Pret Goes Posh
Restaurant is set to try a new evening concept in the heart of London’s West End.
Pret A Manger has announced that it is welcoming evening diners into its shop at 88-89 Strand, with the introduction of a new evening menu and shop design.
The Good Evenings concept is the first evening trial of its kind for Pret. From 6pm each day, the shop will transform into a casual evening dining experience. Diners will be greeted at the door, presented with a ‘Good Evenings’ menu and shown to a table.
The new menu of small plates, salads, toasties, soups, hot dishes and desserts includes some favourite Pret ingredients served in new ways, as well as a couple of popular hot food dishes such as Macaroni Cheese and Quinoa Rice Pots. It also includes a selection of French red and white wines, Prosecco and British craft beers.
New dishes include Baked Sweet Potato Wedges, Lemon & Rosemary Chicken Salad and Salt Beef Toastie on artisan rye & sourdough bread. Desserts include Pret’s popular Brownie Bite, which is served warm with ice cream and a fruit coulis. All menu options are freshly prepared to order in the shop’s on-site kitchen.
As part of the new trial, customers order and pay at the tills as usual, but their meals are served to them at their table, plated on specially designed crockery. The menu is also available to order for take-away.
Nick Sandler, Creative Chef at Pret, explains, “Customers have been asking us for some time about creating an early evening menu, so we’re giving it a go...Fast, fresh and... evening dining is particularly important to customers in this area of the city who are looking for somewhere convenient and affordable to eat before heading to the theatre".
The Good Evenings concept is currently a one-off trial with no plans to roll it out any further.
The evening menu is available from 6pm to 10.45pm Mondays to Saturdays, and 4pm to 8pm on Sundays.
