Sydenham Town Forum

Selim Kebabs: 4 stars (beats the stereotype!) It's a bit off-putting when a kebab shop beats most of the proper sit-down restaurants. On the back of this, I went to Selim's one evening when I couldn't be bothered to cook anything. I went for a chicken kebab and it was lovely; decent quality meat in...

Spend it on a few tins of paint to completely cover anything which is that vile "Lewisham blue" colour. I've no idea which visually challenged councillor chose to inflict such a distasteful hue on us, but getting rid of it will be 50k well spent.

riding bikes without brakes, fixed gear I think it's called...about time they were prosecuted for breaking the law. I ride a fixed gear/fixed wheel/fixie (whatever you want to call it) - it has no back brake, just a front brake. I don't need a back brake because there is no freewheel, so I can brak...

I feel your pain. I cycle to Canary Wharf every day and am jealous that you don't have to endure the foot tunnel. It's so annoying having to walk my bicycle through there (I'm one of the rare breed that actually obeys the "no cycling" rule in there - it's too tight to scoot through on one ...

Further info from TfL:

The contract for route 176 will be renewed for a further two years in November this year. A thorough route review will be carried out prior to the end of the contract and retendering.

So, you've only got a couple of weeks to make your views known to them!

I actually laughed out loud when I read that - it's funny 'cos it's true! (sadly)

We've had problems ever since the burst water main a few months ago cut off supplies for most of the day. Our electric shower refuses to heat up the water, complaining of low pressure, on a regular basis, usually between 7-8am, which I guess is when demand peaks and the pressure in the main falls. H...

Good to hear that our experience was the rule rather than the exception, huntress. And no, I wasn't sitting with someone from the musical profession; we got there at about 9:15 and were seated on a table for two quite near the back of the restaurant. I agree that the waitress did seem to be finding ...

Went there on Friday night with my girlfriend and we both really enjoyed ourselves. The place has been decorated tastefully, the staff are friendly and the service was paced just right. We shared olives, oil and ciabatta to start; the bread was fresh and the olives were very good quality. For main, ...

I'm just going down there now... will post some comments tomorrow. Mmm, pizza!

http://www.houseprices.co.uk/ is a very good website for this sort of thing. I bought a house in Sydenham this year at probably the top of the market (but hey, I'm in it for the long term) and was relieved to see that months after my sale went through, people were paying a little bit more for identi...

Just thought I'd share my reply from TfL with everyone: Thank you for your recent email regarding route 176. I am sorry that you have not experienced the first class bus service that we are committed to providing, and we welcome any comments to help us improve our services. We realise that our servi...

natbeuk wrote:Hi all

Anyone know roughly how much a cab would be from Sydenham to Gatwick at about 4.30am-ish?

I paid £28 at a similar sort of time a few months ago; that was with Sydenham Cars.

Nobody's going to know you want more bus routes into central London, unless you ask for it... I just emailed the following to TFL: I live close to Sydenham train station and often use the 176 service to travel from central London to my home in the early hours of the morning, especially at weekends....

The fish bar is no great loss - the chippie up on Kirkdale is much better. But it really does take a complete lack of imagination to replace it with yet another fried chicken joint. A bistro would be great and I myself have done some sums regarding opening up a cafe bar on the high street, but sadly...

It would be great if something could be done about the small "wasteland" area next to Lloyds Bank. There's a bloke who stands their regularly, feeding pigeons, picking them up, stroking them etc. Pigeons are vermin and it's not exactly a good advert for Sydenham if the first thing visitors...

Well, don't worry - if the environment and products are as bad as you say, with rent of £17k a year, it'll go under before long. Why is it that pound shops and dodgy supermarkets find Sydenham such an attractive place to do business? There are clearly people in the area with disposable income, but w...

Thanks for the info.

Right then - time to do some research. To save me a Land Registry search fee, does anyone know who owns the old HSBC building now?

Another thumbs down for any sort of BK/Mc D's/KFC - Sydenham doesn't need another garish fast-food joint, especially opposite the station where new visitors form their initial impression of the place. How about an establishment that operates as a deli and coffee shop during the day, then becomes mor...