Brixton chitter chatter, part 2
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Of course it's their right to do as they please but it would be nice to have a middle ground between the £1.5 quid and £7 quid burger. Not much to ask, is it? Either end of the scale is wrong, imho.
in this example the half moon/continental(whatever its called)/hootenanny fill that middle ground I guess. and I only know the pubs on the main roads, let alone backstreets. Not to mention all the cafes/restaurants. There is clearly something for everyone 
moving to Brix, I seem to remember the food in the Prince Albert not being that special or cheap.
moving to Brix, I seem to remember the food in the Prince Albert not being that special or cheap.
id imagine its pretty chilled in the day and out back its nice and light. i can see some grannys rocking a tean and biscuits session while discussing Corrie.
pboi said:
yup, they've brought in a burger menu with about six quid as a starter price..
sandwiches and jackets are still *relatively* reasonable, as are the pizzas.
i like their tuna sarnies
and their chips (one twenty five for a bowlful of chip joy. with cheese on. microwaved, but i don't care.)
Minnie_the_Minx
someinenhhanding menbag and me ah bollox
in this example the half moon/continental(whatever its called)/hootenanny fill that middle ground I guess. and I only know the pubs on the main roads, let alone backstreets. Not to mention all the cafes/restaurants. There is clearly something for everyone
That's quite a distance for old people to travel though isn't it
they do.
rather spend my money in a decent and affordable local place, than have to shell out bus fares to get to one out of my neighbourhood.
(that's with mixing up the convo's though. not really sure that the hootenanny's every OAP's dream...
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and yep, there's a fair few decent places round that area
rather spend my money in a decent and affordable local place, than have to shell out bus fares to get to one out of my neighbourhood.
(that's with mixing up the convo's though. not really sure that the hootenanny's every OAP's dream...
)and yep, there's a fair few decent places round that area
The thing about the Prince Regent is that when it changed it lost 95% of its regulars. I am one of the 5% that stayed and I really like it now, especially as the people that run it have always gone the extra mile for us regulars. It, like Ganleys was previously a fairly shit place, crap beer, no food, rampant drug taking (when I first moved to the area, I thought it was a gay pub for the amount of time, blokes stayed in the bogs)! What it did have was good mix of people but I would argue that neither the Regent or Ganleys accurately reflected the community as it was pretty rough, almost all white (or in Ganleys case Irish) so now, its a bit more inclusive. Herne Hill has always been a bit upmarket, most residents tended to ignore these pubs previously, hence the huge increase in attendence, gastropubs, delis etc in the area. Personally, I don't like the Florence as its a step too far for me, groups of well you know the type, slummy mummys and kids are not for me. The Regent has a policy of no kids after 7pm which I think is right. The Half Moon and the Hoot still cater for people who find the Regent Or the Florence uncomfortable and for me the Effra is also fantastic
quimcunx
imprimeo, lamino, distribuo
So, women with children that aren't chained at home and may want to meet up with some friends for a drink are now despised??
Where would you prefer they went?
Excellent
I'm offended that you assume it is women who will be taking the children with them to the pub, and not the fathers...
Being a feminist man is trickier than it looks.
Kanda
Diving wanker
So, women with children that aren't chained at home and may want to meet up with some friends for a drink are now despised??
Where would you prefer they went?
Excellent
the sort who bring their kids to show them off have been mentioned more imo. the florence is RIDICULOUS for this. I just laugh at them all.
Kanda
Diving wanker
Minnie_the_Minx
someinenhhanding menbag and me ah bollox
I'm talking about how there aren't loads of pubs anymore for people to have a big choice. What little choice elderly people have nowadays, although the price might be ok for them, the distance might be too far or they don't feel comfortable walking the distance home in the dark, unlike when they had a lot more choice because there were a lot more pubs and barely any of them were trendy types of pub
Minnie_the_Minx
someinenhhanding menbag and me ah bollox
i think you are talking out of your arse
yeah, but how many of them are open in the daytime?
Ah the minefield that is U75. Without upsetting any stay at home dads too, the point I'm trying to make is that pubs are for adults, I don't mind if some pubs want to attract the pushchair fraternity, I just don't want to drink there. As for places open in the daytime, I think its been a case of supply and demand, hence cafe prov has more space and is open all day but Pullens is closed in the day.
Kanda
Diving wanker
I'm not even a parent. Just think it's a bit harsh dictating where people can or can't go and then labeling them in a not too nice manner because they're in a pub meeting friends when where else are they supposed to go? Or should they be at home preparing dinner/washing/ironing etc
Times have moved on fella
Times have moved on fella
theres a difference between a parent out meeting with friends with the bab, and a yummy mummy fresh from yoga in her gear, carting around the bab in a porsche pram, baby bans, a puppy, and the smugness of 'look at me , im a cart who had a baby' reeking from their every pore. then they all go to the same place and compete with each other!
I'm not even a parent. Just think it's a bit harsh dictating where people can or can't go and then labeling them in a not too nice manner because they're in a pub meeting friends when where else are they supposed to go? Or should they be at home preparing dinner/washing/ironing etc
Times have moved on fella
Talk about putting 2+2 = 5, I'm not that at all, you're just picking on one part of the fact that I don't like the florence or the pushchair brigade (in pubs I must add) and assuming all sorts of bollocks.
Miss-Shelf
I'll meet you further on up the road
what gets me about the pushchair brigade is that I suspect they comprise all the people who in their early twenties wouldn't have gone near anyone else's children or got up on the tube for parents/children or thought other peoples children were anything to do with them
then they have offspring and then seem to presume the world should move over for thier offspring
ok, so all parents might think this a bit
I'm all for children being present in everyday social life
I wish this country included parents and children and people who don't have children in activities rather than corralling them in theme parks and special gyms with bouncy balls in them and such like
then they have offspring and then seem to presume the world should move over for thier offspring
ok, so all parents might think this a bit
I'm all for children being present in everyday social life
I wish this country included parents and children and people who don't have children in activities rather than corralling them in theme parks and special gyms with bouncy balls in them and such like
Isn't the second just a sub-division of the first?
Mrs Magpie
On a bit of break...
In Victorian times there was one pub for every seventy dwellings.....mainly because the water wasn't safe, but also because the poor were more feckless then, of course. Thank God those days are over with people like pboi moving into the area.
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