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Cafe Melaka, 237 Main Street; owners Linda Hockings, Wendy Herbert.
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DescriptionPrinted in greyscale in the ‘Leader’ on March 6, 1995.
They advertised 'authentic Malaysian cuisine'.
No. 237 had opened as the Jugglers restaurant on November 4, 1987.
Became Rhein Café, owned by Wah Sewhoy, in November 1990. He also owned Café 54 in Trentham. He had owned the Mecca Restaurant in Wellington for ten years, and had learned from its Austrian chefs.
In 1993 it became Lambregts Café, serving German food.
It reopened on March 1, 1994 as Café Melaka, with the owners pictured in the February 28 'Leader'.
In 2001 Café Melaka became the 'Traditional Thai' restaurant, which later again expanded eastward into No. 239.
Date TakenFebruary/March 1995
They advertised 'authentic Malaysian cuisine'.
No. 237 had opened as the Jugglers restaurant on November 4, 1987.
Became Rhein Café, owned by Wah Sewhoy, in November 1990. He also owned Café 54 in Trentham. He had owned the Mecca Restaurant in Wellington for ten years, and had learned from its Austrian chefs.
In 1993 it became Lambregts Café, serving German food.
It reopened on March 1, 1994 as Café Melaka, with the owners pictured in the February 28 'Leader'.
In 2001 Café Melaka became the 'Traditional Thai' restaurant, which later again expanded eastward into No. 239.
Date TakenFebruary/March 1995Part of
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Reference1995 03 06 8FormatColour printSize119 x 79 mm
FormatColour printSize119 x 79 mmScanned byDon McLeod
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