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Salsaboy Wrote:

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> Went to the Waga in Bluewater last week. Awful.

> Overpriced, formulaic gunk. They seem to have gone

> way downhill from a couple of years ago. Won't be

> going back.


xxxxxxx


I absolutely agree with all that.


When the first one opened in London it was great (unless my memory is bad) but now they just serve terrible overpriced rubbish.


I'd far rather see a Vietnamese restaurant here. I really like the food the guy with the van serves on North Cross Road.

I'd be happy with a Wagga on the doorstep too. It would be a shame that some of our local independents would have to up their game in terms of quality of food, better service and a good look at their prices, but hey, I could just about live with that sacrifice...

It won't happen


Wrong demograph-Wrong location-Wrong everything


(insert sad face)


They set up in areas that have a broader footfall, more business and recreational/destination/tourists/casual walk-ins


Usually in areas like Wimbledon, Putney, Richmond, Soho, Camden & Bluewater.


East Dulwich ain't on their radar & can join the queue behind wannabee Clapham, Northcote Road, Balham and such likes


However, IF they landed here, in a fantasy retail spaceship - along with Waitrose, M&S & Nando's, Greggs... then of course...la la laa


I'd go on occasions, to eat and have my placemat scribbled on


Why not !



Nette

Wagamamas used to be great but then over-expanded, the prices went up, the food quality went down and it isn't value for money any longer. If we must have a chain, I would take a Busaba Eathai or a Wahaca or even a Tortilla or itsu.

Or any good independent selling any of those food types!

Salsaboy Wrote:

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> Went to the Waga in Bluewater last week. Awful.

> Overpriced, formulaic gunk. They seem to have gone

> way downhill from a couple of years ago. Won't be

> going back.



Ya see that's where you went wrong... Bluewater... What the...!!!

Agree with other comments on stuffing LL with more chain restaurants which push up rents. They're all pretty average and would make LL look like any other high street.


Wagamama falls firmly into that category.


What would be good would be a nice Italian restaurant.

El Pibe Wrote:

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> I reckon what the lane is missing is a french

> restaurant serving 70s classics like prawn

> cocktail and angel delight.


As far as I can work out, Le Moulin is basically a 70s theme restaurant (but I do actually quite like it).


Curry house is a good idea, but not sure East Dulwich is ready for such exotic fayre.

...keep chains out, quality of food aside they'll just destroy any character shopping street. I remember when Upper Street was a joy now it's a chain filled horror. from Cafe fooking Nero to GBK to Adventure Bar the writing is on the wall I think. Especially when the new census data filters into all the location marketing tools and the people in all the chains development offices say "hey, SE22 is coming up on the databse as a real opportunity for our XXXXXX aimed at soulless yuppies with no imagination concept"

???? Wrote:

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> ...keep chains out, quality of food aside they'll

> just destroy any character shopping street. I

> remember when Upper Street was a joy now it's a

> chain filled horror. from Cafe fooking Nero to GBK

> to Adventure Bar the writing is on the wall I

> think. Especially when the new census data filters

> into all the location marketing tools and the

> people in all the chains development offices say

> "hey, SE22 is coming up on the databse as a real

> opportunity for our XXXXXX aimed at soulless

> yuppies with no imagination concept"


Up to a point, I agree with much of this - but there are some truly terrible eateries/ afternoon teaeries in ED that are local/ independents but provide a rather dreadful service and somehow seem to solicit new victims on a daily basis

@quids - couldn't agree more, my Niece came up from Bristol to visit last weekend with her boyfriend - on a quick walk along the Lane she was surprised/delighted at the amount of independent shops/businesses there were (all this unprompted) and bemoaned the fact that it wasn't like that back home.


Re Le Chardon - had a disastrously bland and watery fish soup there recently but it was followed by an excellent coq-au-vin (70s maybe, but delicious) so something bad, something wonderful - typically French.


ET change names (it's all French to me)

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