Croydon In The 2010s - Differences between Version 41 and Version 3 of Alchemy, 28-30 St George's Walk
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Nightclub on [[Locale St George's Walk|St George's Walk]]. |
Cafe on [[Locale St George's Walk|St George's Walk]], offering British and African food. |
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It opened in August 2014 as a Caribbean bar and restaurant offering halal meat and a lunchtime buffet. According to a member of staff in December 2019, they stopped operating as a restaurant in mid-2019 due to disruption caused by demolition of the other half of St George's Walk, but are planning to resume restaurant activities at some point during 2020. |
As of July 2012, signs in the window advertise both British food such as fish & chips and full English breakfast, and African food such as eba, pounded yam, and amala. |
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See also: * [https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/15062797015/ Photo of A-board outside Alchemy in August 2014] * [https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/15092611930/ Photo of Alchemy buffet plate from September 2014] * [https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/35923607744/ Photo of Alchemy menu from July 2017] * [http://web.archive.org/web/20210116153444/http://dicaripeanfoodie.com/london/alchemy-croydon/ Di Caripean Foodie review of Alchemy] |
It was called Queens Cafe for a while (see breakfast menu photo below), but as of August 2012 the name on the blackboard outside is Victoria Island Lounge <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/7691681392/ photo]</small>. |
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<div class="history"> The premises were once occupied by a bar called CR0 <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/55935853@N00/2770913556/ photo]</small>, and then by another bar called Taberner's Bar <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/55935853@N00/6108599143/ photo]</small>. It was a British/African cafe by July 2012, though at that point it was called Queens Cafe <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/7534072638/ photo of board outside]</small>; a month later it had changed its name to Victoria Island <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/8110148410/ photo]</small>, though fairly clearly under the same management. As of October 2012, there were signs in the window advertising both British food such as fish & chips and full English breakfast, and African food such as eba, pounded yam, and amala. Photos: [https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/8110131251/ 1], [https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/8110134705/ 2], [https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/8110145586/ 3]. They also did a buffet at lunchtimes, with half a dozen dishes varying daily. As of November 2012 this wasn't an all-you-can-eat buffet; prices depended on the size of plate you wanted. |
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* [http://web.archive.org/web/20130410005403/http://www.thisiscroydontoday.co.uk:80/Victoria-Island-restaurant-Croydon-promises/story-17123981-detail/story.html Croydon Advertiser article on Victoria Island] * [https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/8182057878/ Photo of buffet plate from Victoria Island in November 2012] * [https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/8667155863/ Photo of Victoria Island flyer from April 2013] |
* [https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/7534072638/ Photo of English breakfast menu board in July 2012] |
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The last time we definitely saw Victoria Island open was in October 2013. As of March 2014 we hadn't seen it open for a while, despite walking past fairly often, and by June 2014 the frontage signs had been removed <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/14234421679/ photo]</small> and the windows newspapered over <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/14417713431/ photo]</small>. However, the outside was also freshly painted. |
<div class="last_verified">Existence last checked in August 2012.</div> |
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By July 2014 the newspaper had been replaced by decorative decals <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/14728780644/ photo]</small>. See also: * [https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/15092616920/ Photo of Alchemy menu from September 2014] * [https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/15092621110/ Photo of Alchemy flyer from September 2014] </div> <div class="last_verified">Existence last checked in December 2019.</div> |
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category='Bars,Nightclubs' |
category='African Food,British Food,Cafes,Eat-In Food' |
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summary='Cafe on St George's Walk, offering British and African food.' summary='Nightclub on St George's Walk, previously Victoria Island Lounge, previously Taberner's Bar, previously CR0.' | summary='Cafe on St George's Walk, offering British and African food.' summary='Nightclub on St George's Walk, previously Victoria Island Lounge, previously Taberner's Bar, previously CR0.' |
Cafe on St George's Walk, offering British and African food.
As of July 2012, signs in the window advertise both British food such as fish & chips and full English breakfast, and African food such as eba, pounded yam, and amala.
It was called Queens Cafe for a while (see breakfast menu photo below), but as of August 2012 the name on the blackboard outside is Victoria Island Lounge photo.
See also:
Existence last checked in August 2012.
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