Adventure bar closing?

[Angusvanfrehley]

Not that I liked the place at all but better than another empty retail space.

[Louisa]

ED has grown in confidence as a predominantly family orientated area. LL is therefore losing any attempt it had ten years or so ago to become another 'night out' destination. The likes of Adventure Bar and Drafthouse who would have shown an interest in those early days are no longer viable in this area as families take over from singletons. It's all about Peckham these days for that sort of thing. ED is about food, coffee and gift shops these days. A kind of Northcote Light. This is why the likes of Adventure bar do not work anymore, and Jack Wills, Space NK will follow on behind the cinema. Maybe Adventure bar would work better on Bellenden Road?

Louisa.

[DuncanW]

Having lived in ED as both a singleton, through to married with kids I can honestly say that Adventure Bar has never had any appeal to me in the slightest. It looked like it had got lost on the way to Croydon.

[northlondoner]

Louisa how DARE you? Bellenden Road is way too stylish to host the Adventure or anything of that ilk. No self respecting hipster Peckhamite ( not to mention middle aged blow-in like myself) would draw much pleasure there. Duncan's Croydon jab is cruel but accurate.

[jimbo1964]

I'm sure it won't be empty for long.. Cue lengthy thread of speculation.

[Jah Lush]

DuncanW Wrote:

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I can honestly say that Adventure Bar has never had any appeal to me in the slightest. It looked like it had got lost on the way to Croydon.

I couldn't agree more. Spot on.

[DaveR]

As mentioned on another thread, the rumour is that Tsunami are opening.

http://www.tsunamirestaurant.co.uk/

I have no idea how likely this is to be true.

[Angusvanfrehley]

Previous to adventure was Inside 72, that was a fantastic place.

[Jah Lush]

It was and very sadly missed.

[Earl Aelfheah]

Louisa - what's this obsession with Space NK? I've only ever heard of it through your posts.

Adventure Bar was awful. DuncanW description is spot on.

If Tsunami opened there I would be very happy indeed.

[Jah Lush]

The property is far to small for a Tsunami.

[El Pibe]

I think overanlysing there Louisa, I suspect it's closing because it's basically awful!

Just like the first wave of alcopops disappeared; there's only so much oversugared alcohol anyone can cope with.

[Earl Aelfheah]

I'm actually amazed that Adventure Bar lasted as long as it did.

[Help-Ma-Boab]

Whatever happened to the other poster who was setting up a cocktail bar? Cant find that thread but they seemed to be near sorting venue, talked about food etc. They reckoned HoT wasnt much cop.

Radio silence.

[Earl Aelfheah]

The first bit of your post (below), I think is broadly true. Although this could change with the new cinema coming. May be able to sustain a few more bars (or at least the ones already here). Adventure bar was always just bad though.

Louisa Wrote:

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> ED has grown in confidence as a predominantly

> family orientated area. LL is therefore losing any

> attempt it had ten years or so ago to become

> another 'night out' destination. The likes of

> Adventure Bar and Drafthouse who would have shown

> an interest in those early days are no longer

> viable in this area as families take over from

> singletons. It's all about Peckham these days for

> that sort of thing. ED is about food, coffee and

> gift shops these days. A kind of Northcote Light.

[Earl Aelfheah]

Maybe a gentle swell?

Jah Lush Wrote:

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> The property is far to small for a Tsunami.

[stephen509]

So is it definately closing down as there is a question mark in the title of the thread?

[firekat2]

Thank God it is closing down, it is a eye sore and the last time I went in there it stank of urine and bleach.

[theasidonio]

Definitely closing. Got an email invite to their final night on Saturday.

[maxxi]

Wasn't someone on here, not so long back, talking about opening a cocktail bar? Perhaps they know the secret of silk purses and sows ears.

[DuncanW]

Bring back Inside 72!!

[????]

Much repeated by me but I never got East Dulwich as a destination for going out unless you lived here or very near (excluding the old Comedy Club). I lived in Camberwell for years and never came here in the evening except for a Sunday night curry or the Comedy Club - Inside 72 was good but worth travelling too? Camberwell and Brixton were far livelier and later and if Peckham was like it is now then I expect I'd have gone down there too.

[Annasfield]

I've been in the Adventure Bar twice. It smells like feet

[Jah Lush]

Not yours I hope.

[healey]

Louisa Wrote:

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> ED has grown in confidence as a predominantly

> family orientated area....

Fair point about families, but no Peckham hipster would ever be seen dead at Adventure. ;)