[Closed] Pret a Manger

Seriously, you've never eaten in a Pret before?

The BLT was nice, till I discovered how much salt they put in them.

I've never eaten in a Pret.
(have bought sandwiches and eaten them somewhere else though)(only when on training courses in London though)(there are none round here)(nice sandwiches btw)

The one on The Cut is a favourite haunt of mine for breakfast. The porridge and coffee is pretty good.

Still the best of all the bigger franchises IMO. Went downhill about 6-7 yrs ago before turning it round recently though.

Not as green/healthy as they'd like you to think though.

For some reason I instinctively avoid any packed sandwiches - I have images of disgruntled, poorly-paid employees going solo in the filling.

Best "chain" by far.

Previously 33% owned by MaccyD, now owned by the same private equity that bought Wiggle.

[i]I have images of disgruntled, poorly-paid employees going solo in the filling.[/i]

Like a kind of Russian Roulette? I'm sure they wouldn't have enough to fill all the sandwiches.

One of their cheese, ham, bacon, tomato croissants is a great way to make a hungover morning a little more bearable.

Pretty much the only thing I get from Pret. Sainsbo's meal deal wins the lunch race if I'm out for sarnies.

Best "chain" by far.

I'm quite partial to Eat personally. Lovely granola yoghurt things.

+1 for the Sains. meal deal.

Pret do nice stuff but pricey.

I'm quite partial to Eat personally.

I was addicted to the Eat Chicken Pot Pie soups when working in that London.

I met the founder, julian Metcalfe a couple of times when the company I worked for were supplying plastic bottles. We dubbed him 'Julian Hatstand' for he was alittle eccentric. However, he was evangelical about his desire to produce a good butty. His staff seemed quite happy, too.

All of their leftover food ends up being distributed to homeless charities and their general ethical stance seems rather good.

Pret any day over the other chains although prefer the small local places if possible

i like their soup.

I have images of disgruntled, poorly-paid employees going solo in the filling.

Like a kind of Russian Roulette? I'm sure they wouldn't have enough to fill all the sandwiches.

Probably ok if you avoid anything with mayonnaise

I like the bread they use. Also, the swedish meatball wrap is very tasty.

You bunch of poncey middle class gayers....

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For when Greggs seems too upmarket!

😆

Pret used to be really good. Then the bread % went up, filling quantity dropped. The clincher for me was when they made their wraps in half and 'hid' the gap in the middle with cardboard to make the wrap look longer and bigger than it was.

[quote=hora said] The clincher for me was when they made their wraps in half and 'hid' the gap in the middle with cardboard to make the wrap look longer and bigger than it was.

Yeah, Boots do that too.

<shakes fist>

They no longer sell All Day Breakfast sandwiches. 😡

A couple of the central London Pret used to give me free coffee when i worked in that there London, so they are ok by me.

I had one of my best mornings whilst sat outside Pret on Frith St, i was sat at a table outside watching Soho wake up on a sunny summers morning, i had an espresso & croissant to hand, and as i looked up the bright morning sun shined straight through a young girls blouse giving me xray vision of her breasts... FANTASTIC! The highlight of my career.

Seriously, you've never eaten in a Pret before?

I don't think that I've ever [i]seen[/i] a Pret a Manger before, never mind eaten in one..

[quote=portlyone ]I like the bread they use. Also, the swedish meatball wrap is very tasty.

Had one at Heathrow a little while ago. Most of that ended up in the bin.

For the most part, it's a decent balance between convenience and not tasting like crap

The clincher for me was when they made their wraps in half and 'hid' the gap in the middle with cardboard to make the wrap look longer and bigger than it was.

Sounds like ASDA's pizza topping trick.

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Ooh, don't you get a lot of topping? ... Waaaait a minute...

... is the tacky sandwich shop where the allegedly fabulously wealthy Captain Flash has been known to eat his lunch...

I like them too. A nice Thai prawn baguette/crisps/coffee was less than £6 on Saturday. Yum

I know McD's sold out/got out of them but like all small businesses- once they embark on a mass expansion plan they seem to skip back on the food...

A soft Southern affliction, don't have them up here.

Careful. I'm not a Southerner. I'm a northerner, a Yorkshireman.

Not bad tasting but still junk food. Personally would rather go all-out and get a Subway!

Thing is with Subway you are looking at £4.70 for a footlong!

[quote=duckman said]A soft Southern affliction, don't have them up here.

How far North are you ? They're in York, Newcastle, Edinburgh, Aberdeen 🙂

True, I think that's better VFM than a pret sarnie though. I was gobsmacked when I saw the local (chain) pasty shop would only give you a few pence change out of a fiver for a "large traditional"

Free wifi makes them an invaluable working pitstop in that there London.

I miss local pubs serving real food made by them on the premises - used to work in Northallerton (North Yorkshire) and £5 would get me a pint and a real homemade steak pie (with real actual steak in it) with chips and peas.

(with real actual steak in it)

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Previously 33% owned by MaccyD, now owned by the same private equity that bought Wiggle.

This explains why I found a mini bag of haribo in my New Yorker....

Thing is with Subway you are looking at £4.70 for a [s]footlong![/s] truly vile splodge of processed shite, stuffed into a bread like substance with more sugar in it than a Mars Bar

FTFY 😀

The highlight of my career.

A career in what - Oogling boobies??

DrP

coofee and porridge are good if I have a meeting in town otherwise 'its not as good as it used to be' TM

Went downhill about 6-7 yrs ago before turning it round recently though.

I used to eat from there now and again, but stopped enjoying their product, ooo, six or seven years ago. Not bought anything from them since.

There's a lesson, right there. For businesses, I mean.

[i]Thing is with Subway you are looking at £4.70 for a footlong! truly vile splodge of processed shite, stuffed into a bread like substance with more sugar in it than a Mars Bar[/i]

And you have to put up with [i]that smell[/i] ...

Not sure I fancy Pret's