Cafe Borrone

Cafe in Menlo Park. 18 sandwiches, 4 wraps on the menu; the best scores 90.

Coffee drink piled with whipped cream and cocoa beside a fresh berry tart on the cafe counter
Photo: Cafe Borrone, from its Facebook page

Cafe · Menlo Park, San Mateo County

About

Cafe Borrone is a cafe in Menlo Park, independently owned. The site read its menu and scored every sandwich on it as the menu lists it; what follows is the menu, drawn and scored, not a review.

Type
Cafe
Where
Menlo Park, San Mateo County, California
Ownership
Independent
On the menu
18 sandwiches, 4 wraps; the best Sandwich Score is 90
Breads
house focaccia, flour tortilla, acme baguette, toasted acme pain de mie, choice of bread, house milk bun, and 3 more
Provenance
5 from a named producer by the menu's own wording
Worth a look
10 items with something notable
Menu
The menu this page was read from, read 2026-09 · Website
Directions
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Where it is

Particularly interesting

The sandwiches

  1. BBQ Chicken Panini 55 solid

    house focaccia, pressed: grilled chicken breast; house barbecue sauce; jack cheese; caramelized shallots; mayonnaise.

    Worth a look: ingredient not in the pantry: Caramelized Shallots.

  2. Barbacoa Wrap wrap 55 solid

    flour tortilla, cold: marin sun farms barbacoa meat; organic roasted potatoes; black beans; jack cheese; house tomatillo salsa; cilantro; white onions.

    Worth a look: named producer: NEW:Barbacoa; ingredient not in the pantry: Barbacoa.

  3. Basil Melt 81 excellent

    acme baguette, toasted: organic heirloom tomatoes; fresh organic basil; mozzarella; thyme aioli.

    Worth a look: ingredient not in the pantry: Thyme Aioli.

  4. Breakfast Sandwich 80 excellent

    toasted acme pain de mie, toasted: fried organic eggs; zoe's bacon; organic lettuce; tomatoes; onion confit; mayonnaise.

    Worth a look: named producer: Bacon; ingredient not in the pantry: Onion Confit.

  5. C.A.T.S. 62 very good

    choice of bread, cold: jarlsberg cheese (named producer); avocado; tomato; sprouts; mayo.

    Worth a look: named producer: Swiss Cheese.

  6. Chicken Guac Panini 62 very good

    house focaccia, pressed: organic chicken breast; guacamole; tomato; jack cheese; dijon; mayo.

  7. Chicken Panini 57 solid

    house focaccia, pressed: organic breaded chicken breast; white fontina cheese; tomato basil sauce.

  8. Chimichurri Chicken Panini 56 solid

    house focaccia, pressed: organic breaded chicken breast; pancetta; organic spinach; fontina cheese; chimichurri sauce.

  9. Club Sandwich 83 excellent

    house focaccia, cold: zoe's turkey (named producer); hook smoked cheddar; pancetta; tomatoes; organic lettuce; mayonnaise.

    Worth a look: named producer: Turkey.

  10. Egg & Potato Wrap wrap 54 solid

    flour tortilla, cold: scrambled eggs; organic roasted potatoes; tomatillo salsa; roasted pasilla peppers; jack cheese; sour cream.

  11. Eggplant & Zucchini Melt 60 solid

    acme baguette, toasted: organic mixed squash; organic eggplant; tomato; sautéed onion; melted gruyere cheese (high tier).

  12. Fish Sandwich 51 solid

    house milk bun, cold: fresh line-caught ling cod; coleslaw; remoulade.

  13. Gouda Sandwich 63 very good

    house focaccia, cold: zoe's turkey (named producer); smoked gouda; caramelized onions; tomatoes; little gem lettuce; garlic pepper mayonnaise.

    Worth a look: named producer: Turkey.

  14. OG Breakfast Wrap wrap 90 legendary

    flour tortilla, cold: scrambled eggs; cheddar cheese; scallions; black beans; sour cream; fresh salsa.

  15. Organic Chicken Salad Sandwich 42 rough

    toasted cinnamon raisin bread, toasted: organic chicken salad.

  16. Pastrami Melt 47 rough

    acme baguette, toasted: zoe's hot pastrami (named producer); jack cheese; mayonnaise.

    Worth a look: named producer: Pastrami.

  17. Sausage Melt 57 solid

    acme baguette, toasted: hot or mild italian sausage; melted jack cheese; tomato basil sauce.

  18. Simple Chicken Sandwich 52 solid

    acme torpedo roll, cold: organic breaded chicken breast; mozzarella; mayonnaise.

  19. Tri Tip Sandwich 63 very good

    ciabatta, toasted: marin sun farms tri tip; sautéed onions; arugula; scallion aioli.

    Worth a look: named producer: Tri-Tip; ingredient not in the pantry: Scallion Aioli.

  20. Vegan Wrap wrap 58 solid

    flour tortilla, cold: organic roasted potatoes; black beans; fresh salsa; tomatillo salsa; roasted pasilla peppers; guacamole.

  21. Veggie Melt 56 solid

    acme baguette, toasted: sautéed mushrooms; sliced tomatoes; avocado; melted muenster; swiss cheese.

  22. Zoe's Turkey Sandwich 75 very good

    choice of bread, cold: zoe's turkey (named producer); lettuce; tomato; mayonnaise.

    Worth a look: named producer: Turkey.