C Thomas Bakers – Sandwich Shop

The best sandwich shop I’ve found so far in Sheffield, and since starting my new job in Chesterfield I’m realising what a commodity a good sarnie shop near where you work is! As someone who visited nearly every weekday for 4 years I think I’m well placed to review, and thought since I knew it so well I’d make it my first review on here.
Nigel, the owner of C Thomas, offers a wide selection of classic sandwiches, salads, baked potatoes, etc, and a good variety of freshly cooked bread for your butties, pies, buns, as well as the obligatory drinks, crisps and chocolates. All the bread is freshly made each morning, and it seems like all the ingredients used are of great quality for a sandwich shop.
My personal favourite sandwich is definitely the hot bacon, egg and sausage — a true, simple classic, cooked well and with great tasting ingredients. I’m also a sucker for his baked potatoes with cheese & beans, another English classic!
Hot sandwiches include all the usual ‘breakfast’ ingredients (bacon, sausage, tomato, egg, etc), as well as Nigel’s famous hot pork and hot turkey, with all the trimmings. Cold sandwich ingredients include beef, pork, turkey & ham; tuna, sweetcorn, cheese, egg mayo, corned beef & potted meat; prawns & crab sticks; and real treats chicken tikka and dripping. All can come with salady, on either a standard breadcake, french stick or large breadcake — fondly referred to by their customers as ‘bin lids’!
I would definitely recommend C Thomas, or «Nigels» as we all know it. The food is great, but the huge plus is the banter in the shop — Nigel is blessed with true Yorkshire sarcasm, and the banter between him, the ladies who work for him and his customers really does brighten up a dull work day. You know you’re a regular when you start to get picked on!
The only ‘downside’ I can think of are that the front of the shop doesn’t look massively appealing right now, but look out for the white sign with ‘C THOMAS’ in red letters. It’s on a corner, with parking up the road to the side, off Staniforth Road.