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A mate was still employed decorating it this week, so I'm not sure when the 'formal' opening is meant to be. Some familiar faces were involved when I spied them this week.
WTF! Look what they've done to the Coach & Horses/Living Bar
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Onket
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Yeah, it's the same decking!
ska invita
back on the other side
“bring some speakeasy class to a new part of town with emphasis on traditional British with a modern twist. ”
sounds like a hangout for cokeheads.
sounds like a hangout for cokeheads.
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Here's the full, buttock-clenching write up:
*Kue Kombat Explosion!
http://www.designmynight.com/Market-House-Bar-Brixton-London-Bar-Reviews
*Kue Kombat Explosion!
shakespearegirl
just worked out taglines
That place does sound fucking awful. The trendy crowd of SW?
Brickers, it's got this fabulous market and real black people.
Good luck to them though. I'll have a go at their speakeasy boozer cocktails at some stage 
teuchter
je suis teuchter
The Living Bar is no more!
http://www.urban75.org/blog/the-living-bar-becomes-the-market-house-brixton/
They shouldn't have painted the window frames etc white. Doesn't suit a building with that kind of facade. They should be a dark colour.
All they've really done to it is repaint the woodwork isn't it? Oh and a bit of a botch job repair to the projecting sill of the bay window upstairs.
Just to clarify
Yeah, it's the same decking!
No it's new decking which we are gonna stain darker and less er.. deck like and sort the fencing out/railings out. Plus an awning with some picnic type tables to seat outside.
“bring some speakeasy class to a new part of town with emphasis on traditional British with a modern twist. ”
sounds like a hangout for cokeheads
Sorry completely miss your connection between coke heads and traditional British/modern twist, and we didn't write the quote - have not sent a press release yet!
Good luck to em.
Sounds fucking awful though.
I would never base a venue on one write up, again we did not write it, come down and have an ale from one of our local beer suppliers.
Ah yes, "shabby chic" ... that well known theme of weddings... also known as "nothing matches, second hand crap".
Again... did not do the write up and haven't sent a press release yet, shabby chic it is not but I have no adversity to that style if executed correctly. The bar is fronted with American ceiling tiles we imported from America direct from manufacturer, the majority of tables and chairs are standard from a second hand pub supplier, we got some original sixties (decent) furniture in there, some gaudy lamp shades which might or may not be to peoples taste and a few other bits like a sixties dentist waiting room bench and a few other things here and there, so yeah nothing matches but certainly not second hand crap. Still more to fit but very much at soft launch stage for now. Oh.. we have a decent sound in there rather than a couple of yoghurt cartons and a piece of string.
wtf is a 'speakeasy boozer'?
As well as being a term used in the prohibition days, it is now generally regarded as a style - wiki it.
That place does sound fucking awful. The trendy crowd of SW?
I would like you to come and see for yourself rather than a futile statement without any weight, if you don't like it thereafter then all good, FYI owned by 2 decade generation Brixtonians (if that should be important to anyone), frequented by Brixtonians and their friends.. all welcome. Not sure what trendy is but pretty sure I would not fit under the 'trendy' umbrella.
My response is purely meant to enlighten somewhat.
Yeah, it's the same decking!
No it's new decking which we are gonna stain darker and less er.. deck like and sort the fencing out/railings out. Plus an awning with some picnic type tables to seat outside.
“bring some speakeasy class to a new part of town with emphasis on traditional British with a modern twist. ”
sounds like a hangout for cokeheads
Sorry completely miss your connection between coke heads and traditional British/modern twist, and we didn't write the quote - have not sent a press release yet!
Good luck to em.
Sounds fucking awful though.
I would never base a venue on one write up, again we did not write it, come down and have an ale from one of our local beer suppliers.
Ah yes, "shabby chic" ... that well known theme of weddings... also known as "nothing matches, second hand crap".
Again... did not do the write up and haven't sent a press release yet, shabby chic it is not but I have no adversity to that style if executed correctly. The bar is fronted with American ceiling tiles we imported from America direct from manufacturer, the majority of tables and chairs are standard from a second hand pub supplier, we got some original sixties (decent) furniture in there, some gaudy lamp shades which might or may not be to peoples taste and a few other bits like a sixties dentist waiting room bench and a few other things here and there, so yeah nothing matches but certainly not second hand crap. Still more to fit but very much at soft launch stage for now. Oh.. we have a decent sound in there rather than a couple of yoghurt cartons and a piece of string.
wtf is a 'speakeasy boozer'?
As well as being a term used in the prohibition days, it is now generally regarded as a style - wiki it.
That place does sound fucking awful. The trendy crowd of SW?
I would like you to come and see for yourself rather than a futile statement without any weight, if you don't like it thereafter then all good, FYI owned by 2 decade generation Brixtonians (if that should be important to anyone), frequented by Brixtonians and their friends.. all welcome. Not sure what trendy is but pretty sure I would not fit under the 'trendy' umbrella.
All they've really done to it is repaint the woodwork isn't it? Oh and a bit of a botch job repair to the projecting sill of the bay window upstairs.
To clarify, we completely cleaned the the front and side brickwork, jet washed and acid treated the stonework, fix drainage issues, cleaned out a ton of pigeon shit in the roof, restored the window frames, changed cracked glass, fixed the of holes in the brickwork made by the meat shop prior, repointed. Inside we retreated the floor, stopped the womens toilets upstairs from collapsing through the bar (which it did but then er.. fixed it), renovated the ladies toilets downstairs, (mens still terrible but will be fixed soon), moved the bar back as it was too imposing, installed a victorian back bar... and then some. A lot of blood, sweat and tears I'm sure your can appreciate. We are still working on the 'botch job' repair on the sill but it is 100 times better than it was before.
Guys, the point I suppose I am trying to make is we are not intending this pub, whatever description it gets from the press, to be a poncy new bar. We want it to be a decent boozer with a load of decent beers/ales/ciders and alike. The food is supplied by local traders and meats come from reputable sources. Some of the partners are from Satay Bar who have a long and decent history. Some are involved from the Ritzy days before Clapham Picture House, others have businesses in Brixton for decades and felt there was a gap in the market for a Bistro type pub with some decent music to boot. We would certainly not consider ourselves as experts but neither fly by nights. This is an independent business attempting to champion the left of centre while trying to be accessible to anyone interested in frequenting. We are not handbag house neither Monogolian throat singers. We have a load of exciting opportunities for upstairs (currently being renovated), featuring live, film, seminars, comedy and decent club nights that do not consist of four to the floor monotony.
There's always going to be haters out there but before some of you start going down that route, drop in and see if you can enjoy a decent pint, even if the decor might be too stylised for some or not enough for others.
Oh and BTW, we are not affiliated in anyway with the previous Living owner Larry.
My response is purely meant to enlighten somewhat.
Onwards and upwards.
(sorry about any grammar/spelling and formatting - late night)
edited to try and reformat for an easier read.
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They've cleaned the brickwork for starters and made the façade look an awful lot nicer.
Onket
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I still don't particularly see the point of doing somewhere up pretty much as it was before*. As I said in my previous post that you've not quoted- Yes it's new decking (*for example) but it's exactly the same as the decking that you ripped up. You could have stained that!
But fair play for responding. And as I said, good luck to ya. I'll certainly come in for an ale or two at some point, although it doesn't sound like my place at all.
5t3IIa
Registered User
Perhaps the old decking smelt of fish?
There are pubs one tries and likes because of, or despite of, their decoration. The Albert has close on 0 in term of style but I love it because of the people and the atmos.
Finding or being introduced to a brilliant boozer is one thing but being dictated to about how you're going to LOVE IT by the owners* is quite different. That's the peril of a new or refurbed place and that's just unfortunate for that site - it hasn't been the same boozer since 1849.
* I don't mean pachamama specifically
There are pubs one tries and likes because of, or despite of, their decoration. The Albert has close on 0 in term of style but I love it because of the people and the atmos.
Finding or being introduced to a brilliant boozer is one thing but being dictated to about how you're going to LOVE IT by the owners* is quite different. That's the peril of a new or refurbed place and that's just unfortunate for that site - it hasn't been the same boozer since 1849.
* I don't mean pachamama specifically
DJWrongspeed
radio eros
It's all economics. What's sad about London is the desperation needed to make any pub work these days. A bar/pub can't just 'be' it has to 'be something.'
lang rabbie
Je ne regrette les gazebos
What teuchter said
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
what beer did you have?
Monkeygrinder's Organ
Dodgy geezer swilling vapid lager
I always welcome new boozers opening up in Brixton that I'm not barred from
Do you find there are new boozers opening up that you are barred from?
Do you find there are new boozers opening up that you are barred from?
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And, crucially, how much did it cost?
I'm all for supporting new bars but I'm not into paying Nu-Brixton/Brickers prices.
Brixton Hatter
Home is south London mate
seeing as it's a "must-go-to venue" in a "new part of town" I guess I have to go there 
I'll certainly check it out...I'd rather this old boozer was actually being used for something than sitting derelict.
I'll certainly check it out...I'd rather this old boozer was actually being used for something than sitting derelict.
So what's this fresh approach to "eating and drinking" then?
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