Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Hello and goodbye...

HELLO TO THE WAITING ROOM


Kids Love Ink, Deptford's own very stylish Tattoo parlour (and fabulous sign-writers!), have just opened a new coffee shop next door but one to their premises (which has also had a make-over) just north of the railway. The ever epicurial Deptford Dame has the initial low-down...


HELLO ALSO TO CREEKSIDE CAFE

Nearer home, a light and airy new cafe has opened at the front of Faircharm Trading Estate, offering coffee, tea, soups, sandwiches and paninis, cakes and...breakfast. Open Monday-Friday 8am-4pm and Saturdays 10am-4pm, it will serve the businesses in Faircharm, and, well, anyone else who finds themselves on Creekside in need of sustenance.


MEANWHILE, AT THE TRAIN CAFE...

The Deptford Project train cafe is undergoing some alterations both to its exterior (a living grass roof has been mooted) and its opening hours, which have been extended to 5.30pm. They will also be trying out table service next week, to combat the often overlong waits at busy times between ordering and getting your food and coffee. We look forward to seeing the new look and improved service at this highly popular venue (and to getting a new picture to replace this older one!).


AND DEPTFORD DELI...

If you didn't know already, the Deptford Deli has been opening in the evenings for dinner since early March. There are new opening hours (Wed-Fri 12-4pm and 6pm-10pm, Saturdays 10am-10pm, Sundays 12-5pm, and it is licensed. Over again to the Deptford Dame for more details...


BUT...GOODBYE TO EAST WEST SUPERMARKET


Thanks to new reader Simon for alerting us to the news that East West Supermarket on New Cross Road (opposite Addey & Stanhope school) has now closed, after what must be twenty years of service to the Deptford community supplying Eastern and Oriental food ingredients and kitchen accoutrements.We wish the family a happy retirement.

IT MAY ALSO BE GOODBYE TO SOCIAL CENTRE PLUS

....who are having to leave the old Job Centre offices next Tuesday 12th April...(unless they decide to put up a fight to stay)...Events and open days will continue until then...


FINALLY, A LESS ENTHUSIASTIC HELLO...

Less imaginative new businesses are currently preparing to open for business. Just a few doors down from Codfathers, it's goodbye to Balloons For London, and Hello ANOTHER WET FISH SHOP...


And two doors down from the old Job Centre, a refit has been going on for awhile. Rumour has it was going to be a Chinese Travel Agents, but latest speculation has it as a Chinese Money Shop...We had a look inside recently when the Chinese/Vietnamese builders were in – the floor has been beautifully tiled, the walls freshly painted, but suspicions were aroused by the large window at the back of the premises behind which was an office-like room – usually a sign of some sort of financial trading...


Postscript (12/4/11): A new sign has gone up, and this shop is going to be a Vietnamese & Chinese supermarket with Money Transfer facilities...

5 comments:

  1. Creekside Cafe looks rather charming, might pop over there and check it out! Thanks for the round-up!

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  2. Please do, Dame, I'm sure they'd love your seal of approval. They have a little outside area too in the yard next door, but it's not pretty even though it's a suntrap...They really need to do something about the dead plant next to their sign...All good though, a nice space inside, but didn't stop to taste. The only thing previously available was "The Pantry" which was a 'with chips' canteen in a different block, don't know if they're still going (bad reporting), but this has to be an improvement.

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  3. Apparantly the Creekside Cafe are working on making the most of their sun-trap of a yard, by adding some plants, herbs and generally making it prettier! In the meantime I'll carry on enjoying the cappucino and the sunshine with an industrial backdrop!

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  4. Ah yes, I went past this afternoon and noticed a few wooden lounger-type chairs in the opened-up loading bay.

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  5. Had a yummy couscous salad and one of the best coffees i've had in ages and sat in said sun-trap. Looking forward to when the plants and herbs come in - can imagine it will look really nice when finished!

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