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Pickman's model said:
and they'll be closing down shortly no doubt
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it is part of what I call the Clapton Gold Rush - there are hoardes of folk opening bars/restaurants/shops, etc in Lower Clapton atm - along with Bonnevilles, a new bar opened recently where the Cricketers was on Cricketfield Road - a new pizza place is opening (That Home Alone fellah played a gig there at a pre-opening party) a craft ale shop opened, groovy trainer shop, a bike shop. At some point the bubble will surely burst and businesses will fail - young people are the mainstays of these sorts of places and if they can't afford to rent there - they will move on - leaving us older folk who moved here when it was cheap, and can't be arsed with trendy bars/restaurants
 
marty21 said:
it is part of what I call the Clapton Gold Rush - there are hoardes of folk opening bars/restaurants/shops, etc in Lower Clapton atm - along with Bonnevilles, a new bar opened recently where the Cricketers was on Cricketfield Road - a new pizza place is opening (That Home Alone fellah played a gig there at a pre-opening party) a craft ale shop opened, groovy trainer shop, a bike shop. At some point the bubble will surely burst and businesses will fail - young people are the mainstays of these sorts of places and if they can't afford to rent there - they will move on - leaving us older folk who moved here when it was cheap, and can't be arsed with trendy bars/restaurants
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that restaurant on the corner of amhurst road by stokey police station seems to offer a new sort of cuisine every time i pass. it used to be turkish, then italian and now it seems to be french
 
Pickman's model said:
that restaurant on the corner of amhurst road by stokey police station seems to offer a new sort of cuisine every time i pass. it used to be turkish, then italian and now it seems to be french
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haven't noticed that one - did go to a new Mexican nearby on Friday - El Sombrero - wasn't that good unfortunately - Mrs21 didn't like her meal at all (I had to finish it - I thought it was ok, but nothing to get excited about - apart from the cocktails which were nice
 
marty21 said:
haven't noticed that one - did go to a new Mexican nearby on Friday - El Sombrero - wasn't that good unfortunately - Mrs21 didn't like her meal at all (I had to finish it - I thought it was ok, but nothing to get excited about - apart from the cocktails which were nice
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Was thinking of going there, but will avoid now, unless I want cocktails. We went to that Turkish Tapas place on Church Street the other week. I am now working on inventing the Spanish sea food kebab.
 
Rutita1 said:
New hackney getting a pasting on twitter:

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I went there last night, some of the comments on their FB page have been seriously threatening, aggressive and I think, for what, a stupid tweet, there seems to have been less criticism of the person who stabbed the lad (well I haven't seen any on social media) .

it is poncey tbf - but looks great - they have the look of a Belgian/French place - and I'll probably go back there for a meal.
 
marty21 said:
a craft ale shop opened
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I'm a sucker for a craft ale, so I've gone off route a few times on my cycle home to Walthamstow to go down lower clapton road so that I could pop in to treat myself but I've failed to spot this. Where is it? (And should I bother?)
 
braindancer said:
I'm a sucker for a craft ale, so I've gone off route a few times on my cycle home to Walthamstow to go down lower clapton road so that I could pop in to treat myself but I've failed to spot this. Where is it? (And should I bother?)
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It is on Lower Clapton Road, Lower end , sort of near the Round House Chapel place but opposite sorta

worth checking out if you like an ale, yes
 
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lighterthief said:
I don't get this and the article doesn't explain: why are the rents there so low to begin with? In what way is this estate social housing?
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They were owned by the local council. Council rent schemes are lower because they are not/were not affected by rising housing market prices, as it should be in social housing. It is disgusting that they plan to bring the rents for those properties up to market rents. The residents will see no greater improvement to their lives, IME repairs and services won't improve either. They are effectively pricing some of those residents out of their homes. :mad:
 
hello! i have an appointment tomorrow at homerton hospital at 7.30am and another one at 11.15am. any thoughts on how to kill some time in between? :)

all suggestions gratefully welcomed :)
 
dolly's gal said:
hello! i have an appointment tomorrow at homerton hospital at 7.30am and another one at 11.15am. any thoughts on how to kill some time in between? :)

all suggestions gratefully welcomed :)
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Oh dear, it's not the most exciting area for things to do!

There is a nice cafe next to Chat's Palace now if you wanted a coffee (though there is a Costa or something in the hospital), not been in myself so I can't give a personal recommendation.

You could walk round the corner and up Chatsworth Road, that's got some nice little shops or you could go back into Hackney Central, the little museum on the ground floor of the library is interesting.
 
dolly's gal said:
hello! i have an appointment tomorrow at homerton hospital at 7.30am and another one at 11.15am. any thoughts on how to kill some time in between? :)

all suggestions gratefully welcomed :)
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Plenty of cafes on Chatsworth Road to wile away the time, or walk down to the Middlesex Filter beds & have a wander.
 
thanks blossie. yes i used to live in hackney many moons ago but it's all changed since i moved over the marshes to walthamstow. if the weather is good i shall potter down chatsworth, maybe treat myself to a nice breakfast. the costa in the hospital is somewhat uninspiring! :)
 
right by the hospital is a cafe in an old public loo (part of it is still a public loo) it is called The Convenience, it is on Brooksby Walk - and is in the old gentleman's part of the loo - the urinals are still there - with tables around them - they do breakfast - it was really nice the time I went there
 
marty21 said:
right by the hospital is a cafe in an old public loo (part of it is still a public loo) it is called The Convenience, it is on Brooksby Walk - and is in the old gentleman's part of the loo - the urinals are still there - with tables around them - they do breakfast - it was really nice the time I went there
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def gonna at least walk past this and check it out :hmm: :hmm:
 
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