Has the Crystal Palace Tavern been sold?

[ksh]

Hi everyone. I'm new to the area and the CPT is my local (geographically, at least). I have heard that it has recently been sold to the owners of the Bishop on Lordship Lane and the Florence (Herne Hill) and is due to re-open in May..... is this true?

[Brendan]

Nope. You're confusing it with The Uplands, down the road.

[neilson99]

I heard it was the Wishing Well down Bellenden way that they'd got hold of...

[SeanMacGabhann]

Both

[scott]

I prefer to think that we have acquired two local, under performing pubs, that we are going to invest heavily in. 'Got hold of' sounds almost threatening...

[Keef]

Fair play, but please don't ever acquire the CPT! ;-)

[Michael Palaeologus]

Beware Scott, you are in danger of becoming a "Chain". Such a thing is hated by the middle class lental weavers of East Dulwich. No good can come of this.

[Moos]

Lental weavers, get cracking. Only 2 weeks 'till Easter!

[Sue]

Lentil, it's lentil :))

Have restrained myself till now, admin please don't lounge on account of my spelling fascism

[Michael Palaeologus]

I was using the gloteral stop, innit

[neilson99]

nothing almost threatening implied Scott, I've enjoyed good nights in the Bishop and a couple of dodgy dates in the Florence. Good to see that people are still investing in the ED and Peckham Rye, good luck with it. Any idea when they will be open for business?

[scott]

were the dates dodgy because of the florence ?

Wishing well (soon to be The Victoria Inn) should be open in about 6 weeks. The Uplands is trading until the end of April and then it'll be a 5 week refurb.

I am in the process of learning to tweet so that anyone who is remotely interested will be able to follow the progress of both...

[benjaminty]

So are you the guy who was talking over putting a Petanque piste into the Wishing Well? Or was that a previous suitor?

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

I think that was The Albert and Bigwassisname.

[Mick Mac]

Petanque in Peckham. That sounds dangerous.

You'd need balls of steel to play that game, there.

[deano]

Hi Scott,

Have you employed all your staff members for your new public house? (uplands)because if not i would be interested in having a chat with you.I have worked in pubs and cocktail lounges in the uk and los angeles and have great experience and references. I also hold a personal license and looking for full or part time work as i have just moved to the area.

you can contact me on 07798693740

regards

Dean

[sophiesofa]

Deano, PM him directly in-case he doesn't look at this thread again. Good luck

[deano]

Hi Sophia

thanks for your info but i am new to this forum and do not know how to PM him directly.

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

deano, go up the thread til you reach one of scott's posts. At the bottom of his post you will see an option in blue type to "Reply via Private Message". Click on that and follow it through.

[deano]

Nice one peckhamgatecrasher,many thanks.

[jonnymc]

I wouldnt employ you if you cant even see the "reply via PM" button.

[Keef]

Yeah, because being able to use an internet forum is a vital part of working in a pub.

What a silly comment.

[SeanMacGabhann]

it's harsh, keef, but I had the same thought

Look at barstaff these days - they all have to use a computer screen and know how to intuitively deal with something that may not be "obvious" on a screen

If I was an employer and someone asked me for a job, and I saw no reasons given why I should employ them but noticed one why I might not? I would be looking elsewhere unless that person came up with some hefty plusses (sorry deano)

[Brendan]

Not everyone spends 90% of their time behind a computer and therefore has the intuitive sense of them that say, someone who works in IT does.

[Keef]

I'm genuinely shocked at you Sean. A till with a screen is a far cry from the internet, and why should anyone just automatically know what a PM is?