Randomness Guide to London Menu

Marylebone High Street branch of the Natural Kitchen cafe/delicatessen chain (there are others in Fetter Lane and Tower Hill). The emphasis is on seasonal, organic and (mostly) healthy food.

This branch is has a large salad counter, in a similar setup to Planet Organic: here you can choose from a number of vegetarian salad fillings, plus an optional cold 'main' (quiche, grilled chicken breast, poached salmon etc). The salads are not labelled but the staff are happy to answer questions about any mysterious ingredients. There is also a fridge with ready-made sandwiches and wraps.

On Kat's last visit in February 2013, a small takeaway box with three veggie salad combinations (lentils & raw carrot, halloumi & pearl barley, pesto pasta) was £6. This seemed reasonable for the area and the quality of the ingredients.

The cafe area is at the front (plus a few tables outside on Marylebone High St), and can get very busy at lunchtimes with local office workers plus parents and small children. As well as food from the counter, there is a hot food menu and an all-day brunch. The rest of the shop stocks the usual upmarket deli foods, but there is also a fresh meat counter and a few interesting bottled beers on display (as I was buying my salad box, the staff took delivery of a huge stack of different beers from the Hook Norton brewery).