Pret A Manger - Russell Square in Camden

Loved this handy place to get any type of meal or snack you want....there fresh sqeezed orange juice is the best ever! Loved being able to pick up a piece of fresh fruit, sandwich or a yummy yogurt cup to take back to our hotel room after a busy day in London.

There are two Prêts in close proximity to Russell Square tube station and I'm not sure exactly which is which. I wanted a coffee, but I also needed to use the toilet. The nearest one to the station, which is more or less opposite, didn't have a single toilet that was operational, so I headed for the second which is this one. This had only one of four toilets working, which meant one toilet working, out of a total of eight at the two branches. I asked one of the staff there, why there was such a problem with the toilets at Prêt and he blamed the problem on customers. I would respectfully suggest that such a high ratio of non-operational toilets, is a problem with management, not with customers. It was plain from the disorganised chaos in the restaurant itself, there were serious staffing issues, which was probably at the root of the appallingly poor maintenance.

It is a standard Pret a Manger. Location was a big plus as it was next to our hotel. Clean, consistent.

After visiting the British Museum I dropped in here to buy a quick lunch. The staff was helpful and I had my lunch at Russel Square just facing this eatery.