south inch Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 (edited) This is going back a bit but there used to be a chippie in the South St Stefani's I dont know if any of the senior members remember it. I think it is a Thai place or something now, my auld man used to tell me to go there dont go to Holdgates!! in them days they were not that good. I think Stefani"s also had an ice cream / sweetie shop on South St round the corner fie Scott St Was that not Stefano's? They certainly had a sweetie shop round the corner from Scott St. Used to grudge giving you 3d back on an empty lemonade bottle unless you could prove you bought it full from them. There was a chippie further along South St going towards Methven St opposite a furniture shop. I think that was also Stefano's and it became famous for being turned into Perth's first Chinese. There was another chippie in South St opposite the entrance to King Edward St. Not sure who owned that one. Ring any bells? Edited March 13, 2015 by south inch john.w 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOODLUM65 Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 Yer allowed to eat Tony min! Fair dos Larky, but "enough chips to feed a wee army" Tut tut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE LARK SAINT Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 (edited) Who said i ate them all? Tbh i did, but that's no the point as remember assume makes an ass of u and me;-) Edited March 13, 2015 by THE LARK SAINT HOODLUM65 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOODLUM65 Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 Who said i ate them all? Tbh i did, but that's no the point as remember assume makes an ass of u and me;-) Tut tut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendy Saints Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 Does any one remember the chippy in Glover Street? It was a wooden hut and was around where Booker cash and carry? Served good chips if my memory serves me well. This would be the early to mid sixties. Not sure exactly when it closed/knocked down! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE LARK SAINT Posted March 14, 2015 Report Share Posted March 14, 2015 Never assume, however I had no doubt that you did EAT THEM ALL. Being the canny Scot that you are , your mindset would be " ah hiv paid for them, so am gonna make sure I'm gonna finish them. Anyway how many years are you still eligible to enrol in the FFIT club? See you tomorrow Mr. Chairman. SOS Bring Scone butchers pies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babychunder Posted March 14, 2015 Report Share Posted March 14, 2015 Good luck chippy was the best when i were a lad, me and the mates would leave the Ice-rink then head there for a portion of chips and gravy served in paper,no they crappy boxes ye get nowadays,before heading for the bus home tae Luncarty. Holgates was okay my granny stayed in the flats above it. As for nowadays im no too sure to be honest,ive been using the tulloch chippy since i moved house,its no too bad i suppose well you ought to know chips chips 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chips Posted March 14, 2015 Report Share Posted March 14, 2015 well you ought to know chips Boom boom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john.w Posted March 17, 2015 Report Share Posted March 17, 2015 Was that not Stefano's? They certainly had a sweetie shop round the corner from Scott St. Used to grudge giving you 3d back on an empty lemonade bottle unless you could prove you bought it full from them. There was a chippie further along South St going towards Methven St opposite a furniture shop. I think that was also Stefano's and it became famous for being turned into Perth's first Chinese. There was another chippie in South St opposite the entrance to King Edward St. Not sure who owned that one. Ring any bells?It was Stefani's the furniture shop across from the chippy was Walkers Furniture. I remember the chippy across from King Edward Street it wisnea one I went to much I will have to ask my mate who was brought up in Spey Court I think he frequented it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lethamsaintee Posted March 17, 2015 Report Share Posted March 17, 2015 In Coventry recently i got Haddock and chips( sold separately, they had no idea what a supper was) anyway i got enough chips to feed a wee army and 2 huge bits of fish for 4quid Unusual to get good Haddock down that way. Cod seems to be a preference for many of our Anglo brothers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john.w Posted March 17, 2015 Report Share Posted March 17, 2015 Was that not Stefano's? They certainly had a sweetie shop round the corner from Scott St. Used to grudge giving you 3d back on an empty lemonade bottle unless you could prove you bought it full from them. There was a chippie further along South St going towards Methven St opposite a furniture shop. I think that was also Stefano's and it became famous for being turned into Perth's first Chinese. There was another chippie in South St opposite the entrance to King Edward St. Not sure who owned that one. Ring any bells? my mate come through it was called the Sunbeam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuck_saint Posted March 17, 2015 Report Share Posted March 17, 2015 Unusual to get good Haddock down that way. Cod seems to be a preference for many of our Anglo brothers. its not even usually cod - coley, whiting,pollack, they are all subs - numerous places have been caught serving cheaper fish and taken to court. nothing wrong with them, in fact its probably environmentally better to eat something like coley, its just the tendancy is to ask for cod and chips, and end up getting something else Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lethamsaintee Posted March 17, 2015 Report Share Posted March 17, 2015 its not even usually cod - coley, whiting,pollack, they are all subs - numerous places have been caught serving cheaper fish and taken to court.nothing wrong with them, in fact its probably environmentally better to eat something like coley, its just the tendancy is to ask for cod and chips, and end up getting something else I'd imagine raw sewage might be tastier than Cod, so probably no bad thing if it's being substituted! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixties saintee Posted March 18, 2015 Report Share Posted March 18, 2015 my mate come through it was called the Sunbeam you been on the oujia board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john.w Posted March 18, 2015 Report Share Posted March 18, 2015 you been on the oujia board.almost he lives in Dunblane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuck_saint Posted March 19, 2015 Report Share Posted March 19, 2015 I'd imagine raw sewage might be tastier than Cod, so probably no bad thing if it's being substituted! nothing wrong with fresh cod - its no arbroath smokie tho' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOODLUM65 Posted June 8, 2017 Report Share Posted June 8, 2017 Not Holdgates chippy. but a few doors up, Firefighters called to a blaze in a property. Turns out the fire was in a property above Holdgates, damaging Holdgates roof space. holdgates always Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broggy Man Posted June 10, 2017 Report Share Posted June 10, 2017 Did Watsons in North Methven St no have a sit down bit in the late sixties early seventies fazman1977 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john.w Posted June 10, 2017 Report Share Posted June 10, 2017 Did Watsons in North Methven St no have a sit down bit in the late sixties early seventies definitely had one early 60s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cristo Posted June 11, 2017 Report Share Posted June 11, 2017 Through the seventies as well. They had these big plastic tomatoes on the tables to squirt you sauce from. More used to end up on the wall and table cloths than on your chips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slf Posted June 11, 2017 Report Share Posted June 11, 2017 Did Watsons in North Methven St no have a sit down bit in the late sixties early seventies Yes it did. shite chippy nowadays though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broggy Man Posted June 11, 2017 Report Share Posted June 11, 2017 Through the seventies as well. They had these big plastic tomatoes on the tables to squirt you sauce from. More used to end up on the wall and table cloths than on your chips. Seem to remember it was pretty good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john.w Posted June 11, 2017 Report Share Posted June 11, 2017 Seem to remember it was pretty good Used to be really good, last job I worked on in Perth was a big Reno at the Royal George every second day we worked ghosters so me and Irish laboror Tony would go to Watsons to pick up the squad order it was about the size of a bag of tatties,to humour Roy it wis braw Broggy Man 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fazman1977 Posted June 12, 2017 Report Share Posted June 12, 2017 There was a sit down bit in Watsons until about 5 or 6 years ago. Different folk got it now and don't know what the side bit is used for now as the counter is totally changed and there's no access to it from the front of shop any more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Ferg Posted June 17, 2017 Report Share Posted June 17, 2017 Was rushed in to Holdgates today for an emergency fish supper as I was the hungriest I've ever been. Summed up in one word BRAW! Should change its name to Goldgates, that's what I say. PanamaSaint, south inch and cristo 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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