The Best Bar in East Dulwich 2007 award - discussion

[Brendan]

In the interest of fairness I feel I am going to have to try to put aside my bias towards the CPT and actually go to every pub in East Dulwich and make a judgment on this.

The test will be to engage the bar staff in conversation and after a few pints enquire about the meaning of life. Wherever I get the most satisfactory answer will get my vote.

[Ted Max]

The Harvester probably sports a SE22 postcode?

[Rolo Tomasi]

Well seeing as The Gowlett Arms is not on the list, although I do agree Mark that you have to draw the line somewhere, The Bishop will obviously get my vote (tu)

[Keef]

Really? God, that's down there with the Castle on my list.

[Rolo Tomasi]

Yes really! I've always liked setup down there and the staff are great. Foods good, music?s varied and I can always get served quickly. Yes it gets busy on the weekend but that doesn?t bother me as I don?t enter LL on a Friday/Saturday night anyway, at The Gowlett mainly you see (playing pool). I really would like them to win The Best Bar in East Dulwich 2007 award, but honestly, it won?t bother them one bit if they don?t. Me on the other hand, I'll be devastated :)-D

[Domitianus]

What about the dodgy speak-easy in the kebab shop? It has to win due to its fantastically flexible opening hours.

[Ted Max]

Mark. I posted a pub with an SE22 postcode - are you not going to add it to the list? Somebody might want to vote for it.

[Mark]

Sorry Ted Max, I thought I had, it's on the list now and I've also taken "Lord" off the Lord Palmerston

[Ted Max]

Nice one Mark. They can now put, "Nominated for Best Pub in East Dulwich - EDF" on their big banner outside.

[PeckhamRose]

Not sure if to put this in the fun Consultation topic or start a new one, but here goes.

I won an award for my nomination of Clockhouse for its Flowers in Bloom entry.

That is to say - Southwark Council have a Flowers in Bloom competition or some such thing and I nominated the Clock house and it won and I won something for my nomination.

Yeah - think that's what it was.

So I visited Laurence at Clockhouse and told him.

He had not actually been told he had won the award.

Southwark sent ME, the nominator, his award for his pub.

So I hope we can be sure the winner of the best bar will actually be told they've won.

Not if Southwark Council have anything to do with it.

Sometimes some of these topics do overlap. I'm just about to start one about cycle lanes and more wasted Southwark Council money.....

[Keef]

Android17 Wrote:

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> Yes really! I've always liked setup down there

> and the staff are great. Foods good, music?s

> varied and I can always get served quickly. Yes it

> gets busy on the weekend but that doesn?t bother

> me as I don?t enter LL on a Friday/Saturday night

> anyway, at The Gowlett mainly you see (playing

> pool). I really would like them to win The Best

> Bar in East Dulwich 2007 award, but honestly, it

> won?t bother them one bit if they don?t. Me on the

> other hand, I'll be devastated :)-D

Fair enough, different folks and all that. I've just never felt comfy in there, don't know why really, just don't like it. That said, I like the CPT, which most people think is scruffy so there you go.

[Brendan]

I like the CPT because it is scruffy, but there you go? :-S

[Azul]

72 for best music

The plough because of the sofa and cappa, and cause i can walk there too.

[downsouth]

Shame the Rye Hotel can't feature. Or can it?

[barrymarshall]

A while back it would have been the 72, no contest, but I've recently been frequenting the CPT more and more ... hmmmm ...

HST, about half the pubs on the list I haven't been to. You know, the one's down the "wrong" end of LL.

Think this weekend there might have to be a bit of sampling done - all for the purposes of research, you understand. :)-D

[Floating Onion]

Azul Wrote:

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> cause i can walk there too.

Really guys, how many bars can't you walk to in ED? They're all with in staggering distance.

And I definitely need to do some more sampling!

[Michael Palaeologus]

I'm with the Floater - more research required.

[Jah Lush]

I'm appalled that there are people on this thread who haven't been to every bar in East Dulwich!!!! What the f**k is wrong with you? You need to get out more.

[barrymarshall]

I know - so when are we having a Forum pub crawl, to make sure that we have all duly visited each watering hole in SE22?

[Brendan]

Well I?ve been living here for just over 3 years now and the only place on the list I haven?t been to is Green and Blue.

[barrymarshall]

I've been here a year and have yet to patronise places like the Magdala, Harvester and the Plough - and a couple of others

[melbournite]

What about the Constitutional Club? ?2 per plastic glass of wine. If it can't be included my vote will have to go to the Vale!

[SeanMacGabhann]

Well said Jah - bunch of lightweights the lot of 'em

[Jah Lush]

Thank you Sean, my sentiments entirely. I'm feeling like I DID go to every bar in East Dulwich last night, such is my hangover and empty pockets today. Lush by name and a lush by nature.

[SeanMacGabhann]

sounds like I left you and Keef at the right moment then.... (if I wanted to get any work done today that is...)