Brickers Banter & Tittle Tattle - August 2012

[Minnie_the_Minx]

There's so many little parades of shops around here which used to have 5 or 6 thriving businesses but now only have one or two newagents/off licences. Many (e.g. on Railton Road) have slowly been turned into private residences. Maybe I'm being over-nostalgic, but there's something more homely and friendly about having a few shops at the end of your road where you meet the neighbours and let the kids go to buy sweets unsupervised. Slowly, those little shops shut and everything concentrates in 'town centres'. I think it's one of the reasons (pubs closing is another) mobile people in cities increasingly don't know their neighbours, or indeed anyone who lives in the immediate vicinity.

I agree absolutely

Outside of pubs, local takeaways and shops is mostly where I bumped into people. Now I'm not a regular pub-goer, I barely bump into people anymore

 

[Badgers]

yes - but winning it with old school fish & chips, none of this new fangled herb-encrusted-foie-gras-dumpling malarkey

Trends go in circles eh? Ones man's 'gawd bless ya guvnor' is another man's 'Trickeration' innit?

 

[Brixton Hatter]

I agree absolutely

Outside of pubs, local takeaways and shops is mostly where I bumped into people. Now I'm not a regular pub-goer, I barely bump into people anymore

i now feel duty bound to open a neighbourhood fish and chip shop with illegal drinking den out the back and a facility to buy stamps

 

[Brixton Hatter]

badgers, maybe we could open a fish & chips & cider shop in the Villaaaage, how much do you reckon we could charge?

 

[Badgers]

If this thread ends on more (or even near) posts than the Chitter Chatter thread I won't be able to show my face again. You will find me in teh BrickBox or down teh Villaaage, hiding behind a foppish new haircut and my iPad 6

 

[Badgers]

badgers, maybe we could open a fish & chips & cider shop in the Villaaaage, how much do you reckon we could charge?

Would it be ethical?

 

[twistedAM]

badgers, maybe we could open a fish & chips & cider shop in the Villaaaage, how much do you reckon we could charge?

Something like beer-battered cod would go down well in the Arcade. You could use different beers to make different flavoured batters and cook to order. If you can charge seven quid for a micro i mean Honest burger, tenner is no problem.

Was a big thing in the US a while back, especially in the Pacific Northwest in microbrew pubs. I never imagined beer battered salmon would be good but it was but then it was wild Pacific salmon rather than that farmed Scottish shit which they dye orange.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

i now feel duty bound to open a neighbourhood fish and chip shop with illegal drinking den out the back and a facility to buy stamps

Well there's already the Post Office in Elm Park but I'm happy with the first two ideas

I reckon George IV is a fine size for all three

 

[Brixton Hatter]

Would it be ethical?

well it's a top quality product so maybe £20 a head but the fish & chips might cost even more

 

[twistedAM]

And they could give it a twee quirky name likes Badgers and Hatters.
Can I get some free chips?

 

[Badgers]

well it's a top quality product so maybe £20 a head but the fish & chips might cost even more

Well... It would be a step down from cooking the Villaaaage 'local' pub (Albert) food for me but not saying no. I heard Zayn Malik has just quit Twitter so he might weight tables/counter for us?

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

And they could give it a twee quirky name likes Badgers and Hatters.
Can I get some free chips?

Oh, good name

 

[Badgers]

And they could give it a twee quirky name likes Badgers and Hatters.
Can I get some free chips?

Perhaps Badgers & Hatters? Or maybe 'Batters' fish and chip shack?

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Perhaps Badgers & Hatters? Or maybe 'Batters' fish and chip shack?

Hadgers & Batters

 

[Badgers]

Hadgers & Batters

A better name than 'Batters' for a chippy? Would 'Hadgers Chippy' be better or more ironic? Where did you get a marketing degree dufus?

 

[Chilavert]

iCod?

 

[Winot]

I've been moaning about the lack of local chippies for years, but THEY haven't done anything about it

Write to Chuka.

 

[kittyP]

If there was a place a could buy decent Fish n Chips and stamps, especially individually, then I would love to frequent that establishment.

 

[Crispy]

There is a combination Chinese and Fish & Chips on Upper Tulse Hill. They have a very comfy sofa in the waiting area. The chinese food is completely standard. I have not yet asked for anything from the f&c menu.

 

[pissflaps]

^ i think that closed down. there's always the worryingly named 'Thaicoons' accross the road tho. not sure if they do fish n chips.

 

[Onket]

Fish and chips to me is like lasagne and chips to Onket

Fish and Chips to me, is like Lasagne and Chips to me, tbf.

 

[Crispy]

^ i think that closed down.

Unless it closed down in the last couple of weeks, no it didn't. (It's near the Brixton Hill end of the road, with the laundromat and convenience shop)

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Unless it closed down in the last couple of weeks, no it didn't. (It's near the Brixton Hill end of the road, with the laundromat and convenience shop)

You mean Ten Thanks?

 

[Monkeygrinder's Organ]

^ i think that closed down. there's always the worryingly named 'Thaicoons' accross the road tho. not sure if they do fish n chips.

Don't think they do fish and chips. I had a takeaway delivered from there once- it was really unpleasant tbh. Wouldn't go there again.

 

[Crispy]

I'm only going by the sign on the outside tbh

 

[Onket]

Just had the best ever club sandwich, chips & pint ever served in The Albert. Compliments to the chef.

 

[colacubes]

Just had the best ever club sandwich, chips & pint ever served in The Albert. Compliments to the chef.

Did he do you a beautiful garnish? He does do a lovely garnish.

 

[Biddlybee]

I'll be disappointed if I don't get a garnish.

 

[Onket]

I think there was a garnish. Do you mean a small salad?

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Doesn't The Albert do lasagne then?