I have been trying to find the correct name for the lettering style used by this cafe next door to Oxfam and the Embassy Snooker Club. I looked at an old collection of album covers from the early 1970s and a book by Roger Dean, and surprisingly enough, could not come up with an exact match.
This is a day-time hang-out. The food and beverages are not as out of date as the lettering might suggest.
The Queen's Cafe offers a range of Panini, some on a chalked board next to the soft-drink fridge. Standards, which are served with salad, include Bacon Mozarella, Tomato and Basil for two-sixty and Roast Veg and Mozarella for two-forty. The standard British cafe fare is also available, from an egg, bacon and chips at two-twenty to a magnificent Egg, Bacon, Sausage, Beans, Bubble, Black Pudding, Fried Slice, Two Toast, Tea or Coffee for a mere four pounds.
Fancy it isn't, but this small cafe is rarely if ever empty and affords a good view of people going up and down the High Street from its large windows. Those who can read the writing reflected in the window will have worked out that this is a place people can have a coffee and chat while more complicated prescriptions are made up at the Co-op Pharmacy.
