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[editor]

Yeah it was a great pub back then. You could walk in, stand at the bar and just chat to another punter.
There was a crowd who were in there almost every night. I see one or two of them around still but not in the pub.

The Albert still - just about - has that vibe but it's a rare thing these days, sadly.

 

[surreybrowncap]

Does anyone know, on the off chance, are there any pubs in Brixton that show the GAA? I'd like to watch the Derry match on Saturday early evening. Im thinking maybe the Alex by Clapham Common would be the closest bet?

The Griffin Belle is showing the GAA.
The pub is situated in Wyvil Road - off South Lambeth Road.

The Griffin Belle | Belle Pubs & Restaurants

Griffin Belle. Belle Pubs and Restaurants. Vauxhall Sports Bar. South London. Vauxhall Station

www.bellepubsandrestaurants.co.uk

 

[jimbarkanoodle]

The Griffin Belle is showing the GAA.
The pub is situated in Wyvil Road - off South Lambeth Road.

The Griffin Belle | Belle Pubs & Restaurants

Griffin Belle. Belle Pubs and Restaurants. Vauxhall Sports Bar. South London. Vauxhall Station

www.bellepubsandrestaurants.co.uk

Thanks. I'd never heard of this pub, but checked the drinks prices on their website and they are far too wild for my liking (£6.40 for a pint of Amstel ). Might see if a nearby Irish pub called Nolan's are showing it, as ive heard good things and been meaning to visit it for a while.

 

[surreybrowncap]

Thanks. I'd never heard of this pub, but checked the drinks prices on their website and they are far too wild for my liking (£6.40 for a pint of Amstel ). Might see if a nearby Irish pub called Nolan's are showing it, as ive heard good things and been meaning to visit it for a while.

Jesus - see what you mean about the prices.
I live close to it but not been in for awhile...
Won't be rushing back soon.
Shame Wetherspoons don't show sport..
Enjoy the game if you get to see it...

 

[cuppa tee]

Thanks, Skehans is very much still there and is an excellent pub. Might end up there or The Blythe Hill Tavern in Forest Hill if nowhere down Brixton way is showing it.

Red Lion on Walworth road might be worth a look.... The Red Lion, Walworth

 

[editor]

Thanks. I'd never heard of this pub, but checked the drinks prices on their website and they are far too wild for my liking (£6.40 for a pint of Amstel ).

That is truly taking the fucking piss.

 

[jimbarkanoodle]

That is truly taking the fucking piss.

Frightening isnt it. Maybe they are hoping to get some wealthy customers from the new expensive flats of Nine Elms, who don't mind paying way over the odds.

 

[technical]

Thanks. I'd never heard of this pub, but checked the drinks prices on their website and they are far too wild for my liking (£6.40 for a pint of Amstel ). Might see if a nearby Irish pub called Nolan's are showing it, as ive heard good things and been meaning to visit it for a while.

No idea if Nolan's will be showing the game, but i went in for the first time a few weeks ago on a Tuesday evening - and it was great. A step back in time in a good way

 

[trabuquera]

Just conceivably the Swan on Stockwell Road? (No idea, never been in there myself)

 

[surreybrowncap]

Just conceivably the Swan on Stockwell Road? (No idea, never been in there myself)

No - more of a night club..

 

[Winot]

Restaurant in Bordeaux

 

[TopCat]

The Albert still - just about - has that vibe but it's a rare thing these days, sadly.

Lately I have found people just joining me and talking constantly about bollocks. It’s grating.

 

[editor]

Lately I have found people just joining me and talking constantly about bollocks. It’s grating.

I'm pretty good at repelling dull conversationalists (of which there can be many).

 

[DietCokeGirl]

Lately I have found people just joining me and talking constantly about bollocks. It’s grating.

Sorry for that, that'll be me after 2 glasses of wine

 

[editor]

I'm going to the Albert now after hearing some terrible news about a good friend and long time Brixton associate. I need a fucking beer.

 

[northeast]

Seems the old HSBC on Brixton high street is to become an Itsu. Just hope they have some plan for all the delivery riders, McDonald's is chaotic enough. Guess they are following Prets model, not surprising seeing they are linked firms.

Pret returns to profitable operations with strongest sales outside London

 

[editor]

I see Brixton Brewery have been slopping their Heineken millions around with a garish takeover of every inch of advertising space on the tube station. Seems unfair on all the real independent breweries in the area who haven't got the luxury of a multi billion dollar backer.

 

[Rushy]

Seems the old HSBC on Brixton high street is to become an Itsu. Just hope they have some plan for all the delivery riders, McDonald's is chaotic enough. Guess they are following Prets model, not surprising seeing they are linked firms.

Pret returns to profitable operations with strongest sales outside London

Bum. Has it closed already? For the first time in ten years I need to go into a branch!

 

[Winot]

Bum. Has it closed already? For the first time in ten years I need to go into a branch!

HSBC has moved across the road:

Branch Finder | Use Our Branch Locator - HSBC UK

Use the HSBC branch finder and find your nearest branch. Simply enter your postcode or location into our branch locator tool to find your closest HSBC branch and their full contact details.

www.hsbc.co.uk

(Edit - link to branch doesn’t work but it’s shown as open)

 

[Rushy]

HSBC has moved across the road:

Branch Finder | Use Our Branch Locator - HSBC UK

Use the HSBC branch finder and find your nearest branch. Simply enter your postcode or location into our branch locator tool to find your closest HSBC branch and their full contact details.

www.hsbc.co.uk

I think I must walk down the "high street" with my eyes closed.

 

[jimbarkanoodle]

I see Brixton Brewery have been slopping their Heineken millions around with a garish takeover of every inch of advertising space on the tube station. Seems unfair on all the real independent breweries in the area who haven't got the luxury of a multi billion dollar backer.

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Cant wait to buy a small can of their beer for £6 at the Country Show.

 

[editor]

Cant wait to buy a small can of their beer for £6 at the Country Show.

Heineken will thank you for it.

Shitty company that they are.

 

[editor]

Hootananny is RAMMED these days!

In photos: Friday night at Brixton Hootananny – and it’s packed!

After the grim days of Covid lockdowns it’s great to see the nightlife bouncing back in Brixton, although some venues are still struggling. There’s no such problems at the Hootananny th…

www.brixtonbuzz.com

 

[felonius monk]

I met someone at the weekend whose phone was nicked at the Hootananny on Friday night (possibly while dancing). Seems that there were quite a few people who also had the same thing happen that evening so revellers beware...

 

[editor]

I met someone at the weekend whose phone was nicked at the Hootananny on Friday night (possibly while dancing). Seems that there were quite a few people who also had the same thing happen that evening so revellers beware...

There used to be phone nicking gangs working the Dogstar when that place used to be busy. I guess the darkness of the ain room at Hoot gives these scrotes the opportunity to steal stuff.

 

[story]

It's been my local for the past 20 years so I hope it manages to survive in some form. For half of that time it was all peeling paint, sticky carpets and fruit machines, with the back bar a festival of formica that was rarely opened to punters. No kitchen and hence no food, but they'd give you a fistful of takeaway menus and a plate and cutlery if you promised to stay and drink. It had a laughably crap quiz and occasionally someone lamely strumming a guitar, but not much more.

The two people who took it over in about 2010 gave it a light cleanup but continued to run it in the same convivial but shabby spirit as before. One of them then died very suddenly and his business partner struggled on for a bit before selling up. It's had three (at least) other owners since then, each of whom has invested more in the place, but with every refurb I've found myself liking it just that bit less and consequently going there less often. Now it has all the appearance of a smart gastropub but lacks the ability to offer the kind of experience that implies. The audience bandwidth has narrowed and it feels to me like a generally less comfortable place to be.

As you say, it's a small place in the backstreets, but it's in a very residential area with quite a large catchment if they play it right. I'm not even going the dignify the anti-LTN crowd argument with a response. It's simply not an issue for all the reasons you say.

My biggest complaint when the refurb happened was that they put in a lot of tiling, which made the sound of the pub very different. No longer a warm burbling hubbub, the sound of the chatter was much sharper and as the evening progressed everyone was obliged to raise their voices til we were shouting at each other.

It’s one of my big bugbears about indoor public spaces and sometimes I’ve decided not to stay somewhere if the acoustics are uncomfortable. It seems really stupid to me that this kind of thing isn't taken into account when places are updated, not least because it makes the working environment for staff so much more stressful.

 

[thebackrow]

My biggest complaint when the refurb happened was that they put in a lot of tiling, which made the sound of the pub very different. No longer a warm burbling hubbub, the sound of the chatter was much sharper and as the evening progressed everyone was obliged to raise their voices til we were shouting at each other.

It’s one of my big bugbears about indoor public spaces and sometimes I’ve decided not to stay somewhere if the acoustics are uncomfortable. It seems really stupid to me that this kind of thing isn't taken into account when places are updated, not least because it makes the working environment for staff so much more stressful.

I went to a pub in a backstreet somewhere near Grays Inn Road a couple of years ago. First time in ages I'd been to a properly unrefurbed place with a good old fashioned patterned carpeted floor. Stank of sour beer as a result (back in the day that used to be masked by the cigarette smoke) but the acoustics were lovely.

 

[editor]

My biggest complaint when the refurb happened was that they put in a lot of tiling, which made the sound of the pub very different. No longer a warm burbling hubbub, the sound of the chatter was much sharper and as the evening progressed everyone was obliged to raise their voices til we were shouting at each other.

It’s one of my big bugbears about indoor public spaces and sometimes I’ve decided not to stay somewhere if the acoustics are uncomfortable. It seems really stupid to me that this kind of thing isn't taken into account when places are updated, not least because it makes the working environment for staff so much more stressful.

It seems to growing in popularity too and some pubs are just unbearable as a result.

 

[pbsmooth]

Canova Hall is horrendous. walked in once, clocked the deafening noise even though it didn't seem that busy, walked out again. never been back.

 

[catriona]

Brixton is getting a Leon