Paulo'z Way - Portuguese Bakery on New Park Road/Brixton Hill

[Minnie_the_Minx]

We went in there on Sunday and had a cup of tea and doughnut. Within half hour the place was overrun with what looked like a kid's birthday party.

I've just convinced b/f to go in there again on his own. I've just rung him to see how it went and he said "never again".

 

[Onket]

How about you "never again" bump this thread pointlessly? Thanks.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

How about you "never again" bump this thread pointlessly? Thanks.

Sorry, got interrupted.

Anyway, it's my thread, I'll do what I like with it

Well, he went and sat on one of those bar stool and it sank so his face was almost at counter level, so he sat in the next one and the same thing happened. Some other customer came to try and help him fix it whilst the "thin one out of Laurel and Hardy" (my b/f's words) stood there doing nothing. b/f eventually moved to one of the tables with normal seats and ordered a tea which guy eventually brought him. b/f asked for more sugar as he takes three sugars but guy brought him one and so it went on (by the sounds of it). b/f went to pay and was told to sit down. Said he wanted to pay now (as he's no memory, but he didn't mention that) so he didn't have to swerve round tables and feet but guy wouldn't have it.

B/f said he wanted to pay at the counter. He had a carrier bag in one hand and walking stick in the other and the guy's put his change on a saucer which meant b/f had to put bag and stick down to get it.

I did tell him they were probably after a tip

It was a bit of an ordeal for him after having been on Rush Common opposite sitting on the grass with loonies walking past

 

[ajdown]

I'll certainly be popping in again for one of those custard tarts - I particularly liked the free mini samples on the counter

 

[Onket]

Yawn.

 

[quimcunx]

I reckon Mr Minx should leave you and set up house with upchuck.

 

[quimcunx]

Yawn.

cover your mouth when you do that, onkey.

 

[ajdown]

cover your mouth when you do that, onkey.

... and can I see spinach there?

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Yawn.

Well it's not really on to just sit and watch someone with a walking stick struggling with a dodgy chair - or rather two dodgy chairs

Or do you think that's acceptable?

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

I reckon Mr Minx should leave you and set up house with upchuck.

why?

 

[Onket]

Well it's not really on to just sit and watch someone with a walking stick struggling with a dodgy chair - or rather two dodgy chairs

Or do you think that's acceptable?

Can't really see what moaning about it on a messageboard in a slightly jokey way will acheive. Especially on a thread where only 4 people pay any attention.

Each to their own though, live & let live n all that. etc

 

[ajdown]

If you'd had one of their custard tarts, you'd understand this thread.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Can't really see what moaning about it on a messageboard in a slightly jokey way will acheive. Especially on a thread where only 4 people pay any attention.

Each to their own though, live & let live n all that. etc

Well I'm disappointed to tell you the truth. I really hoped I'd found somewhere he could walk to and have a cup of tea and read the paper but if they're going to just sit around and watch people struggling with seats rather than attempting to help them or fix them.

I shall however continue to go in there to check the situation myself.

And I did say he said "never again", I didn't say that.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

If you'd had one of their custard tarts, you'd understand this thread.

me or Onket?

 

[ajdown]

Onket. You've had one haven't you?

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Onket. You've had one haven't you?

Nope. I had a custard doughnut and himself had an apple doughnut.

Their doughnuts are huge

 

[quimcunx]

why?

They can sit and grumble about the world together.

 

[twistedAM]

Can't really see what moaning about it on a messageboard in a slightly jokey way will acheive. Especially on a thread where only 4 people pay any attention.

Each to their own though, live & let live n all that. etc

Customer relations, service innit. I know Mr Minx so if they don;t serve him properly then they won't serve me at all.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Customer relations, service innit. I know Mr Minx so if they don;t serve him properly then they won't serve me at all.

why wouldn't they serve you?

You can tell me later

 

[twistedAM]

why wouldn't they serve you?

You can tell me later

Read it again. It means I couldn't be bothered going there if that's their attitude.

 

[Onket]

Customer relations, service innit. I know Mr Minx so if they don;t serve him properly then they won't serve me at all.

Much better to tell them though, so they have the chance to get better.

aj- I've never been to Paulo'z Way. I have, however, had both a custard tart, which is English, and a pastel, which is Portugese. I preferred the pastel.

 

[quimcunx]

Much better to tell them though, so they have the chance to get better.

correct.

They seem pretty eager to please, but they're obviously getting it wrong sometimes.

 

[ajdown]

I get the feeling they're far more popular than they expected to be this early on.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Read it again. It means I couldn't be bothered going there if that's their attitude.

Well I bought a loaf of bread there on Sunday and the guy explained to me what to do with it which I thought was very helpful of him, so I'm a bit surprised about today which is why I'm determined to go there still. Maybe if I get himself to be a bit of a regular they'll get used to him and his ways

 

[quimcunx]

Mmmmm. Just been taken there for a meal - we had the cod, and the steak sandwich done with "all the things". Cod was I'm told excellent - tomato based sauce with potatoes and what looked like other vegetables (this description doesn't do it justice: it was gorgeously presented) - the steak sandwich was exquisite, dripping with butter and with a subtle amount of onions and cheese, on bread I suspect was baked there. Cod from Norway, steak from Brazil I think he said.

Delicious wine, chosen for us - came in a beautiful decanter.

Custard tarts and perfect espressos to finish. Yum. Not to mention how entertaining the owner and his waiters are Oh, and they brought complimentary olives, fish paste and homemade bread to begin.

In answer to the bread query, they definitely do sell bread bakery-style at the back, and as far as I know it's baked there, as this is what they told me when I bought some yesterday.

Went there the other night and remembering this and being offered grilled cod or the house cod, in a tomato sauce I chose the latter. It was salty as fuck, I couldn't eat it. Salted cod. He did not mention anything about it being salted cod.

 

[brix]

Went there the other night and remembering this and being offered grilled cod or the house cod, in a tomato sauce I chose the latter. It was salty as fuck, I couldn't eat it. Salted cod. He did not mention anything about it being salted cod.

Portuguese Bacalhau. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacalhau

 

[quimcunx]

Portuguese Bacalhau. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacalhau

What is your point?

 

[brix]

What is your point?

Oh, I'm just being smug about my (clearly far superior) knowledge of Portuguese cuisine. Want to make something of it?

 

[quimcunx]

Oh, I'm just being smug about my (clearly far superior) knowledge of Portuguese cuisine. Want to make something of it?

But he didn't sell me that, he offered me two cod dishes without mentioning any difference but one being grilled and one being in a tomato sauce.

 

[brix]

But he didn't sell me that, he offered me two cod dishes without mentioning any difference but one being grilled and one being in a tomato sauce.

I would have guessed that if it was grilled it would be fresh. Anything in a sauce I would assume was salt-cod.

*waits for Portuguese specialists to come along and tell me I'm wrong*