Subway Philly Steak Wrap

The Subway Philly Steak Wrap costs £8.19 and comes to 367 kcal. That is 70 calories more than the same filling in a six inch sub, at exactly the same price, which is the opposite of what most people assume a wrap does.

The filling is the same one you would get in a six inch; what changes is the tortilla around it. Everything after that is the usual counter run: cheese if you want it, the free salad rail, then a sauce. Surprisingly lean for how rich it tastes: the lowest fat meat filling Subway publishes figures for.

The filling itself is savoury beef with sweetness from cooked onion and green pepper running through it. A tortilla holds together where a sub falls apart, so nothing escapes and there is no crust to go soggy. It also compresses the filling rather than cradling it, which makes every bite denser and more even than a sub manages.

It suits eating with one hand, walking, driving, or anything where a sub would end up on your shirt. The catch is the number most people get wrong, and it is on this page: a wrap is not the lighter option. A tortilla carries more calories than two slices of bread, and it shows up as the 70 calorie difference above.

The obvious comparison is the Philly Steak sub, which is the lowest fat meat filling on the menu in bread. Same price, 70 calories heavier here, and the only real difference is whether you want something that holds together in one hand.

Wraps are priced level with the equivalent six inch, so the format costs nothing extra. What you are choosing is portability rather than value. On this one specifically, the lowest fat meat filling on the menu is what you are actually buying, and the Wraps menu lists every alternative with its own price and calories if you want to compare before ordering.