A sandwich worth forking out for

Lunch is not just for soggy supermarket sandwiches or sausage rolls - this Cardiff deli is punching way above the ordinary, writes Kathryn Williams

- Kathryn Williams

Burrito Canna deli in Pontcanna

I USED to be one of those who bought a fancy coffee and sandwich a few times a week in the olden days when we worked at the office way more than many of us do now.

But for the most part, especially due to where I live, it’s a homemade ham and coleslaw or even yoghurt and fruit thrown together during a busy work day. I lie, the other day I cooked a pizza.

Earlier this month, I went completely rogue after a work meeting and found myself at the mercy of a Cardiff neighbourhood’s daytime eating places.

I'm not being mean, but Pontcanna’s coffee shops and cafes just have a power over me unlike anything else and my willpower goes right out the Cathedral Road three-storey terrace window.

After visiting the small-but-perfectly formed Canna Deli just off King’s Road a few weeks previously I had spotted a bowl filled to the brim with a most delicious-looking, homemade Coronation chicken.

At this point I had my mind set on breakfast but the piled-high salad option just stuck in my mind.