Balham's Exhibit Restaurant changes direction
By aloquifique | Tuesday, September 06, 2011, 13:26
Have you seen the new menu at the newly reopened restaurant at the Exhibit?
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The Exhibit Facade
They have really gone for something completely different and are offering 'The Diner', an all Ameriican ribs, steak and burgers experience. Very Frankie and Bennys but perhpas more for grown ups? I think it's a daring move and I must admit to feeling really nervous for them. I so want it to do well because the Exhibit is such a great, unique venue for Balham but I loved the old restaurant and am not sure what prompted the need for a totally new direction.
I put it out to Balhamites on Twitter to get some instant feedback and what came back was scepticism. @sarahberman replied 'I shall have to have a look and see ... but am dubious. I loved it how it was before!' @SophieLeBrozec wrote 'Disappointed :-( Loved it the way it was. Oh well, there's stil lthe cinema." @Amberley123 actually went on their opening night and tweeted 'New Restaurant @theexhibit service amazing menu and price very disappointing, just another gbk...' {sic}.
The Exhibit itself admitted to being nervous about the opening night and excited to see what everyone thinks. No doubt in time, you lot will let them know in your own sweet way. Anyway. Not everyone is being negative. @aj***** wrote 'it could be very good - and it could not be worse than what they did to Pizza Express so ...:).
Looking forward to hearing your feed back!
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I can feel my arteries slamming shut already!
By ianfreeman at 18:25 on 09/09/11
ReportHey All,
We are really excited with the change, the new Diner looks fantastic! We love the new look, and are really pleased with the new menu, there is a huge range of food, you can find the full menu on our website http://tinyurl.com/4yvg3yj We had to make the change, everyone loves the bar and cinema but people weren't visiting the Restaurant. Looking forward to hearing your comments about the new style, we've got some fantastic opening offers, 241 burgers all day on Sunday, Free onion rings with a flyer, and Kids Eat Free during Saturday and Sunday Brunch till 3.30pm. All these are running throughout September. So come down and judge us fairly!
By exhibitbar at 16:53 on 08/09/11
ReportWhat is it with Balham establishments that feel the need to reinvent themselves when nothing was 'wrong' in the first place? What about The Clarence Pub's refurb and then there's Pizza Express and now Exhibit Restaurant! I like them all the way they were before!!
By allinthegenes at 16:07 on 06/09/11
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