Caffs & Greasy spoons

[Dave Mruk]

Tasa wrote: Does anyone remember Terry's All-Time Cafe, on Woodhouse Lane in the early 1980s? I think it was where the Leeds Met Business School is now, or around there, near Austick's secondhand bookshop, and it stayed open all night (hence the name). Probably the only place with 24-hr opening in Leeds at that time... Filthy old hole - though proper pots of tea in chipped mugs, and next door to Miles' Antiquarian Bookshop [or was that down Great George Street?]. I've not read through the last copule of pages, but has Brubecks been mentioned? It was down a side street close to the Hellenic and Templar Pub on Vicar Lane.

[FLOJO]

Can anyone remember Birkbecks cafe in Leeds market? and is it still there?. Has a child I remember Birkbecks being next to where Wildbloods pork butchers were and there was a toy shop opposite, but then they moved more into the middle of the market.I always enjoyed their ham sandwich with english mustard, but I suppose taste changes with age.

[Trojan]

Dave Mruk wrote: Tasa wrote: Does anyone remember Terry's All-Time Cafe, on Woodhouse Lane in the early 1980s? I think it was where the Leeds Met Business School is now, or around there, near Austick's secondhand bookshop, and it stayed open all night (hence the name). Probably the only place with 24-hr opening in Leeds at that time... Filthy old hole - though proper pots of tea in chipped mugs, and next door to Miles' Antiquarian Bookshop [or was that down Great George Street?]. I've not read through the last copule of pages, but has Brubecks been mentioned? It was down a side street close to the Hellenic and Templar Pub on Vicar Lane. TBH I thought Brubecks (with the music for the Dave Brubeck tune "Take Five" as decoration on the walls) became the Hellenic - I would hardly describe either as greasy spoons though. A bit posh I always thought.    

[Dave Mruk]

Brubecks/Birckbecks. I'm not sure now, but it was just around the corner to where the Hellenic is now. There was a number of steps leading to the cafe. Can't remember it being posh. Good nosh before and after rugby on a Sunday afternoon in early eighties when home on leave [Great track, BTW]

[BLAKEY]

Brubecks (Take Five) was in Vicar Lane, joined onto the Templar pub, and on the corner of a back street leading through to Edward Street. It later changed into the "Jumbo" Chinese retaurant - not sure what it is just now, but the building is unaltered and has the entrance steps on the corner as always. The original proprietors still have the "Four Cousins" in Woolworths Arcade between Briggate and Central Road The young lad of the Brubecks era is now middle aged, and the middle aged boss of Brubecks (his Dad) is now very elderly - and still pops in Four Cousins regularly - I daresay to do an "Arkwright" and keep an eye on the till In the old days at Brubecks you were usually served by a most obliging middle aged chap (an employee I imagine) who had a pronounced limp - he was spot on with the job and was totally unflappable and always quietly very pleasant.The once splendid Helennic (next to the staircase West Yorkshire bus station) has gone steadily downhill in recent years in every respect - I believe that if the colossal new Eastgate shopping complex goes ahead all of that block on Vicar Lane will be compulsorily purchased and will disappear.

[Tasa]

BLAKEY wrote: The once splendid Helennic (next to the staircase West Yorkshire bus station) has gone steadily downhill in recent years in every respect - I believe that if the colossal new Eastgate shopping complex goes ahead all of that block on Vicar Lane will be compulsorily purchased and will disappear. I heard on last night's news that the Eastgate complex is now on hold until the recession is over (so that's a long time then). I used to go to the Hellenic for Sunday breakfast back in the days when I went to support a local Sunday League football team (Waddington's, who played at Kirkstall, where Morrisons is now). It wasn't such a dump in those days!

[BLAKEY]

Tasa wrote: BLAKEY wrote: The once splendid Helennic (next to the staircase West Yorkshire bus station) has gone steadily downhill in recent years in every respect - I believe that if the colossal new Eastgate shopping complex goes ahead all of that block on Vicar Lane will be compulsorily purchased and will disappear. I heard on last night's news that the Eastgate complex is now on hold until the recession is over (so that's a long time then). I used to go to the Hellenic for Sunday breakfast back in the days when I went to support a local Sunday League football team (Waddington's, who played at Kirkstall, where Morrisons is now). It wasn't such a dump in those days! Yes indeed, and I for one am not sorry. Central Leeds is already well catered for with beautiful new shopping complexes and the Eastgate plan would perhaps be OK if it was confined to the Markets side of Eastgate. So if this delay is long or permanent, and I believe it may be, at least classic buildings like the beautiful exterior of The Templar pub will be saved.

[dogduke]

Yorkshireranger wrote: Tomato Dip, Kirkstall Road, late 60's early 70'sMAGIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I remember a Tomato Dip cafe on South Accommadation Roadopposite the Hunslet East Goods depot where I worked in the sixties,I think they also let rooms.Anyone remeber Hernandos which was upstairs in thebuildingat the Junc.of Harehills Road and Rounday Road,never went in there but it was around the time when the song Hernandos Hideaway was popular.

[BLAKEY]

dogduke wrote: Yorkshireranger wrote: Tomato Dip, Kirkstall Road, late 60's early 70'sMAGIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The Kirkstall Road Tomato Dip (open 24 hours) certainly was MAGIC. I've spent many a happy hour in there with pals at all hours of the night in my dafter days - and the actual breadcakes full of tomato pulp and juice were just legendary - WHAT a flavour !!

[eddie666]

Pop Inn cafe in Castleford, awesome brekkies. Just behind the Balti House opposite the Bus Station. Mmmmmmmm