Pancake Parlour
The Pancake Parlour is an Australian family-owned pancake restaurant chain, serving sweet and savoury pancakes and crepes with locations in Victoria.
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Type | Family business |
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Genre | Pancakes |
Founded | 1965 |
Founder | Allen Trachsel Helen Trachsel Roger Meadmore |
Headquarters | Melbourne, Australia |
Number of locations | 13 |
Area served | Victoria |
Key people | Simon Meadmore, Chief Executive Officer Gerhard Wittwer, General Manager |
Products | pancakes, ice-cream, crepes, various savoury dishes |
Website | www |
The first Pancake Parlour restaurant opened in Gilbert Place, Adelaide, on 15 May 1965 as "The Pancake Kitchen" and is still is in operation today as "The Original Pancake Kitchen".[1][2] The first restaurant was established by Roger Meadmore[3] and Allen and Helen Trachsel.[4] The Trachsels and their children Samantha Jewel (Meadmore) and Simon Meadmore moved to Melbourne opening "The Pancake Parlour" in Market Lane in 1969.[5] Samantha left the company in 2009, whilst Simon is now the sole owner.[5][6] Meadmore moved to Sydney and on 17 August 1975 opened "Pancakes on the Rocks".[7] There are twelve Melbourne restaurants, with the Doncaster, Highpoint, Fountain Gate and Malvern East restaurants open 24 hours a day.[8]
The early Pancake Parlours had a giant chess set in every store. The company also sponsored and hosted many chess tournaments in the 1970s and 1980s.[9]
The Pancake Parlour also serves fish, chicken, salads and savoury crepes as well as a variety of breakfast dishes.[10] The Pancake Parlour also sells its pancake mix and pancake syrup in supermarkets across Australia.[11]
See also
References
- Page, Helen (17 August 2016). "West End Stories: Flipping Out - 50 years with the Original Pancake Kitchen". The Adelaide West End Association. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
- Cody, Gemima (19 April 2019). "Icon review: The Pancake Parlour". GoodFood Australia. Archived from the original on 13 November 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- "Pancake man busily balloons his chain". The Canberra Times. Vol. 59, no. 17, 975. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 15 December 1984. p. 10. Retrieved 10 September 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- "Fifty years of pancakes and still going strong". National Australia Bank. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- Parr, Aliesha. "A LOVELY! Melbourne Dining Destination". Business in Focus. Archived from the original on 3 March 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- Forell, Claude (20 November 1979). "Parlours Prove Winners". The Age. p. 24.
- "Pancakes on the Rocks". Around You.com. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
- Pancake Parlour Locations, Pancake Parlour, 10 February 2013, retrieved 10 February 2013
- "Arts and entertainment CHESS Tournament at the Pancake Parlour". The Canberra Times. Vol. 62, no. 19, 046. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 27 November 1987. p. 21. Retrieved 16 June 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- "Savoury Menu".
- "The Pancake Parlour Pancake Mix 500g | Woolworths". www.woolworths.com.au. Retrieved 19 June 2020.