Discussion
cuprabob said:
Dr Jekyll said:
Little chef were a bit above Wimpy, though expensive for what you got. The last ones only closed a few years ago.
Maple syrup pancakes
Loved the Olympic breakfast and the free drumstick lollipop Maple syrup pancakes
I quite liked them, but they were always a bit spendy for what it was.
Tonbridge has a new Wimpy opening. It's strange as Wimpy and a few of the newer brands (Taco Bell etc) seem to be the only franchises available.
I remember the Olympic Breakfast at Little Chef. What started off as 2 sausages became one sausage and then half a sausage when they were in the financial doldrums. You also had to time dining at Little Chef. If it was packed, you'd be waiting 45 minutes for food, so either go early or late, as they had a peculiar system of cooking orders in order when they could double up - so if one table ordered 2 Olympic breakfasts, and the next one also ordered 2 Olympics, they wouldn't cook 4 at the same time. On occasions you'd encounter one Chef who was on the ball, but such foresight was very rare.
The thing to remember was that back in the 80's there were far fewer McDonalds drive throughs and no Costas, Starbucks etc. If you were out late on the primary routes, your choice of dining was the appalling services, or Little Chef/Happy Eater. Having a Happy Eater dinner at 8pm on the A1 was a major step up over the services.
I remember the Olympic Breakfast at Little Chef. What started off as 2 sausages became one sausage and then half a sausage when they were in the financial doldrums. You also had to time dining at Little Chef. If it was packed, you'd be waiting 45 minutes for food, so either go early or late, as they had a peculiar system of cooking orders in order when they could double up - so if one table ordered 2 Olympic breakfasts, and the next one also ordered 2 Olympics, they wouldn't cook 4 at the same time. On occasions you'd encounter one Chef who was on the ball, but such foresight was very rare.
The thing to remember was that back in the 80's there were far fewer McDonalds drive throughs and no Costas, Starbucks etc. If you were out late on the primary routes, your choice of dining was the appalling services, or Little Chef/Happy Eater. Having a Happy Eater dinner at 8pm on the A1 was a major step up over the services.
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