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By: claude huber

claude huber — Sat, 05 May 2007 21:12:27 +0000

we need help: need somewhere near southwark register office (peckham rd) to take our wedding party to for champs before heading into the centre of the smoke for dinner/dance. any inspiration?

By: Lulu

Lulu — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 17:36:33 +0000

North African food is very different to what you can get at Lip Smacking. I went to Morocco last year and had lots of fantastic Moroccan food, including tagines, pastillas (like a North African version of pie which traditionally contains pigeon though is often served with chicken or lamb mixed with a variety of spices and encased in crisp, buttery filo pastry). I believe the wealth of spices used in this cuisine makes the food so tasty.

By: Alan Dale

Alan Dale — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 21:43:49 +0000

Went there again tonight. Had some spicy yam and steamed fish. Plantaine again too. Another great meal.

The guy said the late license is just so they can ply their trade for longer and serve drinks– no plan to turn it into a club.

As for dismissing it on the grounds of not enjoying a plate of Hoof then that’s similar to my Grandad’s refusal to try the Jubilee Tandoori in Crawcrook because he’d tried ‘foreign muck’ in South Africa during the war.

By: Mark

Mark — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 18:37:59 +0000

I know where you’re coming from Peter

Much is delicious

Much is beyond one’s life experience

By: Finbar Saunders

Finbar Saunders — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 18:02:34 +0000

‘Alan Dale Says:
“It’s not huge but it is quite long and thin.“‘

Fnurk, Gnak, Fnar.

By: Peter

Peter — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 23:07:30 +0000

I’m rather afraid of eating African food after having to turn down a plate of hoof and plantain. Yes, hoof. It smelled like rancid glue. I know that I shouldn’t generalise about the food of an entire continent based on one dish, but my god… that smell…

By: Alan Dale

Alan Dale — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 11:52:44 +0000

No big deal. I know what you mean about being shy to go in for fear of not knowing what to order. I have been tempted to go in previously but bottled it. I now have a copy of the menu and it’s still a bit baffling — there is a lot of dried fish and even some snails. That’s why I was glad of the vendor’s help. Maybe next time I’ll be more adventurous in my choices…

By: Hannah M

Hannah M — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 11:15:41 +0000

Alan — thanks for the tip — i go past there often and the food looks really nice but i have been a bit shy to go in as i don’t know where to start in terms of ordering. I will go there next time i’m in the mood for a takeaway.

By: Alan Dale

Alan Dale — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 10:55:52 +0000

It’s just the cafe bit at the front. It’s not huge but it is quite long and thin.

I had seen the post about the application but I forgot to ask. The guy was very forhtcoming and I’m sure he would have welcomed the interest.

I will ask next time I go in unless anyone else beats me to it.

By: Mel R

Mel R — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 10:43:25 +0000

Alan Dale — is there a restaurant at the back then? That place only looks small, but according to a post on the SE5Forum recently there is an application for a licence for late bar, live music, dancing, etc at 44 Camberwell Church Street.