Can anyone remember the name of the Portakabin transport type cafe, in the '70s. It was down past the Wicker (Saville Street?) and used to serve Bacon and Egg in the early hours of the morning.

I remember going there at 2.30 on Friday mornings after a night in town at the clubs, and having baconegg and tomato sandwiches with a big mug of tea. It set you up well for work on the Friday.

The name Vera's comes to mind, but I can't swear that it's right.

Tazz

Originally posted by Tazz070299
Can anyone remember the name of the Portakabin transport type cafe, in the '70s. It was down past the Wicker (Saville Street?) and used to serve Bacon and Egg in the early hours of the morning.

I remember going there at 2.30 on Friday mornings after a night in town at the clubs, and having baconegg and tomato sandwiches with a big mug of tea. It set you up well for work on the Friday.

The name Vera's comes to mind, but I can't swear that it's right.

Tazz

You're talking about Greasy Vera's. My Mom was a policewoman at the time, and she used to get free sandwiches while on nights. Aparrently it wasn't just her, Vera was glad of any police presence!

K x

I thought it was "Dirty Beryl's" !

No, it was Mucky Mary's :P

In my 'clubbing' days during the 70's we all used to end up at Neepsend Nora's - this was an old lorry which had been converted into a burger bar.

It was sited on some spare land down at the bottom of Corporation Street and Mowbray Street.

At 2:00 in the morninig it had a real mixture of clientele - all the disco kids - taxi drivers - coppers - and the odd Merc, BMW, etc cus it was the 'cool thing' to do

Huge Sausage and Tomato breadcake - mug of Hot Chocolate - then taxi home, happy days..

could have been gg,s ,........just left of norfolk bridge

Originally posted by depoix
could have been gg,s ,........just left of norfolk bridge

GG's was the cleanest and best :)

Many people called it " Vera's" but in fact Vera only worked there. I had many a drunken sandwich or 3 there around 2:30 am with my posse Martin Manterfield, Colin Gunstone, Graham Beechall, Pete Flynn ...Clive er? sorry mate can't remember your name ... The owner once heard me call the Van "Vera's" and pulled me up about it saying ...this is my van not Vera's it's my Van ( can't remember her name) ...but we all still called it Vera's . It will always be Vera's van as far as I'm concerned

We always referred to it as Greasey Vera's as well. Like a luton transit van but painted a nice shade of Tank green.

Always used to like the barbed wire on the roof!


Jim

LOL i don't recall the barbed wire roof but it was a ropey old van. I used to set off for Vera's on many nights from the Crazy daisy night club but I didn't always find it due to my head and my legs having an argument. I spent a few hours wandering the black streets looking for a "cheg burger with out the egg" ... she always said "why dont you just order a cheese burger". I guess cheg burger without the egg just sounded better.

Thanks again m8. David

In my 'clubbing' days during the 70's we all used to end up at Neepsend Nora's - this was an old lorry which had been converted into a burger bar.

It was sited on some spare land down at the bottom of Corporation Street and Mowbray Street.

At 2:00 in the morninig it had a real mixture of clientele - all the disco kids - taxi drivers - coppers - and the odd Merc, BMW, etc cus it was the 'cool thing' to do

Huge Sausage and Tomato breadcake - mug of Hot Chocolate - then taxi home, happy days..
Yes we used to get sandwiches from there when we were on night at woodheads.

Greasy Gordons was my hangout

LOL i don't recall the barbed wire roof but it was a ropey old van. I used to set off for Vera's on many nights from the Crazy daisy night club but I didn't always find it due to my head and my legs having an argument. I spent a few hours wandering the black streets looking for a "cheg burger with out the egg" ... she always said "why dont you just order a cheese burger". I guess cheg burger without the egg just sounded better.

Thanks again m8. David

As I recall it was Manto who invented the cheg burger he also invented the MM special although I ate many of them can't recall what was in 'em

As I recall it was Manto who invented the cheg burger he also invented the MM special although I ate many of them can't recall what was in 'em

Thats so true .... I don't know what was in them either.
Somethings are best left alone LOL.

thanks Darra

We always referred to it as Greasey Vera's as well. Like a luton transit van but painted a nice shade of Tank green.

Always used to like the barbed wire on the roof!


Jim

I think every city had a Vera's iknow of one in Leicester & i must have visited at least half doz more across the U.K (shows were i spent most of my youth):D:D:D

We used Vera's after the penthouse and daisy in the mid 70s, Sunday mornings just arent the same when you have to make your own butties!

The famous cheg burger at Greasey veras:thumbsup:

Can anyone remember Café 101, chips and onion barge's, best ever, never had better and never been able to recreate myself.

three late night haunts i visited on a regular basis was gee gees at Norfolk Bridge,the fab. New Yorker on sheaf st.(Owned by Kevin) under the railway tracks.and who cant forget Greasy Veras at pitsmoor, with the "Cheg burgers" I called to all of these on the way home from gigs (not all on the same night) they were regular meeting point for entertainers for some reason apart from the Cracking food.

three late night haunts i visited on a regular basis was gee gees at Norfolk Bridge,the fab. New Yorker on sheaf st.(Owned by Kevin) under the railway tracks.and who cant forget Greasy Veras at pitsmoor, with the "Cheg burgers" I called to all of these on the way home from gigs (not all on the same night) they were regular meeting point for entertainers for some reason apart from the Cracking food.Veras at the bottom of corporation st was owned by Ruth, if she didnt like ypur latin you went hungry

Sorry don't remember that far back,it was owen by a guy,a oldish guy with grey hair and a tash very clean and smart a real gent always polite. He finaly retired a couple of years back and retired to Skeggy (I thinK) with his disabled wife.
opening at 11pm till 4.30am everyday apart from Thursdays must have taken its toll. He sold the business to a young couple forget their names but sempt to be doing all right customer wise,the "Cheg burgers" were still ok thats all that mattered. Then all of a sudden it closed,now even the 1950s ambalance (which was converted in to the takerway van)has gone.

The van is or was still parked up there a few weeks ago, it's above the hand car wash. We used to go alot in the late 70's and early 80's when l was part of a Biker gang. I also remember having to visit it a few times after being let out of Bridge Street early without breakfast.

I can't remember what the food was like, but l bet it was great at the time!

As I recall it was Manto who invented the cheg burger he also invented the MM special although I ate many of them can't recall what was in 'em

The MM special was a 'fat dip.' Martin used to scoff one down in record time while waiting for his cheggburger. Must admit, had a few of those myself.

By the way, remember it was Ruth who used to help out Vera.