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Anybody been here yet? On the site of the old Pangea. It got a good write up on the Standard last night and is supposed to have a good selection of bottled beers.

Also going to have a late license which there is a need for I think. Hope the atmosphere is Lounge/Tongue and Groove/Albert/Rity type one. If so I reckon it could be a good addition.
 
Furvert said:
call me a cynic, but i'd say a good write up in the standard doesn't bode well!
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Good point, but I like that guy who does bar/pub reviews becuase when he says a pub is good I've normally agreed with him. I know a lot less about bars but we'll see.
 
It's a good venue for a late bar. No residents. What are the prices like? (Do I need to ask? :o )

Isn't it a ''grill'' as well? So presumably you can get some cheese on toast with your bottled beer. ;) Mike'll like that, cheese on toast being the national dish of Wales. ;)
 
Anna Key said:
Is it a Bar or a Bah?
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Yet to be establised, though I doubt it will be by me. Just might be handy for late drinks (provided they don't charge in, and it's not a bah)
 
Anna Key said:
Is it a Bar or a Bah?
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nice one...just wondering if bah refers to hurrah accents or as in bah, the sound a sheep (eg people with hurrah accents) makes, but then again that would probably mean it's a baa
 
twisted said:
nice one...just wondering if bah refers to hurrah accents or as in bah, the sound a sheep makes, but then again that would probably mean it's a baa
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You mean like Living Baaaaaa. ;)

sheep.jpg


"Oh hey! Taluuulaah! Faaancy seeing you here! Laaarry darling, have you met Taluulaah? "
 
Brixton Hatter said:
Our friend Mr Rayner perhaps?

There's already been a short thread on this here
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Sorry I looked but didn't see that thread.

No it's not Rayner - I can't remember the guys name but he always looks half pissed in his photo and his opinion seems good to me.

Maybe I will go tonight. If I do I'll report back.
 
Evening Standard said:
Underneath the arches among the fish and fruit shops on the vibrant Atlantic Road, a new bar has burst onto the south-London scene. The earthy and urban Brixton Bar and Grill is a cool and slinky place to hang out, serving a large variety of wine and some rather special cocktails...
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Enough said...?
 
I move that we go out and shoot all hacks who cannot use the word Brixton without inserting the word vibrant in the same sentence.

Likewise 'edgy'.
 
IntoStella said:
I move that we go out and shoot all hacks who cannot use the word Brixton without inserting the word vibrant in the same sentence.

Likewise 'edgy'.
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Shall I get Hendo to buy a flak jacket then? :eek:
 
don't judge the day before night falls...

:o

i'm sure i'm gonna be in there sooner later.

thinks: mrm, exciting, a new bar = new luck!

will report back
 
I saw the review in the Standards Metro and it made me want to reach for the sick bag.Ill try and dig it out and post up some of the choice comments.

It was in the vein of Clapham comes to Brixton(the owners run another bar in Venn st0-is Brixton ready for this yet.
 
Found the Metro,heres some choice quotes:

"Coldharbour Lane,Electric Avenue and Atlantic Rd-an enclave recognised by friend and foe alike as the frontline in the battleground :) that Brixton once was :( .The areas colourful past and workaday present seemed to be its trump card against gentrification :) ,but this hitherto safely immobile neighbourhood is bracing itself now that a vision of the future has arrived :mad: "

"But is this the vision for the future of Brixton?Perhaps its ahead of its time,as I reckon it might be just a little overly ambitious for your average Brixton punter and their pockets."

Still the reviewer thought the food was good.And its run by the "team" who run two bars in Venn st(Rapscallion and Sequel)."Girlie-style" cocktails are six quid-so that gives you an idea of the prices.

I really object to West End prices in Brixton.
 
The reviewer, Edward Sullivan gave it two stars, which apparently means very good in Standardese.

The review claimed that six quid cocktails were "reasonably priced".

There's "a short tapas menu" divided into five sections.

He describes it thus:

"Snacks, seafood, vegetarian meat and sweet'n'savoury. We had chorizo sausages (#3), char grilled sausages {3.50) duck breast with plum sauce (5.50) and (two) medallions of beef (6) - all cooked to perfection, nicely presented and flavoursome." he wrote.

"I will go back," he added "because there's a job needs doing sorting out their cocktail list. But is this the vision for the future of Brixton? Perhaps it's ahead of its time, as I reckon it might be just a little overly ambitious for your average Brixton punter and their pockets."

I reckon he could well be right.
 
"Wide selection of bottled beers" is often StyleBarSpeak for a "wide selection of expensive, wallet-sapping knobby bottled beers with no cheap, on tap alternatives".

But I'll withhold judgement 'til I've had time to check the place out.
 
IntoStella said:
I move that we go out and shoot all hacks who cannot use the word Brixton without inserting the word vibrant in the same sentence.

Likewise 'edgy'.
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I'll second that!

Likewise 'colourful' , 'melting pot' etc etc.

"Wide selection of bottled beers" is often StyleBarSpeak for a "wide selection of expensive, wallet-sapping knobby bottled beers with no cheap, on tap alternatives".
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Spot on. Bars which don't do beer on tap REALLY FUCK ME OFF! And I think they rarely deserve my custom. Why do they do it? Could it be that their pretty little heads cant deal with all those tubes and barrels? Or maybe their customers prefer bottled piss? Or maybe there's not enough room for the pumps. Or maybe the mark up on bottled beer is something like 200%?
 
Brixton Hatter said:
ISpot on. Bars which don't do beer on tap REALLY FUCK ME OFF! And I think they rarely deserve my custom.
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Atlantic66 has beers on tap. Meeting the needs of the community, you see?
 
Brixton Hatter said:
I'll second that!
Or maybe the mark up on bottled beer is something like 200%?
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ahhh! you got there eventually...that plus the price is often the same as that of a pint on draught YET there's much less in the bottle....so punters drink more of them. Also, it's a helluva lot easier to make a bottled beer trendy than a pint on draught.
 
And it's much easier to bring in bottled beer in a van from France and shove it through open tills to pissed up yuppies late at night.

Not that any Brixton bar - including this one which I've never been to - would ever do such a thing.
 
does anyone know what the opening hours are? went by yesterday night post albert early drinks n it was pretty crowded in there (seemed like smartly dressed crowd but i will reserve my judgement) but the guy inside said they were not open. hmmm.
anyone been already?
 
reNnIe said:
does anyone know what the opening hours are? went by yesterday night post albert early drinks n it was pretty crowded in there (seemed like smartly dressed crowd but i will reserve my judgement) but the guy inside said they were not open. hmmm.
anyone been already?
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Perhaps what he really meant was ''we're not open if you've got a geezer with a lopsided mohican with you". ;) :( Sounds like door policy to me.
 
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