Apricot Food Bar

I’ve been here several times, usually to pick up some lunch to take back to work. Love the salad boxes, although I think later in the day they have less choice, but that makes sense as most of it seems to be made fresh. They do decent coffee, nice cake, good sandwiches and pastries. Overall I’m a big fan of this place. My only complaint would be that one time I was asking the guys behind the counter about their cakes and he was sort of guessing at what flavours there were, I ended up getting the wrong thing (but still nice!), maybe some labelling is in order!

Delicious minestrone soup & chicken dish. Very friendly staff, quaint and enjoyable atmosphere, and low prices for high quality food. A healthy & great café option in Soho!

Fresh, Organic, Homemade
Visit: October 3
After walking for several hours in the morning and visiting some of the major sites of London, I was very hungry and looking for something healthy to eat. I happened to walk by Apricot Food Bar, which had a chalkboard sign advertising «Fresh, Organic, and Homemade». Yep, that sounded perfect. A win, win, win situation! Apricot offers 3 sizes of ‘lunch boxes’: small, medium, and large. I selected the small box for only 3.90 GBP, which I think is a great deal. For the small size, I was able to select 3 salads from a large variety of different salads. Most were purely vegetarian but there was at least one salad containing chicken. I had the chicken with onion and carrots in a yellow colored sauce. I couldn’t tell what the sauce was since it was very mild and light but the big chunks of chicken were moist. I picked the hummus, which had a hint of lemon and was a little chunky. It was very tasty. My third salad was made up of red beans, chickpeas, corn, arugula (aka rocket in London), and big pieces of fresh avocado. The hummus and chicken were good but this third salad was the big winner. I appreciated the freshness and the quality. Since I was dining in (there are a few small tables), my meal was served on a plate. When I went to return the plate and silverware, the woman working behind the counter asked me how I liked it. She was genuinely interested in my opinion. It was delicious and I was satisfied. If you are looking for something that is good for you and tastes great too, check out Apricot Food Bar.

Fantastic healthy and tasty food very close to the heart of the east end. This is a lovely chilled out little bar very close to Tottenham court road. The food options are healthy, tasty, and frankly for this part of town, an absolute steal of a price! I am always so used to having to buy some horrible over cooked and expensive pizza when out late in this part of town, however I have never had a horrible meal here. Expect lovely homely whole foods, some good choices and nice staff. They even have an outdoor seated area. Great in the day, but a life saver if you are out drinking in town and need a late bite.