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Two places in the so-called Village which are absolutely not wanky in the slightest:

RANCHO DE LALO. Vast heaping platefuls of solid Colombian food ... mostly meat, beans, starch - NOT trendy, or veggie-friendly, or a whole new culinary horizon for anyone. But really really good and very nice people. The other Colombian restaurant further in to the covered area is OK but not as good as Lalo's.

HAPPY DUMPLINGS - dead cheap, but also really good, Chinese grilled/steamed/soup dumplings of your choice (they do prawn, fish, pork, beef, veg versions or a mix as requested) - eaten off v rickety new tables but you're surrounded by Chinese diners so it must have something to recommend it.

Neither of these places hosts hipsters, as a rule (not saying they'd chase 'em off, but that's just not the sort of clientele they get.) Neither serve either lasagne or chips.
 
Pickman's model said:
anyway why go somewhere new when there's khans, where quality never goes out of fashion?
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I'm blanking on names but in another thread there was a debate about Khan's versus the one on the corner of Brixton Hill and Josephine Avenue and opinions seemed spit down the middle.

trabuquera said:
Two places in the so-called Village which are absolutely not wanky in the slightest:


HAPPY DUMPLINGS - dead cheap, but also really good, Chinese grilled/steamed/soup dumplings of your choice (they do prawn, fish, pork, beef, veg versions or a mix as requested) - eaten off v rickety new tables but you're surrounded by Chinese diners so it must have something to recommend it.
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Is that on Market Row more or less opposite Nour?
 
That Colombian place is top notch.

Not sure why lasagne & chips is being mentioned, though. Nowt wrong with lasagne & chips but you wouldn't go to a Colombian place or a dumpling place for lasagne & chips. Unless they did lasagne dumplings & chip dumplings mixed up so you didn't know which was which until you bit into them.

Mmmmmm. Lasagne & chips in dumplings.
 
Onket said:
If the food is good enough you'd keep going, surely?
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IT WAS A JOKE ffs :rolleyes:
intended to poke fun at the hipster-baiting Old Brixtone-ites on this board who really would throw the venues out with the clientele, or the dumplings out with the hipsters.

as long as they're not sneering at my clothes or jabbing their 4x4 monster baby strollers into me I am perfectly happy to live and let live - and eat where I like the food.
 
trabuquera said:
IT WAS A JOKE ffs :rolleyes:
intended to poke fun at the hipster-baiting Old Brixtone-ites on this board who really would throw the venues out with the clientele, or the dumplings out with the hipsters.

as long as they're not sneering at my clothes or jabbing their 4x4 monster baby strollers into me I am perfectly happy to live and let live - and eat where I like the food.
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Good. I'm sure you can understand my confusion, this is U75. For the revord, I completely agree with you.
 
trabuquera said:
IT WAS A JOKE ffs :rolleyes:
intended to poke fun at the hipster-baiting Old Brixtone-ites on this board who really would throw the venues out with the clientele, or the dumplings out with the hipsters.

as long as they're not sneering at my clothes or jabbing their 4x4 monster baby strollers into me I am perfectly happy to live and let live - and eat where I like the food.
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out of interest do you consider anyone pushing a pram a hipster/ hate figure or just those who look like hipsters?
 
MissL said:
out of interest do you consider anyone pushing a pram a hipster/ hate figure or just those who look like hipsters?
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The 4x4 baby strollers is also misleading, everyone knows that yummy mummies have Bugaboos and they are actually quite small.

I would take offense as a pram pusher but I reckon I'm too old and scruffy looking to ever be taken for a hipster. And not glamorous enough to be a yummy mummy, I wish.
 
it's an interesting one isn't it? i've lived in brixton for over ten years and have recently become a mum. also my pram is rather massive as it's a secondhand one purchased on ebay (newer models are smaller as you say nagapie) as it's all i could afford. does this mean i'm no longer welcome in brixton?
 
MissL said:
it's an interesting one isn't it? i've lived in brixton for over ten years and have recently become a mum. also my pram is rather massive as it's a secondhand one purchased on ebay (newer models are smaller as you say nagapie) as it's all i could afford. does this mean i'm no longer welcome in brixton?
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Sometimes on this site it appears you're not welcome in Brixton unless you were here, sitting in CHL with your dog on a string at some RTS demo.

I wouldn't worry about what people on the internet say.
 
The guide is now online with over 100 listings!

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http://www.brixtonbuzz.com/the-ulti...he-best-restaurants-and-cafes-in-sw2-and-sw9/
 
A good resource. It's tempting* to have a pop at individual ratings, but overall they seem pretty fair.

(*OK, I've given in - can't believe Cornercopia's food is deemed inferior to the Lounge, fond of it as I am).
 
Winot said:
A good resource. It's tempting* to have a pop at individual ratings, but overall they seem pretty fair.

(*OK, I've given in - can't believe Cornercopia's food is deemed inferior to the Lounge, fond of it as I am).
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Agreed - it really is a great start, Ed. But some predictably subjective ratings :D. Boqueria three stars? Gremio four? Boqueria has some of the best and most reliable tapas I have ever eaten (and I eat a lot). Good Food guide London Restuarant of the Year this year (Readers' choice). Gremio was nice, friendly and a great venue, should be super once it finds its feet but currently really nothing unique in terms of food quality.

Anyway - it has promoted debate which is great and no doubt is what it is intended to do.
Any chance of an accompanying "readers' poll" (perhaps only open to people who have posted at least 10 times)?

ETA - when I said predictable, I was referring largely to Wishbone and Seven!
 
Good work but a few more places on the hills could be mentioned:
Cafe On the Hill - ok not great but it's a spoon and spoon's should be kept alive
Brixton Space - never been but it crops up on here now and agin
The White Horse - would never go there after 9 at a weekend but it's reasonable pub grub
 
No mention of the great Moroccan cafe (strangely called Cafe Italia) on Brixton Station Road opposite San Marino that does delicious barbecued merguez sandwiches, tagines and couscous dishes accompanied by the best mint tea in Brixton?
 
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