Steak Sandwich

Finally made it to LoDe’s Bakery Café in Rozelle. If I’m not wrong, this is the only LoDe location with a proper lunch menu, and since they serve sandwiches here, I knew I had to check it out. Funny enough, this was actually my first time trying LoDe. I know they’re famous for pastries and pies, but you know me… I’m a sandwich guy. Pastries are not really my lane 😅

The café was buzzing when I arrived. I got seated straight away (perk of being a solo diner), but the sandwich still took about half an hour to come out.

Price-wise it’s definitely on the higher side at $27, but when it arrived it made sense. This thing was packed with steak. The beef was super tender, which honestly doesn’t happen that often with steak sandwiches. Big flavour too. Maybe a little salty for my taste, but the concentrated veal jus soaking into the baguette made every bite ridiculously beefy and satisfying.

The baguette itself was excellent. Crunchy crust, nicely buttered, soft and chewy inside, and somehow still holding together despite all that juicy filling. There was melted cheese in there too, which pushed the whole thing into full flavour-bomb territory. If I had to nitpick, it’s the kind of sandwich that’s almost impossible to eat with your hands. Knife-and-fork situation. And for me, a sandwich you can’t pick up feels like it’s missing a tiny bit of the magic. Half the joy is grabbing it and going straight in. I guess that’s just one of my personal sandwich rules.

Still a fantastic sandwich though. Just left me a little thirsty afterwards, but that might just be my low sodium tolerance talking.