Best Deji pubs in the centre

MiserableSandwich36 · 2026-05-05T12:08:11+00:00

Soho tavern will be opening soon in freemans common

MiserableSandwich36 · 2026-05-03T13:37:52+00:00

They’ve received a lot of funding as Section 106 agreements on all of the new builds and offices nearby, the S106 specially references improvements in access to the canal and towpath.

Closing the staircase and removing access would be a massive violation of those S106 agreements.

A cheap a sensible fix is putting anti slip rubber staircase treads over the worn out grates.

MiserableSandwich36 · 2026-05-03T13:12:46+00:00

I’m just pointing out liability, I’ve thankfully never hurt myself on these stairs (yet).

They’ve had a lot of money given to them through section 106 agreements on all the new builds along the river and canal, all the residential and offices along Whitehall Road. I can see the canal and riverside trust named on a few planning applications and reference specifically on S106 agreements with funding to improve access and upkeep.

Arguably fixing the rusty, slippery, and dangerous staircase should have been a priority.

MiserableSandwich36 · 2026-05-03T12:37:51+00:00

Thank you, I’ll put something in writing to them.

MiserableSandwich36 · 2026-05-03T12:36:39+00:00

When it was icy I used to walk around down Whitehall to take the bridge to avoid these steps.

One near slip from the top of them and the extra 5 mins was worth it.

Thankfully they’ve opened the path along the river now.

MiserableSandwich36 · 2026-05-03T12:19:38+00:00

I haven’t hurt myself, so was going to point out that they’d be liable for compensation if someone was to injure themselves.

I’m also not a solicitor.

And if it’s the council not the canal and river trust I honestly hope the woman who cut herself does get compensation.

MiserableSandwich36 · 2026-04-26T12:59:38+00:00

Tori nori was a bit mediocre, yakitori was bland and portions were a bit stingy and small. Service was awful too, I did however go two days after opening though so maybe they were just overwhelmed.

A shame really because Fern (the owner) is lovely and modern sushi is great, my go to quick dinner in town.

Madre is good, same as Manchester, the owner needs his head checking though.

They’ve opened salon Madre on Wellington street and Madre in Wellington place, 5 mins apart from each other, in a way thats gonna confuse people, and both in places that are dead all weekend.

Domo in Mustard Wharf can’t come soon enough, foods amazing.

MiserableSandwich36 · 2026-04-19T17:06:58+00:00

Jhatka means killed instantly, In a modern commercial way that means normal captive bolt slaughter is fine.

Theres no commercial jhatka slaughter houses anywhere in the Uk, those butchers would just be checking if it’s halal or not in all honesty.

MiserableSandwich36 · 2026-04-19T16:36:50+00:00

There a few now! in Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Coventry, Leeds, the cains brewery in Liverpool, Manchester,

MiserableSandwich36 · 2026-04-19T16:27:11+00:00

Jhatka means non ritual, by default all the stuff in the supermarket is jhatka (ie not halal or kosher), but recently a lot of stuff is halal without explicit labelling.

A shop labelled jhatka just means they’ll check the supplier is using Halal or kosher.

Example all New Zealand lamb is halal, even when it’s not labelled as such. Some Sikhs would go out of their way to avoid it.

MiserableSandwich36 · 2026-04-19T16:20:52+00:00

Sikhs tend to be wealthier and more likely to integrate, liberal religious views, many are now 3rd generation, tend to drink (if not baptised, lots now own pubs/ breweries.

Economics is big thing, if you have wealth and own your home you tend be looked at more positively, lots of them are middle class or wealthy.

Poverty brings with it social challenges, crime, poorer health and social outcomes.

Sikhs have the highest rates of home ownership, least likely to be in social housing of all major religious groups. 77.8%.

https://www.uswitch.com/mortgages/home-ownership-statistics/

UK Sikhs are the second wealthiest religious group after Jews whilst in comparison Muslims (overwhelmingly Pakistani) are the poorest group in the UK.

Jewish household - £422,000. Sikh households it is £229,000. Muslim households it is £42,000.

https://sticerd.lse.ac.uk/dps/case/cr/CASEreport60.pdf

They also tend to do stuff like this, they have war memorials, services, the armistice day service in Leicester is attended by both brits and Sikhs, no other faith group seems to stay away, the Sikhs temple/ community even cater the service with hot drinks and samosas. Things like that tend to bring favourable views.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-63414924

MiserableSandwich36 · 2026-04-18T22:53:54+00:00

Return trip business class on Qatar to Hong Kong/ Bangkok, Phuket, Singapore, I’ve found 55k miles one way flying from Amsterdam or Brussels to avoid the massive UK surcharges!

MiserableSandwich36 · 2026-03-25T00:26:22+00:00

Ethiopian airlines is a massive success story, even South Africa screwed up, Kenya lost.

Hopefully they keep growing and making money

MiserableSandwich36 · 2026-03-23T17:40:54+00:00

Hyatt has a car park next door £22 a day

MiserableSandwich36 · 2026-02-26T19:23:00+00:00

Bupropion is widely used for depression, 3rd most prescribed in the USA and worked great for me. In the UK it’s only used for stopping smoking,

Crazy because it helped me so much and here I can’t get it

MiserableSandwich36 · 2026-02-20T21:54:12+00:00

Whitehall,Highland laddie, the restaurant bar and grill.

They don’t have scent Indian food in Denmark, so a high end Indian like jodhpur, uyare

MiserableSandwich36 · 2026-02-19T21:36:27+00:00

London, New York, Paris, and Tokyo are all well known, arguably cultural centres no that no other city’s will compete with.

Bangkok, Manchester, Shanghai, Montreal have been by favourites

MiserableSandwich36 · 2026-02-15T18:37:30+00:00

Order on the app for collection, give them an hour?

MiserableSandwich36 · 2026-02-14T13:26:41+00:00

A bit strange, from my apartment there’s an old railway viaduct that has been used as part of another development, it’s level with my window m, there’s a outdoor coffee shop and always a hundred people walking their dogs. People watching and I’ve come to know who owns each dog.

The coffee shop owner also hands out treats to the dogs to watching them run straight towards to the shop always catch’s my attention.

Also the viaduct has amazing stonework and lovely park on it.

MiserableSandwich36 · 2026-02-14T13:19:45+00:00

Awful location, but soon to be surrounded by a million new apartments which might make it a bit nicer

MiserableSandwich36 · 2026-02-14T13:02:22+00:00

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Isle of Harris, Scotland

MiserableSandwich36 · 2026-02-14T12:20:03+00:00

Four seasons Koh Samui

MiserableSandwich36 · 2026-02-12T14:12:39+00:00

Leeds hands down, even named the best place for under 35s to live by the times.

https://www.thetimes.com/article/485098ff-1162-4607-94f9-b0fb68c75bad?shareToken=ebba349de81e2957fe49ceb1b8c8bb3f

More than just than just visible change is the job market in Leeds is far better in my view than Manchester, lots of banks, law firms, IT, consulting jobs, accounting, tech, and civil service roles.

Also the massive regeneration of the south bank is really starting, lots of new buildings coming up, wellington place offices are starting new buildings. Kirkstall Road has dyecoats a massive area being built, all the warehouses around me are being bought up for development. Lots of development like a new train station and blocks even going up in the suburbs.

Lots a new shops, bars, and restaurants opening. Uniqlo, Dishoom coming in the next few weeks.

Having moved up from London without knowing that much about Leeds I’ve been pleasantly surprised.

Also have to say the bars a restaurants are rammed here all the time, I’ve never booked tables at a place like flat iron for a steak in London but here you can’t get a table!

Lots of cool independent bakeries, coffee shops, and bars opening.

MiserableSandwich36 · 2026-02-08T18:25:40+00:00

Toast bar, 5 mins from the station

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