I stopped by Pret A Manger only because it was right on my way to Metro Center. I've seen other Pret A Manger locations around town, but never gave much thought to them. I was wondering what Pret A Manger meant. I figured it probably didn't have anything to do with the crib in Bethlehem that the baby Jesus lay in after birth. So, I looked it up and found out that Pret A Manger means "ready to eat". I ordered a quad espresso, which had a smooth pleasant taste. However, that li'l drink racked up a $9.02 charge on the cash register. For price comparison, a quad espresso goes for $6 at Peets and $4 at Starbucks. No, even though Pret's quad espresso is quite good, it's just not worth the hefty markup. read more

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This place always saves me when I'm in a time crunch! I love coming here between meetings for a quick coffee or lunch. The grab and go items are tasty and very convenient. Seriously love the pesto sandwich and all of their salads. It's my go-to lunch spot. The staff are friendly and efficient. I never have to wait too long for a beverage order and they're genuinely kind. read more

This Prêt à Manger location in DC offers salads, soups and both cold and hot sandwiches. I visited this location around 6:30pm on a weekday. One of the refrigerated cases was covered (empty or broken?). The had a good selection of salads and cut sandwiches, but almost no selections of their soups or hot sandwiches. I picked up a pork cañitas burrito and a vegetable puree soup. I love their guava I fused lemonade (you can also have the guava on iced tea). Both the soup and the sandwich were very good. This chain also offers "toppings"(little cups of lemon wedges, fresh cilantro, croutons) for their soups, but when o asked for it I was told they had run out of them. The place was clean, the ambiance is functional. The staff was very friendly and pleasant. read more

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*Follow up- they didn't even refund the money. They don't answer the phone. Now I will likely have to waste my own resources to go down there again to get my money back. Throw the whole shop away. There was a nasty hair in my Broccoli quiche. Now I'm hungry and grossed out. Now I would've let it go and just told close friends if the women I notified of this issue didn't act like I made it up, and take the 2.99 brownie back because she said "you already had one." As if salt & vinegar chips, green juice, and the micro brownie will sustain me during the backbreaking work I have to do on my patients this afternoon. I'm a healthcare worker. Were burnt out. I need the sustenance to take care of y'all, but the brownie was asking for too much... You put hair in my quiche and I had to miss my entire lunch going back and forth from work to try and rectify this. Giving me an extra 1x1sq in. brownie that was 2.99, was not going to ruin your day- not nearly as much as you ruined my afternoon. It was super cold outside so I decided to treat myself and buy a warm, mini broccoli cheddar & chive mini quiche, to carry me through the day. The prices were never cheap, but they're disrespectfully insane now, so I try to avoid this place, but I thought, one time couldn't hurt. I was wrong. I buy it, excited about what's about to go down in my tummy's block party. I walk all the way back to work take the elevator downstairs, take off my winter clothes, wash my hands, clean my eating place, open my cutlery, and then my quiche, ready to DIG IN. I look down and see about 3in. of NASTY, partially embedded in the cheese, so you know it was baked in. My whole heart broke. I was STARVING. Now I'm wondering who prepared my food with their hair all over the place? This isn't your home. At work you take extra precautions. Where is OSHA where you need them?! BLOWN. I pack the food back in. Put all my stuff back on, bring my gloves this time, walk back UP the stairs (elevator only currently goes down), go back up the street and stare at the long line. My lunch has already been robbed. If I have to go elsewhere I have about 2 smooth minutes to make it happen so I walk up the manager (?), a south Asian woman, and tell her what happens, a Black (I think west African) woman comes up like Big baby Dee, starts digging in the quiche with her bare hands (I bet she didn't wash them afterward) and declares, "I DONT SEE A HAIR. WHERE DO YOU SEE A HAIR?!" This is why you take pics beforehand, bc with you rummaging around like a toddler, how can we see anything?? It's a hair, not a yacht. Peep the attached pic. She'd stormed off with the quiche by then, so I zoomed in for the manager to see, and then she offered the refund and something else to eat- thanks but, after THAT?? Ewwwww. No thank you. I'll take something sealed tho. So I opted for the small chips, a drink, and a little brownie bc I know I'll enjoy the brownie, since I purchased one earlier. Now granted, she refunds everything, including my brownie, but ma'am BFR. If I initially purchased a MEAL, and then get downgraded to chips and a drink, don't you think the LEAST you could've done is let me have the brownie since it's so tiny and the cheapest thing in the store?? She told me, YOU ALREADY HAD A BROWNIE." SO?? Why are you being petty and acting like I'm stealing from you when I was the one who was robbed of time, energy and you tried with my dignity, when you both tried to pretend I fabricated it. ZOOM IN. Don't you see that hair baked under that cheese in many places?? It is woven in- but you're actin like I wronged you. You should be too embarrassed to worry about being stingy with a 2.99 brownie. Thank you for showing me what your company stands for. You did yourselves proud. read more

Pret A Manger - They tried to act like I made up the hair THEY put in MY food. Someone call OSHA bc wtf - Sandwiches Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

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I got chocolate croissant. It was not as crispy as it was before and got latte. The prices are a bit expensive. The cafe is neat and clean. Location is great. Service was fast. read more

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Stopped in to get food to go for our flight back to San Diego. Convenient but expensive. Didn't try the food yet but will update the review once back in San Diego. read more

Pret A Manger - $11 for tuna and cucumber - Sandwiches Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

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I went here for the first time and had a great experience. One of the baristas, Oumi, was very attentive she helped me select a choice on the menu and even allowed me to sample one of the drinks before purchasing. The location itself was also very clean and tidy. read more

missing items. soup was inly half full and not the soup i ordered. no roll. very bad.

This review is specifically about the veggie sandwich. $9 for two pieces of bread, 3 slices of cucumber, some arugula, and 2 spoonfuls (maybe less) of avocado? Really? Pret can do better. The avocado did not even cover 1/3rd of the bread. Very annoying. (But the lentil soup is good). read more

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I ordered the Tikka grain bowl through Door Dash for lunch yesterday and the bowl was 1/4 filled, 7 smalls chunks of chicken, no brown rice, and a ton of quinoa. $17 for what?! I'm pissed that I paid and whoever did my bowl knew they were skimping me because it was a delivery order. NEVER EVER EVER AGAIN! read more

Why does service have to stink across the board in Washington D.C.? Take this place. I order a cappuccino and 10 min later I see they aren't making it. I ask and am told "it's not on the board." Meaning I paid and they forgot to make it. I ask for a refund and instead get a plain coffee. Because Washington DC. read more

At 7:30 am this restaurant was buzzing with customers. I knew that the day ahead of me was going to be a long day, so I wanted to get a fast breakfast which may be my only meal until late afternoon. When I came in there was already a small line of customers waiting to order. They had a couple of breakfast sandwiches already prepared and heated in the case so I pocked-up the Bacon Egg & Cheddar. Then I ordered a regular sized Chai Latte at the counter. It was ready a few minutes later,and I took a seat and began to go thru my work emails. I had a nice experience, and the restaurant is quite spacious with plenty of space to sit and move around. The various breakfast and lunch options that they offer here along with a great assortment of coffee and smoothie drinks, is what I like most about this restaurant. read more

Pret A Manger - Sandwiches Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

I don't Pret-end to like Pret, I just like it, can you blame me? The sandwiches are actually good and they give the leftovers to the homeless, I've been told and heard many times. There are a slew of sandwich shops in Washington DC and ironically, in an overrated sandwich city, Pret actually have better sandwiches and most of the popular places. This one is totally palatial and huge and a really nice place to hang out, and as usual products are good and service isn't bad either, and you have to love that they give their leftover food to homeless people. read more

Pret A Manger - Fave shop of Chrissie Hynde of the Pret enders - Sandwiches Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

Food is standard, staff are rude. Typically come here for work lunch, staff are cold . read more

I had a sunshine black tea. It was very delicious! The most important thing though was the lady that took my order. She was so kind, engaging and very helpful. That was the highlight of the experience. The view of the street while sitting there and people watching makes it more exciting as well. read more

I was just here and some of the staff are friendly but the place is not clean, the person who came out with my drink (with scarf on head in picture) was so rude and berated me in front of other customers for having airpods on.... I didn't have any music playing at all, and she was actually speaking very quietly for a loud place so I didn't hear her say my drink name. Anyway.... not a place I'd go unless desperate for food or coffee quick read more

Pret A Manger - Sandwiches Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

I bought an overpriced water bottle here, the cap was defective, I cut myself trying to twist it open and never was able to open it

Got some croissants here and was charged twice the advertised price that they had plastered everywhere outside and inside the store. Tasted bad too. I won't be back here. read more

If you rely on your Princeton class of 2016 sweater as your primary conversation starter, then boy do I have a great recommendation for you. Grab yourself a lunch item from Pret-a-Manger. Bring it with you to work. At lunchtime, find your most impoverished coworker (you can identify them by their sad proletariat tupperware meals) and position yourself within eyeshot (don't sit at the same table of course). Then reveal your Pret-a-Manger meal. Make your best pouty face (directed at your coworker) and shrug your shoulders. Take a small bite of your meal. Discard the rest. For the rest of you who appreciate appropriately branded price-tags (see Denny's and McDonald's for example) avoid this shrine to elitism. You can find the same quality of food in a middle-school lunch line for $3.50. read more

Pret A Manger is a great on the go option. I really enjoyed the vanilla latte with a egg and bacon sandwich on a brioche bun. The staff was lovely and made my morning super pleasant. read more

Pret A Manger - Vanilla latte and Egg & Bacon Brioche - Sandwiches Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

This Pret location is one of my favorite places to grab a breakfast sandwich or salad for lunch. This location is clean and spacious and the staff are friendly. read more

I like the food and the staff. I also think it's reasonably priced. Glad they're offering Sunday hours now

Introduction: I went to this Pret A Manger in August 2014. I was between companies and had started driving for a certain rideshare company that starts with U (a terrible company). One Tuesday morning I took a guy to his office, and we had a nice conversation. He gave me his business card saying that they were looking for someone. This wasn't my career path or experience, but did sound interesting, and I had transferable skills. We agreed to meet for lunch near his office; he picked this Pret A Manger. The Experience: After getting a parking spot not far on K Street, I walked in to see that people could pick & choose various items conveniently in containers like sandwiches, salads, etc. The prices were a little expensive for the quality. I ended up getting a chicken noodle soup since I was unfortunately sick. The staff was nice, and the soup was just ok. Overall, I wasn't terribly impressed, but it wasn't a negative experience here either. As for the guy, he showed me his office, and the informal interview seemed to go well. Ultimately, I kept getting the runaround with a couple emails back & forth following up on the job status. Finally, he said that the hiring manager decided to go with someone else with more experience in that field. read more

I absolutely love Pret for majorly two reasons; their light roast coffee and their no-fuss-grab-and-go food options. My go to fave for any time of the day is the DELISH chicken/avo sandwich! You HAVE to try it! The kettle chips are always good (although unhealthy) and my favorite way to eat em is to dunk em in the feta-tomato soup! Whenever they have feta/tomato soup and I happen to go to Pret, I have to grab a pack of chips to accompany it with - it's just right! They have a whole lot of other sandwich/salad options which are pretty good! And a lot of healthy snacks also. This place def doesn't disappoint for those in a rush but still lookin for tasty food options! read more

Great location in the heart of the city and to the left (at the NW corner of 17th and K St) when you get off the escalator at Farragut North (Farragut Square side). This location is plagued by homeless people who come here and loiter frequently. Two times ago, one homeless guy cursed out a guest because the guest was in his seat (which may have been true on other days...but no one owns a seat!). Last time, there was a homeless person hanging around outside talking frenetically. There's a lot of seating (window seating), tables/chairs, and cushy/comfortable armchairs, which is nice because each Pret seems to have its own unique layout and planogram. Unfortunately, not all locations stock the same items, such as the orange cardamom chocolate bar (which is delicious). The selection is really wide, the customer service fantastic, and the the ambiance really pleasant (except for if a homeless person accosts you). read more

Pret A Manger - Quite possibly the best coconut water outside of a real coconut! - Sandwiches Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

Our first DC disappointment. My husband and I stopped in here to grab an inexpensive breakfast. Although the thrust is on healthy options quality still lacks here. I picked up an egg white sandwich and small coffee. My husband chose a yogurt parfait with fruit. Refills on coffee are prohibited. I asked about their roasts and was given the basic answer light or dark. When I went to grab my small cup they were brewing the light roast so I had to settle for the dark. It was fair and not the quality I like when I grind and roast my own beans from my favorite coffee shops at home. My husband seemed to like his parfait. My sandwich was mostly a bun and tasted bland. I will credit them for this. All breakfast items in the grab and go are heated. Pastries and bananas are also available for purchase. Pret A Manger is a chain normally on a daily basis. Place is clean and well lit. I will also credit them with the fact that they are environmentally friendly in that they have recompostable napkins and donate their leftovers to shelters at the end of the day. Weighing the pros and cons I would say this place is average. You may be paying more for your breakfast but not nearly as much as you would if you are staying at a hotel and eating their food. read more

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The store on 17th & K has prices listed at once price but when you go to pay its actually more. I grabbed a wrap and a dessert which I thought was $8.00 and $3.00 only to find out it was actually $11.00 and $5.00 plus taz. I know DC tax is high but not that high! When I asked why was it so high, I saw on the receipt that it was higher than the price tag by the food.When I mentioned it the cashier was like "Oh thats the price for members"! Are you kidding me? Your listed price by the food is not the price for everyone! Ridiculous, considering their food is never filling. I always have to get 2 to items to fill full. That will be the last time I shop there. Ive never really checked my reciept before so, I guess I was always paying more than what I thought I was paying. read more

Great coffee, at least I think so. But the planter boxes outside are full of mosquitoes and need to be removed and cleaned out to encourage outside seating. And scrub that pavement, it's pretty nasty with the gunk and smells read more

Pret A Manger - Outside seating - Sandwiches Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

The first Pret I ever went to was at union station and I would grab a sandwich on my way to NY. I discovered the one across from Farragut Square when I started volunteering with my church that has a homeless ministry that serves people the second Saturday of each month. After serving, I treat myself and my friends to PRET. It is a monthly treat. My favorite sandwiches are the chicken balsamic mozzarella, the Brie, tomato and arugula and the apple muesli and blueberry yogurt pots. The place is clean and I've never had a problem with service. Sandwiches are around $8 and pre-made. They are expensive compared to most sub places but I like the fresh baguettes and how everything is made fresh daily. And at the end of the night, they take the remaining food to the homeless- local shelters and pup kitchens. I'm willingly to pay more for a company that cares about the homeless. read more

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There's so many pret a mangers here in DC, but I love them! It's so convenient, especially when you're rushing to take a quick lunch. Their salads, sandwiches, and wraps are all premade (they claim they make them fresh daily and donate the ones that didn't sell), but I've enjoyed all the ones I've tried. Prices are fairly standard - around $4-$8 an item. I've tried their nori veggie wrap, which is a wrap full of veggies and sauce, wrapped with seaweed. The seaweed wasn't crispy, but it tasted good. I've also had their spicy shrimp wrap, which was very good. The lettuce they used was all green- no browning and whatnot at all. The shrimp was tasty, and there were some spicy parts. So good. They also have cold pressed juices. I've never had one at other places before because they are priced around $8, even at whole foods, but pret a manger has cold pressed juices for $6. I tried their green juice (apples, spinach, kale, cucumber, and more??), and it was delicious. Got my vitamin A and such from that drink. Their chai latte is different though. It's tea bag brewed chai tea with some milk, but they also sweeten it with some syrup. I guess that's what threw me off. It was good its own way, but not something that I prefer as chai. There's a good amount of seating, making it a popular place to study, especially with free wifi. read more

I usually love Pret and have been going for years, but this isn't my go-to location. I was almost done finishing the latte I purchased here this morning and brought to work when I felt something slip into my mouth. I stopped, pulled it out, and found what you see in my photo. A small hair that I don't even want to know from where it came. I'm very disappointed. I can't leave work right now but plan to stop by this location later and show the picture and get some sort of refund. I've never had an issue at the 1828 L street or 1432 K street location. Safe to say I'll never purchase anything ever again at 1701 K street. Update: I go back with my almost finished latte (hair included) and ask to speak with the manager. I explain the situation and ask that I get refunded for both the latte and the Brie/tomato/basil sandwich I had purchased with it, but had not eaten yet, and now didn't want to eat. Her response? "Okay....." No apology, just "Okay..." THEN she goes to process my refund and says I'm being refunded $9.97, yet my credit card was charged $11.97. Apparently I had been charged for the chicken mozzarella sandwich and not the Brie/tomato/basil. So a hair in my latte, overcharged for my food, and absolutely no apology. Seriously never coming back here again. read more

Pret A Manger - The hair I found in my latte. I had to pull it out of my mouth. - Sandwiches Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

My experience was superb until the soy milk curdled in my coffee and I asked for another cup. The cashier insisted there was nothing wrong with the curdling and it was okay to drink my coffee. Ummmmmmmmmm, NO. Please give me another cup or my money back. The customer behind me was even appalled at the suggestion to drink my coffee and go on my merrily way. After my insistence that I would not drink the coffee, she gave me another cup while rolling her eyes. Thank you, I kindly stated and went on my merrily way. On a positive note, I'm eating this falafel & red pepper wrap. It's kinda tasty. A lot of calories. But tasty. Until next time.. read more

Very clean and spacious if you have a family. They have prepackaged food for a grab and go style and pastries/croissants to choose from at the register. Cannot order breakfast, but you can grab a salad, breakfast sandwich or baguette to go. read more

PretA Manger - FREE LUNCH. In order to promote the opening of its newest location on 17th and K street, Pret A Manger gave out free lunch on March 27th (the review is a bit outdated). In the havoc of Farragut North, I saw someone handing me a flyer for free lunch in front of Pret. There's no such thing as "free lunch" or so I thought. I stood in a long line, but was moving fastttt! As soon as I walked in, I was told that I got a free sandwich, popcorn, dessert, and bottle of water. I got the Garden Veggie sandwich. The sandwich was okay, I would give it 3/5 stars especially because there are many better sandwich places. The chocolate brownie was delicious (small but satisfying). The retail cost of this meal was about $15 and PretA Manger gave it all for FREE to hundreds of customers. I applaud the generosity of PretA Manger, who gives out free lunch nowadays? Cosi, Au Bon Pain, Corner Bakery, Potbelly, be aware of some stiff competition... read more

This place is great to get work done! The music and sometimes other patrons can be a little loud, but there are tons of table spaces and good lighting. There are 2 tops, 4 tops, and group tables. Some walls have outlets as well. Another great thing is the number of healthy food options! I'm trying to cut down on carbs like breads and pastries and they have a whole refrigerated section of healthy "pots", mini snack/meal cups. Pots such as overnight oatmeal, mixed fruit, yogurt+banana+honey, chicken+edamame, quinoa+arugula+cherry tomato+avocado+egg, etc! FYI, the wifi password and bathroom code are at the bottom of your receipt. read more

Pret A Manger - Healthy Egg, Quinoa, Tomato & Avocado Pot - Sandwiches Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

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I like this location because of the variety of food available and the view overlooking the park. It tends to get pretty loud, especially with the pop/ dance music they play and loud conversations. Definitely not a quiet place to study or work. However, it's usually quite clean. The one thing I hate is having to enter a code for the restrooms. It's very inconvenient to keep asking employees for the information. read more

Pret a Manger I know this is a chain. This store is within 3 blocks of another store too! To me, they are all the same, but I have to commend them for keeping this store as clean as it is being next to the metro stop (Farragut North). There is a lot of foot traffic here and for them to keep it respectably clean is not something to really scoff at. I always stay away from Starbucks that are close to the metro stop because of its cleanliness. As for the food and coffee, it is standard and nothing special. The Wifi always works as intended - sometimes slow if there are a lot of people there. During peak hours, the store can be a bit crowded and finding a seat is a bit challenging. Even though a lot of people are grabbing food trucks for lunch, this place is still busy. read more

Interesting concept for a grab and go restaurant. Great food options, easy to find, grab. Cold, hot, drinks, chips, coffee, pastries, fruit. If I worked in the area, i could see myself eating here a lot. With my children we shared a sandwich, some mac and cheese (hot and had some cauliflower in it - yum), popcorn, and a drink. We all had something we enjoyed and it worked. There was extensive seating, windows everywhere, open seating (some were big tables), trash encouraged recycling and was clearly labeled. read more

Quick pre-packaged freshly made breakfast and lunch sandwiches near Farragut Square! The food is always good and quick if you're in hurry, as an alternative to the long lines of food trucks during lunch at this park. The place is great to meet friends and have plenty of outdoor seating as well as indoor in a very busy corner of 17th and Connecticut Avenue overlooking Farragut Square Park where there is always a street musician playing or protesting... Check it out yourself! read more

Atmosphere at the moment is busy. I may have come during people's lunch break, but otherwise everything is fine. An array of freshly made food for your choice. Some really good choices, but my eye was drawn to the salmon and Tzatizki sauce. I also grabbed a miso soup (gets alil salty towards the bottom) and chai tea. Tea is noce, miso is nice as well.....but let me start by saying. I'm tryna be PG about this review of that salmon. I'm in the place now shaking my leg and my taste buds want to scream and not take another bite. But I don't believe in paying for something and wasting it. IT SUCKS!! The flatbread is really soggy, the salmon is so bland and dry. It taste like chicken salad...sad.. but then the kicker....the ingredients are pickled cabbage, (not bad) salmon, (ugh), the sauce, (ok), cilantro, (deadly) and mint (can't even tell)....I was not aware that they layered the flat bread with just a bunch of cilantro...no no no no no no no....cilantro has a very strong distinct flavor...and it left such a bad taste in my mouth...I plucked all those nasty things out. That being said it was my fault and I will never get it again. As this my first time I have to come again and try something new....after ridding the flatbed of cilantro it's ok... all the Tzatizki sauce is at the bottom of the bread which is probably why it's super soggy. But overall not bad after ridding the cilantro...can't taste the mint and the pickled cabbage is sweet but nice. Salmon is still dry which really takes away from really making this taste good. Overall not a bad place. -take it back! After I finished my meal about 10 min later after walking, I had the runs. The food did not sit well, and I would love to find an excuse for why the food was ok and it's just me, but I cant! I eat alot normally different food in short time frames and never have I gotten the runs right after eating. So I said I'd be back...umm mm alot later than sooner. Smile! read more

Pret A Manger - Salmon Tzatizki - Sandwiches Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

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