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Chief

Chief

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We have now visited this restaurant several times and always have a brilliant evening. The restaurant is very pretty with exposed brickwork and mood lighting. Crisp white tablecloths and very comfortable pine chairs make for a stylish dining room. We are made to feel very welcome and it is interesting to see the chefs preparing dishes. It's a small, intimate restaurant but with a wonderful ambiance, service but most of all delicous cooking and great wines.


I would thoroughly recommend this restaurant. The level of cooking is excellent!

EDmummy

EDmummy

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Been quite a few times. Love most of it but seem to be a bit unlucky on starters. Some seem a bit lacking in content. For example, a lovely big slice of terrine with barely enough cornichons for one mouthful and no bread or crisp bread. Won?t stop me going back but hope they can sort out starters.
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DulwichFox

DulwichFox

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Ann Wrote:

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> That?s a great shame

> The restaurant business is a tough one, I can?t

> think of a single thing they did wrong.



They were shut Sunday night. Shut on Mondays. Shut on Tuesdays...


If you have to pay high rents and rates then you need to stay open to make any business work.

juliephilippart

juliephilippart

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DulwichFox Wrote:

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> Ann Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

> > That?s a great shame

> > The restaurant business is a tough one, I can?t

> > think of a single thing they did wrong.

>

>

> They were shut Sunday night. Shut on Mondays. Shut

> on Tuesdays...

>

> If you have to pay high rents and rates then you

> need to stay open to make any business work.



That is not true at all.


The rent can be high but if the business is not working and you don't make money on certain days sometimes is worth closing that day. Paying staff to keep the place open when you don't make money is a solution, all the money you are paying your employees to be there can be saved.


I know it doesn't sound good but it works, this way you are just loosing money on rent.


Some places open just on certain days because that is when they make money and they gain enough to cover rent, pay their staff for those two days and get some profit. If they were to open everyday they probably wouldn't be able to pay rent nor their staff.


Just a genuine question, do you have or work in a hospitality business? If so, if this happened to you, would you not consider doing this? what would you do instead?

nixlo

nixlo

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Does anyone know how to contact the owners?


They sold my stepfather some gift vouchers just before Christmas which we were meant to use for a meal out. Not given a lot of chance to use them given they closed on the 12th so keen to try to see if we can get the money back.

Sue

Sue

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nixlo Wrote:

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> Does anyone know how to contact the owners?

>

> They sold my stepfather some gift vouchers just

> before Christmas which we were meant to use for a

> meal out. Not given a lot of chance to use them

> given they closed on the 12th so keen to try to

> see if we can get the money back.



If the premises were rented, the same landlord owns more than one of the shops in North Cross Road, so you could try asking around the other shops just in case he owns this one? If so, they should have his contact details, and he should have Bon Bouffe's?


Alternatively, if there is an occupied flat about the (ex) restaurant, try asking there? Or ask the adjacent shops?


It seems a bit bad that they didn't tell your stepfather they were closing, but maybe it was a sudden decision (or one not made by them).



Good luck.

EDmummy

EDmummy

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If like their other restaurant then it looks like it might be a better bet than the other ?Japanese? restaurant. For a start. Noticed actual Japanese chefs in there today (unlike Yama Momo)


DulwichFox Wrote:

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> Bonne Bouffe is to become another Japanese

> restaurant.

>

> Cannot remember the new name.

>

> DulwichFox

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fishbiscuits

fishbiscuits

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EDmummy Wrote:

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> If like their other restaurant then it looks like

> it might be a better bet than the other ?Japanese?

> restaurant. For a start. Noticed actual Japanese

> chefs in there today (unlike Yama Momo)


How do you know? Did you talk to them?

EDmummy

EDmummy

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Yes, I did. And your problem? I was wrong to say they had another restaurant as I mistook the name but I did talk to the chefs. Very nice blokes.


fishbiscuits Wrote:

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> EDmummy Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

> > If like their other restaurant then it looks

> like

> > it might be a better bet than the other

> ?Japanese?

> > restaurant. For a start. Noticed actual

> Japanese

> > chefs in there today (unlike Yama Momo)

>

> How do you know? Did you talk to them?

fishbiscuits

fishbiscuits

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EDmummy Wrote:

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> Yes, I did. And your problem?


No problem at all, just curious as it's so unusual (but certainly welcome) to actually see Japanese people opening a Japanese restaurant. Especially outside of central London.

NewWave

NewWave

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EDmummy Wrote:

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> If like their other restaurant then it looks like

> it might be a better bet than the other ?Japanese?

> restaurant. For a start. Noticed actual Japanese

> chefs in there today (unlike Yama Momo)

>

> DulwichFox Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

> > Bonne Bouffe is to become another Japanese

> > restaurant.

> >

> > Cannot remember the new name.

> >

> > DulwichFox


Yama Momo actually serves really good sashimi and sushi.

I don't care where the chef is from as long as he knows how to do the cuisine he is preparing.

Ive had some of the best english breakfasts cooked by italians for example!

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