Croydon In The 2010s - Differences between Version 88 and Version 42 of 151 North End

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Business premises on the corner of [[Locale North End\|North End]] and [[Locale Tamworth Road\|Tamworth Road]], near [[West Croydon Station]].	Buffet restaurant on the corner of [[Locale North End\|North End]] and [[Locale Tamworth Road\|Tamworth Road]], near [[West Croydon Station]].
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It was previously a pub known as Arkwrights Wheel <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/55935853@N00/3432145011/ photo]</small>. As of June 2012, it was trading under the name Babylon Inn <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/15720730653/ photo]</small> and the bar was still in place, with handpumps on it, but this was removed in a refurb during early August 2013 <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/rjw1/9415164745/ photo of sign]</small>. The refurb also divided off part of the building's area, which later opened as [[Celltech Electronics, 151a North End\|an electronics shop called Babylon Centre]]. Another part was divided off to create [[Croydon Hairdresser, 151a North End\|Croydon Hairdresser]] in January 2015.	It previously operated under the name Babylon Buffet/Babylon Inn <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/15720730653/ photo]</small>, but that incarnation was closed down in 2015 due to food hygiene violations. As of October 2015 it's under new management and using the name Lotus World Buffet; however, there's also a sign on the outside saying that a Chettinadu restaurant called Karaikudi will be opening there soon <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/22641959456/ photo]</small>.
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It was never entirely clear whether the name of the restaurant was Babylon Inn or Babylon Buffet. The food choices included Indian, Chinese, Middle Eastern, Italian (including pizza), and burgers. They also did takeaway and delivery.	<div class="history"> It was previously a pub known as Arkwrights Wheel <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/55935853@N00/3432145011/ photo]</small>; see [http://www.thisissurreytoday.co.uk/Doctor-s-cafe-dream-transform-landmark-pub/story-13253042-detail/story.html article on the name change/makeover]. As of June 2012, it was under the name Babylon Inn and the bar was still in place, with handpumps on it, but this was removed in a refurb during early August 2013 <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/rjw1/9415164745/ photo of sign]</small>. The refurb also divided off part of the building's area, which later opened as [[Babylon Centre, 151a North End\|Babylon Centre]]. Another part was divided off to create [[Croydon Hairdresser, 151a North End\|Croydon Hairdresser]] in January 2015.
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Babylon Buffet was closed down in 2015 due to food hygiene violations. As of October 2015 the premises were under new management and using the name Lotus World Buffet <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/31445159103/ photo]</small>; there was also a sign on the outside saying that a Chettinadu restaurant called Karaikudi would be opening there soon <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/22641959456/ photo]</small>. The first day of operation of the Chettinad restaurant was Saturday 12 December 2015. Karaikudi didn't have a printed menu as of our visit, but the options described to us included biryanis, dosas, chapati, puri, and various curries.	The food choices at Babylon Buffet included Indian, Chinese, Middle Eastern, Italian (including pizza), and burgers. They also did takeaway and delivery.
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Although the two parts of the restaurant had different names, they were operated by the same people and there was no segregation of seating inside — whether you were ordering from the Chettinad menu or serving yourself from the buffet, you could sit anywhere. As of late 2016, they no longer did dosas, but there was a counter at the front with various dishes (e.g. banana curry, lamb curry, fish curry, etc), and it was fine to mix and match between this counter and the world buffet. By May 2019 the Chettinad dishes were no longer available, just regular buffet dishes including aubergine in black bean sauce, braised mushrooms, steamed broccoli, chicken stew, fish stew, fried chicken drumsticks, fried fish, chips, rice, noodles, soup, spring rolls, coleslaw, salad, etc. Lotus closed down some time between May and November 2019. As of November 2019 a new bar had been installed and there was a sign <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/rjw1/49151666742/ photo]</small> stating that it would be opening as a Caribbean cocktail bar called Overproof Croydon. This opened on Wednesday 4 December 2019 and was still there at the end of the month.
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* [https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/23765840185/ Photo of masala dosa from Karaikudi] (December 2015) * Photos of the Overproof Croydon drinks menu as of December 2019: [https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/49181587038/ 1], [https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/49181586948/ 2] * [https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/49243213356/ Photo of the Caribbean lemonade from Overproof Croydon in December 2019]	</div>
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	<div class="last_verified">Existence last checked in October 2015.</div>
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summary='Halal buffet restaurant on North End near West Croydon Station. Previously a pub called Arkwrights Wheel.' summary='Business premises on North End near West Croydon Station, occupied during the 2010s by Arkwrights Wheel, Babylon Inn, Babylon Buffet, Karaikudi, Lotus, and Overproof Croydon.'	summary='Halal buffet restaurant on North End near West Croydon Station. Previously a pub called Arkwrights Wheel.' summary='Business premises on North End near West Croydon Station, occupied during the 2010s by Arkwrights Wheel, Babylon Inn, Babylon Buffet, Karaikudi, Lotus, and Overproof Croydon.'

Buffet restaurant on the corner of North End and Tamworth Road, near West Croydon Station.

It previously operated under the name Babylon Buffet/Babylon Inn photo, but that incarnation was closed down in 2015 due to food hygiene violations. As of October 2015 it's under new management and using the name Lotus World Buffet; however, there's also a sign on the outside saying that a Chettinadu restaurant called Karaikudi will be opening there soon photo.

It was previously a pub known as Arkwrights Wheel photo; see article on the name change/makeover. As of June 2012, it was under the name Babylon Inn and the bar was still in place, with handpumps on it, but this was removed in a refurb during early August 2013 photo of sign. The refurb also divided off part of the building's area, which later opened as Babylon Centre. Another part was divided off to create Croydon Hairdresser in January 2015.

The food choices at Babylon Buffet included Indian, Chinese, Middle Eastern, Italian (including pizza), and burgers. They also did takeaway and delivery.