No more Town Hall Gardens Cafe

[Samantha sez]

I was very surprised to see my favourite summertime café transformed into Remedy when I visited Southport yesterday. If the plan was announced, it passed me by .... I shall miss the former cheery staff and the laidback atmosphere. It's a great site for expanding the Remedy business, but I feel a twinge of sadness to have lost a well established and in my opinion unique and welcoming café. Hope the former owner(s) has gone on to something even better!

[gazaprop]

I was very surprised to see my favourite summertime café transformed into Remedy when I visited Southport yesterday. If the plan was announced, it passed me by .... I shall miss the former cheery staff and the laidback atmosphere. It's a great site for expanding the Remedy business, but I feel a twinge of sadness to have lost a well established and in my opinion unique and welcoming café. Hope the former owner(s) has gone on to something even better!

The cafe at the end of the pier - I'll leave you to decide if it's 'even better'.

[K-T]

Well surely the only way that place can go is up?!

[Ric]

The cafe at the end of the pier - I'll leave you to decide if it's 'even better'.

Is it open then ? went over the Bank holiday weekend just after 7pm and was closed.

[salus.populi]

Is it open then ? went over the Bank holiday weekend just after 7pm and was closed.

Do you deliberately visit there at times you know it will be closed just so you can be disappointed?

[Ric]

Do you deliberately visit there at times you know it will be closed just so you can be disappointed?

No it's just when I get the time, pardon me for believing we lived in a tourism resort where things are open for the tourists to visit, seems that Southport closes at 6pm apart from Funland.

[salus.populi]

No it's just when I get the time, pardon me for believing we lived in a tourism resort where things are open for the tourists to visit, seems that Southport closes at 6pm apart from Funland.

I'm sure if the people who run the café as a business thought it would be profitable to open in the evenings then they would do so.

[Ric]

I'm sure if the people who run the café as a business thought it would be profitable to open in the evenings then they would do so.

Monday evening there must have been a couple of hundred people on the seafront so their loss really.

[Hamble]

Shame about the café,


Went to Betty's Tea Shop in Ilkley today for afternoon tea.

[K-T]

Shame about the café,


Went to Betty's Tea Shop in Ilkley today for afternoon tea.

What time did you go? Were they open at 7pm?

[whiplash]

Doh am I missing something here?
Town Hall café? next to the fountain.

[jamyramy]

I really liked the old remedy,it had a very relaxing calming atmosphere,had a few chillout mos there ,no fuss no bling jus relaxed.not tried the new,but liked the alfresco of the townhall garden too on a summer lunch break.but needs its own loo though!

[Hamble]

What time did you go? Were they open at 7pm?

First we went for a walk in the Darwin Gardens then a long walk up Ilkley Moor.
There was a queue to be seated at Betty's so it was around 4pm.

Closing time 5.30pm.

[gazaprop]

First we went for a walk in the Darwin Gardens then a long walk up Ilkley Moor.
There was a queue to be seated at Betty's so it was around 4pm.

Closing time 5.30pm.

I've seen the queues outside Betty's in York and Harrogate - I don't get it - what's so special?

[Hamble]

I've seen the queues outside Betty's in York and Harrogate - I don't get it - what's so special?

It is a traditional nostalgia café service rather like the choice available once in Southport.

Tea and coffee is served is from silver service with cup and saucer tiered cake stands.
White tablecloths.

Yorkshire is famous for the cream tea.
Scones are delicious served with jam and clotted cream.

The menu includes lunch type food afternoon tea with sandwiches and a selection of cream cakes is popular and can be gifted in a voucher.

I would say the popularity of all the franchise is the quality of the ingredients served in traditional style by waiters and waitresses in
the formal outfit and setting and tableware.