Caffs & Greasy spoons

RayCooke · Post by **RayCooke** » Mon 18 Oct, 2010 6:16 pm

I don't see Georges Cafe near Leeds Bridge [and the one across the road I can't remember...Jimmy Saville used it quite often late on]...it was open 24hrs and was one mean fry-up!! Sometimes we used to get a 'card-school' going in the early hours there..usually poker I think. The other two 24hrs places I remember was the Tomato Dips...Hunslet and Kirkstall RoadRing any bells folks?

STICKS · Post by **STICKS** » Mon 18 Oct, 2010 8:47 pm

good thread brandy we were only talking about sorting a good cafe out we use to go to roses on York road till one morning we were having breaky and a young kid with his dad puked all over the table, not the kids fault and dad did try and clean it up ,but no member of staff did WILL NOT GO THERE AGAIN OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOPS TRY THE CAFE in Mabgat its friendly and the food is ** so still looking for a good breakfast

STICKS · Post by **STICKS** » Mon 18 Oct, 2010 8:55 pm

Blakey you asked me to give you a KICK you've just had 1 remember?

BLAKEY · Post by **BLAKEY** » Mon 18 Oct, 2010 11:32 pm

STICKS wrote: Blakey you asked me to give you a KICK you've just had 1 remember? I promise I really haven't forgotten D and its at the forefront of the mind and I have the number to hand - won't be long !!

BLAKEY · Post by **BLAKEY** » Mon 18 Oct, 2010 11:35 pm

RayCooke wrote: The other two 24hrs places I remember was the Tomato Dips...Hunslet and Kirkstall RoadRing any bells folks? The Kirkstall Road "Dip" was great at any hour of the day or night - lovely big white breadcakes heavily bestowed with tasty tomatoes and dip. How that road has altered over the years - was "The Dip" somewhere just the City side of the Leeds City Transport works on the same side ??

Crazy Jane · Post by **Crazy Jane** » Tue 19 Oct, 2010 12:06 am

"I was in the Crossgates Centre the other week and I noticed that the Wimpy up the stairs has closed - I know a Wimpy is no great loss but that was one of the few burger joints where they had table service and you got your food on a plate with a knife and fork.Many happy memories of going there for a 'birthday treat' as a young 'un so I felt quite sad to see it closed. "That's sad, i don;t live in Crossgates anymore but i was over there for an interview earlier in the year with the people who manage the centre and the Wimpy was the only thing left i can remember from cira 1979. They said there are a couple of others but i guess not obvious stuff to me.

Crazy Jane · Post by **Crazy Jane** » Tue 19 Oct, 2010 12:07 am

ah, just remembered... i bet i'm not the only one who went to that wimpy at least once while there was a teachers strike over supervising lunch hours at Smeaton

beast · Post by **beast** » Tue 19 Oct, 2010 10:01 am

Goodman Street cafe just off Hunslet Rd, near to Worst Bus new depot. Best mug of tea I've had in ages and the bacon butties are great too !!!

exiled in essex · Post by **exiled in essex** » Tue 19 Oct, 2010 10:45 am

Crazy Jane wrote: ah, just remembered... i bet i'm not the only one who went to that wimpy at least once while there was a teachers strike over supervising lunch hours at Smeaton You must be a similar age to me then Crazy Jane - I remember that strike well, I was at Boston Spa though and there was no Wimpy for us - we had to walk into Boston Spa for a bag of chips.

STICKS · Post by **STICKS** » Tue 19 Oct, 2010 8:11 pm

THIS CAFE IS A MUST found a beauty cafe this morning KERRY,S just at the back of the old Bridgefield East End Park loads of parking for the car ,the food and interior was fantastic also the breakfast is very well presented and very tasty this cafe is (definitely) well worth a visit .