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I like kitchenware - but I already like the Better Homeware shop for that. I wonder what sort of music they'll do?
 
I have just been informed that a pint of lager in the new great north wood is £5.30. As someone who works in central London, drinks there and has never paid that type of price I have to ask what planet they think they are on?
 
Me76 said:
I have just been informed that a pint of lager in the new great north wood is £5.30. As someone who works in central London, drinks there and has never paid that type of price I have to ask what planet they think they are on?
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I wonder what pint that is.

I've had a pint of Peroni in the Watling on Bow Lane 50p cheaper than the Railway and a pint of Meantime Pale Ale at the Sugarloaf on Cannon St cheaper than the fiver the Rosendale charge.
 
It's Amstel.

They do Heineken at £4.90 apparently. Which is still out of order.

There are obviously cheap places in central London but really? It's West Norwood ffs!
 
Me76 said:
It's Amstel.

They do Heineken at £4.90 apparently. Which is still out of order.

There are obviously cheap places in central London but really? It's West Norwood ffs!
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Amstel is cheaper to buy in than Heineken so it's odd that it is more expensive.
How much is a pint in the Horns these days?
 
I always thought of Amstel to be a budget brand.

In Dublin, most Dutch beers other than Heineken, which is brewed in Cork, is cheap. Dutch Gold, the ultimate cheap lager, Oraanjeboom, Amstel. All cheap.

But anyway, £5.30 for a pint of anything is too expensive, especially in West Norwood. Maybe a pint you couldn't drink all night, like Leffe or Hoegaarden.
 
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Smick said:
I always thought of Amstel to be a budget brand.

In Dublin, most Dutch beers other than Heineken, which is brewed in Cork, is cheap. Dutch Gold, the ultimate cheap lager, Oraanjeboom, Amstel. All cheap.

But anyway, £5.30 for a pint of anything is too expensive, especially in West Norwood. Maybe a pint you couldn't drink all night, like Leffe or Hoegaarden.
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In the UK, Heineken is 5% and Amstel 4% so always more expensive.
Heineken own Amstel (or at least have distro rights in the UK) and it's their competitor against Carlsberg, Carling and that hideous slop Fosters.
 
Called into the Great North Wood earlier and really liked it. Definitely loads of kids but we had ours with us.
 
jimbarkanoodle said:
£5.30? yeah ok then mate :thumbs:- that puts this particular establishment well and truly off my tick list
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I am not sure it was that expensive. My wife had a glass of wine which was £5.50 on the wine menu. I got a pint of Heineken and a glass of apple juice and it came to £10.50. So unless the fruit juice is free for kids, I'd think it is £4 for a pint of Heineken. Let's face it, all pubs are expensive.
 
Smick said:
I am not sure it was that expensive. My wife had a glass of wine which was £5.50 on the wine menu. I got a pint of Heineken and a glass of apple juice and it came to £10.50. So unless the fruit juice is free for kids, I'd think it is £4 for a pint of Heineken. Let's face it, all pubs are expensive.
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£4.20 for a pint of Black Sheep IIRC. Which is pretty much par for the course.

Am pretty sure they were billed as 'opening prices' behind the bar.
 
Smick said:
I am not sure it was that expensive. My wife had a glass of wine which was £5.50 on the wine menu. I got a pint of Heineken and a glass of apple juice and it came to £10.50. So unless the fruit juice is free for kids, I'd think it is £4 for a pint of Heineken. Let's face it, all pubs are expensive.
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There were wines cheaper than £5.50 btw. She just wanted that one.

I am a terrible cheapskate and there was nothing in the prices that put me off going back compared to other pubs.

I prefer to get friends round to my flat and drink cans though as it is cheaper.
 
Popped into The Great North Wood the other day out of curiosity. Found it pretty awful to be honest, but then I do like my pubs dingy and half empty. Didn't stay long enough for a pint and after reading the prices on here I won't be doing so anytime soon. I've been a West Norwood resident for the past four years and am finding the pace of change quite unsettling at the moment. Can't everything just stay as it is? And bring back El Mina!
 
madolesance said:
The Horn has been bought by the lido folks so a big change will be on the way.
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How did you hear that?

With This, That and the Other becoming an Antic pub, the Great North Wood and now this, I can understand the comparisons to East Dulwich.
 
Could this be your Italian clandestino?

A new Italian bistro is planned for West Norwood.at 31 Knights Hill SE27 0HS, opening until 11pm and serving Italian cured meats, cheeses,home made pizzas and British roasts.

Comments on the licence must be made by Friday 30th May. For details see: www.lambeth.gov.uk/Services/Business/LicencesStreetTrading/AlcoholEntertainmentLateNightRefreshment/CurrentApplications.htm

The Garden Gastro Bar will take over the premises of the long standing Cardinal Cafe, famous for its bacon butties.
 
gaijingirl said:
Could this be your Italian clandestino?

A new Italian bistro is planned for West Norwood.at 31 Knights Hill SE27 0HS, opening until 11pm and serving Italian cured meats, cheeses,home made pizzas and British roasts.

Comments on the licence must be made by Friday 30th May. For details see: www.lambeth.gov.uk/Services/Business/LicencesStreetTrading/AlcoholEntertainmentLateNightRefreshment/CurrentApplications.htm

The Garden Gastro Bar will take over the premises of the long standing Cardinal Cafe, famous for its bacon butties.
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Yay!
 
I'm in a place at the moment where west Norwood is turning into a different place than I moved into 18 years ago.

I understand that change happens and I need to deal with it. But it's probably the champagne and chocolate thing that is disturbing me the most.
 
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