Randomness Guide to London - Differences between Version 15 and Version 10 of Avella's Cafe, W1W 7SD
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| As of October 2011, this cafe is now closed and boarded. It is not clear whether it is being refurbished or reopened. |
A family-run sandwich shop just off the northern end of [[Locale Regent Street|Regent Street]]. [[Bec]] reports that it has now closed. |
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<div class="old_info">A family-run sandwich shop just off the northern end of [[Locale Regent Street|Regent Street]]. |
<div class="old_info">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 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. |
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[[Bec]] must confess to only ever having had the toasted spinach, cheese and avocado on ciabatta and the 'Vegetarian Job', toasted mozzarella, black olives, basil and tomatoes on ciabatta - but priced at £3.50, tasty, huge, and crucially, right by my office, they're highly recommended. Accessibility: Two steps up to get in. |
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host='161.74.220.133' hours_text='6am-4:30pm Mon-Fri; 7:30am-2:30pm Sat; closed Sun' major_change='1' |
host='161.74.11.26' hours_text='office hours (i.e. 8am-5pm ish); closed Sat-Sun' major_change='0' |
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| summary='Former sandwich shop near Oxford Circus.' summary='A family-run sandwich shop near Oxford Circus.' | summary='Former sandwich shop near Oxford Circus.' summary='A family-run sandwich shop near Oxford Circus.' |
A family-run sandwich shop just off the northern end of Regent Street. Bec reports that it has now closed.
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 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.
Last visited by Bec, 17 July 2007.
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