BRIGG EATERIES WE MISS

Scores of Brigg people are looking forward to the Coronavirus emergency coming to an end, whenever that may be, so they can again venture out for sit-down meals served on the premises.
This set us thinking about some of the local eating establishments that are now just memories... but happy ones.
Here are a few that our followers may well recall visiting...
FISH INN: Housed in the converted Queens Arms pub, this licensed outlet on Wrawby Street served monster portions of Grimsby haddock and was the place (or plaice!) to go for one-and-a-half of each!
OLD SCHOOL HOUSE RESTAURANT: Tasty steaks were popular at this eatery in the 1980s. It was on the corner of Bigby Street and Princes Street, in premises now occupied by a fast food takeaway.
DEXTERS ALE HOUSE & KITCHEN: Relatively short-lived, this Wrawby Street outlet offered a good range of tasty dishes, having been created by converting the original Black Bull pub which itself had established a good reputation for its bar meals and Sunday roast dinners. Dexters was later converted back into a pub/sports bar (using the original name) with a games room established in the raised area where diners once sat down to tuck in.
ANGEL HOTEL: This served the best ploughman's lunches in town during the 1980s if you fancied a light bite, but sadly that was the decade when the historic hotel closed for good - the building later being converted into offices. However, in recent years, the Cafe Courtyard has been established on the Angel's ground floor, latterly adding La Finca to bring Spanish tapas to the town centre. Many people today will be looking forward to the Courtyard and La Finca re-opening when the current ban is lifted.
BAKERS OVEN: Located on Wrawby Street, this was a popular venue for morning bacon butties as a break from shopping.
TESCO CAFE: Still missed by many who called in while visiting the Barnard Avenue store, it was located near the entrance but was eventually removed, creating additional retail space.
Ks KORNER CAFE: Good value meals and snacks were available on the corner of Queen Street and Wrawby Street. We think it was established in the early 1960s and it was still going in the mid-1980s. A takeaway has occupied the building for many years.
SIMON'S FRIED CHICKEN: Although a takeaway rather than an 'eat in' establishment, this Bridge Street business offered very tasty dishes and large portions for your money. However, it is now many years sinced the last happy customer departed - meal in hand.