The Valley Cafe

Pringle

I always have a childish snigger at M Totty.

Robbo on the wing

Remember George's the hairdressers next door to Coombes the bookmakers.
He was forever running next door to have a punt whilst you sat there with half an haircut.
As for the florists, think it slipped down the railway embankment.

i_b_b_o_r_g

Robbo on the wing said:

Remember George's the hairdressers next door to Coombes the bookmakers.
He was forever running next door to have a punt whilst you sat there with half an haircut.
As for the florists, think it slipped down the railway embankment.

3 quid for number 2 all over

ElfsborgAddick

i_b_b_o_r_g said:

Remember me mates dad had a men's clothes shop in what is now the bookies. Used to get my bomber jackets out of there

I bet they flew off the rail.

i_b_b_o_r_g

Pringle said:

I always have a childish snigger at M Totty.

Used to be a brothel above there an all, so I've been told

blackpool72

i_b_b_o_r_g said:

Pringle said:

I always have a childish snigger at M Totty.

Used to be a brothel above there an all, so I've been told

Easy Tiger

Pringle

i_b_b_o_r_g said:

Pringle said:

I always have a childish snigger at M Totty.

Used to be a brothel above there an all, so I've been told

I do wish I'd known this.

Robbo on the wing

Can remember that chemist prior to having a cubicle for druggies to inject themselves.

iainment

Addick in SW16 said:

The Star Inn on Plumstead Common Road was mentioned! As was Zeytin in Greenwich, which I love going to. Didn't have the best experience there last time, but I mainly put that down to my wife walking out after an argument, before the main meal and the staff asking me where she'd got to. A bit awkward . Anyway...

The Star! Wouldn't have happened in Jean's days.
Another good reason to avoid that pub.

i_b_b_o_r_g

Love the food out The Star an all

JamesSeed

Valiantphil said:

Wimpy in Eltham High Street 1 out of 5 as well.
Tut Tut.

They still have Wimpy's? I remember going to one in Bromley when I was about 11 or 12.

JamesSeed

SE10Addick said:

It's been given a one (out of five) hygiene rating by Greenwich Council.

Few more here too newsshopper.co.uk/news/16238072.These_are_the_Greenwich_restaurants_and_cafes_with_food_hygiene_scores_of_one_or_zero/#gallery19

Don't tell @LouisMend

9goalswentpastperry

JamesSeed said:

Valiantphil said:

Wimpy in Eltham High Street 1 out of 5 as well.
Tut Tut.

They still have Wimpy's? I remember going to one in Bromley when I was about 11 or 12.

Yep. There's one still going just up the road in Beckenham. Does ok from what I can tell when I wander past, en route to Pizza Express opposite.

LouisMend

JamesSeed said:

SE10Addick said:

It's been given a one (out of five) hygiene rating by Greenwich Council.

Few more here too newsshopper.co.uk/news/16238072.These_are_the_Greenwich_restaurants_and_cafes_with_food_hygiene_scores_of_one_or_zero/#gallery19

Don't tell @LouisMend

I eat there every home game I’m fine

cafcdave123

Bender in a bun anyone?

I do like a wimpy

JoshrewCAFC

i_b_b_o_r_g said:

I was in a cafe just off Golden Square once and the woman buttering the bread, sneezed into her hands, before carrying on without washing em, I thoroughly enjoyed that bread and butter that day

Food always tastes better with some sneezening

JohnnyH2

JamesSeed said:

Valiantphil said:

Wimpy in Eltham High Street 1 out of 5 as well.
Tut Tut.

They still have Wimpy's? I remember going to one in Bromley when I was about 11 or 12.

Welling and Dartford still have them

paulbaconsarnie

i_b_b_o_r_g said:

Pringle said:

I always have a childish snigger at M Totty.

Used to be a brothel above there an all, so I've been told

i_b_b_o_r_g said:

Robbo on the wing said:

Remember George's the hairdressers next door to Coombes the bookmakers.
He was forever running next door to have a punt whilst you sat there with half an haircut.
As for the florists, think it slipped down the railway embankment.

3 quid for number 2 all over

Specialist place but cheap.

Carter

I was served a breakfast in the A20 townhouse cafe in Lenham resplendent with a nest of pubic hair upon it. I didn't notice until I'd eaten some of the (Thank god) pubeless part. My mate I was working with (more on that animal in a minute) pointed the offending hairs out to me and I had a moment of clarity where I walked my plate up to the till, pointed out the vandalism that had taken place and calmly told the gimp operating the till to give me my money back and to bring out the beast in the kitchen responsible. He gave me my money back and a tenner on top, I'm assuming he wanted the pubes for a souvenir.

It's fair to say I felt pretty fucking sick getting into the van and driving to the job. I was driving and after about 5 minutes I couldn't stop myself from dry retching and making the sort of noises you make before vomiting. As I was driving I held my guts down somehow until my mate, who was a utter monster of a human being who I could talk about all day given a chance on his exploits, was egging me on to throw up out of the window with scant regard for the countryside or company vehicular property, so much was his enthusiasm he put one of his fingers deeply up his own arse and stuffed it under my nose.

I slammed the van into a hedge, got out and projectile vomited, the other half of the gang in the vehicle behind us were screaming with laughter. When we got on-site they asked what had happened and I told them 'Rocky stuck his finger up his arse and put it under my nose' which set them off again. I could still taste his rectum so threw up some more.

All day I was either trying not to spew or was spewing just by the constant smell of another man's dirtbox being with me and also the thought of almost ingesting someone else's pubs.

I genuinely go cold when I drive past that place now

GlassHalfFull

I've recently downgraded the Valley Cafe on quality grounds. I'll now give it a complete miss.

Much better is Cafe Baguette in The Village - looks spotless, nice service and decent food at a fair price. In Woolwich the same goes for Friends Cafe in Barnard Close just off Powis Street.

East_Stand_Loopy

GlassHalfFull said:

I've recently downgraded the Valley Cafe on quality grounds. I'll now give it a complete miss.

Much better is Cafe Baguette in The Village - looks spotless, nice service and decent food at a fair price. In Woolwich the same goes for Friends Cafe in Barnard Close just off Powis Street.

Much better chips in The Baguette...

ricky_otto

LouisMend said:

JamesSeed said:

SE10Addick said:

It's been given a one (out of five) hygiene rating by Greenwich Council.

Few more here too newsshopper.co.uk/news/16238072.These_are_the_Greenwich_restaurants_and_cafes_with_food_hygiene_scores_of_one_or_zero/#gallery19

Don't tell @LouisMend

I eat there every home game I’m fine

You have confirmed my suspicions. Last time I walked past there I spotted Crystal Palace mug on the table....

Howells

iainment said:

Addick in SW16 said:

The Star Inn on Plumstead Common Road was mentioned! As was Zeytin in Greenwich, which I love going to. Didn't have the best experience there last time, but I mainly put that down to my wife walking out after an argument, before the main meal and the staff asking me where she'd got to. A bit awkward . Anyway...

The Star! Wouldn't have happened in Jean's days.
Another good reason to avoid that pub.

I recall the new owner slagging of the regulars and going on about how he wanted to transform the place...

clive

Howells said:

iainment said:

Addick in SW16 said:

The Star Inn on Plumstead Common Road was mentioned! As was Zeytin in Greenwich, which I love going to. Didn't have the best experience there last time, but I mainly put that down to my wife walking out after an argument, before the main meal and the staff asking me where she'd got to. A bit awkward . Anyway...

The Star! Wouldn't have happened in Jean's days.
Another good reason to avoid that pub.

I recall the new owner slagging of the regulars and going on about how he wanted to transform the place...

http://forum.charltonlife.com/discussion/68325/the-star-plumstead-common

willieduff

i_b_b_o_r_g said:

Robbo on the wing said:

For a bonus point, what was Charlton cafe prior to being a cafe?

Doing my head this is, what was it?</blockquote

It was a butchers shop

The_Organiser

Carter said:

I was served a breakfast in the A20 townhouse cafe in Lenham resplendent with a nest of pubic hair upon it. I didn't notice until I'd eaten some of the (Thank god) pubeless part. My mate I was working with (more on that animal in a minute) pointed the offending hairs out to me and I had a moment of clarity where I walked my plate up to the till, pointed out the vandalism that had taken place and calmly told the gimp operating the till to give me my money back and to bring out the beast in the kitchen responsible. He gave me my money back and a tenner on top, I'm assuming he wanted the pubes for a souvenir.

It's fair to say I felt pretty fucking sick getting into the van and driving to the job. I was driving and after about 5 minutes I couldn't stop myself from dry retching and making the sort of noises you make before vomiting. As I was driving I held my guts down somehow until my mate, who was a utter monster of a human being who I could talk about all day given a chance on his exploits, was egging me on to throw up out of the window with scant regard for the countryside or company vehicular property, so much was his enthusiasm he put one of his fingers deeply up his own arse and stuffed it under my nose.

I slammed the van into a hedge, got out and projectile vomited, the other half of the gang in the vehicle behind us were screaming with laughter. When we got on-site they asked what had happened and I told them 'Rocky stuck his finger up his arse and put it under my nose' which set them off again. I could still taste his rectum so threw up some more.

All day I was either trying not to spew or was spewing just by the constant smell of another man's dirtbox being with me and also the thought of almost ingesting someone else's pubs.

I genuinely go cold when I drive past that place now

You don’t half have some stories and a way of telling them.

Just woke the mrs up next to me as I couldn’t hold in my laugh, thus making the sound ridiculously loud when it inevitably came out, resulting in an elbow to my side and a “wtf are you reading at this time?” - I didn’t divulge!

CAFCTrev

Carter said:

so much was his enthusiasm he put one of his fingers deeply up his own arse

Typical CL post....

Acab

i_b_b_o_r_g said:

Robbo on the wing said:

For a bonus point, what was Charlton cafe prior to being a cafe?

Doing my head this is, what was it?

A Butchers shop.

i_b_b_o_r_g

I remember it being a butchers now guys

Dippenhall

Back in the day working in the City we used a little cafe run by a Greek guy and his family down near Billingsgate full on comfort food chips with everything. His young daughter about ten years old brought up a moussaka and out crawled a cockroach. Called her back and said look there's a cockroach in my moussaka - she pointed upwards and said matter of fact "Can't help it they keep falling from the ceiling".