Pret

I can’t say I’m a massive Pret fan — generally, I’d rather grab food that’s made fresh but sometimes needs must, right? This Pret is by Patisserie Valerie in the new Silverburn extension and again, has the nice open-​air feeling without having to worry about freezing your butt off.
I’d already made up my mind to try Five Guys so my trip here was purely for research purposes. They stock exactly what every other Pret stocks — yoghurt, fruit salad, toasties, panini, wraps, sandwiches, salad boxes and ciabatta rolls. It all looks incredibly appetising and their motto is something about being made fresh in-​store daily. (From looking at their website, they then donate the leftover food each day to charity which is great).
I like Pret more than most other quick sandwich spots and imagine this will be very popular with the people who work at Silverburn who are sick of sandwiches from Tesco or Marks. For me however, if I was going to eat at Silverburn I’d rather have a nice sit in meal at one of of the restaurants nearby so I’m not sure I’d return, sadly.