From the Kinolibrary Archive Film collections. To order the clip clean and high res or to find out more visit www.kinolibrary.com. Clip ref DW022276 1990s London greasy spoon cafe
Don't get many of these places anymore, they used to be everywhere down south, I remember having breakfast in them when i was on the roofs, massive plate of food, all for about 2 pound 50.
Used to be plenty here up north too. They had a certain atmosphere to them. A very smoky one before the smoking ban came in. Don't know which smell was more overpowering, the smoke or the old cooking fat.
I remember one great moment in the early 1990s of being in one of these cafe's on the upper Holloway road, and how that very kind waitress really took care of me.
what I love the most about this video (besides the food) is despite this being a greasy spoon, all of them are using their forks the "proper" way when scooping food into their mouth.
Absolutely right! So much changed! When I’m watching videos from 90s Sometimes I feels like it was just a dream. And it was at the different world. Nowadays You will never get those vibes as it was at 90s. And for example it’s hard to meet at the streets of London so many rock n roll celebrities as it was back in the days. Now it’s a new internet generation. It’s so sad when you realise that again and again
Impressive that David Trimble could find the time to work behind the counter at a greasy spoon cafe in London while also negotiating the Good Friday Agreement
When I visited London I looked for one of these and the only one's I found were exactly the type you described. I was told you have to go outside London nowadays to find actual greasy spoons.
Literally every meal here looks homecooked, fresh, piping hot and just pure delicious. Nowadays everything is bought pre-cooked from Wholesalers ready to be reheated. Shame we let places like this go to big corporations and chains. Bring back the English cafe!!!!!
Greasy spoons would always gather up the community. Old folks, school kids, work men, business men, stoners and tourists looking for a cheap wholesome meal. You have these fancy Cafes that will charge 6 quid for a bacon roll, whereas if I just walk 10 min up the road I can get one, that tastes fresher, for 2-3 quid at my local greasy spoon
Steak & Kidney Pie = £2.36 or Gammon Steak, Egg, Chips & Beans = £4.08. I'll have we some of that. It would be about £5 for the pie and £10 for the Gammon nowadays
I used go in then Brian and his wife run it was called the flock inn. Brians old man had a cafe opposite tate &Lyle in the.70s called George s cafe I'll have.tea no suger son
As you know it was the best cafe in East London when Brian & family took it over from the former couple when it was the Flock Inn. His old place opposite Tate's was a cracking place for a cuppa and toast & dripping, and part of his success was he knew every customer & what they wanted.
@davidwhite7294 If in doubt blame Brexit hay. Nothing to do with covid and debt I suppose as well as local councils charging crippling rents which has nothing to do with Brexit
I had no idea there was such snobbery about this ….l went into a cafe on Hilly Fields, Brockley, London , it’s called Pistachios….l asked for an egg sandwich and was told“we don’t do fried egg“ l asked why not and was told they,re unhealthy. I said“ well that’s what l want“ and was told again „well we don’t do them, do you want anything else…..l said no I fuggin don’t ….I,ll go to a proper fuggin cafe.
What kind of English cafe doesn’t do a fried egg sandwich… liberals have allowed croissant loving chocolate pancake eating idiots take over trying to make everything sound Italian…. I fancy fried egg sandwich now untoasted extra brown sauce 🙏🏽👍🏽
interesting! saw Gordon Ramsay reference the "greasy spoon" in a video. he didn't seem to like this kind of place, unfortunately. but the way he said it reminded me of waffle house and I love waffle house
With one or two exceptions, these people don't smile and I am quite shocked at how dog-like some of these people are in the way they "go at" their food. No one really notices what they eat, it's just a mechanical process to shovel it away. Noticed also the primitive way of holding a knife and fork. I wonder if they interact with their loved ones in such a fashion. I put it down to an island mentality. No one behaves like this on mainland continental Europe
@@replay68pete14 France has gastronomy, their gift to the world. Dear old Blighty has its knickers in a twist and in the process of retreating into an island-mentality where any discussion or appreciation of good food is frowned upon. Try adopting that frame of mind when making love and your partner will do a runner...
