The Castle

[James]

Le Chateau! I love it. With Perrier on tap and brioche a volonte. That's what we need!

[lenk]

Haha. Menu entirely in French. Ortolan a speciality.

This is what ED needs.

[????]

Mais oui, C'est le premier place pour Sans Coulettes dans tout le SE22

C at O'level 1978 doncha know

[HonaloochieB]

???? Wrote:

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> Mais oui, C'est le premier place pour Sans

> Coulettes dans tout le SE22

>

> C at O'level 1978 doncha know

Baise-moi Francs, c'est formidable!!

[tiger ranks]

No lapdancers it has just been refurblished as far as i can see and they will be still showing sport on the tv which is good and are keeping the pool table i think the only pub which has a pool table round this way >:D

[pebs]

Great news about showing sport as precious few pubs seem to show it here (esp. rugby, cricket). Need a 'sporting replacement' for the Mag which with new owners turned too girlie for my liking!

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

My new, bestest place for the cricket is the White Horse, Peckham.

[lizzie]

Castle reopening tonight at 5pm!

[pitflaps]

it can't be: it's half 11, I live 100 yards away and I can't hear anybody being sick

[ClareC]

Has anyone been there tonight? What's it like? Sounds like opening night is still going strong :-)

[bignumber5]

Passing, all i could spot was a lot of ponces and mockneys outside braying loudly about it being great that there's still an authentic pub in town um-yah um-yah...

Still, everywhere's entitled to a slightly raucous re-opening.

multiple edits for friday night typing...

[monica]

I propose (although I never go) is holding the next forum drinks in the Castle.>:D

[Annasfield]

It looks dead posh now. I preferred it when it was pink.

[Horsebox]

Popped in today to check it out, didn't stop for a drink as were breakfast time.

It does look quite different but has been rammed all day.

There were no pole dancers though.

:-(

Bit dissapointed.

[Brendan]

Perhaps we should start a petition?

[HonaloochieB]

Brendan Wrote:

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> Perhaps we should start a petition?

Weeeeeeeh.

The undersigned do respectfully request the proprieters of The Castle to install some pole dancers.

A couple of three or so a night would be alright we reckon, perhaps Thursday to Saturday.

During the day just stick the telly on. Racing preferably.

Anyway no point poncing about, is it a yes or a no?

Respectfully yours

HonaloochieB

[TJ]

I drove past on friday night on my scooter - and was greeted by a charming little scallywag dressed in a very shiny Chelsea kit going 'gimme some pizza maaaaate' onto to be told by his similarly charming father to 'shut it you little fuka'

I wonder if the landlord could refurbish the punters too?

[Horsebox]

TJ Wrote:

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> I drove past on friday night on my scooter - and

> was greeted by a charming little scallywag dressed

> in a very shiny Chelsea kit going 'gimme some

> pizza maaaaate' onto to be told by his similarly

> charming father to 'shut it you little fuka'

>

> I wonder if the landlord could refurbish the

> punters too?

That's a terrible thing to happen to

someone. I hope you've recovered from this dreadful ordeal.

Re: sprucing up the punters, perhaps we could petition the powers that be for a more middle class variety of drinker? The current bunch are not exactly in keeping with the utopian image of ED that I was promised. Not exactly organic, if you catch my drift (although the irony is that they are, for the most part, locally sourced).

[Mick Mac]

Horsebax wrote:

Re: sprucing up the punters, perhaps we could petition the powers that be for a more middle class variety of drinker? The current bunch are not exactly in keeping with the utopian image of ED that I was promised. Not exactly organic, if you catch my drift (although the irony is that they are, for the most part, locally sourced).

Locally sourced builders etc are pretty much restricted to one pub in ED now - being the Castle. Will be interesting to see if they achieve a more balanced mix of ED residents with the new facelift, I'm sure all of ED types can mix together?

[lenk]

I only want to live and interact with people who share the exact values and viewpoint I impose on every single last facet of my existence, hence it doesn't sound like The Castle is for me!

[TJ]

I don't think builders are not necessarily all bad - the ones we have used are all public school educated... which is a bit surreal (conversations about existentialism etc).

i do think 8 year old kids outside a pup with a pissed father at 10.30 on a friday night is a bit off though.

[????]

I'd be more worried about him letting his son wear a Chelsea shirt

[Goodliz]

Went in on Sat night for a couple of drinks. It wasn't that busy really. On the whole it was OK and much, much cheaper than the pubs along Lordshop Lane.

Still smells of paint. It reminded me of a Wetherspoons pub probably because it had just been done out and still needs to be worn in a bit.

There was one child running around in the bar at about 10pmish. I don't mind that though as I don't have to look after kids that are not my own!

[lenk]

If they're still in there after 8pm you are legally entitled to punch them in the back of the head, you know?

[Brendan]

Isn?t that Welshmen?

Or Mormons?