Brixton news, rumours and general chat - June 2013

[snowy_again]

Despite the terrible food lately, the Half Moon in HH seems to have Fabio, Jonathan More and Ross Allen djing for free this coming Friday night.

 

[editor]

The prices of coffee, tea and soft drinks in the Ritzy cafe have taken a hefty hike upwards (coffee is £2.60 now) and customers are banned from smoking electronic cigarettes.

If you insist on having a puff on your e-fag anyway, security will hoik you out sharpish.

 

[Frumious B.]

The prices of coffee, tea and soft drinks in the Ritzy cafe have taken a hefty hike upwards

Is this fair? Or is it cynical profiteering, taking advantage of the monopoly they have been gifted? An al fresco cafe in central Brixton must be quite a money-spinner. Especially when the vista has been cleaned up at huge public expense with squillions from Tfl and a near-constant PCSO presence.

 

[Dexter Deadwood]

The prices of coffee, tea and soft drinks in the Ritzy cafe have taken a hefty hike upwards (coffee is £2.60 now) and customers are banned from smoking electronic cigarettes.

If you insist on having a puff on your e-fag anyway, security will hoik you out sharpish.

I love my electronic cigarette. Not smoked tobacco since April 29th and feel much better. Thumbs down for the Ritzy cafe.

 

[Badgers]

I have not seen the Ritzy 'sprawl' out into the square yet this year?

I thought their food was overpriced and shit before any price increases

 

[editor]

Is this fair? Or is it cynical profiteering, taking advantage of the monopoly they have been gifted? An al fresco cafe in central Brixton must be quite a money-spinner. Especially when the vista has been cleaned up at huge public expense with squillions from Tfl and a near-constant PCSO presence.

£2.60 sure seems mighty pricey for a regular coffee with milk. For that kind of price I expect one of those fancypants coffees with groovy arty doodles conjured up in the froth.

 

[Sirena]

£2.60 sure seems mighty pricey for a regular coffee with milk. For that kind of price I expect one of those fancypants coffees with groovy arty doodles conjured up in the froth.

So, if you had a single can of Special Brew from House of Bottles, followed it with a Panini from San Marino and finished off your evening with a coffee from the Ritzy, you wouldn't have enough change from a tenner to get a cab home? That's made a mess of my perfect evening....

 

[Frumious B.]

For that kind of price I expect one of those fancypants coffees with groovy arty doodles conjured up in the froth.

In that case you'd love that little place on your left as you come out of the tube.

 

[editor]

In that case you'd love that little place on your left as you come out of the tube.

Pretty sure I wouldn't, you know. I'm not big on the Corporate Coffee Experience (TM).

 

[clandestino]

This thread is so last month.

 

[Brixton Hatter]

Despite the terrible food lately, the Half Moon in HH seems to have Fabio, Jonathan More and Ross Allen djing for free this coming Friday night.

Real shame the pizza oven is gone. Lots of people unhappy. It's now a hipster meat-fest, with pulled pork sandwiches and the like.

The back room has been done up though.

 

[fortyplus]

gifted

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[editor]

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