday 4th August
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M1 J29a services has a Greggs and a Subway. After trying both, I can honestly say that - in terms of a fast snack on the run - Greggs does everything far better at about half the price. And I'd rather give my money to a great British enterprise.

...and, of course, Subway doesn't do the motorway travellers' essentials like pasties and sausage rolls! smile And their tea is sh*te.

The Gauge

5,216 posts

30 months

Monday 4th August
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I struggle to understand their menu and pricing, I mean I know it's all up there en the board but there seems to be so much information displayed for what is simply a sandwich.

I used to buy their 'Sub of the day' that used to be priced at say £5 as a meal deal. Mine would always come to £8 and I could never understand why until I asked and was told it was because I had said yes to their 'cheeses & toasted' question, which put it outside of the deal.

Barstewards!

tr7v8

7,453 posts

245 months

Monday 4th August
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One of the few places that does gluten free bread, so I sometimes so it. Although Gravesend services seem to be permanently sold out of GF bread!
Very variable service generally surly miserable staff. Making the right choice is a big part of it as others have said.