When I’m in Downtown in the office, I love looking for places to eat for lunch. I do rely on twitter for deals or even new cool items a restaurant has for that day. I was looking up and down my twitter feed and Meat & Bread had some new items on the menu, even secret ones too…so I just had to go!
They had 2 specials that day – the Chicken Hot Wing and the goat sandwich. When do you ever get to go to a restaurant and give them a secret code to get a secret sandwich that only tweeters know. (GASP!)
I took Mandu with me to try these sandwiches! It was close to both our offices so we didn’t trek too much out of the way.
Mandu ordered the Chicken Hot Wing ($8). It has chicken, hot sauce, celery, carrots and blue cheese. Mandu really liked the taste of it! The only issue she had with it was that the sauce was a bit watery, so when she ate it, the sauce would leak out.
I went up and told one of the staff “Gimme the Goat“. He was surprised that the tweet actually worked! They had enough ingredients to make 10 sandwiches and I was the first one to sink my teeth into it! When I took my sandwich to the table, the table beside us kept looking at our food and tried to identify what they were. Clearly, they could not identify the goat sandwich. It was super awkward attempting to eat the sandwich when people are clearly staring at you. I had to intrude on their conversation and tell them about what we ordered so it would give them a clear idea of what to order and give them recommendations. After a few giggles here and there, they totally ordered the same thing as us. (The power of influence!)
If you are into the whole internet ‘meme’ thing, you will understand what I’m trying to say. I had to remove the inappropriate words just in case there were children reading this.
OK, anyways, back to the sandwich! The taste was super amazing! I had no idea what was in it. If I tried to guess the ingredients, I will probably trick you into thinking things….honestly I have no idea what I ate. I probably should have asked but I was too hungry. (Having no allergies is awesome FYI). The goat was really nice, tender, and super flavourful. There was also some type of greens and this purple spread. Trust me it was good!
I also got a soda! They have several types of sodas but I chose the Dandelion & Burdock Soda. Apparently it is the most popular soda they have. You will not find any Coke or 7up at Meat & Bread. The soda did not taste too strange or earthy.
It is infused with Dandelion leaves and Burdock root, sweetened with pear juice and spiced with a touch of ginger and anise. Apparently its a popular British type of soda. It may sound gross since dandelion are weeds….but delicious!
Words of Wisdom:
- Best to go early to ensure nothing is sold out
- Porchetta is the most popular but the other sandwiches are also delicious
- The sauces are a must try
We rate Meat & Bread: 
Check out their website: http://meatandbread.ca/
4 Comments
Michelle and I went there on the weekend and she had the Dandelion and Burdock soda too. I had the meatball sandwich, which fell apart quite easily but was delicious. The highlight for me was definitely the ice cream sandwich.
I signed up for Twitter solely so that I could get Dine Out Vancouver menus a day early, and haven’t used it since … but maybe should be following Meat & Bread too for their specials.
I’ve been waiting so long for you to try the Bacon Ice Cream Sandwich!! I’ll let you know if I find any other restaurants that have crazy bacon dishes
looks great! I still need to try this place out..btw scroll over the meme and you can see what it’s supposed to represent haha
@Peter hahahahaha Well, I guess the file should have been called something else.