The Birstall branch was a former Little Chef restaurant located on the A62 near Birstall, West Yorkshire.
Address and Onsite Information[]
ADDRESS: Gelderd Road, Birstall, Batley, West Yorkshire WF17 9LX
ONSITE FACILITIES: Screwfix
LITTLE CHEF NOW: Demolished
History[]
The restaurant at Birstall first opened as a Happy Eater in the 1980s and was built as a standalone site on the A62 between Batley and Leeds, just off Junction 27 of the M62 motorway.
In 1986, Forte had acquired the Happy Eater brand and, by 1997, had converted a large majority of Happy Eater restaurants into Little Chefs. The Happy Eater at Birstall became a Little Chef in 1997.
In January 2000, Little Chef partnered with fish and chip restaurant chain Harry Ramsdens, whereby Harry Ramsdens menus were introduced to selected Little Chef sites nationwide to offer greater choice to customers. The Little Chef at Birstall was the first combined Little Chef/Harry Ramsdens outlet to open across the estate; however, the venture proved short-lived, with the Little Chef closing by 2001. Despite this, Harry Ramsdens menus continued to be rolled out at a number of Little Chef restaurants between 2001 and 2003, including as part of the Little Chef Choices refurbishment programme in 2001/02, before being withdrawn entirely in 2004.
Following the closure of the Little Chef, the building was demolished and a Screwfix store was built in its place.