The lost Telegraph pub, Brixton Hill, SW2

[ajdown]

It's usually BlingMWs, Audis and 4x4s parked outside there. Those people don't do buses.

Enough tickets and/or clamps and they'll get the message. It is a double yellow after all.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Enough tickets and/or clamps and they'll get the message. It is a double yellow after all.

Do you think that stopped people parking on crossings and on the footpaths when Ruach Ministries on Brixton Hill opened?

 

[ajdown]

Probably not, but there's no reason they shouldn't get tickets too.

 

[ajdown]

Recieved the following through my letterbox last night so I thought I'd reproduce it here for anyone not in the vicinity who might be interested.

Looks reasonable, but it's a shame they got the website wrong...

 

[greenfox]

Maybe its a cunning ruse by the Telgraph newspaper to get more readers for its website

They've also got the format of the telephone number wrong...

 

[Brixton Hatter]

There's also some inconsistent capitalisation in the flyer too


But seriously, it looks like decent basic food and a normal pub. Anyone been past - does it look the same/different? Will they still do music nights?

 

[rutabowa]

that flyer says to me "this is a class joint"

 

[Kanda]

I'm bored of the rest of the pubs up that way so may try this out as my local for a bit.

 

[Kanda]

There's also some inconsistent capitalisation in the flyer too


But seriously, it looks like decent basic food and a normal pub. Anyone been past - does it look the same/different? Will they still do music nights?

It's been done up outside, decking and I guess tables outside for the summer. Bit of a better outdoor offering than most around there for the summer.

 

[ajdown]

I'm curious how they're offering a 'sausage and onion gravy sandwich'.

Either the gravy is a) gonna dribble out all down your front, or b) make the bread soggy, surely?

Shouldn't a 'beer garden' include grass of some sort, and some sort of barrier from the surrounding urban environment? It's more like a 'beer patch of concrete butting up to the A23'.

 

[Orang Utan]

I think it looks really shit - just a cafe in a pub

 

[Cowley]

Did anybody go to their grand re-opening...re-opening?

 

[ajdown]

I didn't.

I was tempted by the sasusages though.

 

[prunus]

I didn't.

I was tempted by the sasusages though.

The veg ones? More humane than the artisan ones.

(((artisans)))

 

[SW2LEEDS]

telegraph re-opening, My A**E

I went there on sunday, it was closed

 

[quimcunx]

I'm curious how they're offering a 'sausage and onion gravy sandwich'.

Either the gravy is a) gonna dribble out all down your front, or b) make the bread soggy, surely?

You say that as if they are bad things. As long as the crust is good and crusty the bread inside can get soggy without too much mess. Sounds good to me, anyhow.

 

[ajdown]

I don't mind vegetarian sausages as long as the vegetarians used to make them were killed humanely.

 

[Sunray]

That menu looks terrible.

As has been said, its cafe food in a pub. Bar and >restaurant<.

Who wants egg and toast with a pint?

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Shite menu, and quite aside from the fact that it's more suited to a cafe - £2.50 for TOAST

Wonder if it's special toast?

 

[ajdown]

It's Brixton, so it's probably hash margerine on it or something.

 

[Sunray]

I'm curious how they're offering a 'sausage and onion gravy sandwich'.

Either the gravy is a) gonna dribble out all down your front, or b) make the bread soggy, surely?

Shouldn't a 'beer garden' include grass of some sort, and some sort of barrier from the surrounding urban environment? It's more like a 'beer patch of concrete butting up to the A23'.

I was thinking about this today, being bored, I can only think that they let it go cold and coagulate on a thin tray and cut it into squares. Mmm yum.

 

[ajdown]

Given that it supposedly reopened on the 4th April (last weekend) and it's open 11am till midnight, I haven't seen any signs of life or customers there at all this week on my way home from work.

I wonder whether they had to change their plans abot reopening?

 

[brix]

Just been past and The Telegraph's boarded up. Has it gone bust?

 

[teuchter]

Did it actually re-re-re-open in the first place then?

I predict it will be in a constant state of refurb/bust limbo for at least the next century.

Which is a real shame because it used to be a pretty good venue, stumbling distance from my house.

 

[ajdown]

I haven't seen any sign of life in there at all yet.

 

[Nanker Phelge]

I haven't seen any sign of life in there at all yet.

They read your post about the gravy sandwiches and just gave up!

 

[ajdown]

It is possible though. At Christmas, I made some turkey and stuffing sandwiches, and put a thin spread of cold gravy inbetween. It was really nice.

Cold, congealed gravy (especially when made with meat juice) works wonders. Tesco Value instant gravy granules with hot water probably wouldn't be quite so appealing.

 

[Nanker Phelge]

It is possible though. At Christmas, I made some turkey and stuffing sandwiches, and put a thin spread of cold gravy inbetween. It was really nice.

Cold, congealed gravy (especially when made with meat juice) works wonders. Tesco Value instant gravy granules with hot water probably wouldn't be quite so appealing.

When my Nan cooked a roast she would dip the bread in the hot meat juice during cooking and serve it to us as a pre-dinner treat - she called it 'Meat Bread'!

I loved supping on my Nan's hot meat juice!

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Just been past and The Telegraph's boarded up. Has it gone bust?

No idea, but with those wire shutters up, it doesn't look like it's going to open any time soon.

Maybe there were licensing issues?

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Maybe noise issues and their application for late nights?

http://www.stevereed.org.uk/brixtonhill?PageId=e084205b-7c85-5a24-ddf7-25799273d271

http://www.lambeth.gov.uk/moderngov/ieIssueDetails.aspx?IId=14442&PlanId=0&Opt=3#AI7162