Category Archives: Restaurants

Skipper’s Fish and Chips

Fish and Chip take away and restaurant at 10 Upper Green West.

Photo taken 13th September 2018

Ad from April 1996 issue of the Merton Messenger:

April 1996

OAP Special Prices on Fish and Chips from £1.85, take-away and £2.30 for a sit down meal, throughout the week period. Fresh fish delivered daily from the famous Billingsgate Market.

Opening Times: Tuesday to Saturday 11:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.

So, when you’re feeling hungry you know there is somewhere nearby which is open all day long. Skipper’s is the only fish and chip restaurant that offers a sit-down service, right in the middle of Mitcham town centre.

SPECIAL OFFER

Spend over £5 and receive a free bottle of Lemonade or a free bottle of condiment vinegar, this offer only applies to take away service, subject to availability. Open throughout lunch.

10 Upper Green West
Mitcham, Surrey
0181 640 8929

Corner House Restaurant, 249 London Road

Restauarnt that was at 249 London Road, on the north corner of Langdale Avenue.

1959 ad


Text of ad:

MITCHAM’S LEADING RESTAURANT
Phone : MIT 2673

OPEN MONDAYS TO SATURDAYS 10 a.m.-9 p.m.
(Sundays during Summer Season open 3.30-9 p.m.)

MORNING COFFEE – LUNCHES – TEAS – DINNERS
SNACKS

WEDDINGS & PARTIES
CATERED FOR

FULLER’S CAKES A SPECIALITY

CORNER HOUSE RESTAURANT,
249 LONDON ROAD, MITCHAM.
(5 mins from Cricket Green)

Proprietor : C. L. Ford.

In 1960, the Chinese restaurant Bamboo House opened at this address.