The club sandwich is one of a kind and certainly the most delicious of its kind. It has its own characteristic shape, an explosion of flavours with every mouthful and it gives the illusion of never ending. A multi-layered delicacy for every occasion, from a light snack to a lunchtime sandwich. And even in the middle of the afternoon should the mood take one!

This is why we love club sandwiches. You’ll find them at Babingtons in their original recipe and with our own variations to choose from. Our portions can be small or larger but above all we serve them at any time of day.

Before we tickle your taste buds with Babingtons club sandwich let’s have a look at the origins of this famous recipe.

The History of the club sandwich

It is neither a completely American invention, but neither is it absolutely English. The recipe for a club sandwich is a mix of the two cultures. If we take a closer look at the name, all will be revealed.

The word sandwich is of course quintessentially British, and came to be, solely to describe two slices of bread and something in between!

The story goes that in 1762 John Montagu, the 4th Earl of Sandwich, between one game of cards and another, often required a quick snack, this involved two slices of bread with a piece of meat between them. It became the norm for other regular members of the Gentleman’s Club where John played to ask for “what Sandwich having”. And so, as the order was repeated over and over it was easy to end up with “I’ll have a sandwich”.

But how do we come by the Club Sandwich? Let us hop across the Pond and visit New York. It seems that the very first club sandwich was prepared at the end of the 1800’s in a gambling club called the Saratoga Club House in the town of Saratoga Springs.

The greatest fan of the Club Sandwich was of course, Edward VIII who was so fond of these sandwiches that he spread the word, and the name, ending up with making them famous. And so, the circle is closed.

Club Sandwich according to Babingtons

It’s always Club Sandwich time at Babingtons! We prepare and serve these delicious, bespoke, multilayered sandwiches either as their original recipe dictates or with other exciting combinations and you can choose between a smaller more moderate portion or the larger, decidedly regal, portion.

The original recipe

At Babingtons you can come in at any time of day for this original recipe club sandwich.

We lay rashers of Irish smoked bacon (especially imported for us) on a slice of lightly toasted bread, freshly baked on the premises. The bacon rashers are cooked to crunchy perfection! Then we add deliciously fragrant fresh tomatoes. After another slice of home made toasted bread we pile on roasted free range chicken, mayonnaise and crispy lettuce leaves all topped with a final slice of white toast. Served with a salad garnish and our own exclusive potato crisps.

So there you have it! Chicken and bacon Club Sandwich!

Vegetarian Recipe

Fear not all you vegetarians out there! We have created this state of the art club sandwich just for you.

Our vegetarian recipe is made with the same diligence and personalisation as the original recipe, using our home baked bread and the freshest ingredients, emulating the tricolour of the Italian flag; and we aren’t referring to the usual over-used mozzarella, basil and tomato sarnie! Oh no!

Ours is a far more sophisticated! We have brought together the irreplaceable flavour of Mozzarella DOP made with buffalo milk, spinach and sun dried tomatoes pickled in virgin olive oil. Garnished with fresh lettuce leaves and our own crisps.

Our Inspired Recipe

This one is for those of you in search of a club sandwich with new and unexplored flavours, or for those of you who prefer a more subtle, delicate palate than that of the stronger bacon taste. The Scottish Smoked Salmon, organic, free range eggs and Roquette Club Sandwich is just the ticket for you.

This recipe combines the unique and delicate flavour of wild Scottish smoked salmon (especially imported from Scotland for us) with the unmistakeable flavour of “this morning’s” freshly laid organic, free range eggs. As if this weren’t enough we have added roquette salad, sourced locally, with its unique peppery taste. As ever we garnish this sandwich with fresh lettuce leaves and our own potato crisps.

We look forward to welcoming you at Babingtons to savour our wonderful Club Sandwich recipes. And should you prefer something else we have a menu packed with mouth watering delicacies from our classic pastries and cakes for your afternoon tea to our varied selection of salads, Chianina beef burghers, English muffins and much, much more.