Restaurants that have been next to the cinema

[Riot Shot Pint]

where Nando’s is, how many have been there? What was the original line up?

Frankie and bennies
Dojo (sure that was something before or after)

What else

 

[Mean Machine 1981]

Which cinema?

 

[Sing in the Roker]

Which cinema?

The one next to where Nando’s is
Big Luke’s

 

[Pilot Light]

Was that German kebab place there?

 

[maygo]

There used to be a Chinese takeaway down the back street, I'm talking when the Blue Monkey and the Rose and Crown (or was it the Crown and Anchor) used to be around

 

[Mackemansj1]

There used to be a Chinese takeaway down the back street, I'm talking when the Blue Monkey and the Rose and Crown (or was it the Crown and Anchor) used to be around

China garden or garden or something was there donkeys years wasn't it.

 

[Riot Shot Pint]

Was that German kebab place there?

Aye and an all you can eat pizza place
Was dojo called something different at one point?

There was an ask Italian too

 

[Osklen]

Mexican think it was Mex Cantina
There was also a pizza restaurant that opened - infinity pizza?
Also wasn’t there a sports bar on the corner unit on John Street?

 

[Thurston]

The one next to where Nando’s is
Big Luke’s

Can’t remember Big Luke’s being there. There was a Chinese buffet on the corner called Louie Louie.

The place next door to that has been a few things: including a German kebab place, and prior to Covid it was a pizza buffet, which wasn’t a bad idea on paper, but after people realised they were paying a tenner for as many slices of pizza from the Tesco frozen food aisle as they could eat, I’m not sure how long it would’ve lasted. Even if the Cove era hadn’t killed it.

 

[JAZZMANB]

Ask was there at first
Big lukes

China garden or garden or something was there donkeys years wasn't it.

Lotus garden

 

[42]

The original line up was Frankie & Benny's, Nandos, Ask & Big Lukes

 

[DufraisFTM]

There was an Indian street food place there for a period of time. Can’t remember its name mind.

 

[Mackemansj1]

Ask was there at first
Big lukes

Lotus garden

That's it, was there years weren't it.

 

[42]

There was an Indian street food place there for a period of time. Can’t remember its name mind.

Papa Doms I think

 

[Mackemansj1]

Papa Doms I think

That's a canny name TBF.

 

[Stormo]

Mexican think it was Mex Cantina
There was also a pizza restaurant that opened - infinity pizza?
Also wasn’t there a sports bar on the corner unit on John Street?

That sports bar was a good idea. For a match day only. I imagine it was dead during the week. Also, didn’t they run out of money so upstairs was half finished?

 

[Osklen]

That sports bar was a good idea. For a match day only. I imagine it was dead during the week. Also, didn’t they run out of money so upstairs was half finished?

Don’t think I ever went in. Was it something to do with Niall Quinn? I remember someone told me every tv had the same sport on every tv.

 

[Skylon]

That sports bar was a good idea. For a match day only. I imagine it was dead during the week. Also, didn’t they run out of money so upstairs was half finished?

Think it was called legends. A lad I know from Washington had it, Warren brown. Was a hell of a footballer in his day

 

[turnthetide3]

The 'Bisbar' next to the ABC in Park Lane.

 

[Sing in the Roker]

Can’t remember Big Luke’s being there. There was a Chinese buffet on the corner called Louie Louie.

The place next door to that has been a few things: including a German kebab place, and prior to Covid it was a pizza buffet, which wasn’t a bad idea on paper, but after people realised they were paying a tenner for as many slices of pizza from the Tesco frozen food aisle as they could eat, I’m not sure how long it would’ve lasted. Even if the Cove era hadn’t killed it.

Aye was a Big Luke’s n yeah Louie Louie the Chinese buffet
Yeah there’s been loads of different establishments in next door n didn’t realise the pizza was from tescos.