Le Pain Quotidien

I also fell in love with Le Pain Quotidien during a trip to Brussels - I liked the relaxed atmosphere, the huge salad platters and the excellent, simple and good quality food. Every time I am in Belgium I try and go again.

So I was really excited to see that branches were opening in London. I was a bit shocked when I saw the prices - the same in pounds as the Brussels branch would charge in Euros - but I accepted that this was London, and nice bits of London at that, and I thought that it would be worth it.

I was really disappointed by what turned up - we got bog-standard salads, with none of the high-quality ingredients that I was expecting. I had the antipasti platter - I could have made a nicer one myself after a quick trip round Sainsbury's - and my friend had the seafood salad - limp lettuce leaves and defrosted prawns.

Such a pity - if it was as good as the ones in Belgium, I would be eating there every week!