Sydenham Town Forum

I walk past it quite often and it is always empty. I fear that it may bite the dust if business doesn't pick up!

Yes it has gone, but it never semmed very busy and the signage made it look like it was still a Mexican.

I walked past the new restaurant last night and that didn't look very busy either! I don't think they have done a very good job of publicising their opening.

I walked past on Sunday and they were open and serving Sunday lunch so decided to pop in.

The food was very nice indeed, and as it was their opening day we got a free glass of champagne each. If the weekday menu is anything to go by this is slightly more upmarket than the Mexican or the Tapas place ...

I know this pub is strictly speaking in SE6 but does anyone know what is happening with it? I have eaten there in the past and enjoyed the food but for the last couple of months it seems to have been closed. Does anyone know if it has been closed for good?

here here! I went for a drink in Kente for the first time this weekend and it was a lovely little place, well priced. All I would say is that maybe a little non-intrusive background music would be nice as, despite the fair number of people in there, it was very quiet.

Next a nice bar would be nice ...

is that confirmed? If so it might bring a bit more life to that end of Sydenham, thought it won't be to everyones taste.

I attended several of the events and enjoyed them a great deal, especially Amaretti Angels in the Italian restaurant. All seemed quite well attended and I wondered if someone in the know woudl be able to tell us if the whole festival was well attended, and most importantly- are we going to get ...

I didn't realise that was a hostel, I assumed it was private residences due to the ridiculous mounts of satellite dishes that seem to be attached to the outside. I have walked past it so many times and though to myself I ought to email the council about it. The drains are often overflowing, the ...

I had a look at the model and the plans in the bookshop and actually think the new proposals are pretty good and could have been a lot worse.

Trying to fit as many flats into the area was always going to be an aim, and we could have ended up with a solid block of flats covering the whole area with ...

I am as annoyed as the next person that the original shop front has gone. However, I will not avoid the shop because of this, and I direct my anger towards Lewisham Council, who should have made it a term of the lease that the original frontage remain in place and failing that should have made it ...

Hi there,

I want to lay a patio and am struggling to find a recommended workman to do it for me. Has anyone else had a patio or driveway laid and can recommend a reliable person to do it? Or has anyone tried doing it themselves and is it worth the trouble?

Thanks in advance!

PS also is there ...

There is a small costcutter in Lower Sydenham indeed on Sydenham Road, situated between the junction with Mayow Road and the Kent House Road junction.

I was on the way home last night at about 10pm and there were lots of police outside the costcutter down the Mayow Road junction towards Bell green. There also seemed to be someone lying on the floor. No ambulance but something must have happened. Does anyone know anymore?

We had them in at Lower Sydenham station for a couple of months over the summer and then they disappeared- I think the container for them kept getting vandalised.

Penge East always have them, not sure why Sydenham don't! You could try emailing TFL or something and requesting them.

I just had the following reply from tfl about the 176 service:

Re: Sydenham Bus Routes

Thank you for your email of 19 September. I am sorry to learn of your dissatisfaction with bus routes in the general Sydenham area. I was, however, interested to read you suggestion to re-route the 176 bus ...

that's great, I know I am stating the obvious, but the more emails tfl get mentioning bus services in Sydenham (the 176 or indeed others) the more likely they are to review services in the area. It is great that we are going to have vastly improved rail links, but it would be nice to get decent bus ...

good point well made mummycat, so I have just sent an email to tfl asking if they might consider rerouting the 176 so that it actually comes into Sydenham before it turns off for Penge rather than just skimming Cobbs roundabout. I also pointed out that Penge has 2 night buses whereas, since the ...

It varies, I saw both a single decker and a double decker 202 this morning on my way to the station. I hope the single deckers are going to be phased out as they get awfully busy.

Off topic a little but I would also like it if they lengthened the bus routes out of Sydenham, apart from the 176 ...

I take the point about intervention bringing The Blue Mountain cafe and The Dolphin to Sydenham, and out of interest what form does this intervention take? How were the above mentioned businesses coaxed into setting up shop on the high street?

I would welcome a Pizza Express and I think this sort of reasonably priced family friendly restuarant would do very well. I went to the Mexican (to my mind the nearest equivalent in Sydenham) a couple of Friday's ago and it was completely packed- no tables at all.

I would not want to see quality ...