Pret is a great place to go to grab a quick lunch. They sell salads, sandwiches, paninis and other types of deli food, and they have an emphasis on freshness and eating healthy. The environment of the cafe is very chilled and laid-back, and even though it may get crowded it never is too loud so it's a nice place to catch up with a friend or two.
My absolute favorite thing of theirs is the salad wraps. They have a variety such as avocado and pine nuts and smoked salmon with cream cheese, and they're all incredibly delicious and healthy! They also make hot wraps - my personal favorite is the salmon fishcake. The ingredients are all nicely wrapped with tortilla which isn't too thin that it's like paper, and isn't too thick that it's hard to chew through to the ingredients. Around Christmas time, they do a special Christmas hot wrap that has turkey, mashed potatoes and raspberry sauce. It's like eating a Christmas dinner in the form of a wrap! I sometimes buy their wraps as takeaway and have them for lunch tomorrow. Technically you're not supposed to do that because they're made to be consumed the same day, but I throw them in the fridge the minute I get home and they still great the next morning.
Pret also does really good value cake sets in the afternoon where you can get a piece of cake and coffee or tea for just $39! The downside though is that they only have three choices of cakes (or at least the ones I frequent do) - carrot cake, blueberry cheesecake and chocolate opera. The cakes are quite big as well - none of that $40+ for a tiny piece of cake game here! I actually do not adore their cakes because they're a little bit hard, but they are super filling!
Another must-try at Pret - now this is going to sound a little random - but it's their lightly salted popcorn. It comes in a chip packet and it's basically good ole popcorn, but healthy! Like the name suggests, it really is VERY lightly salted, but it's still really good nonetheless. My perfect Pret meal would consist of a salad wrap, a hot latte and a pack of popcorn to top it all off!
So, we've established that Pret is delicious and healthy, but it is a little on the expensive side (with the exception of the cake sets). The wraps are $38 each and they're sufficiently filling, but not huge by any measure. Personally, I think they are still worth the price because they're quick to eat, healthy and tasty but I do wish that they were a little cheaper! read more