The Ivanhoe (Hoopers) - East Dulwich, Peckham or Camberwell?

[Alan Dale]

I tried to go to the Ivanhoe last night but it was closed. Anyone know why?

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[georgia]

According to their website they are closed on a Monday.

We are actually having the next drinks there on 6th July...

[spadetownboy]

whats the point of closing a pub on a monday night or any other night for that matter. reminds me of when i first crossed the water i was living in a place called locksbottom in kent and decided to pop out for a swift half only to be told by the landlady at 1455hrs to make it a swift one as they closed in 5 mins,took me a while to get over that one, i thought the days of pubs closing during the day were long gone,obviously not.

[Alan Dale]

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[mockney piers]

Monsay I usually shiver with the fear and order in a ruby.

George Canning is a viaible option.

And it is called Hoopers now, insisting on using its old name won't stop change. Damn cotton gin!!!

[Alan Dale]

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[georgia]

Great name or not it's now called Hoopers so get over it...

[Alan Dale]

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[Ted Max]

I had a terrific night out last week. Started in SE22 and moved on to The Foresters, before finishing off in the Hamlet Inn.

[macroban]

> Hamlet Inn.

The Cherry Tree?

[Ted Max]

It's confusing if you insist on calling things by their old names, Macroban. :)

[Alan Dale]

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[Keef]

Yeah, I mean some freaks still sat The Crystal Palace Tavern, and The East Dulwich Tavern... I mean Come On!!!!!! ;-)

[Bony Fido]

Having read good reports on Hoopers on this forum I was looking forward to visiting them - unfortunately the first time I went on a Thursday afternoon they were closed (don't open till 5.30 or so) and last Saturday when I went at about twenty to six in the evening there was only one person in the place, and he was standing behind the bar, so I gave it a miss. I hope I'm wrong but my current impression is that there isn't much future for Hoopers.

[*Bob*]

Just popping down to Gateway for a Marathon bar and some Jif.

[Alan Dale]

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[*Bob*]

*sound of canned laughter plays*

Al - have you considered comedy script-writing?

I hear they're looking for new writing talent on 'My Family'.

[Ted Max]

Mr/ Mrs Hoopers - if you are reading this - I like what you've done and hope there is a future for you. Why don't you paint the outside, though, after Brad did such a good, sensitive job on the interior? And you could give the day-glo sheets of paper tacked in the window a miss too. It looks a bit... temporary... if you know what I mean.

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[*Bob*]

Do they do 'proper beer' in H'oopers? I think someone said they did. There seems to be a dearth of such places around here. And when they do claim to do The Real Stuff, it turns-out to be weird southern beer with washing-up liquid bubbles on top.

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[mockney piers]

They do ales. Usually a Harvey's plus a couple of guests. Have always been good quality in my experience.

Nice selection of unusual bottled belgians, porters etc too.

As I've said a couple of times, I for one am glad of a proper pub nearby (in greater East Dulwich*) but it's off the beaten track and needs a good pool of regulars to make it work.

Jamie's and his lady are new to this game from what he's said and it'll be a very steep learning curve. I wish him all the best.

*Alan, if you missed it you'll enjoy this.

http://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/read.php?5,21588,21588#msg-21588

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[Keef]

Bob, could you pick me up some Opel Fruits please?