It's a sandwich shop, OK!
09 Aug 07, 12:05
Above expectations
All the best sandwich shops should be noisy, chaotic and bustling with regulars, which are exactly the qualities Cafe Paradiso deals in. Staffed by a pleasant, yet sometimes brusque (it's nothing to do with you) collection of owners and employees, you can pick up almost anything you desire here and most of it tastes flippin' great. Run by a Balkan brother and sister, lavash bread is very popular, as are the tabbouleh, salad bar, tortilla-style omelette, pizza, and the usual array of sarnies, baps, paninis, rolls, potatoes and fillings galore. Best of all, they do great coffee (and have a loyalty card) and it's not expensive, either. Try it once, then try it again. If you still don't like it, then you're weird!
Meg P.
Mortlake
11 reviews
Tasty chaos
30 Jul 07, 16:44
Above expectations
This place opened eight years ago, and is one of the lunchtime haunts for people who work in this area. They offer a good selection of ready-made and bespoke sandwiches, in infinite combinations of bread/filling/condiment. In fact, ordering can be a challenge if you're hungover, because the questions just keep on coming. This, however, is a small price to pay for lunchtime sandwiches, paninis, salads, pizzas, curry and pasta served exactly how you want them. They also serve decent coffee to go, and the quality of this family-run operation's food is evident by the daily lunchtime queues.
It can seem a tad chaotic - the shop is tiny and crowded, and the staff shout orders to each other, often serving a few people at a time, which can be a recipe for confusion, but regular lunchers will know that this merely adds to its charm.
