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I wonder, in fact, if they're the same owner because they are basically the same (The godfather/Oregano) - although their menus are very slightly different - I think same pizzas, but differently names.

or maybe it's just the same business model/supplier?
 
no but on the pizza thread there is much derision. The Godfather on the gyratory is good, or get Oregano to deliver (if you're looking for recommendations which you're probably not).

I liked Papa John's in the US and was wondering specifically about them. I'm just curious. It cannot be any worse than ten times better than Domino.
 
thanks for the thread all, I am *THIS* close to putting an offer down on a house in West Norwood..always good to get some info

@ringo recommend any builders?
 
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snooker hall ;)

South Norwood, but is this place still up and running?
http://www.timeout.com/london/restaurants/venue/2:1166/mantanah
http://www.mantanah.co.uk/

Yup.
 
if you don't mind the yoot's killing yoots, the excessive violence which has sprung up their the abject poverty the general run down ness of the place or the hellian architecture... yeah it's well jolly second only to croyden... amarrrrzing darlink...

Whilst I'd never big up South Norwood, there's never been a hint of violence in all the years I've lived here. It's a pretty friendly 'chat with the neighbours in the street' sorta place. It's also got pretty standard Victorian housing stock, a few dodgy tower blocks aside.

It's boring, sure, but not the ghetto you describe by any means.
 
thanks for the thread all, I am *THIS* close to putting an offer down on a house in West Norwood..always good to get some info

@ringo recommend any builders?

We ended up using an old mate of Mrs R's who did a good job but he's not local - he & decorator came up each Monday from Kent and slept on the sofa all week.
 
i live in west norwood, and i love the place. get in quick, been told it's going to get more expensive. you got a few good resturants, a few good cafes, a few good pubs, a few nice parks, and there's some really nice leafy roads. no real no-go areas. love it.

what more can a man want
 
I liked Papa John's in the US and was wondering specifically about them. I'm just curious. It cannot be any worse than ten times better than Domino.

Absolutely not. Papa Johns promise to have better ingredients and bases than the other mainstream competitors, but the West Norwood Papa J's frequently gets your order wrong and tastes no better than Pizza Ring. Disappointing

FWIW, the Dominos in Crystal Palace is my new favourite delivery stodge after two excellent orders - good bases, surprisingly hot, correct and quickly delivered. It's admittedly a low bar to set, but they're the best I've found consistently locally.
 
Absolutely not. Papa Johns promise to have better ingredients and bases than the other mainstream competitors, but the West Norwood Papa J's frequently gets your order wrong and tastes no better than Pizza Ring. Disappointing

FWIW, the Dominos in Crystal Palace is my new favourite delivery stodge after two excellent orders - good bases, surprisingly hot, correct and quickly delivered. It's admittedly a low bar to set, but they're the best I've found consistently locally.

Oh dear. I use the Crystal Palace Dominos and maybe I just don't like Dominos but if Papa John's is worse than that I won't go there.
My usual trick is to have a few Pizza Express Sloppy Guiseepe's in the fridge. They're quite often half-price or two for a fiver.
 
Oh dear. I use the Crystal Palace Dominos and maybe I just don't like Dominos but if Papa John's is worse than that I won't go there.
My usual trick is to have a few Pizza Express Sloppy Guiseepe's in the fridge. They're quite often half-price or two for a fiver.

Yes. At both Sainsbury and Tesco currently.
 
I've used The Godfather pizza at Tulse Hill a few times, and so far the pizzas have been pretty good. Far more interesting menu choices as well.
 
Absolutely not. Papa Johns promise to have better ingredients and bases than the other mainstream competitors, but the West Norwood Papa J's frequently gets your order wrong and tastes no better than Pizza Ring. Disappointing

FWIW, the Dominos in Crystal Palace is my new favourite delivery stodge after two excellent orders - good bases, surprisingly hot, correct and quickly delivered. It's admittedly a low bar to set, but they're the best I've found consistently locally.

Toscana in Penge or Mamma's Pizza in Thornton Heath are the best.
 
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