Pret A Manger

So happy to have a pret a block from my office. For lunch the quality, the price and the variety is just right. I now eat here 3 times a week and the sandwiches, salads and soups are always fresh and flavorful. I say flavorful because a lot of times when you grab a sandwich or salad at one of those generic lunch places the food looks good but has no taste. It must be the quality of the ingredients. You can really taste the difference. I come here for my lunch and go around the corner to a place called 2 Beans for my coffee on my way from grand central. Loving my new neighborhood.

I love the food but I love the staff more. The young African — American gentleman that serves me in the morning is a joy to deal with and a breath of fresh air so early in the morning. the entire staff is friendly, courteous and just a joy. they are the best and I want their manager to know how great they are
Denyse Paul

Healthy food on the Go. What more would you want

This a great lunch place if you need to get in and out quickly while still getting good tasting food. I frequent this restaurant frequently while I’m in town because I can walk in, get the chicken wrap (it’s spicy but can’t quite remember the name), a freshly squeezed juice and get out within a matter of less than 10 minutes easily. I see in the other reviews people weren’t a fan of the staff but I find them to be very prompt and polite.
The chicken wrap I get is one I would recommend. Their salads are fresh and there’s many varieties of dressing to choose from. They also have soups that I haven’t tried but they do smell delicious. Fresh fruit is a go here and the coffees seem popular too. Haven’t tried the coffees but I will make a note to do that next time for sure.

I’m addicted to their hot meatball wrap. Delicious and warm for a little over $ 7.

This was my first, and likely my last, experience with Pret A Manger. I had the «classic» cheddar and tomato sandwich. The bread was stale and the sandwich was basically tasteless.
My advice: Try ANY food cart in Midtown and you are guaranteed to have a more flavorful and CHEAPER meal.

Not only does Pret have great food at a great price but the staff is outstanding. I enjoy picking up my breakfast there every morning
the staff is so friendly. beats going to the national chain next store.

A’IGHT

I really hate this location. I came here the other day for breakfast because its just so close to work and quick. I asked for a plain croissant (ask for the strawberry jam!) and coffee. The people there are not friendly. I asked for a bag. Then the cashier gives me a bag (saying nothing). Then I had to ask for napkins because she didn’t give me any and she looked annoyed.
Also, this Pret is super inefficient. There was only one line and it was almost out the door (because its a small place and its midtown). When I went to get my coffee, that’s when I decided I’m never ever coming back. It was so gross. Coffee spills. Milk dispensers empty for whole milk and almost half & half. I wanted the light roast coffee and one of them was empty. The other one was almost empty. It has really little and squirted all over my hand when I attempted to get my coffee.

Right next door to work. Quick, easy, friendly and convenient. I can dig.

The meatball sub is so surprisingly good here. I don’t get it. 450 calories, tasty, and filling (may seem small, but you will be full).
Naturally, I also like the chicken and avocado salad with the wild berry dressing… I’ll take chicken and avocado on anything any day… that being said, I like the sandwich too.

Pret is my fallback when I don’t have a lot of time to go grab lunch, or if it’s cold/​rainy. Everything I’ve gotten has always tasted really fresh. My favorite things are the hummus and garden vegetable sandwich and the Mediterranean vegetable baguette. The vegetables are always crisp and crunchy and the bread is always perfect. The farmer’s market salad is also a good choice. I’ve tried their Moroccan Lentil soup, and while it was hearty, I didn’t really care for the spices used in it. I did like the carrot ginger, which was creamy and blended well. The flavor is predominantly carrot, but the ginger gives it a nice spicy bite. The miso soup is also always a safe bet, although I’m pretty sure it’s a pre-​packaged-​just-​add-​water deal.
The +
— great grab-​and-​go lunch for under $ 10
— vegetarian and vegan friendly
— everything is fresh
The —
— they don’t always have everything in stock (esp after the lunch rush)
— extremely limited seating
— standard sandwich, soup and salad options (like every other deli in NY)

I go here regularly for lunch — healthy fast food. I don’t eat meat except for fish and this place offers excellent options.
I just went in and asked if they had any more tuna salads as I didn’t see any on the shelf. They said no, and then offered me 50% off of my meal to makeup for it!!! WOAH! I thought the man said 50 CENTS, which I was grateful for but I fear I wasn’t as enthusiastic as I am now after leaving and realizing I’d paid half of what the food normally cost me! He even discounted my drink and muffin.
This place ALWAYS has excellent friendly customer service — which is a lot to ask for at a NYC chain lunch spot — but this was above and beyond. Apple retail + Uniqlo are known for the best customer service out there, and this place is stepping up to the plate!
Thank you to the man who gave me 50 percent off. I swear I’m amazingly grateful and am a forever promoter!!!

Pret’s an okay lunch spot. Most of the sandwiches are premade, are boxed up, and are overpriced… but aside from that, it’s a pretty standard lunch spot in NYC. I had the chicken avocado sandwich, which was pretty decent for a gourmet sandwich, and better than most of the choices available to me at Metro. The one thing that earns Pret bonus points is that they make their chocolate chip cookies in-​house, and they do a pretty decent job with them — warm, chewy, and not too sweet. But they do overcharge for them given the size (not worth $ 1.95 per, even if they are pretty solid).
I come here every now and then; more so because I’m trying very hard to eat healthily and properly, and because the moment I step inside the cookies are calling my name. After being to London, though, definitely stop by one there if you can — prices are paradoxically much cheaper there than in the Big Apple.

I am NOT a sandwich person… it’s probably the 2^nd to last thing I want to eat (last being salad)
BUT today I tried the new Pret Toasties… and was pleasantly surprised. I had the Ham, Cheese, and Mustard. The ham was of high quality, the cheese was creamy, didn’t really taste the mustard, but that didn’t matter.
It was pretty good, and I’d probably get it again.
Now if only the soup options would get better…

Good sandwiches and salads; perfect when you need to grab a quick lunch.

Ya know, this place irks the living crap out of me. The food is tasty, but fer gawd sake, the sangwidges are so skimpy it’s no wonder they have so few calories.
For those of you not aware, there’s Eintein’s first rule of food: «If a sangwidge has no ingredients, it will therefore be low in calories.»
–Albert Einstein (he was very hungry at the time and needed caloric intake to finish postulating his theory of relativity. Clearly Pret was not the ideal destination for a repast to satisfy this need).
To with the following: their roast beef with horseradish sauce sangwidge has MAYBE a slice and a half of roast beef some greens and horseradish sauce. It’s 470 calories. Here’s the breakdown:
WELL NO FREAKIN’ WONDER, because there is NO MEAT on this dang sangwidge.
Their orange soda with «No Nasties» in it is actually really good (although overpriced) and has only 50 calories. That’s not bad for a tasty sweet soda.
Sangwidge with no meat + soda = like 10 bucks.
That’s insane, am I right? Can I GET a witness?

An Open Love Letter to Pret a Manger
Dear Pret,
May I call you Pret? I think we’ve been seeing each other long enough now that I can, but you let me know if I can’t. Oh, who am I kidding? You’re sleek and cool, so hip with your jaunty typeface, that of course I can call you Pret! Anyway, it’s been, what? Five years? Ever since I first stepped through your doors in ye olde London, the smell of freshly made sandwiches wafting through the air like so many rain clouds over that city. You were a little jarring, packed to the brim with people, but I learned to love you and the delicious food you offered in the otherwise barren wasteland of English cuisine.
But I had to move back across the pond, and I was sad; how else would I fill my craving for delicious sandwiches I could have made by myself but was too lazy to? And then! Hark! You followed me! I knew we couldn’t stay apart for long. But you were so small at first, just a storefront here, a storefront there, and I thought we’d have to stay long-​distance. And then – work brought us together! I was now across the street, a mere minute away from your lovely doors. Once again could I delight in all you had to offer.
Yet you had changed… for the better! There were now hot wraps of tasty spicy chicken, fresh Caesar salads with large chunks of roasted chicken, delicious soups, and pudding! Glorious pudding! Your new friends were so nice to me, so welcoming and jovial, always smiling. I had to move away eventually, again, but my love for you will never die, Pret, and we’ll be together again soon.
Love always,
Sylwia

The Hungarian Mushroom soup was yummy and addictive! Sandwiches fresh. Service was great, counter staff very friendly and always smiling. :o)