Randomness Guide to London - Differences between Version 8 and Version 7 of Avella's Cafe, W1W 7SD

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A sandwich shop just off the northern end of [[Locale Regent Street|Regent Street]].
 To the uninitiated, Avella's Cafe seems like just another London sanger shop which serves traditional greasy spoon fayre in the morning. However, the beauty in Avella's is the relationship between the family who run the shop - Mum, Brother and Sister (and possibly Dad? Not sure...) bicker and make faces behind each others backs, winking knowingly at customers and encouraging banter with regulars. The jokey insults aside, I feel like there's conflict simmering between every conversation they have, whether it's Mum asking Sister to peel some hard boiled eggs or Brother asking where the ciabattas are. You can't get this kind of thing at Subway.
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To the uninitiated, Avella's Cafe seems like just another London sanger shop which serves traditional greasy spoon fayre in the morning. However, the beauty in Avella's is the relationship between the family who run the shop - Mum, Brother and Sister (and possibly Dad? Not sure...) bicker and make faces behind each others backs, winking knowingly at customers and encouraging banter with regulars. The jokey insults aside, I feel like there's conflict simmering between every conversation they have, whether it's Mum asking Sister to peel some hard boiled eggs or Brother asking where the ciabattas are. You can't get this kind of thing at Subway.
 I must confess I have only ever had the toasted spinach, cheese & avocado on ciabatta and the 'Vegetarian Job', toasted mozzerella, black olives, basil and tomatoes on ciabatta - but priced at £3.50, tasty, huge, and crucially, right by my office, they're highly recommended.
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I must confess I have only ever had the toasted spinach, cheese and avocado on ciabatta and the 'Vegetarian Job', toasted mozzerella, black olives, basil and tomatoes on ciabatta - but priced at £3.50, tasty, huge, and crucially, right by my office, they're highly recommended.
 <div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[Bec]], 17th July 2007.</div>
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<div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[Bec]], 17 July 2007.</div>
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host='161.74.11.24'
hours_text='office hours (i.e. 8am-5pm ish); closed Sat-Sun'
 host='195.216.14.9'
hours_text='Office Hours, i.e. 8-5 ish, closed weekends'
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locale='Fitzrovia,Regent Street,W1'
 locale='Fitzrovia,W1'
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opening_hours_text='office hours (i.e. 8am-5pm ish); closed Sat-Sun'
 opening_hours_text='Office Hours, i.e. 8-5 ish, closed weekends'
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summary='Banter and barely-supressed familial rage serving quality fresh sandwiches at reasonable prices in Fitzrovia.' website='' summary='Banter and barely supressed familial rage serving quality fresh sandwiches at reasonable prices in W1.'
summary='Banter and barely-supressed familial rage serving quality fresh sandwiches at reasonable prices in Fitzrovia.' website=''

To the uninitiated, Avella's Cafe seems like just another London sanger shop which serves traditional greasy spoon fayre in the morning. However, the beauty in Avella's is the relationship between the family who run the shop - Mum, Brother and Sister (and possibly Dad? Not sure...) bicker and make faces behind each others backs, winking knowingly at customers and encouraging banter with regulars. The jokey insults aside, I feel like there's conflict simmering between every conversation they have, whether it's Mum asking Sister to peel some hard boiled eggs or Brother asking where the ciabattas are. You can't get this kind of thing at Subway.

I must confess I have only ever had the toasted spinach, cheese & avocado on ciabatta and the 'Vegetarian Job', toasted mozzerella, black olives, basil and tomatoes on ciabatta - but priced at £3.50, tasty, huge, and crucially, right by my office, they're highly recommended.

Last visited by Bec, 17th July 2007.

Comment added by Howard: Try the "American Dream" from here, it's unreal - not for the veggie amongst us though, but a supreme sanger!


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