What are the chances...

[YasminSalaya]

...do you think there are of one of the many Indian buffet restaurants letting someone 'borrow' the restaurant for a while and turn it into somewhere people reaaaaally want to eat!?

I have a brilliant chef friend who was offered a kitchen space in Hackney whereby the owner covered the drink and my friend was to deal with the food. Unfortunately this fell through. I have a few favourite (why am I getting the squiggly red line under this? we're in England not America)restaurants around here but feel like something is missing.

Any further thoughts would be much appreciated :)

[KidKruger]

"...do you think there are of one of the many Indian buffet restaurants letting someone 'borrow' the restaurant for a while and turn it into somewhere people reaaaaally want to eat!? "

I'd guess unlikely on LL. They'd surely fear your losing them any reputation they may have. You can't just take over their location, laying all the / risk and consequences on them. Who'll pay the ?1000's in rent per month while chef friend experiments with the locals ?

[Sue]

Surely you're more likely to get your answer by going to each of the restaurants and asking them, rather than asking for people's opinions on here?

[holloway]

None

[RosieH]

What do you feel is missing?

[uncleglen]

Why don't you try Brick Lane the ones on Lordship Lane are of high quality mainly and are competing with each other- stay on your own side of the river!

[Renata Hamvas]

It might be worth trying some of the pubs?

Renata

[Andybol]

Why don't you try hiring a commercial kitchen and get a stall in North cross road?

[lane lover]

This sounds like something that could be a street food concept. Why not try getting a track record from the back of a van, and then move into cheap premises.

[YasminSalaya]

My own side of the river? I live in East Dulwich! He's more Forest Hill way. There are a couple of good quality Indian restaurants but some of the others are not. It's so sad to walk past them, particularly mid-week when they have 1 table in or no customers at all. My friend was going to pay the owner 50% of the food profits to cover rent of the kitchen he was offered.

I do know some others that do a kind of pop-up in pubs that have been very popular. Agreed, it'll be best to go in and ask at the restaurants themselves though. I just posted on here to get opinions whereas he'll be the one asking around. Not sure whether street food fits his style but then the Northcote road market is going from strength to strength and would be a good starting point.

[UncleBen]

Ridiculous idea. Why doesn't your 'friend' get a proper commercial unit, or a market stall (aka street food to the pretentious), rather than muck up someone elses business that has been grown over time.

[mashcov]

uncleglen Wrote:

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> Why don't you try Brick Lane the ones on Lordship

> Lane are of high quality mainly and are competing

> with each other- stay on your own side of the

> river!

The restaurant on the brick lane are 100 times better then on LL. I remember you racist c***!!!!! you don't want Indian students on the trains but you want Indian restaurant where Indian students are working.

[mashcov]

uncleglen Wrote:

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> Why don't you try Brick Lane the ones on Lordship

> Lane are of high quality mainly and are competing

> with each other- stay on your own side of the

> river!

and what do you mean by YOUR SIDE OF THE RIVER ?????????????????????????????????????

[Otta]

I'm not getting involved in an argument here, but the OP mentioned Hackney, so I guess that was what he meant by that.

[stacey-lyn]

The pop up concept utilising one of the vacant properties in and around the area may suit your friend (however the commercial kitchen logistics may prove difficult, but not impossible).

[Mick Mac]

mashcov Wrote:

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> uncleglen Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

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> > Why don't you try Brick Lane the ones on

> Lordship

> > Lane are of high quality mainly and are

> competing

> > with each other- stay on your own side of the

> > river!

>

> The restaurant on the brick lane are 100 times

> better then on LL. I remember you racist c***!!!!!

> you don't want Indian students on the trains but

> you want Indian restaurant where Indian students

> are working.

I agree with Uncleglen..lordship lane Indian restaurants are much better than Brick Lane equivalents

Why the outburst about racism. Don't understand that.