Good American diners in the UK

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Anyone know of any good American style diners in the UK?
Preferably in the midlands.

Not little food court things but full on neon-signed things with luxuries like a car park right outside.

With doo-wop on the jukebox.

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Looks interesting.

I was thinking of less wagon/pre-fab ones and more.. you know, proper buildings, but that works too.




I found this one all the way down in Essex
http://bigmoesdiner.co.uk/
But on streetview it's a Frankie&Benny's

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Is the Kingslere one Nelson's Diner?
It looks a bit Butlins going by the website. If American and high quality isn't too incongruous.

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calibrax said:

"Full metal box" thing? What the hell does that even mean?

there there.
hush hush.
it's ok dear.

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LouD86 said:

Im helping open a new one in Southsea soon, in the location where Big Ernie's used to be, elm grove!

That's a bit out of my way but good luck.
Be sure to publicise it properly

Here's a song about a diner
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KEG_v-065M

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I should point out the picture and link are not the same diner
I realise you realise that but re-reading my own post I didn't and I was confused.

So.. are there any in nice old art-deco/modernist buildings with.. featurey bits like the one with the round bit in the picture?

Edited by scarble on Tuesday 23 April 10:17

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Right.. well.. thanks for sharing?

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JakesterUK said:

Ken's Diner in Irthlingborough, Northampton, 10mins from Santa Pod.
Great non chain diner with good food and lots of cool americana all over the place

http://www.kensdiner.co.uk/gallery.php
The signs stuck everywhere kinda ruin it though don't they? A normal American diner wouldn't have signs stuck all over the wall.
Statue of Liberty, life-size roller waitress figure.. and what's with the RC Skyline?
Theme restaurant fail.

Why can't people just make a nice clean faithful reproduction of a 50's diner in a streamline moderne building without all these references to f**king New York like it's the only city in f**king America?