Late night Cafe/Curry place back in the day?

[Tuearts right boot]

Not Abduls but in Alex Park/Whalley Range/Moss side in late 70's early '80s. Mrs L thinks it was called Charlies, I disagree as per...
Was always in a state but have a hazy memory of being able to buy a can of beer -hidden from view - after the clubs were shut.

It was Charlies. Every chair was different, ever water jug was different, some were just milk bottles and the lino was a health and safety hazard. The rice was cold and already on the table and there were probably 5 different curries, Suicide was the hottest. For the faint hearted they did a ' mixed grill' .....with cabbage

 

[oldius]

It was Charlies. Every chair was different, ever water jug was different, some were just milk bottles and the lino was a health and safety hazard. The rice was cold and already on the table and there were probably 5 different curries, Suicide was the hottest. For the faint hearted they did a ' mixed grill' .....with cabbage

Mild, Medium, Hot, Suicide, Killer, Charlie's Special, Crematorium, as I remember the escalating heat.

 

[mac]

Rays Bangla in Denton mid 80s. Get in after the wine bar shut at 2 am. Best onion bahjis and massive crinkle chips. Chicken madras . Pinch the menus , run into the kitchen then try to take carpet out the door. Happy days

 

[heslops barnet]

Plaza Cafe

….chicken or meat.

Near St Mary’s Hospital?

 

[LongsightM13]

Near St Mary’s Hospital?

Yea Upper Brook Street/Anson Road on the Longsight/Medlock borders, near the junction with Plymouth Grove
Charlie was the Ethiopian owner
Posted this before, some of the comments are gold

Plaza café, Manchester

If only it still existed. A legend in the 1970s, this small Somali café, run by Charlie Ali, was open until 4 am, serving a range of simple curries at modest prices. At the height of its popularity…

sleepeatenjoy.com

 

[heslops barnet]

Yea Upper Brook Street/Anson Road on the Longsight/Medlock borders, near the junction with Plymouth Grove
Charlie was the Ethiopian owner
Posted this before, some of the comments are gold

Plaza café, Manchester

If only it still existed. A legend in the 1970s, this small Somali café, run by Charlie Ali, was open until 4 am, serving a range of simple curries at modest prices. At the height of its popularity…

sleepeatenjoy.com

Remember it well……….how I miss those days…

 

[manimanc]

Megna Cottage curry house in Bury. Got nicknamed ganja cottage in it's later years but me and a few of us would end up there if we'd been out in Bury.

 

[bluebaja]

Slightly off topic so apologies. My band are performing tonight in Mauldeth Road West M21, soudcheck at 4pm on at 9pm. I really fancy a cafe style curry house, not a place with starched napkins but the sort where all the plates have come from a charity shop. Any recommendations ? Don't mind travelling a bit in a cab.

 

[lazerblue]

the continental on ashton new road clayton early 70s, it's all abit of a blur though due to always being well pissed

 

[Gaz in Zurich]

rusholme chippy
After a gig
After the match
After piss up

Went there last weekend..Kobedah kebabs still awesome

 

[PaulPowerScreamer]

Caspian kebab shop in Alty, it was on Peter Street just off Ashley Road. Kobedeh and shish mix on a freshly cooked naan was amazing

 

[Banshee]

Megna Cottage curry house in Bury. Got nicknamed ganja cottage in it's later years but me and a few of us would end up there if we'd been out in Bury.

Megna was always a last resort kind of place if you wanted to sit in late, rather than take home. The Aligarh round the corner was our regular, superior all round, sadly not open as late.

There was a curry house at the top of Bolton St, had an early hrs curry in there a time or two. First on the left after the Hare & Hounds? Can't recall it's name, it's probably not there now.

 

[jazzy]

Rays Bangla in Denton mid 80s. Get in after the wine bar shut at 2 am. Best onion bahjis and massive crinkle chips. Chicken madras . Pinch the menus , run into the kitchen then try to take carpet out the door. Happy days

Loved Rays first went in 79 , was gutted when it closed

 

[MCFCTrick]

I recall a curry house somewhere on the A6 in Levenshulme/Longsight (mid 80's so not saturated by suchlike as later) name was something along the lines of Tarka Dhal, or a play on it. I was going out with a girl from around there then, and her brothers and mates were regulars after the pub. They called it the 'Tacky' ... and boy was it.

So used to runners, they made you pay upfront on ordering. :-) Anybody recall it?

 

[kashmir]

The plaza cafe
currys
mild,medium,hot,suicide killer,kamakarsi ,charlie special and it’s your own fault
all mega currys not for the faint hearted once got a takeaway the curry sauce was in a milk bottle with cling film on the top
miss the place

 

[Gareth Barry Conlon]

The kushoom koli in Heaton Moor. The kush. Only shut a few years ago.

 

[BillCarlisle]

There was a Chinese on Oldham Road, near to the Dutchbirds pub. It was go to place after a session in the Pack Horse (R.I.P.)
Usual lacist banter from a couple of the lads towards servers, 'Ching chong chow and chips, please' kinda thing ... One week, the lady serving had had enough, and says to one guy who wore glasses 'Oi four glass, no more you barred get out'. She clearly meant to call him 'four eyes', which was hilarious to the rest of us, and to this day, his nickname is still Four Glass. :-)

I remember that place. In the late 1960's / early 1970's we'd go there on a Sunday night after closing time in the Pack Horse. Steak & Kidney Pie, Chips & Curry Sauce. For some reason it was only on a Sunday night, even though we boozed in the Pack most nights of the week. In later years when we all had cars we'd fire into town after kicking out time at the Pack and go to the Bangladesh on Mosley Street. Also the Go-to place after a night out on the piss in town. A right dump but they did a great curry. Happy days :-)

 

[east2]

Rays Bangla in Denton mid 80s. Get in after the wine bar shut at 2 am. Best onion bahjis and massive crinkle chips. Chicken madras . Pinch the menus , run into the kitchen then try to take carpet out the door. Happy days

Happy days indeed! After a night in the wine bar, sat in there when someone got put through the front window, everyone carried on eating as though nothing had happened, while Ray and his team tried frantically to clear up the mess!