“I was at medical school on Oxford road. From 1969 to1972 our small group used to frequent the Plaza. A really good cheap filling meal. We once took the guy who later became President of the Medics Union there to try it. "Its fabulous" we said. A bit naive, he asked what the large bowl of liquid was. "Its the soup as a starter. But we'd rather tuck in straight away". he then took his spoon and began to slurp it up! Going red in the face he said" Christ its bloody hot" We waited and then told him it was the curry sauce! W were in ther one night when in came two Irish navvies.They ordered, ate and then there was an argument about the bill. The small waiter went back into the kitchen, then came running out with a pan of hot steaming curry and through some at them. They screamed, got up and dashed out. The waiter followed throwing the hot stuff after them. What a laugh that was”
“I was a medic and remember going to the Continetal club - the Conti- in 1972. There used to be shutter that opened when you pressed the bell. A dark face would look you up and down and if known the door would open. I went down once when the doorbell had been ripped off. There was just two bare wires. I carefully pulled them together a few times and it rang as usual! The steep steps, the watery floor due to the toilet being higher than the floor. The small bar. At that time Virginia Plain by Roxy Music was played over and over. A couple of registrars would sneek off down there from night duty and tell the nurses to ring the Conti if there was a problem! The phone would go off sometimes and someone would shout out " Dr ***" ward 4 for you!!! or even "Phil, the hospital"! Your life in their hands! Seriously I heard of no problems fromthese escapdes. Happy days!”
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