Eating Places

[Kenneth Kenny]

In the 1960s the bottom of Sandhills in Liverpool by the dock road before the Sandhills pub there was Stan Waters Canteen for all dockworkers,walking passed it 7-30am all the staff would be standing outside all Women,said what's wrong they said to dockers would go inside first make sure that know rats were inside,before they went in that happend every morning.All the Women were sisters and daughters.Nice and clean inside they cooked a good Breakfast and all meals,always full went in there when working down that end.The Sandhills Pub was always swinging with the Cunard Ships in,that pub as gone now and all the dockworks,went down there a couple of weeks ago,creepy brought a tear to my eyes.Ken.R634898.

[Jim Brady]

Hi Ken,was it next to the Dominion down the cellar where there was a Stan Waters.
Regards.
Jim.

[Capt Bill Davies]

I had a few good meals in the Mercantile Bill and can certainly support you there. Gosh that does bring back memories. Also remember the Crocodile in Harrington Street, seem to remember they served a mean curry in those days.

Chris,

A Sunday morning reflection on yours above.

I seem to recall the Mercantile proprietors had another excellent cafe in New Brighton by the bus terminus (Floral Pavilion?). Called 'Avondale' /'Avonmoor' (or was that one of Runcimans).

Brgds

Bill

[Peter F Chard]

Lees Steakhouse, Panama City Strictly a steak house -- a small choice of steaks served with a huge baked Idaho potato and a green salad. The place was so dark that you needed a candle to find the way to your table plus a black guy the spitting image of Ray Charles tinkling away on the piano. The house speciality was a 72 ounce piece of rump, grilled medium rare. If you managed to eat it all in less than an hour you did not have to pay for it. If you did manage to eat it all you had your picture taken which was hung on the wall -- on my last visit there were about 8 pictures on the wall, mostly of American Navy ensigns, average weight about 250 lbs. There was also a notice to say that 750 or so had failed. Regards Peter in NZ.

[Red Lead Ted]

Greasy spoon on Liverpool's dock road {Sandhills} couldn't beat it after a night on the booze Terry.

[happy daze john in oz]

There was a resaurant close by to sea point in Cape Town, called the Ranch or something similar. Steaks were served on a wooden plank, the palnk was tough but the steaks were great. Plenty of salad and fries to go with it. Then something went wrong and one night the place burned down, with all those wooden plank plates I guess there was plenty of firing to keep it going.

[Lou Barron]

When i retired the firm i worked for payed for a holiday trip to Hawaii for 16 wonderful days in Waikiki but getting down to the eating placesmy wife and i visited some great places down by the beach under the palmtrees was one place that you could eat as much a you want for a set price and also at lot of other nice places but there was one place that really took our fancy was Ferdinands it was there that my wife and i had the best ham steak that took some beating but before we had the meal the guy come ove wih a drinks menu as my wife was not one for drinking alcohol she left it to me so i looked at the menu and ordered two volcanoswent the guy brought them over they a big porcelain jar about 8 inches tall (i still have mine ).It had a flame coming out of the top my wifelooked at me and started to laugh anyhow she took a sip at it and pulled a face and said she did not like it .So not one to waste it i said i would drink the two of them (greedy Sod)and by the time i had finished the meal i could feel the drinks making me good so on the way back to the hotel a bought a six pack of beer .I must say it was a wonderful night very romantic enough said

[Ivan Cloherty]

Sorry Louis, veering off course again, but I was also romantic, I often used to spread a dozen roses over the bed at night.........................., she really liked the caramel ones

[alf corbyn]

there was a very nice place in durban, it was by the indian market. you went in and sat down and an indian or african dressed like an askari with a tarbush (tommy cooper hat)
took your order, pointing to a large selection of steaks on the side of the range, similar to a barbeque.you chose your steak picked your veg etc from the very large menu and were served a complimentery wine drink. another boy then came round with a very large list of records you could choose from, no noisy ones. when your meal came the boy would put your selection on the wind-up gramophone (all 78's) one per customer, and you would tuck in to a marvelously tender steak and all the trimmings

[Gulliver]

Sorry Louis, veering off course again, but I was also romantic,I often used to spread a dozen roses over the bed atnight.........................., she really liked the caramel ones

but her favourite, The 'Chocolate Cascade' makes an awful mess of the sheets... !


Still off course a bit-must be the strong current.