Pret A Manger - Lambeth

Waterloo Station Worst Service and Attitude of all Prets wpuld say. Mediocre coffee at best, minimal customer service, spend £10, they have run out of sleeves and wanted charge for an additional cup….Not ideal I know but the attitude about it. ..not even a sorry we can’t,…just awful since brought out. Will avoid all outlets in future and would urge others to visit far better outlets as FSB/Pure/Benugo or better still an Indeoendant who can make a proper decent coffee…

Bad coffee almost almost every visit. I ordered a very expensive flat white; the drink was way too hot, definitely burnt the milk hadn’t been steamed properly so had no smoothness to it. I think the barista’s need proper training. Can’t charge that much for what you could get from a coffee machine. See you at Nero.

Terrible, TERRIBLE service. the workers all have awful attitudes, there is non existant managment and the place is an absolute mess by the barrista machines as the workers run amock or disregard their responsibilities. This isnt just from one visit i go past here regularly and its always the same, no other pret i have seen is this badly run. Avoid. They have messed up so many orders of mine and the people around me, i once seen them trying to write orders down on a wet tissue as they where so un organised. Would never recommend this particular pret

What used to be the only but unique choice of ham and sliced boiled egg muffin n had been joined today by egg omelette and bacon. Although only 8.30am I chose the last ham and boiled egg muffin available. The muffin itself was of a firmer sourdough variety and the piece of ham was rather de minimis, perhaps they had almost run out of ham before making this last muffin. An espresso was strong and frothy but hard to find a stick to stir in some sugar. Even with the removal of at least half the window stools there was no difficulty finding a seat. Still with less than half the usual number of customers. Oh and the prices have gone up.

One of the few things I’ve missed during lockdown is an opportunity to break a journey to court with a quick breakfast in the Pret A Manger on Waterloo station. Stools at window seats afford a great view over the station concourse and a hustle and bustle from which those inside this bubble are taking a temporary pause. London main line stations such as Waterloo and King’s Cross are the only places, so far as I am aware, which instead of the standard range of baps with bacon or sausage with omelette, substitute a version with sliced boiled egg and ham. Why Pret A Manger offer boiled eggs and ham only to commuters in select locations I’m not sure unless they have a shorter shelf life than the others and are perhaps confident they can be consumed more quickly I’m not sure. But I’m pleased to report this is still available here post lockdown despite much smaller numbers commuting. The only changes I’ve noticed here apart from screens at the counter and further queuing for coffees after paying for food are the thinning out of window seat stools in compliance with social distancing. Otherwise the bap itself is made of a sturdier bread than before. There is a little more packaging. And the price has marginally risen.