Burro e Salvia closed down

[slarti b]

Sorry to see that they have closed. Was a nice shop though never seemed very busy.

[kford]

Baffled as to how it ever made a living anyway.

[EastDulwicher]

Oh no that is such a shame - such great pasta and our daughters loved seeing it made.

[tfwsoll]

I am very sorry they have closed although their Shoreditch branch is still open. Their pasta was fantastic and the staff were lovely.

[Sue]

I was never quite sure what it was.

Shop? Restaurant? Takeaway?

Maybe that was part of its problem?

[DovertheRoad]

Sue - exactly right I think. You have to make it east for people. It was also expensive.

[Sue]

If memory serves, it didn't have anything outside to indicate what was being sold inside, let alone prices.

You would think letting potential customers know what you did and what to expect would be pretty crucial for a business!

[TheCat]

Shame. Now i have no problem paying up for good stuff, even dont mind paying overs if i really like it, but we bought pasta from there on 2 occasions...it was 'okay'....yes it was good quality....but when paying north of 25 quid for pasta for 2 (that you still need to cook yourself), just being'okay' wasn't really enough unfort.

Also tried their offering on deliveroo a couple of times. Overbaked lasagne didn't really have us hurrying back....

[DulwichFox]

Although the Shop and Restaurant are now permanently closed....

..anyone wishing to purchase pasta from Burro e Salvia,

can do so on Saturday 6th January 2018 between 10.00 and 17.00

after which the staff at East Dulwich will be joining the Team at their Shoreditch branch.

[dbboy]

Does the pasta stall on North Cross Road still exist?

[Sue]

It was still there quite recently

[El Presidente]

Tried this place once. Nice but not so nice that it was worth how much they were charging.

Very specialist businesses like this need a top class offering that stands out or else be much more affordable so they can be an everyday purchase. This had neither and i'm surprised it lasted as long as it did.

[budleigh]

TheCat Wrote:

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> Shame. Now i have no problem paying up for good

> stuff, even dont mind paying overs if i really

> like it, but we bought pasta from there on 2

> occasions...it was 'okay'....yes it was good

> quality....but when paying north of 25 quid for

> pasta for 2 (that you still need to cook

> yourself), just being'okay' wasn't really enough

> unfort.

>

> Also tried their offering on deliveroo a couple of

> times. Overbaked lasagne didn't really have us

> hurrying back....

It is expensive but 25 quid? It's ?6 for 300g which is a pretty decent portion for two.

I will miss it, but agree that they didn't sell themselves.

[tomskip]

Pasta is one of those food items that is absolutely fine if bought dried or fresh from the supermarket.

You need to be a dedicated aficionado to pay top dollar for fresh hand made pasta from a shop. Ime most people in the UK view pasta as a handy to make quick mid week meal, not something to have for the ultimate treat.

[d.b]

Agree with everyone that they were too expensive but occasionally when we wanted something easy and very nice, I definitely enjoyed their filled pasta, which was miles better than anything you'd get from a supermarket. But still on pricing they were competing with a nice steak from the butchers or something, which makes no sense.

In the evening their food was excellent, and they were quick, informal and friendly. I'll really miss the shop just for that.

[kibris]

The price always pushes people away and as before the food it great but expensive

[dds29]

Totally agree with budleigh; We never paid more than ?6 for filled pasta for two. And it was top quality-delicious and as good as any I've enjoyed in Italy.

Also can't people walk into a shop and have a look at what's on offer? Even have a conversation with the staff?

[Sue]

dds29 Wrote:

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> Also can't people walk into a shop and have a look

> at what's on offer? Even have a conversation with

> the staff?

Surely the onus should not be on a potential customer to find out what is behind a window with no goods or information in it, and a business name which gives no indication of what it is selling?

Life's too short!

[bilksy]

real shame. loved all the food they did.

[d.b]

Sue Wrote:

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> dds29 Wrote:

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> Surely the onus should not be on a potential

> customer to find out what is behind a window with

> no goods or information in it, and a business name

> which gives no indication of what it is selling?

>

You're being massively disingenuous. There was a clear plate glass window through which anyone walking past could very easily see pasta sold, and usually could see the person actually making the pasta fresh right in front of the window maybe 2 feet away from where you're standing.

[DulwichFox]

The whole idea was to WATCH the Pasta being made through the window.

People were invited to do just this.

There was a counter where Pasta could be bought.

So clearly operating as a shop

There were tables inside where people could be seen eating especially in the evening.

So clearly operating a Restaurant.

I fail to see why anyone would get confused by how this place was operating.

[jimbo1964]

Shame to see it go. But it was never busy.

[Sue]

d.b Wrote:

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> Sue Wrote:

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> > dds29 Wrote:

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> >

> > Surely the onus should not be on a potential

> > customer to find out what is behind a window

> with

> > no goods or information in it, and a business

> name

> > which gives no indication of what it is

> selling?

> >

>

> You're being massively disingenuous. There was a

> clear plate glass window through which anyone

> walking past could very easily see pasta sold, and

> usually could see the person actually making the

> pasta fresh right in front of the window maybe 2

> feet away from where you're standing.

Fair enough.

I walked past it many times and never noticed this.

Since it has closed down, maybe I wasn't the only one.

I was dimly aware it made and sold pasta, but that was all. I had no idea if it was a shop, a restaurant or what.

And presumably this pasta making in front of the window wasn't going on 24/7?

I never saw any samples of pasta or a price list or a menu in the window.

Sorry, but a business has to promote itself, and if it doesn't do that well enough then the inevitable happens.

[healey]

A case of taking a trendy industrial concept far too seriously.

[Penguin68]

Issues of quality and value apart, the business model for this doesn?t work. It was set up for an area with a high/ high value passing (particularly lunchtime) trade ? where people would be looking for a quick and easy lunch (in) or for easily portable ingredients to take home from work for a quick meal there ? very much the passing trade of an area with a high intensity of (relatively well paid) office staff. This isn?t the LL demographic. Although the age/ wealth profile in LL is close ? the sort of passing trade is much more yummy mummy (long chats over a light lunch with buggies) ? which it wasn?t set up for. And if you are cooking partly at least for children the costs/ quality don?t add-up either. ?6 for pasta for two is fine for dinkies, but doesn?t make sense for the LL demographic on anything except an occasional basis. ? So ? good shop, wrong location, wrong customer base.