Lebkov & Sons Leiden — Restaurant in Leiden

Great staff; excellent coffee. But a terrible choice for quality, serving size, and price.

Major issues: Far too expensive for basic sandwiches, etc. Lowest current price for a so-called Club-style BLT is €6,50 -- a ready-made wrapped in paper 1/4 of an actual Club Sandwich!!! Due to sitting at the counter in a paper wrapping it is dry and not recommended. That's merely one example of the over-priced sandwich offerings. For the same price at virtually any restaurant or takeout you get fries, etc. Here you get the sandwich; period.

Baked goods are over-priced, but far better than the foods. Only went here once. Never again -- except for coffee and/or bakery item (muffin, etc.)

It's basically a Tourist-Waiting-For-A-Train or Bus joint. Not recommended at all.

The reality is, you are literally 100 feet away from a healthy meal and beverages (or fast-foods) inside the train station. Options in adequate servings for the same prices (for example: Julia's Place, a quality Italian food within minutes).

I do not understand how this Lebkov place stays...

Busy, always very busy. It is the reason why it took me quite a while to try Lebkov in Leiden. But if you have the time to wait, it is worth it. While I'm not a big fan of the blend of coffee beans used at this venue, my colleague loves it so it mostly depends on your individual taste. For me, it is the sandwiches why I return. Handmade and with flavour combinations that have been established with some proper care. The goat cheese is my go-to-bite when they have it, but I've had the unfortunate encounter that they ran out from time to time. Not to worry, they have plenty of other options that are just as nice and well thought out. I haven't had the luck to just sit down and relax with it though, either being in a bit of a rush myself after the wait or there being no place to sit down....

Ordered a latte and a tuna melt sandwich after parking outside. A few years ago I had this habit that if I ever dropped someone off at the station I’d treat myself to breakfast to go. Normally they’d be able to get it done well before the 10 minute parking timer runs out.

This time, after 20 minutes I asked how much longer the sandwich is going to take… Turns out all 4 of them simply forgot about it.

I had to leave immediately as I saw a few cops on bikes just outside the station, and I didn’t want to risk getting breakfast for 14eu + a 75eu fine.

Just hope they didn’t write me up otherwise I’d have paid 90 for a latte.

For what it’s worth… The coffee was fine, but don’t visit this place if...