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Yes, I remember there was something Mexican there. There was a restaurant there in the evening for a while - I think it was that - it certainly had a different menu to Johnnies. It probably wasn't run by the same people and it didn't seem to have any customers whenever I passed by, so I wasn't surprised it didn't survive.

> Perhaps it's my imagination but I was certain

> the signage at some point referred to Mexican.


There was a Cafe El Paso at #127 for years, which seems to have closed and made a temporary reappearance at #135

https://www.allinlondon.co.uk/restaurants/mexicantex-mex/8992-cafe-el-paso

https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/read.php?30,1878585,1897177

We like Johnnie's and will continue to support them. The kids like the sandwiches and the dog gets a sausage - everyone's happy


If you don't like something that one of our local businesses is doing, you can speak to them.

For example - you think the menu has changed for the worst/ didn't enjoy your meal/ etc

I'm sure any business would prefer feedback.

Hubby has been to Johnnies several times in the last 4 weeks on different days of the week, He checked whether did the 50% offer Mon - Weds and was informed that they were not in scheme. Talking with one of the servers he found that staff must have been on zero hours as nobody was furloughed.


Kinsella's opposite Johnnies is in the scheme.

Pugwash Wrote:

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> Hubby has been to Johnnies several times in the

> last 4 weeks on different days of the week, He

> checked whether did the 50% offer Mon - Weds and

> was informed that they were not in scheme. Talking

> with one of the servers he found that staff must

> have been on zero hours as nobody was furloughed.

>

> Kinsella's opposite Johnnies is in the scheme.


According to the official government website Johnnies is in the scheme:


https://www.tax.service.gov.uk/eat-out-to-help-out/find-a-restaurant/


Maybe the opted out?

ianr Wrote:

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> whiteplumeria69's post on page 1 seems to me an

> informed and adequate explanation of what has

> probably happened.

> https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/read.php?

> 5,2141666,2141890#msg-2141890



I could well imagine that's how the scheme works with no confirmation or letter (or email) but just because you are registered are you obliged to take part

Cafes and restaurants don't have to apply the scheme. I can easily imagine they didn't know how to claim or didn't want to sign up for a scheme that involves a bunch of new paperwork and accounting and a promise by this totally inept government to get some money back in the future. They gave OP half his money back to get him to piss off. It doesn't show that they're engaged in some orchestrated scam to fiddle the tax man out of ?2.43 on OP's beans on toast. The OP is defamatory.

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