The Rye Hotel

[Huguenot]

Went there last night with Bumbalina and chums.

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Apologies for crappy telephone photo :-$

Splendid food - big portions, lots of variety, very good vinaigrette on the salad which was perfectly crisp. The Pate was like a light caress during a power cut. Top risotto.

Lovely environment, for the relentless and righteous non-smokers the main bar is free of annoyances like me, but for the worshippers of the evil weed there's a well heated and decorated garden marquee that is kept deliciously snug with garden gas heaters. 'Twas like a harem's boudoir in a very nice way! They'll be able to keep it post July with new regs. I especially like that because sensibly none of them are smokers.

The team were excellent. Charming, helpful, engaging, committed, prompt and just kinda nice to be around.

If you're reading this and have nothing particular to do tonight, then I reckon you should just go! It's on the eastern side of the northern 'peak' of Peckham Rye. The very northern bit - not East Dulwich Road, northerner than that ;-)

[fractionater]

can get a bit 'pikey' in their though

[capt_birdseye]

garden gas heaters? Just go ahead and kill the planet why don't you? Can't the smokers just put their coats on?

[Huguenot]

No! Damn you and your piety ;-). First you get us banned from polite society, and then you want to torture us outside the ciy gates. You've had your piddling victory, go and harass fat people.

No pikeys there last night, a couple of art students and a couple of pretty girls with alice bands. Don't qualify as inter-toll booth caravanners though.

[Huguenot]

I'm offended by my use of the word 'fat'.

[T]

I think they've got a Thai chef - the green curry is excellent. Can get v busy at times and on one occasion I had serviced that lacked a smile. :'(

[AcedOut]

They used to do a quiz night in there too. On Tuesday's if I recall. Not sure it it's going strong or not?

[Huguenot]

Well it wasn't there last night :(

Still marvellous tho'!

[Michael Palaeologus]

Are you investing in local hostelries Huguenot? You have been effusive in your praise of The Drum and now the The Rye Hotel.

Either you are expanding your portfolio or your impending departure from ED to foreign parts has quite gone to your head; replacing your usual enlightening theological pontifications with enlightening reviews of pubs.

or are you simply a man of the enlightenment? :)

[Louisa]

Was the Rye Hotel not closed down in the mid 90's for sale of drugs on the premises and loads of brawling outside after hours? lol

[Huguenot]

Just extending the repertoire.

The popularity of LL seems quite to have gone to the head of some of the management, who've forgotten the basics about customer service. Hence a conscious decision to investigate other places.

Won't be in Singapore full time until July after the wedding. Bumbalina and I are going together, so if anyone wants to buy a house??

[Keef]

Yep that'll be the one! How times change :-S

[timtim]

The Rye is well worth a visit.. Great beers on tap, really friendly service everytime I've been there, and a much nicer interior than most places on LL.

I've never been in the summer, but apparently the garden is really nice.

T