Caffs & Greasy spoons

Montholon · Post by **Montholon** » Sun 03 Jan, 2010 3:48 pm

Wasn't The Blue Gardenia somewhere off Boar Lane, on the right hand side if you're heading for the Corn Exchange?

RayCooke · Post by **RayCooke** » Sun 03 Jan, 2010 9:58 pm

Montholon wrote: Wasn't The Blue Gardenia somewhere off Boar Lane, on the right hand side if you're heading for the Corn Exchange? Spot on !! Thanks for that...I'm well into my 60's now and the grey stuff has taken too much hammer...memories are all the more precious!

zip55 · Post by **zip55** » Mon 04 Jan, 2010 1:29 am

RayCooke wrote: Steve Jones wrote: The swan street cafe is still there,nowadays it is called the Swan cafe and is still upstairs. as I have said before in this thread if you sit by the window you get a good view of Sir Harry Lauder on the opposite wall! There were 2 where you went downstairs I remember. The "Chicken Inn" nr "The Corn Exchange" that had "The Embassy Club" downstairs in the basement and "The Blue Gardenia" which was nearer the bus station I think where you went downstairs & it used to be dimly lit....I remember going in when "Pretty Flamingo" was up in the charts and it used to be full of the flowerpower folk..I heard somewhere the name "BG's" but I'm not sure if there is the connection The Blue Gardenia was known as BG's ...

RayCooke · Post by **RayCooke** » Mon 04 Jan, 2010 3:15 am

zip55 wrote: RayCooke wrote: Steve Jones wrote: The swan street cafe is still there,nowadays it is called the Swan cafe and is still upstairs. as I have said before in this thread if you sit by the window you get a good view of Sir Harry Lauder on the opposite wall! There were 2 where you went downstairs I remember. The "Chicken Inn" nr "The Corn Exchange" that had "The Embassy Club" downstairs in the basement and "The Blue Gardenia" which was nearer the bus station I think where you went downstairs & it used to be dimly lit....I remember going in when "Pretty Flamingo" was up in the charts and it used to be full of the flowerpower folk..I heard somewhere the name "BG's" but I'm not sure if there is the connection The Blue Gardenia was known as BG's ... Wow.. I remember when I was about 17 getting drunk in Yates and going down the BG and falling asleep...Some woman of about 45 and dressed in flowery stuff took me home to her house in warwickshire street...I think it was in hunslet but I'm not sure..she looked after me for a few days.....mmm I'll never forget that one. Funny how things that happen when ur young have such a big effect on the rest of your life...

alanlad · Post by **alanlad** » Tue 26 Jan, 2010 12:36 pm

The Klondyke Cafe opposite the bus station, was at one time, owned by the father of a guy called Malcolm Reid (one of gentlemen who owned and ran The Box Tree) at Wetherby, one of the top restaurants in the north.

Trojan · Post by **Trojan** » Tue 26 Jan, 2010 12:42 pm

alanlad wrote: The Klondyke Cafe opposite the bus station, was at one time, owned by the father of a guy called Malcolm Reid (one of gentlemen who owned and ran The Box Tree) at Wetherby, one of the top restaurants in the north. I thought the Box Tree was at Ilkley or is it a different Box Tree?

Lyndoch · Post by **Lyndoch** » Tue 26 Jan, 2010 12:56 pm

Does anyone remember Florence Street Cafe"Whole Yorkshires, all on"a real meal.. It is probably long gone now..From Lyndoch..Another day suffering the high 30's.even the beer is warm....

Trojan · Post by **Trojan** » Tue 26 Jan, 2010 12:59 pm

Lyndoch wrote: Another day suffering the high 30's.even the beer is warm.... My heart bleeds for you

dogduke · Post by **dogduke** » Tue 26 Jan, 2010 2:50 pm

Lyndoch wrote: Does anyone remember Florence Street Cafe"Whole Yorkshires, all on"a real meal.. It is probably long gone now..From Lyndoch..Another day suffering the high 30's.even the beer is warm.... That part of Florence Street was demolished a few years ago,seemed strange just to knock down just that part.Land not built on or in use for anything at the moment

Si · Post by Si » Tue 26 Jan, 2010 4:45 pm

Trojan wrote: alanlad wrote: The Klondyke Cafe opposite the bus station, was at one time, owned by the father of a guy called Malcolm Reid (one of gentlemen who owned and ran The Box Tree) at Wetherby, one of the top restaurants in the north. I thought the Box Tree was at Ilkley or is it a different Box Tree? You're right, Trojan. The Box Tree is in Ilkley, on Church Street. The chef is Simon Geller, who's from Leeds I think. He formerly ran The Rascasse in Leeds.