Going for (cheap) lunch in the old Daily Record building

[Alanangles]

In the late 80s I worked in Cheapside St and used to frequent 'The Record' canteen of an afternoon for lunch. The menu and prices were brilliant and would go along the lines of - homemade soup 25p, steak & chips £1.10, and maybe apple pie and cream 30p.
It was supposed to be staff only but there was never a problem just jumping in the lift and heading on up. I don't think you'd get away with that nowadays sadly.
Anyone else have these memories or similar? Thanks in advance....

[Vinegar Tom]

I used to work in the place in the early nineties and can vouch for the cheapness of the canteen. The only problem with the lift was that you sometimes had to share it with Joan Burney ( she was always really nice though ).

[Alanangles]

Cheers for that Tom.

[Josef]

The only problem with the lift was that you sometimes had to share it with Joan Burney

Oooohhh! Meow!

Our workplace canteen went in the mid-nineties. It went as an 'unnecessary expense', not, I suspect, because it was unprofitable per se but because it occupied space which cost more than the profit.

I'd be interested to know if there are still any works canteens left.

[RDR]

In Glasgow they have pulled every hospital canteen and replaced them with Cafe style outlets only open 8:00 to 16:00 so back shift and night shift staff have the delights of vending machines, which of course are contracted out (the vending machines that is not the cafes).

[blantyreiain]

remember in the early 70's going to the sugar factory canteen in Greenock and also Ravenscraig canteen in Motherwell, both as cheap as chips and brilliant food.

Iain

[Guacho]

In Glasgow they have pulled every hospital canteen and replaced them with Cafe style outlets only open 8:00 to 16:00 so back shift and night shift staff have the delights of vending machines, which of course are contracted out (the vending machines that is not the cafes).

Hospital canteens are still open in the Southern, Victoria, Western, Yorkhill and RAH, albeit with much reduced opening hours. All the food is cooked in Inverclyde though

[Mori]

Used to be a works canteen in Durmoyne somewhere (mid 70s), Lilley i think they were called, used to go there instead of the chippy or the School diners. Solid wood benches and tables they had, chips and peas were 5 or 7p i think, ice cream and fruit 10p, custurd and cake 5p, small cartons of milk 2p. cant remember any other prices... many of us went there at lunchtime for most of secondry school days at Govan High.

[pollyh3]

In Glasgow they have pulled every hospital canteen and replaced them with Cafe style outlets only open 8:00 to 16:00 so back shift and night shift staff have the delights of vending machines, which of course are contracted out (the vending machines that is not the cafes).

Hospital canteens are still open in the Southern, Victoria, Western, Yorkhill and RAH, albeit with much reduced opening hours. All the food is cooked in Inverclyde though

I work in the RAH and the food is awful and expensive . I was in the Green Welly last week and the prices were cheaper than a NHS canteen!!! Oh and edible too!!!

[mjw]

I worked temporarily in 1989 for the dhss at Centenary House on Morrison St and we could go to the canteen in the coop building across the road, it was either that or buy crisps from that funny smelling post office. Honestly can't remember how much it was but i used to get pie and chips, good times.

[The Egg Man]

There were always good (cheap) works canteens until about 200.

My faves were Philips TMC at Airdrie and, more recently, the Golden Jubilee Hospital in Clydebank.

[mooshimooshisan]

There was a work canteen in Pitt St police station when I worked there a few years ago. There's also one in the Thales factory in Linthouse (Barr and Stroud to you oldies!).

[MacotheIsles]

I used to go the the canteen in the sports' drome at Faslane and they sold HUGE fish suppers for 2/6. There were also vending machines selling hot steak pies: big top-quality ones with gravy. We could get the bus there, swim in the pool, have a massive meal, get the bus home and still have change from 3/6. I daresay though that their prices may have gone up since 1968; plus you now get shot for walking through the gate with a typewritten pass.

[tobester]

Only places i ever worked with canteens were Motorola (bathgate) and Jabil Circuits (livvi), jabil was good, and they did a pig roast every summer, other than that its been a microwave ding or pieces, altho they have put a vending machine into queen st that does a sandwich, soup and juice for £3,50 or a small ready meal for £3