Talk Porty ~ Portobello

Very sorry but I don't see your logic. Isn't this network supposed to be for public (electronic) conversations about issues that are important to the public of Porty? I couldn't really have a public conversation about that by myself could I? And if I could have resolved this issue by myself, I would...

Ehhm, I think that's obvious, no? I've never met the guy so I'm hardly going to invite a strange man (no offence but we are on a virtual conversation site here) round to my house? Or do I need his approval to prove that I'm not making all this up? I wasn't even going to answer this but just in case ...

Now I understand the nasty smoke in the house and why everything smells of rancid cooking oil. If there was so much grease on the ceiling of the Espy before the extraction system totally packed in, imagine what happens now that it is coming into my house. Why EVERYTHING - clothes, carpets, hair, bed...

I'm sure what Kieren meant was that if they didn't have such a wide menu there wouldn't be so much complicated prep, pre-cooking and multiple cooking involved. As I've always said, they had to start early and keep at it constantly just to keep up. Smells start from 8.30am in the morning right throug...

Interesting to hear the point of view of someone who worked there. Thanks for that.

i am curious as to why there has been no mention of the state of health that the Espy staff are in, as they are surely at the heart of your 'distress' so I am assuming they to would have the symptoms you are describing Denise? : :roll: You all seem to be forgetting that, as all the cooking odours, ...

Probably better to stop banging on about the same issue and agree to disagree... On a personal note, something I would have tried to avoid, I have to say that I try to take the less cynical, rose-coloured glasses view and am happier being friendly all round, not just when I stand to gain directly. B...

ps. How do you do that nice quote in a box thing????

[/quote] Bottom line is; you are renting an unhabitable flat. Your first and last point of call is your landlord. The Espy have no contract or obligation to you and are quite within their rights to sling you a deafie.[/quote] Why would a community pub and a friendly publican want to do that? Wouldn'...

Quick reply to the points raised: 1. I am not talking about smells every now and then - to be expected when you live near a food outlet. I have strong odours every day, smoke on occasion, and often both all day on the weekend. So strong that they penetrate clothes, bedding, and make your eyes sting....

1. If in doubt of the "distress" I face, please feel free to call round any evening, especially on a weekend. It won't take long - people only usually last a few minutes before their eyes start to hurt and they feel uncomfortable and want to leave. If you want to stay any longer, that's not a proble...

Porty wrote:hoodstinked?

LOL!!!!

Oh dear, I fear I spoke too soon.
Smells are back - never really stayed away that long - probably just for the duration of the Env. Health visit and time they had to stop cooking to let the ventilation engineer in.
Methinks I have been hoodwinked.
The battle recommences.
Denise

Just a quick update to all. Extraction problem now solved thanks to my insistence, and a more competent ventilation engineer who found a serious (of illegal construction and potentially lethal) problem previously overlooked by first ventilation engineer called in almost 2 months ago. Normal living h...

It's a tough gig starting up a business in Portobello and when the Espy opened you 'let them off' with things such as really poor toilets because you were pleased to have such a great place on your door step and understand that the owner/franchisee/tenant would not have unlimited money in a new sta...

It seems to me that the Espy have applied for planning permisson to address the issues highlighted by Denise. They are doing something about it, something that will likely cost thousands of pounds. It might not be happening quickly enough for you Denise but they are least showing willing. Beg to di...

Makaveli wrote:^^^^^

But seriously I don't know what you can do - maybe try the PCC?

What's PCC?

It is my understanding that The Espy is basing possible actions on someone else (co?) financing them, i.e. Punch Taverns. This applies to the long term solution (rear flue) which should have been in place BEFORE they ever started cooking on a such a large scale, and also to an interim solution that ...

LOCAL RESTAURANT IGNORES DISTRESS CAUSED TO NEIGHBOURS / ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH FAILS TO PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH While the Espy, 62-64 Bath Street, Portobello has become a favourite haunt for locals and visitors alike to the Promenade, it has unfortunately become a nuisance to its neighbours. The Espy m...