Champagne & Fromage opening in Brixton soon

[boohoo]

Just been looking at their menu at their other location. They must have done market research to believe that Brixton could cope with an eatery at this price point. Maybe their natural competitors are Cannon and Cannon. They do a mixed cheese board for £6.50 and a choice of teas at £1.85. Afternoon tea at £30 is the going rate though why you'd want to sit in freezing cold market in Brixton for this experience is beyond me!

 

[Badgers]

AFTERNOON TEA £29.95

1 Flute Champagne Pertois Moriset Selection
1 Cup of tea
2 Small Macaroons
3 Biscuits Roses Fossier
1 Large Macaron
Half Lemon Polenta Cake
1 Croissant

3 Mini-Sandwiches:

• Aveyronnaise (Roquefort cheese, prunes marinated in Armagnac or white wine)
• Champagne (Langres cheese and sauteed pears)
• Basque (Tomme de Brebis cheese with roasted peppers and mango chutney)
• Wild Boar Salami and gherkins
• Corsican Cured Ham with gherkins
• Brie cheese with Mesclum leaves
• Nordique (Salmon Gravlax and Langres cheese)

Butter & Jam

 

[DotCommunist]

my weekly shopping budget spunked on one afternoon tea? why does this make my trigger finger itch?

 

[cesare]

AFTERNOON TEA £29.95

That's more expensive than The Wolseley when you factor in better champagne Why would people stay on til Brixton instead of getting off at Green Park?

 

[Badgers]

£15 cheaper than The Ritz though so pretty competitive.
Not much between them mind...

 

[boohoo]

my weekly shopping budget spunked on one afternoon tea? why does this make my trigger finger itch?

An afternoon tea is meant to be a treat in a posh hotel. Not as a substitute for your weekly shop.

 

[leanderman]

That's more expensive than The Wolseley when you factor in better champagne Why would people stay on til Brixton instead of getting off at Green Park?

It's bonkers. I suspect they 'll have a different offering here.

The thing about Brixton Village is that prices are reasonable.

Honest is a fair bit cheaper than Byron for example.

And BYO. Still available at Kaosarn and The Joint, which is ace.

 

[purenarcotic]

That's more expensive than The Wolseley when you factor in better champagne Why would people stay on til Brixton instead of getting off at Green Park?

The Wolseley is considerably more pretty, too.

I know where I'd prefer to go if I'm going to fork out that much cash.

 

[boohoo]

That's more expensive than The Wolseley when you factor in better champagne Why would people stay on til Brixton instead of getting off at Green Park?

Champagne tea is £33 - still would rather go there than Brixton!

 

[cesare]

Champagne tea is £33 - still would rather go there than Brixton!

Aye, plus you get Pommery Brut Royale as the champagne for that extra £4

 

[boohoo]

It's bonkers. I suspect they 'll have a different offering here.

The thing about Brixton Village is that prices are reasonable.

Honest is a fair bit cheaper than Byron for example.

And BYO. Still available at Kaosarn and The Joint, which is ace.

Quality of food in Brixton Village is better for the price paid. It really is!!!

 

[leanderman]

Quality of food in Brixton Village is better for the price paid. It really is!!!

Yep. Byron 50pc more costly, and half as good.

You tried The Joint?

 

[cesare]

It's bonkers. I suspect they 'll have a different offering here.

The thing about Brixton Village is that prices are reasonable.

Honest is a fair bit cheaper than Byron for example.

And BYO. Still available at Kaosarn and The Joint, which is ace.

I've had afternoon tea at The Wolseley, and it's very good value if you're spending that kind of money.

Edit: Did you mean C&F would have a different offering to the menu that Badgers posted?

 

[boohoo]

Yep. Byron 50pc more costly, and half as good.

You tried The Joint?

No - where's that?

 

[leanderman]

I've had afternoon tea at The Wolseley, and it's very good value if you're spending that kind of money.

Edit: Did you mean C&F would have a different offering to the menu that Badgers posted?

I would think they would change their offering from that for their Covent Garden site tourists. I would anyway.

 

[leanderman]

No - where's that?

By Etta seafood and the toast place. Very good wings, pulled pork etc.

 

[cesare]

I would think they would change their offering from that for their Covent Garden site tourists. I would anyway.

Yes, they don't seem to have anything about Brixton on their main site yet unless I've missed it. That's the CG menu as you say.

 

[Winot]

I love how half the posters here are discussing Molotov cocktails and the other half are discussing champagne cocktails

 

[boohoo]

I love how half the posters here are discussing Molotov cocktails and the other half are discussing champagne cocktails

We are a sophisticated bunch!

 

[Winot]

We are a sophisticated bunch!

Bellini Bolsheviks ;-)

 

[Onket]

I don't know as I've never been in the Satay bar. How many champagne cocktails do they sell compared to beers/regular wine?

When I used to go there quite a bit a few years back it appeared to be mostly cocktails, certainly in the happy hour period. I think they still advertise a happy hour on the board outside.

Not my kind if place, prefer pubs, but it was always busy. Quite blingy. I'd say champagne cocktails fit it perfectly.

Of course, it is also a decent enough restaurant.

 

[Onket]

They do a mixed cheese board for £6.50 and a choice of teas at £1.85.

Those appear to be perfectly reasonable prices.

 

[RubyToogood]

Those appear to be perfectly reasonable prices.

You're not getting into the spirit of this at all.

 

[Onket]

You're not getting into the spirit of this at all.

I might try the next bandwagon instead.

 

[Gramsci]

Went past The Champagne and Fromage place this morning and they were putting the bottles up on the shelves.

Had a look at C&F website last night and was reaching for the Molotov cocktail.

Party starts tomorrow at 5. May not be back in time.

Hope it all goes well.

 

[Chilavert]

Went past The Champagne and Fromage place this morning and they were putting the bottles up on the shelves.

Had a look at C&F website last night and was reaching for the Molotov cocktail.

Party starts tomorrow at 5. May not be back in time.

Hope it all goes well.

The opening party or the anti-opening party?

I don't want to end up at the wrong one....

 

[Gramsci]

Just been looking at their menu at their other location. They must have done market research to believe that Brixton could cope with an eatery at this price point. Maybe their natural competitors are Cannon and Cannon. They do a mixed cheese board for £6.50 and a choice of teas at £1.85. Afternoon tea at £30 is the going rate though why you'd want to sit in freezing cold market in Brixton for this experience is beyond me!

I think they might be going for sales of bottles. A bit different from there other shop in the Covent Garden. If I had done market research I would see that the Village brings in a lot of people. A lot of footfall who might order or buy a bottle of Infidel Fizz. Its a base in South London for them. Punters can try out the rich variety of locally source organic bottled yuppy fizz before handing over there spare cash.

 

[Gramsci]

The opening party or the anti-opening party?

I don't want to end up at the wrong one....

The anti opening party.

For all that some posters have complained this looks to me like a peaceful protest. FB page said it is taking place opposite the entrance to the Arcade on CHL.

I say good luck to "Yuppies Out" tomorrow.

Pics please someone as I may not make it.

 

[Winot]

I think they might be going for sales of bottles. A bit different from there other shop in the Covent Garden. If I had done market research I would see that the Village brings in a lot of people. A lot of footfall who might order or buy a bottle of Infidel Fizz. Its a base in South London for them. Punters can try out the rich variety of locally source organic bottled yuppy fizz before handing over there spare cash.

I have my doubts that they will sell many bottles, based unscientifically on the apparent lack of footfall/sales at the (very good) Market Row Wines.

 

[leanderman]

I have my doubts that they will sell many bottles, based unscientifically on the apparent lack of footfall/sales at the (very good) Market Row Wines.

Exactly. Their best hope is glasses of cremant to drink in and cheese to take away.