dungdag Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 I've been asked to help the owner of Mon Petit Chou on Lordship Lane to come up with some suggestions for redesigning Mon Petit Chou now that it has been granted an A3 restaurant and alcohol license. I'm very interested to hear the opinions of locals as to how it could improve or what you would like to see on Lordship Lane in the way of eateries.I think it's a fantastic coffee shop, but how do we turn that into a great evening venue? What would make you come for a coffee or a glass of wine if you don't already do so?All views are welcome!Ellie at Dulwich Design Ltd Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/6019-ideas-for-re-fit-of-mon-petit-chou/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
dungdag Posted April 17, 2009 Author Share Posted April 17, 2009 I've been asked to help the owner of Mon Petit Chou on Lordship Lane to come up with some suggestions for redesigning Mon Petit Chou now that it has been granted an A3 restaurant and alcohol license. I'm very interested to hear the opinions of locals as to how it could improve or what you would like to see on Lordship Lane in the way of eateries.I think it's a fantastic coffee shop, but how do we turn that into a great evening venue? What would make you come for a coffee or a glass of wine if you don't already do so?All views are welcome!Ellie at Dulwich Design Ltd Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/6019-ideas-for-re-fit-of-mon-petit-chou/#findComment-193387 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peckhamgatecrasher Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 edited for ridiculous entry - confusing with petitou! Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/6019-ideas-for-re-fit-of-mon-petit-chou/#findComment-193198 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peckhamgatecrasher Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 edited for ridiculous entry - confusing with petitou! Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/6019-ideas-for-re-fit-of-mon-petit-chou/#findComment-193398 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hat282 Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 You would need proper sized tables for starters. I am a fan of this place but it is just not comfortable enough to spend a longer time in. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/6019-ideas-for-re-fit-of-mon-petit-chou/#findComment-193405 Share on other sites More sharing options...
snorky Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 Bono themed eaterie Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/6019-ideas-for-re-fit-of-mon-petit-chou/#findComment-193423 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dulwichmum Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 It looks OK from the outside, but the colours are very cold inside and if I remember rightly, there is a platform or step and fence in the middle of the shop - this and the tiled or lino floor always puts me off. I don't know why, but I imagine it feels a bit like being inside a mobile home (I myself have never ever set foot inside a caravan).They should go for a more upmarket/artesan rustic look from the outside, perhaps some nice off white shade from Farrow and Ball, a wooden floor, much more comfortable seats and bigger tables. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/6019-ideas-for-re-fit-of-mon-petit-chou/#findComment-193450 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveT Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 This is not a greasy spoon or a cheap eatery, it would do well to take the restaurant decor to the same standard as their cooking and billing. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/6019-ideas-for-re-fit-of-mon-petit-chou/#findComment-193451 Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenk Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 They should theme it on William Burrough's The Naked Lunch. Maybe rename it 'Interzone' and lose the straight-out-of-Mapp and Lucia name... Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/6019-ideas-for-re-fit-of-mon-petit-chou/#findComment-193459 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanMacGabhann Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 Metal tables have to go - a real bugbear for meI've always thought the interior of MPC would benefit from darker, left-bank-Paris style, but again that's just meAs it is I'm glad to hear about the license change and look forward to popping in - best of luck Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/6019-ideas-for-re-fit-of-mon-petit-chou/#findComment-193468 Share on other sites More sharing options...
missd Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 The space needs to be made more comfortable -agreed on the warmer colours. Maybe something similar to Ottolenghi in Islington -which is excellent. Nice platters of salads etc at the front, cakes and pastries. Tables at the back for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Good luck -looking forward to seeing the changes. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/6019-ideas-for-re-fit-of-mon-petit-chou/#findComment-193474 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RosieH Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 Not sure if the counter's going to be staying, but the whole feel of the place is very long and narrow - difficult to navigate especially if there are prams in there (not saying anything against prams! just that there's barely room for one person to pass if someone's waiting to pay let alone a 4x4)Agreed on the tables - the accoustics are shocking at the moment - metal tables and uncomfortable chairs. I like the place a lot, but if I go there on my own for lunch when I'm working from home, I have to take an ipod as I find the noise incredibly intrusive.On a not whingey note, I like both the idea of Ottolenghi and dark left-bank style. Wood is good and would soften the place and reflect the quality of the food. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/6019-ideas-for-re-fit-of-mon-petit-chou/#findComment-193487 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 Agree with what people have said, I don't find it a warm or welcoming place to sit as it is at present and a change in the decor and tables would definitely help. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/6019-ideas-for-re-fit-of-mon-petit-chou/#findComment-193499 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peckhamgatecrasher Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 Maybe Lenk it would be more fun to theme it on Edgar Rice Burroughs' novel! Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/6019-ideas-for-re-fit-of-mon-petit-chou/#findComment-193531 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cate Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 I think Ottolenghi should open a branch down here. His cookbook is sublime. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/6019-ideas-for-re-fit-of-mon-petit-chou/#findComment-193533 Share on other sites More sharing options...
lommer Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 I think it says on the outside something about selling pastries (perhaps even that its a pattiserie). I went there specifically for some sweet pastries or a cake on a Friday afternoon and there was nothing of the sort! Only leek and cheese pastries!! I think there should be more sweet pastries or they should change the wording!We ended up going to Le Chandon and having an over-priced pancake :(I think that they should attempt to stand out in Dulwich by selling delicious food at reasonable prices in a pretty but unpretentious surrounding (not that everywhere in Dulwich is like that or anything...)Hannah (not Lommer!) Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/6019-ideas-for-re-fit-of-mon-petit-chou/#findComment-193606 Share on other sites More sharing options...
first mate Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 It'd be nice to have somewhere a bit quirky, with a bit of character. I miss the old Blue Mountain with its Chinese room etc.. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/6019-ideas-for-re-fit-of-mon-petit-chou/#findComment-193619 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huguenot Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 I agree, whacky is cool! Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/6019-ideas-for-re-fit-of-mon-petit-chou/#findComment-193623 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 first mate Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> It'd be nice to have somewhere a bit quirky, with> a bit of character. I miss the old Blue Mountain> with its Chinese room etc..xxxxxxxYes, so do I, the Blue Mountain used to be lovely when there were little separate rooms (though the service has always been terrible!) - it lost all its character when they changed the layout. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/6019-ideas-for-re-fit-of-mon-petit-chou/#findComment-193666 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadwolf Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 Did they have an Opium den? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/6019-ideas-for-re-fit-of-mon-petit-chou/#findComment-193668 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 Sadly not, that would have been quite an exotic thing to have round the corner :) Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/6019-ideas-for-re-fit-of-mon-petit-chou/#findComment-193670 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cate Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 I don't really like Petit Chou and haven't been in there for ages. The menu never seemed to vary; toasted sandwiches and soup. I would always go and have lunch at the old Blue Mountain when I was looking in Ed for a house. Back in those days there weren't many places to eat except for greasy spoons and pubs. Anyone remember when Grace and Favour had food? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/6019-ideas-for-re-fit-of-mon-petit-chou/#findComment-193671 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 Yes I do, but I remember when Grace and Favour was either a Greek deli or a newsagents, can't remember which :))Wasn't called Grace and Favour then, obviously. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/6019-ideas-for-re-fit-of-mon-petit-chou/#findComment-193674 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cate Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 Really liked the food at Grace and Favour. Shame it was closed down due to the influx of breastfeeders blocking the small eating area with their pushchairs and not buying enough food. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/6019-ideas-for-re-fit-of-mon-petit-chou/#findComment-193715 Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebeard Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 dungdag Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> I've been asked to help the owner of Mon Petit> Chou on Lordship Lane to come up with some> suggestions for redesigning Mon Petit Chou now> that it has been granted an A3 restaurant and> alcohol license. > > I'm very interested to hear the opinions of locals> as to how it could improve or what you would like> to see on Lordship Lane in the way of eateries.> > I think it's a fantastic coffee shop, but how do> we turn that into a great evening venue? What> would make you come for a coffee or a glass of> wine if you don't already do so?> > All views are welcome!> > Ellie at Dulwich Design LtdIs there any room for a glass floored dance floor with flashing lights etc and disco ball?Maybe a pole in the middle for the odd dancer? (Plenty of them oddn?s in the area by all accounts).What about making it mirrored on every surface?Ie ceiling walls and floors orUmmmmmWhat about painting the whole place fluorescent yellow a la cyclists now obligatory yellow jacket that way the cyclists would blend into the background make them feel like they have somewhere special for them organic tea too.What do we get paid if you use our Ideas?Why do you not have any Ideas?Are you getting paid for these Ideas?What about employing topless Russian teens to serve behind the counter?Now I?m running out of ideas and it?s getting silly?.. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/6019-ideas-for-re-fit-of-mon-petit-chou/#findComment-193716 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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