Hi,
Can anyone shed any light on Ray's Cafe which was on 26 Bristol Street, from the late 40s / early 50's. It later went onto becoming the Shah Bagh Indian Restaurant we have found from research and interviews. It may not be spelt 'Ray's' as it was taken from the owners name 'Rachel' so could be spelt differently.
Does anyone have any memories of Ray's Cafe, did you ever eat there? What did it look like, what was on their menu? We have heard that they introduced curry onto their menu whilst it was a cafe, before it became an indian restaurant.
We are working on a project called Knights of The Raj - which documents the history of Indian Restaurants in Birmingham, with an exhibition launch next month, which we will be advertising more details about soon!
Many thanks
Mohammed Ali