Brixton food & drink news: new restaurants, bars, pop ups, cafes and more

[MissL]

one of the traders in brixton village just tried to charge me £4.50 for two sweet potatoes. £4.50!?!. WTF!?! I told him to stuff it and went to sainsbury's.

boring story i know but seriously!?

 

[Nanker Phelge]

one of the traders in brixton village just tried to charge me £4.50 for two sweet potatoes. £4.50!?!. WTF!?! I told him to stuff it and went to sainsbury's.

boring story i know but seriously!?

I got two fine sweet potatoes in Lidl for a £1

 

[editor]

one of the traders in brixton village just tried to charge me £4.50 for two sweet potatoes. £4.50!?!. WTF!?! I told him to stuff it and went to sainsbury's.

boring story i know but seriously!?

Which one was it? Name'n'shame!

 

[MissL]

the one on the corner opposite mama lan. when i shrieked at £4.50 he said ok £4.00 to you, which only added insult to injury.

 

[dbs1fan]

Might be the same stall, I think I shrieked at the price of sweet potatoes and was told they were Jamaican- thus more expensive.

 

[friendofdorothy]

one of the traders in brixton village just tried to charge me £4.50 for two sweet potatoes. £4.50!?!. WTF!?! I told him to stuff it and went to sainsbury's.

boring story i know but seriously!?

try Noors - they're always good value, but as dbs1fan said, avoid specialist sweet potatoes

 

[sparkybird]

Well the orange flesh ones are generally more £ than the white ones, eh? Maybe he thought you were a tourist?
Shocking price though

 

[leanderman]

Still, I'm looking forward to checking it out. Brixton Hill has been crying out for a decent fish and chip shop since that place on Brixton Water Lane closed nearly 15 years ago.

Ten days after they should have opened it has all gone quiet, with the shutters down. Annoying!

 

[han]

Gah!

 

[twistedAM]

Ten days after they should have opened it has all gone quiet, with the shutters down. Annoying!

I reckon Pizza Experto will open before the chippy.

 

[innit]

Might be the same stall, I think I shrieked at the price of sweet potatoes and was told they were Jamaican- thus more expensive.

Same here.

 

[leanderman]

I reckon Pizza Experto will open before the chippy.

That looks ... interesting.

Anyway, Fish Lounge is go - and I am the first customer!

 

[editor]

That looks ... interesting.

Anyway, Fish Lounge is go - and I am the first customer!

Burgers £2.80. Chips under £2. 80p for a soft drink. No posh estate agent black heroes hip hop nonsense. I approve.

Please report back as to the quality of the goods!

 

[editor]

I reckon Pizza Experto will open before the chippy.

I like the name.

 

[twistedAM]

I like the name.

The problem is is that it has to live up to it. I hope they do.

 

[shakespearegirl]

Burgers £2.80. Chips under £2. 80p for a soft drink. No posh estate agent black heroes hip hop nonsense. I approve.

Please report back as to the quality of the goods!

Was there a veggie burger on the menu? It doesn't look like it in the pic...

 

[editor]

Was there a veggie burger on the menu? It doesn't look like it in the pic...

Doesn't look like it, so that's one black mark against them.

 

[leanderman]

Was there a veggie burger on the menu? It doesn't look like it in the pic...

Seems not.

I found the haddock and chips to be excellent, especially the chips.

Got some for a friend, who said they were fantastic.

Of the chips, my school-shirking nine-year-old said: 'Much better than the normal ones.'

 

[shakespearegirl]

Mr Shakes will be very disappointed

 

[discobastard]

There's loads of veggie options on the far right.

 

[SpamMisery]

There's loads of veggie options on the far right.

The far right are well known for their vegetarianism

 

[editor]

There's loads of veggie options on the far right.

Yes. Veggies are obviously fully satisfied with a plate of full of gravy, mushy peas and curry sauce. Perhaps a gherkin as well if they're really hungry.

 

[twistedAM]

Yes. Veggies are obviously fully satisfied with a plate of full of gravy, mushy peas and curry sauce. Perhaps a gherkin as well if they're really hungry.

Back in the day proper chippies didn't bother with burgers of any kind. The veggie option was a cheese and onion pastie. Or up north we had half rice, half chips and curry sauce.

 

[discobastard]

Yes. Veggies are obviously fully satisfied with a plate of full of gravy, mushy peas and curry sauce. Perhaps a gherkin as well if they're really hungry.

I was being meta [emoji15]

 

[editor]

I was being meta [emoji15]

Man can't live off meta alone.

 

[choochi]

Rosa's Thai Cafe have applied for a premises licence for 36 Atlantic Road, which I see on Google street map is 'Brixton Supermarket'. Has it gone already or is it another business being forced out?

 

[editor]

Rosa's Thai Cafe have applied for a premises licence for 36 Atlantic Road, which I see on Google street map is 'Brixton Supermarket'. Has it gone already or is it another business being forced out?

I'l check when I go by later.

 

[snowy_again]

It was there this morning.

In terms of 'forced out' - Doesn't it all depend who owns and operates it? Most of that strip i seem to recall is owner run businesses who own the building too. Afghani led gentrification etc.

 

[choochi]

It was there this morning.

In terms of 'forced out' - Doesn't it all depend who owns and operates it? Most of that strip i seem to recall is owner run businesses who own the building too. Afghani led gentrification etc.

If that's the case then fair enough. I just hope it's not as a result of a massive rent increase.

 

[happyshopper]

Rosa's Thai Cafe have applied for a premises licence for 36 Atlantic Road, which I see on Google street map is 'Brixton Supermarket'. Has it gone already or is it another business being forced out?

One thing we are not short of in Brixton is so-called supermarkets, all selling the same stuff at the same prices. There's about 10 in Electric Avenue alone.