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| - Since my last review a few years ago, I've ordered lunch here several times. I came to really love some of the sandwiches, especially the Tuscan Chicken and Classic Reuben. They're both really different--the combo of the Tuscan Chicken's bread and ingredients go so well. However, the sandwich could be a little dry. The Reuben is a bit messier (although not necessarily greasy) but delicious. Although I know that most of the ingredients are local or made in-house, the sandwiches could be polished in just a few bites. I wanted to eat lunch here more often, but for the amount of food that you get for the price you pay it was hard to justify coming here for lunch more than once every other month or so.
The Trendy Tendy and Classic Tuna Melt were also very delicious. Coffee drinks are still hit-and-miss. Service is fairly polite most of the time but they can be a little slow, even when the place looks empty.
On my last visit, though, I picked up several pastries to take back home several miles (and hours) away. Their baked goods are all still very good and I miss them... a lot.
I had put Manna on my Underrated Places in Madison list, and I think it still belongs on it. I know that Manna is still fairly popular, but it belongs in the conversation of top Madison cafes along with the likes of Lazy Jane's (which I didn't like), Marigold, Crema, and Sophia's. You probably won't get stuffed here (which is probably unnecessary, come to think of it, considering the weight problem in the US, but that's another conversation....) but you do get delicious, quality food.
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