Pret A Manger coming to East Dulwich! (Now open)

[KateFord]

The Pret is going to be opposite East Dulwich Station on Grove Vale, occupying the old William Hill premises. Looks like they are hiring.

[geebee]

Great, yet another chain cafe....ED has lost its character

[DuncanW]

You preferred the William Hill?

[JohnL]

Pret are moving out of Central London into the more central residential areas as people work from home I heard.

They gave me free coffee after free coffee when I worked in holborn :)

[Guest]

Other local businesses may benefit from the additional footfall

[goldilocks]

Its a huge unit and the advertised rent meant that it was hard to see what would go in there. I'm a bit disappointed its a pret, just because its not very interesting. I do have some concerns about the impact on places like poached / blackbird etc especially if people subscribe to the coffee monthly fee option but on the other hand, its not really a sit in brunch option so hopefully sufficiently different. That said, its a huge improvement on a) an empty unit and b) a betting shop.

[KateFord]

Another pic so you see it?s next to Shaun?s DIY shop. I was always a fan of their pastries so have to admit I?m quite excited as I?ve missed them during the pandemic. :)

[hammerman]

Strange place for a Pret A Manger, but they always seems to pop up where an M&S local has opened. It's across the road from the train station so they might have people pop inside for a quick sandwich that can easily be made when you get home!

[CPR Dave]

I guess they'll pick up trade from people arriving at the station as commuters (nannies, teachers, shop assistants, local GPs, business owners etc.) as well as people who've got to catch a train and want a coffee but think the queues in the artisan coffee shops near the station are too long.

[missse22]

Much prefer a Pret over a William Hill!!!

[heartblock]

I would prefer an independent- but I think it will serve the train commuter crowd. Watch out for those 'healthy sandwiches' they are full of fat! yummy but high calorie.

[goldilocks]

There are also loads of staff from Charter and Goose Green schools who buy lunch in M&S so will give them another option of somewhere to grab a sandwich to go - it definitely aligns with Pret's new business model of moving out to areas where people will be working from home in the hope that they'll still pop out for a sandwich at lunch. For me one of the main things about working from home is that I don't have to buy lunch at Pret or similar, but sure it will get enough footfall.

[Waseley]

I used to work near the original one in Victoria, nice and quirky. It stunned me in recent years how much colleagues used the local branch, some two or three times a day. We had many great independent bcafes in the area; virtually the only time I use them is at airports being much better value than most other outlets. Perhaps someone can explain the Pavlov's dog response by many to Pret

[TWB Cat Sitter]

I always liked Pret when I worked in Covent Garden. They have a nice selection of food & soups to-go,

which isn't something you can so easily find around here {if it even exists at all}.

[hammerman]

All of the Pret a Manger stuff and M&S stuff can be made at a fraction of the price at home. I can't understand why people would want to buy their lunch at these places. A cheese/ham roll is what I would make up to take to work in the late 70s/80s/90s!

[TWB Cat Sitter]

It's convenient for people like me, who literally has no time on their hands. I work from 6am - 10pm.

[Callie]

TWB Wrote:

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> It's convenient for people like me, who literally

> has no time on their hands. I work from 6am -

> 10pm.

Yes I agree, I?m happy to hear we are getting a Pret 🙂

[DulwichFox]

I have survived 42 years without a Pret A Manger in East Dulwich..

38 years since they first opened elsewhere..

DulwichFox

[precious star]

I have always liked pret a manger. It's been ethical and forward thinking way before many other food places. I always saw their vans at night at Westend donating their unsold food to homeless and other charities, unlike other supermarkets and shops.

[Spartacus]

DulwichFox Wrote:

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> I have survived 42 years without a Pret A Manger

> in East Dulwich..

> 38 years since they first opened elsewhere..

>

> DulwichFox

Foxy, get down wiv da kids and eat their hip trendy food 🤩

[Sue]

precious star Wrote:

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> I have always liked pret a manger. It's been

> ethical and forward thinking way before many other

> food places. I always saw their vans at night at

> Westend donating their unsold food to homeless and

> other charities, unlike other supermarkets and

> shops.

I like Pret too. Rarely go there now I'm retired, though.

[womanofdulwich]

What about their flapjacks. 😀

[SpringTime]

Pret is a great place. Especially for the undead.

[SpringTime]

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> Pret is a great place. Especially for the undead.

A bit like Sainsbury's

[JohnL]

The Pret I went to the staff used to wear the flag of their place of birth on their uniform.

I liked the colour - but I admit there weren't many union jacks LOL