Adventure bar closing?

[LondonMix]

I hope that's true! I heard the same about Speedo's Pizza and those dreams were dashed!

[Earl Aelfheah]

It would be great to have some sushi on the lane.

[jjtm]

Last I looked both bars operated at similar prices?

Annasfield Wrote:

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> It might not be everyone's cup of tea (certainly

> not mine), buy I think it's a shame it's going. It

> was something with a bit of a different genre.

> Also not everyone can afford to spend ?15 on two

> drinks in the House of Tippler.

[Mick Mac]

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> ...you've been known to get a taxi from *******

> Road, SE22 down to nearby hostelries I believe....

Not really - Bus maybe.

[AcedOut]

Bring back Liquorish!

[Jah Lush]

Apart from the name I don't really see much difference between Liquorish and The House Of Tippler.

[Louisa]

The Japanese restaurant rumours are partially true. Not sure if you'd classify a Wagamama as a genuine Japanese restaurant though?

Louisa.

[Emily00]

Japanese would be a good addition to the mix, but a wagamamas?! There are so many chains cropping up now.

[Earl Aelfheah]

Yeah right. Source please Louisa.

[Otta]

Jah Lush Wrote:

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> Apart from the name I don't really see much

> difference between Liquorish and The House Of

> Tippler.

Indeed, both crap.

[jonsuissy]

Louisa Wrote:

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> The Japanese restaurant rumours are partially

> true. Not sure if you'd classify a Wagamama as a

> genuine Japanese restaurant though?

>

> Louisa.

Of course its not genuine Japanese.

I'd be surprised if it was big enough for Wagamama

Jon

[LondonMix]

What other chain has popped up? I can't think of any indie that has been replaced by a chain in years.

Emily00 Wrote:

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> Japanese would be a good addition to the mix, but

> a wagamamas?! There are so many chains cropping up

> now.

[Jah Lush]

Really? Inside 72 replaced by Adventure Bar.

[LondonMix]

When did that happen? Wasn't that quite a few years ago?

Also, Adventure Bar is tacky but its hardly a big chain. There are only 3 of them in the entire UK.

[Jah Lush]

Didn't know that. I stand corrected. Maybe there is only three of them because they are all shit.

[Jeremy]

Jah Lush Wrote:

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> Maybe there is only three of them because they are all shit.

A very astute observation.

However, people have been banging on for at least ten years about chains taking over. What have we got... Cafe Nero, Oliver Bonas, Gourmet Burger... that's about it I think.

[StraferJack]

well, greene King have taken over Capital Pubs. Judging by reactions to the Rye, that tells it's own story

Foxtons

Picture House

Franco Manca

Not necessarily a bad thing if you want chains. But they are happening, and will happen more frequently

[Jeremy]

But neither Foxtons or Picture House took over their site from independent shops. Franco Manca is taking over the site from another small chain. I get the point of course, but nevertheless, the prediction of "indies squeezed out by chains" has not really materialised yet to any significant extent.

[StraferJack]

" the prediction of "indies squeezed out by chains" has not really materialised yet to any significant extent."

this is ultimately true, to date. Helped by the small unit sizes 9as many people have said over the years)

And yet, and yet.... change is in the air I think

[Otta]

What do you care, splitter.

[LondonMix]

Exactly-- no indie has been taken over by a chain. And there are really very few large chains.

Jeremy Wrote:

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> But neither Foxtons or Picture House took over

> their site from independent shops. Franco Manca is

> taking over the site from another small chain. I

> get the point of course, but nevertheless, the

> prediction of "indies squeezed out by chains" has

> not really materialised yet to any significant

> extent.

[StraferJack]

;-)

I'll always care

How many regs on here still live with SE22 these days I wonder

[david_carnell]

Otta Wrote:

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> What do you care, splitter.

Says the Sydenham boy! ;-)

[El Pibe]

i was within a stonesthrow last night goddamit.

Capital pubs may have started locally, but it had 40 odd pubs under its belt when it sold up didn't it?

[StraferJack]

well that puts Antic in a similar place then - they used to have half a dozen including EDT - now?