Gay Camberwell

By Roz.


Layla and I are back from our honeymoon and have just popped into Camberwell's newest hot thing, the Grand Union - which opened whilst we were away.  It's the old Grove pub (on Camberwell Grove) but couldn't be more different to the Grove.  A new cool interior with electric lighting, neon signs, and good seating.  There's a long list of cocktails (although not all were available on the night we were there - which was slightly annoying) and their 2 for 1 offer between 6pm and 8pm every day is particularly welcome.  The food was quite good too - it's also 2 for 1 on all main meals at the time being.  Service could have been quicker (or perhaps that was just my jet-lagged desire for a drink!) but was certainly very pleasant.  I didn't see any board games - which would have been nice - and I wonder what they are planning to do with the back room (called the Snug) - and whether they might think about using it for events, such as comedy, which would be good.  


I also hear that the people behind the East Dulwich Tavern are taking over the Silver Buckle, which is excellent news.  And Angels and Gypsies (the tapas part of the Camberwell Church Street Hotel) might, finally, be opening since they are advertisng for staff.  The George Canning is also being refurbished.  We didn't much like it's previous incarnation, so it'll be interesting to see what it's like now.  When I get the energy to walk up a hill (which may not be for some days).  


Oh and don't forget that Pink Screen Sundays are still running at 5pm on a Sunday at the Castle.  This week we're showing the excellent film Caramel and the week after Milk. 


That's it for now - now that the wedding is finally over (hurrah) updates on here will be a little more frequent! And I must remember to tell you about the glorious Whirled Cinema, in case it's news to you!  But that's for another day.