mariag 4 Posted June 10, 2008 Report Share Posted June 10, 2008 Does anyone know if the cocktail bar up by the penthouse in the royal hotel is still there ad does it still have a grand piano there?? Also in the basement area there was another bar [not sure what this was called]. I haven't been in this hotel since the 80s and was wodering if it was any different. I also had a treat in an overnight stay i one of the rooms with an ex boyfriend at this time [but we'll say no more about this]!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hippo girl 1,995 Posted June 10, 2008 Report Share Posted June 10, 2008 i remember the penthouse bar, it was great..it is now a crowne plaza..before that it was the moat house( a right dump ) don't know if the bar is still there! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted June 10, 2008 Report Share Posted June 10, 2008 Used to love posing up in the penthouse (Bumped into my mum and her sister in law up there once, don't know who was most shocked!!!! I bought a bottle of Champagne and four glasses and i think my mum was secretly impressed) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hippo girl 1,995 Posted June 10, 2008 Report Share Posted June 10, 2008 one of the many possers in the penthouse Beefsteak!..can anyone remember Alan Prowse who use to busk outside C and A in the 80's..well he made so much money that he was a regular champagne drinker at the penthouse bar! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mariag 4 Posted June 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2008 one of the many possers in the penthouse Beefsteak!..can anyone remember Alan Prowse who use to busk outside C and A in the 80's..well he made so much money that he was a regular champagne drinker at the penthouse bar! Was Alan Prose the chap who used to play a tambourine? If it was the same man what a hunk he thought he was!!!! Somebody told me he made a fortune out of busking.... I saw him last still doing the same thing in Beeston.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hippo girl 1,995 Posted June 10, 2008 Report Share Posted June 10, 2008 he really loved himself!...last seen busking in Beeston ( think he used to live in Long Eaton).....made a very good living Quote Link to post Share on other sites
denshaw 2,869 Posted June 10, 2008 Report Share Posted June 10, 2008 Yes he did live in Long Eaton, somewhere on College street. He appeared on TV a few times, mostly local news. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radfordred 6,284 Posted June 10, 2008 Report Share Posted June 10, 2008 Also in the basement area there was another bar [not sure what this was called]. Groucho's ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mariag 4 Posted June 11, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2008 he really loved himself!...last seen busking in Beeston ( think he used to live in Long Eaton).....made a very good living God knows why as I thought he was ugly!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hippo girl 1,995 Posted June 11, 2008 Report Share Posted June 11, 2008 he couldn't even busk!...hope he's on this site wonder what his user name would be"man at C and A" or "butlin reject"......ha ha Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mariag 4 Posted June 11, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2008 he couldn't even busk!...hope he's on this site wonder what his user name would be"man at C and A" or "butlin reject"......ha ha Even if he isn't on this site I bet his ears are burning!!! It was oly about 2 years ago I saw him in Beeston doing the same 'show' and I remember thinking what a saddo....Mind you he didn't look half as cocky!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hippo girl 1,995 Posted June 11, 2008 Report Share Posted June 11, 2008 sad old man! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Enigma. 1,533 Posted January 21, 2018 Report Share Posted January 21, 2018 can anyone confirm the name of the Italian Restaurant in the Royal Hotel - i think it was called Chaplins as i went there for a birthday meal Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paradiddle 145 Posted January 21, 2018 Report Share Posted January 21, 2018 Could it have been Gino's? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mary1947 2,071 Posted January 21, 2018 Report Share Posted January 21, 2018 If I recall there was also a French restaurant in The Royal can't remember the name of it though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Enigma. 1,533 Posted January 21, 2018 Report Share Posted January 21, 2018 French restaurant - Le Avenue ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paradiddle 145 Posted January 24, 2018 Report Share Posted January 24, 2018 Enjoyed many a meal in the Arcade, it was a nice place to go at the time   Here's a bit of hype from when it opened  2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,108 Posted January 24, 2018 Report Share Posted January 24, 2018 I always remember it was great for good steaks when it first opened. Yummy ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rob.L 1,084 Posted January 24, 2018 Report Share Posted January 24, 2018 We used to have our office Christmas meal in the Kings Carvery.  Unlike now, in those days, you could go back for meat as often as you wanted. Which usually meant half a dozen thick slices each of beef, pork, and turkey, with a pile of roast spuds and a couple of sprouts. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,435 Posted January 24, 2018 Report Share Posted January 24, 2018 English wasn't their strong point. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paradiddle 145 Posted January 24, 2018 Report Share Posted January 24, 2018 Crikey Cliff, going to have to check my spelling and punctuation from now on - didn't realise we were being tested! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,267 Posted January 24, 2018 Report Share Posted January 24, 2018 I remember going to The Royal Hotel when it first opened. Firm's Christmas dinner. Didn't think much to it. Went to The Strathdon on a number of occasions, also The Albany. All firm's Christmas meals. In those days women wore long dresses on such occasions! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kenbob22 0 Posted January 5, 2020 Report Share Posted January 5, 2020 From kenbob22. Does anybody remember a walkway over the road ( from Thaetre Royal) into the area where the restaurants were ? Also anyone remember the Hippo ? Cheers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,435 Posted January 5, 2020 Report Share Posted January 5, 2020 There's an old thread here about the Hippo.   https://nottstalgia.com/forums/topic/7150-hippo-club/?tab=comments#comment-91113  And several which mention other clubs as well   https://nottstalgia.com/forums/search/?q=clubs&updated_after=any&sortby=relevancy&search_in=titles  Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,089 Posted January 5, 2020 Report Share Posted January 5, 2020 I do remember the walkway and I've dined in an upstairs restaurant there but I need a photograph to jog my memory some more. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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