Independent shops on/around LL? What a laugh!

[Nero]

The Drum is indeed a good place. Nice sarnies and good prices. But it is too smoky at times. Nero

[mockney piers]

Quaywe, I won't but CC & Hugeunot & mark are, and I may be meeting up with at least a couple of them for a swift one straight afterwards if you're about.

Keep meaning to check out the drum, but haven't gotten around to it.

[batdog]

There was a smear campaign against caffe nero in winter 2005-2006 on a national forum ( nothing wrong with that). No need to say that some of the hypocrites "smearing" cafe nero were sitting in there ( and still are) the day the door opened for the first time. Unfortunately I can't name and shame them in here.

Blue Mountain Cafe NEVER knew how to do a good coffee and espresso ( they have been told several time since they opened ), but suddenly after cafe nero opened, their coffee is very much improved... Miracle on North Cross Rd or....

Amazing what "competition" can do...!!! (tu)

[SimonM]

>>Blue Mountain Cafe NEVER knew how to do a good coffee and espresso:D< - just avoid Friday lunchtimes...

[batdog]

Yeah, the picture gallery coffee is not bad at all !! But I do not know of any places in SE22 that serves an espresso the "italian way" and if such a place exists, PLEASE let me know.

There must be some Italians on this forum ?