On Wed, 19 Dec 2007, jonmorris wrote:

On 18 Dec, 23:34, Duncan wrote:

Personally I think there are too many fancy shops. Most of the
passengers there, e.g. domestic travellers, I'm sure will just want
snacks and something to read on the journey. Those retailers that have
been allowed in, such as WHSmith, have units far too small for the
number of passengers trying to use them.

I can see that when the station operator realises that people want their
Starbucks coffee and a cheap McDonald's, they'll stop this "premium
brand" idea and let them in. In fact, I put money on it happening within
a year or two. It might not be the best coffee or food, but we went to a
place before our Eurostar trip (a place that does loads of different
types of bread, forget the name)

Patisserie Paul.

and the service was slow and it was expensive.

Yes, it's definitely Patisserie Paul.

There's one at Euston; i wouldn't say it was particularly slow, but it's
certainly not cheap.

To be fair, it was very tasty indeed

Their sandwiches are a bit so-so, particularly at the price they charge,
but their cakes and pastries are very good. The blackcurrant tart, flan
nature and the macaroons are particularly good.

tom

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