Steve G.

Review of Brixton Village

25 Sep 07, 10:35

Even better than Brixton market. Praise the Lord.

Quiet and relaxed compared to the market outside, although I've no idea why as the quality of the produce seems to be generally higher. The fish stalls are superb, with dozens of types of clear-eyed fresh whole fish available. There are a couple of decent general butchers and greengrocers, and plenty of places selling ingredients so obscure I've no idea if they're even actually food.

My favourites are the South American pork butcher near the Coldharbour Lane entrance - try the huge sausages or the great slabs of ribs - and the religious paraphernalia shop, for all your fire-and-brimstone preaching window sticker needs, complete with a life-sized crucified Jesus statue by the door.

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Review of The Breakfast Club

25 Sep 07, 10:12

Hungry Like The Wolf

Newish 80s themed cafe for high quality lardy breakfasts. They probably do granola and fruit and healthy stuff like that but their sausage and bacon-based offerings sounded too good to miss. All our meals were excellent, particularly the spicy chorizo, hash browns and eggs I had. Coffee and smoothies were good too. They sell booze as well, and open in the evenings, which makes up a little for the flashback-inducing Saturday Superstore tat covering the walls.

Not cheap but decent value. Main downside was the lack of free wifi when I went.

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Review of The Angelic

15 Aug 07, 10:07

Comfy

Excellent Sunday-afternoon-with-a-hangover-reading-the-papers pub, with lots of comfy sofas and decent comfort food. They also do smoothies and fresh juices, but why you'd want those in a pub I've no idea. There's some seating outside - the junction of Liverpool Road and Tolpuddle Street is hardly scenic, but it's not bad for people watching. The toilets are pretty special too, not that I'd recommend going to a pub just for the toilets.

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Review of Jaffna House

06 Aug 07, 20:56

Snacktastic.

I haven't eaten in and I rarely get curries from here as there are better places further up Tooting High St, but Jaffna House is worth mentioning for its fantastic selection of snacks. I particularly like the lamb rolls, but they're all good, and it's physically impossible to buy more than a fiver's worth.

My usual order goes "I'll have one of those, one of those, 2 of those, that, that, 2 of them, what's in that? yep, just one thanks, that, that, some of that. Cheers". They then say "£4.35 please".

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Review of Indian Veg Bhelpoori House

06 Aug 07, 16:04

Cheapest restaurant in London I reckon.

I think it's now gone up to a shocking £3.50 for all you can eat. Capitalist scum. Still, for that you get to help yourself to a veg curry, a dhal, a couple of types of rice, salad, some breads, popadoms, onion rings and pakoras. And then you can do the same again 15 minutes later. And again, until you can't walk. It's pretty tasty, if rather lacking in choice, and costs about the same as a pint.

The exhortations to go vegetarian that cover every inch of wall space are pretty cool too.

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