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Tbh, I think it's gone down hill. Popped in tonight and the restaurant just stank of fried food, but not in a good way. Was busy though. Then I popped downstairs and was completely gob smacked! Cute, if a bit student like bar with live bands! Space even smaller than the windmill!!!
Didn't stay, but looked interesting
 
ash said:
Vanilla Black is my favourite, such a treat. My other half isn't veggie but it's probably his favourite restaurant too. He does sometimes mutter of the Chef that if he can do this with veg imagine what he could do with a pork chop . The people who own it (including the Chef) are lovely too.

Also loving Chennai Dosa in Tooting at the moment but there are so many great restaurants there. It's a shame they don't deliver as its impossible to get a decent curry delivered round here.
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Vanilla Black is super popular. I've not been for many years but when we did go we were a little unimpressed with how much it relied on cheese (and I love cheese)... We had hoped for more originality. It's somewhere we've been meaning to try again for some time but it is rather pricey. One day.
 
sparkybird said:
Tbh, I think it's gone down hill. Popped in tonight and the restaurant just stank of fried food, but not in a good way. Was busy though. Then I popped downstairs and was completely gob smacked! Cute, if a bit student like bar with live bands! Space even smaller than the windmill!!!
Didn't stay, but looked interesting
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The Smiths-Mancunian decor upstairs is rather niche. I found the food disappointing. And expensive.
 
Looks like I did a lot of 'popping' last night :D
When veg bar first opened we had a couple of outstanding meals there, so they can do it! The last few times have been so disappointing that I don't think I'd give it another go. Shame really as I like the concept
 
sparkybird said:
Looks like I did a lot of 'popping' last night :D
When veg bar first opened we had a couple of outstanding meals there, so they can do it! The last few times have been so disappointing that I don't think I'd give it another go. Shame really as I like the concept
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I still have not been. My friend went and said that the tofish was amazing but many others seem very meh about it.
 
I went there a little while ago and it was a bit underwhelming. The food was ok but the service was a bit shambolic and half-hearted. Also we hoped we could check out the bit downstairs after eating but there wasn't really anyone in there and it shut down early.
 
We've had a takeaway from them a couple of times. The first time I thought it was a bit pricey for the size of the portions but very tasty. The second time it was really underwhelming.
 
Can anyone help on being a responsible citizen and properly disposing of low energy bulbs & batteries in (East) Brixton?
There used to be a special blue bin for this at the corner of Loughborough Road/Barrington Road.

That has now vanished. I did a quick Google and found numerous press releases from Lambeth saying they had started a new recycling service for these items with Recolight - at 20 locations approx including the one mentioned above - in 2013!

Trouble is since 2013 there is no info at all, and if you go to Recolight itself, their website displays, but cannot compute using my post code. Do they still exist - or is Lambeth "out of contract"?

On the way back from Barrington Road I managed to palm the old batteries off on Tescos (Warrior branch).

But that leaves me with 2 low energy lamps, which according to 2008 BBC News reports can kill - especially if you break them and use the hoover to blow mercury round your house.

Any ideas people?
 
aren't there some outside Tesco on acre lane? I'm heading in Brixton this afternoon, so I could take a look if you like and report back...
 
sparkybird said:
aren't there some outside Tesco on acre lane? I'm heading in Brixton this afternoon, so I could take a look if you like and report back...
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Please - would be v helpful. I suspect you will find the normal clothes/books etc still there, but probably no batteries/low energy bulbs.

Look forward to hearing.
 
Not much help but just to add that the low energy bulb disposal has also gone from the corner of Kings Avenue and Clarence Avenue.
 
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aren't there some outside Tesco on acre lane? I'm heading in Brixton this afternoon, so I could take a look if you like and report back...
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Winot said:
Not much help but just to add that the low energy bulb disposal has also gone from the corner of Kings Avenue and Clarence Avenue.
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Just found a message on the Lambeth Website:

Light bulb and battery recycling is not currently available:
We are looking into how we can provide this service.

So that's that, then. It seems they might still take them at Vale Street. I must phone up after Easter and find out.
Meanwhile - no local street recycling for low energy lamps/bulbs.
 
happyshopper said:
Useful up to date information about Brixton in Russia Today - see Where Police Fear to Tread: Closer Look at EU’s Notorious Migrant Districts
Thanks Brixton Blog
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What I find confusing is this competition to be the UK's biggest mosque. RT is saying it is the East London Mosque, but I thought it was the one in Morden which had a fire recently? - or maybe that doesn't count, because being it's an Ahmaddiya one at the liberal end of the spectrum?

I think we need to stand up for south London!
Baitul Futuh Mosque - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

As for the rest of the RT stuff - I watch RT a lot, but I do recognise it is a bit like reverse Cognitive Behavioural Therapy - i.e. it is designed to make the viewer think the whole world is dissolving into anarchy and corruption. Sometimes they have riot video loops going in the background of news items to set the apocalyptic ambience.
 
happyshopper said:
Useful up to date information about Brixton in Russia Today - see Where Police Fear to Tread: Closer Look at EU’s Notorious Migrant Districts

Thanks Brixton Blog
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I listen to Sputnik radio ( digital radio version of RT) agree with CH1 about RT but would go further.

RT have been banging on about multiculturalism for a while. Since Russia went into Syria I noticed it a lot.

RT discussion programmes have been saying Europe experiment in multiculturalism has failed. Europe is to soft and this leads to anarchy and disorder. Unlike Russia under Putin.

The article is the way Europe is portrayed in Russia. It encourages ordinary Russians to support Putin. ie this is what happens if you do not have a strong chauvinistic nationalist government. That is one weakens ones society from within. Line of RT is that Europes soft line on migrants means that it has brought terrorism and disorder on itself.

Its pretty nasty article. Im sure some on the right in Europe would agree with it. Putin has been accused of supporting right wing groups in Europe. Which are on the rise in Europe.

Europe is a mess of contradictions. At one point being open and tolerant and next putting up borders "Fortress Europe" to keep people out. But Europe as an idea its to be supported and argued about. Why I think leaving EU would be a mistake. Though many on left want UK out of EU.I also think this is the time to support migrants. When its not so popular. Why I attended the demo last week.

Europe has always been multicultural. Take Eastern Europe. Historically was a multicultural area pre WW2. One of the legacies of WW2 is that it much less so now.
 
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Funnily enough today there was a Sky News feature on the dangers of Brixton at night.

Blessing For Revellers: Street Pastors On The Rise

This was about these street pastors who patrol entertainment zones such as Brixton looking for people "in trouble" who need assistance.

The 2m 25s clip was filmed recently in Brixton. Didn't recognise the street pastor people at all - but then all this must happen well past my bed time.

There was a short pastor-friendly comment from Anthony Pommell (414 Club).
A young woman outside the Academy was fitted with flip flops which the pastors conveniently carry in their rucksacks - her high heels had given way.
Two young women sitting on the pavement outside the POW were a bit spiky - they didn't fancy being helped if it was being done for religious motives.

No mention of riots or migrants, unlike RT.
 
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The 414 is amazing as ever tonight.
 
Harbourite said:
Can the PoW take 7,563 punters?! Never mind the 43,637 ones who might turn up :D
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The only venue big enough for that surely is the Lido - incuding Brockwell Park.

Maybe the Lambeth Regeneration Team have hit on a another money spinner (taking their cue from the success of Pop)
 
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