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I think just having calorie content is misleading.. Fat, salt, and sugar content are also important to know. Its healthier to eat a 750 calorie dish with low fat and sugar content than a 500 calorie one thats high in both.

teddyboy23 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Lila's might remain open watch this space Fingers crossed! Its a great shop, good service and stock to cover all budgets as well as being a go-to for repairs.

Dogkennelhillbilly Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Pret's coffee is milky shite, their pastries are > soggy, and their sandwiches have gone to pot. > > They'll be a smash Amen to this! Edited to add: their salad offerings are rubbish too.

heartblock Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Unfortunately LL is going the way of Dulville > Village..as long as a place can entertain a quick > meal for the kiddies in buggies and their > exhausted parents, it thrives in mediocrity. > Kartuli is great, different and excites me every > time I go there and some of the cafes further up > have some good breakfast/lunch choices. Oru space > is great but is breakfast and lunch. Franklin's > still holds it's own. Franca Manca and Yama Momo > have dropped in quality. The curry houses are all > just curry houses. God I long for some food > experience that is better than the food I can cook > at home... > > The adults have left and it's just an extended > nursery as far as I can tell. I tend to agree with much of this post. I would love to see: A good lebanese or Moroccan restaurant An Israeli restaurant (some great food ideas coming out of the Tel Aviv culinary scene) Like Bala Baya in Southwark. a Poke bowl place a really good Jerk chicken shop (like Juicy jerk) It saddens me that the gentrification ED has gone hand in hand with greedy landlords charging so much for shop rental that its prohibitive for smaller independent businesses this in turn leads to the area becoming just a bland middle class (is Yuppie still a term in common usage?)enclave.

rahrahrah Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Leon's has gone massively down hill imo - no > longer including the salad bits that used to make > it feel a bit healthier. > > Haven't been to Megans, but the one in the Village > seems to be doing a roaring trade, so someone must > like it. I REALLY REALLY wanted to like Megans due to the menu sounding lovely...but frankly it doesn't live up to the description on any level. Haven't been to Leons for a while to be fair so thank you for this insight-I loved their salads with the chicken. I found Magans only 1/4 full both times I went (both weekends lunchtime). It may be full due to novelty value (ie: its new) and the menu looks good on paper...I would be interested to see how many people return for the food.

Rockets Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I do wonder how Megan's is going to get on. The DV > one is terrible (and we keep trying to give it > chance after chance but finally have given up) and > I don't hear many people with a good word to say > about it. Apparently they, like so many places > post-Brexit, are struggling to find staff so I > can't imagine they are going to magically fix it > on the Lordship Lane outlet. Two chances was enough for me with Megans..small portions, haphazard service, not very tasty food overpriced and that awful piped muzak.... Now Dishoom...That WOULD be good.. Or even a Leon's.... Some chains are good But my experience with DV Megans leaves me disinclined to try their other branches.

tfwsoll Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > It has very little to do with independent coffee > shops 'upping their game' to compete. A lot of > independent coffee shops buy their coffee from > roasters who support small, independent growers > who use sustainable farming methods. That's why > their coffee will cost more. But so much tastier...Long live the independendents. We need more individuality and less of the cookie-cutter blandness that most high streets seem to house these days.

I'm sick of every high st becoming the same..Joe and the Juice is all over the place And Pret is uninspiring and again another chain, Costa I never bother with, And food options at all these places are a bit well...uninspiring. I think we need more place like Kinella, Oru, Blue brick,Spinach to give us different and also tastier options than these 'job-lot pre-packaged' chains. I personally will get my coffee at a local independent and ditto my lunch. Saucy was never somewhere I would have chosen to eat (chips chips and more chips) but at least it wasn't a bland chain.

Sad times. Se23.life has closed and now with this closing there seems to be now way to keep up with local info. I find this Forum a valuable resource not only for local info but also aware of crimes happening in the area etc.

march46 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > It's going to be a Megan's, opening soon. > > https://megans.co.uk/east-dulwich-restaurants-mega > ns/ Another Megans??? There's one in Dulwich village already-We've been there a couple of times (once when it first opened...and again a couple of weeks ago ). And to be honest I wouldn't bother going again-both times the menu promised more than it delivered food was average, and expensive for what it was. And dreadful 80's greatest hits muzak playing both times. This was for brunch but wouldn't think of going there for an evening meal or cocktail-the muzak alone was enough to turn me off for good. I pity the young staff that work there having to listen to it-it was rubbish in the 80's and sounds worse now. If you're a tears for fears fan and like pseudo Mediterranean food served lukewarm it could be your thing.

northernmonkey Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I saw that sadly lilas on Lordship lane is closing > down. I?ve copied the below from East Dulwich Mums > group: > > From Lila?s > > ?Over the last 8 years, Lila's small but > passionate team has been a companion for thousands > of SE London residents in their jewellery > adventures. We started mainly as a vintage and > antique jewellery boutique with an award winning > shop design and great professionals and we > developed our range of products and services > constantly since our early days. We brought > together incredible pieces from the late 18th > century with amazing new designs created in-house > with a focus on sustainability. We've repaired > thousands of pieces, we re-modeled and re-set > incredible stones from family heirloom jewellery, > thus becoming a part in your joy of keeping the > loved ones close to heart. We issued hundreds of > valuation reports to help with your insurance or > legal requirements. We were there for so many of > you creating pieces for your special moments: > engagement, wedding, new babies or losing somebody > special. > > Thank you to all of you entrusting us with your > most precious possessions. It's not easy to say > "Good bye!" to all of this, especially when we > started reaping the fruits of all the hard work > put into it with great growth on all of our > services. However, personal events happening > lately have shifted my perspective on work and > life balance and I decided it's best to move on. > > Lila's will close its door on 30th June 2022, so > we're giving it a final push for the last couple > of months and we hope to see as many of you in the > meantime. I want to stress it's not financial > hardship, but personal reasons leading to this > decision and I wish with all my heart our team > members will be able to take over and carry on > Lila's legacy. If you have pieces with us already, > such as repairs or bespoke projects, don't worry, > everything will be completed in time and handed > over just as before.? I for one was very sad to hear this. Lilas has been our go to for repairs and purchases for anniversary, birthday etc since they first opened. They will be missed.

bels123 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I can't divorce local from national politics - too > much personal pain from finding out what Boris and > others in government were doing whilst at the same > time I was questioning whether I could visit / hug > my terminally ill father. > > A strong message needs to be sent to the > Conservatives. Exactly this...My vote is less about local politics and more a vote against Boris and his cronies and their complete disregard for everyone but themselves.

steve 1975 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Yes, we did all of the above. > I called the rspca and they said to call the > council as it was dead. They then collected it and > checked for a microchip > I had a few neighbours helping me as I was just > working in a house on the road. You're a gentleman steve 1975

As long as they dont have the Daily Mail and Telegraph in its place That'd be fine by me..and if they did I smell a right wing conspiracy (btw..I am joking!)

Angelina Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Farm shops also deliver direct and cut out the > middle man. > I doubt we are the only family who prefer to spend > our money on other things than hiked prices. You obviously have the luxury of time on your hands to make it to the wholesale markets, I assume you also do things like make jam and chutneys so you have a use for a crate load of fruit or veg. My husband and I work full time and dont have enough hours in the day twixt leaving for work and getting home to go truffling round New Covent Garden,Smithfield and the like to save a few quid. If you really want to save money Angelina buy your fruit and veg from Lidl or Aldi or is it not 'organic' and 'locally farmed' enough for your liking? Before you diss a local independent business who have stopped a retail premises turning into another Nail bar or estate agent just THINK. For you I assume your going direct to wholesalers for produce is not for reasons of personal financial constraints but in order to be smug and feel you are a 'savvy shopper'

KidKruger Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Neither does durian ! truth!

Sue Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > NewWave Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > I'm pretty sure the fabulous Herbal remedy shop > on > > Lordship lane next to Save the Children Charity > > shop sell them. > > and they probably have the resin version to be > > used with charcoal burners like in Church too. > > Also Elemental more or less opposite may have > them > > > Lordship Lane? > > Do you mean Baldwins on Walworth Road? Health Matters-The name escaped me. And I meant Celestial rather than Elemental (i'd had a long day at work when I posted so thats my excuse for being a bit confused)

I'm pretty sure the fabulous Herbal remedy shop on Lordship lane next to Save the Children Charity shop sell them. and they probably have the resin version to be used with charcoal burners like in Church too. Also Elemental more or less opposite may have them

tomskip Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I'm getting increasingly concerned about the > number of crimes the police don't deem eligible > for investigation. Same

Too Late, Mine has already been featured in World of Interiors, Grand Designs,Elle Decoration,Architectural Digest and Vogue... In my dreams :D

Sue Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Blue Mountain is closing permanently. > > I'm devastated. Its latest incarnation was > brilliant. > > It was the first sign of gentrification in East > Dulwich many moons ago, but a good one. > > 😭😭😭 Oh NOOOOOO! Really? It always seems busy so I'm surprised.

Nigello Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I urge people to use the online approach. You can > fill it in and you will get a phone call back from > a medic, usually a doctor in my case. Be very > specific and concise to help them digest it all. I > think it helps them to have it written down - > symptoms, times, background conditions. > I heard the head of the NHS on Today (there was > another woman so perhaps it was actually her) who > said that "upstream" concerns, like the general > health of the population, need to be addressed if > we want a better functioning NHS. I don't > disagree. Some folk have bad luck in terms of what > they inherit from their father and mother (and > their parents, going all the way back) and others > don't even know they have bad lukc till it is too > late, so losing weight, not smoking, being on the > ball when it comes to STI hazards, sleeping well, > etc. etc. are all within most of our remits. Online at my surgery only operates in office hours -Try being at work (like me) and trying to fill in pages and pages of questions and then be contacted 2 days later to say my GP will call me between 9am-1pm a few days hence... I work in a department store and cant carry my mobile phone on the shop floor much less take calls. I've virtually given up on trying to get to see a doctor. Because its impossible! Seems the NHS GP service is being phased out and its only a matter of time before we go to the US system.