The Mousetrap

Since my family moved to Lexington from the east coast, we have exclusively used The Mousetrap in the Lansdowne Shoppes as our source of authentic Italian meats. Since taking over as manager Chris has continued to uphold The Mousetrap's decades old tradition of high standards in authenticity, quality and taste with his superb imported Italian meats such as the Genoa salami, sopressata, prosciutto and Italian sausage that Chris and his staff prepared for us recently. Once again The Mousetrap played an important role in one of our family's traditional Italian feasts, this one celebrating the birthdays of my son and I. As always, The Mousetrap's service and packaging was also impeccable. Many thanks to Chris for continuing to bring first class service and the authentic Taste of Italy to Lexington!

How disappointing! We wanted a “nice lunch” which we’ve experienced at the Mousetrap multiple times in the past. However we will not be back again. The food was good but the service left MUCH to be desired. The only adjective that can describe the counter servers is “sullen.” No smiles. No “welcome, can we help you?” No “thank you.” We had to beg for napkins and were informed “only one per customer.” There was no ice for drinks and the tiny little cups we were given (only upon request) were handled carelessly by the cashier who ran his finger over the rims. We were surprised when the total was MUCH more than expected and later realized that we had been charged twice for two sandwiches. They did refund the overcharge, but weren’t able to even offer an apology. They could use a quick course in customer service….or at least some common etiquette training!

I ordered chicken salad, pimento cheese, and pasta salad with some crackers and a peanut butter cookie through door dash. I sampled the cheese and the chicken salad, all was fine. Finally i ate my whole side portion of pasta salad and i instantly started feeling queasy, rushed to the bathroom, and threw the entire thing back up mere seconds after finishing it. Not sure where it went wrong. Disappointed that i spent $40+ on food just to have to throw it away because it made me sick.

I can be difficult to please and I find that I'd rather have my fingers broken off than go to many "beloved" restaurants. That being said I was very very impressed by today's visit to The Mousetrap. At the advice of an employee I tried the pastrami with swiss on light rye and the wild mushroom soup. I was impressed at the quality of the meat and cheese on the sandwich, both were flavorful but the pastrami was especially good and very tender. The soup was fantastic. Rich, creamy and earthy. Everything a mushroom soup should be. I whole heartedly recommend this establishment to anyone who likes an independent deli style eatery.