Belgrade Trip – Luton Airport and Avalon
Following on from my visit to the Big Smoke Restaurant with my Priority Pass card, I walked the short distance Avalon for a dessert and coffee. It’s a relatively small unit with around ten tables and I’m slightly surprised they haven’t put some high tables around the outside to increase capacity. Anyway, the deal here was that I got a credit of £18 to spend on food and drinks.
My plan was to get a coffee and a slice of the Big Rock cake, as that seemed sufficiently filling.
The staff member said that I wasn’t spending anywhere near the allowance and she suggested a sandwich, before then adding other items to come to exactly £18. I wasn’t going to turn this down, so I then had more food than I really needed. However, I’m telling myself that this is an opportunity to try the various Priority Pass offerings, so it didn’t seem like a bad idea. The sandwich was slightly moist from the tomato, but the ham was quite decadent and gave the whole arrangement a pleasant taste. I’m not really a dessert person, but the cookie was chocolatey and the Big Rock cake was more than enough. I took the cereal bar to Belgrade with me for a late night snack.
The service here was always helpful, not least with helping me reach the maximum spend possible. I didn’t want to take a table up for too long and take other sales away from them, but it was a clean, comfortable and relaxed area. My latte was rich in taste and that might explain why I couldn’t sleep when I got to Belgrade, I try not to drink coffee after around 10:00….. The customers here looked rather middle class shall we say (although who am I to judge….), the whole thing feels a little more upmarket with its set-up than some of the other food options.
Incidentally, those on an unlimited lounge card can also go to Nolito for an Italian meal, but I decided that I really didn’t need any more food and I didn’t want to take excessive advantage of Priority Pass as otherwise they’ll end up withdrawing offers such as these. I will though pop into Nolito when I’m next at the airport, which is only in a few days, so my two loyal blog readers won’t have long to wait.
