Huge local improvements

The Vol-in-Law and I, finally and after many attempts, got a meal in the local "gastro pub" The Garden House. A scant few weeks ago it was a spit in the sawdust, Chelsea-football-watching, dog-in-the-corner kind of pub. Now it's all pale paint, exposed brick, flowers and fruit on the bar kind of pub.

First off, since it was the first night they were actually serving food in the week, it took forever. Forever... I can forgive them for that. Teething troubles, I guess. The food was fine. But the beer is still too expensive. Three pounds a pint. Dreadful. Still, if it takes off, it could transform the area.

I've already seen a dramatic improvement in one of the local shops - the pressure of a bright new Tooting High Street- has already borne fruit.

To wit - the denture shop:

Before


After


Surely an example of an extreme makeover. It's amazing what the addition of recycled business card holders can do.