[Vella Gonzaga]

Coles cafeteria​

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Who remembers going to the Coles cafeteria? It was a go-to spot for a quick and cheap meal back in the day. It’s a shame there aren’t more cafeterias like that around nowadays. What’s your fondest memory of Coles Cafeteria? Share it with us in the comments below.

 

[deni67]

I loved the Coles cafeteria for their chicken sandwiches, back then we had to fight off cigarette smoke from the other diners lol

Also when I was a teen at high school it was a short walk to the local shopping center with a Myers store, they had a great cafeteria and every Friday afternoon my parents would be there after work so I would walk down to meet them and get a feed..
Interestingly Myers brought out Grace Bros in 1983, which brings back memories of the great tv series Are You Being Served, I loved that show, still do when it's on Foxtel, which I think it is now sometimes!

 

[Bezz]

Always went to the Cole’s or Myer cafeteria for lunch when we went into the city. We had to make sure we had lunch around 11.30 am, otherwise there was always a long wait for a table. Those were the “good old days!”

 

[Iggydi]

My mum used to take us kids there as a special day out. We had to take the tram into town, go to the movies and then go to Coles cafeteria for lunch. When I had kids I did the same until they closed the cafeterias

 

[Jancgr]

Each school holidays, the special outing was by tram and train into the city. Lunch was at Coles Cafeteria - pie, chips and peas.

 

[Gunpark]

I loved the Coles cafeteria for their chicken sandwiches, back then we had to fight off cigarette smoke from the other diners lol

Also when I was a teen at high school it was a short walk to the local shopping center with a Myers store, they had a great cafeteria and every Friday afternoon my parents would be there after work so I would walk down to meet them and get a feed..
Interestingly Myers brought out Grace Bros in 1983, which brings back memories of the great tv series Are You Being Served, I loved that show, still do when it's on Foxtel, which I think it is now sometimes!

I still watch Are You Being Served whenever I can. It is a riot with no weak character.

 

[Aussiecris]

As a child I was always mesmerised by the person making the waffles , I was never allowed to have one as they were too expensive .

 

[RieTreesSilver]

I agree on the waffles - but I was allowed to have one as a treat if I was "very Good" when out with Mum and Nanna when young. always had a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top. Made a mess, but it tasted Soooooo good!

 

[Mikev]

Yes, I still remember the Coles cafeteria. I used to go there with my mother and grandmother during school holidays. Shopping was downstairs, then up the stairs to the cafeteria which was always busy but a real treat.
My favourites were the raisin toast, jelly, and lime spider drink. Yum

 

[Luckyus]

The entrance to the one in Melbourne was in Little Collins St, used to duck in there when on the building sites back in the sixties. Good and reasonably priced if I remember.

 

[Bullwinkle]

My mum would come down to Adelaide a few times throughout the school term while I was away at school.
We would always have lunch at Coles Cafeteria…. Would always have fish (no chips, even to this day I detest chips, or potatoes of any kind), trifle and a cup of tea out of a cup, not a mug….felt so very grown up

 

[Rob Plumber]

Yes it was a special treat for us to go there with Mum slide ya tray along the bench and grab whatever took your fancy ...... ohh the good ol days and it didn't cost a small fortune either.
No wonder it was always full

Nothing too fancy to eat just decent hot or cold meals