Pret A Manger

I used to like Pret. You used to get nice coffee in a proper ceramic cup, toasted sandwiches cut in half and served with care and presented on a tray. Now you get your diluted coffee in a paper cup, your toasted sandwich tossed on to the counter (in the hope that you notice it's ready) and have to eat it surrounded by decaying and damaged fixtures and fittings. I guess this is the price of maintaining the bottom line Thankfully there are better independent coffee shops in Basingstoke.

Delicious coffee and wonderful staff.

£2.90 for a tea served in a paper cup to drink in. No wonder there’s a queue at Costa across the mall. This has to be the most expensive in town.

Terrible. They keep you waiting without even acknowledging that you were there while they’re too busy dealing with the Deliveroo orders. I had to walk out. I’m cancelling my subscription.

Been going here for years, think it's the best chain coffee shop in town. The team is very friendly and they are a lot faster than the other coffee chains.

Fab matcha cappuccino today. Thank you for the lady in glasses (sorry did not catch the name) who made it. You made my day!