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La Trompette

Closed for "the foreseeable future"according to a notice outside. That's the end of fine lunching in Chiswick as we know it.

Roger Talbot ● 2422d27 Comments

Indeed it is, as well as Dinner.Suspect that's just the start of restaurant closures during this crisis.

Loraine Pemberton ● 2422d

What a shame - over the past 30, maybe 40 years have had many a wonderful evening and latterly lunches there.  Always excellent food and service - they will be sorely missed.

Jennifer Selig ● 2422d

Apparently the Roebuck on the High Road has gone too, Jennifer. Wouldn't surprise me now if the Duke Of Edinburgh is next. But then, everything will be closed down from Friday, and we'll all be living like moles.

Roger Talbot ● 2422d

I don't think they've closed for good. Hopefully they'll reopen once the Coronavirus is over.

Jane Hanna ● 2422d

Hopefully if some local cafes are forced to temporarily close they can use the time to make improvements for their hygiene rating.

Tony Smart ● 2422d

what I find really bad is a grubby table in a cafe, if they improve on that at least.

Janice Evans ● 2422d

Not referring to them just in general.

Janice Evans ● 2422d

"That's the end of fine lunching in Chiswick as we know it."Is Michael Nadra still open?  There's nothing on their website to suggest they're not.

Richard Jennings ● 2422d

Quite right, Richard. I should have added "until they re-open".

Roger Talbot ● 2422d

Tony, have you anywhere particular in mind?

Ken Munn ● 2422d

It’s only been there about 15 years, surely?

Stewart Jones ● 2422d

It opened in 2001. Time flies.....

Stewart Jones ● 2422d

Wasn't it previously La Dordogne?

Jim Lawes ● 2422d

I went out with my youngest and the x tonight at pizza express and quite a mixed bunch of people including some senior citizens having pizza and red wine, good on them. I got the numbers wrong before turning up with 2 people inside. It was 14  I think, The manager was saying that tomorrow is likely the last day when they shut shop and he thinks all the other chains on CHR will be closed by tomorrow or Friday latest. He and the one waitress who was quite worried about money and what to do. They did receive a good tip which may help in some way. Health is paramount but you have to have some strong feelings for people in the hospitality sector, it is going to be blooming hard. We are not far away from a ghost town i feel

Julian Pavey ● 2422d

Yes, part of it was previously La Dordogne but before that it was Key West wine bar on the left hand side and Henry's on the right hand side.  Henry's closed and became La Dordogne which expanded and moved into Key West.  I lived above Key West (my first Chiswick home) then La Dordogne.

Joanna Biddolph ● 2422d

14 people not treating the situation seriously. In one restaurant. This is why we will have a full lockdown.

Paul Campbell ● 2422d

"Tony, have you anywhere particular in mind?"Ken knows full well Tony is aiming his vitriol directly.Personally I'd imagine businesses with revenue being erased overnight would use any funds available to pay staff for as long as possible or to put their energies into helping Guy Lambert find ways to deliver food to school kids. But what do I know, I'm only someone who has always worked with the LBH Hygiene department who are well aware of structural issues that would require eliminating functionality to resolve structural circumstances inherent in older premises which are often overlooked by the big guys because of the cost required to ameliorate them. Then again, I'm no troll, so I could be wrong. Apparently, though, at times of crisis people believe personal attack is the way forward. Maybe the ridicule will start pouring in for not having a global pandemic contingency plan firmly in place. How stupid of us. Oh wait, how stupid of every business worldwide. Truly astonishing to me how low and how little "grown" men can be. Yuck it up, boys. Have fun.

David Lesniak ● 2422d

So instead of going to a restaurant, you order food to be delivered.  There's the people making the food who are all in close contact and who are travelling to/from work, the person preparing your food then gives it to a delivery person who is handling lots of food to lots of different people in lots of places all day.  Personally, I feel much 'safer', both individually and collectively, walking to a restaurant, wearing gloves at all time, keeping a sensible distance from people, not touching surfaces or my face when I'm out, and then washing my hands as soon as I get in before I touch anything.But I do agree that if we do go down the full lockdown route it has to be a "full" lockdown - there's no point having a scenario where people can still go out to a supermarket, or order a takeaway for delivery.At the same time, the information from Lombardy and Italy isn't exactly robustly demonstrating that lockdowns are effective.  And is anyone factoring in how the virus is an organism with a lifespan ? - might it be that, lockdown or no lockdown, in a certain timescale the rate of infection declines naturally ?.

Adam Beamish ● 2422d

Again individuals believing that they personally know better than the CMO and CSA making their own decisions about what is and isn’t safe for society is why we are heading for a full lockdown.

Paul Campbell ● 2422d

I don't think for a minute that any of us know better than the next person, but nor do I see any definitive evidence that demonstrates that lockdowns are as effective as might be implied.  You also have factor in that in this day and age any government/authority is more likely to lean towards a worst case scenario/nanny state mentality.  But the main thrust of my point is that a lockdown has to be all or nothing - you can't have crowds of over 70's in Sainsburys at 8am being supposedly acceptable (I only highlight over-70's because we're told how they are the most vulnerable), but not 14 people sat sensible distances apart in a big restaurant.Personally, I think the most telling part of the whole COVID-19 thing is that it has illustrated that humans are pretty inept species, we have all this technology, all this wealth, all this modern science, and yet the world has basically ground to a halt because of a disease.  Quite humbling really and a good illustration of how nature remains more powerful than humankind.

Adam Beamish ● 2422d

Government vagueness doesn't help. If they don't want people eating out or going to pubs/clubs/gyms they should order them to close, like other countries have done. If they really want to support business and stop them sacking people, they should give them enough money to carry on, like other countries have done, and not promise obscure 'guarantee packages'. If they want to support workers and families they should give them some real money, like other countries have done, and not vaguely point people towards the benefit system. So far, most government announcements raise more questions than they answer.

Peter Evans ● 2422d

While i agree with you Paul, we thought that we would support a local restaurant for the last time until we get over this. But unfortunately, the two we had in mind were not open so ended up at PE. It seemed quite normal inside while plenty of people passing and the small Tesco Metro was busy. Certainly not much room in that shop

Julian Pavey ● 2422d

I agree with all of that Peter. Johnson has explained why they have not done these things when he speaks about values of liberty and of personal responsibility at the press conferences. I fear that this government believes that direct support to employees is a socialist policy.

Paul Campbell ● 2422d

Here is one i cant get my head around. Those pesky bookmakers are still open and they are promoting the dog racing that continues behind closed doors as everything else in the porfolio has collapsed. The shares have tumbled by over 50% for some and they are  talking about the need for goverment help. Sod off,i can safely say your at the bottom of the pile but do have thoughts for the workers behind the tills. Those shops come with a health warning at the best of times

Julian Pavey ● 2422d

I agree with Adam.Over the past few days I've  walked past the new Healthy Bites stall outside Headmasters, Subway opposite Boots and the new Amar Coffee in the old red Telephone Boxes on the back part of TG, and with all 3 vendors was shocked to see, that Healthy Bites and Subway staff  whilst wearing latex gloves, Amar didnt, all 3 prepared food and drinks, took cash and then went on to give change and make up the next order without changing their gloves !To my non medical snd non scientific mind, to which I freely admit, that seems a perfect recipe for passing on this wretched Virus. Many responsible food and Beverage retailers have now banned cash transactions due to the dangers of transference especially on the new notes and coins.Does anyone to play Russian Roulette with their health by buying food and beverages from irresponsible, ignorant retailers ? This virus is deadly and is spreading at an alarming rate and we all need to protect ourselves, however if there are food and beverage retailers they too need to be responsible and know how to safely prepare and sell their goods.

Loraine Pemberton ● 2422d

There seem to be lots of people drawing out cash at the building society,mostly senior citizens.

Janice Evans ● 2422d

Being Easter maybe.

Janice Evans ● 2422d