Kelvingrove Cafe

[Fossil]

KonstantinL the building (on the left) replaced the market and the other buildings on this side of the block



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[KonstantinL]

Woooo! I don't even recognise the street. It looks like the whole row of buildings have been demolished.

I might have a wander round that area today on my way up to the Belle & Sebastian concert. It's a long walk from Brighton Station to Botanics but what the hey.

[Gazzathecoigne]

It's St. Vincent St just befor the Sandyford Post Office. I was in it about 2 months ago, it's gutted with no floor, and nothing to see realy. I'm sure it was opened right up untill the early 80's (could be mistaken), my mum used to take me into a cafe when I was a wee boy, and the only other one is Petes across from Cranstonhill Police Station?

[dazza]

I once had a filthy Chinese meal in the corner shop ...

Would that have been when it was the "Golden City" restaurant? Strangely, although living along the road for a number of years in the early to mid 90s, i don't recall it being anything but derelict. However as far as i can work out, the businesses stopped trading in 1994, but the tenements above may have been vacated earlier. Or not.

[myfriendstan]

This is reopening this weekend.

[The Egg Man]

..... and closing?

A 127-year-old ex-ice cream parlour that was restored to its former glory as a cafe bar, winning plaudits and a top gong at the Scottish Restaurant Awards in the process, has shut down after falling foul of licensing red-tape.

The popular Kelvingrove Cafe in Argyle Street, Glasgow, has been forced to call last orders temporarily after the city's environmental health officers found no sink for chefs to wash their hands. It did not have the appropriate requirements in place to sell alcohol, which included an extensive craft beer, whisky and wine list.

It will be closed until August unless an application can be prepared and submitted in time for Friday's final hearing of the Glasgow's licensing board. The hearing is the last before the summer recess.

http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home ... s.21421497

[banjo]

having no basic hygene facilities is not what i would deem to be a red tape offence.