The Rest is Noise pub to close
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Minnie_the_Minx
someinenhhanding menbag and me ah bollox
Never been in there myself, but bad news that Brixton is losing yet another pub
Kanda
Diving wanker
OMG.. scary!!
There's plenty of boozers around, I'm sure they won't have to wander far.
editor
hiraethified
True but it's always a shame to see a boozer go, especially one putting on live bands.OMG.. scary!!
There's plenty of boozers around, I'm sure they won't have to wander far.
Kanda
Diving wanker
I guess it'll balance out sooner or later. £3.70 a pint in my local now, they'll be seeing me a lot less...
Like ? It's becoming impossible to find somewhere you can get a decent cheap pint round Brixton.
Lol outraged trendy internet warriors terrified of going into a pub full of proles.
They've obviously been in there once and been instantly "disgusted" and scarred for life. 
As a regular I could give you a more balanced view of the place. Unlike nearly every other pub/bar in the area you'd meet people from all walks of life. For me, it's the company and inclusiveness which makes a great pub. Having the cheap drinks deals meant that no demographic was excluded from coming in and having a good time. The staff were always friendly and dealt with nutters, drunks and thieves efficiently without the need to have security goons on the door (most of the time). The emphasis was on having fun and socialising, rather than just posing with the latest overpriced continental lager in your hand to a background of ridiculously loud music.
"Ivan's Making Some Noize In His Retreat" was a niche pub for yuppies, trendy try-hards and hipsters with daft haircuts. Anywhere that charges over £4 for a pint of beer can hardly be called inclusive.
Yes the toilets were frequently pretty grim when it was the Goose, but I can't say they were ever that much better since the revamp whenever I visited.
Can't argue with that, it was a truly terrible bar full of wrong'uns that lacked any of the charm of the Goose or Wetherspoons.
Old man's pub ? The Goose was the most diversely mixed pub in town until it shut down.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
wetherspoons innit
I too only went in there once, with a group of friends. Whilst one of us was at the bar, the rest of us all agreed that we would leave immediately after that first pint.
I'm not at all averse to ropey pubs, but that place was beyond dire. Even spoons at its worst (E&C springs to mind) trumps the goose.
Winot
I wholeheartedley agree with your viewpoint
Only half the story. The Alex Ross title is a play on Hamlet's last words "The rest is silence".
twistedAM
Left Of The Dial
class
What's an "artfag"? I've a fair idea what it means so I've therefore no idea why that graff was "class".
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hiraethified
Funny how when you make a comment about a pub it's Da Real Troof, yet when people you know nothing about make a comment you instantly dismiss them as, "outraged trendy internet warriors."Lol outraged trendy internet warriors terrified of going into a pub full of proles.
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hiraethified
Sounds like the kind of abuse a homophobic US fratboy would come up with.
twistedAM
Left Of The Dial
It seems it was a spat with the landlord and the brewery. Apparently he just didn't want a late night club thing on his block (yep he owns that whole block
) and made a mahossive settlement to terminate the lease. Part of the T&C is that it can't be a pub.
Apparently this argument has been raging between them for ages but the staff were kept in the dark and need to find new jobs in Feb.
) and made a mahossive settlement to terminate the lease. Part of the T&C is that it can't be a pub.Apparently this argument has been raging between them for ages but the staff were kept in the dark and need to find new jobs in Feb.
Funny how when you make a comment about a pub it's Da Real Troof, yet when people you know nothing about make a comment you instantly dismiss them as, "outraged trendy internet warriors."
Some anonymous internet bod comments... "Eurgh hideous, went there once and NEVER again, omg disgusting etc"
A regular patron comments... "It was an unfashionable pub that had it's faults, but generally a good place to have an enjoyable drink in unpretentious surroundings"
Which do you think is more likely to be closer to "Da Real Troof" ?
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
if a pub lets raver drew in, it's not the pub for me!
It seems it was a spat with the landlord and the brewery. Apparently he just didn't want a late night club thing on his block (yep he owns that whole block
Apparently this argument has been raging between them for ages but the staff were kept in the dark and need to find new jobs in Feb.
Not nice at all for the staff
The landlord sounds like a complete prick.Despite not being particularly enamoured with the place in it's present incarnation, I'd much rather see it being used as a slightly pricey yet uber-cool nightspot than a homogeneous high street store.
miss minnie
Well-Known Member
Some anonymous internet bod comments... "Eurgh hideous, went there once and NEVER again, omg disgusting etc"
A regular patron comments... "It was an unfashionable pub that had it's faults, but generally a good place to have an enjoyable drink in unpretentious surroundings"
Which do you think is more likely to be closer to "Da Real Troof" ?
I just knew someone would post that pic of me n onket.
I'm in there now.
Drinking a pint of Red Stripe.
Want to guess how much it cost Drew?
Considerably more than nearly every other pub in Brixton
