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Menu for the Caribbean lounge, Greymouth
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DescriptionHaving a bit of a clean out and found this gem, my Mum and Dad's restaurant.Map[1] ContributorMichelle Dorreen
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Location (city or town)GreymouthEventMenu for the Caribbean lounge
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Date Created20th February 2020CommentsIan Andrew Jonson I'll have pineapple juice, mixed grill, and fruit salad parfait , please.
Janet Sutton I remember this ‼️
Claudio Soster Any idea what year this was ?
Heather Newby Chicken Curry!!
Jill Kramer Ahh. Memories. I worked there a bit in
Ryan Mcvicar Wow how the prices - have changed over time
Lois Iacoppi Must have been about 1970 I had the savoy coffee bar in Blenheim same prices
Trish Briggs Holly Briggs Nanna and I used to take you there when they were upstairs where the pizza place is. Dixons didn't have it then though.
Sheila Dixon Trish Briggs Audrey and Gordon moved the restaurant upstairs as the ASB needed the building. Ran the restaurant upstairs for a couple of years before selling
Trish Briggs Yes I remember them having it but don't think they had it when Holly was a wee one Sheila Dixon
Vicki Piner I used to love going up there
Manage
Nina Townsend Was my fave place I remember a band making a music video here in town they made this building look beautiful I was in the video which ended wif us all out the blackball pub my aunty was friends with the owners apple pie & cream was was a regular friday thing.
Neil Wick
I remember the toasted sandwiches, very nice!!
Sharleen Davidson
Zane Inglis
Stacey Inglis Had the surcharge wrong 15cents not 25 cents
Carol Cook
Sharleen Davidson not as bad as 15% these days!
Glenda Bishop
Wow, check out those prices. That was a day or 2 ago.
Greg Smith
loved the Caribbean
Alan Cummins
Gosh, what year are we talking? 1970s?
Lynne Kokshoorn
The Caribbean was a great place
Kimmy Nolan
Was this the place that was upstairs in Greymouth
What a find
Brenda Gill
It was a great place to work as well
Sandra Arnott
Charlie Nolan worked there for Cath way back it was always busy eh!
Charlie Nolan
Sandra Arnott it was sirtinl
Charlie Nolan
Sandra Arnott It was certainly a great place to go Sandra.
Margaret Jacobs
Sandra Arnott it sure was
Wayne Leckie
I remember those days! And those prices
Marina Tomasi-Atkinson
Reading the prices is so funny!
Lorraine Lee
Those were the days, a distant memory now unfortunately.
Jeni Waters
loved going there after school
Helen Brennan
Audrey Dixon had it for a while great place to eat
Sue Dixon
Trevs mum and Dad owned that restaurant. Always very busy. Our kids loved going up there.
Reply44mVeronica Jacobs
My Mum used to work there
Jill Kramer
I worked there one summer. I remember making a lot of milkshakes!!
Trish Rennie
Brings back lovely memories of really sociable times...loved the Carribbean
Alistair Climo
Wish you could buy. T Bone steak now for a $1.80
Karen Peters
I worked for Gordon and Audrey when my sons were little. Started at 5pm. It was so busy in the summer months. I can remember us cooking 150 meals in a shift. Great memories. It was down stairs in Mackey st think later turned into westland savi gs . (Which is now the ASB).
Deborah Hoy
I used to go there with Mum and Grandma when we went into town on the bus. I loved the big paintings on the wall
Lynne Parkin
Look at those prices
Mike Scholefield
Good grief how did they ever make money?
Pauline Schafer
That’s brought back a lot of memories for so many people! And wow! The prices!
Marilyn Paterson
During August competition week,if we were lucky, we’d get lunch there. Toasted sandwiches were my favourite!! We had no car , so used the railcar and if the times didn’t work, we’d get a ride with someone. I do remember one year Dad hired a car!! Tho… See more
June Williams
Marilyn Paterson I remember going to Greymouth for competitions. Was always a rush to get to the theatre as the music was held in one and the dancing in another. We also went on the railcar. Great times. Loved every minute of it.
Janice Oconnor
Just curious ,where was this place
Anna Panther
Janice it was originally by Westland Savings Bank (under the Ministry of transport, Customs & Ag & Fisheries) then it moved up to above Gateau Cake Kitchen, Kilgours, think years before it might have been a dance place (but I’m not that old lol)
Tony Pascoe
Above Ellery’s
Denis Mellett
what year would that be
Anne Conaghan
Oh for those prices still ! I remember having spaghetti on toast (at a different place ) for 1/3d
Claudio Soster
Anne Conaghan hi are you related to Marie Conaghan with whom I worked with at the old Social Security? This was back in the early 60s.
Bobby Turner
Baked beans on toast.Apple pie and cream and a coffee thanks
Amanda Stephens
Was that upstairs somewhere??
Jillene Magee
When Dad was away on a business trip, Mum would take us to The Carribean for tea, you would get bread and butter slices to eat while you waited for
Helen Joan Forrest
Thanks for sharing
Darian Zam
I always have steak and kidney stew as a light meal.
Michelle Campbell
Judy Fensom this was the place
Debbie Bennet
Lorraine Cruikshanks and Colleen Pledger use to own it. Had Dusty Rhodes paintings on the wall.Nicole Amy
Shelley Campbell Morrissey did you ever go there
Shelley Campbell Morrissey
Nicole Amy not that I remember
Lyn Gosling
I remember going there.
Steve Wright
Loved that place best food ever
Janet Sutton I remember this ‼️
Claudio Soster Any idea what year this was ?
Heather Newby Chicken Curry!!
Jill Kramer Ahh. Memories. I worked there a bit in
Ryan Mcvicar Wow how the prices - have changed over time
Lois Iacoppi Must have been about 1970 I had the savoy coffee bar in Blenheim same prices
Trish Briggs Holly Briggs Nanna and I used to take you there when they were upstairs where the pizza place is. Dixons didn't have it then though.
Sheila Dixon Trish Briggs Audrey and Gordon moved the restaurant upstairs as the ASB needed the building. Ran the restaurant upstairs for a couple of years before selling
Trish Briggs Yes I remember them having it but don't think they had it when Holly was a wee one Sheila Dixon
Vicki Piner I used to love going up there
Manage
Nina Townsend Was my fave place I remember a band making a music video here in town they made this building look beautiful I was in the video which ended wif us all out the blackball pub my aunty was friends with the owners apple pie & cream was was a regular friday thing.
Neil Wick
I remember the toasted sandwiches, very nice!!
Sharleen Davidson
Zane Inglis
Stacey Inglis Had the surcharge wrong 15cents not 25 cents
Carol Cook
Sharleen Davidson not as bad as 15% these days!
Glenda Bishop
Wow, check out those prices. That was a day or 2 ago.
Greg Smith
loved the Caribbean
Alan Cummins
Gosh, what year are we talking? 1970s?
Lynne Kokshoorn
The Caribbean was a great place
Kimmy Nolan
Was this the place that was upstairs in Greymouth
What a find
Brenda Gill
It was a great place to work as well
Sandra Arnott
Charlie Nolan worked there for Cath way back it was always busy eh!
Charlie Nolan
Sandra Arnott it was sirtinl
Charlie Nolan
Sandra Arnott It was certainly a great place to go Sandra.
Margaret Jacobs
Sandra Arnott it sure was
Wayne Leckie
I remember those days! And those prices
Marina Tomasi-Atkinson
Reading the prices is so funny!
Lorraine Lee
Those were the days, a distant memory now unfortunately.
Jeni Waters
loved going there after school
Helen Brennan
Audrey Dixon had it for a while great place to eat
Sue Dixon
Trevs mum and Dad owned that restaurant. Always very busy. Our kids loved going up there.
Reply44mVeronica Jacobs
My Mum used to work there
Jill Kramer
I worked there one summer. I remember making a lot of milkshakes!!
Trish Rennie
Brings back lovely memories of really sociable times...loved the Carribbean
Alistair Climo
Wish you could buy. T Bone steak now for a $1.80
Karen Peters
I worked for Gordon and Audrey when my sons were little. Started at 5pm. It was so busy in the summer months. I can remember us cooking 150 meals in a shift. Great memories. It was down stairs in Mackey st think later turned into westland savi gs . (Which is now the ASB).
Deborah Hoy
I used to go there with Mum and Grandma when we went into town on the bus. I loved the big paintings on the wall
Lynne Parkin
Look at those prices
Mike Scholefield
Good grief how did they ever make money?
Pauline Schafer
That’s brought back a lot of memories for so many people! And wow! The prices!
Marilyn Paterson
During August competition week,if we were lucky, we’d get lunch there. Toasted sandwiches were my favourite!! We had no car , so used the railcar and if the times didn’t work, we’d get a ride with someone. I do remember one year Dad hired a car!! Tho… See more
June Williams
Marilyn Paterson I remember going to Greymouth for competitions. Was always a rush to get to the theatre as the music was held in one and the dancing in another. We also went on the railcar. Great times. Loved every minute of it.
Janice Oconnor
Just curious ,where was this place
Anna Panther
Janice it was originally by Westland Savings Bank (under the Ministry of transport, Customs & Ag & Fisheries) then it moved up to above Gateau Cake Kitchen, Kilgours, think years before it might have been a dance place (but I’m not that old lol)
Tony Pascoe
Above Ellery’s
Denis Mellett
what year would that be
Anne Conaghan
Oh for those prices still ! I remember having spaghetti on toast (at a different place ) for 1/3d
Claudio Soster
Anne Conaghan hi are you related to Marie Conaghan with whom I worked with at the old Social Security? This was back in the early 60s.
Bobby Turner
Baked beans on toast.Apple pie and cream and a coffee thanks
Amanda Stephens
Was that upstairs somewhere??
Jillene Magee
When Dad was away on a business trip, Mum would take us to The Carribean for tea, you would get bread and butter slices to eat while you waited for
Helen Joan Forrest
Thanks for sharing
Darian Zam
I always have steak and kidney stew as a light meal.
Michelle Campbell
Judy Fensom this was the place
Debbie Bennet
Lorraine Cruikshanks and Colleen Pledger use to own it. Had Dusty Rhodes paintings on the wall.Nicole Amy
Shelley Campbell Morrissey did you ever go there
Shelley Campbell Morrissey
Nicole Amy not that I remember
Lyn Gosling
I remember going there.
Steve Wright
Loved that place best food ever
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West Coast New Zealand History (28th Apr 2022). Menu for the Caribbean lounge, Greymouth. In Website West Coast New Zealand History. Retrieved 21st Apr 2026 00:27, from https://westcoast.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/27162