'The Buddies restaurants in Northampton had puddings to die for'

A sad loss and the end of an era

During sixth form in 1989/1990, me and my friends celebrated every 18th birthday at Buddies.

All of us loved the puds – their hot fudge chocolate cake was to die for. And their sundaes were very memorable. Such a huge range of burgers and we all loved it when they played Stevie Wonder’s Happy Birthday and brought out a cake.

It brings back many happy memories, not only of those days but of subsequent works parties/leaving dos/catching up with friends.

I’m very sad that they are closing as my daughter Francesca who has complex and rare special needs, and is non-verbal, has been going there since she was three months- old. And she knows what Buddies means – she will miss it terribly.

She was an avid fan of their burgers and cheesy fries – and like me, a sweet tooth, I can still see her tackling most of those huge fudge sundaes and leaving very little for me! A sad loss to the town and most certainly the end of an era.

Emma Austin

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