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Review by bristle

Rating: 5.00
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Sadly, Frank's Cafe closed recently, after almost half a century of serving market porters, local residents, tourists, day-trippers, office workers and anyone in between.
Salvatore and Mena run a wonderful, traditional 'greasy spoon', but were eventually priced out of the market.
The rent on their modest cafe premises had risen to a ridiculous level and it was no longer realistic to work such long hours, keep everyone happy, pay the landlord, and make a living.
With Frank's going, Covent Garden has lost not only a nice, easy-going cafe, it has lost part of its history. When Neal Street was full of market warehouses and ancillary trades, Frank's was there. When it changed into a fashionable shopping street, Frank's was still there, doing what it had always done.
Unfortunately, Neal St has become a victim of its own success. Without Frank's it is just like any other over-priced Covent Garden retail street: soul-less.]]> Thu, 11 Sep 2008 22:37:58 +0000 /review/uk/london/cafe/1p02m82/frank-s-cafe/1d8lv71729633074 bristle 51.514698254133 -0.12645192352622