Brixton news, rumours and general chat - March 2013

[pissflaps]

I was impressed with Boquiera, it's not a rip off in the slightest. Courtesan is also great, really interesting menu and excellent cocktails.

A restaurant bill is about time, relaxing, good service, not washing up, new experiences, a vast range of ingredients otherwise unaffordable / unattainable, and good company. Don't sit in a restaurant price-matching the equivalent weight of food from a supermarket then moan about it on the internet. That's pretty weak / low.

If you're just hungry, get a takeaway.

who the fuck mentioned supermarkets?

 

[MillwallShoes]

I don't care what anyone says, £20 for what is not even a proper meal, plus a glass of wine is NEVER cheap.

Looks like even the Brixton chitter chatter thread has fallen foul of gentrification, fuck sake

you could get four pie and mashes for that

 

[pissflaps]

^ y u edit?

/unlikes

 

[MillwallShoes]

^ y u edit?

/unlikes

oh you miserable cunt

 

[pissflaps]

better.

 

[MillwallShoes]

who the fuck mentioned supermarkets?

oh you miserable cunt

 

[zenie]

So Gremio de Brixton the Spanish bar in St Matthews crypt opens next week, says the kitchen won't be open for a while. Can't say I'm bothered about visiting yet another Brixton owned bar right now....

 

[Ms T]

^ yeah but it's usually full of workshy graphic designers round that time.

And me and hendo and the Retired Guide Dog. There's always an old bloke propping up the bar as well, who's very nice to the RGD (but then most people are).

 

[pissflaps]

There's always an old bloke propping up the bar as well

yeah i think i may have an idea who that is.

 

[Ms T]

yeah i think i may have an idea who that is.

It's you, isn't it?

 

[pissflaps]

ha!



no.

 

[Ms T]

I don't care what anyone says, £20 for what is not even a proper meal, plus a glass of wine is NEVER cheap.

Looks like even the Brixton chitter chatter thread has fallen foul of gentrification, fuck sake

I've been gentrifying Brixton for 20 years this year.

 

[RaverDrew]

I've been gentrifying Brixton for 20 years this year.

So it's all your fault ???

 

[Monkeygrinder's Organ]

So it's all your fault ???

Be fair.


It's hendo's fault as well.

 

[Rushy]

anyone recommend me a good barbers for men tenner or under in west norwood (brixton south )?

Haircut Sir?
Corner Brixton Water Lane and Effra Road
£5.50

 

[Ms T]

Be fair.


It's hendo's fault as well.

He's a mere newcomer - had to be dragged kicking and screaming from north London ten years ago.

 

[MillwallShoes]

Haircut Sir?
Corner Brixton Water Lane and Effra Road
£5.50

ah yes, good place. been going for decades too i think. will give it a go again.

 

[Rushy]

ah yes, good place. been going for decades too i think. will give it a go again.

It's mainly Andy's son and daughter now. Their chat is much better.

 

[MillwallShoes]

any free parking round there rushy?

 

[Rushy]

any free parking round there rushy?

Carpet / tile shop opposite? Or Halfords and Currys are just down the road. Obviously not strictly for that purpose but I doubt you'll have any problems for half an hour or so.

 

[pissflaps]

driving to get a haircut?

stylin'

 

[MillwallShoes]

driving to get a haircut?

stylin'

i know, i'm evil. but i've got a mental morning tomorrow and i need to do get it done as quickly as possible. it'll extend my usuage of my car to about 30 minutes each week, instead of 20.

 

[pissflaps]

i ain't judging, and yeah - park up in 'alfodz. with any luck you'll get back and someone will have stuck some spoilers and a set of bang-ging tweeterz in your whip.

 

[leanderman]

It's mainly Andy's son and daughter now. Their chat is much better.

true. avoid saturdays, when andy is usually working.

 

[shygirl]

So proud of Solomon, what a great guy.

 

[Thimble Queen]

Courtesan is an odd place. The food is good, but it's quite pricey and the staff friendly but stuffy in the kind of over-polite way that ends up making you feel more uncomfortable.

Staff are far too formal. Made me feel really uncomfortable on my visit there. Although I do appreciate that wasn't the intention.

 

[Gramsci]

I don't care what anyone says, £20 for what is not even a proper meal, plus a glass of wine is NEVER cheap.

I agree. I will be sticking to the Phoenix and the Lounge ( which is cheaper than some of the places in Brixton Village).

 

[Thimble Queen]

Its about twenty quid a head inc wine at angels and gypsies... Always feels like it should be more. I think its worth it for a special occasion.

 

[leanderman]

Staff are far too formal. Made me feel really uncomfortable on my visit there. Although I do appreciate that wasn't the intention.

Yes. The eccentric formality is even more pronounced in the restaurant's tweets. Still, the owner comes from this road, and his parents still live here, topically, in social housing, so I am a fan.

 

[leanderman]

Its about twenty quid a head inc wine at angels and gypsies... Always feels like it should be more. I think its worth it for a special occasion.

Yes. Another good place for a treat. And a bus home.