Kiwi Cafe and Bar

March 23rd, 2008 at 11:23pm Cathryn Vaulman

This small café and bar opened near the Metrocentre in November.  We stopped by for a quick dinner last weekend and had a great time. 

The menu features mostly sandwiches.  You can build your own by choosing the bread, meat, cheese, and toppings or pick one of their choices. We first tried their Kiwi Café club panini.  This delicious sandwich has turkey, ham, bacon, lettuce, tomato, and mayo on Italian panini bread.  Even though it was not a warm, melty panini straight off the grill, it was still a high quality sandwich that made for a great dinner.  The second sandwich we tried was a meatball sub.  This sub was perfectly sized with four great-tasting meatballs on a soft bun.  All sandwiches come with a choice of a side. We suggest chips over pasta salad if that becomes a debate for you.  Both of our sandwiches were $6; everything is very moderately priced!

We went at dinnertime so there was a strong bar feeling in the restaurant.  However, if you go earlier for lunch, the café feel will be a little stronger. 

The food and service were both excellent.  Overall, we loved our trip to Kiwi Café and Bar.  Being located so close to the Metrocentre, try Kiwi for a bite to eat before an Ice Hogs game or a concert. 

[Kiwi is located at 211 Elm Street.  Call them at 815.968.5494.]

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