PAUL Charterhouse — Restaurant in London

Paul Charterhouse is a small French styled cafe, accomodating 21 inside and a further 18 outside. While it offers free wi-fi, it is not ideal for working on laptops (given the small sized tables), but more suited for a relaxed sit down or takeaway. If you after quality pastries and coffee it a cheaper and better alternative to Starbucks, Costa or larger chains. The service is friendly and incredibly efficient with the staff building a rapport with regular customers.

Located opposite to Smithfield Market, between Farringdon and Barbican in the City of London Pauls Charterhouse gets busy in the mornings (weekdays 7am to 6pm Monday to Friday and Saturdays 8am to 4pm) so show uo early for freshly baked goods. The quality of baked good for the price is unmatched. None of the telltale artificial cyanide-fake fragrance you get from essence based baked good.

The menu goes beyond pastries and includes salads (including Salade Fermiere, Salade Chevre Provencale, Salade Nicoise), hot sandwiches including Croque Monsieur ans sandwiches (including Sandwich Montagnard). The Mini Chocolate Doughnuts are amazing and £5 for 10. Some of the best vegetarian options include Croissant Omelette and Quiche Flamiche Poireaux.

Like other chains it offers a loyalty card with a Buy 9 Get 1 Free offer. When you register the card you will get a FREE Parisian Breakfast which is...

Went to Paul Charterhouse yesterday on a walk through town and had a nice little lunch. Enjoyed the atmosphere and the food, but then made the giant mistake of going to the loo afterwards. Immediately noticed an overpowering smell of perfume, and then saw the giant pile of vomit somebody had left behind the toilet, attempted hidden by soggy napkins. Irony of all ironies, the sign on the toilet wall saying "we check these facilities regularly". Well they can't have been in there for quite a while, as nobody walked in there for as long as I was there for my lunch. To make matters worse, the toilet is located next to where they display the food, less than 2 meters away. That's NOT good. Had to run outside to get fresh air and felt queasy for the rest of...

This one of the busiest places in Farringdon area. Every time I visit, they have a que, however the service is good and quick so you don't have to wait for too long to be served. I had to ask for the table to be cleaned so on the housekeeping side it's a minus, the quality and choice of healthy options are very poor. Keep in mind they mostly sell baggers, sandwiches and cakes. So if you are looking for carbs free lunch - this wont the place to go for. On the other hand is you want to indulge yourself them pay them a visit....