Casino Posted March 27, 2011 Posted March 27, 2011 place was on churchgate - olympus grill, i think is it the same bloke who has the olympus chippy? also, meldrew once made us eat at another place...maybe where the back end of the millstone is they had sand on the floor...was supposed to be aussie themed place, i think..name? if it actually ever existed and i'm not just completely addled
Smiley Posted March 27, 2011 Posted March 27, 2011 Part 1. Yes. He was son of the Greek owners of Olympus Grill. Part 2. Can't remember.
Casino Posted March 27, 2011 Author Posted March 27, 2011 thanks, for number 1...what is olympus grill, now?
no balls Posted March 27, 2011 Posted March 27, 2011 thanks, for number 1...what is olympus grill, now? Doesn't it sell hippy type trinkets?
MickyD Posted March 28, 2011 Posted March 28, 2011 Ooh, an eatery quiz. Name of the Greek restaurant on Deansgate. Which restaurant do the brothers now run?
x_bwfc_bexy_x Posted March 28, 2011 Posted March 28, 2011 i went to olympus (not the chippy part, the restraunt part) give her my CV and when i got home literally 1 second down the road she rang me and told me to come back. so i did and she said she loved my cv but shes just started someone and will ring me in a week. Surprisingly... 2 weeks later, still no call and she was putting a sign up for waiteress/waiters. now i refuse to eat in there unless i go to the chippy part only. end of story
Burndens Bogs Posted March 28, 2011 Posted March 28, 2011 Ooh, an eatery quiz. Name of the Greek restaurant on Deansgate. Which restaurant do the brothers now run? The Kakoulis brothers? they've run the Toby Inn at Edgworth for a good number of years.
Boothy Posted March 28, 2011 Posted March 28, 2011 Speaking of Greek restaurants, are there any decent ones knocking about not to far away?
little whitt Posted March 28, 2011 Posted March 28, 2011 Speaking of Greek restaurants, are there any decent ones knocking about not to far away? think horwich has one
anewman Posted March 28, 2011 Posted March 28, 2011 fuck all decent restaurants in bolton if i could cook and had money i'd open one up
no balls Posted March 28, 2011 Posted March 28, 2011 Speaking of Greek restaurants, are there any decent ones knocking about not to far away? http://www.sokratestaverna.co.uk/ Winter Hey Lane in Horwich. If you're happy with Mediterranean though, I'd recommend this place. http://www.halay.co.uk/main.html If you like eating out, there's a large variety of different cuisines within walking distance. NB - Tourism Minister for Horwich.
MickyD Posted March 28, 2011 Posted March 28, 2011 Speaking of Greek restaurants, are there any decent ones knocking about not to far away? I frequent a belter a few times in summer. Problem is, it's in Crete. They do a belting kleftiko.
Bigtoe Posted March 28, 2011 Posted March 28, 2011 NB I havent tried Halay, but do fancy it. I've lost count of the name changes that place has had! I remember going years ago when i think there was a fuckin huge Jamaican fella running the kitchen.. he was a good chef, cant think of the name of it though.
no balls Posted March 28, 2011 Posted March 28, 2011 NB I havent tried Halay, but do fancy it. I've lost count of the name changes that place has had! I remember going years ago when i think there was a fuckin huge Jamaican fella running the kitchen.. he was a good chef, cant think of the name of it though. Was it Red or something then? Anyway, I've had a couple of decent meals from there. Not for a few months like, but still, it's still the same bloke there. Something a bit different from your usual Iti or curry.
Spider Posted March 28, 2011 Posted March 28, 2011 NB I havent tried Halay, but do fancy it. I've lost count of the name changes that place has had! I remember going years ago when i think there was a fuckin huge Jamaican fella running the kitchen.. he was a good chef, cant think of the name of it though. Pascal's Guy now back in the Windies. He used to chef at Buck Palace. His Seafood Jambalaya was the greatest dish in all of creation. Sadly missed. Horwich has more restaurant's on Winter Hey Lane alone than Bolton town centre.
Bigtoe Posted March 28, 2011 Posted March 28, 2011 Pascals..thats the one. Had loads of cracking meals in there.
Smiley Posted March 28, 2011 Posted March 28, 2011 What about the Aussie themed place Cas mentioned? Did it exist?? Oh, Red Lion in Hawkshaw has reopened after renovation. Quite smart. JW Lees owned.
Bigtoe Posted March 29, 2011 Posted March 29, 2011 Oh, Red Lion in Hawkshaw has reopened after renovation. Quite smart. JW Lees owned. Is the food still as good? Used to do a cracking Sunday Roast in there.
Juan.Kerr Posted March 29, 2011 Posted March 29, 2011 That hippy type trinket shop that used to be th'Olympus Grill is owned by the Man & Scythe's landlords wife I think.
Casino Posted March 29, 2011 Author Posted March 29, 2011 What about the Aussie themed place Cas mentioned? Did it exist?? i'm beginning to wonder
Youri McAnespie Posted March 29, 2011 Posted March 29, 2011 (edited) Where was the old 'Pizzaland'? - independently owned if I remember rightly (Opposite Olde Three Crowns? Near Stolen From Ivor) Try asking for a coke-float in Pizza Hut these days, you might get some mouse droppings floating in it if your lucky. Are there still those two greasy spoons in Farnworth? One on the Market and another called the Pat-a-Cake? I used to go in those about ten/twelve years ago and they were like a 70s/80s timewarp. My elder sister and brother-in-law are always regaling me with yesteryear tales of Bolton's ONE and ONLY Kebab House called...(answers on a postcard to usual address) I can also remember when there was only about 5-6 places in all Bolton that delivered Pizza, fecking hell, sometimes I get 5-6 different Pizza menus through the door A WEEK these days. On a different note, it's not long since booking flights meant a trip upstairs to some dingy office up a back alley. Edited March 29, 2011 by Youri McAnespie
Casino Posted March 29, 2011 Author Posted March 29, 2011 pizzaland was on a corner same block as early learning centre and (is it) samuels but not the phone shop - other corner but still on deansgate think it was selling shoes last time i cared to look pizzaland wasn't privately owned it was a chain...which in the end became merged into pizzahut - only know cos i wikid it a couple of weeks back
no balls Posted March 29, 2011 Posted March 29, 2011 It was Wimpy before it was Pizzaland wasn't it? Previously Wimpy was in the corner of the town hall square. McDonalds is evil as I liked Wimpy when I was a kid.
ZiggyStardust Posted March 29, 2011 Posted March 29, 2011 Tennessee Pancake House on the precinct was the place I always wanted to go as a kid. Think the Wimpy on Deansgate was a Golden Egg before that.
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