Following a recommendation from Michael P here, I thought I’d have a look at the new Petite Boulangerie Jade. It is next to Neals Yard Remedies, and is a smaller version of the bakery near to Hand Made Foods. Whilst the replacement of an over-priced clothes shop with an expensive coffee shop may not be the most suprising of changes to happen in Blackheath, it is quite a nice place, well decorated with black and white tiling.
The only thing that annoys me is the excessive Frenchification of a shop that seems to be staffed by (very pleasant) Polish staff, and playing Polish pop music! Anyway, £2.15 for a coffee and £2.30 for an almond thingy with a complicated name is about the going rate around here, and they tasted excellent. But the door makes a really loud beep every time it opens – what’s wrong with a little bell?!
And then, just for comparison… Greggs… Oh my goodness. Greggs is a disgrace. But for some reason I find myself buying vegetable slices from there. I know they are crap. A friend of a friend once told me that they lived in a flat above a Greggs, and claimed it was infested with rats (not the one in Blackheath, you’ll be delighted to hear).
Every time I go in there, I can feel myself slipping down into a world of misery. I really should try to give up.. Maybe if I cut down first, or go to the pharmacy next door, and ask for some monosodium-glutomate patches? Incidentally, the coffee is rubbish, and costs 90p. The vegetarian slices are horrible, but somehow addictive, and cost £1.05.
If you want a bargain coffee, head to the Blackheath Tea Hut instead – 60p (nescafe I think), plus they sell Mr Kipling Pies instead of frangipangy tartlets. I was looking for a copy of the movie about the Tea Hut, called “Tea Time“, as the idea intrigues me, and the website says that they sell DVDs of it in the hut, but I saw no sign of it.
All the locations mentioned, can be seen on the Bugle Google Map.
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8 Comments
June 6, 2008 at 12:17 pm
Best not let Mr Rhind hear you saying nice things about the Tea Hut, he’ll give you a very stern look indeed!
June 7, 2008 at 9:53 am
Too true – I still haven’t seen the film yet – hope to soon. Excellent further comments about the hut here:
http://www.thegreenwichphantom.co.uk/2008/01/blackheath-tea-hut.html
June 9, 2008 at 9:28 am
Talking of food…..
What has happened to Momo Franks?!? I noticed months ago that the lease was for sale and now the whole place has closed!
This is tragic. Momo Franks made the best hummous outside the Middle East! It made the most delicious halloumi….and they had pleasant staff…and a relaxing environment.
Most unfair.
June 10, 2008 at 9:52 am
I noticed this too! I was hoping it was only temporary, as it was a nice place. Oh well… If I find anything out, I’ll add a post.
June 10, 2008 at 3:59 pm
We saw the Tea Time film at the Greenwich Picturehouse with a host of people from the area spotted in the audience, such as a local plumber and two ladies from Royal Teas. It’s a very interesting film and I’m sure that the cinema are selling copies – or if not they will at least let you know where you can get it. Tea at the Tea Hut is v good and if you get a roll, the starlings will help you eat it.
June 10, 2008 at 5:25 pm
Thanks – I’ll look out for it next time I’m at The Picturehouse.
June 11, 2008 at 6:45 pm
[...] one bites the dust. It looks very much like Momo Franks is no more, as mentioned by Masie here. Just had a wander past to try and take my mind off the wisdom tooth, and there are big signs up [...]
April 8, 2009 at 10:48 pm
Tea Hut film is good, though a bit dominated by one character. It was shown at Greenwich Picture House a while back. I’m sorry the Blackheath Society is being so precious about the hut, and should be sorry to see it go.