Earl of Sandwich in Disney Village (Now Open!)

aliscrapper · May 23, 2011, 12:50:02 PM

Quote from: "davewasbaloo"I do fancy the Montegue! I might have to try out the one in London next week.

Ooh I didn't realise we had Earl of Sandwich in this country!! Are there many of them in London?? Thanks :thumbs:

davewasbaloo · May 23, 2011, 01:04:26 PM

One opened in Ludgate Hill in the square mile last month, it is the first, but their business plan is to rival Pret a Manger or Eat in the UK (notice they did not mention Subway, given that Subway is bigger than McDonald's now, probably sensible).

aliscrapper · May 23, 2011, 01:09:34 PM

Quote from: "davewasbaloo"One opened in Ludgate Hill in the square mile last month, it is the first, but their business plan is to rival Pret a Manger or Eat in the UK (notice they did not mention Subway, given that Subway is bigger than McDonald's now, probably sensible).

Thanks Dave :thumbs: Gives us an opportunity to experience Earl of Sandwich before we get to DLP in September!

Martyn · May 23, 2011, 01:45:41 PM

Looking good! It will be nice to sit out on that balcony on a nice day.

Pete's Dragon · May 24, 2011, 11:56:08 AM

Quote from: "davewasbaloo"I do fancy the Montegue! I might have to try out the one in London next week.

Make that 2. Just looked at the menu and this'll be the first one for me.

Also, they've a nice full screen Coming Soon message on the French version of the website

http://www.earlofsandwich.fr/

Josh · May 24, 2011, 01:28:01 PM

It's just a week to go, now! I wonder if they'll be able to make it in time!

dagobert · May 25, 2011, 06:57:37 PM

Here is a new picture from inside EoS:

Photo by Disney Gazette

http://www.disneygazette.fr/concours-ea ... s-509.html

Anthony · May 25, 2011, 11:30:36 PM

Love that ceiling decoration. This might just beat Starbucks and all its cool recycled wood for me.

Quite an improvement over just a few years to have two stylish cafés in the village now, isn't it?

Riebi · May 26, 2011, 07:13:36 AM

It would if we could see a general master plan or a general design for the village. At the moment it´s just a mix of diffrent boxes which doesn´t fit that well together.

So yes the earl´s design is a good step for one building and it´s nice to see that they try something new. But please do something that brings back the "all of a piece"-look of the village. That´s not something that you can fix with some ballons.

dagobert · May 26, 2011, 07:58:50 AM

Quote from: "Riebi"It would if we could see a general master plan or a general design for the village. At the moment it´s just a mix of diffrent boxes which doesn´t fit that well together.

So yes the earl´s design is a good step for one building and it´s nice to see that they try something new. But please do something that brings back the "all of a piece"-look of the village. That´s not something that you can fix with some ballons.

The balloons are so ugly and I hope they will be removed sooned than later. You are totally right, there is no master plan of DV. When King Ludwig's Castle opened the industrial theme was gone. For me the problem is that one side of DV has a consistent design, while the other side with King Ludwig, Starbucks and Earl of Sandwich, is a mix of buildings.

I think one solution could be that Disney firstly removes all the balloons and installs lamposts and secondly gives the other side individual designs. That means that every building looks different and that creates a "consistent theming" again.

littlemermaid83 · May 26, 2011, 01:39:13 PM

Does Earls offer a kids menu? I haven't come across one.

dagobert · May 28, 2011, 12:31:28 AM

Fandlrp from DCP has posted two new pictures:

That restaurant has indeed the best spot in DV. From the terrace you will have a great view over Lake Disney.

http://disneycentralplaza.englishboard. ... 011#990257

peterpanfan1953 · May 28, 2011, 05:36:26 AM

Quote from: "dagobert"
Quote from: "Riebi"It would if we could see a general master plan or a general design for the village. At the moment it´s just a mix of diffrent boxes which doesn´t fit that well together.

So yes the earl´s design is a good step for one building and it´s nice to see that they try something new. But please do something that brings back the "all of a piece"-look of the village. That´s not something that you can fix with some ballons.

The balloons are so ugly and I hope they will be removed sooned than later. You are totally right, there is no master plan of DV. When King Ludwig's Castle opened the industrial theme was gone. For me the problem is that one side of DV has a consistent design, while the other side with King Ludwig, Starbucks and Earl of Sandwich, is a mix of buildings.

I think one solution could be that Disney firstly removes all the balloons and installs lamposts and secondly gives the other side individual designs. That means that every building looks different and that creates a "consistent theming" again.

I am hoping that once World of Disney opens they will replace the existing "Disney" stores on the other side and whatever they put there will have better exteriors.

I am not a fan of the current look of Disney Village so I really hope that it gets an overall facelift soon after the opening of World of Disney... and until that happens I guess it doesn't really make much sense to do that... as much as I would cheer if they did