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Little Chef
- maxman
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- Location: Wrexham
- Crazy Harry
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- Location: Breckland Norfolk
Little Chef
Little Chef was more business related as I remember but in the early 90's they merged (took over) Happy Eater which had always been the 'family' stop with hoards of sticky handed kids charging around (hell on earth if you didn't have kids). I used to do some design exercises with my students and at the time we had a guy for Little Chef work with us; as I recall the two firms had totally different target customers and working philosophy - was never going to end well!
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- Lifer
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Little Chef
We know you are bitter ATM due to your "vehicle aberrations", but there's no need to take it out on the rest of us.
They served other dishes as well as fish BTW.
Little Chef rocked; you lot are heathens
All good things come to those who wait. I'm really impatient which explains a lot.
F31 320i. Good car.
E89 20i Now fully dried
Z3 'free litre'. Project and a half. Complicated!
Mazda3 sold
Tatty old R56 Mini Cooper. Money pit!
F31 320i. Good car.
E89 20i Now fully dried
Z3 'free litre'. Project and a half. Complicated!
Mazda3 sold
Tatty old R56 Mini Cooper. Money pit!
- Argyll Andy
- Lifer
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- Location: Argyll & Bute
Little Chef
I’m perfectly comfortable with my current vehicle situation ATM
While I fully appreciate the sentimental feelings you have for LC, I’ll stand by my original statement - They were P!SH
G29 M40i Thundernight with Ivory interior, all option packs (here for a while, hopefully )
G29 M40i Misano Blue all option packs (Gone 26k of fun)
E89 35iS, Valencia Orange, Design Pure Traction pack (Gone)
E89 23i sDrive, Silver (Gone)
- TitanTim
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Little Chef
Always thought they were ok to be honest, used to visit one regularly on a Sunday morning for a continental breakfast and jubilee pancake with ice cream and a pot of tea, what wasn't there to like. Shame they've gone
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- Nictrix
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- Location: Paisley
Little Chef
Just had to look on google maps at the location of the last one I remember near Dumbarton, it is now a Starbucks
E89 2014 35i M Sport Black with Black leather
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- Lifer
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Little Chef
What a shock! I tried a drive-through Starbucks once, there was glass everywhere and I spilled my mocha-choca-loca.
All good things come to those who wait. I'm really impatient which explains a lot.
F31 320i. Good car.
E89 20i Now fully dried
Z3 'free litre'. Project and a half. Complicated!
Mazda3 sold
Tatty old R56 Mini Cooper. Money pit!
F31 320i. Good car.
E89 20i Now fully dried
Z3 'free litre'. Project and a half. Complicated!
Mazda3 sold
Tatty old R56 Mini Cooper. Money pit!
- Nictrix
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Little Chef
E89 2014 35i M Sport Black with Black leather
- M1k3yC
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- Location: Stafford
Little Chef
I was born in the 80s. My memory of the Little Chef from growing up and going on family holidays in the UK was that it was the last resort. I won't miss it either and am perfectly happy going to a Starbucks!
2022 Hyundai Kona N - greyhound transport
2018 F56 Mini JCW
2016 MX-5 2.0 Sport Recaro
Gone to a good home: 2007 E86 3.0Si Sport
2018 F56 Mini JCW
2016 MX-5 2.0 Sport Recaro
Gone to a good home: 2007 E86 3.0Si Sport
- BeeEmm
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Little Chef
I expect you mean cannae, not canny. Canny means nice or shrewd.Flyingfifer wrote: ↑Tue May 11, 2021 2:06 pm Its 2021 Maxman!! You canny just go assuming everyone's gender ffs
I used to have two boys and a girl. Now I have two Men and a Woman.
- Carol M
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Little Chef
Its 2021 Maxman!! You canny just go assuming everyone's gender ffs
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- Flyingfifer
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Little Chef
You expect wrong, spelling can be either or, a bit like jobbie/jobby
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- Mr Tidy
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- Location: North West Surrey
Little Chef
Well I miss them!
My mate and I must have visited quite a few when he was racing on the oval circuits back in the 90s and when we were going for a day out spectating at various racing circuits.
They must have been one of the first places to offer an all-day breakfast, and were way better (and cheaper) than Motorway services!
Starbucks is just too poncy for me.
My mate and I must have visited quite a few when he was racing on the oval circuits back in the 90s and when we were going for a day out spectating at various racing circuits.
They must have been one of the first places to offer an all-day breakfast, and were way better (and cheaper) than Motorway services!
Starbucks is just too poncy for me.
Coupes because stunning!
Current - Silver Grey MC, Imola Red heated Nappa & carbon trim. Aeros, H & R Coil-overs, 224s, OE Strut brace, Nav, cup-holders, DSP Hi-Fi, pdc, cruise, MFSW, no CDV! E90 330i daily
Gone - Montego Blue
Gone - Ruby Black
Current - Silver Grey MC, Imola Red heated Nappa & carbon trim. Aeros, H & R Coil-overs, 224s, OE Strut brace, Nav, cup-holders, DSP Hi-Fi, pdc, cruise, MFSW, no CDV! E90 330i daily
Gone - Montego Blue
Gone - Ruby Black
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Little Chef
When working in the UK in the 70’s LC’s seemed upmarket and I enjoyed their fare. As for Starbucks, here in NZ the coffee has been described as - “ over roasted, over priced and over here”. Horses for courses.
2003 Toledo Blue 3.0 E85 Manual
2008 Volvo V50 - Dog Car
2020 Kia Sportage GT - Her Indoor’s Car
1995 Dakar Yellow M3 E36 Race Car - Sold
2009 Vauxhall Astra VXR - Sold
2003 350Z well modded - Sold
1992 911 RS - Sold and still in mourning
2008 Volvo V50 - Dog Car
2020 Kia Sportage GT - Her Indoor’s Car
1995 Dakar Yellow M3 E36 Race Car - Sold
2009 Vauxhall Astra VXR - Sold
2003 350Z well modded - Sold
1992 911 RS - Sold and still in mourning
- Zforbes
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Little Chef
Many visits to the little theif on the A50 west of Derby for a regular business trip, it was either the Olympic breakfast - set up for the day or the other side of the roundabout to McD's - Whilst I get the sentiment, tell me which you'd choose
E89 sDrive 35is Titan Silver Kansas Black Leather