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[felonius monk]

Some familiar names in their portfolio.

Portfolio of Antic pubs and bars enter administration

The sites are expected to continue to trade as normal before being put up for sale.

www.thecaterer.com

 

[jimbarkanoodle]

Haven't they been down this route before? Can't help but think if this is the end of Antic, their pubs will be replaced by pricier ones.

 

[freshapple]

Haven't they been down this route before? Can't help but think of this is the end of Antic, their pubs will be replaced by pricier ones.

They are tossers though aren’t they?

 

[BusLanes]

Friends wanted to meet to watch the football and of course every place was rammed or booked out, but somehow we just wandered into the Albert about 30m before the game and even got seats.

It wasn't even that full, which was great.

 

[CH1]

This Supercute/Harlem Brewery tie-up mentioned on BBuzz is intruiging

Harlem Brewing Company and Supercute Brewery unite to ‘bring Harlem’s Flavour to Brixton’

Harlem Brewing Company, the pioneering craft brewery founded by Celeste Beatty, the first African American woman brewer to launch a commercially distributed craft beer, has announced a partnership …

www.brixtonbuzz.com

Presumably solves the issue of what to do with the Friendship Adventure bar in Market Row rather elegantly.
Isn't there still a SuperCute bar in Brixton Villaage? Will that stay as SuperCute?

BTW I walk past the Friendship Adventure/Supercute Loughborough Junction brewhouse most days around 8 pm.
The change of management seemed to dent the numbers a bit, though coming back up.
The current clientele looks a bit younger and a bit more mixed (men/women)

 

[Rushy]

They are tossers though aren’t they?

Don't know about that but Anthony Thomas is a bit of a business phoenix ‍. Goes bust and starts again! (Assuming Antic is still his).

 

[CH1]

Don't know about that but Anthony Thomas is a bit of a business phoenix ‍. Goes bust and starts again! (Assuming Antic is still his).

Did he not start the "Viaduct" in Coldharbour Lane, which development had to be rescued out of bankruptcy by Lexadon?
Don't forget the Eagle Printing Works on Brixton Roads where Antic's builders chucked away the distinctive weather vane.

Apart from which all Antic bars used to be independent LLPs so they could go bust independently.
Sounds as though this changed at some point if "a portfolio" of 13 bars went into administration together.

 

[editor]

Friends wanted to meet to watch the football and of course every place was rammed or booked out, but somehow we just wandered into the Albert about 30m before the game and even got seats.

It wasn't even that full, which was great.

That kind of sums up just how far the Albert has fallen if they can't even pack out a pub for an England final.

By the sound of it, they were probably the quietest pub in Brixton on what should be a much-needed absolute bumper night for boozers.

 

[BusLanes]

I think it was prob deliberate as there was a guard on the door and the staff seemed happy to be able to watch the game

 

[editor]

I think it was prob deliberate as there was a guard on the door and the staff seemed happy to be able to watch the game

What a way to run a pub! (into the ground)

 

[editor]

Disaster at the Effra Social after a power cut turned the place dark.

Watching the Euro 2024 final in Brixton: the joy, the hurt – and the total power cut

Brixton was buzzing with anticipation last night as thousands of fans filled the pubs and bars to watch the Euro 2024 final between England and Spain. Many big Brixton venues were charging people t…

www.brixtonbuzz.com

 

[BusLanes]

This Supercute/Harlem Brewery tie-up mentioned on BBuzz is intruiging

Harlem Brewing Company and Supercute Brewery unite to ‘bring Harlem’s Flavour to Brixton’

Harlem Brewing Company, the pioneering craft brewery founded by Celeste Beatty, the first African American woman brewer to launch a commercially distributed craft beer, has announced a partnership …

www.brixtonbuzz.com

Presumably solves the issue of what to do with the Friendship Adventure bar in Market Row rather elegantly.
Isn't there still a SuperCute bar in Brixton Villaage? Will that stay as SuperCute?

BTW I walk past the Friendship Adventure/Supercute Loughborough Junction brewhouse most days around 8 pm.
The change of management seemed to dent the numbers a bit, though coming back up.
The current clientele looks a bit younger and a bit more mixed (men/women)

There was a launch party in Market Row tonight, I walked past it and it looked a bit too glam

 

[felonius monk]

The Harlem 125th St IPA is 7% ABV so not really a session beer (unless Supercute are brewing it under licence and reducing the strength).

 

[TopCat]

Cracking local DJ on at the Albert this Friday. DJ Rawle.
Reggae, dub.

It’s free I’m told.
See ya there

 

[pbsmooth]

Cracking local DJ on at the Albert this Friday. DJ Rawle.
Reggae, dub.

It’s free I’m told.
See ya there

nice of you to give him a plug.

 

[TopCat]

nice of you to give him a plug.

He is a mate and an Albert regular and a local so why not? Should be a good night. Quite a few going.

 

[pbsmooth]

He is a mate and an Albert regular and a local so why not? Should be a good night. Quite a few going.

it was a rawle plug joke... sorry

 

[TopCat]

it was a rawle plug joke... sorry

That was actually quite good!

 

[TopCat]

Someone nicked the portrait of Pat off the wall in the Albert. I never liked the painting but it needs to come back.

 

[editor]

Looks like this place really fucked up:

A South London restaurant that employed staff without the right to work in the UK has slammed a council's 'unfair' decision to take away its alcohol licence. Jhon Mendoza, manager of Restaurante Santafereno in Brixton, said he was worried the Colombian eatery would lose up to half of its business as a result of a ban on the sale of booze imposed upon it by Lambeth Council last week.

The council said it had no choice but to remove the 20-year-old restaurant's alcohol licence after Home Office raids in 2023 and 2024 found eight workers employed illegally there. But Mr Mendoza, 39, said the Labour-run local authority should have given the restaurant in Brixton Village another chance before imposing tough restrictions.

Restaurant that employed illegal workers slams 'unfair' booze ban

Eight workers were found working illegally at South London's Restaurante Santafereno over a 12-month period but manager Jhon Mendoza said the council has been too heavy handed

www.mylondon.news

 

[editor]

A good friend from New York visited Brixton on Saturday night and was keen to visit the places he'd seen in photos I shared over the years.

His loved the place, but his biggest disappointment?

The Albert, He'd only ever seen pics from my nights and this is how it looked at 11pm:

 

[editor]

Looks like Freight has turned into a monster money drain:

So what’s happened to Freight Brixton – ‘London’s largest open air rooftop venue’?

It was supposed to have opened back in June 2024. And then July. And now we’re well into August and there’s still no sign of ‘London’s largest open air rooftop venue’ openi…

www.brixtonbuzz.com

 

[northeast]

If neck oil is your thing looks like you can get a buy one get one free at the Albert. Although you do need to provide a mobile number over so if you have temporary one might be less troublesome.

https://hashting.promo/neckoil/NECKOIL-BVTS

 

[editor]

It's been entertaining watching Mama Dough taking over more and more of Coldharbour Lane. That road-style sign can't be legal, can it?!

 

[editor]

Look at the shit pay on offer at the Prince Albert for a 'team leader'

 

[Epona]

Look at the shit pay on offer at the Prince Albert for a 'team leader'
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Sadly, that's about average for bar work "team leader/shift leader" type role in London.

(And yes that is disgusting, it really is very poorly paid - and often doesn't offer a full working week either, so it's often a 2nd job)

 

[editor]

Sadly, that's about average for bar work "team leader/shift leader" type role in London.

(And yes that is disgusting, it really is very poorly paid - and often doesn't offer a full working week either, so it's often a 2nd job)

For the staff to take on the extra responsibility of being a team leader, they're rewarded with just 50p extra per hour. Unsurprisingly, none are queuing up for the 'promotion.'

And yes, it's not much worse than most other bars around Brixton, but few have such a bad working atmosphere as the Albert.

 

[TopCat]

Trinity prices at the Albert.
The seven quid plus for a pint of Peroni was the last straw for me. No more Stella. Scabby toilets.

The hoot has a five quid red stripe early evening offer Much better

 

[BusLanes]

Does explain a lot of they're only offering £12. I'd assumed with low unemployment and worker shortages bar supervisor jobs would have gone a little higher, more like £14-15

 

[lang rabbie]

It's been entertaining watching Mama Dough taking over more and more of Coldharbour Lane. That road-style sign can't be legal, can it?!

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Nothing illegal about using Transport typeface, but putting on the public pavement where pedestrians are going to be blocked by it is probably grounds for a charge of obstructing the highway.