Crystal Palace/Sydenham/Penge Chitter Chatter

[ska invita]

I can't help feel that Crystal Palace Park is of such importance and beauty is so sadly neglected.

its probably best for crystal palace as a community that it remains that way. Fixing things up and renovating them is such a double edged sword at this time...

 

[Maggot]

Can anyone recommend a good restaurant in Crystal Palace to take someone on valentines day?

 

[ska invita]

Can anyone recommend a good restaurant in Crystal Palace to take someone on valentines day?

I guess the French Bistro (Joannas?) or Tamnag Thai are the most romantique

 

[TruXta]

Can anyone recommend a good restaurant in Crystal Palace to take someone on valentines day?

Joanna's is my favourite, but you'll be lucky to get a table. Urban Orient if you like Vietnamese.

 

[TruXta]

I guess the French Bistro (Joannas?) or Tamnag Thai are the most romantique

Tamnag looks nice but I was unimpressed by the food.

 

[Maggot]

Urban Orient is closed on Tuesdays. Tamnag Thai used to be good, but judging by recent reviews has gone downhill. The menu at Mediterranea looks great. Anyone been there?

 

[TruXta]

Never been, sorry. Dem does lovely Turkish food, but it's a bit barn-like inside.

 

[flypanam]

Mediterranea is very good. I think it does the best pizza in CP, definitely better than 400 rabbits. Some of the seafood dishes are good, but if you want really good seafood go next door to the Portuguese restaurant

 

[hash tag]

I remember going to Joanna's when it was an American themed upmarket burger place; just look whats happened to it now!
There was a similar place down towards West Norwood which closed years ago.
As always, I have been to Domali's just round the corner from Joanna's a few times. I have also done a bag of chips overlooking the views at Crystal Palace (don't think it was Valentines day though). Depending on your bag, around the other corner is The Crystal Palace Market

 

[Maggot]

Mediterranea is very good. I think it does the best pizza in CP, definitely better than 400 rabbits. Some of the seafood dishes are good, but if you want really good seafood go next door to the Portuguese restaurant

Thanks Flypanam! I don't eat seafood, but my fellow diner does.

 

[Maggot]

As always, I have been to Domali's just round the corner from Joanna's a few times. I have also done a bag of chips overlooking the views at Crystal Palace (don't think it was Valentines day though). Depending on your bag, around the other corner is The Crystal Palace Market

That doesn't look very romantic. And I like Domalis, but that's not very romantic either.

 

[hash tag]

You never know, they might dim the lighting, put on table cloths and a few candles

 

[colacubes]

Dem is excellent as Trux says but not the most romantic of settings!

I really like Lorenzo's in a proper old school Italian kind of way.

 

[TruXta]

Domali has had a refurbishment and looked a lot better for it.

 

[TruXta]

Dem is excellent as Trux says but not the most romantic of settings!

I really like Lorenzo's in a proper old school Italian kind of way.

I keep meaning to go there...

 

[hash tag]

Hey Mags, let us know where you choose and some of us will come and err, serenade you

 

[Maggot]

Hey Mags, let us know where you choose and some of us will come and err, serenade you

If it's going badly, I will get you to scare her off.

 

[hash tag]

Going badly? Almost sounds like a young relationship but not first date, not on vals night

 

[tommers]

You could try A Torre. I prefer that to Mediterranea (which I've only been to once).

Numidie is probably your best bet for romantic. It's got a cellar bar for dimly lit drinking in afterwards. Haven't been in there for a while though.

Dem is very good (it's my son's new favourite restaurant apparently ) but yeah, not really Valentine's night (unless she likes grilled meat I suppose). I'm glad that somebody is making a go of it there.

 

[Maggot]

You could try A Torre. I prefer that to Mediterranea (which I've only been to once).

Numidie is probably your best bet for romantic. It's got a cellar bar for dimly lit drinking in afterwards. Haven't been in there for a while though.

Are they good for veggies?

 

[TruXta]

Are they good for veggies?

If you like tagines.

 

[tommers]

Are they good for veggies?

No idea.

Here's their menu.

 

[Maggot]

A Torre's menu has starters, meat and fish. So not really.

 

[tommers]

A Torre's menu has starters, meat and fish. So not really.

yeah I wouldn't recommend Torre for veggies.

Here's a review of Numidie that I found, it's from 2002 but I liked it anyway

Jay Rayner: Numidie, London

 

[oryx]

yeah I wouldn't recommend Torre for veggies.

Here's a review of Numidie that I found, it's from 2002 but I liked it anyway

Jay Rayner: Numidie, London

We went to Numidie about a year ago and found the service appalling - very slow, forgotten items etc. A shame, as on our one previous visit about eight years before we'd liked it.

 

[TruXta]

Only been to the restaurant bit once, can't recall any problems with the service, but then again it was a quiet night. Maybe they're just short-staffed. The bar downstairs can be good fun and we've seen some good musicians/singers down there. And heard some appalling 90s techno

 

[editor]

Palace is getting a new boozer! A new "4,284 square foot site will open in the heart of Crystal Palace on Westow Hill in the area’s popular central triangle this summer."

 

[tommers]

Palace is getting a new boozer! A new "4,284 square foot site will open in the heart of Crystal Palace on Westow Hill in the area’s popular central triangle this summer."

Probably in the old puzzle / guantanamo bay or whatever it was called afterwards. Been shut for ages.

Think they bought the black sheep as well and have combined them. Will be pretty big.

 

[phillm]

Today is the 80th anniversary of the Crystal Palace burning down.



It was a huge fire that could be seen from 8 counties. I chatted to an 89 year old woman today who remembers seeing the fire.

My late great Dad was working at Woolwich Arsenal at the time and remembers seeing the fire light up the sky. He also saw the eruption of Vesuvius in 1944 when he was in the Royal Signals advancing up Italy.

 

[TruXta]

Probably in the old puzzle / guantanamo bay or whatever it was called afterwards. Been shut for ages.

Think they bought the black sheep as well and have combined them. Will be pretty big.

Where's this exactly?