Palmer
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Post by Palmer on Oct 29, 2021 12:28:58 GMT
When it comes to food I have to say that I'm a bit (understatement of the century) of a glutton...!!
For me though I love eating in an establishment that really does desperately cling onto the past rather than look to the future!!
I'm talking about establishments that are stuck in the midst's of time. Establishments that are a bit grotty, a bit unfashionable and probably not for this world much longer!! Not easy to find but they are still out there...
Where I live now (in Margate) there is a great café called the Dalby Café which is still an ode to times passed by.
When I used to live near 'that London' I used to love going to the 'Gay Hussar' in Soho, that was superb!!
In Molesey (again, near to my old dwellings) there is a glorious Italian run chippy called the 'Molesey Fish Bar' that still takes some beating...
We live in an age where old establishments are closing because people tastes are changing and the families are getting older (and the younger generations just don't want to know) but there are still some gems put there...
What little beauties have you stumbled upon and/or dined in...!?
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Cartman
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Post by Cartman on Oct 29, 2021 12:50:38 GMT
A chippy on Chapel Street in Salford where I used to go for my dinner when I first started work in Manchester in 78. It was brilliant, best ever, the dining room was upstairs and the food used to be winched up on a kind of small hand operated lift thing.
You got a massive plateful for about a quid. After this it was off to the George and Dragon for a couple of pints.
Happy, very Life on Mars like, days
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Nightfly
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Post by Nightfly on Oct 29, 2021 20:04:21 GMT
The Alan Parker Grill in Skipton in the 70s. No, not owned by the famous film director as far as I know. It was Yorkshire's answer to the Wimpy Bar, but with better decor and burgers. Coffee served in obligatory smoked glass cups, those big glass sugar shakers on each table and a plastic tomato shaped ketchup dispenser. Always seemed like a special treat as a kid and only a few doors away from the place I had my first Chinese meal - The Wing Wah Chop Suey Bar, a name with a lovely ring to it.
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