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[editor]

This is a really sad sight:

The Queen’s Head pub in Brixton/Stockwell is now closed and boarded up

The Queens Head pub on Stockwell Road has joined the growing list of bars and venues closing down around Brixton. It shut its doors to customers around January 2024 and its windows and doors have r…

www.brixtonbuzz.com

I fear that if the Albert keeps looking like this on late weekend nights, the place won't be long for this world either.

 

[editor]

I've just updated the Queen's Head article on Buzz to include the fact that it's Grade II listed...

 

[oryx]

If it's the place that has a dance floor at the rear, I remember having some very good nights there in the early 90s. I hope it stays a pub.

 

[Tricky Skills]

Buzzed: Helen Hayes MP objects to bar proposals on the roof of Sports Direct in Brixton

 

[editor]

I've just done a quick tour of Brixton.

The Dogstar was worryingly empty, the Chip Shop was packed (but that only takes 50 people), Market House looked quiet, the Effra Social was nowhere near as busy as it usually is.

Hoots has got a decent crowd but it's not mega rammed, which suits me. There's a great Afrobeat band playing now

 

[Winot]

We went to the Ritzy last night. Walking back along Acre Lane around 11pm there were LOADS of 20/30-somethings walking the other way from Clapham to Brixton. I wonder where they were going? I thought maybe the Effra Social but perhaps the Blues Kitchen.

 

[editor]

We went to the Ritzy last night. Walking back along Acre Lane around 11pm there were LOADS of 20/30-somethings walking the other way from Clapham to Brixton. I wonder where they were going? I thought maybe the Effra Social but perhaps the Blues Kitchen.

It definitely wasn't the Effra they were going to. Maybe there was a private party somewhere or there was something on at the Electric?

 

[editor]

The decline of the Prince Albert as a community pub continues with the manager bringing in a new rule that bans all staff members from being in the pub unless they're working.

The place is fucked.

 

[DietCokeGirl]

The decline of the Prince Albert as a community pub continues with the manager bringing in a new rule that bans all staff members from being in the pub unless they're working.

The place is fucked.

That's pretty standard for most bar/pub jobs though? Every bar job I ever had, you weren't allowed to drink on site at any time.

 

[Gramsci]

Now Cafe Max does not open on Sundays I've been to Lala Cafe on Brixton Station road.

Its not as cheap as Cafe Max. Does not sell alcohol ( plus point for my OH who isn't keen on Cafe Max once the drinkers arrive.)

Now its warmer I'm growing to like it. The food is more middle eastern If one wants that. Its friendly with polite service. And the food is good.

 

[jimbarkanoodle]

That's pretty standard for most bar/pub jobs though? Every bar job I ever had, you weren't allowed to drink on site at any time.

That hasn't been the case with the bar jobs I've had. Most would offer a staff discount on drinks.

 

[editor]

That's pretty standard for most bar/pub jobs though? Every bar job I ever had, you weren't allowed to drink on site at any time.

I've never heard of staff being banned from their own pub premises on their days off before.

 

[wemakeyousoundb]

That's pretty standard for most bar/pub jobs though? Every bar job I ever had, you weren't allowed to drink on site at any time.

not something I have ever heard of before but my experience is limited to small "family" type places.

 

[editor]

not something I have ever heard of before but my experience is limited to small "family" type places.

I've never heard of it in any of the many Brixton venues I've worked at.

 

[Ryan2468]

Came across this article on London pub ownership from a newly-launched London newsletter that's doing some interesting stuff, might be of interest.

Mentions The Junction and Brixton Buzz reporting at the start (screenshot here because its paywalled)

 

[happyshopper]

Came across this article on London pub ownership from a newly-launched London newsletter that's doing some interesting stuff, might be of interest.

Mentions The Junction and Brixton Buzz reporting at the start (screenshot here because its paywalled)

Thanks for posting this but it would be fair to include a link to the website.

 

[Tulster218]

Thanks for posting this but it would be fair to include a link to the website.

London’s pub tycoons and the fall of the indie boozer

As the capital's independents struggle, empires grow

www.thelondonspy.co.uk

 

[TopCat]

The Albert has at last cleaned the gents loo.

 

[madolesance]

The Albert has at last cleaned the gents loo.

Which bit?

 

[editor]

It was crazy busy in the Effra Social last tonight!

 

[editor]

In the Guardian today:

 

[editor]

That was a really fun night at the Effra!

 

[editor]

I was sent this photo of how the Albert looked around 1am tonight. The bar staff outnumbered the punters. It's so sad.

 

[bcuster]

I was sent this photo of how the Albert looked around 1am tonight. The bar staff outnumbered the punters. It's so sad.

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Empty

 

[editor]

Empty

And here's another view

 

[bcuster]

And here's another view

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Desolate

 

[jimbarkanoodle]

On the other hand a 1000 capacity bar is opening on the roof of Sports Direct which will probably be popular and more expensive to drink at. Is it because what I am reading is true that, the kids want 'experiences' when they go out, and a humble old pub like The Albert just doesn't provide that?

 

[freshapple]

On the other hand a 1000 capacity bar is opening on the roof of Sports Direct which will probably be popular and more expensive to drink at. Is it because what I am reading is true that, the kids want 'experiences' when they go out, and a humble old pub like The Albert just doesn't provide that?

The Albert’s toilet provides an ‘experience’

 

[editor]

On the other hand a 1000 capacity bar is opening on the roof of Sports Direct which will probably be popular and more expensive to drink at. Is it because what I am reading is true that, the kids want 'experiences' when they go out, and a humble old pub like The Albert just doesn't provide that?

The Albert used to be exactly what quite a lot of people wanted, with live music, local DJs etc but its recent demise has everything to do with the new manager who has thoroughly pissed off punters and staff alike. And still the toilet is a fucking stinking shithole.

 

[Rushy]

I was at the Lexington for a gig a couple of weeks ago. Gig upstairs, huge late bar downstairs with DJ but very much a pub vibe. Lights on. Very busy but not rammed. Don't feel that we have anything like that in Brixton.