The Ivy House HAS WON an English Heritage Award!!!

[Sue]

Thanks to the Ivy House for keeping shareholders so well informed - and huge congratulations on this:

http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/caring/angel-awards/vote2013/best-rescue-of-any-other-type-of-historic-building-or-place/

ETA: You can vote for the Ivy House here (in the "readers' favourite" category):

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/9DDJ8HS

EDITED 21 October to say - IT WON AN AWARD!

[Earl Aelfheah]

Fantastic stuff. Congratulations to all those involved.

[hpsaucey]

Fantastic! Well done everyone involved... and fingers crossed...

[James Barber]

Please do everyone vote for this local pub.

NB. I'm a shareholder.

[honeybee79]

Thanks - we're really excited to be shortlisted for this and to be in the company of such fantastic competition!

[hazelnunhead]

Voted for Ivy House ....well done on being short listed

[the-e-dealer]

Whens it open for a Drink?

[Sue]

Exact date not set but will be late Summer/early Autumn according to the info shareholders have received.

Can't wait!

[Sue]

Please vote for The Ivy House if you haven't already!

This is such a brilliant local initiative!

[chellbirdse15]

congrats guys that it amazing !!!!! I have voted already :O)) fingers cross you will win!!!! looking forward to having you open soon..

[Sue]

Just had a newsletter saying they're getting close to re-opening!

Hooray!

[vandam]

Come on the Ivy House!

Starting to get very excited about the imminent re-opening of my local!

Something special brewing...

[charliebubs]

That's amazing! Great work by all involved. Well done!!

[Mattsoper]

The Ivy House was on Newsnight yesterday (13/08/13) as part of a feature on the decline of the British pub and what's being done to slow it. You can see it here:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23691156?SThisFB

If you're quick about it you can also see the pub on The One Show, available on iPlayer till 8PM on 14/08/13. It was included in a story about localism (around 50 minutes into the programme).

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b038bj2n/The_One_Show_07_08_2013/

[Sue]

Damn, missed the One Show on iPlayer by just under two hours :(

But great to see the piece on Newsnight, thanks for giving the link!

[DulwichFox]

No News here for a while BUT.. I was told last night by a CAMRA Member in the Flying Pig that

The Ivy House is now OPEN. ????

Anyone care to elaborate. ??

DulwichFox

[Cyclemonkey]

Fox, it is indeed open. They had a soft launch over bank holiday weekend. I went last Sunday and had a couple of pints and a very nice plate of chilli and rice.

[DulwichFox]

Thank you Cyclemonkey...

They seemed to of kept that quiet. ??

How Odd. !

Foxy.

[Cyclemonkey]

Not really, shareholders were invited to 2 preview nights before the bank holiday opening. The actual launch was soft, eg no fanfare or grand opening. I assume this is to allow them to get establised. I understand there are already some events booked for later this month.

[number 2]

we went last friday night for a swift pint before going on elsewhere for dinner. it was certainly busier than i'd ever seen it outside a "pull the other one" night. it's such a big space that it's difficult to say how full it was, but there were definitely people waiting for tables and a really nice buzz about the place with a good mix of people. the food looked nice enough too. not jaw-droppingly amazing but then they aren't claiming to be doing anything other than pub grub so i'd say they seem to have it bang on.

[Jeremy]

TBH if you're going out primarily for a drink, well priced, simple pub grub is exactly what I'd want. Good luck to the Ivy House, hope to make the journey over there one day soon...

[Reg Smeeton]

If all East Dulwich pubs were about to be turned into flats, but you could save just three of them as pubs for heritage reasons, which three would you choose (I'm ignoring what I think of them as current drinking establishments)?

I would choose:

The EDT - flagship pub as you enter the area;

The Plough - ditto, and it used to be a bus route destination; and

Great Exhibition, despite its change of name.

[DulwichFox]

Jeremy Wrote:

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> TBH if you're going out primarily for a drink,

> well priced, simple pub grub is exactly what I'd

> want. Good luck to the Ivy House, hope to make the

> journey over there one day soon...

Quite right..

Too many E.D. Pubs/Bars Pretending to sell Posh Nosh and getting Wrong.

DulwichFox.

[number 2]

DulwichFox Wrote:

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> Jeremy Wrote:

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

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> > TBH if you're going out primarily for a drink,

> > well priced, simple pub grub is exactly what

> I'd

> > want. Good luck to the Ivy House, hope to make

> the

> > journey over there one day soon...

>

>

> Quite right..

>

> Too many E.D. Pubs/Bars Pretending to sell Posh

> Nosh and getting Wrong.

>

> DulwichFox.

Well, exactly. Nice, chunky, honest to goodness pub grub. Not a jus or truffle in sight.....

[Dodie]

We went last night. Really friendly staff, excellent choice of beers and good burger with nice crispy chips; they also do great pieminister pies. Such a great pub! It was nicely busy but easy to get a table. They seem to be having live music on sunday afternoons.