Pret A Manger

Such a good grab and go place! Healthy food good beverages and plenty of options to choose from! Lots of seating available!

Me and my older brother come to this Pret EVERY SINGLE MORNING and we absolutely love the service we get from this specific Pret, the food and especially the lovely and joyous staff at this Pret, from the Manager to the cashiers. I can sit here all day and tell you how much we love the staff at this store and the way they treat me and my brother but you would get bored.
I would first like to start with the smile I receive from every single staff when I walk into Pret A Manger first thing in the morning, they all great me with warm and cheerful smiles with a joyous «good morning» which wakes me up better then your light roast coffee! Besides for the welcoming feeling I get when I walk in, they would instantly recognize I am a usual and have my drink ready before I even get to the cashier which makes me and my brother extremely happy! If any of the staff would realize that I am not feeling well or in a bad mood they would instantly make me smile but asking me whats wrong and asking if I need any help, which I love!
I would specifically like to talk about these two specific employees that work at this Pret which is Darell and Sasha. Those two employees are the best employees I have ever met in my life! They are the main reason I come to this Pret every morning with my older brother! They would make me laugh every second I see them from joking around about my coffee and by having my coffee ready without even noticing. On top of that Darell would make the coffee perfect every single time! Me and my brother like complicated drinks for instance we get a double shot espresso over ice with a hint of hazelnut and just the foam of skim milk. If any starbucks barista heard this they would instantly get confused. But Darell would get the drink right every single time which I love! To show the love they give me and my brother, one day I walked in sick and Sasha right away realized I was sick. Instead of making me a coffee she insisted I would drink a peppermint tea with lemon and honey. She made this tea for me and I am convinced that this tea made me feel much better throughout the day.
This specific Pret is the best Pret I have EVER visited in my whole life! Besides for it being the BEST Pret, it is the best coffee shop I have ever been to in my life. From the joyous and friendly employees to the magnificent food and coffee! I recommend this Pret and every Pret to all of my friends, family and co workers! I would love to give a BIG thank you to the whole staff at the 39^th and Broadway Pret, and I can not forget about Sasha and Darell the BEST Employees I have ever met!
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Mordi Lati

They have such an awesome music selection and rad staff. We made a quick breakfast run in here and we surprisingly didn’t want to leave. It was awesome!

Service here is 100%. I messed up my own drink order and it was comped, yes on the house. I had to donate to the pet organization 8). Tea is good. Friendly people. Good stop for a ny walk by

I love pret. Their croissants, yogurt cups and sandwiches are pretty great. However I’m a little upset today as I ordered a croissant and when I bit into it, it was still uncooked. Don’t get me wrong, the croissant was warm and flaky, but the inside was still half cooked dough :/​I didn’t have a chance to go back and tell them, but maybe they should cook the croissants a little more.
I hope today’s croissant was just a fluke because I love grabbing breakfast at pret and I really like their food.

Pret is all over the city and it’s pretty good. They make their food fresh every day and try to keep it reasonably healthy. When I worked in midtown, I came to this location almost every day for a coffee and croissant. The staff does try to be friendly (their motto), but most of the time they are talking and laughing with each other and the line to the registers is getting longer and longer. The employees at this Pret need to be more organized. This is a busy location so lots of people are in and out during the day. At lunch it’s almost impossible to get a table. I’ve noticed that when I do happen to find one, the tables are not always clean and some of the staff is standing around and chatting.
A good option here is to get take out and just eat at the office.

Every time I come here — there is chaos. The employees are ALWAYS goofing around and some are seriously flat out rude. They ignore you — will run around and laugh and joke around with all the other co-​workers. While this is happening, the lines are never in order because the cashiers are never paying attention to handling the lines. This causes people to cut and makes it unfair to people who have been waiting. Some of the cashiers are very polite, but others have been rude on many occasions. It’s just chaos. The food is good of course. That’s not the issue. Also — the light roast coffee is ALWAYS empty — and this is around 9/9:30 AM.

Very average soups. Good selection of sandwiches. Everything is a bit pricey for average food though. Quick service.

I came here on a rainy Sunday to get out of the rain and do some work, and because all the Starbucks stores I passed were full. I decided Pret would work just fine… I just got an iced coffee with caramel and an almond croissant. The croissant was good, I enjoyed it. The coffee though, reminded me vaguely of some medicine I had to take when I was sick as a child mixed with sterile bandages. Literally there was no resemblance to coffee flavor. I’ve had better tasting coffee from cheap motel rooms. I could not finish it. Also, they have ONE single outlet in the seating area, and its behind the trash, so you have to pull the trash away from the wall to get to it, and have to sit right next to it. That is some seriously poor eatery setup.
I’d passed Prets everywhere in the city and always thought they looked nice and wanted to try it, but from now on I’ll walk the extra blocks in the rain without an umbrella and opt for a Starbucks. Plus it is way overpriced for what you get.

Adorable little one-​stop shop on the streets of NY to get something a little healthier and faster than most restaurants. It’s more like an upscale grocery lane with pre-​made fresh foods like sandwiches, subs, salads, soups, snacks, a lot of things that start with an s that you can eat. The coffee is great too– they carry soy milk which is always a nice surprise.
–Megan.

I would give zero stars to this Pret location if I could. But I can’t. So 1 star it is.
If you’re in the city, then you are bound to run into a pret. They are everywhere, which makes it convenient when you want to grab a quick bite to eat. I really enjoy their warm wraps and I especially like that they make their food fresh every day. Organic coffee too!
I’ve been to other pret locations and the employees are always so welcoming and nice and courteous. I know they are probably tired of being SO nice, but they do a good job hiding their tiredness! Which I really appreciate. I came to this Broadway and 39^th location once, and that will be my last time as well. I came in wanting some tomato soup. Since I never tried their soups before, I wasn’t familiar with their selection. Their tomato soup is called ‘tomato and feta.’ Maybe it didn’t occur to me during that time that tomato and feta = tomato soup! So I asked an employee at the register «Do you have anymore tomato soup?» She was shocked that they were out and proceeded to ask another employee if they have anymore tomato soup. Then this employee goes over to their soups, points at tomato and feta, and says to me «No miss, you’re just blind.» I was utterly shocked and froze for a little bit, trying to process what he said to me and did he REALLY just say that to a paying customer? AND THEN he laughs in my face, with his other coworkers joining in soon after. Yes, I was being laughed at and humiliated in front of other paying customers because i had a question.
I am NEVER coming to this pret again.

Um why have I never gone to a Pret before now???
The first time I went to this particular location, I got a small Italian Wedding soup. Besides them being out of bread rolls to go with the soup (and the cashier didn’t offer an apology about that) the soup was really good. It didn’t taste greasy and the flavor was just right, not too salty. I like that the food is FRESH. They are constantly bringing out freshly made items during the lunch rush. I’ve gone into Europa on the next block at breakfast time and seen their lunch sandwiches sitting there all morning, who’s to say if they haven’t been sitting there since the previous day.
Anyways, back to Pret. The separate lines for each register is a little stressful, I always feel someone’s skipping me. But the food is really delicious. I had a Falafel and Red Pepper hot wrap the other day, heaven in my mouth! Today I had a half Roast Beef, Arugula, Parmesan baguette. The baguette didn’t break my teeth (HUGE plus) and the roast beef was moist.

Pret has saved me many times, whether it be for an afternoon snack, breakfast, or a light lunch. They’re in my work building so it’s great that I can just hop down for a simple (and organic!) meal when I don’t feel like going far. I love their chicken avocado, california clubs, tuna, and crunchy vegetable sandwiches and their chicken noodle soups. Their chocolate croissants are delicious. My favorite thing about Pret is their single sandwiches (around $ 3.50). Service is very friendly at this location as well.

I’ve been going to this Pret since I moved to the city 2.5 yrs ago. Despite the staff screaming at us every morning that there are separate lines for each register creating an every man for himself cutthroat environment, I still went. I ate breakfast and lunch there most days. Alexandra makes the best cappuccino, the manager is friendly and most of the team knows I’m a regular. This morning apparently, they decided to change up their «every register has a separate line routine» and when I went to an open register to pay, a customer accused me of cutting (even though he was in a different line) and the attendant insisted I had cut as well. I left the outmeal on the counter and walked to the nearest Starbucks. And with that, my $ 15/​day Pret habit is over. Thanks so much, 39^th St Pret! My New Year’s resolution was to save $$- looks like I’ll be doing that now :)

fuck this place.

Pret is one of my favorite quick lunch options in the city. The food is always fresh and there are a lot of delicious options to chose from. That being said, I was very disappointed with my most recent visit to the Pret location on Broadway and 39^th Street. I picked up a cup of the Mexican chicken soup with cheddar, tomatoes, corn, and peppers. When I checked out and asked for the bread that comes with the soup, the employee at the counter said they were out. This was surprised since the restaurant would still be open for another five hours before the six pm Sunday closing time. When I asked if there were any other bread options he could give me he said no without any apology. I felt slightly cheated since the small cup of soup sans bread was almost $ 6. Once I opened up my cup and ate it, I was truly disappointed. Although the taste was nice, there was hardly anything in my serving aside from broth. I left the restaurant feeling ripped off and still hungry.

Une bonne idée que Prêt à Manger. Que de bons ingrédients dans de bonnes recettes. Des Sandwich sous diverses formes. Des soupes, des chips quelques desserts et un café filtre pas trop mal.
Dommage aujourd’hui ma serveuse est aimable comme une porte de prison. Et après avoir manger sur place j’ai pu observer que ce n’est pas ma tête qui né lui revient pas. Elle est comme ça tout le temps. Elle doit sourire que quand elle se brûle apparemment.

Pret — how I love thee!
When I lived in England, I frequented Pret so much they knew me by name. At one location, they would even save a Swedish Meatball sub for me in back (they flew off the shelves at lunch like mad), but I digress.
This is the only Pret in the states where I felt (almost) right at home. I didn’t try the New York Meatball sub for fear of it not living up to my British-​trained tastebuds’ expectations, but everything else I tried was fabulous.
I’ve tasted their miso soup, salmon and quinoa pot, wild salmon salad, a blueberry muffin, pain au chocolat, cappuccino, oatmeal, and several fruit cups. In one word: YUM.
The only thing disappointing was the cappuccino, but I remember them being less than stellar across the pond, too. It just tasted bland and more latte-​ish; a cappuccino should still have some kick.
This place is busy and gets pretty dirty — they’d have to be hovering over the tables to clean them as frequently as is necessary — but it’s well worth popping into just go grab something good for your belly and your soul. :)
Freshly-​made every day + all remnants are donated. Pret rocks!

Went a couple of Saturdays ago to get oatmeal. Brought my coffee in from another Pret that had no oatmeal and the guy charged me for the coffee. When I told him I brought it from another Pret, he begrudgingly deducted it. Went to get OJ as I was leaving and he charged me AGAIN for the coffee. This is the same guy from 10 minutes ago. Again he deducted it but needed to tell me «If you put it on the counter, I’m going to charge you for it.» All this with body language that couldn’t have possibly have been more condescending. Wrote to Pret — NO RESPONSE. So much for customer service. Never going back.

Over the years working in the area I pretty much go to Pret every morning for a cup of organic coffee. I mean literally every morning. So if the light roast is off I know about it. Our office moved 2 blocks over and I’ve been going to this Pret since it is the closest. The organic coffee has been reliably good and the ladies and gents have been friendly every morning. The sandwiches have been fine and crossaints very good. I feel the baguettes could have more stuff inside. Yesterday morning I stuck to bagel and cream cheese exactly because of that reason. It just doesn’t justify paying more and I don’t even eat bagels. One rare afternoon I came in for cup of coffee and temperature was not hot enough. Don’t like warm coffee it needs to be hot. That was enough for me to head to Starbucks if I need an afternoon jolt.

Very tasty sandwiches and soups, all with calories posted and many reasonable for those watching what they eat. This is a regular lunch spot for me.
Fairly clean for a lunch place (especially given how busy they are), the staff stay busy and (amazingly) stay very friendly every time I’ve been there.
Their food is organic, made fresh (it’s pre-​made, but nothing’s from the previous day and the quality doesn’t suffer), and the menu changes occasionally. They have separate bins for trash, recycling, and compost.
It’s quick (the name is French for «ready to eat») and they have plenty of checkout lines during the lunch rush. It’s not as cheap as Subway, but worlds better in every other respect, and still not bad for lunch. If you come in the middle of lunch, though, you do have to wait for a table/​seat to open up.
They say they have wifi, and even print the password on the receipt, but I’ve never gotten it to work, and when I ask, they say they don’t have it.