QE2 Restaurants

[Michael Gallagher]

Scott, it was burgundy and silver pre 1972 and then post 1976. The only major colour change the room had was when the Race Chairs were upholstered in blue. I thought they looked quite smart in blue but that lasted from 1996 to 1999.

[Rob Lightbody]

My question also relates to the PG - it sounds like the walls were moved, and never moved back to their original location - at the forward end of the room towards the galley.  Also, where were the 12 windows?  I'm confused!

[Michael Gallagher]

Let me think about the walls Rob.

The expansion of the Columbia Restaurant into the galley resulted in the provision of 12 new windows in the superstructure on the starboard side of Quarter deck. If you compare the starboard and port side Quarter Deck windows in 1968 you will see port side had more windows (because of the Grill Room).

At the same time in 1972 the number Upper Deck windows was reduced by 12 on the port and starboard sides (six each side) and the front superstructure with the loss of The Lookout.

[Scott Ebersold]

Scott, it was burgundy and silver pre 1972 and then post 1976. The only major colour change the room had was when the Race Chairs were upholstered in blue. I thought they looked quite smart in blue but that lasted from 1996 to 1999.

And then from 1972 to 1976 it was beige, bronze and creamy, like the Columbia?

[Michael Gallagher]

They tried to make it look like Columbia so it had the same colour scheme but it seems they weren't very successful. I have never seen an image I'm afraid. I have images of the extemsion into the galley (need to scan).

[theblueangel]

what happend to Gordon Phillips catering manager

[Beardy Rich]

Gordon Philips... Food & Beverage Manager wasn't he? I believe he lived in Shirley, Southampton with his parents.

[Isabelle Prondzynski]

Here is another photo of the Princess Grill, with those lovely glass centrepieces :

https://www.flickr.com/photos/ex-crewmember/5198378654/

Thanks to Louis (Blue Bombay).

[Isabelle Prondzynski]

For those with access to Facebook, which restaurant would this be?

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=248066365199&set=a.94180225199.106980.734265199

[Louis De Sousa]

Thats the Caronia Restaurant if i am not mistaking when it was on Quarter Deck photo must be from end of 96 to 98 period.

[Chris]

For those with access to Facebook, which restaurant would this be?

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=248066365199&set=a.94180225199.106980.734265199

Louis is correct, this is the Quarter Deck Caronia restaurant before the 1999 refit.

Cheers. Chris.

[Louis De Sousa]

Below is a photo where you can see the ceiling better, Isabelle

[R80OOP]

just wonderful looking at all the posts about her restaurants and seeing the pictures.   It brings back such wonderful memories for me.  As a kid in the 70's eating in the columbia and then later as an adult always the queens grill - QE2's restaurants were all just fantastic.

Thanks for all the memories  - such happy times!! feel well lucky to have sailed on her in all her different guises.

[Lynda Bradford]

This is building into an interesting history of the QE2 restaurants topic.  I was fortunate to dine in the Mauritania Restaurant in 1997, 2001, and 2002 the Caronia Restaurant in 2003, and the Princess Grill in 2004 but I envy those who witnessed the changes over the years and thankful that they have taken photos. 

[Lynda Bradford]

It is amazing how the restaurants have changed over the years.  In 1968 when I was fortunate to see around the QE2 before she left Clydebank I saw the original decor of the restaurants.  Today I would have taken photos but at that time my little camera with the cube flash bulb would not have captured the all there was to see, but I so wish that I had taken some photos.