plurker
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"April sometime" apparently, though the chap in Balfe's Kennington I spoke to last wk didn't know where in Streatham it was other than "up Streatham Hill end somewhere"
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Yep, It's as good/if not better than Olley's IMHO.
I'm assuming that they will be re-arranging the furniture once they start serving food as there didn't appear to be too many 'dining' style tables there when I popped in a week ago on a Saturday.
I think it's good that Streatham has a place like this, there's nothing really that similar, possibly the Earl Ferrers but Pratts & Payne has a far superior selection of Beers & Ales on Draught IMHO. One thing that I did notice was it doesn't seem to be that kid friendly, yeah OK it's a Pub...but still...plenty of us folks with kids like to have a pint on a Sunday afternoon from time to time.
I'll definitely go back though.
gaijingirl
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Is it really called the Hideaway Jazz Bar? Never noticed the Hideaway bit.
How the fuck can it be Hideaway with that orange frontage? Or is there more at the back that's hidden away?
There's also a comedy club.. went there on a groupon deal.. it was fun!
Rio Juice Bar is new and nice(Leigham Avenue)
You can buy cheese bread mix in there and bottles of Guarana Antartica. And have some fresh juice.
Just bumping this one.
I've always wondered what the opening hours are at that Rio Juice Bar? It's always shut when I walk past. It looks quite an interesting place, will definitely check it out next time I see it open.
girasol
Addicted to handstands!
Yeah, it's been shut lately, no idea what the opening hours are...
discplayer
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I asked again the other day. It'll be in the furniture shop on the corner by Pukka, opposite Megabowl. The furniture shop's only just closed and the place needs a lot of work.
Also, the Lebanese restaurant, Beyrouth, in the Chilli & Chutney slot on the High Parade looks almost ready. A few doors along a pawn brokers is being fitted out.
lang rabbie
Je ne regrette les gazebos
So that is what's happening to Chris Baron's place!
Beyrouth's website apparently goes live this weekend - don't know if that is also opening day for the restaurant!
Has anybody been to the new convenience store on the High Road? It's a few doors down from the Cinema & Art Shops opposite Sainsburys Local. Unfortunately I can't remember the name of the shop, but it has a small fruit & veg bit outside and in the shop it sells everything from Fresh Pasta to Sweets. It also has a butchers at the back of the shop. I popped in there on Saturday and bought some Watermelons, Peach Juice and Chicken. The produce in this shop is absolutely fantastic, the best Watermelon I've ever tasted...it was so fresh!!! Chicken was very nice too!
I think the place is run by Brazilians, I'll check next time I go in.
I think the place is run by Brazilians, I'll check next time I go in.
Minnie_the_Minx
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No, noticed it last week or the week before and wondered wtf it suddenly appeared from and thinking it looked very fresh and clean and light
I think I probably assumed it was yet another Polish shop
plurker
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It's owned by the same people who own Unikob Arts shop - they used to have 2 shops, both of which were mainly empty, and have now condensed into one and sub-let the other...
Erika Foster
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No, noticed it last week or the week before and wondered wtf it suddenly appeared from and thinking it looked very fresh and clean and light
I think I probably assumed it was yet another Polish shop
It's a fantastic shop. I get all my fruit and veg there. much cheaper than sainsburys across the road. Also sell Lipton's Peach Ice Tea - which i struggle to find anywhere.
I'm new to Streatham, attracted to the area bc of it's good transport links, value for money flats and high street.
Highlights so far...
Highlights so far...
- I heart coffee - finding decent flat whites in central London is hard enough so I was very pleasantly surprised to discover decent coffee here, admittedly the branding turned me off
- Slurp - is not bad, huge portions
- Beyrouth - went here tonight and it was fantastic...food is well seasoned, tastes damn good, well priced and they make their garlic and chilli sauce themselves! Best place in Streatham so far hands down!
- The Hamlet - pricey but not a bad place to chill out
- Staff at SH station...they're cool but god they cop a lot of crap from people
- Odeon - is awful. Old, dirty labrinth of a place that stinks. Needs a decent refurb!
- Perfect blend - the one in Clapham was crap too
- Despite the great efforts of the street sweepers....the people who throw litter & spit in/around the high street - wtf its all the time!
Yeah Beyrouth is very decent, been there a couple of times and love the place. Agree with what you say, food is very well seasoned and tastes very fresh. They obviously know what they are doing in there and are doing a good job of it too.
I'm a Streatham resident of just shy of 5 years, Streatham is a funny one for restaurants/cafes, plenty of choice but extremely variable in quality IMHO. If you are into your Italian I would recommend Boccas, traditional Italian home cooking, geared more towards the meat eater with a traditional taste. Don't be put off by the decor of the restaurant as it leaves a lot to be desired, but the food and service is good, not great, but still pretty decent. The Ice creams and Sorbets are top notch though.
Hungs on Sunnyhill Road is very very good, it's a Chinese style buffet, you won't taste a better Chinese outside of Chinatown IMHO and I'm not talking "gimmick" Chinese either.
For takeaway, try Kennedy's Fish & Chip Shop on Leigham Court Road a few doors up from KFH the estate agent, it's a traditional Fish & Chip shop, real top quality stuff there, it's not cheap...but you get what you pay for.
For drinking, Pratt & Payne pub is great for Ales & Beers, has a very nice selection on draught & in bottles, it's pretty much in the middle of Streatham on the High Road a few doors down from KFC. Food in there isn't great IMHO, though it's OK.
The Earl & Ferrers is very decent too, kind of a mini version of Pratt & Payne's. It's on Ferrers Road, a residential road a few roads off the High Road behind the old ice skating rink.
Finally, not Streatham but still close is a fantastic Pakistani Restaurant called Lahore Kebab House in Norbury, awesome cuts of Meat, seasoned to perfection, also very good Vegetarian menu, it gets very busy and for good reason. Worth checking it out.
lang rabbie
Je ne regrette les gazebos
[A pedant writes]
However far south into the Norbury badlands it may seem to be, the Lahore Kebab House does have a Streatham High Road address - no 668 to be precise. The building (the former Sussex Tavern) is the last address in the former County of London before you cross the Hermitage Bridge over the Norbury Brook tributary of the mighty River Graveney and fall off the edge of the map into the "here be dragons" territory of Croydon.
However far south into the Norbury badlands it may seem to be, the Lahore Kebab House does have a Streatham High Road address - no 668 to be precise. The building (the former Sussex Tavern) is the last address in the former County of London before you cross the Hermitage Bridge over the Norbury Brook tributary of the mighty River Graveney and fall off the edge of the map into the "here be dragons" territory of Croydon.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
I reckon it's still in Norbury cos it's on that stretch of road
plurker
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Now scheduled to open mid-October, allegedly... http://www.balfesbikes.co.uk/bike-shop-in-streatham/
discplayer
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Thanks for that update. Yes, I too will believe it when I see it.
Two new cafés:
Boyce Da Roca, on High Rd, opp junction with Mt Ephraim Rd. All 'terribly lovely'/fancy, maybe what some would call cute. Seemed like it should be on the Pavement in Clapham. Had a decent coffee but probably too lovely/fancy/cute for me.
Illi - opp MegaBowl. Calls itself Lebanese meze and café.
Streatham Fruiterers seems to have closed. Been going there for years but not been as good as it was.
plurker
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I speculate here, but it seems it was taken over by someone a few months ago, certainly the 2 ppl who used to run it, and had been for the 20 years or so I've lived in Streatham were no longer around. Then it got emptier and shelves less-stacked and now, you're right, it appears to have gone for ever. That saddens me as, although over-priced, it was old-school Streatham.
Boyce de Roca sounds a bit too Balham for me...
lang rabbie
Je ne regrette les gazebos
Streatham Fruiterers has moved around the corner into a smaller shop on Drewstead Road. Bradley's dad is now back running it, but looking a bit frailer.
The Lebanese place is Ilili in the premises previous occupied by "En-joy".
Boyce da Roca looks like it should be in "Brixton Village"
The Lebanese place is Ilili in the premises previous occupied by "En-joy".
Boyce da Roca looks like it should be in "Brixton Village"
discplayer
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Balfe's update - signs being fitted this afternoon! Although there may be a delay with these... one says Balf'es!
Dr Nookie
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You can't move for rolled up trousers and tin-tin hair in there. Everyone in there looks like a cabin boy! I shall make a point of pronouncing it 'Boycee da Rocker' in protest!
Ooh and while Streatham is undoubtedly getting all ponced up these days, I was heartened to see a tramp (to use old skool parlance) crashed out in the hedge outside Corner Field (by the bus garage) the other week, with his bare arse hanging out of his trousers and his arms wrapped lovingly round a toaster!
Atta boy!
Kanda
Diving wanker
It's more Clapham overspill as there are some decent flats/conversions available in Streatham fro about 100-200k less than similar in Clapham.
boohoo
No.
I like Boyce Da Roca as they are very friendly, plenty of room for baby buggies plus they have high chairs. Haven't tried the food (though it's got good reviews)
I presume any new cafe has to have yellow and red plastic seats, all day breakfast and a layer of grease over everything...
I presume any new cafe has to have yellow and red plastic seats, all day breakfast and a layer of grease over everything...
boohoo
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What Streatham needs is lots of cheap crap shops, halal butchers, hair care shops and nail bars - keeping it real for the Urban masses!
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