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Thread: 76-78 Honor Oak Park (ex Old Bank)
Post: RE: Planning: 76-78 Honor Oak Park (was The Old Ba...
| Beyond excited about this, my tummy's rumbling already, YAAAAY!! :laugh: |
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11-12-2013, 11:20 AM |
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Thread: English Usage
Post: RE: Usage of English
| Gaaaaahhhh! Me and my big mouth!
I tend to be an early adopter of ridiculous slang because I have a dumb and childish sense of humour and just find hipster doofusisms of all eras hilarious. But th... |
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23-10-2014, 01:39 PM |
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Thread: English Usage
Post: RE: Usage of English
| And that's what makes it paticularly funny, and particularly hideous. It's a peculiarly post-modern meme - a word that has already 'eaten itself'. |
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23-10-2014, 02:48 PM |
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Thread: Cuts to Lewisham Hospital A&E
Post: RE: Cuts to Lewisham Hospital A&E
| Haha, that's so funny, I had the exact same experience when I tore a muscle last month and end up in Lewisham A&E in the early hours of the Bank Holiday Monday.
The best and quickest A&E experience I... |
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03-07-2015, 09:47 AM |
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Thread: Life in SE23 - Eateries
Post: RE: Best takeaways?
| Oh no, just read that last post, not in a hurry to Tse now!
Massive agreement about Dragon Castle - I prefer their outpost on Old Kent Road to the one in Elephant, it's a bit less humungous, more ini... |
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26-10-2015, 10:51 AM |
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Thread: Life in SE23 - Eateries
Post: RE: Best takeaways?
| 'Sorry this is inaccurate' or 'each to their own' - well, which is it to be? :mellow:
I've found Mamma Dough to be an improvement on Sodo. If it's all exactly the same then I can't think why the ch... |
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28-10-2015, 05:41 PM |
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Thread: Life in SE23 - Eateries
Post: RE: Best takeaways?
| Babur the takeaway in Crofton Park doesn't seem to me to be in the same ballpark as Babur the restaurant on Brockley Rise at all, the quality is miles apart. We were quite happy with Royal Tandoori (C... |
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26-10-2015, 10:42 AM |
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Thread: Life in SE23 - Eateries
Post: RE: Best takeaways?
| Yeah I read that article the same way as Londondrz, as in, olive oil = good/less aldehydic, etc.
Another thumbs up for Spice Guru, which we also tried on the recommendation in this thread. They seem... |
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10-11-2015, 02:38 PM |
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Thread: Life in SE23 - Eateries
Post: RE: Best takeaways?
| Is there any update on the new (eat-in, I think?) pizza place on Dartmouth Road? I can't remember the name of it, or whether there's another more suitable thread for this question...
On the subject o... |
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09-12-2015, 04:58 PM |
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Thread: Life in SE23 - Eateries
Post: RE: Takeaways
| I don't have facebook or twitter accounts, and they're banned at work anyway, so can anyone tell me whenabouts Bona is likely to open? Thanks :) |
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10-12-2015, 11:43 AM |
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Thread: Life in SE23 - Eateries
Post: RE: Eateries
| Not strictly SE23 but apparently designated as being 'in Honor Oak'....has anyone been to the newly open Watson's General Telegraph on Forest Hill Road (formerly The Rose)? We bumbled in there on Sund... |
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25-02-2016, 12:20 PM |
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Thread: Life in SE23 - Eateries
Post: RE: Eateries
| Finally went to Bona pizzeria last week - amazing! Seriously one of the most delicious pizzas I've ever eaten, and a lovely warm and friendly family vibe from the guys running it.
Has anyone been to... |
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18-03-2016, 10:27 AM |
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Thread: Life in SE23 - Eateries
Post: RE: Eateries
| Oops, forgot I'd already bigged up the WGT here :rofl: |
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18-03-2016, 10:29 AM |
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Thread: Life in SE23 - Eateries
Post: RE: Eateries
| Yes! We went on Friday evening and it was very enjoyable. Service was a bit all over the place (albeit friendly and sweet), but I think that's maybe to be expected in the teething stages. The food was... |
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09-05-2016, 09:30 AM |
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Thread: Life in SE23 - Eateries
Post: RE: Eateries
| I'm saddened to hear about Growly's experience. On the one hand it didn't surprise me too much - we went early evening, and could easily perceive that things might spiral a bit out of control as the n... |
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10-05-2016, 10:43 AM |
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Thread: Life in SE23 - Eateries
Post: RE: Eateries
| I second Elachi, their mixed grill is scrumptious :)
Went to Hattush again last night, was even better than our first go, and the service is much improved. They are such lovely people and I wish them... |
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25-05-2016, 09:19 AM |
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Thread: Life in SE23 - Eateries
Post: RE: Life in SE23 - Eateries
| It is a wee bit over-priced I agree - not that that seems to be deterring anyone from going! Meze Mangal is also overpriced in my view, and both times I've been there I've been totally underwhelmed. I... |
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02-06-2016, 09:34 AM |
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Thread: Life in SE23 - Eateries
Post: RE: Life in SE23 - Eateries
| While we're on the subject of Mangals, FM Mangal in Camberwell deserves a shout-out, if only for the complimentary round of delicious grilled flatbreads (best ever, for my money) and chargrilled onion... |
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02-06-2016, 03:36 PM |
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Thread: Life in SE23 - Eateries
Post: RE: Life in SE23 - Eateries
| Sigh, hence '....at the start of every meal', and guess what, they don't charge for it, hence, it IS, technically, free :closedeyes: |
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03-06-2016, 09:18 AM |
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Thread: Life in SE23 - Eateries
Post: RE: Life in SE23 - Eateries
| I don't think there are any really good ones, but best of an avarage bunch is probably Villa Toscana in Brockley. |
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06-06-2016, 09:09 AM |
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Thread: The Hob Closed
Post: RE: The Hob
| We visited for the first time on the weekend. We left after five minutes because, being quite noise-sensitive and easily disorientated by loud clashing sounds and voices, I found the noise levels unbe... |
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02-11-2015, 10:31 AM |
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Thread: Austerity
Post: RE: Austerity
| Jeeps. After reading this and the gentrification thread over the last few weeks, I can't help but feel that CB needs to step right off. It's not even a question of 'tory' vs 'socialist' imo, it's auto... |
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28-01-2016, 10:02 AM |
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Thread: Austerity
Post: RE: Austerity
| Holy s--t. This guy's amazing. What a ridiculous question. I suggest everyone ignore this dude forthwith. |
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28-01-2016, 10:12 AM |
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Thread: Sainsburys Forest Hill School Children Ban
Post: RE: Sainsburys Forest Hill School Children Ban
| I agree with the more anti-PC peeps on this one. This isn't a new thing at all. And, to disagree with a previous poster, this isn't a 'South London' thing or a 'boy' thing either. I went to a North Lo... |
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17-12-2015, 10:33 AM |
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Thread: Anti Social Behaviour in FH & HO
Post: RE: Anti Social Behaviour in FH & HO Question
| Haha, thanks Londondrz. Still have frequent feelings of ambivalence/ guilt about being so relatively laissez-faire about it tho.....
Anyway, on a positive note, I've lived in 11 different parts of Lo... |
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16-09-2015, 09:16 AM |
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Thread: Anti Social Behaviour in FH & HO
Post: RE: Anti Social Behaviour in FH & HO Question
| Thanks robbrockley, that does make sense, and yes, pretty obvious now I think about it :rolleyes:
I know the house you mean, and I don't think the only thing being dealt there is drugs.....All said,... |
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15-09-2015, 09:05 AM |
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Thread: Anti Social Behaviour in FH & HO
Post: RE: Anti Social Behaviour in FH & HO Question
| Been living in HOP for 2 and a half years now and consider it, on the whole, a fairly sedate and pleasant place. However, I am curious as to what people think about the activity at the Brockley View e... |
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14-09-2015, 04:10 PM |
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Thread: Anti Social Behaviour in FH & HO
Post: RE: Anti Social Behaviour in FH & HO Question
| Londondrz, without going into too much of my own personal history and /or habits.......If I were to report people selling drugs who have otherwise not directly caused me any massive offense / discomfo... |
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15-09-2015, 12:01 PM |
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Thread: Anti Social Behaviour in FH & HO
Post: RE: Anti Social Behaviour in FH & HO
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17-09-2015, 04:22 PM |
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Thread: ADT security consultants cold calling
Post: RE: Bogus 'security' consultants cold calling?
| This happened to us almost as soon as we moved into the area (back in May)....the guy (young, white, blond, boyband-ish looking, bit spivvy, no uniform or ID) virtually stepped over the threshold befo... |
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04-12-2013, 11:11 AM |
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Thread: Ignore List
Post: RE: Ignore List
| 'Usually done by very passive-aggressive special interest groups like rad-feminists, who claim victimhood and use this to shut down anyone who disagrees with their politics.'
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24-02-2016, 12:49 PM |
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Thread: Ignore List
Post: RE: Ignore List
| Ligersaur, I'll bet this guy's favourite author is Ayn Rand or something.......it's just not worth it :closedeyes: |
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24-02-2016, 01:54 PM |
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Thread: Ignore List
Post: RE: Ignore List
| Ah, I'm glad this has come up, I've been waiting for someone to mention what shall hereon only ever be known in my mind as 'foxy no-forriner's new forum' lol :rofl:
Yeah, it has slightly bamboozled my... |
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23-09-2016, 09:44 AM |
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Thread: Railway Telegraph
Post: RE: Railway Telegraph
| Yes, we've been trying it out intermittently since the first re-opening and I didn't want to say anything negative about such a fledgling and well-intentioned enterprise, but I've not found any major ... |
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21-10-2014, 11:51 AM |
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Thread: Railway Telegraph
Post: RE: Railway Telegraph
| I think if you look totally 'normcore' or whatever (lol) you may well be fine. Because my husband and I are, apparently, 'quirky-looking' (ie; not really that quirky looking....never had a prob when w... |
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21-10-2014, 02:29 PM |
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Thread: Railway Telegraph
Post: RE: Railway Telegraph
| I used the word 'normcore' with massive irony - hence the 'lol' straight after......very sorry if either offends!
LOL! :laugh: |
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21-10-2014, 03:23 PM |
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Thread: Railway Telegraph
Post: RE: Railway Telegraph
| To Hannah D:
'.......to anyone *here on this board*', were the operative words.
I think people in the *public sphere / service sector* who provide a (insert your own description) service for wh... |
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23-10-2014, 01:02 PM |
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Thread: Railway Telegraph
Post: RE: Railway Telegraph
| I agree with you about clone-y places NHB, that's one of the main reasons why we left Peckham last year - it was getting a bit unbearable! As for quirkiness, we're not in any competition as far as I k... |
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21-10-2014, 04:13 PM |
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Thread: Railway Telegraph
Post: RE: Railway Telegraph
| I'm not going to be too offended by anonymous snarkers, quite frankly. I am familiar with how internet message boards work.
And I used the word 'normcore' in a *totally* ironic way, it's a completel... |
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23-10-2014, 09:17 AM |
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Thread: African Restaurant opposite FH station
Post: RE: African Restaurant opposite FH station
| If it's anything as good as the Crooked Well, it's going to be incredible.....CW's food is quite a bit better than your standard gastropub, I would say, although because the prices are commensurate wi... |
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08-04-2015, 04:26 PM |
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Thread: What's on at Blythe Hill Fields
Post: RE: What's on at Blythe Hill Fields
| Where are the trees being planted? I do support this endeavour, but would prefer the trees not to hug the periphery, as this may compromise views for the many residents whose homes border the Fields. |
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16-02-2016, 12:30 PM |
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Thread: Crofton Park and Honor Oak Park Neighbourhood Forum
Post: RE: Crofton Park and Honor Oak Park Neighbourhood ...
| I thought these were already neighbourhoods!
As a HOPper, I do sort of feel, despite the SE23 postcode, more Crofton Park/Brockley-ish than Forest Hill-ish...if that makes sense. It'll be really inte... |
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07-02-2014, 01:51 PM |
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Thread: Crofton Park and Honor Oak Park Neighbourhood Forum
Post: RE: Crofton Park and Honor Oak Park Neighbourhood ...
| See, I see that other side of the tracks as 'Honor Oak', which if I'm not mistaken is a separate area to 'Honor Oak Park', and yep I would say, more Forest Hill-ish! :laugh: |
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07-02-2014, 04:05 PM |
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Thread: Crofton Park and Honor Oak Park Neighbourhood Forum
Post: RE: Crofton Park and Honor Oak Park Neighbourhood ...
| Wow, as a new-ish Hopper I'm going to bow to more long-term residents' wisdom. All I know is that I live in the area of H.O.P, the postcode of SE23, just off Crofton Park Road, in Crofton Park Ward...... |
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11-02-2014, 02:00 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill article in The London Economic
Post: RE: Forest Hill article in The London Economic
| Babur is unbelievably great! I agree with Robbrockley, Le Querce is so bizarrely over-rated, and far too expensive for what it is. We ate at the new Honor Oak pub last night for about the sixth time s... |
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02-10-2014, 09:02 AM |
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Thread: Forest Hill article in The London Economic
Post: RE: Forest Hill article in The London Economic
| I've always been curious, what's Dewanian (sp?) like?
I agree that Babur is pretty spendy and therefore more of a 'treat' place, but it's well worth it!
On the subject of Le Querce, which I just don... |
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02-10-2014, 11:03 AM |
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Thread: Forest Hill article in The London Economic
Post: RE: Forest Hill article in The London Economic
| Yeah I used to live in Peckham until just last year....don't think Ganapati is quite as special as Babur tho'!
'All the way to Penge' lol. It's just a lovely wee stroll away!
And I agree HOP parade... |
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02-10-2014, 11:49 AM |
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Thread: Hills and Parkes deli up for sale
Post: RE: Hills and Parkes deli up for sale
| I'll be sad to lose H&P, even if I didn't go there that often - bit too expensive for me, but that doesn't mean I can't celebrate the fact that there's a classy joint in the hood catering to my more u... |
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16-10-2014, 01:05 PM |
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Thread: Restaurants in SE London
Post: RE: Restaurants in SE London
| Hate Le Querce, love Babur, Sodo is overpriced and not that great (for great pizza the Gowlett in Peckham can't be beaten), adore Donde, the new Honor Oak is fabulous......further afield I do believe ... |
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03-10-2014, 08:58 AM |
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Thread: Restaurants in SE London
Post: RE: Restaurants in SE London
| Oh, and even further afield, i can't big up Silk Road in Camberwell enough - authentic Xinjiang/Uyghur food, hand-pulled noodles with stunning spices, a completely different tastebud experience! |
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