Does anyone remember the golden egg restarant in fargate it closed around 1980

Holly Cow!
You must be as old or older than me?
I remember it well, my dads mate used to own it & the food was the best Down To Earth Food you could find in Sheffield.

He was a Chinese guy & he did most of the cooking. (I can''t remember his name & my dad died 20 years ago now so i can't ask him)
His wife (& most of her girl friends) served, I must say even though i was very young at the time (in 1978 ) the Girls dressed to impress (if you know what i mean) ;)

Yep, those were the days, Real cups of Tea & Coffee with big bowls of sugar & Squeezy tubes of Tomato sauce n Mustard always laid on the tables.:cool:

Didn't it reopen as a Wimpy for a while, before McDonalds came to town.

Didn't it reopen as a Wimpy for a while, before McDonalds came to town.

Yes I think it did. I remember the Golden Egg, it was the bees knees

I used to work there in 1971/72, I was training to be a grill chef,can remember waitresses nuela and yvonne, mary from the manor and a lad called steve who cooked aswell.It belonged to a company called fearn (I think) they had another in nottingham. The wimpy was a few doors down fargate just past Daveys(whsmiths)

holly cow!
You must be as old or older than me?
I remember it well, my dads mate used to own it & the food was the best down to earth food you could find in sheffield.

He was a chinese guy & he did most of the cooking. (i can''t remember his name & my dad died 20 years ago now so i can't ask him)
his wife (& most of her girl friends) served, i must say even though i was very young at the time (in 1978 ) the girls dressed to impress (if you know what i mean) ;)

yep, those were the days, real cups of tea & coffee with big bowls of sugar & squeezy tubes of tomato sauce n mustard always laid on the tables.:cool:jimmy or david was the chinese chefs but they didnt own it i worked there with them

didn't it reopen as a wimpy for a while, before mcdonalds came to town.

wimpy was a little further down

i used to work there in 1971/72, i was training to be a grill chef,can remember waitresses nuela and yvonne, mary from the manor and a lad called steve who cooked aswell.it belonged to a company called fearn (i think) they had another in nottingham. The wimpy was a few doors down fargate just past daveys(whsmiths)

brian fearn and roy cousins was the co manager did you work for renie and andreeas

Oh loved the place went in at least once a week.
Bring it back i say.

brian fearn and roy cousins was the co manager did you work for renie and andreeas

I think the manger was called andreeas, but when I started the manager was a mr steele(I think)The area manager was Mr Choudrey,Yvonnes mother Kath use to work on the still,I cant remember somethings as it was a long time ago,(35yrs) I can remember a chef called steve and also a spanish chef.There was a lady called mary who worked in the pot wash.One of the cashiers was also called mary. if I remember anyone else I will post it on here. my names jeff

I think the manger was called andreeas, but when I started the manager was a mr steele(I think)The area manager was Mr Choudrey,Yvonnes mother Kath use to work on the still,I cant remember somethings as it was a long time ago,(35yrs) I can remember a chef called steve and also a spanish chef.There was a lady called mary who worked in the pot wash.One of the cashiers was also called mary. if I remember anyone else I will post it on here. my names jeff

mary on the till was 64 when i worked there she used to wear very high heeled shoes (at her age) the pot washer was edith skelton i loved her very motherly another chef called patrick ?shepherd? my name julie andreeeas and renie left to work in amsterdam i went there for three months too and renies mum was the cleaner doris was her name she was lovely too wished i go backt o those times

Hi julie .Oh god,I could remember edith but I,d fogot her name, she was really nice.mary gibson washed the pots and I think edith took over from her. mary on the till was always very smart. there was another lady who woked on the till she too was always well dressed.I vaguely remember patrick and a julie who was a waitress(could this be you)(tallish with short dark hair) Can you remember the the menu,egg mix,pancakes filled with tinned fruit and cream, pork chop, plaice, ommletes all served with chips

Hi julie .Oh god,I could remember edith but I,d fogot her name, she was really nice.mary gibson washed the pots and I think edith took over from her. mary on the till was always very smart. there was another lady who woked on the till she too was always well dressed.I vaguely remember patrick and a julie who was a waitress(could this be you)(tallish with short dark hair) Can you remember the the menu,egg mix,pancakes filled with tinned fruit and cream, pork chop, plaice, ommletes all served with chips
MY BOSS WAS CALLED OSMAN HIS WIFE CALLED JANET ,my favourite was the gammon meal but remember brunch burger and banana boat i used to get done for making people frothy coffee when we was busy butb the customer always came first wi me and loved serving the salvation army on sunday

MY BOSS WAS CALLED OSMAN HIS WIFE CALLED JANET ,my favourite was the gammon meal but remember brunch burger and banana boat i used to get done for making people frothy coffee when we was busy butb the customer always came first wi me and loved serving the salvation army on sunday
and by the way i only small with mousy blonde hair

My first job was as a Commi-Chef in The Golden Egg in 1967, but this was in Lime Street Liverpool.
We did get some famous people in, and It had a great atmosphere. The Picture house opposite had Zulu on . Now that is going back a few years.

I remember the Golden Egg well, me and my mates used to go in in the evenings sometimes before we were old enough for the pubs. They never seemed to get annoyed with us sitting there with just cups of tea and coffee.

I was quite upset when it shut.

i remember the golden egg well, me and my mates used to go in in the evenings sometimes before we were old enough for the pubs. They never seemed to get annoyed with us sitting there with just cups of tea and coffee.

I was quite upset when it shut.
me too i loved working there and the customers were nice and you got used to the regulars

I worked at the Golden Egg in the summer of 1976. The manager was a turkish guy cant remember his name Jimmy was the chef and another chinese lad called David also worked there. Good times.

I worked at the Golden Egg in the summer of 1976. The manager was a turkish guy cant remember his name Jimmy was the chef and another chinese lad called David also worked there. Good times.

osman was his name what is your name i worked there in 76 i remember jimmy and his lady friend penny

I remember the Golden Egg well, me and my mates used to go in in the evenings sometimes before we were old enough for the pubs. They never seemed to get annoyed with us sitting there with just cups of tea and coffee.

I was quite upset when it shut.

It probably shut because you never spent enough, only buying coffee I don't know.:(

me and my girlfriend, now wife, used to go to the Gaumont most sunday nights and call in the Golden Egg on Fargate on the way down to Pond street for the last bus home. Nice omelettes as I recall.

Hey Cow

Good old days, I well remember the Golden Egg.I was in Sheffield between 1976 and 1980. I used to go to the place nearly every day.The owner was a Turkish guy called Osman, a very humorous man with a Turkish accent.On Saturdays the restaurant was overcrowded with customers specially kids who made a lot of noise.This made him a bit concerned and want to get rid of them. With his strong foreign accent, he used to say to the kids, who usually ordered for only 'chip booty', " come on kids, go, go, go to the Wimpy", pointing to the next door restaurant. There was a girl who later married with an Italian man. Her name was (or is) yvonne Carress, I hope the spelling is right. She was then 26. Such a a wonderful girl she was. I hope one day some body can tell me where she is now. I love Sheffield, I can tell a lot about this wonderful city.
Azizollah Dabaghi

Hey Cow

Good old days, I well remember the Golden Egg.I was in Sheffield between 1976 and 1980. I used to go to the place nearly every day.The owner was a Turkish guy called Osman, a very humorous man with a Turkish accent.On Saturdays the restaurant was overcrowded with customers specially kids who made a lot of noise.This made him a bit concerned and want to get rid of them. With his strong foreign accent, he used to say to the kids, who usually ordered for only 'chip booty', " come on kids, go, go, go to the Wimpy", pointing to the next door restaurant. There was a girl who later married with an Italian man. Her name was (or is) yvonne Carress, I hope the spelling is right. She was then 26. Such a a wonderful girl she was. I hope one day some body can tell me where she is now. I love Sheffield, I can tell a lot about this wonderful city.
Azizollah Dabaghi

How did you find this thread Azizollah?! :)

... There was a girl who later married with an Italian man. Her name was (or is) yvonne Carress, I hope the spelling is right. She was then 26. Such a a wonderful girl she was. I hope one day some body can tell me where she is now.Hi Azizollah - I just looked in BMD records. A "Martine Y. Caress" (maybe the Y stands for Yvonne?) was born in the Rotherham district in Jul-Sep 1956. She evidently married Paolo La Barbera in Sheffield in Oct-Dec 1980. The 2004 electoral roll shows a Paolo La Barbera at an address in S8. Martine/Yvonne is somehow not listed, but I've PM'd the address to you - good luck!.:)

Hi Azizollah - I just looked in BMD records. A "Martine Y. Caress" (maybe the Y stands for Yvonne?) was born in the Rotherham district in Jul-Sep 1956. She evidently married Paolo La Barbera in Sheffield in Oct-Dec 1980. The 2004 electoral roll shows a Paolo La Barbera at an address in S8. Martine/Yvonne is somehow not listed, but I've PM'd the address to you - good luck!.:)

Wow, that's service-nice one hillsbro :thumbsup:

Thanks hillsbro
I won't forget your service. I wish I could find her email so that send her message. Another clue: her son's name is enchanso or something!

Cheers

Azizollah

my mum worked there as a pot washer her name was dolly

Thanks hillsbro
I won't forget your service. I wish I could find her email so that send her message. Another clue: her son's name is enchanso or something!

Cheers

Azizollah

Hey Aziz! I think I may know you- I remember the Golden Egg and Osman, though the name Yvonne Caress means nothing to me- hope you manage to get in touch.
I'm sending you a pm although this is an oldish thread I'd love to know how you and your family are getting on!

I used to go to the golden egg with my mum as a kid, it was always a treat and unfortunatly places like that have long gone due to 'costa/starbuck' types places with no soul.
Plus that was before 'meadowhell' and the council killed Sheffield center...........

Oh, God I wish I could close my eyes and just find myself in Golden in those years when I used to go to the Stone House in the lunch time and on my return to my house I only sober enough to meet my friends in the Golden Egg and enjoy a cup of coffee (with five sugars) and spend the rest of the afternoon sitting on thebenches outside and looking at all those .....

Hey Aziz! I think I may know you- I remember the Golden Egg and Osman, though the name Yvonne Caress means nothing to me- hope you manage to get in touch.
I'm sending you a pm although this is an oldish thread I'd love to know how you and your family are getting on!

Perhaps her name was Eavan and Yvonne

my mum worked there as a pot washer her name was dolly

I think I worked with your mum,Dolly,at the golden egg did she live in some flats at Hillsboro barracks,on Penistone Road,once went to visit her. cant remember what for, did she move when they pulled the flats down?

Surely Golden Egg was part of a chain ? There was a clutch of them in London in the mid seventies.

Perhaps her name was Eavan and Yvonne


I have just found a record of Martine Yvonne Caress as a politics student at the University of Sheffield in 1989. As she was married in 1980 I can only assume she had returned to using her maiden name by 1989, so maybe she was no longer married then.
Unfortunately, she is on the list of lost alumni- so the University has also lost trace of her. I can only assume, however, that this is the same person you are looking for as Caress is an unusual surname and the combination of names and placing her in Sheffield at this time seems more than coincidence.
It was great to hear from you and I'll keep trying to locate this woman for you.