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woodland Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Great Exhibition do a bottomless brunch I think - > I have never been - but in terms of space it > would work ! I THINK the bottomless part only refers to coffee top-ups ......

The people on The Last Leg make me laugh. Though a lot of it must be scripted I guess. I can't understand how anybody could find Miranda Hart funny. It's weird how some people succeed and others who seem (to me) to be much funnier don't.

DulwichFox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Jeremy Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Haddock with daal and spinach - ?13.50. Lamb > > meatballs - ?14.50. Cod with mussels/clams/stuff > - > > ?15.50. > > > > Yes it's more expensive than curry/pizza/etc, > but > > not exactly high end. > > But in most if not all Indian rests. you get > comfy seats to sit on and nice tables... > Eh? Are there no chairs and tables in Spinach then?

Unfortunately John Lewis's computer department gave me totally wrong info about something last week. Don't think it was their tech support people though. BTW are you sure their support is for an indefinite period? I thought it was just three months?

I think most people want a new business to succeed, and don't like to see one which doesn't seem to be going about it in a sensible way. How is what's been posted not helpful? The comments seem constructive to me.

They would probably have fake ID. With a phone number on going to an accomplice. I missed my vocation, obviously.

Chener Books has a good selection of maps from past years of various local areas including East Dulwich. Not the same I know, but interesting to look at and pore over. And very much cheaper if you can't run to ?140 plus framing, though I'm sure it's worth it if you can. It's a limited edition so given that it covers most of London, it will probably sell out soon I guess.

spanglysteve Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > hmm, i like it, but more than I'm willing to pay Same here. Unframed, too :( Fun to see Ginger Baker named on the video though :) ETA: In case of confusion, he is named on part of the map which is shown in close up on the video!

KidKruger Wrote: --------------------------------------------- Seriously, get down to the Everest > Curry King canteen (which is basically what it > is). 10min drive and no sitting waiting for > anything, you get served at the counter ahd more > choice than any buffet, at buffet prices. Sadly not very handy when you are looking for a quick meal on the way to The Ivy House on foot though :) But we will try it sometime, sounds good! ETA: The Ivy House has yummy food, but doesn't serve food on a Sunday night :(

They don't have the menu on their website. At least I couldn't see it. Would be helpful to get an idea of kind of food and price. Even if it was just a sample menu. Though I too was put off by what appeared to be a fake review by a first time poster who has not posted anything since. Why oh why do people do this?

The Sea Monster used to say to hecklers "I'll come and sit on your face. And I've got my period." Well, I thought it was funny :)) ETA: I think she may have been larger in those days .....

Jeremy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > In my experience the Sunday buffets are always > exactly as you describe... sorry looking food, all > tastes the same, probably sitting there all day, > padded with huge amounts of onion. TBH I'm > surprised you expected anything different, Sue! True, but I have had better ones at both Dulwich Tandoori and Surma! And at least at the Dulwich Tandoori they have sufficient customers that they replace the food containers quite frequently with fresh food. Well, fresh-ish.

Hope you are better now, InTexas?

Elphinstone's Army Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > what's brown and sticky ? That's my favourite joke of all time. I remember Eddie Izzard at the EDT. He was absolutely brilliant. Also saw the Sea Monster in the eighties at the Red Rose (? I think) in Seven Sisters or somewhere round there. She was brilliant at dealing with hecklers. I don't go to comedy any more. I just don't find much of it funny. But it's a very personal thing, isn't it? What cracks one person up will leave another person cold..

Have any of the curry club members had the new Jaflong's Sunday buffet? Because we went yesterday and I thought it was quite poor (have posted on another thread). I'm interested to know if it is unrepresentative of their usual standard, as the only time I ate in the old Jaflong I also had the buffet, and I thought that was poor as well (I'm comparing it to the Dulwich Tandoori or Surma). Is the food from the full menu better? Do they have a different chef on Sundays?

We went to the new Jaflong yesterday and had the Sunday buffet. Sadly, it was very disappointing. Bland food and bland decor. Apart from the salad, the food looked and tasted as if it had been sitting around for hours. As we were the only people there when we arrived, it probably had. I wouldn't have minded that if it had tasted of anything, but it didn't much. I once had a very poor Sunday buffet at the old Jaflong, so perhaps they still have the same chef on a Sunday? Also the service was not exactly attentive. We knew it was BYOB but did not bring any alcohol as we would have had soft drinks. However nobody asked us at any stage if we wanted anything to drink. Yes we could have found someone and asked ourselves, but we shouldn't have had to. Oh well. What an opportunity lost. Yet another run of the mill "curry house" to join the many others in the area, and with no atmosphere whatsoever. I wish them well, but I shan't be back.

Otta Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > That bit of roof in the bottom left corner is > enough to make me lose sleep. Well spotted!

I had a very unmemorable meal in Brasserie Zedel earlier this year, but admittedly it was the set lunch. Maybe their other stuff is better. Good service and nice surroundings though.

Scotland has a possible verdict of "Not proven". Why doesn't England?

No

Good thing we're not all deciding on the Nobel prize winners, eh? :)

DulwichFox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sue Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > I never answer my landline any more. > > > > The answering machine kicks in and if it's a > bona > > fide call the caller starts speaking and I can > > hear who it is and pick it up. > > That's a good way of confirming to the caller your > name and number.. > I don't have either my name nor number on the message, so I don't see how it could do that. In any case they generally ring off as soon as the answering machine cuts in. They certainly never leave a message. Anyway, obviously they know the number, because they have just dialled it :))

DulwichFox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sue Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > DulwichFox Wrote: > > -------------------------------------------- > > > > > > I took bottles of Peroni. ?1.10p from Tesco. > > Why > > > go to HB&B and pay ?3.50+ for a small bottle > of > > > beer. > > > > > > Because it's a lot nicer? > > Not if you prefer Peroni.. > Well, that's true. Each to their own. The other reason for buying at HBB of course would be that it's a small local independent shop with a great range of ales and craft beers, run by charming people, rather than a massive bloody great chain, But as I also buy lager from supermarkets on occasion, I suppose I am being hypocritical there. They must have been very tiny bottles for ?1.10, though, no wonder you ran out :))

Mine is wooden floorboards painted with white Johnston's Trade Flortred. It matches the floor in the rest of the house. I know people say you shouldn't have floorboards in a bathroom, but I have a bath mat and there haven't been any problems so far. Obviously I mop up any huge spills eg after grandkids' bathtime :))

Franklins do a great range of brunch dishes, plus their all day bar food like Welsh rarebit and Scotch woodcock. Very good value for money.