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Post by ajw2007 on Feb 26, 2007 15:43:11 GMT -5
Somewhere nice'n'friendly to get a cuppa tea or even a latte. Oh, and cake, maybe egg on toast. Nothing pretentious, just somewhere like the Oxleas Wood place. The place to chill on a Sunday.
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Post by smith on Feb 26, 2007 16:28:13 GMT -5
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Post by Mrsdp on Mar 2, 2007 5:23:18 GMT -5
A local Italian, somewhere friendly and welcoming, where you can get some good house wine, great pasta and relatively inexpensive would be really welcome.
It could be open during the day for coffees in the morning with some breakfast options and lunches - could serve paninis etc and then would be great in the evenings and at weekends - perhaps brunch on a sat/sun.
Would certainly beat my homemade dolmio sauce and pasta combo!
Am thinking somewhere like a Cafe Rouge (not a cafe rouge) that is pretty casual and informal.
I would also settle for a cafe, somewhere serving coffee, cake, croissants, eggs on toast and porridge where you can read the sunday papers and while away a few hours.
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Post by Dave on Mar 8, 2007 6:29:10 GMT -5
An Italian place would be good, if you want to eat out in SELondon and dont fancy Chinese or Curry, you're buggered.
Would strongly object to cafe rouge or any chain, would much rather have something independent.
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Post by silverbirch on Mar 15, 2007 14:59:09 GMT -5
Yes, I think an independent cafe/ restaurant on the common would be great and I would certainly use it.
I have a vision of the wide pavement in front of the Links (The Co-op building for those that don't know) could be tarted up with new paving, large planters and space for tables and chairs. Imagine if Carpet Corner or Spice Island became a cafe. It could be really nice having lunch/ a coffee overlooking the common (maybe resite the recycling banks?)
Alternatively, if Tony's Cafe had an improved menu, longer opening hours, put seats on the roof (with stairs going to the side), strung up some lights on the wrought iron - it'd be nice sitting there looking over the common from up high.
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Post by willow on Mar 18, 2007 11:51:05 GMT -5
Yes I would love to see places to eat around the common. I've had my eye on the old post office in Warwick terrace, I think it would make a lovely tea/coffee shop. On the menu could be sandwiches and cakes. Magazines and newspapers available to read and postcards and paintings of local scenes for sale. In sunny weather a few small tables outside. I would definitely use it.  |
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Post by batfink on Jul 18, 2007 10:16:02 GMT -5
how about a sushi bar?
i'm joking. whats the food like in the old mill? does it even do food?
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Post by smith on Jul 18, 2007 15:07:01 GMT -5
The Old Mill does an ok ploughmans, and sandwiches, but that's it. It's a great pub, though. |
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Post by dimps on Jul 24, 2007 19:15:19 GMT -5
The Old Mill used to have a fairly good menu (including a good number of veggie dishes) and was a popular Sunday lunch venue (in the summer, at least, when the garden could be used to include children). However, mum moved away - can daughter be induced to pander to popular demand? Surely it's in her interests?
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Post by PT on Jul 24, 2007 20:16:01 GMT -5
What, they did food before Andy got there?
Always looked too scary before.
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Post by ebilpirate on Jul 31, 2007 6:46:56 GMT -5
Maybe petition Andy a tad. He is an amiable bloke after all.
You will find it hard to get a cafe type thing established beyond Tony's. After all, PC doesn't really have the day time footfall to make such a thing work during the week.
There is no reason why a weekend thing on the common couldn't do well during the summer, (many other london parks have such a thing). However I can't think of a structure that would suit bar the Gazebo thing that the Rugby club use.
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Post by Mrsdp on Aug 1, 2007 3:45:25 GMT -5
I think there is the foot traffic or would be if there was somewhere for it to go...There are stay at home Mum's, retired people and those on maternity leave who at the moment probably go to Blackheath or Greenwich during the day - even Eltham. That's where I go and it is purely because there is nothing more local. There are a couple of empty shops/premises on the parade where The Star is - both could have something useful done with them. Tony's cafe I would have thought is missing out on plenty of potential earning power, he could simply spruce the place up a bit and open in the evenings. We eat out probably once a week and do so in the above areas. I guess though we weighed up the options when buying a house, it was buy a flat in Greenwich and not be able to afford to eat out there or buy a house in Plumstead and spend our spare cash on eating out! Taxis, trains, and buses are cheap enough to get to and from the above and if local businessmen are too slow on the uptake it is unfortunately their loss.
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Post by Alan B on Aug 16, 2007 10:57:25 GMT -5
Plumstead needs a decent restaurant and fast!! As a commited non-cook, I ended up going to Greenwich on Wednesday and yesterday had fish and chips (from the excellent chippie on Lakedale- I'd recommend it). I'll soon run out of options and be forced to use my kitchen!!
Big Alan
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