Subway Melt UK 2026 – All SubMelts, Prices & Best Picks
Some days a cold sandwich just does not cut it. You want the cheese properly melted, the bread toasted until it crunches a bit, and the whole thing warm through to the middle. That is exactly the gap the subway melt range fills. Sold under the SubMelts name in the UK, these are set-recipe subs built around one idea: extra cheese, toasted hard, eaten hot.
There are seven SubMelts on the current UK menu, starting at £6.79 for a 6-inch. Below is the full range with prices and calories for both sizes, an honest look at which ones are worth your money, and how a melt stacks up against a regular sub.
What Is a Subway Melt, Exactly?
A regular Subway order is built cold at the counter and toasted only if you ask. A SubMelt works the other way round. The recipes are fixed, the cheese is a main ingredient rather than an optional extra, and toasting is part of the deal rather than a favour.
You still get salad in most of them, and you can ask for bits to be left out. But you are not designing the sandwich from scratch. Subway has done that part for you, the same way the Subway Signature Series recipes are set by the chefs rather than the customer.
The result is closer to a toastie than a deli sandwich. Crispy edges, soft middle, cheese in every bite. If that sounds like your thing, read on.
The Full SubMelts Range: Prices and Calories
Here is every melt on the UK menu right now, with both sizes. As always at Subway, the exact price can shift a little between stores.
| SubMelt | 6-inch price | 6-inch calories | Footlong price | Footlong calories |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuna SubMelt | £6.79 | 439 kcal | £11.00 | 878 kcal |
| Cheesy B.M.T. SubMelt | £6.89 | 463 kcal | £11.00 | 927 kcal |
| Stacked Bacon & Cheese SubMelt | £7.19 | 487 kcal | £13.00 | 975 kcal |
| BBQ Chicken & Bacon SubMelt | £7.49 | 483 kcal | £10.79 | Ask in store |
| Big Cheese Steak SubMelt | £7.99 | 458 kcal | £12.00 | 922 kcal |
| Mozzarella Pesto SubMelt (V) | £8.00 | 334 kcal | £10.00 | 668 kcal |
| V.I. Brie SubMelt (V) | £8.00 | 392 kcal | £11.00 | 784 kcal |
A Closer Look at Each Melt
Tuna SubMelt
The cheapest melt on the menu and a long-standing favourite for a reason. Tuna mayo plus a proper layer of melted cheese sounds odd until you try it; it is the same logic as a tuna melt in any cafe, and it works. At 439 calories it is middle of the road for the range. If you already order the tuna sub, this is the warm version of your usual.
Cheesy B.M.T. SubMelt
The classic B.M.T. fillings, pepperoni, salami and ham, dragged into toastie territory. At £6.89 it is close to the bottom on price but near the top on flavour, because the cured meats go salty and crisp at the edges under heat. Probably the best value melt on the board.
Stacked Bacon & Cheese SubMelt
No subtlety here at all. Bacon, cheese, more of both, toasted. It is the richest of the meat melts and the one people order when they have already decided lunch is not going to be a salad day. The footlong at 975 calories is a serious commitment, so most people sensibly stick to the 6-inch.
BBQ Chicken & Bacon SubMelt
Chicken and bacon under melted cheese with a smoky BBQ hit. It tastes like a pub lunch in sandwich form, and it sits happily in the middle of the range at £7.49. A good first melt if you are not sure the whole concept is for you.
Big Cheese Steak SubMelt
Steak strips with melted cheese, the Philly idea done Subway’s way. It costs the most of the meat options at £7.99 and earns it, with the heartiest filling of the seven. If you usually order the Philly steak or steak and cheese sub, this is your melt.
Mozzarella Pesto SubMelt (V)
The lightest melt on the menu by a distance at 334 calories. Mozzarella and pesto is a gentle combination, more Italian cafe than fast food, and it toasts beautifully. Vegetarian, and a decent shout even if you are not.
V.I. Brie SubMelt (V)
Brie in a toastie is a very good idea and more places should do it. Creamy, mild and a bit fancy for a sandwich counter, at £8.00 it is priced like the treat it is. The second vegetarian melt, and the one that feels least like fast food.
Which Subway Melt Is Best?
Honest answer, by mood:
If you only try one, make it the Cheesy B.M.T. It shows off what a melt does better than a cold sub, and it does it at one of the lowest prices in the range. Our wider Subway UK menu on the homepage lists everything else if you want to compare against the standard subs first.
Melt vs Regular Sub: What Is the Difference?
The sandwich underneath is the same bread and mostly the same fillings. The differences are in how it is put together:
| SubMelt | Regular sub | |
|---|---|---|
| Recipe | Fixed, set by Subway | Built by you, step by step |
| Cheese | A main ingredient, extra portion | Optional extra |
| Toasting | Always, part of the recipe | Only if you ask |
| Price for 6-inch | From £6.79 | From around £5 |
| Best for | Hot, cheesy comfort food | Full control over your sandwich |
Neither is better. They are different lunches. Customisation fans will always prefer the main counter, and anyone watching pennies should note the budget end of the regular menu and the Saver range undercut the melts. But on a cold day, a melt is the one that feels like a proper meal.
Making It a Meal
SubMelts slot into the usual meal deals, so you can add a drink and a side for a set price rather than paying for everything separately. Crisps or a cookie are the standard side choices; the cookie route turns the whole order into a hot-and-sweet situation that a lot of regulars swear by.
Sauce-wise, the melts come with their recipes set, but nobody will stop you asking for a drizzle of something extra. Chipotle southwest over the Cheesy B.M.T. is a popular move. The full line-up with pairing notes is in our Subway sauces guide if you want to plan it properly.
One practical tip: eat it there, or eat it soon. A melt is at its best in the ten minutes after it leaves the toaster, while the bread is still crisp and the cheese is properly molten. Let it steam inside a delivery bag for half an hour and you get a softer, sadder sandwich. Still tasty, just not the thing you paid for. If you are ordering on an app, the 6-inch travels better than the footlong, which tends to sag in the middle.
Melt Ordering Tips Worth Knowing
A couple of small things make a real difference with a melt.
First, the toast. SubMelts go through the oven as part of the recipe, but if you like the bread properly crisp at the edges, ask for it toasted a touch longer. Staff hear this all the time and it costs nothing. The opposite applies if kids are eating: a slightly shorter toast keeps the bread softer and the cheese less likely to do that stringy, too-hot thing.
Second, do the footlong maths before you order two 6-inches to share. Two Cheesy B.M.T. 6-inches at £6.89 apiece cost noticeably more than the £11.00 footlong version of the same melt, and the same trick works across the range: the Tuna footlong is £11.00, the Big Cheese Steak footlong £12.00, both cheaper than buying the matching pair of halves. Melts reheat better than cold subs too. A few minutes in a hot oven at home brings the cheese back to life, though the bread never quite gets its fresh crunch back.
Third, think about the salad if the melt is travelling. The set recipes come with their own salad choices, but wetter items, tomato especially, can make toasted bread soggy on the way home. If yours is going in a bag for the train, ask for the tomato left out or put in at the end. Small thing, big difference by the time you sit down to eat it.
FAQs About Subway Melts
Final Thoughts
The subway melt range does one job and does it well: proper hot sandwiches with the cheese melted all the way through. Seven options, two of them vegetarian, prices from £6.79, and a clear best-value pick in the Cheesy B.M.T.
On a grey lunchtime, it is the warmest order on the menu. Try one toasted fresh, eat it straight away while the cheese is still doing its thing, and you will understand why the range keeps its place on the board.
