The Old Jaflong Restaurant to become a Pizza place

[DulwichFox]

BrandNewGuy Wrote:

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> Robert Carder (formerly John Bennett) is a good

> shoe shop on Lordship Lane. Not sure two shoe

> shops would thrive.

There were once 8 + shoe shops on Rye Lane in the 50's

[DulwichFox]

Back on topic.

Looking through the window of the old Jaflong

progress on the new Pizza place looks to be well under way

Foxy

[savvygirl]

I?d love to see something like an old fashioned haberdashery selling fabrics, embroidery silks, tapestry items, sewing threads and knitting wools. John Lewis used to have a fabulous department at one time. I know there is Stag & Bow in Forest Hill but another in Ed would be good. It appeals to my creative side! I remember the joy of looking through pattern books and choosing materials. Rolls and REM?s in Lewisham is extremely popular, so there seems to be a revival of things homespun or maybe I should say home made!

[nxjen]

Doesn?t Really Maria sell most of this?

[mima08]

savvygirl Wrote:

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> I?d love to see something like an old fashioned

> haberdashery selling fabrics, embroidery silks,

> tapestry items, sewing threads and knitting wools.

> John Lewis used to have a fabulous department at

> one time. I know there is Stag & Bow in Forest

> Hill but another in Ed would be good. It appeals

> to my creative side! I remember the joy of looking

> through pattern books and choosing materials.

> Rolls and REM?s in Lewisham is extremely popular,

> so there seems to be a revival of things homespun

> or maybe I should say home made!

Really Maria is exactly what you describe here - fabulous haberdasher with loads of choice and lovely professional advice on creative projects!

[Asset]

https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/retailindustry/timeseries/j4mc/drsi

online sales still only 20% of retail total so the argument that high streets are dying because of online shopping doesn't wash really.

[Lin Henden]

Pizza Plus in Peckham is lovely

[Humdinger]

really? i looked through yesterday and it was little more than an empty room with rubble and other debris stacked up against the walls. No sign of anyone in there at 17:45. If thats progress, the place must have been a bombsite before.

[Flux capacitor]

I don't believe that they have done their market research. Franco Manca dominates the pizzeria in ED. I think we are moving away from 500 Degrees style of Chain pizzerias But time will tell.

[DulwichFox]

Humdinger Wrote:

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> really? i looked through yesterday and it was

> little more than an empty room with rubble and

> other debris stacked up against the walls. No sign

> of anyone in there at 17:45. If thats progress,

> the place must have been a bombsite before.

When I looked in the lights were on and there appears to be a counter area installed.

[Abe_froeman]

What exactly is the " 500 Degrees style of Chain pizzerias "?

They have 3 restaurants in Brixton, Herne Hill and Crystal Palace. They're hardly a chain at all more like a small group of local restaurants.

Franco Manca on the other hand have approximately 50 restaurants scattered all over the country.

[Sue]

Abe_froeman Wrote:

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> What exactly is the " 500 Degrees style of Chain

> pizzerias "?

>

> They have 3 restaurants in Brixton, Herne Hill and

> Crystal Palace. They're hardly a chain at all more

> like a small group of local restaurants.

>

> Franco Manca on the other hand have approximately

> 50 restaurants scattered all over the country.

But when Franco Manca came to East Dulwich, didn't they have just one other branch in Brixton?

[pk]

Sue Wrote:

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> Abe_froeman Wrote:

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> -----

> > What exactly is the " 500 Degrees style of

> Chain

> > pizzerias "?

> >

> > They have 3 restaurants in Brixton, Herne Hill

> and

> > Crystal Palace. They're hardly a chain at all

> more

> > like a small group of local restaurants.

> >

> > Franco Manca on the other hand have

> approximately

> > 50 restaurants scattered all over the country.

>

>

> But when Franco Manca came to East Dulwich, didn't

> they have just one other branch in Brixton?

You have to remind me, what?s bad about south London businesses being successful?

[DulwichFox]

Pizza in East Dulwich

Franco Manca..

Il Mirto

Pizza GoGo

Domino's Pizza

Ristorante Olivelli

500 Degrees opening soon.

The Gowlett Peckham Dulwich borders

Pizza Pickup Peckham Rye

[Angelina]

Voodoo Rays being by far the superior

[pk]

DulwichFox Wrote:

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> Pizza in East Dulwich

>

> Franco Manca..

>

> Il Mirto

>

> Pizza GoGo

>

> Domino's Pizza

>

> Ristorante Olivelli

>

> 500 Degrees opening soon.

>

>

> The Gowlett Peckham Dulwich borders

>

> Pizza Pickup Peckham Rye

What a pointless post

[KidKruger]

LMGTFY..

[Angelina]

Just means we have loads of choice....

We also like Pizza GoGo as they are awesome - I mean, a whole super large pizza for less than ?8!

[El Presidente]

What we need is a committee of EDF regulars to approve any new business application and consider it in light of culinary and social diversity. This will ensure an efficient market and bring an end to all these silly entrepreneurs with their fancy ideas of competing with other businesses and meeting unmet demand.

Long live the Committee.

[HelBel65]

Loutwo Wrote:

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> If this continues, our high street will be the

> exclusive destination for wealthy foodies and no

> one else. Sad news.

>

> Louisa.

How so? Pizza is cheap.

[DulwichFox]

The Last time I ate Pizza in a Sit Down Pizza place

was at The Chicago Pizza Pie Factory in Hanover Square W1. 1977 ish

Garlic Mushrooms and Margarita Pizza. Probable with Sol beer.

Frigging Bees Knees back then

Don,t think it is still there.

[Loutwo]

Pizza is a snack. It?s not a dinner.

Anyone who says otherwise, needs to speak to someone from Italy for confirmation. They?ll tell you the same.

The market is saturated locally, let?s have something different with imagination and flare. Come on is that too much to ask in 2019? Northcote Road Light is what LL has become.

Louisa.

[snowy]

Statler and Waldorf strike back...

[HelBel65]

Still trying to understand why a new pizza place would attract ?wealthy foodies and no one else? but you?ve conveniently skipped that point.

Loutwo Wrote:

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> Pizza is a snack. It?s not a dinner.

>

> Anyone who says otherwise, needs to speak to

> someone from Italy for confirmation. They?ll tell

> you the same.

>

> The market is saturated locally, let?s have

> something different with imagination and flare.

> Come on is that too much to ask in 2019? Northcote

> Road Light is what LL has become.

>

> Louisa.

[Loutwo]

You?re conveniently missing my point entirely. Certain establishments attract a certain clientele. Sourdough/artisan/stonbaked whatever name you wish to give it, pizza, tends to pull a certain class of foodie. Something a Toby Carvery or a Chiquitos would not do, May I add. It?s not just about the price, it?s about the branding and marketing. The bigger point is of course, why do we need another example of the same bland thing? Some variety would be nice. But apparently, wealthy foodies like to berate everyone else for what they eat, but are happy to indulge in pizza when it suits.

Louisa.

HelBel65 Wrote:

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> Still trying to understand why a new pizza place

> would attract ?wealthy foodies and no one else?

> but you?ve conveniently skipped that point.

>

>

> Loutwo Wrote:

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> -----

> > Pizza is a snack. It?s not a dinner.

> >

> > Anyone who says otherwise, needs to speak to

> > someone from Italy for confirmation. They?ll

> tell

> > you the same.

> >

> > The market is saturated locally, let?s have

> > something different with imagination and flare.

> > Come on is that too much to ask in 2019?

> Northcote

> > Road Light is what LL has become.

> >

> > Louisa.