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So to sum up tulse hill doesn't have any nice takeaways.

I was going to try Lal Baag if anyone has any experiences. My normal place is Spice Village in tooting (nearish the tube) but its a long drive when you are hungry and even longer after a 12 hour shift.

I don't think I have had a Bad meal from Thai Coons but is just not very good and stupidly expensive for average food.

I had an argument in the pizza place La casa something or other so I use Addomme (fantastic food)

I liked the chinese thats now a pop up hair shop. We used them for our Wedding and its a real shame they have gone.

I also Love Creative Aroma, I just wish I drank more coffee so I could enjoy their ambiance. I also wish the Electric cafe could do a breakfast like Castelo.
I can't stand the chef owner at la casa...he's a jumped up prick.

I went into the kitchen at lal. Wouldn't recommend it tbh. Not clean. They had shit loads of poppodoms already cooked in large, very greasy and dirty looking containers on the highest shelves up near the ceiling. Weird.

I'd just like to point out it was Thimble Queen that pointed people in the direction of GC so she should get props!

I'm just cooking at home from now on and am seriously considering selling on uber eats seeings as cooking is my thing...I'll let you know if I start if you want some proper punjabi scran.
 
I think so too. All the upper floor lights on, and I just saw a young couple at the Co Op buy a load of bottled water and some groceries and then walk through a side door on Station Road that must be part of the pub.
Did they look like hippies?
 
Yes, they have either three or four wines (of various colours) on tap. You buy a bottle for £1 and use it for all subsequent fill-ups. When I last went they had two reds on tap, one about £8.50 and the other about a tenner. I had the latter and it was very decent.
Ooooh might do that tonight to start off the 40th birthday celebrations nicely. Thanks for the tip.
 
I suddenly had a pang of nostalgia for the Hart. I met some decent folk in there, some rogues but mostly nice locals who I'm still friendly with now. It was a time of my life filled with drama so the Hart was the right place to be for that.
 
Gentrifying advance guard or not, Bob's have got to be better than a large chain of some sort. I think they currently have a few shops in the area.
They have lots of interesting beers from apparently small concerns (many local) so you can always buy something interesting. Also give a discount on orders above a certain size.
It's not cheap - but sometimes you prefer to spend £3 on a small can of something interesting that £9 on a slab of fosters from the Tesco.
Numbers are roughly remembered but I managed to drop about £60 in there on just IPA without getting more than 2 cans of anything.
Good luck to them I say
Also:
- pretty sure they didn't sell Brewdog - which has to get editor's seal of approval
- they had a few gluten free examples. Made a Coeliac friend very happy when I offered them to her - she hadn't had beer for years
I went to Majestic in West Norwood / Dulwich recently, again not cheap, but I got some great beers there. Icelandic pale ale. And i also picked up a bottle of pink port. One interesting thing I bought was some a New Zealand earl grey beer called Yeastie Boys, but I think in MCA's will, there is a stipulation that nothing which he owns creatively can be used to promote or advertise a product. So they must have ripped the name off.

I had never been to Majestic before, and I am sure someone will be along to tell me that they are a bunch of bastards, but I really liked it. The staff even carried my boozes out to the car for me, even though I am perfectly capable of doing so.
 
I can't stand the chef owner at la casa...he's a jumped up prick.

I went into the kitchen at lal. Wouldn't recommend it tbh. Not clean. They had shit loads of poppodoms already cooked in large, very greasy and dirty looking containers on the highest shelves up near the ceiling. Weird.

I'd just like to point out it was Thimble Queen that pointed people in the direction of GC so she should get props!

I'm just cooking at home from now on and am seriously considering selling on uber eats seeings as cooking is my thing...I'll let you know if I start if you want some proper punjabi scran.

I will buy some Indian grub off you. I think we might live close to each other so you could do it without uber. One of my best mates from work is indian and she goes on and on about how we have no idea what real Indian food is like, just slop doled out by chefs who would never eat it themselves.
 
I will buy some Indian grub off you. I think we might live close to each other so you could do it without uber. One of my best mates from work is indian and she goes on and on about how we have no idea what real Indian food is like, just slop doled out by chefs who would never eat it themselves.
That's why they have staff curry which is always the bomb. Village used to send me extras, the last one was rank though.
 
I went to Majestic in West Norwood / Dulwich recently, again not cheap, but I got some great beers there. Icelandic pale ale. And i also picked up a bottle of pink port. One interesting thing I bought was some a New Zealand earl grey beer called Yeastie Boys, but I think in MCA's will, there is a stipulation that nothing which he owns creatively can be used to promote or advertise a product. So they must have ripped the name off.

I had never been to Majestic before, and I am sure someone will be along to tell me that they are a bunch of bastards, but I really liked it. The staff even carried my boozes out to the car for me, even though I am perfectly capable of doing so.
Where abouts is it?
 
I went to Majestic in West Norwood / Dulwich recently, again not cheap, but I got some great beers there. Icelandic pale ale. And i also picked up a bottle of pink port. One interesting thing I bought was some a New Zealand earl grey beer called Yeastie Boys, but I think in MCA's will, there is a stipulation that nothing which he owns creatively can be used to promote or advertise a product. So they must have ripped the name off.

I had never been to Majestic before, and I am sure someone will be along to tell me that they are a bunch of bastards, but I really liked it. The staff even carried my boozes out to the car for me, even though I am perfectly capable of doing so.
Pink port? Tell me more.
 
I will buy some Indian grub off you. I think we might live close to each other so you could do it without uber. One of my best mates from work is indian and she goes on and on about how we have no idea what real Indian food is like, just slop doled out by chefs who would never eat it themselves.
I'll get you a food parcel to sample next week if you like.

Ed said it would be ok plug my curry pop ups...doing one on Monday 13th November at The Railway and linking with my friends from the Sisters of Reggae for a night of spice and reggae music. Should be good.
 
For the hard of googling: Majestic is on Park Hall road - at junction with Acacia grove - close to the west side of the college, cricket pavilion side

Interesting beers, but a smaller selection than Bobs, and more or less the same price points
 
I usually do a Majestics wine run every couple of months. Will check the BOB prices and selection, would make a change to try them next pay day.
 
Where's good for a roast these days?

I actually enjoy the Railway's roast (but I get a veggie roast and a decent one of those is *very* hard to come by - they've actually done a decentish nut roast in there (they used to do some kind of rank rice based affair). Also it's massive - last time I went they didn't stint on the veg. The only problem is you need to get there early as they seem to run out of food quite quickly.

We went down to the Effra Social last week Sunday and gaijinboy and the kids (we had other peoples kids too) had a whole roast chicken and he rated it. The veg roast was terrible though.

It's hard to get a good roast I think. They can never really rival home-made.
 
I actually enjoy the Railway's roast (but I get a veggie roast and a decent one of those is *very* hard to come by - they've actually done a decentish nut roast in there (they used to do some kind of rank rice based affair). Also it's massive - last time I went they didn't stint on the veg. The only problem is you need to get there early as they seem to run out of food quite quickly.

We went down to the Effra Social last week Sunday and gaijinboy and the kids (we had other peoples kids too) had a whole roast chicken and he rated it. The veg roast was terrible though.

It's hard to get a good roast I think. They can never really rival home-made.
Yeah it's my 40th so want something special.

Railway is ok but bought special. I do a mean roast so it's really hard not to be disappointed going out for one.
 
Went into bob's and the young,very charming French man plied me with wine. What a bloody great shop! I told him he's getting good reviews here.

They're thinking of hosting pop ups and having a tap bar in the shop next door. Gave him my card for catering...he's really keen on linking up with the community to host events in there and I can do the food. Not a bad start to the birthday weekend! And lovely wine. Bought two bottles. One on tap and another deep and meaningful red. Cheers!
 
Yeah it's my 40th so want something special.

Railway is ok but bought special. I do a mean roast so it's really hard not to be disappointed going out for one.

oh I don't know then. I've never gone anywhere for a very fancy nut roast - if you put this in the TH forum because that's what you're after in this particular location, your options are pretty limited no? I would imagine the THT is the only place likely to do something fancy enough - otherwise you're looking at the Electric and whilst I love the Electric, I'm not sure that's what you had in mind for such a big event. ;):D

eta (I wouldn't risk a roast for a special meal like a 40th if you do a great one yourself tbh). I always go for something I definitely can't/won't do at home otherwise it's nearly guaranteed to be a disappointment.
 
oh I don't know then. I've never gone anywhere for a very fancy nut roast - if you put this in the TH forum because that's what you're after in this particular location, your options are pretty limited no? I would imagine the THT is the only place likely to do something fancy enough - otherwise you're looking at the Electric and whilst I love the Electric, I'm not sure that's what you had in mind for such a big event. ;):D

eta (I wouldn't risk a roast for a special meal like a 40th if you do a great one yourself tbh). I always go for something I definitely can't/won't do at home otherwise it's nearly guaranteed to be a disappointment.
oh I don't know then. I've never gone anywhere for a very fancy nut roast - if you put this in the TH forum because that's what you're after in this particular location, your options are pretty limited no? I would imagine the THT is the only place likely to do something fancy enough - otherwise you're looking at the Electric and whilst I love the Electric, I'm not sure that's what you had in mind for such a big event. ;):D

eta (I wouldn't risk a roast for a special meal like a 40th if you do a great one yourself tbh). I always go for something I definitely can't/won't do at home otherwise it's nearly guaranteed to be a disappointment.
I posted in Brixton too. Think I'm going to look for Mauritian food or suchlike
 
I am going to start drinking again so I can go to BoBs:)

I can't stand the chef owner at la casa...he's a jumped up prick.

Yup. Waited over an hour for a delivery (yes I am only 1 min away but I had guests) Eventually I went to pick them up my self. As they had been sitting in the oven for over an hour they were unrecognisable as pizzas and had turned into some kind of organic frisby. Shame as they had been good until then but the food and service is so much better at Addomme I think they did me a favor.
 
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