Spatchcock A.P hot spit sando

Today was a good day. Despite the pouring rain, I had the day off to get my hair done—and took the chance to visit the brand new A.P Quay (literally their first day open) at the Quay Quarter near Circular Quay. They’re open Monday to Friday, 7:30 am to 3:00 pm, with a huge lineup of sandos—breakfast sandos, melted sandos, and hot spit sandos (available from 10:30 am).

Honestly, it was tough picking just one because everything looked so good.

I ended up going with the elevated version of the Spatchcock Sando (the simpler version skips the chicken liver stuffing and diavola—but come on, like I wasn’t going to go all out).

And wow, just wow. Flavour was absolutely bang on. It’s called a “hot spit” but it’s about the cooking method, not the serving temp (rookie mistake—I thought it would come out hot).

First few bites hit strong with savoury, bold flavours. At first, it felt a touch salty, but I think it was just uneven filling because once I hit the chicken liver stuffing, everything balanced beautifully. The stuffing added a creamy richness that mellowed out the salt and made each bite a big, intense burst of flavour. The lettuce wasn’t just thrown in either—it added a nice crisp freshness that cut through all that richness perfectly.

Special mention to the white crunch roll. It looked a little floppy when it came out, but it was classic A.P standard—chewy inside, lightly crunchy outside, not flaky at all. It soaked up all the fillings without falling apart. Hard to explain, but the way the textures and flavours played together was just incredible.

The textures, the layers of flavour, the richness balanced with just enough freshness—it all just worked.

They’ve got a whole lineup of sandos and only open on weekdays, so... looks like I have another reason to show up at the office more often 😂

Seriously, so happy today.