Wimpy Vs Little Chef

[COYBL25]

had my 8th birthday party at a mr wimpys he came dressed up it was all very very yew tree

Explains a lot

 

[Woolly Blue]

Both are bloody awful, so it's option (3) for me.

 

[ilikecheese]

Is this like Denny's vs Waffle House?

Also, one of these has a "Hawaiian Toastie", thought you'd like to know.

I'm not sure if we have an equivalent.

Denny's is like fine dining compared to Waffle House. Although Waffle House was great for a 3am drunken binge.

 

[SerenityNigh]

I'm not sure if we have an equivalent.

Denny's is like fine dining compared to Waffle House. Although Waffle House was great for a 3am drunken binge.

Waffle House has better food though

 

[Gufty]

Depends what time of day. Before lunch then Little Chef for their Olympic Breakfast, after lunch time then a big Wimpy burger.

 

[ste d' indica]

They actually still exist? Was the go to place for a lad larking about in Bristol in my youth. Union Street by The Odeon, or Park Street near the 2nd hand record shops. Yes kids, plural. THREE!! 2nd hand record shops on one street, plus a Wimpy was a late 70s, early 80s kinda heaven back then. @ste d' indica

Little Chefs were for stop offs on long car drives for holidays in Cornwall on the A30 or A38 before someone thought a motorway down that way was a decent idea.

Apparently there's still one in Weston mate!?
@JordanianEmbassy
None of them serve the chemically enhanced fluorescent lime green milkshakes anymore though... probably for the best!

 

[ste d' indica]

They actually still exist? Was the go to place for a lad larking about in Bristol in my youth. Union Street by The Odeon, or Park Street near the 2nd hand record shops. Yes kids, plural. THREE!! 2nd hand record shops on one street, plus a Wimpy was a late 70s, early 80s kinda heaven back then. @ste d' indica

Little Chefs were for stop offs on long car drives for holidays in Cornwall on the A30 or A38 before someone thought a motorway down that way was a decent idea.

Trying to remember the ones on Park Street, there was definitely Imperial Records, what the hell were the other two?

 

[Blue 1]

They're both dreadful these days, but back in the day, Wimpy was ace. Brown Derby, anyone? Bender in a bun?

Still probably never enjoyed a Wimpy as much as the breakfast at the Little Chef at Nunney Catch on the way back from Glastonbury every year though.

It's a barbeque restaurant now.

 

[mezzrow]

Waffle House has better food though

Pecan Waffle.

 

[SuperBlues]

Are we not comparing apples with oranges? From memory Wimpy was the alternative to McDonalds in the early days and then Burger King moved in and bought a lot of them. Little Chefs big rival was the Happy Eater (which i much preferred as they normally had swings and slides in the 'garden').
So for me it's Wimpy and Happy Eater.

 

[JordanianEmbassy]

Trying to remember the ones on Park Street, there was definitely Imperial Records, what the hell were the other two?

There was one at the back of BS8, and Replay Records on the other side of the road next door to where Bostons is now

 

[JordanianEmbassy]

Apparently there's still one in Weston mate!?
@JordanianEmbassy
None of them serve the chemically enhanced fluorescent lime green milkshakes anymore though... probably for the best!

Seriously? I love Weston even more now!

 

[larbert toffee]

The demise of the readily available Olympic breakfast was a sad day for hangovers.

Aptly named there are so few of either of these diners left that you would have to run for miles to find one.

 

[anjelikaferrett]

The demise of the readily available Olympic breakfast was a sad day for hangovers.

Absolutely. I voted Little Chef just because of it

 

[B17BLG]

They actually still exist? Was the go to place for a lad larking about in Bristol in my youth. Union Street by The Odeon, or Park Street near the 2nd hand record shops. Yes kids, plural. THREE!! 2nd hand record shops on one street, plus a Wimpy was a late 70s, early 80s kinda heaven back then. @ste d' indica

Little Chefs were for stop offs on long car drives for holidays in Cornwall on the A30 or A38 before someone thought a motorway down that way was a decent idea.

Cannock Chase there is a tiny little wooden shack that is a wimpy. Great on a weekend evening after a walk with the pooch!