Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
RIP Threshers
I noticed Threshers on Green Lanes has shut. AARGHHHHH! Does anyone know why? They always has such great offers, and a brilliant selection as well as staff with great knowledge. Great shame.
I knew not drinking in January was a mistake. Could this be my fault??
I knew not drinking in January was a mistake. Could this be my fault??
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Permalink Reply by Birdy_Too on
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I too noticed this, it is a great shame as you cannot buy bottles of real ale at all the other continental stores, plus they did have great offers on.
I wouldn't have thought it was because of trade declining, they're always busy when I walk past. Sad news.
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Permalink Reply by Mr S on
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You can actually buy real ale in at least one offie on the Lanes - the Lion King on the corner of Seymour Road has a reasonable collection, hidden away in the left hand corner. At least, they did when I went in before Christmas.
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Permalink Reply by John McMullan on
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Yes the Lion King is where I bought my Honey Dew and ESB from on Saturday... but there was not much else to choose from.
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They must of updated the stock then because when I was in there they never sold any or I might just have missed them. Thanks for the tips guys.
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Permalink Reply by Liz on
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Don't blame yourself Anette. Chatted to a bloke taking the stock away and it's because Threshers are in trouble. It seems despite the governments diatribes, none of us are drinking enough...of the good stuff anyway.
Could we put in a deputation to the Lion King requesting our favourite brands? :) Bit of an IPA drinker myself.
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Permalink Reply by Anette on
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*sniff*. Okay. Will stop blaming myself. ;)
Such a shame! I'm a wine drinker, and the wine in the Lion King is sometimes a bit vinegary (on display in full sunshine is not good), and I believe the lovely people working there are muslim, so would probably not have the great wine knowledge the Threshers staff had. It's hard to know what's good alcohol when you don't drink it yourself, I think. And the 3 for 2 offers were great. But the Lion King do have some good stuff, the staff are lovely, and I am sure they'll order stock on request. Worth a try!
Now I have to go to Sainsburys, and with the current traffic it'll take hours! But that's a
completely different discussion...
Could we request an Oddbins or something? If we aske nicely? I'd hate it if that shop now becomes another pound shop, kebab place or - EEK - a betting shop! Let's keep an eye out for any notices going up, folks.
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They did have reasonable stock and one of my favourite bottle ales, Marstons Fire Stoker from Burton, Staffordshire. They use to sell four bottles for a fiver which is really cheap in bottled ale terms.
I have only ever gone to Lion King for cheap Bar BQ lager and the like. They do sell a wide range of European beers but not too my taste unfortunately.
Lets hope for a good replacement although my moneys on a Internet 'Cafe'.
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There's got to be a market for a good wine / beer / ale shop on Green Lanes! Surely there's a lot of us who likes a good quality drink, and not just cheap Eastern European lager - tins of which litter the streets (yep, old bag strikes again, can't help myself!).
We're already full to the rafters with:
Betting shops
Pound shops
Kebab shops
Turkish bakers
Social clubs
Fruit and veg shops
Give is back our quality booze!
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Shall we form a Booze group on the forum to campaign for better quality booze and swap recommendations? No seriously!
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Permalink Reply by Alison P on
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I'd vote for Oddbins!! (though my brother works for them so I'm biased).
Am also gutted about Threshers closing. I did wonder whether the final death knell might have been the new Tescos.. I wait with interest to see what shop we get instead. -
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Permalink Reply by Julie on
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The very first Majestic Wine Warehouse was on Colina Mews. You might be able to interest them in returning to their roots in Harringay.
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