Light Bite

Love this wee place! A cheeky bad roll before work is always a winner and these guys know how to make a good breakfast! I love a doubler (black pudding and potatoe scone is a winning combo!) and latte to kick start my day! They also have bagels and croissants which are great. Good selection of lunch options too. salads, baguettes etc but my fave is defo the soup its soup-​er tasty! Prices are great too and lovely wee sit in area if you’re not rushing off to work like I usually am!

The soup here is always lovely, and piping hot. There’s nothing worse than luke warm soup, eeeugh.. They also have a great salad selection and one thing that I like is that they have a choice of dry tuna or tuna in mayo. I like getting a salad box where you can pick what you like, and they’re very generous with the portions.
I’ve only ever had a take away so I don’t know what it’s like to sit in. There always seems to be plenty of staff working so don’t be out off if the queue is out the door, it moves pretty fast.
The staff are always pleasant too.
There’s usually parking available outside the shop but have a 20p handy cos the traffic wardens patrol the area quite frequently.

I had a lovely breakfast Panini here the other week with the mister, as it’s conveniently only a few minutes from my house. It was a great start to a Saturday which held a long and tedious bicycle repair in our future!
There was just a fantastic selection of fillings and breads. Everything was lovely and fresh, and the staff were very friendly and accommodating when ordering something that didn’t exist on the menu. The prices are very reasonable, and the atmosphere is nice and relaxed — I loved the radio station selection, if indeed it was radio!
For a wee sandwich bar, they are definitely ticking all the boxes, and they also do pastas and other hot foods. If you’re ever near the Victoria Infirmary or the Battlefield area in general, this is probably the best place to stop by and refuel.

As a sandwich shop how can you hope to be memorable? Follow these rules:
1. Be accessible — just off Battlefield and near a big fat hospital helps.
2. Offer a selection — different types of bread/​rolls, diverse fillings and dressings and two soups de jour
3. Have personable staff — cheerful, look happy at their work, good banter and a radio to sing along to
4. Have an interesting daily special — tempt people with value for money and impress them with execution
5. Make to order — assemble in front of the customer and ask them what they want
6. Be quick — there’s always a queue at lunchtime but you never wait for long
7. Repeat steps 1 – 6 consistently
In other words, follow the Light Bite formula. I can never buy a plastic-​entombed sandwich ever again.