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Sutent · August 2020

Does anyone know which restaurants in Stroud Green will offer the new discount?

Ali · August 2020

https://www.tax.service.gov.uk/eat-out-to-help-out/find-a-restaurant/

krappyrubsnif · August 2020

Join the queue, already stuffed my face down by the canal in Islington and definitely booked in at Osteria Tufo this week.

Ali · August 2020

I have noticed that in quite a few restaurants that all the staff are not wearing masks. I dont think I will be visiting them.

krappyrubsnif · August 2020

Yes I suppose it's conceivable that a waiter could be carrying the virus from one table of diners/drinkers to another. In my opinion much depends on the safety of the venue: open windows, doors, through-draught, how many other customers. I would only eat out in the open air if possible; preferably not indoors and absolutely never in a crowded room. What will we do in winter?

therattle · August 2020

More pertinently, it's also conceivable that a waiter could have the virus themselves, asymptomatically.

grenners · August 2020

If your worried about a virus stay at home. Otherwise it's bullshit and people should be allowed to go to restaurants without worrying about masks.

grenners · August 2020

Staff not wearing masks? What about all the customers? How are they going to eat food wearing a mask? There's no need for masks in a restaurant.

Ali · August 2020

Grenners very gung ho and dangerous, hope you dont get it ! I noticed that the White Lion has a "safe" capacity of 95 which seemed quite a lot to me as it is not that big a pub.

Just been in Greece and all restuarant staff wear masks, it is all outside dining, well spaced tables and very little physical contact with customers uisng things like clothes pegs to hand over the bill, if you input a pin into card machine instant disinfectent, tables wiped the minute you go.

Petek seem to be the only one with 100% masks but could be wrong.

In Haringey over the last week it has been 6 cases per 100k population 5 on the Islington side.

Arkady · August 2020

Where were you in Greece, Ali? I want to go to Greece very badly.

Ali · August 2020

Kalamata, Sparti, Mystra Olympia, Tolo, Mycena. It is a holiday area mainly visited by Greeks who behave them selves, live in Athens and have holiday homes. You can fly from Stansted on Ryanair. The flights were pretty empty both ways

Arkady · August 2020

Olympia and Kalamata I've been too, not the rest yet. Mystra is definitely on the list - Byzantine delight.

krappyrubsnif · August 2020

I went to Mystra years ago, I still have the guidebook, we are both a lot older now, feels like about 2,000 years. Interesting place. Is it on the sea? I saw some spectacular and authentic off season plate smashing in a waterside taverna somewhere near there. Nice spot.

grenners · August 2020

I've not been anywhere because I can't handle being asked for my personal details and being told to do this or that.

lazyatom · August 2020

Just noticed that E. Mono is on the list, and their only "seated" eating area is basically outdoors anyway (albeit beside a heavily trafficked bit of pavement), but that might be a good way for the risk averse to take advantage of the scheme.

Sutent · August 2020

I went to Wembley today and had a dose for £3. It was so tasty. Shame we don't have a good dose place round here

joust · August 2020

How much mild fraud do you think this scheme will create?

If I'd been shutdown for a few months my restaurant would be at full capacity with cash paying customers all day everyday.

krappyrubsnif · August 2020

I've just come back from Osteria Tufo. I have to say full marks to Paola and her team for making it feel really safe. Ten or fifteen tables outside (a bit breezy tonight) with permission sought for three more on the pavement. All the waiting staff fully masked. Inside, just a few tables and a fan positioned so as to create a through draught. I felt completely safe outside. I don't think I would have felt so confident at Pappagone or the White Lion where crowds were milling around outside already at 7 o'clock, and these are not easily ventilated venues. Stay safe, SGers.

HolbornFox · August 2020

Small beer was busy when I drove past earlier, now that really is a small venue / hard place to socially distance.

I was in the Shaftesbury last week, they have a great system going on, but also lucky to have the space I guess.

Ali · August 2020

Lanseer has reopened this week, that has a lot of outside space and is quite big inside

HolbornFox · August 2020

The Alfred has also opened with more outside space.

slats · August 2020

Slightly surprised the Old Dairy is still shut, though I assume it's a parent company decision. Obviously no outside space, but due to the sheer size of the place it could be quite easy to work out safe distancing in there.

Arkady · August 2020

Small Beer was the first pub I went in to. They've taken out maybe 30% of the tables, and as they can open the whole front wall it's really well ventilated. Table-service only. They're doing a commendable job, and their beer list is as superb as ever.

HolbornFox · August 2020

+1 for Small Beer.

It's a fantastic set up all round and the beer is awesome, especially when before / after a cheap bite in O's.

I am quite new to the 'craft' scene, but now i am mad for it!

True Craft in Tottenham is awesome as well, it's like Small Beer really but in a bigger premise, it is also directly run by the owners which is a really good thing in my eyes.

Arkady · August 2020

The Great Northern Railway Tavern in Hornsey is now brilliant in so many ways, not least the beer - over 20, considerable variety in styles, digital board that tells you all about them as well as printed menus.

The Brave Sir Robin is also a major contender.

krappyrubsnif · August 2020

The GNRT has a spacious yard at the back partly covered, table service, one way system, greeter at the front, and good beer. I met friends there last week, first London pub. The only downside is that they ask for online booking, but they never got back to me to confirm.

Arkady · August 2020

You have to ask me before coming to my new neighbourhood Krappy.

krappyrubsnif · August 2020

It all seemed a bit down market to me.

Peter Crumb · August 2020

Small Beer is brilliant, their cask range is superb (although the pizza was very poor the to had in there). Brave Sir Robin is a bit pricey and uninspiring choice wise. GNRT has great beer choice but prices are insane there. Still not been to True Craft but heard good things about their pizza. This all imo of course, I tend to head to breweries directly, Pressure Drop being a favourite. Southampton Arms is usually great if you fancy the walk/overground. Londis is brilliant for price and range for takeaway beers. Clapton Craft is decent a (bit) pricey but much better since the old manager left.

Arkady · August 2020

I love going to breweries. In the last year or so - mostly this year- a bunch have spring up in the warehouse district in Walthamstow directly east of the Lea, complementing the cluster on the Tottenham side. Wild Card, Exale, Signature, and now a branch of Trumans (though I wouldn't recommend the latter set-up, it's just benches in a former car-park).

Peter Crumb · August 2020

Yeah I went to to those breweries on Sunday, actually! Exale was probably my favourite.

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