Brixton news, rumours and general chat - February 2013

[Rushy]

Well I love the Canterbury Arms. And I'd rather have their unreconstructed, no-nonsense attitude than the haughty cooler-than-thouness you get at somewhere like the Dogstar. That M&S bag story is hilarious - it makes me love the Canterbury even more...

Never booked anything at the Dogstar but agree cooler-than-thouness is a massive turn off. Had it from Dex. I'm sure there's a happy medium.

 

[el-ahrairah]

I've never seen anything like that there but they are spectacularly grumpy and miserable.

that's always been aprt of its charm, to my mind. i love an angry landlord.

 

[Brixton Hatter]

and woe betide anyone who nurses their pint whilst the football is on....anyone with an empty pint glass who doesn't make rapid moves towards the bar is usually shown the door pretty sharpish!

 

[Miss-Shelf]

they look grumpy and sometimes act grumpy but can be v kind and helpful underneath the gruffness

 

[Brixton Hatter]

30 quid for a guided walk around the market!

http://www.foxandsquirrel.com/product/guided-food-walk/

 

[cuppa tee]

30 quid for a guided walk around the market!

http://www.foxandsquirrel.com/product/guided-food-walk/

presumably thats £30 a head

 

[Mrs Magpie]

that's always been aprt of its charm, to my mind. i love an angry landlord.

I can't ever remember him angry, not even when I bumped into him somewhere a long way out of Brixton, recognised him but thought he was someone else and chuntered away about something completely unconnected with him and he was clearly on a bit of R&R until crashed into it Even then he just looked a bit irked

 

[Frumious B.]

30 quid for a guided walk around the market!

http://www.foxandsquirrel.com/product/guided-food-walk/

Sounds fun. I want a go. Expensive, but at least it includes coffee, ice cream and charcuterie.

 

[Nanker Phelge]

I've never seen anything like that there but they are spectacularly grumpy and miserable.

I have....

Punter 'Do you have any bottles of Heineken?'

Landlord 'Can you see any feckin' Heineken bottles in that fridge'

Punter 'Erm no...'

Landlord 'Then I don't feckin' have them....I've got what yer can see'

Hilarious!

 

[editor]

I have....

Punter 'Do you have any bottles of Heineken?'

Landlord 'Can you see any feckin' Heineken bottles in that fridge'

Punter 'Erm no...'

Landlord 'Then I don't feckin' have them....I've got what yer can see'

Hilarious!

I like his style.

 

[editor]

Well I love the Canterbury Arms. And I'd rather have their unreconstructed, no-nonsense attitude than the haughty cooler-than-thouness you get at somewhere like the Dogstar.

Bit unfair on the Dogstar staff. Go there in the week and they're supremely friendly, but come the weekend they're probably some of the hardest working bar staff in Brixton, sometimes dealing with unprecedented levels of fuckwittery. I don't blame them for being a little antsy under those circumstances.

 

[editor]

March thread here: http://www.urban75.net/forums/threads/brixton-news-rumours-and-general-chat-march-2013.307015/