I'm writing this review in hopes this place will get better.
I arrived here on a sunday afternoon around 3pm. It was a cold bitter winter day and I wanted to stay close to home for a nice lunch. I was rather hungry after having breakfast at 11am.
I ordered up the Hogtown Rueben along with an americano to stay in and my girlfriend ordered the soup of the day (I believe it was cream carrot of some sort) as well as the grilled cheese (as she is vegetarian, it was this option or the tofu sandwich)
The lady at the front was really helpful about describing the sides and any other questions we had. When it came to pulling an espresso shot/adding water to make it an americano, it was a sad state of affairs I had to tell her how much water to add, which it seemed like she was adding more water through the portafilter rather than just hot water...
My girlfriend's order was ready and it looked nice. Since she ordered a soup and a sandwich (which comes with a coleslaw side) her order was on two plates and due to the size of the table, we wouldn't have been able to fit 3 plates, 2 waters and a coffee. Bigger tables would be awesome unless most people go in there to eat alone...
My reuben was up and it looked great until I realized there was hardly and meat on it. I would say it was a 1:1 ratio between sauerkraut and corned beef (more on the sauerkraut side...) The bread was awesome and the sandwich was still nice to eat, I found myself kinda sad after eating it due to how little meat there was. The slaw was nice and the pickle good (yet very tiny). My coffee and sandwich was just under 14 dollars.
After realizing how hungry I still was, I was scanning the menu for something more until my girlfriend decided she was too full to eat everything (as she just ate 2 hours prior). I was able to taste the soup (delicious) and her grilled cheese with homemade ketchup (also nice) to fill up.
While I am glad there are more restaurants opening up west of dovercourt, I hope they iron out the few kinks in the upcoming months.