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Brixton news, rumours and general chat - October 2012

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There was a walking tour of Brixton on Saturday, done by one of those accredited London tour guides. He does it twice a year, £9 a head.
 
I went to the Electric Social on Satuday. It was packed!

I didn't realise how big the upstairs area was either.
 
I went to Electric Brixton for the first time on Saturday (to see Death in Vegas). Nice venue, great sound but Jesus - £4.50 for a can of Red Stripe :eek:
 
I went to seven on Thursday night (because I promised to give it a go). It almost made me cry but I'm not completely sure why. I think it's because it is trying so hard to be something it's not that it has upset my memories of things that were good. The decor upstairs reminded me of a free party I went to in a squat about 18 yrs ago but this time round it was £4 a bottle of beer, the ash trays/cutlery holders were v expensive tins of paprika, no-one was having any fun and lots of people were loudly discussing their gap year/tefl experience in Uganda. It was full of very beautiful people and I wish I had liked it but I couldn't. I think this is partly due to my old age but I left feeling hollow. I'm sure this is largely my issue and in fact it happened in September not October so not entirely relevant to this thread but if anyone else has felt similarly please let me know so I don't feel q so bad.
 
Winot said:
Haven't been in the evening but have been a few times for lunch and the food has been great, good value, and reasonable drinks pricing. And the lads that run it are lovely.

So to my mind it's a wholly welcome addition to the market.
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Agreed.
 
Winot said:
Haven't been in the evening but have been a few times for lunch and the food has been great, good value, and reasonable drinks pricing. And the lads that run it are lovely.

So to my mind it's a wholly welcome addition to the market.
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I didn't chat to the people behind it - I had three different waitresses come to the table to ask what I wanted (all I was after was a bottle of beer) and it took about 20 mins. That said it was packed and I'd guess working across two floors is tricky. It may well be that I was feeling knackered/grumpy and it was one of those things that it reminded me so much of something that was amazing that it was never going to match up to my memories. I am interested in whether there is some substance behind or if it is a lot of glitz and cool menus with little else. To hear your positive view is refreshing, maybe I'll give it another go when it isn't so packed
 
Winot said:
Haven't been in the evening but have been a few times for lunch and the food has been great, good value, and reasonable drinks pricing. And the lads that run it are lovely.

So to my mind it's a wholly welcome addition to the market.
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That whole stretch reminds me a bit of an upmarket holiday resort now, with all its outdoor seating areas.

Shame the old cafe had to go.
 
Griffter said:
I didn't chat to the people behind it - I had three different waitresses come to the table to ask what I wanted (all I was after was a bottle of beer) and it took about 20 mins.
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Their service can be very, very, very slow.
 
Anyone had pizza at Agile Rabbit yet? They were (are?) claiming to be the best pizza in Brixton which is a pretty big shout. The place looks pretty good though, live music and such.
 
Badgers said:
Anyone had pizza at Agile Rabbit yet? They were (are?) claiming to be the best pizza in Brixton which is a pretty big shout. The place looks pretty good though, live music and such.
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Some people say good things about the place but my pizzas there have always been rather average and Eme's were so greasy she won't go back. That was a while ago though, so it may have improved. I still like the look of the place - maybe I'll give them another go again.
 
editor said:
Some people say good things about the place but my pizzas there have always been rather average and Eme's were so greasy she won't go back. That was a while ago though, so it may have improved. I still like the look of the place - maybe I'll give them another go again.
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Will have to try it I think, have had most other pizza in town :D

Always find the 'best in town' boast a bit odd to use really.
 
Badgers said:
Anyone had pizza at Agile Rabbit yet? They were (are?) claiming to be the best pizza in Brixton which is a pretty big shout. The place looks pretty good though, live music and such.
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I ate there on Friday - took my two kids there after swimming lessons at about 6 pm (maybe I like the Village more than I tell myself). Had one whole pizza and a couple of slices as various people walked past and joined us. The one cooked to order was excellent but slices weren't quite in the same league - agree with Ed they were really oily. I think Manco's might be a bit better but we didn't have to queue, didn't feel like we had to rush and, from a laziness point of view, it was closer to the Rec/way home. Love the idea of pizza wars in Brixton though - double zero flour bombs and passata guns
 
/food post

I did find myself wondering how before Burger King start sniffing about Brixton...
 
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