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Brixton news, rumours and general chat - October 2012

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Onket said:
Where exactly is this? I can't bring myself to go to the one in Nisa again, as they are corner cutting cunts who then have a go at you if you query what they are doing.
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Elm Park
 
Elm Park is even further up Brixton Hill, past Nisa.

Does OU ever actually post the truth? Or is everything some kind of unfunny joke?
 
paolo said:
You need to get out less. :D
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:D

yeah, but I don't go for a walk around, say, central Bromley or something just to look at shop frontages - but there's always something going on in Brixton of interest, people to chat to, things to see. All this knocking down undesirable buildings/moving on undesirable people to make everything so boring - I hate it.
 
paolo said:
Walked in and walked straight out about two weeks ago. It basically looked liked someone had put some tables out in an abandoned night club. Which, basically, they had. The villaaage is like the Ritz in comparison.

Perhaps they've got their shit together now. If you eat in there let me know how you get on. It would be good if they can make a go of it, but personally I think it's waaaay too large and bleak inside to ever have an atmosphere. Closed in six months, is my prediction.

(Oh and tbf on the villaaage / Market Row, it is fairly cheap in quite a few places. I can't blame places like Franco Manca going for high-turnover. A top price pizza there is less than a chicken burger and chips at Nandos.)
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There used to be an Eritrean restaurant in there about six years ago and it looked OK (food was great) but it is a big space to fill. They seem to do takeaway which is primarily what I'd use if for anyway. I'll try and pop in later and see what they're up to and hope they have some okra stew.
 
The food is done by the people on Coldharbour Lane, isn't it? You might as well just buy it from there if the surroundings of South Beach aren't for you.
 
gaijingirl said:
:D

yeah, but I don't go for a walk around, say, central Bromley or something just to look at shop frontages - but there's always something going on in Brixton of interest, people to chat to, things to see. All this knocking down undesirable buildings/moving on undesirable people to make everything so boring - I hate it.
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Yeah.... I know... I quite like random street stuff too. :)
 
twistedAM said:
There used to be an Eritrean restaurant in there about six years ago and it looked OK (food was great) but it is a big space to fill. They seem to do takeaway which is primarily what I'd use if for anyway. I'll try and pop in later and see what they're up to and hope they have some okra stew.
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The Eritrean was great. They also own the bakery opposite. Wish it had stayed there, we loved it and it was very cheap compared to many. They had live music on the stage from about 10pm in the restaurant at that time.
 
Onket said:
The food is done by the people on Coldharbour Lane, isn't it? You might as well just buy it from there if the surroundings of South Beach aren't for you.
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I live round the corner... I was popping in to see if it was going to be somewhere local I'd like to eat... so Coldharbour lane no good for that.
 
twistedAM said:
There used to be an Eritrean restaurant in there about six years ago and it looked OK (food was great) but it is a big space to fill. They seem to do takeaway which is primarily what I'd use if for anyway. I'll try and pop in later and see what they're up to and hope they have some okra stew.
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Let me know how you get on. I think, when I'd gone in, they'd jumped the gun by 'opening' before they'd got their act together. It sounds like that Eritrean was a bit more sorted (e.g. had menus).
 
paolo said:
I live round the corner... I was popping in to see if it was going to be somewhere local I'd like to eat... so Coldharbour lane no good for that.
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Fair enough. I was responding more to Twisted's post #1027 as he said he wants takeaway.
 
I'm coming from further down Brixton Hill, obviously. I'd call it 'Central Brixton'. Not 100% sure what OU would call it.
 
gaijingirl said:
The Eritrean was great. They also own the bakery opposite. Wish it had stayed there, we loved it and it was very cheap compared to many. They had live music on the stage from about 10pm in the restaurant at that time.
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Yeah it was kind of invite only late at night in there. Used to pop in about 2am.
I loved the veggie five dish they did.
And the coffee at Adam's Bakery is a bargain. A quid for a cup of strong black coffee. I go there most days.
 
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