The Rendezvous café was a popular venue in the late 50s-early 60s,
It was run by a man called Boris Tworek, a supposedly Polish refugee. In actual fact, he was an ex-SS veteran of WW2.
The cafe was frequented by a mixed bag of customers including prostitutes, thieves and Mosley supporters.
It opened quite late and there was 'after hours' drinking available for a select few!

yes I do surpised to here about boris,s SS connections though we used to player poker in the back room just think 50 years before it hit the internet

Boris Tworek had nothing to do with the ss he was in fact forcefully conscripted ito the german army as a boy soldier at age 16 where'by he escaped and joined the italian underground before joining the free poles

I remember Boris very well (see my log on name for a clue).

I don't know how true it was but he once got arrested for impersonating a police officer, his excuse was "I did not say I was a police man, I said I was a polish man".

Was this anything to do with sheffield lane top?

I was thinking exactly the same thing Tara.The rendezvous at Lane Top was basically a newsagents that did a small coffee bar business on the side.I really don't think it was a haven for hookers and gamblers.The OP must mean a different Rendezvous.

LOL, yes now i come to think of it ,it couldnt be that one.

Was it the one at the traffic lights Heeley end of Broadfield Rd.

the Rendezvous referred to was on London Road were Pondsfords now is

The Rendezvous café was a popular venue in the late 50s-early 60s,
It was run by a man called Boris Tworek, a supposedly Polish refugee. In actual fact, he was an ex-SS veteran of WW2.
The cafe was frequented by a mixed bag of customers including prostitutes, thieves and Mosley supporters.
It opened quite late and there was 'after hours' drinking available for a select few!

Do you have any info on his SS background?

What ss background, if you need info re his stint in the German army then no problem, I cannot get my head round the rumour re an ss connection I heard he was hitlers cousin but likewise found that to be a load of crap as well

Was it the one at the traffic lights Heeley end of Broadfield Rd.

Next door to the White Lion pub

Thanks Ian, I would appreciate your input Re: Boris' experiences in the German army.

Hi Helbo Boris was my father unfortunately he passed away on the 24th june 2010, he joined the German army aged 16 (as most young poles were conscripted) and began training at the Kaiser Wilhelm Kaserne Mannheim and served in Italy, his commanding officer was from the same area as my dads parents and as they had a farm used to send livestock etc over to the commanding officers family thus he received the rank of corporal and the iron class 2nd class, 2 years into the war he joined the Italian partisans and then the free poles after which he landed in england reason being poland was mainly occupied by russia and turning into a communist regime, as for the ss he always liked a good joke and may have said something on those lines, and yes i have seen evidence re photos etc.

hi helbo boris was my father unfortunately he passed away on the 24th june 2010, he joined the german army aged 16 (as most young poles were conscripted) and began training at the kaiser wilhelm kaserne mannheim and served in italy, his commanding officer was from the same area as my dads parents and as they had a farm used to send livestock etc over to the commanding officers family thus he received the rank of corporal and the iron class 2nd class, 2 years into the war he joined the italian partisans and then the free poles after which he landed in england reason being poland was mainly occupied by russia and turning into a communist regime, as for the ss he always liked a good joke and may have said something on those lines, and yes i have seen evidence re photos etc.

looks like someone is talking fact not crap. I remember the guy all the best to you

looks like someone is talking fact not crap. I remember the guy all the best to you

Rememberıng and knowıng are entırely dıfferent areas havıng a drunken conversatıon ın a cafe or a few lınes of ınsıgnıfıcant conversatıon hardly make someone an expert I LIVED WITH THE GUY - all the best to you and your memorıes

Was this anything to do with sheffield lane top?

Tara the rendezvous at sheff,lane top i remember it well it was run by two sisters called Smith dont know the first names ,i think they lived on Rolliston road,i do remember they employed a girl called Dot i was about 10 yrs old she was an original 40,s sweater girl she now lives in Chapeltown i reconised her in the Ranch {thorncliffe cricket club }after narly 60yrs .

(The one on London road) Was this about the time they did meals upstairs... ?

Last comment re Boris Tworek and his so called SS connection other than if you actually served in the SS alongside him supply proof and if you can do neither then stick to facts and not fiction or hear say i go into many a cafe and restaurent and speak to the employees on a regular basis but dont presume to know them and if one of them told me that they came from mars my intelligence would demand proof but then again many out there would settle for the colour of their green skin, if you get my meaning