Finally a post from home! Went to check out the new(ish) addition to King Street this weekend - apparently they've been open since February and I've been blindly cycling past all these months.
I'd say the relic-filled Shed (think giant doll heads, retro bikes and bits from old airplanes) is a decent place for some sandwiches if you're getting bored of the usual food haunts. Sadly I do think there's room for improvement, especially on the quality of their bread....it's no Darwin's! Nor a replacement for Hot Numbers just yet.
From an Olympic Airlines seat, I went for a scottish smoked salmon, watercress, poppy seed and orange mascarpone sandwich on ciabatta, which came nicely toasted. But in all this was just OK in my opinion, the flavoured mascarpone didn't come through as much as I had hoped, and unfortunately my flat white wasn't very memorable either. The salmon was fantastic though!
Scottish Smoked Salmon, Watercress, Poppy Seed and Orange Mascarpone Sandwich on Ciabatta
Andrew opted for the BBQ Aubergine, Swiss Cheese & Cashew Nut Butter on a multiseed roll. Again this underwhelmed, the flavours were good but the roll needed to be more robust and interesting.
BBQ Aubergine, Swiss Cheese & Cashew Nut Butter
But Raynes seemed to enjoy his Smoked Bacon, Brie & Balsamic Onion on gluten-free bread!
Smoked Bacon, Brie & Balsamic Onion on gluten-free bread
By this time, my in-flight entertainment were getting a bit unimpressed with the photo-taking...
I'm very keen to support new independent places here in Cambridge (we desperately need more in my opinion!), so I really hope this place succeeds. Check the shed out. Apparently they also do dinner parties which have nice sounding menus! In the meantime I'll still be pining for my fix of Darwin's in Cambridge across the sea.