Randomness Guide to London - Differences between Version 16 and Version 10 of Mamuska!, SE1 6TH

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Mamuska! was a canteen-style Polish restaurant in [[Locale Elephant and Castle\|Elephant and Castle]]. It was [https://www.facebook.com/MamuskaPolishRestaurant/videos/1730786386976667/?permPage=1 forced to close] in July 2018 when the landlord declined to renew the lease. They hope to reopen on Leake Street later in the year.	This is an attempt to recreate a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bar_mleczny bar mleczny], a Polish communist era self service canteen. Previously on the first floor of Elephant and Castle shopping centre <small>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/rjw1/4571142918/ photo]</small>, it moved in 2015 to the plaza around the Strata tower.
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The information below is retained for historical purposes.	<b>Note:</b> We haven't visited since the move to the new premises, so some of the below may be out of date.
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<div class="old_info"> Canteen-style Polish restaurant in [[Locale Elephant and Castle\|Elephant and Castle]]. It was previously on the first floor of Elephant and Castle shopping centre (see <a href="http://london.randomness.org.uk/wiki.cgi?id=Mamuska%21%2C_SE1_6TH&version=9">earlier version of this page</a>) but moved in 2015 to the plaza around the Strata tower.	The tables are communal and mismatching. You pay at the counter and are given a receipt with a number on the bottom. Your number is called when your meal is ready and you go and collect it from the counter.
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The current premises consist of a relatively large but low-ceilinged room, filled with mismatched tables, some large enough to be communal. Posters on the walls offer phonetic renditions of the Polish names of various dishes. Customers order and pay at the bar at the back in return for a numbered ticket, then collect from a serving station to one side when their ticket number flashes up on a screen in the corner.	As of February 2010, all the meals are £5, with £3 for desserts and £1 for drinks. They also sell vodka at freezer, fridge and room temperatures.
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[[Kake]] visited on a Wednesday lunchtime in November 2017. There were around a dozen other customers when I arrived at 1pm, but still plenty of free tables. Music was playing, not too loud, and a Polish cookery programme was showing on a flatscreen with the sound off. A member of staff greeted me as I was looking at the menu near the doorway, and made sure I knew the ordering procedure.	[[secretlondon]] visited one weekday evening in February 2010. I had Placki ziemniaczane (potato pancakes) which came with a choice of goulash, mushroom sauce or sour cream & sugar. I had mine with goulash <small>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/secretlondon/4349001607/ photo]</small>. I also had a glass of kompot (£1) and a portion of baked cheesecake <small>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/secretlondon/4349749530 photo]</small>.
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I ordered from the lunch menu <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/38359542341/ photo]</small>, choosing the placki ziemniaczane with pork gulasz (potato pancakes with goulash, £6) <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/24488211188/ photo]</small>. The potato pancakes were nicely browned, and sturdy but not stodgy. The gulasz had a decent flavour, and the sauce soaked into the pancakes very well, but the meat itself was somewhat overcooked, having gone beyond tender and started to dry out. The whole thing was also served lukewarm rather than hot. Sauerkraut salad on the side (included in the price) was disappointingly non-sour, but fine aside from that.	The food was interesting and I would like to go back and try more. I don't get all the references — my cheesecake had an outline of a spoon and chain made in the chocolate. According to the [http://www.london-se1.co.uk/forum/read/1/120833/page=3 SE1 forum] this is a reference to [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHkCqkn0VKE this] satire.
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Accessibility: Step-free throughout, including to an accessible toilet.
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* [https://www.timeout.com/london/restaurants/mamuska Time Out review] * [http://dearbabette.com/en/2016/05/17/review-mamuska-london-se1/ Dear Babette review] * [http://www.londoncheapeats.com/entries/10-polish-pierogi-dumplings-mamuska-750 London Cheap Eats review] * [https://themartinidiary.com/2015/09/27/mamuska-polish-bar-and-restaurant-ec-london/ The Martini Diary review]	* [http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/687410#5403002 Chowhound thread] * [http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/692091 Another Chowhound thread] * [http://www.timeout.com/london/restaurants/venue/2:26892/mamuskas Time Out review] * [http://www.london-se1.co.uk/restaurants/reviews/734/mamuska LondonSE1 comments] * [http://kenningtonrunoff.com/mamuska-polish-milk-bar/ Kennington Runoff review]
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<div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[Kake]], November 2017.</div> </div>	<div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[secretlondon]], February 2010 (at the old location). Opening times taken from the Mamuska! website, September 2015.</div>
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This is an attempt to recreate a bar mleczny, a Polish communist era self service canteen. Previously on the first floor of Elephant and Castle shopping centre photo, it moved in 2015 to the plaza around the Strata tower.

Note: We haven't visited since the move to the new premises, so some of the below may be out of date.

The tables are communal and mismatching. You pay at the counter and are given a receipt with a number on the bottom. Your number is called when your meal is ready and you go and collect it from the counter.

As of February 2010, all the meals are £5, with £3 for desserts and £1 for drinks. They also sell vodka at freezer, fridge and room temperatures.

secretlondon visited one weekday evening in February 2010. I had Placki ziemniaczane (potato pancakes) which came with a choice of goulash, mushroom sauce or sour cream & sugar. I had mine with goulash photo. I also had a glass of kompot (£1) and a portion of baked cheesecake photo.

The food was interesting and I would like to go back and try more. I don't get all the references — my cheesecake had an outline of a spoon and chain made in the chocolate. According to the SE1 forum this is a reference to this satire.

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