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Sounds like I should explore the pubs around Hornsey Road! I've only been to The Shaftesbury and wasn't wowed, but that was soon after they refurbed/reopened. Are there any with gardens or terraces? @HolbornFox The W B Yeats seems to be thriving. I …
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Pasta Remoli is right by the Wells Terrace station exit and it's perfect for a lunchtime catch-up - friendly staff, freshly made pasta and good wine. Affordable too. If you wanted to head further up SGR, there's Petek, Pappagone etc. Sadly some of t…
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Is the Wells Terrace spot permanent though? I was under the impression this was set up because they knew they'd have to vacate the spot at the front of the station.
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I hope they'll be able to keep their current spot somehow. They might be able to find a new home further up SGR or maybe on Blackstock Road, but the appeal for them must be the passing trade at the station. Thank god for their van on Wells Terrace! …
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This forum is always quick to blame locals for not supporting certain businesses, but in the case of Chez Liline, I was told it closed because the chef had a stroke. Restaurants close every day and not always because they were bad / empty / not tren…
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It's why they tried / are trying to crack down on it in New York.
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@incontrorestaurant - Is your menu online anywhere?
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@south_to_north - Are they doing food do you know?
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Hah.. I was waiting for someone to make that comment. An AirBnB search shows 300+ rentals in the wider Finsbury Park area, but many of these are individual rooms rather than entire flats (i.e. people renting out a spareroom for extra cash) and a lot…
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There is a pub food menu as well - http://media.wix.com/ugd/74fba3_cf5d292d413f4b16948d89e304a0b2e4.pdf
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Completely agree with @south_to_north. Unless you have incredibly high turnover, it's impossible to keep enough fresh ingredients on hand to cater for a huge menu. Long pub menus usually suggests a lot of frozen / bought-in food to me. (Which is fin…
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Please note this is not official yet and if the deal does go through, it will be a late bar - not a branch of Burger & Lobster.
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I've wondered the same thing! I thought it might be a front for something as the few breads and cakes they display in the window look either old or fake. Never seen a soul in there but they must make money somehow?
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@south_to_north Ah, suppose it depends on the company then. I think we're pretty lucky when it comes to pubs in Stroud Green / Finsbury Park. People will always moan about something but I do think the majority try hard to please the locals. Looking …
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Some good points there, @south_to_north. Just chuckling at your description of a general manager's 'nice bonus' - not as nice as you might think, especially where Greene King is concerned. Important to remember that prices (for pubs managed by the l…
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Don't pubs cater for the same clientele generally? I'd say the pubs in the area attract a pretty mixed crowd and the prices reflect that.
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I imagine they'll have done their research and it will be in line with places like The Stapleton, The World's End - i.e. Pretty standard for Zone 2 but pricey enough for people to whinge about...
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@south_to_north - Are they doing food at the moment? (I know they had pop-ups before Christmas but haven't heard much since)
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They must be working flat out to get it all finished. Arkady - Soft openings are more for restaurants surely? Though I imagine they'll be doing some sort of discount on food in the first few weeks - they'd be daft not to. Anyone worked out where the…
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@ miss annie - Oh I don't doubt it. (That's why I said some, not all). Walked past Incontro last night - they've done wonders with the interior. They'll just need to do some hardcore advertising to get people up the hill and through the doors.
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My understanding is that Paola (front-of-house) now owns/runs it and there is a new chef. This happened before Christmas.
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Incontro - This is the new place from the ex-owner/chef of Tufo right? miss annie - It's tough for pubs that don't have private rooms or separate areas for these things because if stand up / quizzes for example take over the whole pub, you lose out …
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YES!
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@therattle is right - it's a tricky site. Hard to know what would work there when some of the Clifton Terrace businesses that seemed like safe bets are struggling. A bar would be ideal - nothing too loud or open until the early hours - but it sounds…
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Totally delicious lemon & herb poussin with spiced veg and excellent gravy at the W B Yeats today. Definitely worth checking out!
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@Edhie - If you like a good steak, you might be interested in Season Kitchen's CHEAPSTEAK Tuesdays Info here > http://www.seasonkitchen.co.uk/
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Salvation in Noodles. Great cocktails and the barman can be persuaded to go off-menu if it's not too busy. As primefactor says though, it's too busy to just pop in for drinks (and rightly so - the food is great!)
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Oven and Hearth opening soon - https://www.facebook.com/OvenandHearth/timeline "Slow-Cooked Meats RestaurantOven and Hearth serves home-style gourmet food, alongside it's original cocktail barTacos, Burgers, Platters, Cocktails"
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Miss Annie - Yes, I've seen it on a Saturday and you're right, it attracts a lot of people from outside the area. I wasn't saying it should be closed down in favour of 'bars and burger joints', just that there's no harm in an (already empty) unit be…
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I'm equally confused about why a cocktail bar would be 'inappropriate'. It didn't sound like they were planning to be a loud, drunken, Silver Bullet type place and surely it's better than an empty shop? There are more than enough 'fashion' shops in …