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    Pret A Manger

    4.4 (19 reviews)

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    Coming from Orlando, Florida, we had no idea that this chain existed. We were happy to discover this while in Europe as it was very convenient to grab something on the go. The food and coffee served were delicious. We loved the smoked salmon on the fresh baguettes! We would gladly trade our Dunkin Donuts here in the States for Pret in a heartbeat.

    Ela T.

    Pret is my lunchtime sandwich outlet of choice. It serves organic, free-range food. The food is awesome and freshly made every day, they have so many people behind the tills for rush hour that you never have more than 1-2 people in front of you in the queue. And you probably only waited 30 seconds to get served. Pret is also my "under the weather" vendor. So I was feeling a bit ill today, my stomach is not agreeing with me. In line with the "no more greasy food please!" popped into Pret for leek and potato soup (there are so many "bits" inside that it's well worth the £3.50 that I paid it) and also went for a hot toastie, tuna melt. OK, the cheese was a bit bad for the stomach but it was delicious, and hot. And I learnt today that the little green things inside the sandwich were called capers and were not aliens. All in all, £7 for a hot and satisfying lunch, good stuff! On one previous occasion I found that the sandwich I wanted was all being taken off the shelf by the manager. Feeling a bit weird, I asked him whether there were something wrong with them. He said the staff forgot to put the salad in, and if I wanted to buy one could I please wait about 5 minutes for them to fix the issue. So, happily he chatted away to me for a while, and when the sandwich came I was a happy bunny because guess what, he gave me a free drink because I had to wait. WOOOOO! What a nice manager. So sad now though, they don't serve that sandwich anymore and my love for Pret has dropped slightly, they don't serve my favourite sandwich for some reason!!!! But they still serve amazing soya hot chocolate, so I couldn't abandon this place completely. The staff are pretty nice and efficient. I don't really think the media storm last year about Pret paying staff from overseas for cheap labour was justified nor should it have been such a big deal. If there are jobs that foreign labour can do better, then why blast the business? I'm sure if enough British people wanted to be in this job, and had what it takes, they would be able to get it. Can you tell I'm a Pret fan yet?

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    Joe C.

    I just had to visit at least one Pret during my stay in London. They're on every street corner in London like Subway is on every street corner in the states (Subway the food chain, not Subway the transportation network). Plus after walking around Leicester Square I was starving and Pret was the only place open late with fairly cheap eats. OK, I "get" the concept. It sells reasonably priced pre-packaged sandwiches and salads (made earlier in the day) in a nice clean no-nonsense environment. It's probably a much healthier alternative to greasy fast food options like McDonalds or Burger King (Is Burger King in the UK?). I'd rate my tuna salad on a french baguette about average but I really wasn't expecting much considering its price and the whole pre-packaging thing. It satisfied my hunger though. A couple leafs of lettuce would have made it slightly better. By the way, I learned from their website that "Pret a manger" means "ready to eat" in French. It's not named after some guy Pret who is a manager with bad spelling habits, like I originally thought.

    So yummy I could just eat it everyday.
    Siqing Z.

    OMG I just love Pret so much. This one is much larger and noisier than the other ones, but still, the food's the best.

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    Matthew F.

    Free WiFi, cheap fresh food, calming music. This place is the perfect escape for the hustle and bustle of London. I rather enjoyed my chocolate chunk cookie and sandwich.

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    I like the convenience of the a Pret A Manger. This location was busy but fast, worked out well to grab quick bite before the theater.

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    Project Sandwich

    5.0(2 reviews)
    1.5 miKing's Cross

    So basically the El Jefe has ruined other sandwiches for me. Thanks, Project Sandwich. Sure, I can…read morestill get a decent sandwich elsewhere, enjoy the first few bites but then I realise, oh, this isn't a delicious cuban sandwich lovingly prepared with good quality ingredients that's so huge I could never finish it all. All sandwiches should strive to this level. The first time I had an El Jefe I even saved the half I couldn't eat (I don't do leftovers) as consigning it to the bin was just too sad of a fate. The second time I had one I brought someone else along. The pork has some really interesting spicing - to the point that at first, I wasn't sure I even liked it. But yes, it's delicious. Even the ham is warmed through on the flat top before going in. It's all generously sauced before being pressed into a flat, hot, crusty delicious hunk of food. Just try it. If you don't like it, call me. I'll come have the other half!

    I've tried several different Cuban sandwiches before. They've been pretty good for the most part…read morewith a couple I'd dare say were very good. But they all pale in comparison to the Sandwich Project and their El Jefe. It was a drizzly day when I came here on the recommendation of my wife. I dare say it was because of the iffy weather that they weren't all that busy - in fact on this particular day, none of the collection of excellent stalls at Kerb at Kings Cross were busy. Ordering is simple - they do two sandwiches, one was the El Jefe, the other was a club sandwich of some description with a fried egg. You pay, get a number and then wait. But don't go too far, because watching the detail and effort they put into the sandwiches is worth the price of admission alone. For example, with the El Jefe - they put the ham and pork on the flat top. I've only ever seen that done for a sandwich on shows like Diners, Drive Ins and Dives, and films like Chef - I've certainly never heard of it being done in a British restaurant or streetfood vendor. The best I've had before was someone fried the sandwich in butter, but the ham never touched the grill. Immediately I'm enthralled. Then they finish the up on a plancha! They had an actual plancha! Ok sure, it could have been a panini press in another life, I'm no expert, so I wouldn't know the difference by looking at it. But it did the job - it pressed it down into an edible size and toasted the bread. As for the sandwich? Sublime. I no longer know whether this or Liberty Cheesesteak's original cheesesteak is the best sandwich in London (that Cheesesteak has been my undisputed king for several years). It's a close tie, certainly. That is how good the El Jefe is. The London sandwich scene has a new challenger!

    Earls Sandwiches - Behind the glass

    Earls Sandwiches

    4.7(3 reviews)
    1.9 miAldgate

    This was my favorite lunch place when I was working in the area. It's a small space, almost…read moreexclusively takeaway, so it often looks like there's a long queue, but don't let that discourage you, as the staff are quick and efficient. They're also really nice and polite. Over the course of several visits, I tried the sirloin special, the coronation chicken, the chicken escalope, and the chicken/bacon/sweet corn sandwiches. I also tried the scotch eggs. My favorite was the coronation chicken, which I'd never had before (I don't think we have it in the States), but everything I tried was tasty and I'd be happy to have all of them again. The sandwiches are pretty reasonably priced at under £6, which is nice for an area where it's easy to spend the same amount on a cup of coffee and a muffin. I've always been in and out of the shop in just a few minutes, even when it's busy. Their prime lunch traffic seems to come around 12:30 and later; it was pretty empty the 1 time I went at 12. I've always been able to pay with my American bank card without any issues. Definitely recommend this place if you need lunch in the area! They also have breakfast, although I've never tried it.

    Best sandwich place around here. Their chicken escalope on granary bap is my personal favourite…read more Worth the walk if you are further away but lucky for me it's on my doorstep.

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    Earls Sandwiches - 3/4 of a coronation chicken sandwich, scotch egg with mustard

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