A new addition to the South Kensington neighbourhood in October 2016, the Pret Prayer likes to get his mat out in front of all and sundry in Pret A Manager in Old Brompton Road, SW7. He also likes to paint and listen to his radio – on full volume, of course. He then joins the Pret Sleeper and dozes off.


Two stories to keep beside you

The Pret Sleeper
Spotted early in the mornings in Pret A Manager in South Kensington, the Pret Sleeper wears loafers and an entirely black outfit. He usually purchases nothing and sits and sleeps. Occasionally he takes out a notebook and biro but only once has he been heard to speak; he choose to ring his bank manager about […]

The Pret Spitter
Always in a red ski jacket and always with a trolley and umbrella, The Pret Spitter is a most unpleasant vagrant.





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I have just been to Pret at South Ken and this guy seems to be pointing in the wrong direction, in fact he’s about 180 degrees out.
What can one say without being accused of being a racist?!
Brings new meaning to the phrase “rug muncher”.