Orang Utan
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difficult to assess if you don't eat meat
Brixton news, rumour and general chat - May 2015
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cuppa tee
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On the one occasion I was dragged into Honest the waitress was giving it large on the "locally sourced" tip
regarding Ossie's Brixton produced ginger beer but I am told that it has been dropped in favour of the Gingerella Brand
which comes with a "hip" marketing angle.............
...............can any of Honest's supporters verify this and if it is the case say why ?
a quick look at the soft drinks menu says it is the case, does anyone know why ?
Bins have all gone from my road up the hill too.
By the sounds of it, Lambeth seem to have done a sneaky sweep and hoped nobody would notice.
boohoo
No.
Being really fussy about meat, to the point of having been a veggie for a long time at one stage in my life, the honest burger meat is lovely. Tastes great at a reasonable price. Not so pushed on the chips.
Mr Retro
Beware hedgehogs
The crunchiness. The crunchiness man for Christ sake!!!! And the potatoiness with the little bit of herbiness. I'm the Gatwick express after 2 shit days travel and a serving of those chips would put me right.
Casaubon
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I've got a similar attitude to meat.
I recommend the Buffalo, Tomato and Basil burgers from Iceland's speciality meats section. £2.50 for two, bloody lovely.
boohoo
No.
Iceland are Tory party donors - won't shop there anymore.
Casaubon
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I didn't know that.Iceland are Tory party donors - won't shop there anymore.
Bollocks.
Mr Retro
Beware hedgehogs
Iceland sell sugar and fat and junk and shit to people under the guise of a place "mums" can trust. Nobody should shop thereIceland are Tory party donors - won't shop there anymore.
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hiraethified
So do all the other supermarkets. I hate the snobbery around Iceland.Iceland sell sugar and fat and junk and shit to people under the guise of a place "mums" can trust. Nobody should shop there
Thimble Queen
Called away to another place
Iceland are Tory party donors - won't shop there anymore.
That makes me sad. I've been doing quite a bit of our shopping there recently. Money has been quite tight and shopping at Iceland has helped us make ends meet.
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hiraethified
Yeah, that fucks me off too. Iceland sells decent food at affordable prices.
ShiftyBagLady
Thinks she is a flower to be looked at
It mainly sells shit though, let's be honest.
You can get decent food there, I used to buy all of my nuts form iceland as it was the cheapest place but my new local iceland doesn't sell nuts but does have a nice range of cheap sweets
You can get decent food there, I used to buy all of my nuts form iceland as it was the cheapest place but my new local iceland doesn't sell nuts but does have a nice range of cheap sweets
leanderman
Street Party: July 2
Lidl is best, until we get an Aldi.
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hiraethified
Sorry, but I disagree. I can get very decent quality food there.
ShiftyBagLady
Thinks she is a flower to be looked at
Really? I find their cheese pretty rubbery and tasteless, their meat is shocking and their bread and pastries are rubbish. I don't eat ready meals or buy frozen food much (we have the occasional bit of frozen battered fish but I've never bought that from Iceland). So what's left? Dried and tinned stuff. They don't sell much of that in most Iceland though, it's about 70% freezer food and the majority of that is shit.
BigMoaner
What A Load of Old Bollocks
the food in iceland is grim. but it can definitely feed you if you're skint.
i'd destroy that. there'd be loads of it around my face.I have to say I've never quite understood this foodie fad for piling up burgers so high that they start to look a bit ridiculous and difficult to eat.
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This towering four story ketchup creation is on offer at Honest Burgers (with small portion of chops), for the frankly almighty price of £11.50.
Manter
Lunch Mob
Every supermarket is good in it's own way. The tesco near us is shit, dirty, randomly stocked, chaotic, and yes Tesco is evil blah blah blah. But it's between three council estates and has a free, 24 hour free cash machine and it has a pay point. Which is unusual, and clearly needed in an area like this.
Doesn't stop me grumbling about it though
Doesn't stop me grumbling about it though
deadringer
meat pie sausage roll
This ^^^^^^
I eat so boringly healthy during the week, when it comes to treating myself to a tasty burger like that it's hard to eat in a dignified manor!!
Mr Retro
Beware hedgehogs
I'm not defending any of them, supermarkets are exploitive places.
Waitrose will sell an aspirational £20 bottle of olive oil and piss themselves at the clown buying it.
Iceland sell and promote shit food to time poor people without a lot of money to spend on it. That's not snobbery it's a practice I equate with what went on in the tobacco industry.
You can get decent quality food there. However it takes somebody with a certain knowledge of food like you to pick it out too. Iceland know a lot of "mums" don't have that time or knowledge, so alongside the good stuff there is an abundance of plastic, fatty sugary shit. Cheap, convienient and promoted
Go into Iceland in Brixton and see what people are mainly buying. its nothing short of criminal what is promoted and what they are buying. A quick look at their website informs me its "Donut Week". Christ.
BigMoaner
What A Load of Old Bollocks
ah christ i would be an embarrasment with that. me too healthy in the week
pesh
Well-Known Member
the majority of the food is shit though.
maybe i'm just biased after watching too many adverts featuring the nations second favourite cokehead trying to sell bricks of salt cut with mechanically retrieved chicken to mums to feed their kids with.
or that time they claimed out of date cakes they'd thrown in a bin were suddenly worth £30 after the police arrested some homeless people for retrieving them.
fuck iceland.
BigMoaner
What A Load of Old Bollocks
don't forget supermarkets employ millions, through the chain. could nice little indies employ the same amount? nice liddle indies are better on the eye, i agree. it's good for the soul to see independant shops thriving, but really, would society in general be better without the mass economic force that is today's supermaket.
i am honestly don't know either way, tbh. devils advicardo
i am honestly don't know either way, tbh. devils advicardo
Maharani
Just like Heaven
Noooooo.Iceland are Tory party donors - won't shop there anymore.
Maharani
Just like Heaven
They have great deals on QUORN products, their frozen fish is perfect for currys, their olive oil is as good as Lidl's, their veg passable and they sell THE most amazing smoked cheese which I just discovered.
Plus, the staff in Brixton and West Norwood branch are always cheery and friendly. I have a lot of respect for that given what a shit job it seems to be.
Maharani
Just like Heaven
Frozen broc = eughhhh
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