Where is the losers cafe in the apprentice

They just get on with the 'discussions,'" Frank adds. He tells me that it's fun to be a part of the show, and welcomes fans who might not otherwise set foot in The Bridge. But, interestingly, the alliance with the BBC hit doesn't do all that much for the tills. It's not bad or anything, but in the '60s and '70s we sold more breakfasts and everything. There were just more people about. It's neither particularly busy nor particularly quiet when I visit on Thursday lunch time.

A few builders come and go, a large man with spectacles reads a paper and has a Big Boy Breakfast two of everything, three bits of bacon , and a couple of Irish regulars talk to Frank. They've been coming since the place opened. When it did, Frank was just He comes from a family of cafe owners.

His grandfather came to the UK from Italy in I was born round the corner. My grandfather ran cafes, as did my dad. So it's a family thing. It's all we know. We do cooked breakfasts, sandwiches, that sort of thing. Jacket potatoes, you know. I'm getting a bit old now. I'm But we go along. Rita brings me my lunch: a tidy plate of ham, egg, and chips, which is a massively underrated dish by all accounts, I think. The ham is pleasant, the egg a little anaemic, but tastes quite good, and the chips are of the thick, very golden, very delicious variety.

The sort you get in country pubs. My mug of tea is scorching hot—if you know, you know. Frank has to dash off for a hospital check-up he has a metal knee cap and lunch time at the cafe is winding down.

One of the Irish customers asks not to be named, but tells me that he's 70 and has been visiting The Bridge since it opened.

I like it. The food is good, right, and everyone is good here. I don't watch The Apprentice. I don't really know what it is. Sign In Create Account. If you've got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the Metro. Poppy Logo. FB house promo. What happened to the 'caff' on the bridge from years gone by — Jack Reitman JackReitman June 12, Got a showbiz story?

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