#42

Depends what looks good at the time. I mean, if you have a hankering for a cheese and onion pasty and then you get into Greggs and all the C&Os are clearly cold or overdone or hotter than the sun or whatever, but then you see a chicken pasty that’s glistening perfectly at an edible temperature, what you going to go for? The good version of the thing you didn’t want but don’t mind eating or the bad version of the thing you did want?

That said, if I ever see a corned beef pasty in Greggs I get that regardless, you can’t get them down south and I have to take what I can get

#43

There’s one in Archway. It’s okay. But the Percy Ingle is your choice if you need a loaf of bread. One of those in Holloway.

#44

Your average Dutch bakery shop:

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#45

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That said, if I ever see a corned beef pasty in Greggs I get that regardless, you can’t get them down south and I have to take what I can get[/quote]
It was a black day when they stopped selling those in Glasgow. My Geordie flatmate wanted to stage a dirty protest.

#46

I soon found out that the Italian deli and the French cheese shop both sold bread as well, so the problem solved itself.

#47

There are a few Greggs around in central, one on Leather Lane I guess, but given how prevalent they are in the provinces, it feels weird not to see them everywhere.

I am a big fan of local London bakeries though, there’s one in Camberwell that’s stunning, huge pastries for fuck all money.

#48

Oh sure, I meant more in terms of chain bakers.

#49

Don’t call it central please

#50

All fresh out of a Dutch Oven, no doubt.

#51

I promise that wasn’t intentional.

#52

And at least it wasn’t “Midtown”.

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#53

Do they have the £1 Bakery outside of the world’s first modern city? They’re part of Greggs. Some of the stuff’s bad, but y’know, not everyone gets paid £18 an hour for staring at a screen in London all day. The sweet stuff’s generally the same as Greggs but smaller. The pasties have a bit less filling in. The sandwiches are very basic but do the job if you’re on a budget. I spend up to a tenner a day on my lunch, average would be about £7. I could easily save a grand a year going to the £1 Bakery.

Obviously the queues are a bit longer as there are more poor people than…not poor people. For me personally, lunch is the only highlight of the working day, so i go to town a bit, but i could easily not do and should probably make the switch. The sausage rolls and veggie sausage rolls are superb. The cheeseburger pasties…not so much, but i’m an adult so i don’t judge.

#54

These?

http://www.poundbakery.co.uk/store-search/

They’re owned by Sayers, not Greggs.

There aren’t any in London.

#56

A normal working lunch for the big lad at the minute would be…

Brown/wholemeal sanger or salad bowl
Couple of pieces of fruit
Bag of some sort of unsalted nuts
Yoghurt
Large bottle of water
OJ
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£7

#58

Fair shout. Don’t see many Sayers now.

I’m surprised Greggs get so much bad press really. The vast majority of their products are sort of mid-range. Obviously DiS is quite classist so people will snigger at that. Maybe Waitrose, Booths and M&S being a bit more readily available have borked opinions somewhat…or maybe they’ve just improved a bit. Greenhalghs used to be considered a bit better, but again lots seem to have closed.

#59

Probably just give the money to charity. But then not talk about it.

#60

sometimes i dream about cheese savoury stotties

#61

rip

#62

Well I mean, there are worse things to dream about but I’m still concerned!

#63

I know it’s a bit shit compared to all other lunch options, but I’m definitely going to go to Greggs next week and get myself a feast.

(I’ll probably get there and decide my fiver will be better spent in the Subway next door.)