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sealion said:
"According to the Micropub Association, it is “a small freehouse which listens to its customers, mainly serves cask ales, promotes conversation, shuns all forms of electronic entertainment and dabbles in traditional pub snacks.”

Sounds like a normal non chain pub to me, just with the hipster blurb added.
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we need more pubs! especially normal or non chain ones. I like the idea of more pubs without restraunt food or loud music. Pubs are for conversation and making friends in my world and this sounds good. Glad its becoming fashionable again - how ever hipster you think it will be, I bet it fills up with middle aged/older people.

As I'm not hip enough to follow twitter, so I hope some one here will tell me when its open, so I can rush down there with my over 60s mates.
 
friendofdorothy said:
where are you now?
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Well, Still based in Hove but have been staying in Peckham for the last month as i have a lot of work on. Hopefully will be moving back (Dulwich/Peckham border) fulltime before christmas. It hasn't worked out for me for various reasons, so i'm trying to come home.
 
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Eight arrests so far from this dreadful incident
Eight arrests after quadruple stabbing in Camberwell

Eight young men have been arrested after four teenage boys were stabbed on a south London housing estate.

The boys, aged between 15 and 16, were rushed to hospital after being found suffering knife wounds outside Landor House shortly before 5.30pm last Thursday.


Two 15-year-old boys remain in hospital - one with injuries expected to be life-changing - following the incident in Elmington Estate, Camberwell.
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And so young too:
Scotland Yard today said eight arrests, of young men and teen boys aged between 14 and 22, have been made as they appealed for information and moving footage.
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Went to Hayatt (the new Lebanese place) last night; it's really good.

They've done it out really nicely, service was flawless, and the food is stunning. Can't remember the name of any of it, but we had amazing pastry things with spinach/cheese.

We had 5 meze between the two of us (which was plenty) and a bottle of wine, and it came to £49, but £26 of that was the wine (it was an anniversary meal and my other half wanted to try Lebanese wine). If we'd both just had a beer it'd have been a pretty cheap meal out!
 
drachir said:
Went to Hayatt (the new Lebanese place) last night; it's really good.

They've done it out really nicely, service was flawless, and the food is stunning. Can't remember the name of any of it, but we had amazing pastry things with spinach/cheese.

We had 5 meze between the two of us (which was plenty) and a bottle of wine, and it came to £49, but £26 of that was the wine (it was an anniversary meal and my other half wanted to try Lebanese wine). If we'd both just had a beer it'd have been a pretty cheap meal out!
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Have you been to the small one across the road from hermits cave very limited choice and small but worth a try and not to expensive
 
I went up the top of Pinnacle Appartments last week. That's the tall multi-coloured building in central Croydon. It's 43 storeys high. Was pretty weird looking down on the NLA tower.



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does anyone know what the craic is with the Camberwell Fair these days? I went a few years back and it was rubbish, although the weather that day was shit.

Is it fenced off? As in, are you made to buy expensive alcohol from bars there just to be allowed to enjoy it?
 
They were doing vague bag checks going in last year, but was very easy to sneak in some cans.

Orbit Brewery were doing the bar and it was £4 a pint iirc.
 
I think it's something to pop in and out of, it's too small to stay all day.
I think they had Pauline Black headlining one year, possibly the year they insisted on pre-registering for (free) tickets. Don't think any of that's happening this time.
 
jimbarkanoodle said:
does anyone know what the craic is with the Camberwell Fair these days? I went a few years back and it was rubbish, although the weather that day was shit.

Is it fenced off? As in, are you made to buy expensive alcohol from bars there just to be allowed to enjoy it?
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I went last year when it was moved temporarily to Burgess Park. The whole thing was pretty relaxed. Really a mixed crowd. Long queues for the Orbit beers, but it seemed fine to take your own. Now its back on Camberwell Green I imagine it could be a bit more intense. Maybe more security and rules. bag searches for weapons seems pretty likely.
 
Gabeuk said:
I went last year when it was moved temporarily to Burgess Park. The whole thing was pretty relaxed. Really a mixed crowd. Long queues for the Orbit beers, but it seemed fine to take your own. Now its back on Camberwell Green I imagine it could be a bit more intense. Maybe more security and rules. bag searches for weapons seems pretty likely.
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This was the second year back on the green, time flies ha.

Had a really decent day... bar queues were obscene so we ended up taking cans in, and Paigey Cakey cancelled, but enjoyed her replacement (RoxXxan) probably more than I would have her
 
I thought it was a cracking day! Good vibes and some quality music. Felt a bit like a much smaller version of Lambeth Country fair. Wandered between the 3 stages all day and saw nothing but people having a good time.

Managed to sneak beers in, but only 2 at a time in my back pockets. So had to leave every half an hour or so to restock.

Ill definitely keep an eye out for this next year.
 
on the way to the fair on Saturday i walked past what looked like a real old skool, quality Italian restaurant, and having looked at the prices displayed on the wall outside seemed very reasonably priced.

Anyone know what i am referring to, and if so, is it any good?
 
jimbarkanoodle said:
on the way to the fair on Saturday i walked past what looked like a real old skool, quality Italian restaurant, and having looked at the prices displayed on the wall outside seemed very reasonably priced.

Anyone know what i am referring to, and if so, is it any good?
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Caravaggio? Or La Luna if you were coming from Walworth way. Haven't tried either though, so not much use!
 
iirc Caravaggio was established in 2007 by some of the folk who had the Italian place that preceded Noodle City right on the main junction by Camberwell Green (Mozarella & Pomodoro). As part of the split they weren't supposed to have pizza on the menu, but they did have panini (and pasta). I haven't eaten there in years but the menu has extended a lot, it's never empty, the food looks OK from glancing through the window, and it seems quite cheap.

Some of my neighbours eat there every week.
 
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