Peppermint Bay

Oh heavenly flatbreads. Oh comforting soups. Oh clean, sleek, frosting-​coloured mint-​choc-​chip décor. Peppermint Bay, you are *so* Spinningfields! And when I say Spinningfields, I mean the indie invasion as opposed to the officey chain vibe (
— discuss here!). Okay, so you might argue that yet another Living Ventures… venture in S’fields doesn’t equate indie, but let’s be fair, Pep Bay ain’t a Carluccio, Giraffe or Pret. It’s part of a little group that does what they do very well, and this group can list the Grill restaurants (Alley, New York Street), Gusto and Olive Press on their roster. So what of this place?
I absolutely love how it’s put together. If it were a person, I’d probably chat it up with those words. Thankfully P-​Bay didn’t laugh at me as a human would in such a situation. Nope, it fed me good. I was taking advantage of the Living Ventures 50% off deal and the lunch there was incredible. Two VASTLY GIANT flatbread sandwiches (one Teriyaki beef with caramelised onions, one pulled pork with apple) and a Thai chicken noodle soup cost less than a tenner, and tap water was available without fuss. (Take note Pret, put some jugs out like Starbucks do at least!) Now the deal reeled me in, and I’m not sure they could justify the foods being twice that price considering it’s a day place (open ’til 3pm), hence the four star tag. I gots to be honest here! But seriously tasty. Hugely. The soup was amaze. The flatbreads were out of this world. The labels might have been a tad misleading as I’m not sure the pork was pulled, the beef didn’t taste all that Teriyakiy, but if they’d have had those sandwiches up as ‘pork with apple’ and ‘beef with caramelised onion’ then no one would have complained. They were delicious, and made supreme dipping implements for the creamy, cosy soup. You might say… soup-​reme… (sorry.)
Check out the photos. First of all, like Alchemist, PASSWORDLESS FREE WIFI ohmygodcan’tbreatheexcitement. Brilliant. Connected with no issues whatsoever. Set up my laptop to work. Hello another virtual office to add to my endless list. But hark, what’s this? From my windowseat around the edge (love the way this place is laid out, seriously) I got mega distracted. Along The Avenue (dahling, you know, amongst Mulberry and such), right opposite the window I was sat in front of, is a cinema screen. This subtitled black and white movie had me looking up from my work every thirty seconds. Productivity? Gah, no! Entertainment? Heck, yes!
There are a few noob teething troubles but these do little to scupper the sheer enjoyment and I’m sure they’ll be ironed out as the weeks go by. I’ve applied for their membership card which affords me 50% off on occasion but 20% off the whole time, and I’m reckoning I’ll be upping them a star if I eat there enough and get good value out of it. Oh and there was no jobsworthiness about me using my iPhone screen to let them know I had the voucher, since I never had time to print it. Ace stuff. Great service. Welcome to Spinningfields, new friend!