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Bollock Monkey posted:That's... Bizarre. Why won't they give people change?! There's no requirement for a business to provide change under arcane laws of what defines legal tender (the moar you know), but probably more likely it encourages people to pay by card which saves them hassle of dealing with cash. If anybody asks just roll out the old 'due to covid mate' as the catch-all.
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making change is a pain, slows things down, and requires keeping a cash stock in various denominations? In some ways "We'll take cash but we won't give change" is better than "we won't take cash at all" which some places are moving to, annoyingly.
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Feb 26, 2024 17:05
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tarbrush posted:Nice. And apparently Beigel Shop/The Yellow One had shut either for electrical repairs or repossession! https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/feb/14/piece-of-londons-jewish-east-end-feared-lost-as-beigel-shop-shuts
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Feb 27, 2024 02:20
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Yeah, I saw! Was literally a day or two after I visited (the other one)
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Feb 27, 2024 09:08
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Having a landlord for over 150 years is wild.
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Feb 27, 2024 09:37
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gegi posted:making change is a pain, slows things down, and requires keeping a cash stock in various denominations? In some ways "We'll take cash but we won't give change" is better than "we won't take cash at all" which some places are moving to, annoyingly. It absolutely isn't. If you're going to accept cash, you're going to have to make change. Who the hell has exact change for what they expect to buy?
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Feb 29, 2024 19:24
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Kaiho posted:It absolutely isn't. If you're going to accept cash, you're going to have to make change. Who the hell has exact change for what they expect to buy? There is no legal obligation for a business to make change. Money laws are ancient and weird.
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Feb 29, 2024 19:37
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That may be, but there's also the law that a woman may piss in a bobby's helmet. Laws can be laws and be dog-poo poo stupid. A business leaning on "nah, not legally required" when they're A SERVICE PLACE is dumb.
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Feb 29, 2024 20:53
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Kaiho posted:That may be, but there's also the law that a woman may piss in a bobby's helmet. Wait what? You can't just leave that unexplained like that.
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Hopper posted:Wait what? You can't just leave that unexplained like that. It’s an urban legend.
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Mar 1, 2024 09:12
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Kaiho posted:It absolutely isn't. If you're going to accept cash, you're going to have to make change. Who the hell has exact change for what they expect to buy? Kaiho posted:A business leaning on "nah, not legally required" when they're A SERVICE PLACE is dumb. I stepped away because I really wasn't sure how to challenge "yeah but you don't have to give change and it's hassle" so thanks for summarising this very basic rebuttal. If you accept cash, you've gotta give change. Not doing so is ridiculous.
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My point wasn't that it's a good thing, it obviously isn't. But if you're looking from the perspective of someone who literally only has cash to spend and is trying to buy food, it is preferable to have a store that will take your cash (but not make change) than to be turned away entirely. Which has happened to me multiple times. "If you accept cash" This shouldn't be an if!
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My favourite dim sum place in Chinatown, Wan Chai Corner has closed! 
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The_Doctor posted:My favourite dim sum place in Chinatown, Wan Chai Corner has closed! Is Imperial China still going? Admittedly they only do dim sum for the lunch menu which was why we pivoted to Inamo for after work smaller bites.
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The_Doctor posted:My favourite dim sum place in Chinatown, Wan Chai Corner has closed! Ah poo poo, that's bad news. First the restaurant with the tiny takeaway bakery in the front and now this one. Shame.
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Go to Mountain. For the love of god, go to Mountain. One of the finest eateries in London. The food was insane, smoky small plates, and the wine was delicious.
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Where's good these days for a quick-ish, cheap-ish Tuesday night dinner around London Bridge station?
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Nando’s? I jest. You’ve got Borough Market right next to London Bridge station, so lots of choice. Bao, Padella, Katzenjammers. Yen Burger looks quite interesting, I’d like to give that a go.
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There's a box park next on the south side of the station which is quick and cheap stuff too.
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The_Doctor posted:Nando’s? I jest. I'm on a reasonably tight timescale so wondering where has a high likelihood of being able to just walk in. Not heard of Yen Burger, looks interesting! tarbrush posted:There's a box park next on the south side of the station which is quick and cheap stuff too. Oh yeah, I've only been there once but if it's not cold and poo poo that could be a good shout.
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There's a Flat Iron on Tooley Street. That's my go-to.
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reality_groove posted:There's a Flat Iron on Tooley Street. That's my go-to. My go-to on Tooley Street used to be Space Adventure, but that was a while ago.
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yung lambic posted:Go to Mountain. For the love of god, go to Mountain. One of the finest eateries in London. Finally managed to get a reservation here and I'm very excited. Might be one of the hardest spots to find a table in London along with The Devonshire and Singburi
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Recommendations for somewhere fancy, not noisy (white table cloths sort of atmosphere but the table cloths aren't strictly required) with lighter food/set menus? Any cuisine is OK in theory but ideally something approachable. Trying to organise a meal to commemorate my father's mother. Bonus points if there is nice outdoors seating as it'll be in June.
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Brasserie Zedel is good for an impressive decor and pretty traditional French food and vibe. I think the food is still good, but it did change hands vaguely recently. I think. Ignore that, it's pretty darn noisy.
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distortion park posted:Recommendations for somewhere fancy, not noisy (white table cloths sort of atmosphere but the table cloths aren't strictly required) with lighter food/set menus? Any cuisine is OK in theory but ideally something approachable. Trying to organise a meal to commemorate my father's mother. Bonus points if there is nice outdoors seating as it'll be in June. Noble Rot does a great set menu and isn't noisy (actually the Mayfair one can be) but no outdoor seating. Along similar lines would be Andrew Edmunds in Soho.
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Loving Africa Chaps posted:Noble Rot does a great set menu and isn't noisy (actually the Mayfair one can be) but no outdoor seating. Along similar lines would be Andrew Edmunds in Soho. Both look perfect thanks
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distortion park posted:Both look perfect thanks If you go to Noble Rot you must get the slip sole.
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yung lambic posted:Go to Mountain. For the love of god, go to Mountain. One of the finest eateries in London. Can deeply second this, although I still feel like Brat has the edge on it for reasons I can't fully articulate! Pretty insanely noisy, though, even with a ceiling full of baffles. My partner has hearing loss and while most places are bad for noise these days, Mountain was really tough.
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I went to Hoppers at Kings Cross towards the end of last year. Good food, good drinks, but dear god it was being in a nightclub. Conversation was impossible, even had trouble ordering.
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That sounds like hell, honestly
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Definitely on the "great food, pity about the venue" list. Won't be going back.
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Anyone got good coffee spots and chains? I've recently been looking Blank Street who are popping up all over, and Fuckoffee has a couple around Bethnal Green and I think elsewhere that we good. There's also Algerian Coffee Stores in Soho for beans for home, although you can also get a good £1 cup there as well, you just can't sit down.
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BizarroAzrael posted:Anyone got good coffee spots and chains? I've recently been looking Blank Street who are popping up all over, and Fuckoffee has a couple around Bethnal Green and I think elsewhere that we good. Hagen are normally decent although my local one has got noticeably worse with a recent change of staff. In central London my spots are: Kaffeine Rapha (yes the cycling shop, coffee is great) Colonna and Smalls Prufrock I'm also around crouch end a fair bit and coffee circus and Velasquez and Van Wezel there are both great.
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I like Coffee Island on st Martin’s Lane.
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BizarroAzrael posted:Anyone got good coffee spots and chains? I've recently been looking Blank Street who are popping up all over, and Fuckoffee has a couple around Bethnal Green and I think elsewhere that we good. Watch House are really good but pricey.
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I got very turned off blank street coffee when I read that they're basically a VC funded business model of creating an independent coffee shop vibe and then using delivered pastries and machine brewed coffee to ensure staff need minimal training (and so are more replaceable). Their coffee seems popular enough I'm sure it's nice but the business as a whole isn't something I want to support. Department of coffee and social affairs has always been pretty good for me, although nearly all my coffee nowadays is brewed at home or just pret filter coffees.
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I forgot Perky Blenders although I don't know how many shops they have now, they used to be the closest independent place to my flat but sadly closed the branch.
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BizarroAzrael posted:Anyone got good coffee spots and chains? I've recently been looking Blank Street who are popping up all over, and Fuckoffee has a couple around Bethnal Green and I think elsewhere that we good. Don’t go to blank street. I don’t know if he still owns it, but the Fuckoffee guy used to post racist and transphobic stuff on Facebook. Places I like: Paradox, Daze, Batch Baby, Nagare, Lodestar in east-ish London. Prufrock, Formative, Nostos, Kaffeine, Rosslyn, Omotesando, Workshop, Kiss The Hippo, Qima, WatchHouse in central London.
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Watch House, Allpress and Monmouth are my coffee picks.
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