Pret

Saturday 14th July.
A trip into central London to visit the exhibitions by Grayson Perry and Henry Moore and another small one in Southwark.
Stopped for lunch at Pret a Manger near the Tate Modern, on Southwark Road. We quite often consume sandwiches and coffee on our days out in London, and Pret is a favoured brand as is Eat, Tend to avoid Starbucks. The sandwiches at Pret and deemed to be well filled. Coffee is ok. Unlike some of the other coffee shops, Pret have gone the way of offering only one size of coffee, but in two strengths. In addition the choice is more limited than some shops, as I suppose, as the name suggests, they are more interested in the food element.

A sandwich is too frequently the offer of least complexity. The Pret sandwiches taste fresh, and have lots of stuff inside. The cost is reasonable, with a simple egg mayo costing £1.50, and say a smoked salmon costing 2.99. I think this is fair compared to other catering outlets. Lunch of two sandwiches and two coffees set me back £9.30, and included a  civilised place to sit (the branch down there was pretty quiet on a Saturday), and sanitary toilets.  Pret tell their customers that at the end of the business day, their surplus food is offered to the needy at hostels and the suchlike. Lucky them.