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- Lifer
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Getting back on track...
Little Chef was my 'go to' eatery when I was working long hours in the early 90's, as a lot of the other places simply weren't open at 2am when I was driving back home.
Can't remember what it was called, but I used to regularly order a double-burger with bacon, cheese & onions...for about £6. If it was the opposite trip I'd go for the huge breakfast (can't remember if it was Champion or Olympic) and swap the potatoes for black pudding.
My regular stop was about 1/2 way home near Uttoxeter on the A50...but there's a 24hr McDs over the road now, so it probably lost a lot of business to that.
Even tried one of Heston Blumenthal's re-worked Little Chef menus at the Popham one on the A303 when I was working down in Basingstoke. The braised ox-cheeks were great, but it was a bit slow, and most people who went were just ordering the classic offerings.
Little Chef was my 'go to' eatery when I was working long hours in the early 90's, as a lot of the other places simply weren't open at 2am when I was driving back home.
Can't remember what it was called, but I used to regularly order a double-burger with bacon, cheese & onions...for about £6. If it was the opposite trip I'd go for the huge breakfast (can't remember if it was Champion or Olympic) and swap the potatoes for black pudding.
My regular stop was about 1/2 way home near Uttoxeter on the A50...but there's a 24hr McDs over the road now, so it probably lost a lot of business to that.
Even tried one of Heston Blumenthal's re-worked Little Chef menus at the Popham one on the A303 when I was working down in Basingstoke. The braised ox-cheeks were great, but it was a bit slow, and most people who went were just ordering the classic offerings.
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- Lifer
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Why is a post about Little chef ending up in yet more Independence chat.
Don't see the connection,lol.
We had our vote on that,the once in a lifetime vote, nver to he repeated again...and the Majority at that time of the vote,voted No for Independence.
Back on topic, Little chef was a bit overpriced,but the Breakfast and those pancakes were great,and also better than service stations at the time,when doing family holidays when growing up in the 70s/80s.
Sign of the times sadly,Pondrew.
Don't see the connection,lol.
We had our vote on that,the once in a lifetime vote, nver to he repeated again...and the Majority at that time of the vote,voted No for Independence.
Back on topic, Little chef was a bit overpriced,but the Breakfast and those pancakes were great,and also better than service stations at the time,when doing family holidays when growing up in the 70s/80s.
Sign of the times sadly,Pondrew.
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It started with the injection of a little humour, as many of these posts do.
Did you miss it?
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- Lifer
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Must have done, lol
Just quickly read through it,and it seemed to have went off topic quickly,about Independence and spelling,haha
Anyway, Little chefs were good in my book, back in the day,but replaced by 1001 Starbucks or Costa coffees.
Is that improvement?
Not so sure
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- Lifer
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It was called something like the "big 7" or "magnificent 7" IIRC. More recently called "the works" burger.
I went to school with him; he was a pretentious t*t then aswell
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All good things come to those who wait. I'm really impatient which explains a lot.
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- Flyingfifer
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Obviously all you old yins experienced wee thief before it was garbage
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Are you trying to draw me into saying, "If you are going to use yins in old yins, it should really be Auld Yins but I am not going to fall for it. Bugger!Flyingfifer wrote: ↑Wed May 12, 2021 12:52 pm Obviously all you old yins experienced wee thief before it was garbage
I hated Little Chef.
I used to have two boys and a girl. Now I have two Men and a Woman.
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Never thought I'd get a lesson in Scottish colloquialisms in a thread about Little Chef. It could only happen on here
I cannae understand why only the auld yins thank LC was not a load of auld pish. How's that?
I cannae understand why only the auld yins thank LC was not a load of auld pish. How's that?
All good things come to those who wait. I'm really impatient which explains a lot.
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Spoiled it with thank instead of think. I believe thank is rhyming slang.
I still hated Little Chef.
I used to have two boys and a girl. Now I have two Men and a Woman.
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You go and say that to your Scottish wife and report back in a few days when you’ve recovered
Oh and I’m with BeeEmm, LC were P!sh
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Yup, she still rants every time I call one of your lakes a 'lock'.Argyll Andy wrote: ↑Wed May 12, 2021 1:39 pmYou go and say that to your Scottish wife and report back in a few days when you’ve recovered
Apparently I'm supposed to pronounce it somewhere in my lungs so it comes out sounding correct, but usually accompanied by a degree of phlegm.
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Ah canny unnerstaund hou ounlie thon auld yins hink LC wisney a laid eh auld pish
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Dae ye hink baith loons and quines hink ra sem, or dae only wan o’ them ken it’s keech?Flyingfifer wrote: ↑Wed May 12, 2021 1:44 pmAh canny unnerstaund hou ounlie thon auld yins hink LC wisney a laid eh auld pish
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Little Thief was usually the most convenient option.
I was always quite partial to the Magnificent Big Seven burger tbh.
The only way to justify the expense was to make sure you got away with large handfuls of those lollies they had at the checkout.
I was always quite partial to the Magnificent Big Seven burger tbh.
The only way to justify the expense was to make sure you got away with large handfuls of those lollies they had at the checkout.