Reviews of Basils

We were just passing by and found this little handmade sandwich corner and was looking through old-school style manu on walls. The staff greeted us straight away walked us through variety of melt sandwiches! It looked like it’s family-run so we gave it a go and packed couple of sandwiches for us! Booyah!! sandwiches were ready in 2 mins even though it was closing time for them. We adored them on the benches of nearby church and that was one of the best sandwich I’ve ever tried! Perfectly stuffed on fresh crunchy bread base! I’ll surely visit you guys again on my next trip to London!

Basils Sandwiches are excellent and wonderful. They had a great variety of sandwiches and fillings, and it was very hard to choose just one. The service was great, and the staff were very friendly, they even gave us free samples, so it was an amazing experience overall. I got 2 sandwiches and yes, I ate both. The first sandwich consisted of Italian salami, Swiss cheese, rocket, red onion, honey mustard on brown bread. The second sandwich which was also amazing was their smoked salmon, cream cheese, gherkin, lettuce, lemon and pepper also on brown bread. So I highly recommend this fine establishment if you love sandwiches.

I've visited Basil's for my breakfast and lunch everyday this week, the sandwiches are both delicious and well proportioned. A great variety of fillings and breads. The service is great and full of lighthearted conversation. If I find myself here again 10/10 would go again. Oh and prices are quite good too!

I cannot believe that an eatery in the heart of the City of London can sell food so cheaply and still provide such delicious food. All their sandwiches/rolls etc are so filling, and so inexpensive, you are left full up until dinner time. No more afternoon snacking. Much better than a meal deal from a supermarket.

I’ve seen Time Out have fallen in love with a place called Max’s sandwiches for its oversized portions. Well, I reckon Basil’s would give it a run for its money. I heard about this place from the lovely Alex at Zomato – their offices are near there and she’d tweeted about her mammoth sarnie for lunch. I was transfixed and put it on my List. The only problem was that they are a City lunch place – only open Monday to Friday 12 pm until 3. I had to wait for a day off before I could give them a try!<br/><br/>They make sandwiches fresh for you and have all the usual – egg salad, tuna, chicken tikka, as well as a LOT of variation and some of their own creations. Alex once had a scotch egg and corned beef behemoth. I found it really hard to choose – I wanted something your average sandwich deli wouldn’t do but also something that filled my non-specific craving. In the end I felt I was taking too much time looking at all the options plastered over the walls and went for the first thing that I’d liked the look of – the Chicken Swiss Melt (although the sausage crunch melt also sounded tempting – it has crisps in it!). This was a ciabatta stuffed with Basil’s own chilli chicken mix, chicken escalope strips (there was a lot of chicken escalope on the menu) swiss cheese, mustard mayo and chilli flakes.<br/><br/>I was a little worried that the ciabatta would make mincemeat of my gums but it was perfectly soft, yet sturdy enough to stand up to the overflowing filling. It was served warm and I didn’t want to let it go cold before I ate it so I started tucking in on the tube back to mine. Mistake. The chilli mix was packed with onions and peppers (crunchy and fresh they provided a great bit of bite and sweetness) and it was very saucy. I made such a mess. A delicious mess though. They did not skimp on the chilli flakes and the mustard mayo gave off a lot of its own heat as well, (yet without making my nose hurt the way mustard and horseradish can). I loved the breaded chicken strips. The only thing I would say didn’t quite work was the swiss cheese – it hadn’t really melted properly and was rather superfluous.<br/><br/>And this beast was only £4.90! Fabulous.