We had an afternoon stop here after a stroll along South Bank. It looks small at first but there is an upper area with a few more sets of tables.
We ordered at the counter and had to come back down to pick up the order when it was ready. I tried their praline hot chocolate and we grabbed a few pastries to share, Craquant, Eclair Paris Brest and Millefeuille.
The hot chocolate was really thick and luxurious. Quite rich and tasty. All the pastries were quite nice but liked the eclair the best, although the craquant was quite close.
It was a nice place for a pit stop before heading to the Borough Markets.
Even though PAUL is a franchise bakery, I have to be honest and admit that I absolutely love the fact that regardless of where I am in the world, if I see a PAUL I immediately think of its superb: giant green pistachio macarons, crispy palmiers, olive bread sticks and raspberry tartlets. I've been to PAUL in Portugal, the Czech Republic and the UK and the quality is always spot on! Absolutely Love PAUL.
Nice coffee. I did not give 5 stars since they did not have sandwiches (which was the reason I arrived here in the first place) at the time of arrival due to external orders. In any case, sitting was pleasant, staff were nice and coffee was satisfying.
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