Nanker Phelge
Leave the gun. Take the cannoli.
Hopefully nowhere is open for xmas lunch. It's the 16th of November.
Brixton news, rumour and general chat - November 2016
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Maharani
Just like Heaven
colacubes
Mr Hot Cookie
They won't do food on Xmas Day. The food in there is absolutely fine bog standard pub food. It's cheap and perfectly cheerful.
ETA - and it is pretty relaxing in there on Xmas day but it tends to be regulars only and they only open for a couple of hours at lunchtime.
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hiraethified
The food there is fine. Cheap and cheerful as cocacubes says and great value.
Ms T
Honey-coloured ramparts
So the Tulse Hill Tavern is booked out on Xmas day but got loads of space on boxing day.
The commercial has too many dodgy memories for me from the period before it became a gastropub to even consider spending xmas day in there
Already!
The Prince Regent was open last year - and the food in there is pretty good due to a genuine French chef.
gaijingirl
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So the Tulse Hill Tavern is booked out on Xmas day but got loads of space on boxing day.
The commercial has too many dodgy memories for me from the period before it became a gastropub to even consider spending xmas day in there
The Milkwood is also open on Christmas Day:
CHRISTMAS 2016
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Not for the wallet-unstuffed though!
gaijingirl
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I think all those Christmas day lunches are pricey. I only know of one place where you can get a bargain basement Christmas Day lunch and I'm keeping that info to myself.
(it's not in or around Brixton anyway).
EastEnder
Brixton Barnacle
Presumably they have to pay the staff double or triple time to work on Xmas day? At least I hope they do!I think all those Christmas day lunches are pricey. I only know of one place where you can get a bargain basement Christmas Day lunch and I'm keeping that info to myself.
gaijingirl
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I was only being tongue in cheek about it. We eat our lunch at home. It's a Japanese place, so they don't celebrate Christmas (it's a working day in Japan) - it's not a Christmas meal, or different from any other day (in this restaurant). They hire young people from Japan to come and work for them as a kind of London-work-experience type thing, so I get the impression it's open as a way of providing them with somewhere to be as much as anything else - they certainly seem to do lots of social things for their staff on January 1st, which is much more important to the Japanese. I don't explicitly know that they aren't horrendously exploiting their staff but the information on their website suggests that not to be the case.
CH1
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I will check this out. I was in there this evening and they had their Christmas offer leaflet out on the tables - from about now until 22nd December though.
Previous years the Beehive has only opened limited hours on Christmas Day itself - like 12 noon - 3 pm sort of thing.
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"Red Guard"(NLYL)
Seems there was a somewhat disorderly meeting of the Scrutiny Committee in Streatham Library this evening.
Many complaints on social media that the proceedings were inaudible - except for the ranting of Chair Cllr Ed Davie at the unfortunate Govia Thameslink representative. Why does Cllr Davie never rant at Lambeth Council staff who are attempting to achieve the impossible whilst being stabbed in the back by their bosses?
Anyway I noticed this little gem from the meeting:
"From 17th October 2016 a new environmental enforcement service designed to issue Fixed Penalty Notices (FPNs) for littering, spitting, street urination and dog fouling will begin. This service will work alongside the existing Community Safety service and help to provide additional enforcement activity to tackle offending behaviour which has an impact on environmental quality in the borough."
Anybody noticed any traffic wardens hanging around Electric Avenue or Atlantic Road out of hours to catch flashers and urinators?
Many complaints on social media that the proceedings were inaudible - except for the ranting of Chair Cllr Ed Davie at the unfortunate Govia Thameslink representative. Why does Cllr Davie never rant at Lambeth Council staff who are attempting to achieve the impossible whilst being stabbed in the back by their bosses?
Anyway I noticed this little gem from the meeting:
"From 17th October 2016 a new environmental enforcement service designed to issue Fixed Penalty Notices (FPNs) for littering, spitting, street urination and dog fouling will begin. This service will work alongside the existing Community Safety service and help to provide additional enforcement activity to tackle offending behaviour which has an impact on environmental quality in the borough."
Anybody noticed any traffic wardens hanging around Electric Avenue or Atlantic Road out of hours to catch flashers and urinators?
Brixton Hatter
Home is south London mate
yes, they are open
Brixton Hatter
Home is south London mate
Rent is mental in Brixton, it's got too expensive, been struggling since May when they put it up for the 4th year running.
I've spent the best part of the last 20 years in Brixton - but we've just moved to Tulse Hill.
(It's SW2 though... )
I've spent the best part of the last 20 years in Brixton - but we've just moved to Tulse Hill.
(It's SW2 though...
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Does every eatery need a price comment?
Note to self: Quit job. Start a listings website for brixton food cataloguing restaurants and menus. Link heavily to personal forum
Mr Retro
Beware hedgehogs
Not sure if the expression "doing the poor mouth" is a local one or more widely used. But my mum and gran would use it for people who constantly banged on about how much things cost and how unaffordable it was for them. Everybody being in the same boat. Feeling was do something about it or don't but please shut up about it.
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hiraethified
There will be a day when all those greedy fucking landlords get what coming to them. Up the revolution!
Hope your new place is OK, btw. It's an expensive business moving
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hiraethified
Some things to do in Brixton over the weekend; What’s on in Brixton this weekend: bars, gigs and clubs around town, Fri 18th-20th Nov 2016
Having worked for 30 years I applaud anyone with the balls to avoid the 9-5 5 day week system that we have inherited. I'd love to work shorter days and shorter weeks. I was sucked in for years but see right through it now.
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Just to clarify: urban75 and brixtonbuzz makes not a bean. In fact, Buzz manages has managed to raise several thousand pounds via beer sales/fundraisers and given it all away.
I've been freelance for years. It's stressful at times when the jobs are hard to find, I work much longer hours, just about earn a living wage - but bloody hell it's worth it.
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