The Rest is Noise pub to close

[porno thieving gypsy]

The Rest is Noise pub is to close and apparently its becoming a shop.

Its not managed much stability over the last 10 years but its a shame to lose a music venue to retail space.

I have had a few good night in there over the years too.

 

[editor]

Yeah I heard that a few days ago and was rather surprised by the news.

It's a real shame as it was a good addition to Brixton.

 

[Orang Utan]

that's a shame. it's always seemed quite busy and full of youngsters, rarely for brixton.
i've had some good times in that place - good for meeting large groups of people.

 

[RaverDrew]

Overpriced shithole full of trendy tossers.

Bring back The Goose.

 

[miss minnie]

The Rest is Noise pub is to close and apparently its becoming a shop.

Its not managed much stability over the last 10 years but its a shame to loose a music venue to retail space.

I remember it being retail space that was turned into a pub.

 

[editor]

Overpriced shithole full of trendy tossers.

Bring back The Goose.

The Goose closed because it was so shit hardly one ever drank there, and when the RIN goes, it'll probably never be a pub again. You're certainly dreaming if you think a pub like The Goose will ever return.

 

[editor]

I remember it being retail space that was turned into a pub.

It was previously part of Bon Marche, and became the Flourmill and Firkin sometime in the late 1990s/early 2000s.

http://www.urban75.org/brixton/history/brixtonroad10.html

 

[np1984]

Such sad news! Love that place. Don't agree that it's overpriced either...

 

[miss minnie]

It was previously part of Bon Marche, and became the Flourmill and Firkin sometime in the late 1990s/early 2000s.

http://www.urban75.org/brixton/history/brixtonroad10.html

Yup, I used to work upstairs late 80's early 90's.

 

[RaverDrew]

Shame, it's a good space and location, it could be a really good boozer. IME The Goose was nearly always full day and night, you'd struggle to get a table in there most of the time. Booze was even cheaper than the Wetherspoons, food was appalling though.

 

[RaverDrew]

Such sad news! Love that place. Don't agree that it's overpriced either...

I was charged £4 for a can of Red Stripe in there. Fuck that !!!

 

[Orang Utan]

it had a good selection of booze too - i'm puzzled why it's closing to be honest. i really liked it.

 

[editor]

it had a good selection of booze too - i'm puzzled why it's closing to be honest. i really liked it.

I'm guessing that their lease ran out and the owners can get more for a shop.

I liked the Rest is Noise: it's true it was a bit Hoxton at times, but they still let in loads of the old boys, some of the music was interesting, they had real ales and it was a fair musical mix too - Blacker Dread did regular nights there and I saw a loads of bands for free.

 

[np1984]

I was charged £4 for a can of Red Stripe in there. Fuck that !!!

Unlucky...
Cheapest by-the-glass wine I've had for a while in London... Even my mother, who's from the (!) countryside thought it was good value...

 

[twistedAM]

Fucken hell that's a surprise. I know someone who works there and they say they coin it in Friday and Saturday PLUS any night there's something on at the Academy.

I really liked what they did with the space (for a pub, not so much as a live venue though) and i thought it was reasonably well-priced but i got a local's discount. The food was decently priced too.

My only thought is that it's a part of a chain and the parent company got an offer they couldn't refuse. I'll find out more tomorrow when i get on the dog.

 

[Badgers]

Never went in it since it changed from Ivan's Retreat.
Always seemed busy weekends.

 

[Onket]

Overpriced shithole full of trendy tossers.

Bring back The Goose.

 

[Crispy]

Heh

I won't miss it.

 

[LadyR]

I think it's a real shame had some good nights in there. I didn't find it overpriced and there was a nice atmosphere and good range of food and drinks.

 

[Badgers]

Wonder what it will be?
Does Brixton need a second Starbucks?

 

[porno thieving gypsy]

All I heard was the the brewery that owns it is selling out to a retailer.

The Goose was a horrible pub with annoyingly bright lights, crap food and cheap drinks - I certainly dont miss it. I''ll never forget the New Years Eve promotion they ran - "one free soft drink per customer between the hours of 12am and 12.30am"

 

[Kanda]

Wonder what it will be?
Does Brixton need a second Starbucks?

Probably. The one by the station has 10+ people in the queue when I go past in the mornings

 

[Orang Utan]

the goose was a drinkers' pub and lord we have enough of those

 

[Cowley]

That's surprising, always looks packed from Thursday right throughout the weekend.

 

[editor]

Gotta love these people with hugely selective memories eulogising about the Goose!

It was a dump, as these damning customer reviews prove:

Agree with the other reviewers: this large room masquerading as a pub represents everything terrible that public houses can become. Nasty, filthy carpet, mass-service ethos, standard grubby tables, and a filthy toilet.

Couldn’t agree with DrO2e more - this is a pub out of a vending machine…. It’s cheap, its plastic, and the food is about as average as its possible to be. Brixton is packed with better pubs and bars to go to - the only decent thing about this pub is the location and proximity to the tube and Brixton Academy.

It’s a homogenous chain pub. Its only purpose in life is to serve you cheap booze (and it is cheap £2.25 a double) so that can you fuel up before going to see your new favourite band at the Brixton Academy. Admittedly, it’s proximity to Brixton tube is a bonus, but there are far more charismatic venues nearby if its turning out to be a bit of a session.

http://www.qype.co.uk/place/116207-Goose-London

This place makes a Wetherspoons pub look like a quaint country pub.
Essentially a huge bright room with random furniture dotted about it. The punters are either gig goers or dodgy locals who eye you suspicously when you walk past.
The toilets are beyond comment and if you can get served in under 10 minutes you're a better man than I. Seriously, I walked out the last time after being ignored about six times in favour of people who came to the bar after me.
Yes it's cheap but the adage 'you get what you paid for' has never been so fitting. Find somewhere else.

Oh my goodness, do bars as bad as this really exist? I’m still scratching my head. The Goose is a huge barn of a place with absolutely no redeeming qualities. It’s bare, dull, tatty and just completely lacking. Cross your legs. Do not visit the toilets and just what the hell was that stench? The service was equally atrocious. After waiting for ten minutes, expect the staff to struggle to pour your pint, then get told there is “problems with the gas”, before pouring you an alternative pint that is either watery or with a huge frothy head. Yikes. It is cheap, but please, take the advice from someone who genuinely enjoys pubs and dishing out advice, don’t visit. One more time, don’t visit.

One visit to here will change your life forever. A disgrace. A show up. A stain on Brixton.

The horrific memories of visiting this shambles of a pub will stay with you till the grave. The funny smells, the dour decor, the random bumps and lumps in the floor, the cesspit that is the toilets, the rude locals, the Del Boy Trotter wannabe “manager”, the brain melting background music…..

The glasses are never clean, the kitchen is never open, the disabled toilets smell like a sewage plant, the regular toilet is always flooded, the whole pub is falling apart. Its no surprise its always empty but for the hardcore dole collectors dotted round this hellhole. In fact hang on, does this pub even HAVE a manager??? Because I’m not aware of one. No half-decent manager would let a joint get into such a sorry state

http://www.beerintheevening.com/pubs/s/10/10486/Goose/Brixton

 

[aussw9]

I'm guessing that their lease ran out and the owners can get more for a shop.

I liked the Rest is Noise: it's true it was a bit Hoxton at times, but they still let in loads of the old boys, some of the music was interesting, they had real ales and it was a fair musical mix too - Blacker Dread did regular nights there and I saw a loads of bands for free.

Agreed, something a bit different in Brixton. Decent prices, good drink selections and a nice bit of space.

I'll definately miss it, had a few good nights in there.

Any idea of when they shut the doors?

 

[editor]

Their listings page has nothing in it at all: http://therestisnoisebrixton.com/listings/

 

[TopCat]

I had good times in there. Better than that shite that was the Living bar etc.

 

[editor]

I had good times in there. Better than that shite that was the Living bar etc.

Yep. It was free most of the time and they had some good bands there too. The bar prices weren't that bad, the staff were always friendly and it was a great place for early evening meetings.

I'll miss it. In fact, I'm struggling to think where I'd have those meetings now.

 

[Winot]

It's the ideal place to have a venue to meet before Academy gigs. I guess if they couldn't make it work (and from the reviews they seem to have made a fair fist of it) then there's not much hope and it will become some soulless retail space. Would love to see something like Rough Trade East but I guess there's not much hope of that.