Le Pain Quotidien

Nice cozy place for breakfast, I would recommend the toasted chicken, and their omlete looked really good but I did not try it.

Before coming to London, I had never heard to Le Pain Quotidien, but over my semester here it has become one of my favorite spots. The service is always prompt at seating me and taking my order. The free wifi is an added bonus. This is the perfect place to either leisurely read a book over coffee or catch up with friends over their delicious food. Some of my favorite are the monthly frittata, the tomato and basil soup, and the chicken pot pie.
Whether you come here simply for tea or for a full meal, you cannot leave without sampling one of their desserts. The banoffee pie is delicious and the chia seed pudding is sweetly refreshing.
I will miss Le Pain Quotidien when I return to the US!

Gemütliches Kaffe und Restaurant im französischen Stil (aber angenehm!) mitten im herrlichen Covent Garden.
Die Speisen hier sind aus biologischem Anbau, Orangensaft ist auch wirklich frisch gepresst und Croissants schmecken saftig. Lediglich die klassische Musik ist etwas zu laut.

I do like Le Pain, but tried to get in here on a Sunday afternoon and was told that they weren’t serving food, despite their website claiming something different. Quite odd?

My heart, I adore thee Le Pain Quotidien! This is one of a wonderful chain of bakery/​cafes.
First, the SETTING:
this medium size café is nestled next to Drury Lane and shares a space with the Aveda Institute. And you can tell — there’s lots of beautiful haircutting type peoples walking around while you sip your latte. The tables are all rustic unfinished wood, which fits well with the French country theme of the place, and the floor to ceiling windows are great for people watching on busy Holborn — grab a seat at the window-​side counter! The waitstaff is friendly, if less than 100% attentive — LPQ scores good marks here.
On to the FOOD:
When I come here for Breakfast I almost always order the porridge with bananas and stewed fruit. It has just the right amount of honey for sweetness and you can order it with regular or soya milk. Delicious! I can’t recommend the yogurt parfait — the granola is dry and unpleasant, to my taste. Skip it if, like me, you’re used to the kind of sweetened yogurt you get at the store. The soft boiled eggs are good, but realize when you order it that all you’re really getting is 1 or 2 eggs and some bread to dip in them. They have all the standard coffee drinks along with some nice teas, my favorite being the fruit infusion. All of these drinks are excellent, however. I usually get an Americano. For lunch I recommend the smoked turkey salad, which, while expensive and a bit saltyis absolutely gorgeous and delicious, with pine nuts, mixed leaves and herbs, croutons, grated parmesan, and of course that lovely turkey. The tartines, or open-​faced sandwiches, are purportedly very tasty and they do look it, but I haven’t yet tried it. For dessert, there are the standard pastries, which are all quite nice — though the best ones tend to sell out before noon. The highlight, however, is the selection of delectable fruit tartes — strawberry, blueberry, mixed fruit. The berries are always perfectly sweet and ripe and the crust has a nice crisp bite. Finally, the loaves of bread here are all quite nice — among the better loaves you can buy in London. Just as good as Paul’s.
The FINAL WORD:
Save your pennies. Come here. Drink coffee, eat salad, watch people, grab some bread to go.
Isn’t life beautiful?