Sea Link Cafe

We've been coming here in the past and we always like the portabello chicken sandwich. Service is always slow because there is only one person doing all the work for the register, coffee or the meal prep but sometimes there's 2 but doesn't speed up the service somehow. So if there's 2 or 3 ahead of you, it's a good long wait. Last weekend, we ordered our usual fave but it didn't came out the same. There was no salad or dip that usually comes with it and so I asked. The response was very unapologetic, stating that the person who usually makes them was sick.

Always a delicious sandwich and good coffees here, great selection of teas, refreshing (non alcoholic) drinks, and treats. Courteous, friendly service by delightful people. Seems to be a family run business. Located inside the library near the meeting rooms and washroom -- they have nice outdoor or indoor seating with views of the slough and across to Oracle. Can get busy at times. Sandwiches are carefully made to order with fresh ingredients. Don't expect this to be fast food -- give some time for the wait, it's worth it! Plentiful parking in the library's own lot with electric car charging stations for those that need to plug-in, free WiFi, and of course the lovely Redwood Shores library right here on site :)

I knew the Torta Cubano was the right thing to order today when the face of the woman behind the counter brightened up. She made the sandwich with such care and served it perfectly toasted with a cilantro sauce that pulled all the flavors together. Not to disrespect the SeaLink Cafe but all I could think about while I ate the sandwich was that this was the sandwich served from the food truck in the movie Chef.