Boston News Café Winthrop Lane, Boston, MA 02110

"Pretty cool"

"Amazing sandwiches! Try the tuna melt"

"Great spot for takeaway sandwiches and soups. Favorites are white chicken chili for soup and cranberry walnut chicken salad, chicken pesto and caprese sandwiches. They also have a build your own salad option."

"The big selling point for Boston News Cafe is that they sell Boar's Head, and the sandwiches that incorporate Boar's Head are great. But unfortunately, either the meat sits out for too long, or a lot of the other sandwiches don't use Boar's Head... regardless of the sticker they slap on the packaging. I've had their Chipotle Chicken sandwich twice, as it's one of their specialties. Unfortunately, I was underwhelmed with it both times. While the sauce was creamy, spicy, and flavorful, the chicken was dry and dull. The food comes out relatively slowly depending on what you order. I was found the layout and operation a little annoying and off-putting. There isn't any sort of semblance of a line... it's more of a crowd of people where there's some general understanding of who's been waiting longer. There's no apparent flow... you order somewhere along the long display case, then pay at an arbitrary cashier station on the other side of the store. There's no signage or lines to help you out, they just sort of assume you know what to do. The confusion is compounded by another problem: since there is no line or organization, people who have already ordered will stand around waiting in the same spot they ordered in. So when you walk in during the lunch rush, it's impossible to tell who has ordered, if it's your turn, and how to navigate through the chaos. Their business would be significantly improved by simple putting up a divider in front of the display case. This would create an organized line, people entering on one end, ordering their food, getting their food, then paying at the other. All in all, it's not a bad place. The sandwiches are decent ("A-OK", as a Yelp 3-star review will say), and it looks very clean. I come here every now and then for lunch, but never *ever* after 11:45AM. The earlier you get here, the more chance you'll avoid the hectic lunch rush."