Newk’s Express Cafe

Great atmosphere for lunch. The service is fast, the food is good, and the people are just downright friendly. Everything I’ve had on the menu is good. And nothing I’ve ever heard anybody say has been negative. Good pizza? Check. Good sandwiches? Check. Salads? Yummy! Selection of drinks? Yup! Stop by… you’ll be back.

Newk’s in Panama City, Florida is a very nice place to eat. They have a large fresh made to order sandwiches. Soups are very good. And exceptional unsweet tea.
The Servers taking the orders have always been polite, respectful.
The building is kept clean as well as thankfully the bathroom.
The décor is bright and cheerful.
The Servers that bring the food to your table are kind and courteous.
I recommend Newts for a healthy alternative to «fast food» even though the service is rather quick lol
Enjoy

I have wanted to like this place, but just don’t get it. Had a white bean chili that was so watery it was just plain soup and no flavor. All the sandwiches are on the same bread, which has to be 500 calories in bread on a half-​sandwich alone. And who wants COLD «grilled» chicken on a salad? They state, «Our grill master cooks your premium cuts of chicken, steak, and salmon over flame.» Then why is the chicken served cold?
If you want a good sandwich which is loaded in calories, or a salad with cold meat (yes a chef salad should have cold meat but that’s the exception), and watery soup, this is the place for you.

My favorite place in PC! Amazing chicken salad, salads, cake and soup. Quick and friendly service. The ingredients always taste super fresh.

Had dinner here two nights ago, then went back the yesterday for lunch and could probably eat here again today. Ordered the same thing both days, because why mess with perfection? Highly recommend the turkey sadwich and pimento mac and cheese. Loaded potato soup is also phenomenal. Fast and courteous service. Really great spot for a 30 minute lunch.

I was warned by my customer not to give Newk’s anything less than a five star review, so if you’re reading this Gary (he’s a Unilocal lurker)…
We arrived just before the lunch rush starts not that it seemed to matter. While the tables started to fill up and the number cards (you place your order at the register and display that number at the table for the staff to bring your food) started to go up, none of them seemed to stay up very long. Our three orders didn’t take even five minutes to be delivered.
While you’re waiting for your meal to be brought to you, that’s your opportunity to hit their little fixings bar in the center so that you can customize your meal. Grab some jalapeño peppers, banana peppers, or pickle slices (they’re great). There are also croutons and shredded parmesan. The breadsticks are excellent.
And then lunch arrived. I had the chicken salad, which was moist and the way I make mine at home with lots of extras including walnuts and grapes. A little stone ground mustard landed on there too, but that might have been a neighboring sandwich? The melted cheese was excellent. Small pot of cole slaw was great — very crispy even if it was very wet.
As for the sweet tea, it was very sweet. Consider making yourself an Arnold Palmer with some lemonade from the Coke fountain and then filling up your cup with half sweet and half unsweet. It worked well for me. And the cup is yours to take. Gary has a decent collection of them in the office.
Great lunch. Would absolutely return to this one and will be keeping my eye out for other Newk’s as they’re in a few states.

Food is always fresh and arrives on a timely manner, few problems with the staff, but overall an awesome place to swing by and eat!

Cool spot. Tried the Newk’s Q sandwich and four cheese Mac and cheese. The bread on the sandwich was perfectly toasted and the white BBQ sauce was a hit. Mac and Cheese was decent, not amazing but not bad. I was satisfied and will for sure come back on occasion.

Grab n go. Call in your order and pick it up within 10 minutes. Food is fresh and staff is friendly.

Sooooo good. Fresh ingredients, delicious flavor. Everything is from scratch. Our family has been here almost twenty times and everything had been delicious. Be prepared for the size of soup bowls and salad bowls. They are very large. My husband and daughter love the pizza. I have tried a lot of things on the menu and and have enjoyed anything! Plus their cakes, brownies are super yum. We love this place and our joke is… we could always just go to Newks. ;)
Try it! Try it! Try it!!!

Freshly made, good wholesome food with a side order of variety. Staff is friendly, the place is clean and pleasing to the eye. I make this place my weekly place to lunch.
Try the homemade deserts… and the soups are great.

They are back open after the fire. Both salads we had were very good. Nice green lettuce, not just iceberg like you get many places. Can be very busy on a sunday after church. We will visit again.

Woo-hoo…these sandwiches are beyond awesome.
Hot, fresh, tasty, gooey pressed sandwiches. On bread that makes other sandwiches jealous.
(They have personal pizzas, too… and they’re great, but the sandwiches are extraordinarily yummerific)
They serve usual sub-​shop sides, with one exception: a slightly more unique one… bacon pimento mac & cheese… it’s worth writing home about… you must try it. Then go to the gym. Or a priest.
The menu isn’t huge, but it’s by no means limited. There is something for everyone. I highly recommend trying the Pesto Chicken sandwich.
Lastly, this place only gets four stars because it’s a touch on the expensive side for a sandwich shop, gormet or otherwise. To me it’s worth it because you can’t find anything as tasty within an hours drive… call it a captive market. However, and a whole sandwich with a side is large enough to be two meals… taking the edge off the price if you’re sharing a handful of items or taking leftovers to go.

Great salads. Haven’t found anything I don’t like at this place. Simply salad, Greek salad and chicken salad sandwich are excellent. All the soups are great! Wonderful service!

For a casual place to eat with a good menu, this place is great! The portions are huge and the staff is super friendly. The food tastes great & it’s very kid friendly.

Super fast service and food was really good. Beautiful day to sit outside and eat lunch the day after Xmas.

This place is ahhhmazing. The pimiento bacon Mac n cheese is heaven! Super clean and inviting! Had the italian! Will come back for pizza!

I love this place! The food is great, and the people are really helpful. The atmosphere is warm and i always get my food pretty quickly. I’ve never eaten here and been disappointed.
A quick note to people who have nut allergies: several of the salads have nuts on them, and the Italian sandwich has pistachios in some of the meat. Be careful if you’re extremely allergic!

Bust out your wallet! $$ here. I’m not cheap when it comes to new places but for an eatery? Wow. You walk into a cramped ordering area and during peak hours it quickly becomes overly crowded. After battling it out in a noisy entryway you then place your order like a bovine at the trough and are given a table number. Then you are allowed to sit wherever you want which is nice if a booth is available. You get your drinks out of the fountain or ice the bucket by the register and wait for your meal to be brought out. Honestly it comes across like a yuppie version of a subway that decided to sell pizzas and run up the cost 400 percent. Don’t get me wrong its a nice place with lots of potential but I could put a turd in a silver box with a pretty pink bow and charge 20 dollars a peek as well.
Very noisy place. The restaurant (loosely used) could benefit from noise reduction materials being installed overhead in key locations around the room.

We have been to Newk’s Express Café before but have not left a review.
We went today after their reopening I must say they are as good if not better than ever
I had the NEW ½ Cuban sandwich with the side salad, which was excellent and would be appreciated in the South Miami area it was so tasty.
The side salad was overflowing the bowl and I got the blue cheese dressing with it that was very tasty and the topping bar is a great for adding on extras.
My wife had the NEW Shrimp Po’Boy ½ sandwich and small bowl of Crab– Corn Bisque.
Her Shrimp Po’Boy was not typically made in the deep fried fashion but the shrimp was sautéed in olive oil and making it a lighter fresher version of a classic and the sample she gave me was very good and well seasoned.
She also had the Crab /​Corn bisque which is a great and very hardy soup.
I’m glad Newk’s Express is back open and serving quality food that tastes great and we will be back again soon.