The Grosvenor to reopen in March 2019!
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hiraethified
Here's some bloody good news!
Brixton’s Grosvenor Arms public house to reopen in early March 2019
Read the archive chat here Pubs we've lost 2014-2015: The Grosvenor, Stockwell and the Canterbury Arms, Brixton
Brixton’s Grosvenor Arms public house to reopen in early March 2019
Read the archive chat here Pubs we've lost 2014-2015: The Grosvenor, Stockwell and the Canterbury Arms, Brixton
clandestino
no llevar papel
This is amazing news but what's happened to the function room? The quote from the new owner/manager said "no function room"...doesn't that room still exist, or has it been knocked down or converted to flats?
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clandestino
no llevar papel
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
surprised it's moved from stockwell to brixton
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hiraethified
It's on the border with Stockwell (as the article stated) and like many businesses similarly located, they've chosen to say that they're in Brixton because they're likely to attract more custom that way.
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
(((stockwell)))
cuppa tee
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I had a dream last night and the Grosvenor was in it.
The windows were made of brown smoked glass
a few people were outside drinking Vimto, both hot and cold, in pint glasses
the bar staff, about 10 in number were wearing elaborate fancy dress
and having a private party behind the bar
they were refusing service to anyone who didn't speak in the right tone
but no one could work out what the right tone was
this was to curb rudeness to bar staff.....
Edited to add that I found this via Twitter
WTF......thats the opening beer line up.
The Oedipus Polyamorie retails at £3.29 for a small bottle online.
The windows were made of brown smoked glass
a few people were outside drinking Vimto, both hot and cold, in pint glasses
the bar staff, about 10 in number were wearing elaborate fancy dress
and having a private party behind the bar
they were refusing service to anyone who didn't speak in the right tone
but no one could work out what the right tone was
this was to curb rudeness to bar staff.....
Edited to add that I found this via Twitter
WTF......thats the opening beer line up.
The Oedipus Polyamorie retails at £3.29 for a small bottle online.
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Twattor
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That's a fantastic beer list. It's rare to find Lervig on tap and Deya is one of the top breweries in the UK right now turning out consistently brilliant stuff.
Pub will be full of hipsters and beer geeks.
cuppa tee
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Twattor
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Beers like that are unlikely to be drunk in pints - they're mostly crazy strong. Possibly £3-4 a third.
It's setting itself up as a high end craft beer destination rather than a session boozer.
12 pound pints !!
cuppa tee
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Twattor
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It's a thing. I was in Rake in Borough Market last night and was amazed at the number of people coming in and asking for "something like Carling" (they have no mainstream beer or any lagers) and then end up paying a tenner for a pint of pale ale when there are two other pubs within yards that sell generic shit lager for normal prices.
Grosvenor II doesn't sound like the place to go if you want a dozen pints of an eve but ideal as somewhere to stop in on the walk home from Stockwell of an evening for a couple of thirds.
cuppa tee
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Unlike borough market there are few pubs in the neck of the woods we are discussing, the nu-100% vegan Queens Head, whose price list I have not yet seen but I am not optimistic, the cashless youth club hell that is the crown and anchor, and now the nugrosvenor. The old Grosvenor, no Arms please, was inclusive to the max, and it was not unusual to see old school locals drinking "generic shit lager*" or ale whilst full punk rock mayhem was unfolding around them. This new incarnation sounds atrocious, pretentious as fuck and looks like it will not serve the local "generic" population like the old one did.
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hiraethified
I've never heard of any of those but I suspect the price of those fancy sounding beers will attract a very different crowd to the Grosvenor I knew and loved.
I wish the new owners all the success, but I suspect it's not going to be a place I frequent.
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hiraethified
I can't say, "Let's go to the pub for a couple of thirds" has ever been in my vocabulary and I can't see it turning up any time soon.
DJWrongspeed
radio eros
Interestingly Fuller's have opened another tap room up the Kennington Rd, The Hercules, in an old pub that used be a Thai restaurant. Bucks the trend of pubs closing but maybe that area can sustain it as all the other pubs are busy.
BusLanes
Pedestrian
AHH, went last there last night on bus and wondered what had happened there.
cuppa tee
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Unconfirmed reports from social media saying that the nugrosvenor opens tonight.
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hiraethified
Please tell me they're serving pints and not twatty thirds and that the prices are in the realm of affordable and not another one of those fucking 'occasional treats' that some people here think are just dandy.
cuppa tee
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Passed by for a gander, looks unlikely to be opening tonight unless exposed wiring is now on trend, can't comment on glass sizes or prices.
Here is the pic of the nu bar area nicked from FB......
I think the bar might now be orientated along the wall where the comfy seating was formerly but the whiteout interior may have confused me.
jimbarkanoodle
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Looks like the inside of one of those stupid fancy craft beer places, like the one that has taken up residence in one of the arches on the Albert embankment in Vauxhall where once a rather insalubrious night club used to be.
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hiraethified
This is interesting. Goldfrate (the owners) had already entered into an agreement to lease the ground floor and basement to the Co-operative Food Group, for a term of 15 years.
And here's where Lambeth stuck in their heels:
End in sight for CAMRA’s hybrid ACV nominations? - Freeths | Legal Specialists for Drinks, Hospitality and Leisure
And here's where Lambeth stuck in their heels:
End in sight for CAMRA’s hybrid ACV nominations? - Freeths | Legal Specialists for Drinks, Hospitality and Leisure
Brixton Hatter
Home is south London mate
Had a little peek in through the windows on my way home this afternoon. Looks almost ready, but no sign of life yet.
cuppa tee
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It was like that last time I went by, checked the Twitter here's a pic from yesterday
.....been open 2 weeks, haven't gone in yet.
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cuppa tee
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Went in tonight to check it out
Nothing like the old Grosvenor as expected
Quiet when I went in, bit of a library/wine bar vibe
£4.40 a pint cheapest but very nice tasty brews
£4.90 for something a bit more upmarket, I had an extra half
Luxury beers available for more
Pints served....thirds and and two thirds optional
I will go back for another look at some point.
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