Le Chardon sold

[alice]

what was the first place?

[rendelharris]

alice Wrote:

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> what was the first place?

Their outlet in Clapham.

[Penguin68]

I think, that in writing We're excited to open our second shop on Lordship Lane and... he may have meant to write We're excited to open our second shop, on Lordship Lane, and... for clarity. A bit prodnose but that is why, sometimes, old-fashioned use of grammar can avoid misconceptions. I wish them well in their endeavour and am pleased that the public environs (and history) of Le Chardon are to be respected.

I suspect that the more informal approach of their restaurant may be more to the taste of the new public in LL than the more old fashioned '3 courses and coffee' vibe of Le Chardon - much though, at times, I enjoyed that.

[HelBel65]

Penguin68 Wrote:

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> I think, that in writing We're excited to open our

> second shop on Lordship Lane and... he may have

> meant to write We're excited to open our second

> shop, on Lordship Lane, and... for clarity. A bit

> prodnose but that is why, sometimes, old-fashioned

> use of grammar can avoid misconceptions.

Love this post. Exactly my thoughts on reading that sentence. Love a bit of grammar! :))

[Sue]

Peckhampam Wrote:

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> OMG Sue and Louisa....this is ridiculous and so

> boring

I completely agree.

But if someone posted personal rubbish about you on a public forum, would you not want to respond?

If not, then I admire your restraint.

ETA: And let's hope that's the end of it.

[Sue]

Penguin68 Wrote:

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> I think, that in writing We're excited to open our

> second shop on Lordship Lane and... he may have

> meant to write We're excited to open our second

> shop, on Lordship Lane, and... for clarity. A bit

> prodnose but that is why, sometimes, old-fashioned

> use of grammar can avoid misconceptions. I wish

> them well in their endeavour and am pleased that

> the public environs (and history) of Le Chardon

> are to be respected.

>

> I suspect that the more informal approach of their

> restaurant may be more to the taste of the new

> public in LL than the more old fashioned '3

> courses and coffee' vibe of Le Chardon - much

> though, at times, I enjoyed that.

Thanks for that, I was confused as well!

[titch juicy]

tarteastdulwich Wrote:

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> Hello East Dulwich! I'm Adam, one of the owners of

> Tart, and yes we are indeed taking over Le Chardon

> from Robert. My partner and I have eaten at the

> restaurant a few times over the last few years but

> never did we think that we'd have the opportunity

> to eventually own such a beautiful space. We're

> excited to open our second shop on Lordship Lane

> and look forward to inviting you all in to try our

> fare. Before we get to that stage, I wanted to

> share our thoughts on a few points you've raised:

>

> 1) The interior: as mentioned to Yvonne when she

> emailed me, our plans for the restaurant are

> centred on respecting the history and immense

> character of the space. Therefore, while we shall

> be updating/fixing the areas that need it (e.g.

> the kitchen, painted-closed windows and worn

> flooring), we'll also be honouring and augmenting

> the historic character of the shop.

>

> 2) Our menu: at Tart our aim is to make the best

> savoury tarts in the business. Not quite a quiche

> and not a pie, our tarts are packed full of great

> ingredients and held together with the minimum of

> custard needed to set them. Our top seller is the

> chorizo, roast red pepper, goats cheese, tomato

> and pesto tart. My favourite's always been the

> smoked haddock, mature cheddar, spinach,

> caramelised onion and coarse-grain mustard tart.

> We also have a full brunch menu and bake our own

> brownies, cakes and cookies. I've attached a pic

> of the chorizo tart below and you can see more on

> our website here:

> http://www.tartlondon.com/gallery

>

> 3) Pricing: you can take away that chorizo tart

> for ?4.95 or avail of our tart and salad deal for

> ?6.50, which is very popular in Clapham. Pots of

> salad range from ?3 to ?5. Our sit-in prices are

> little higher due to VAT. Hopefully you'll find

> our menu represents decent value for money.

>

> If you have any questions or concerns, please let

> me know. You can email me directly at

> [email protected] or follow us on Facebook at

> Facebook.com/Tart and Instagram on tart.london.

> Look out for launch promotions closer to the day.

>

> All the best,

> Adam

May I just ask please, do you have a list of take-away prices available? The menu on your website just shows sit in prices. Many thanks.

[redjam]

Good luck in your new venture, Adam, it sounds great and I'll definitely be trying it out when you open.

[tarteastdulwich]

Hi there - here's a fairly-comprehensive list of our current takeaway prices:

- Vegetarian tart: ?4.50

- Meat or fish tart: ?4.95

- Any tart plus any salad: ?6.50 (this is a good meal - you'll be pretty full)

- Regular tub of salad (250cc): ?3

- Large tub of salad (500cc): ?5

- Cake portions start from ?3 (e.g. lemon & coconut polenta cake) but we have 6-inch cookies for ?1.75 and pastries are similarly priced

- Coffee/tea sample prices: americano ?2.20, flat white ?2.40, latte ?2.50, any tea ?2.20

Hope this helps!

Thanks for your support,

Adam

[Sue]

It sounds like a great addition to Lordship Lane, really looking forward to trying it.

[binkylilyput]

Prices discussed (argued about) previously in this post not really accurate then.

Thanks tarteastdulwich- this all sounds lovely and I hope your new venture will be a roaring success!

Welcome and best of luck

[titch juicy]

DulwichFox Wrote:

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>

> Of course other people also eat Pie and Mash.

> In their Tower Bridge Rd. Branch, many

> 'respectable' city types Booted and Suited

> can be found Tucking in during the week and this

> Bermondsey outlet will be rammed

> with Millwall fans on Match day."

Respectable city types? You've obviously never worked in the city. Just because they're wearing a suit doesn't make them any more respectable than your average builder. Did Dr Who drop you here from 1950?

[titch juicy]

DulwichFox Wrote:

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> Louisa Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

> > I agree, lets now allow the usual suspects to

> take

> > this thread off topic. So Le Chardon, any

> > thoughts?

> >

> > Louisa.

>

> I have never set foot in the place. It looks

> Nice.. Does not seem too expensive...

> But it sells Foie Gras..

>

> .. and I have expressed my views on Foie Gras

> many a time over the years..

>

> It prevents me using several outlets in East

> Dulwich and indeed elsewhere.

>

> Principals have to be adhered too.

>

> Lets see what the new place will be doing.

>

> Foxy.

But you're happy to eat battery farmed chicken from an Indian restaurant in a mixed grill?

*principals have to be adjusted according to my taste/argument*

Just fixed that for you Foxy.

[titch juicy]

tarteastdulwich Wrote:

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> Hi there - here's a fairly-comprehensive list of

> our current takeaway prices:

>

> - Vegetarian tart: ?4.50

> - Meat or fish tart: ?4.95

> - Any tart plus any salad: ?6.50 (this is a good

> meal - you'll be pretty full)

> - Regular tub of salad (250cc): ?3

> - Large tub of salad (500cc): ?5

> - Cake portions start from ?3 (e.g. lemon &

> coconut polenta cake) but we have 6-inch cookies

> for ?1.75 and pastries are similarly priced

> - Coffee/tea sample prices: americano ?2.20, flat

> white ?2.40, latte ?2.50, any tea ?2.20

>

> Hope this helps!

>

> Thanks for your support,

> Adam

Thanks. It looks very reasonable.

[Sue]

titch juicy Wrote:

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>

> *principals have to be adjusted according to my

> taste/argument*

>

> Just fixed that for you Foxy.

Principles. Principles.

[DulwichFox]

titch juicy Wrote:

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> DulwichFox Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

>

> >

> > Of course other people also eat Pie and Mash.

> > In their Tower Bridge Rd. Branch, many

> > 'respectable' city types Booted and Suited

> > can be found Tucking in during the week and

> this

> > Bermondsey outlet will be rammed

> > with Millwall fans on Match day."

>

> Respectable city types? You've obviously never

> worked in the city. Just because they're wearing a

> suit doesn't make them any more respectable than

> your average builder. Did Dr Who drop you here

> from 1950?

'Respectable' was in quotes ??

Never worked in the city. ? I worked in the City for 40 years..

Back in the 70's when as Telephone Engineer field guy, I worked in Customs and Excise,

The Stock Exchange, The Mansion House, Coutes, Barings Bank, Rothchilds, Plantation Hse. in the Commodities markets.

I also worked in Billingsgate Fish Market and Smithfield Meat Market.

I met them all.

DF.

[titch juicy]

DulwichFox Wrote:

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> titch juicy Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

> > DulwichFox Wrote:

> >

> --------------------------------------------------

>

> > -----

> >

> > >

> > > Of course other people also eat Pie and Mash.

>

> > > In their Tower Bridge Rd. Branch, many

> > > 'respectable' city types Booted and Suited

> > > can be found Tucking in during the week and

> > this

> > > Bermondsey outlet will be rammed

> > > with Millwall fans on Match day."

> >

> > Respectable city types? You've obviously never

> > worked in the city. Just because they're wearing

> a

> > suit doesn't make them any more respectable

> than

> > your average builder. Did Dr Who drop you here

> > from 1950?

>

> 'Respectable' was in quotes ??

>

> Never worked in the city. ? I worked in the City

> for 40 years..

>

> Back in the 70's when as Telephone Engineer field

> guy, I worked in Customs and Excise,

> The Stock Exchange, The Mansion House, Coutes,

> Barings Bank, Rothchilds, Plantation Hse. in the

> Commodities markets.

>

> I also worked in Billingsgate Fish Market and

> Smithfield Meat Market.

>

> I met them all.

>

> DF.

I stand corrected and didn't notice the inverted commas around 'respectable'. I should've read more closely.

[Sue]

Sorry I posted a duplicate post

[Mick Mac]

DulwichFox Wrote:

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>

> Never worked in the city. ? I worked in the City

> for 40 years..

>

> Back in the 70's when as Telephone Engineer field

> guy, I worked in Customs and Excise,

> The Stock Exchange, The Mansion House, Coutes,

> Barings Bank, Rothchilds, Plantation Hse. in the

> Commodities markets.

>

> I also worked in Billingsgate Fish Market and

> Smithfield Meat Market.

>

> I met them all.

>

> DF.

Foxy - did you work as an telephone engineer for all of those companies, or work in the commodities markets for some of them, and if so doing what? genuine question.

[Sue]

Didn't take long for the thread to go off topic again, did it?!

[DulwichFox]

Mick Mac Wrote:

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> DulwichFox Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

>

> >

> > Never worked in the city. ? I worked in the

> City

> > for 40 years..

> >

> > Back in the 70's when as Telephone Engineer

> field

> > guy, I worked in Customs and Excise,

> > The Stock Exchange, The Mansion House, Coutes,

> > Barings Bank, Rothchilds, Plantation Hse. in

> the

> > Commodities markets.

> >

> > I also worked in Billingsgate Fish Market and

> > Smithfield Meat Market.

> >

> > I met them all.

> >

> > DF.

>

> Foxy - did you work as an telephone engineer for

> all of those companies, or work in the commodities

> markets for some of them, and if so doing what?

> genuine question.

I was working for The GPO as a Telephone Engineer and in my early days 1970 ish went out to these companies and many more to fix their Switch Boards, Lines and associated equipment.

,, after that I moved into The Exchange where I worked as a maintenance Engineer working on Telephone Equipment,

Diesel Generators, Batteries, Rectifiers, Compressors , Cable pressurisation systems, Lighting.

Post Office Telephones (GPO) became British Post Office then British Telecom (Privatisation)

I also worked for Mercury Comms. Cable and Wireless and finally Nortel Networks.

I also had my own shop in E.D. Uplands Road. and was a Temporary driver for Dial-A-Ride.

Hope that answers your question. :)

Foxy

[Seabag]

Louisa wrote:

>A flan slice with a side salad, best part of a tenner. Bargain

Louisa.<

Has this turned out to be true at the new Tart Shop/ Le Chardon place ?

Or hot air #fakenews

[Hoopoedi]

I'll certainly be along for a slice! Good luck with the new venture, Adam, and enjoy the helpful and constructive side of the East Dulwich Forum...

[goforit]

I've been to Tart in Clapham a few times and I LOVE their salads and crustless tarts - sooo healthy and very tasty. Good value for money. Recommended! It'll be nice to have one local to me as I live nearby. Keep my eyes open to Tart opening in ED...

[DulwichFox]

They are going to have to sell a lot of Tarts and Salads to pay the rent and rates at that place.

Foxy