New Bar - Hoopers - Ivanhoe Road

[David Mc]

Calling it in East Dulwich might be pushing it a bit but I had a leaflet through my door about this place at the weekend...

http://www.hoopersbar.co.uk/home.html

[SeanMacGabhann]

Thanks for the heads up David - they sound like decent souls with some good ideas

[ratty]

Eeek Squeak, it's about time that place was done up! The wife and I went to have a quick shant there once and legged it when we saw the inside!

It's near me too, and definitely on the way home so I might have to give it a go!

Boring fact - I was once going to rent a flat opposite to this pub when I was a young man!

[ratty]

I cannot understand btw why someone would want to take their laptop to a pub!

[*Bob*]

Real beer! Mmmmm.

That would make a pleasant change to the usual. Why is London so devoid of a decent pint of BEER, on the whole? (I can feel a Northern Beer Rant swelling-up inside me.. I must resist.. RESIST!)

[Keef]

Quite, just use web&walk on your mobile! ;-)

Hey I've-met-jimmy, looks like you've got a new local mate!

[SeanMacGabhann]

ratty - I would have agreed until recently. It's not that culturally entrenched in the UK but when I was in SF last year, more than once I was the only one without one...

Second thing that made me think again was having work give me a laptop. So I would be waiting for other half in Bar Story, paper finished and thought I would give it a go... don't knock it

[mockney piers]

Ooooh, a new local! That's even closer to home than the George!

The missus and I had been intending to pop (or is it pook) down there for a shant (thanks again ratty) for ages, so I'll definitely do it now.

[ratty]

Sod it, I will have a pint in there tonight - with my laptop!

[mockney piers]

I may pop in for a pint with my low tech newspaper crossword and biro.

[Michael Palaeologus]

OH MY GOD ITS THE F'ING IVANHOE!!!!!!!!!!!!

Excuse my incredulity, but I lived almost opposite for nigh on 20 years and it was always a dump, I went in there precisely twice.

I and anybody who could be bothered listening to me always thought that it was ideal for a thorough make-over that would attract nice, interesting people.

Last thing I had heard was that it was going to be turned into flats.

Strewth.

[mockney piers]

Well as it's a stunning evening I may stroll down now for a swift one with crossword. If you're not in Tallinn do pop in.

[SeanMacGabhann]

Piers

I do fancy it but fear I may not be able to leave the house for another hour or two. Make sure you report on findings tho!

[Ant]

ZOMG! (As they say around the internets.)

I'd been meaning to investigate the Ivenhoe because of its name alone, but it seems I dodged a bullet.

Would be interested to have a look at the new place.

[mockney piers]

I was too tired tonight.

But will definitely take the crossword for a swifty tomorrow if anyone fancies dropping by.

[ratty]

Hmmmmm myself and my esteemed deputy manager may have plans - depending on what time we can escape work!

[mockney piers]

Well as I found out last night, if I go home I won't make it much further, so I'll probably be there on the way home, half 6 for an hour or two pints or so.

Tap me on the shoulder if you see a Billy-no-mates Spaniard with a crossword.

[Michael Palaeologus]

and ....?

[louisiana]

Do you find beer goes straight to your legs? It's always my excuse after we've propped up the bar for a while: "Sorry, Mr L, my legs is full of beer, no can do that hill, even in a low gear."

Louisiana

[ivemet-jimmy]

That hill is a sruggle at the best of times!! :)-D

[karter]

Piers

Did i see you in the edt tonight?:)-D

[mockney piers]

Nope

I checked out Hoopers tonight with Huguenot.

Nice place. Good ales (Harvey's, Brakspear and guest, porters and Belgians in bottle), it's done the place up with no gastro pretensions, just a lick of paint, a carpet clean and a smile.

Those who lament the passing of real pubs in ED might want to check it out as it's a boozer of the old CAMRA school. The main thing it seems to lack is custom, I hope it manages to fix that as it's not got much else wrong.

[ratty]

I was gonna check it out, then found myself in the garden of the vale!

Ratty has now used his once a week pub pass so I'll have to wait til next week now!

[mockney piers]

Oh, and free wi-fi for people who are into that sort of thing.

[Michael Palaeologus]

OOoooooh! How very modern.