Author: Raquel16

Intrigued by UB Social’s catchy, double entendre name (The “UB” stands for “Unemployed Baker” - so clever), inviting small window frontage and enticing sandwich board advertising we’ve been meaning to pop by for lunch for a long while. Not long ago the return of summer...weather afforded us the opportunity to pop by and order lunch to share in a nearby parkette. Here’s the good part of the experience. The person at the window was super friendly and clearly enjoyed chatting about the various sandwiches on offer. We were particularly intrigued by the 10K Sandwich (named for the fact that it was awarded a $10,000 prize at a sandwich contest in NYC), and the description of the pear and brie filling convinced us that it was something we had to have. For our second sandwich we chose a turkey salad with cranberries croissant, a pretty standard go-to for us so we were curious to try this version. We also impulsively ordered up a savoury tart that was on display in the window (thinking this was our typical over-indulgence but what the heck) as well as a small bottled water to share. The 10K Sandwich was really delicious, with a very nice proportion of pear to a high quality brie and a tasty bread to keep it all together as we stuffed our faces. We’re glad we ordered it for sure. And this is where we slide into the not-so-good aspect of the experience. The turkey salad croissant was OK, but certainly nothing we’d order again. There was far too much mayonnaise and what turkey was there was so finely chopped that it was hardly discernible as poultry. The cranberry sauce was unremarkable and because of the high proportion of mayo it didn’t add that delicious tart-sweetness that makes the turkey/cranberry combination an über pairing. And both sandwiches were small - like, really small. Normally we’re thoroughly satisfied with a sandwich each for lunch, but in this case we were looking forward to the savoury tart to fill the hunger gap. Unfortunately the tart was similarly small, and again just OK. And this brings us to our biggest challenge with our lunch. For what we ordered and the overall quality, we found the tab to be far too high. $40.00 (inclusive of HST and tip) for two small sandwiches, a single small savoury tart and a small bottle of water (all of which left us still hungry) was just too dear for our taste, especially with so many other enticing options nearby. That being said, they’re always busy so they clearly have their fans and we’re definitely going to drop back to try their baked goods.