Caffs & Greasy spoons

David Raven · Post by **David Raven** » Thu 07 Feb, 2008 11:49 pm

My fave cafe in Leeds (late 1980s) used to be up a side street, between the Schofield's Centre and Albion Street, by 'Beatties' the model shop. Can't for the life of me remember what it was called now...It had a really cheesey sign inside that said '*cafe name*...a good place for good people'! Edit: Just remembered! It was called 'Aroma' Coffe House. (I think!)

simonm · Post by **simonm** » Fri 08 Feb, 2008 10:45 am

Thanks to Arry Awk for sending me the following information.Below are some screen shots from a list of Leeds cafes and restaurants,taken from a book of the same titleby Donald Tate. It was published in 1988 and contains some great pix dating back to 1902! Arry got permission from Donald, via his wife,Margaret, to publish any photos from the book for S/Leeds. So here's a few to start with.A map of thre cafes in Leeds centre.A menu from Woolworths, does anyone remember it?I don't think this has been mentioned, but I certainly remember this place

Si · Post by Si » Fri 08 Feb, 2008 10:54 am

Look at those prices! Thru'pence for soup...a tanner (2.5p) for a roast lamb dinner!Also, on the map is Betty's. Was it still there in 1988? Anyone else remember when Leeds had a Betty's?

simonm · Post by **simonm** » Fri 08 Feb, 2008 10:59 am

I don't remember a Betty's, but would it be the same as the Harrogate one? I do remember the ranchburger joint as the Ceylon tea room. To get to it you had to go downstairs, I can't remember what was on the ground floor!

Si · Post by Si » Fri 08 Feb, 2008 11:04 am

Yes, it was the same as Betty's in Harrogate/Ilkley etc. The shop was on the ground floor (corner at bottom of Lands Lane) and the caff was upstairs. I remember they used to sell those cakes shaped like Dougal from Magic Roundabout.I can't recall what was on the ground floor of the Ceylon Tea Centre, either. It always looked more like a travel agents than a caff to me, for some reason!

Post by **cnosni** » Fri 08 Feb, 2008 4:55 pm

wiggy wrote: rikj wrote: Yes, of all the despicable LCC schemes this is one of the worst. I really can't see how they can get away with this, and I hope the Office of Fair Trading bang them to rights. How would LCC feel if they had to bid every year to keep trading from the Civic Hall? Yet that's what they are trying to do to us.That poor lass invested lots of time and money in that site, yet only got 7 months trading out of it.Anyone who has a good idea (selling a particular product in a particular place) is being asked to give the idea away for free to the highest bidder. I could live with it if the bid got you 10 years on the pitch, but 1 year, no. The only saving grace is the spineless, toothless LCC enforcement. Maybe the traders can just swamp them. i agree,that place is an institution, LCC can go bailhooks,money money money....as i have said before..i won't vote labour ever again,they are not the party for the working man any more,they are tories in disguise.leave the people of leeds alone,go pick on the ones that don't care about anything else but destroying our country and culture...and if you want to ban me...then so be it...but tell everyone why...oh and while your about it....(men in grey suits this is all meant for)..tell the health and effing safety man to stick his opinions where monkies stick their nuts...love wiggy xx Wiggy,i may be wrong here,but do i sense anger?

wiggy · Post by **wiggy** » Fri 08 Feb, 2008 6:15 pm

cnosni wrote: wiggy wrote: rikj wrote: Yes, of all the despicable LCC schemes this is one of the worst. I really can't see how they can get away with this, and I hope the Office of Fair Trading bang them to rights. How would LCC feel if they had to bid every year to keep trading from the Civic Hall? Yet that's what they are trying to do to us.That poor lass invested lots of time and money in that site, yet only got 7 months trading out of it.Anyone who has a good idea (selling a particular product in a particular place) is being asked to give the idea away for free to the highest bidder. I could live with it if the bid got you 10 years on the pitch, but 1 year, no. The only saving grace is the spineless, toothless LCC enforcement. Maybe the traders can just swamp them. i agree,that place is an institution, LCC can go bailhooks,money money money....as i have said before..i won't vote labour ever again,they are not the party for the working man any more,they are tories in disguise.leave the people of leeds alone,go pick on the ones that don't care about anything else but destroying our country and culture...and if you want to ban me...then so be it...but tell everyone why...oh and while your about it....(men in grey suits this is all meant for)..tell the health and effing safety man to stick his opinions where monkies stick their nuts...love wiggy xx Wiggy,i may be wrong here,but do i sense anger? placid be thy middle name...

simonm · Post by **simonm** » Fri 08 Feb, 2008 8:50 pm

wiggy wrote: cnosni wrote: wiggy wrote: rikj wrote: Yes, of all the despicable LCC schemes this is one of the worst. I really can't see how they can get away with this, and I hope the Office of Fair Trading bang them to rights. How would LCC feel if they had to bid every year to keep trading from the Civic Hall? Yet that's what they are trying to do to us.That poor lass invested lots of time and money in that site, yet only got 7 months trading out of it.Anyone who has a good idea (selling a particular product in a particular place) is being asked to give the idea away for free to the highest bidder. I could live with it if the bid got you 10 years on the pitch, but 1 year, no. The only saving grace is the spineless, toothless LCC enforcement. Maybe the traders can just swamp them. i agree,that place is an institution, LCC can go bailhooks,money money money....as i have said before..i won't vote labour ever again,they are not the party for the working man any more,they are tories in disguise.leave the people of leeds alone,go pick on the ones that don't care about anything else but destroying our country and culture...and if you want to ban me...then so be it...but tell everyone why...oh and while your about it....(men in grey suits this is all meant for)..tell the health and effing safety man to stick his opinions where monkies stick their nuts...love wiggy xx Wiggy,i may be wrong here,but do i sense anger? placid be thy middle name... To be fair, I think the more people DO get angry about this the better the chance of this money grabbing spineless council backing down.

stevief · Post by **stevief** » Fri 08 Feb, 2008 9:16 pm

rikj wrote: Yes, of all the despicable LCC schemes this is one of the worst. I really can't see how they can get away with this, and I hope the Office of Fair Trading bang them to rights. How would LCC feel if they had to bid every year to keep trading from the Civic Hall? Yet that's what they are trying to do to us.That poor lass invested lots of time and money in that site, yet only got 7 months trading out of it.Anyone who has a good idea (selling a particular product in a particular place) is being asked to give the idea away for free to the highest bidder. I could live with it if the bid got you 10 years on the pitch, but 1 year, no. The only saving grace is the spineless, toothless LCC enforcement. Maybe the traders can just swamp them. On Look North tonight it was suggested there may be an 11th hour reprieve for the Red Bus.The possible loop-hole involves altering the serving hatch so that it opens facing the woods at the back rather than the road side.

zip55 · Post by **zip55** » Sat 09 Feb, 2008 11:18 am

Hi great map of the cafes mentioned but there's one I mentioned earlier with no confirmation. I'm sure it was on Albion St, near the top (Headrow) and weas a place where you picked out your food and then popped in a little micorwave box. Called the 'magic Box' perhaps .. this is from around 1970 or so