OK Diner
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The OK Diner is a privately-owned roadside restaurant chain in the United Kingdom
. The restaurants have a retro, 1950s-style, American diner
theme with popular 50s music, chequerboard flooring, booth seating, plenty of chrome details and 50s memorabilia on the walls. The concept was created by John Roebuck and Tony Horsfall for City Centre Restaurants
(now The Restaurant Group) and was sold to co-directors Ian Hendry and Dafydd Poole following a management buy-out in January 2001.
As of August 2011 the chain has eight operating restaurants.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. The restaurants have a retro, 1950s-style, American diner
Diner
A diner, also spelled dinor in western Pennsylvania is a prefabricated restaurant building characteristic of North America, especially in the Midwest, in New York City, in Pennsylvania and in New Jersey, and in other areas of the Northeastern United States, although examples can be found throughout...
theme with popular 50s music, chequerboard flooring, booth seating, plenty of chrome details and 50s memorabilia on the walls. The concept was created by John Roebuck and Tony Horsfall for City Centre Restaurants
Restaurant Group
The Restaurant Group plc is a leading British chain of restaurants and public houses. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.-History:...
(now The Restaurant Group) and was sold to co-directors Ian Hendry and Dafydd Poole following a management buy-out in January 2001.
As of August 2011 the chain has eight operating restaurants.
Menu
The menu served consists of popular diner favourites such as burgers, hot dogs, ribs and grills, cooked breakfasts, thick shakes and desserts. In traditional diner style tea, filter coffee and soft drinks are all refilled free of charge. There is also a children’s menu for children under 10 years of age.2011 locations
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