christonabike
Elm Park Bencher
Yeah, seconded there
Brixton good service/unsung heroes
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gaijingirl
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pootle said:
They have custard tarts (as well as other cakes), incredible tortilla
(but not every day sadly), cheeses/bread, meats, pulses and tons of other sweet and savoury stuff. Good coffee, great sangers and fantastic olive oil. Not to mention a really good selection of veg.
top_biller
a big bowl of wrong
tarannau said:
Really? The little chap with the dry hands?
The fruit shop guy let me off paying for some limes when i didn't have the right change and was genuinely grateful when i gave it him back a couple of days later.
Local shops for local people.
prunus
Tick tock.
han said:
Well between 2 of us it's usually chicken jalfrezi, veg tikka masala, sag panir (side) and tarka dall (side) and 1 pilau rice. And pops....
And that's enough to have a snack for 2 the next day...
That is my v fav combo at Khan's after about 6 years of trying all different combos!
I really do think Khan's is the best curry in the universe.
Mmmmmmmmmmmm! I do like their sag panir.
We usually have machi bora (sp?) - fish curry, a tandoor mixed grill, couple of rotis and the sag panir. Might try the veg tikka masala on you rec.
top_biller
a big bowl of wrong
han said:
God, they must be REALLY dry if you've noticed how dry they are!
You notice people's hands when you put change in them. Especially when the coins make a noise when they hit the upturned palm.
MullahNasrudin
Kick Your Own Arse
prunus said:
I second that -- I've always had great fish from there...*drools*...
Brixton Hatter
Home is south London mate
i was gonna say them too....two cheery chappies and the best fish in the whole of brixton market. I never go anywhere else.MullahNasrudin said:
Also, all the staff in my local doctor's surgery, Iveagh House on Loughborough Road.
I think a lot also depends on your own attitude though.....the people in my local shop are usually grumpy as fuck, but that's cos they have a constant string of people in there giving them grief, swearing, absuing them and complaining that the special brew has gone up by 2p. when i go in there, smile and say hello, they change into totally different people. A hippy american woman i know used to always say "the smile that you give out comes back to you" - I agree.
trabuquera
Modesty Bag
Seconded votes for the newsagents inside the Tube station (a civilising force), and Mash and Sons because they not only sell good fish, they're willing to tackle fiddly jobs that lots of food retailers have forgotten how to do .... thank you young Master Mash for filleting me all those mackerel!!
Other people who deserve a medal: the folks at the Kingshield Pharmacy and Force Homecare, who are the soul of patience and kindess even when dealing with their often abusive, ignorant or 'confused' customers.
Other people who deserve a medal: the folks at the Kingshield Pharmacy and Force Homecare, who are the soul of patience and kindess even when dealing with their often abusive, ignorant or 'confused' customers.
snowy_again
Slush
top_biller said:Really? The little chap with the dry hands?
The fruit shop guy let me off paying for some limes when i didn't have the right change and was genuinely grateful when i gave it him back a couple of days later.
Local shops for local people.
Martin's moved now, I think he went some time over Christmas. The shop's empty (its just been cleaned out this week). He was talking about opening up somewhere bigger on Norwood Road. But he was great, always got stuff on tick and he'd always go out of his way to say hello.
Brixton Cycles - a while ago as I was paying for £49 of stuff the bloke said "Shit, I only put £44 into the machine". I said "Here's a fiver" and he told me not to worry about it.
Also, deserve a mention for their "no manners no spanners" sign aimed at kids. Oh, and their early morning free services. Especially given the stupid prices for a service everywhere else in London.
Also, deserve a mention for their "no manners no spanners" sign aimed at kids. Oh, and their early morning free services. Especially given the stupid prices for a service everywhere else in London.
The bloke in the Portugese deli once offered to go and get me some sesame seeds from his own house in his lunch-break and, so that I didn't have to carry it around all day, agreed to put some puff pastry (it's amazing what they sell in there if you ask for it) in the freezer for me until I returned in the evening. He put it in a bag marked... 'SOLD'.
ShiftyBagLady
Thinks she is a flower to be looked at
you've gotto love the ritzy
the staff are lovely and mostly they are fit as well which helps
my favourite thing about the ritzy though is the graffiti in the ladies toilets it reads:
vive la revolution
vive la croissant
vive la maison
there is one row of seats in the screen upstairs that smells of wee though, not good
the staff are lovely and mostly they are fit as well which helps
my favourite thing about the ritzy though is the graffiti in the ladies toilets it reads:
vive la revolution
vive la croissant
vive la maison
there is one row of seats in the screen upstairs that smells of wee though, not good
dogmatique
merde alors
passpat2 said:
Totally agree.
I think Tony deserves an award for grace under pressure. Possibly one of the most on-top locations in London, with some of the most on-top customers, he manages to preserve a sense of grace and calmness that few of us could even begin to comprehend.
Not only that, but he stocks a decent range of beers too!
Hats off to a genuine trooper. Five Stars!!
Streathamite
ideological dogmatist
seconded. top bloke, genuinely helpfulpasspat2 said:
Streathamite
ideological dogmatist
I'd also nominate the staff at mango landing from past experience. unfailingly friendly, cheery and down-to-earth
Santaferno Colombian café in Brixton market, staff friendly and coffee cheap, opens at 8.00 AM so you can get one on your way to work. Not a great vegetarian selection though.
At weekends the two Colombian waiters at the other café in the market are always polite, friendly and helpful and the main woman chef has a lovely smile of recognition. They gave me a DVD of south American tunes for Xmas. But service is, hmmm, well they tend to focus on friendliness not speed.
At weekends the two Colombian waiters at the other café in the market are always polite, friendly and helpful and the main woman chef has a lovely smile of recognition. They gave me a DVD of south American tunes for Xmas. But service is, hmmm, well they tend to focus on friendliness not speed.
ChrisFilter
Like a boss.
Am I the only one who finds Khan's really average?
I know it's not Brixton, but The Chutney is the best takeaway place I've ever had the pleasure of dealing with.. super fast, super delicious, gorgeous, non-greasy curry, friendly staff, dirt cheap.
Go Chutney, go!
I know it's not Brixton, but The Chutney is the best takeaway place I've ever had the pleasure of dealing with.. super fast, super delicious, gorgeous, non-greasy curry, friendly staff, dirt cheap.
Go Chutney, go!
