MellowYellow Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 Anyone else as devastated as us?Great coffee, brunch, pasta and super welcoming for families - ideal given their location next to the playground. We come in several times a week and will be so sad to see it go. Surely not just us? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/233992-aneto-closing/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
stepdown Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 On a Wednesday? When I'm having to plan tonight's meal without The Flying Pig's 50p a wing offer? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/233992-aneto-closing/#findComment-1361086 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cactus Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 Such a shame, lovely staff and delicious, good quality food.They do a roaring breakfast/brunch trade, but much quieter in the afternoons/eve. I feel that it might bea struggle to make such a huge premises work. That said, I don't know the reason why they're closing. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/233992-aneto-closing/#findComment-1361099 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cella Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 Not devastated- see the other site that's running on this. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/233992-aneto-closing/#findComment-1361111 Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishbiscuits Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 It is a good place for breakfast or lunch with kids. So will miss it.But IMO - there are much better coffee and pastries to be found locally. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/233992-aneto-closing/#findComment-1361163 Share on other sites More sharing options...
embracefinancial Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 It's a big shame as it is/was a truly independent, owner-run business.Damiano and his team (especially the long-serving members) have always looked after us impeccably and tirelessly. The breakfasts are great - the poached eggs are perfect every time.The coffee is also fab, with a perfect balance between rocket fuel and smooth/mellow, but it's also taught me that good coffee is only as good as the barista - Amandine always made the best, IMO.I appreciate that it wasn't everyone's cup of tea but it will be a shame to see another independent business go. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/233992-aneto-closing/#findComment-1361333 Share on other sites More sharing options...
micromacromonkey Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 It was great when they were in the little space next door. I am a total coffee snob and I really enjoyed theirs along with the nice pastries and they were great with kids too. Something about the big space just doesn't work though, and I guess most people have felt that way. Was the flying pig also owned by the same people? (There was a door between the two premises by the loos.) I really loved their beer (even if I some of the more obscure bottles were 9 quid each!) and the pulled pork etc they used to do. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/233992-aneto-closing/#findComment-1361338 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnL Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 I can see it up for Sale https://www.rightmove.co.uk/commercial-property-for-sale/property-78263207.htmlBut it might get brought and carry on as it is - or convert to a be more pub like again.Status says "under offer" by the way. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/233992-aneto-closing/#findComment-1361359 Share on other sites More sharing options...
micromacromonkey Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 150k? What do you get for that exactly? Is that the whole thing? Interested to know.I have absolutely no idea how much commercial premises cost, but I had assumed that it was a lot more than that. Presumably planning rules prevent it from being turned into residential, where it would be worth 10x that. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/233992-aneto-closing/#findComment-1361363 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penguin68 Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 It's being sold with a free of tie lease - so it very much depends (a) how much longer the lease has to run and (b) what the rental is. The ?150k is not a freehold price, and the length of the lease on offer will be key to the valuation. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/233992-aneto-closing/#findComment-1361368 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TreacleRabbit Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 Is heard they had their rent increases and so were leaving reluctantly.We love it - am so sad to see them go :( Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/233992-aneto-closing/#findComment-1361401 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnL Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 Penguin68 Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> It's being sold with a free of tie lease - so it> very much depends (a) how much longer the lease> has to run and (b) what the rental is. The ?150k> is not a freehold price, and the length of the> lease on offer will be key to the valuation.it says 43,500 a year if you click through to the brochure - is that viable or too high for this sort of business ? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/233992-aneto-closing/#findComment-1361443 Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewWave Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 JohnL Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> Penguin68 Wrote:> --------------------------------------------------> -----> > It's being sold with a free of tie lease - so> it> > very much depends (a) how much longer the lease> > has to run and (b) what the rental is. The> ?150k> > is not a freehold price, and the length of the> > lease on offer will be key to the valuation.> > > it says 43,500 a year if you click through to the> brochure - is that viable or too high for this> sort of business ?I would say too high for an independent business.we were Aneto regulars in the small space. it was our regular weekend breakfast spot and I used to go for lunch on days off post gym (loved their soups and salads) BUT when they moved into the larger premises the cost went up considerably for the same offer (I think it was ?10 for a salad I used to pay around ?7 for. and it just no longer provided a viable option for us financially.I actually boycotted it because I objected strongly to the feeling I was paying more for the same thing to subsidise their larger premises.I did however go a couple of months ago as I was craving one of their soups or salads but waited so long to be served I think there were maximum 2 staff members attending to the space-(it was a weekday btw)but with making juices coffees and dealing with a customers at the back and front one of them with a number of kids 2 wasn't enough and I left after 1st waiting 5 mins at my table then another 5 mins at the counter to order.they should have stayed small with the 2 different offerings.Aneto never was or would be somewhere I would go for an evening meal or to drink alcohol when there is so much else on the Lane and in Peckham.sorry to see them go though.lovely owners lovely staffSadly I'm sure it'll be taken over by a chain like Cote as these rents are not viable for small independent traders. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/233992-aneto-closing/#findComment-1361612 Share on other sites More sharing options...
se22cat Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 This is a real shame, had a good few really great brunches here with a mate, staff never hurried us to leave after eating, absolutely delicious food, great coffee and imho the nicest & friendliest staff in London. Will miss the place! Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/233992-aneto-closing/#findComment-1361686 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sally Eva Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 The kitchen equipment shop near goose green closed because of a rent increase. The owner was very bitter (I spoke to him) because he was making money ie the shop was profitable but would not be still profitable after the rent went up. The shop was empty for a long time (and maybe still I haven't looked for a while) so the landlord seemed to have miscalculated. Right now, heading into a depression, would seem a bad time to demand higher rents. Possibly more likely that the downturn, combined with more bigger and therefore more expensive premises, is just too much for them. Or maybe something else entirely different. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/233992-aneto-closing/#findComment-1361992 Share on other sites More sharing options...
KateFord Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 I spoke to one of the workers and he said the lease had come up and the landlord increased the rent by ?30k. Not sure if that?s for a three year or five year lease but it?s obviously unsustainable for the business. Also heard the increase affects the flats upstairs from Aneto and the tenants may have to move out. Apparently it?ll be open intermittently for the next few weeks and closing at the earlier time of 4pm. It?s a real shame tbh as it was a handy place to take your little one, with easy access for prams and a good place to meet other mums. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/233992-aneto-closing/#findComment-1362026 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penguin68 Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 landlord increased the rent by ?30kBased on an earlier post which suggested the rent would now be ?43500 a year, an annual rental of only ?1350 (?30k less) seem derisory. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/233992-aneto-closing/#findComment-1362032 Share on other sites More sharing options...
alice Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 Nobody knows anything. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/233992-aneto-closing/#findComment-1362107 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 I feel it lost all its character when it became bigger.Sorry to see it go, though. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/233992-aneto-closing/#findComment-1362206 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Palaeologus Posted October 7, 2019 Share Posted October 7, 2019 Still open ........ Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/233992-aneto-closing/#findComment-1374226 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnL Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 Michael Palaeologus Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> Still open ........Advert still there but no "under offer" now. The below is probably the issue (all from the ad)https://www.rightmove.co.uk/commercial-property-for-sale/property-78263207.html"Current rent ?43,500""rent review in Jan 2020 with an agreed uplift to ?60,000." Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/233992-aneto-closing/#findComment-1374290 Share on other sites More sharing options...
imasnookercue Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 Possibly somewhere for Wetherspoons to consider? The Peckham one is far too ghastly for me and parents could even sup a pint whilst keeping an eye on the kids in the park? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/233992-aneto-closing/#findComment-1374662 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 imasnookercue Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> Possibly somewhere for Wetherspoons to consider?> The Peckham one is far too ghastly for me and> parents could even sup a pint whilst keeping an> eye on the kids in the park?It isn't big enough for a Spoons, is it? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/233992-aneto-closing/#findComment-1374726 Share on other sites More sharing options...
imasnookercue Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 i suppose not, but then possibly big enough for the area, as most people are happy to pay ?5.90 for a pint elsewhere in Dulwich? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/233992-aneto-closing/#findComment-1374798 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 imasnookercue Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> i suppose not, but then possibly big enough for> the area, as most people are happy to pay ?5.90> for a pint elsewhere in Dulwich??5.90?Where is that, then? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/233992-aneto-closing/#findComment-1374801 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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