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Places for a Sunday Roast in Brixton

I think the Dogstar has started up Sunday dinners again, but I could be wrong.

They used to be quite good. They're tarted up the interior too.
 
ivebeenhigh said:
the roast at the white horse is 4/10 at best, its all reheated nonsense.
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With the greatest of respect, pretty much every roast dinner served will have a hefty proportion of reheated ingredients. They're hardly going to keep you waiting for over an hour and roast to order.

Not sure about the White Horse tbh - seemed to have a brief period of being very good when they initially dolled the place up, but I've heard far more changeable reports in the last year.

The Dogstar's doing a latin themed sunday roast from El Panzon. Probably not the place if you want the best roast potatoes, top meat quality and traditional approach, but you get a goodly plate of food. The chicken with mole sauce is good, and I'm a sucker for the crispy belly pork. The extras of plantains, rice, salsas and some salad are a nice change in a while.
 
rennie said:
yeah i wanna know tooo! I passed by the Regent the other day n wondered about LilJen n her parents!
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My parents are well thanks :D

From what I remember, it was pretty nice food, but the service was a bit disorganised and the portions were a bit small
 
Might try and get myself down to Dogstar for some sunday food.Hopefully they will have something even if it's not roast *starving*
 
Went to White Horse this afternoon. They had sold out of roasts by 2pm though so missed out.

Was quite annoying when 3 out of 4 dishes turned up and we were told the 4th dish was sold out... we'd all finished by the time the 4th persons alternative order turned up. Was just a lack of communication i think, the person whose order it was got a drink for free... wuwu ....
 
Prince Regent creche

Went to Prince Regent yesterday for Sunday Lunch (had to book in adance). Food was good but the amount of children allowed to run riot spoilt the occassion. The parents obviously thought it 'cute' but I call it plain rude and annoying. Surprised the management didn't say anything.
 
Because they haven't succeeded in turning their kids into worryingly quiet little adults I guess.

Brits must be the least tolerant nation in the world when it comes to indulging kids in restaurants. No wonder so many little uns seem to find it so traumatic - eating out's made into a big thing when it shouldn't be.
 
it does suck when you're out for a quiet lunch and there are hordes of kids running around screaming and shouting and crying and generally raising hell.
 
LilJen said:
The Bug Bar does a nice one, but they dont open til 5 and my dad will be dead if he has to wait that long for his lunch.
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Sorry I'm a bit late with this answer but this is wrong. Sat & Sun is 11:00-23:00 but the staff are a bit thin on the ground until one.
 
bluestreak said:
it does suck when you're out for a quiet lunch and there are hordes of kids running around screaming and shouting and crying and generally raising hell.
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Aye, but you shouldn't be going to a pub for a quiet lunch, particularly when it's 'family time' on a Sunday.

The decline of a goodly number of Herne Hill's longstanding locals into ponicified gastropubs was one thing. Expecting these old pubs to turn into respectfully quiet restaurant environments is a step too far imo.

It makes me sad that when you go into one of Stockwell Rd's bar/cafes (eg the Cantinho) you can see plenty of Portuguese families with their children, some well behaved, some not. It's the normal thing - noise and family life are expected - children are made to feel welcome and often respond accordingly. The same's not true of 99% of British pubs and restaurants.
 
timothysutton1 said:
There is 'boisterous' and 'out of control'. These kids were out of control and all the parents did was give apologetic smiles to the other diners. No, not good enough.
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Did you say anything at the time Timothy, or did you save your moans for here?
 
timothysutton1 said:
There is 'boisterous' and 'out of control'. These kids were out of control and all the parents did was give apologetic smiles to the other diners. No, not good enough.
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Do you have children?
 
timothysutton1 said:
And how does that effect my right to express my opinion of what is, or isn't, acceptable social behaviour?
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Did you express your opinion and tell them that their children's behaviour was unnacceptable' at the time Timothy, or did you wait till reaching here to badmouth the parents?
 
timothysutton1 said:
And how does that effect my right to express my opinion of what is, or isn't, acceptable social behaviour?
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Because opinions about how small children ought to behave in public places tend to differ hugely between people who've tried to eat lunch with small childen in tow and those that haven't ime.
 
tarannau said:
Aye, but you shouldn't be going to a pub for a quiet lunch, particularly when it's 'family time' on a Sunday.

The decline of a goodly number of Herne Hill's longstanding locals into ponicified gastropubs was one thing. Expecting these old pubs to turn into respectfully quiet restaurant environments is a step too far imo.
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on the whole i'd agree with that. if you want a quiet lunch and a pint you should stay at home!

the trouble really is that there doesn';t appear to be a choice. you can have a family pub with screaming kids and decent grub, or you can have shite food in a quiet pub. we need a decent grub place with no kids!

don't get me wrong, just cos i dont like the noise doesn't mean i don't think that parents should have to elave them at home or anything, it jsut gets me pissed off to have to put up with it.

god, i sound really intolerant, i'm trying not to be, i genuinely appreciate the problems parents have and i respect that, i jsut have real issues with screaming kids (and adults for the same reason... ffs it's the afternoon, turn the fucking noise down... at least the kids have got an excuse, they're 8.)
 
tarannau said:
Did you express your opinion...?
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Their lack of interest in other people's feelings was all too apparent so I didn't bother.

(We seem to be entering into a discussion about modern parenting, probably not appropriate for this thread.)
 
timothysutton1 said:
Their lack of interest in other people's feelings was all too apparent so I didn't bother.

(We seem to be entering into a discussion about modern parenting, probably not appropriate for this thread.)
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So that's a no then.
 
Ah, you've got to love the British way. Don't say anything at the time, but imply that commenting would have been hopeless anyway. It's all about the moaning after the event.

There are plenty of quiet places on a Sunday. Pubs, even the effete gastropub variety, shouldn't be one of them imo. Besides - there's plenty of other pubs and other food venues around. Hell, there's even plenty of Starbucks style venues, where you can drink in perfect corporate blandness.
 
bluestreak said:
on the whole i'd agree with that. if you want a quiet lunch and a pint you should stay at home!

the trouble really is that there doesn';t appear to be a choice. you can have a family pub with screaming kids and decent grub, or you can have shite food in a quiet pub. we need a decent grub place with no kids!

don't get me wrong, just cos i dont like the noise doesn't mean i don't think that parents should have to elave them at home or anything, it jsut gets me pissed off to have to put up with it.

god, i sound really intolerant, i'm trying not to be, i genuinely appreciate the problems parents have and i respect that, i jsut have real issues with screaming kids (and adults for the same reason... ffs it's the afternoon, turn the fucking noise down... at least the kids have got an excuse, they're 8.)
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you won't want to go to Bread & Roses in Clapham then
 
There's a lot of irritable people on here at the mo! Either it's on the bus or in the pub, the effrontery of other people who dare to exist! How very dare they!
 
Orang Utan said:
There's a lot of irritable people on here at the mo! Either it's on the bus or in the pub, the effrontery of other people who dare to exist! How very dare they!
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now you're getting it OU. if you need any help, can i suggest enrolling in my misanthropy night classes and we'll wipe that jovial tolerant expression off your face!
 
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