RETRO DUNDEE

After a wee flurry sampling some of the gastronomic delights from around the eastern side of the globe - it's time to get bac...

The top 2 ads are for Don Quixote, the Spanish restaurant in Blackness Road. First is dated 1981 and 2nd is from 1984. The reason...

Here's 5 local ads offering a variety of tasty grub from the East that I'm sure many of you will be familiar with. Star...

I suppose students could have gone straight from their days stint at Kingsway Tech and popped down to the Pizza Gallery in Peter Street pe...

Thought I'd pop this picture up of trainee chefs trying out their recipes over at Kingsway Technical College, sometime around the earl...

A couple of adverts for Wm Low who had a few shops/supermarkets dotted around town - locations such as the Overgate, Perth Road, Lochee a...

Here's a photo from 1980ish, around about the time Tesco moved into their Wellgate Centre premises. I used to pop in here for their g...

Just thought I'd chuck on this '73 ad to finish off the local bakers theme. Wallace's getting the final say with - FLOUR POWER!

3 ads for Beatties Bakeries, with the old style top one dated 1960 and the 2 red ones from 1973 & 74. Although there are 2 differ...

The top ad is dated 1974, the one under it is from 1981 and Burnett's Bakery was up the Cleppie. Just wonder if the writer who devi...

Here is a photo of the Nicoll & Smibert shop in the Nethergate, taken sometime in the late 60's. Big thanks to Peter.

Another bakers in centre of town offering snack/restaurant facilities was Nicoll & Smibert who were in the Nethergate. The top ad i...

Here is an ad from 1973 for Andrew G Kidd's Sunblest.

The advert is dated 1978 and lists all the Light Bites that were on the go at the time - Reform Street, Overgate, High Street, one in Loc...

Some of you may think that just before I tucked into my meal on Christmas day, I snapped this picture of it on my mobile, but no, this spre...

Back to 204 Perth Road where we were a few days ago when it was the Underworld Cafe, only this time, a decade later, it has become the Unive...

An ad from 1984 for the Hot Potato House in the Overgate. Yeah I remember staggering into this place a couple of times at 2 o'clock in t...

This ad from 1988 is for French restaurant, The Boulevard, who were based at 10-12 Crichton Street. I don't know anything about this pla...

Whether you just fancied a cup of tea & a scone or you needed a full meal, The Rusty Kettle at 304 Perth Road would serve it up for you....

The Underworld Cafe, on the go in the 60's, was to be found at 204 Perth Road, sharing the building with the Shakespeare Restaurant. ...