Saucy closed closing

[teddyboy23]

Saucy is closing if not already closed today.

[JohnL]

"Permanently closed" status on Facebook - you wouldn't see it if you weren't looking for it and "This account doesn?t exist" on twitter.

Just vanished ... sad

[Flyingspur09]

Yes has permanently closed. No menu's to view, website doesn't work and should be open from yesterday but was not. Sad story but clearly wasn't profitable.

[intexasatthe moment]

Oh I'm sorry to hear that ,they put so much work and effort into it .The owners must be gutted .

[TheCat]

Blimey....that's a shame for the owners. 18 months of prep for 6 months of trading...

[mrwb]

Sad news, didn't even go yet. Probably evidence it was burger joint saturation on the lane too. With GBK, Meat Liquor and the pubs too. A lot of competition.

[PSJ]

Ah, a shame to lose this, but after the much delayed start it must have made the financials difficult.

They did a very good vegan burger.

If anyone is interested in good vegan burgers, I can recommend the one from the Picturehouse.

Best wishes to them.

I'd love something like Seacow to come back.

[DovertheRoad]

RIP Saucy. It's gutting when you've put so much time, energy and capital into it. But you learn, dust yourself down and move on.

It always seemed fairly busy when I passed by - which shows how tight margins are these days to make any eatery viable.

It's no consolation but I guess the work they did to get the building back to modern standards after the neglect with the Curry Cabin lease will benefit the next leaseholder.

Good luck to the team behind Saucy with their next endeavours.

[EDmummy]

Sign out front says closed due to serious illness and overseas relocation. Shame they couldn?t sell as a going concern.

[NewWave]

EDmummy Wrote:

-------------------------------------------------------

> Sign out front says closed due to serious illness

> and overseas relocation. Shame they couldn?t sell

> as a going concern.

If it is indeed true about the serious illness then thats very sad.

Am I correct in thinking they had some problem with their original chef injuring his hand and unable to work or something which delayed their trading? Or was that somewhere else?

I felt it was somewhat jinxed from the start.

we actually never went or felt any desire to go because of the food offering being limited to the burger and chip end of the spectrum which just never appealed.

Especially with GBK and Meatliquor on the same road had we fancied a burger (a VERY VERY rare occurrence in our household) we would have gone to Meatliquor.

It would be great if something to replace the much lamented Brickhouse opened in its place.

somewhere with great all day breakfasts, soups and salads.

[DovertheRoad]

NewWave Wrote:

-------------------------------------------------------

> It would be great if something to replace the much

> lamented Brickhouse opened in its place.

> somewhere with great all day breakfasts, soups and

> salads.

You mean...gasp...somewhere on the Lane that sells simple, healthy food? Yeah that would be great as options are limited. But Signora, whilst not shouting loud about it does a brilliant job of that I find. Prices are reasonable too.

[DovertheRoad]

EDmummy Wrote:

-------------------------------------------------------

> Sign out front says closed due to serious illness

> and overseas relocation. Shame they couldn?t sell

> as a going concern.

Yeah that's a real shame. Wouldn't blame anyone for relocating overseas at the moment.

[Seabag]

Signora ?

Where?s that?

[sheff]

Next to Hisar.. Where Mon P'tit Chou used to be.

I agree, it's pretty good for a bowl of pasta (with or without kids) and a salad etc...

[julesheaton]

Hi Guys, I'm the owner of Saucy/Saucy Chip. I said very clearly we are closing due to 'ill health and relocation overseas' Both very true. I didn't say we were "seriously ill" nor have we closed because there are too many burger restaurants on the street", chicken was actually one of our biggest sellers!

Quite simply we are moving out of the Dulwich area (and part time in France) as operators and I'm having a very significant bit of surgery.

Massively appreciate all the fantastic, lovely well wishes given the money, love, sweat and tears that went into the site I was so passionate about. Good news is I'm developing the brand outside of Dulwich and internationally so for those of you that came and enjoyed in Dulwich, of which there are many, we'll keep in touch😊 Thank you loads Jules xx

[siousxiesue]

sheff Wrote:

-------------------------------------------------------

> Next to Hisar.. Where Mon P'tit Chou used to be.

>

> I agree, it's pretty good for a bowl of pasta

> (with or without kids) and a salad etc...

I like Signoria a lot but it could be a tad healthier! Salads are unimaginative and only white pasta is served, although they do great fish dishes.

[Frankito]

All the best!

julesheaton Wrote:

-------------------------------------------------------

> Hi Guys, I'm the owner of Saucy/Saucy Chip. I said

> very clearly we are closing due to 'ill health and

> relocation overseas' Both very true. I didn't say

> we were "seriously ill" nor have we closed because

> there are too many burger restaurants on the

> street", chicken was actually one of our biggest

> sellers!

>

> Quite simply we are moving out of the Dulwich area

> (and part time in France) as operators and I'm

> having a very significant bit of surgery.

>

> Massively appreciate all the fantastic, lovely

> well wishes given the money, love, sweat and tears

> that went into the site I was so passionate about.

> Good news is I'm developing the brand outside of

> Dulwich and internationally so for those of you

> that came and enjoyed in Dulwich, of which there

> are many, we'll keep in touch😊 Thank you

> loads Jules xx

[Abe_froeman]

Yes good luck for the future. Really enjoyed every meal at Saucy and it's a great loss to Lordship Lane.

[Seabag]

Best of luck Jules

Health first is a good thing

[NewWave]

julesheaton Wrote:

-------------------------------------------------------

> Hi Guys, I'm the owner of Saucy/Saucy Chip. I said

> very clearly we are closing due to 'ill health and

> relocation overseas' Both very true. I didn't say

> we were "seriously ill" nor have we closed because

> there are too many burger restaurants on the

> street", chicken was actually one of our biggest

> sellers!

>

> Quite simply we are moving out of the Dulwich area

> (and part time in France) as operators and I'm

> having a very significant bit of surgery.

>

> Massively appreciate all the fantastic, lovely

> well wishes given the money, love, sweat and tears

> that went into the site I was so passionate about.

> Good news is I'm developing the brand outside of

> Dulwich and internationally so for those of you

> that came and enjoyed in Dulwich, of which there

> are many, we'll keep in touch😊 Thank you

> loads Jules xx

good luck in the new venture and wishing you well through your surgery

[Ontherun]

julesheaton Wrote:

-------------------------------------------------------

> Hi Guys, I'm the owner of Saucy/Saucy Chip. I said

> very clearly we are closing due to 'ill health and

> relocation overseas' Both very true. I didn't say

> we were "seriously ill" nor have we closed because

> there are too many burger restaurants on the

> street", chicken was actually one of our biggest

> sellers!

>

> Quite simply we are moving out of the Dulwich area

> (and part time in France) as operators and I'm

> having a very significant bit of surgery.

>

> Massively appreciate all the fantastic, lovely

> well wishes given the money, love, sweat and tears

> that went into the site I was so passionate about.

> Good news is I'm developing the brand outside of

> Dulwich and internationally so for those of you

> that came and enjoyed in Dulwich, of which there

> are many, we'll keep in touch😊 Thank you

> loads Jules xx

Very best of luck in your next venture. We'll miss you - a really bright and fun addition to the Lane, my teens loved your menu. Wishing you lots of luck with the surgery, your recuperation and the relocation to France. We'll always look out for Saucy and hope we come across you in future either in the UK or in France (we go there a lot!) Xx

[EastDulwicher]

So sad to see you go - a great addition and both we and our kids loved the food, atmosphere and ice cream! Best of luck in your future endeavours and wishing you well soon.

[bloodoranges]

Hopefully someone can pick up the site, as it's nice inside!

[Dodo1]

Hi

I feel very sorry for the staff.

They did not get any warning; which I think was very unfair.

[seenbeen]

Dodo1 Wrote:

-------------------------------------------------------

> Hi

> I feel very sorry for the staff.

> They did not get any warning; which I think was

> very unfair.

Par for the course these days...last I heard Merlin Entertainments (Legoland etc etc) operate with zero hours contracts