Brass Tacks Deli

This place is cool. I think the staff can be a little socially awkward but for the most part they make some damn good sandwiches! I wish they served fries or something else besides those nasty potatoes chips.

This place used to be amazing. In the last week or two, they overhauled their menu and shrank their sandwiches by half. Smaller and devoid of flavor. Bad combo. On the bright side, Bunk is opening a location up in St Johns soon!

Both the St Johns and the N Vancouver locations are often busy, but accommodating when I phone in a touch n’ go order. I know they have well sourced quality meats but the vegan sammys are where I like to vote with my dollars. Well considered and tasty. Occasionally they have a service lapse, but not that often, considering the volume they do. Both seem to be clean and welcoming. This /​these are sandwich shops, limited menu, but what they do, they do well. Only quibble is the chips they include. hard dry things. Small complaint, aint it?

I ordered the dolphin-​free meatball sandwich and it was the bomb!
OK, OK– it isn’t actually named that (it’s really called «Meatball Wizard), but I have an odd proclivity of calling anything that is vegetarian or vegan «Dolphin-​Free».
I ordered it quite stock from the menu, only altering it from the description to add black olives. It came with quite a few hefty sized meatballs on a nice ciabatta bread bun. And this, like any other decent meatball sando, was quite appropriately saucy and messy. Chips come with every sandwich.
Yum. Would definitely order this again.
Also, tried my girlfriend’s delicious ham sandwich (called «Kick out the hams!»). In fact, I sniped the rest of it from the fridge after she went to bed last night.
Shhhh! Don’t say anything :)

Tim’s chips that come with your sandwic are definitely awesome! The sandwich was very tasty, little high price since its $ 8.50 but after tasting it I see why it’s a little more than Subway. The meat was great quality as was the bread. It was nice and fresh and soft. All in all a really great sandwich that brought me back to the deli’s growing up in NY. You just can’t get a sanwich like that very often but Brass Tacks is where I will go from now on when I want a real, quality deli sandwich.
There’s definitely a limited amount of seating inside. I think I saw some seats in the back and there was a table or two that seated two out front.
Self picked pickles which were bomb, great garlic taste! This place definitely has some of the best pickles I’ve tasted in quite some time and I am very picky when it comes to my pickles.

Pickles! Pickles! Pickles!!! Service is amazing and delightful. Everything is fresh. Friend is a vegetarian and is currently raving both sandwiches she got on our trip. Local and fresh in beautiful St. John’s. Thank you!

Very good price for cold brew coffee, large cookie, big sandwich with avocado and tillamook cheddar. Like 10.50. Plus it comes with chips. The girl was friendly and made the sandwich super fast. Delicious maple glazed ham. Great lunch stop :):)

Expensive sandwiches in a stinky place served by pretentious doofs. Save your $ 10 and go some where else. I particularly like when you have ordered something, you have paid, then they tell you what they are out of… Clueless hipsters headed for bankruptcy.

Sandwiches: Very good, BUT…
Am I the only one bothered by the fact that the food preparer does not wear gloves? To watch them grab the slices of meat and cheese and other parts of the sandwich with their bare hands just makes me cringe.
Three stars for tastiness, but I have to deduct two stars for the bare hands. Unfortunately, I can’t eat there until they start wearing glove to prepare food.

Delicious sandwiches. Had The Queen Labeefah. Super good. The horseradish was a bit strong that day, but overall very good. Excited to go back and try their Meatball Wizard and Velveeta Underground sandwiches.

A delicious salami sandwich to stuff my face with along with smiles and friendly faces behind the counter. Good feel all around

So glad to have finally tried this place. Definitely one of the best places to eat in St. John’s. There’s a great choice of vegan sandwiches that all sounded amazing. My boyfriend and I shared the meatball wizard and velveeta sandwiches accompanied by fresh potato/​kettle chips. The ingredients all seemed very so fresh and delicious! The service was incredibly fast and friendly. We will definitely be returning to try more of their options.

Two stars because the location is great, the people were friendly and they offer gluten free bread, though not without charging more. No stars for the food experience. The prices are high considering I am still hungry after eating my salami sandwich. The bread of my sandwich was cut on one side but not the other. As in not all the way through, making it extremely difficult to eat. And the toppings were few and thrown haphazardly onto the bread. Not likely to go back.

I’m stuffing my face with one of their sandwiches right this very moment and let me tell you: It’s incredible. Like, devastating and mind blowing levels of incredible.
Both today and yesterday, I was tasked of getting some of our out of town execs lunch and yesterday they wanted sandwiches just because they were easy, satisfying and quick.
I had 8 people to feed in less than an hour and after calling this shop and placing an order, it was ready exactly when i asked for it to be and handed over by the nicest woman ever. I didn’t get anything for myself because to be honest, I’m not much of a sandwich lover. Blasphemy to some reading this, I know.
After everyone ate, every one of them made a point to tell me how good the sandwiches were. Didn’t think much of it besides we could use them again next time. Still happy with that since compliments are always preferred to complaints when it comes to upper management seeking me out.
I digress.
Fast forward to today, i’m told they want the same thing and then instructed this time to get a sandwich for myself since I was picking lunch up again. Reluctantly, I opted for the Turkey it to the Limit since it seemed simple enough and I it’s hard to mess up a turkey sando. I’m glad I followed my boss’ instructions to get one because I would have missed out otherwise! Seriously, they’re amazing. The tomato jam and avocado stole the show.
I’m now eating the chips they provide with the sandwiches and they too, are delightful.
Guys, i’ve been converted, but only for this place. I still don’t like sandwiches from other places. :) Go now and you’re welcome in advance.

i’ve only been to this location out in st. johns but YES!
divey, slapped together goodness. creative names and creations. right in down town st. johns, way to contribute to an amazing neighborhood that most business won’t even consider!
the sandwiches are good sized and the folks serving them are casual and friendly.
if we can get a little variety in sides i’d certainly give it a 5 star!

Yes! Thank you!
We need more great shops like Brass Tacks that deliver great quality ingredients, a fair price, with amazing results.
Walk in.
Look over the board for 1 minute to 10 minutes.
Pick sandwich.
Pay.
Sit and wait.
I kind of adore the packaging, it feels like I am opening up a present.
Welcome to St. Johns !

I thought Brass Tacks Deli was just another place with sandwiches on the menu. There’s nothing that impresses you at first glance of the storefront; it looks very small, and there’s just the one small-​ish refrigerator case as well and a small table outside, so overall if you walked on by and ignored it, perhaps no one would blame you. But don’t make that mistake. Step in and find out why you should come here immediately and have a sandwich and/​or side dish.
I had a difficult time opening the door (the latch was stiff and you really have to press down). The staff member eating at the table out front helped me figure that out with just a bit of chat and laughter. I was greeted immediately by another friendly young woman who showed me the ropes of how to order. A very amusing menu is painted on the wall right at eye level (yay, easy to read) and they also have menus you can mark up to build your own sandwich. One side of the menu has regular meat sandwiches and the other side had vegan offerings, and all these stock ingredients show up on the hand-​held menus you can mark up. I chose the Velveeta Underground (I think you can see the ingredients on pictures of the menu posted), a vegan offering, just because it had smoked cashew cheese, on ciabatta bread. It came with Tom’s potato chips and I ordered a Reed’s Ginger Beer. When I bit into the sandwich, the flavor combination packed quite a flavor punch, and when I backed that up with drinking the ginger beer, well it was a brand-​new day. Smoky and spicy blended together beautifully.
Remember I said the shop seemed small? It’s actually long, lean, super clean, and of a well thought-​out design. Behind the front ordering area is the kitchen and a «sandwich bar» where you can sit and eat indoors. Keep walking and you will find the outdoor patio area. This is where I chose to eat at one of the umbrella-​ed picnic tables and enjoyed the fresh, cool air and a view of their garden (herbs, lettuces); Peter Rabbit would be very happy here. The garden area borders on the outdoor shopping area of Sabi & Friends, so that was fun to look at too. Besides using items from their garden, the owners make their own pickles and some other items.
I think this combination of catering to both sides of the food aisle is so smart. No one feels left out of having a delicious sandwich. The business is woman-​owned and both women are friendly, smart, and savvy. I predict that Brass Tacks will be a part of St. John’s for a long time to come. I’m going to urge anyone I know in St. John’s to come on over and have a truly unique and delicious sandwich. I hope you will do the same because a business this smart with such great food deserves to succeed and be supported.

We were SO excited to see this place open in St. John’s. Finally made it there and we were not disappointed. Unique and tasty sandwiches that feed the need for a great casual lunch stop. We will defiantly be back for more!

Perfect Sandwich. Perfect Location. I had the special «would, coulda, gouda» and it was delicious. Highly recommended and welcome to the neighborhood!

I am SO delighted with this tasty addition to St. Johns! They have some very unique items, including cashew cheese and pickled eggs.
Seating is limited but they are currently working on a backyard patio area. The staff is very nice and the service was quick. I can see myself being a very frequent guest.