They've got a new sign I see. I wonder does it mean new owners.
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They've got a new sign I see. I wonder does it mean new owners.
clandestino
no llevar papel
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Is this OK? Or should I lose the 'West' bit?
gaijingirl
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I did suggest merging those two but crispy reckoned it was "a step too far". I think leave it as it is now. W. Norwood and Tulse Hill feel like two different places to me and no one i know who lives in either feels they live in the other.... Iykwim. A thread covering them both would have been good but i understand crispy's reasoning.
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Yeah, to me the railway line is the boundary between the two. It would never occur to me to go to West Norwood for anything which can be bought on my side of the railway line, even if it was less expensive or better quality. The chemist at IRA house seems like miles away from Mr Patel.
clandestino
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Yes, and same the other way around for me in West Norwood. Keep as two separate I reckon.
Pinggoombah
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Tim Coates, former MD of Waterstones and library camapaigner, is going to be at the Old West Norwood library on Saturday. 3:30pm.
http://westnorwood.wordpress.com/tag/tim-coates/
Remember what he said in May 2011
http://westnorwood.wordpress.com/tag/tim-coates/
Remember what he said in May 2011
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Pinggoombah
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Their license was called in for review after noise complaints, but it never went to the licensing sub-committee, so they probably just gave up and threw in the towel.
Either that or the landlord kicked them out.
clandestino
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Their window has been smashed (and patched up), so maybe that was the final straw?
Pinggoombah
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It might be unrelated. I think I remember that those windows were smashed once before, but it was the wind blowing the small window at the top down, which then smashed into the big window.
But, yeah, it does seem weird.
clandestino
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I wonder if there's a kitchen space. A small restaurant rather than a bar might have better luck in that spot. A nice Italian/pizza place would be good.
Pinggoombah
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There's no kitchen. There's a downstairs and a garden.
They must have some form of kitchen otherwise they wouldn't be a burger joint or a Ghanaian place with guinea fowl on the menu, etc. I popped in Mine Bar about 3 months back and the guy said they were struggling then with business.
An Italian restaurant would be good, but I think the survivability of any similar venture depends on Antic getting the license for my favourite tat shop opposite otherwise it's just a dead spot.
Also did I hear somewhere that the Norwood Hotel is up for a revamp or did I just make that up, I hope not I like the place.
What is the best cafe for a bacon and sausage sandwich in West Norwood?
Things to consider..quality of bread, ingredients, price, serving time and ambience. There are about 8? to consider and I don't get out much during the day.
This doesn't extend down to the rather vulgar denizens of the "Tulse Hill" thread so the Portuguese place by the station doesn't count or any place under the bridge.
Things to consider..quality of bread, ingredients, price, serving time and ambience. There are about 8? to consider and I don't get out much during the day.
This doesn't extend down to the rather vulgar denizens of the "Tulse Hill" thread so the Portuguese place by the station doesn't count or any place under the bridge.
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They have oval plates as well to hold your full breakfast as well, quick, cheap, bacon a bit shit and bread not good with marge instead of butter but the sausages are standard cafe fare which I like, the tea ain't bad either It's a good standard cafe for me with a 3.5/5.0 rating...however.
I said West Norwood not Tulse Hill.
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Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
"Tulse Hill"
Pinggoombah
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I think the etiquette is that I refuse to admit that I was wrong for at least another six pages.
That makes sense, keep at it....are you going to use the "Chewbacca defence"?
in the meantime, can I ask for your cafe recommendations based on the criteria that you know the difference between Tulse Hill and West Norwood....
Chewbacca's a wookie. And he lived with the Ewoks! That can' be right!
What's the Electric like? I love the look of it but there is no point coming past Ibrahim and Castello to go there.
I preferred their old sign though. I think West Norwood Feast changed it for them.
gaijingirl
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I like the new Electric sign! I've been in a few times - but haven't eaten much myself - just given the kids some beans on toast kinda thing - I might be remembering wrong but I think they do nice fresh cut bread. The daughter of the family took her kids to the same baby group as me in the Sally Army. They are very friendly. My mum and neighbours like Ibrahim (isn't it Turkish/Irish?). I probably prefer Castello personally. But I'm veggie - so my opinion is worth little on all of this.
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