Anderson's Bar & Grill

Every once in a while I get to work near Colmore Row and the best thing about those days is that I get to treat myself to lunch at Anderson & Hill. Given the high quality ingredients used, I really don't think there's a better value lunch option in the area. Soup & half a sandwich (half a sandwich is still huge!) is my favourite - I've just this minute finished the best broccoli & stilton soup I've ever tasted in my life.

I was strolling down Great Western Arcade, hardly hungry, not intending to stop, when I caught sight - through the window of Anderson & Hill - of two expert sandwich-makers practising their craft with such grace and elegance that I was literally pulled into the shop. Upon seeing their extensive dairy selection, I immediately ordered a cheese toastie. For good measure, I ordered their vegetarian sandwich too, made by an extraordinarily helpful person called Alice, filled to the brim with artichokes, olives and sundries tomatoes. The bread for this sandwich was not too hard, resisting only right at the end of the bite without pushing the ingredients out of the other end of this absolutely delicious product. The cheese toastie was simply the best I’ve had, a mixture of Red Leicester and cheddar with a sweet pickle that caramelised slightly in the toasting process (which was long enough to actually melt the cheese). Thanks to both of the workers today, I’ve rarely had a lunch as satisfying as this.

Not sure where these 1* reviews have come from, every member of staff when I come in are enthusiastic, knowledgeable and always friendly. One of the best deli shops in the UK, let alone Birmingham. Will is passionate and cares for the job he does and it clearly shows. Nothing but the best, If I could give more than 5* I would.

Absolutely incredible sandwiches. I've been searching for a legit sandwich place for the last three years after leaving the US, and I've finally found it. Ridiculously delicious ingredients. We had arrived around 4pm and they had run out of bread but they walked next door to buy bread from the neighboring bakery so we could try their food. They did this without hesitation and it was an endearing gesture. I'll be eating here as often as possible.