Historical version 4 of Eat, WC1V 6AA (view current version)
- 34-36 High Holborn
- WC1V 6AA
- eatcafe.co.uk
- Address: 34-36 High Holborn, London WC1V 6AA
- Locale: Holborn
- Nearby tube stops: Chancery Lane / Holborn
- Official website: http://www.eatcafe.co.uk/
This is part of a fairly small chain with several branches across London. I'm not sure whether the food selection is exactly the same in each branch. The High Holborn branch at least does a range of sandwiches, wraps, sushi, salads, noodle dishes, soup and coffee. It's all pre-made, not on-demand, but this place is so popular at lunchtime that this is a good thing.
There's a wrap with hummous and veggies that seems to be vegan.
The veggie sushi is vegan (from reading the ingredients anyhow), and costs �3.25 for three big pieces and ten small; better value than Pret-a-Manger. The rice on the inside-out rolls gets a little hard by lunchtime, though it's fine for breakfast. And there's possibly a little too much reliance on cucumber, though there are several different types of roll (pickle; cucumber; avocado; red pepper; cucumber and avocado inside-out roll with sesame seeds; cucumber and a very tiny piece of very well-flavoured tofu in an inside-out roll with chives).
They make one or two different soups every day; there are blackboards to tell you which, and they also label them as to whether they contain meat and/or dairy products. The soup schedule is available on their website, and changes with the seasons. The soups never seem to be available until later than at least mid-morning, so they're probably making them from scratch. They come in large (450ml, �2.55) and small (�1.85) sizes. I've heard several people say that the soup here is very good. I've only tried the Broccoli and Spinach one, which is nice, if a little too salty. (It's vegetarian and non-dairy, so I'm guessing it's vegan, but I've emailed them to check).