New Peckham Rye Cafe

[dreamymummy]

I was a bit shocked to walk in to the NEW Peckham Rye Cafe. This is our local and we've been regulars for years. I had no warning that things were changing. While I did often wish for some updating of the menu, I am deeply distressed that there seems to be nothing vegan on the new menu and the new soya milk they are using makes my latte taste disgusting. I'm a little devastated. It' been a hard week of loss (USA election, Leonard Cohen, Leon Russell) and the cafe is just a nail in the coffin.

Anyone else super happy or sad about the change?

[Rolo Tomasi]

Get in the sea.

[nxjen]

Raising your concerns with the new management might be more productive or did you just want to form a support group?

[KestonKid]

Cracking wind-up! The soya milk bit was what alerted me to it.

[Jah Lush]

Pardon me while I quote Malcom Tucker here - "Give me a second while I look that up in my little file of things I really don't give a fuck about."

[DulwichFox]

Well it is Autumn now coming on Winter and things are quiet, but in the Summer The Park cafe is very popular and one of those little

things than many local people DO give a @#$%& about. So Malcom Tucker can do one.

Often stop of there when out walking. Nothing special but a lovely spot to sit outside with tea and a cake.

DulwichFox

[Phlox]

Lots of people can't have dairy products for many reasons, so I don't think this is a wind-up.

[New Girl]

No need to pardon, quotes those pearls o'wisdom away.

Jah Lush Wrote:

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> Pardon me while I quote Malcom Tucker here - "Give

> me a second while I look that up in my little file

> of things I really don't give a @#$%& about."

[Angelina]

I would suggest telling them. Either directly, or write them a letter.

They won't know unless you tell them.

[bloke]

Shame the cafe has changed management. Stopped off regularly for a coffee and bacon sarnie. Coffee now is insipid and flavourless. Will go elsewhere. The new management are a chain with strong links to Royal Parks, so probably out bid the old lot, the wind has blown in from a new direction....!

[first mate]

Weren't we recently assured by a Councillor or Southwark rep it would not go to a chain?

[siousxiesue]

I started a thread saying this very thing! You may want to look for it, the link to contact the caf? is on there, although they know my views because I complained in person too.

dreamymummy Wrote:

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> I was a bit shocked to walk in to the NEW Peckham

> Rye Cafe. This is our local and we've been

> regulars for years. I had no warning that things

> were changing. While I did often wish for some

> updating of the menu, I am deeply distressed that

> there seems to be nothing vegan on the new menu

> and the new soya milk they are using makes my

> latte taste disgusting. I'm a little devastated.

> It' been a hard week of loss (USA election,

> Leonard Cohen, Leon Russell) and the cafe is just

> a nail in the coffin.

>

> Anyone else super happy or sad about the change?

[mariababe]

Southwark in their greedy haste hiked up the rents so that it became unaffordable for the previous owners to continue....

Loved this cafe really sad to see this happen

[Louisa]

More first world problems. Why not just find an alternative venue which sells the things you miss? I'm losing the will to live reading some of the posts on here today. Going for a lay down.

Louisa.

[rendelharris]

Louisa Wrote:

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> More first world problems. Why not just find an

> alternative venue which sells the things you miss?

> I'm losing the will to live reading some of the

> posts on here today. Going for a lay down.

>

> Louisa.

If only everyone could copy the stoical attitude you showed to losing your beloved Iceland Louisa! I don't think you were a great fan of suggestions then that you should "just find an alternative venue which sells the things you miss," were you?

I must admit I did at first think it's a caff, get over it - but then I thought some people get just as attached to caf?s as I do to pubs - if my favourite local was taken over and they stopped selling my favourite beers I'd be cross, I can actually see the OP's point.

[tiddles]

Also its a shame that two local businesses have been driven out in favour of a chain.

[Louisa]

I do miss Iceland rendel, but I didn't bang on about it. I jumped in my trusted automobile, and ventured down the old Kent road where I have since found a new exciting alternative to the old ED store. It's a shame we can't arrange once weekly free transport (some sort of mini bus?), to the new warehouse store for locals craving an Iceland fix. I know many less agile people who are openly quite jealous about my car trips to the new store. Not that I'm one to gloat.

Louisa.

[rendelharris]

Louisa Wrote:

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> I do miss Iceland rendel, but I didn't bang on

> about it. I jumped in my trusted automobile, and

> ventured down the old Kent road where I have since

> found a new exciting alternative to the old ED

> store. It's a shame we can't arrange once weekly

> free transport (some sort of mini bus?), to the

> new warehouse store for locals craving an Iceland

> fix. I know many less agile people who are openly

> quite jealous about my car trips to the new store.

> Not that I'm one to gloat.

>

> Louisa.

Ah Louisa, I'm a big fan of your posts but you did bang on just a wee bit!

Caf?s and pubs are different anyway, if someone's used to dropping in to the same caf? on their morning school run/exercise/dog walk etc, it's not much consolation to know that they could get in their car and drive two miles to find one similar to the one of which they've been deprived.

[Willard]

Come on people, this is clearly a wind up...

[MarkE]

Willard Wrote:

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> Come on people, this is clearly a wind up...

If it is, DreamyMummy is clearly playing the long game, and very well. 37 other quite normal posts over the last two years... that really would be a top wind-up effort.

[steveo]

Of course wind up: 'Shocked,' 'deeply distressed,' and 'devastated' all because there's nothing vegan on the menu.

Then invoking the USA election and the loss of Leonard Cohen and Leon Russell

Otherwise, it's no wonder *Bob* suicide bombed

[Jeremy]

Do they still sell beer? The option of booze made it a great spot for dads to take the kids in the afternoon.

Apart from that - I had no great love for it really. The service was painfully slow.

[titch juicy]

It's wind up of course.

And the coffee is significantly better than before.

[ruffers]

Angelina Wrote:

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> I would suggest telling them. Either directly, or

> write them a letter.

>

> They won't know unless you tell them.

They won't know what they're serving unless we tell them?

[dimples]

The pizzas fantastic