Bon Dolphis Tea Shop

A Memory of Eastbourne.

Late 1940s vague recollection. Does the name Bon Dolphi ring a bell with anyone out there, as possibly a tea/cake shop, possibly down on sea-front ? I believe it was in Eastbourne but I was only a nipper at the time so could easily be mistaken.

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Yes Bondolphis was a cake shop a superb continental one which was infact just off the seafront in Eastbourne, It was in operation well into the 1960's and is still a teashop but not owned by the same family, and the cakes are not quite so good. I visited it often during my youth and on visits from my home now in Australia

By kecanalu on Wed Aug 31st 2016, at 3:55 am

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Bondolphis was a Swiss confisserie tea room on Cornfield Terrace.

By irh01 on Wed Feb 26th 2020, at 2:43 am

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Yes! I remember it well! I seem to remember its name as Bondolphis and there were marvelous chocolate sculptures in the window. I was only little at the time - my mum used to buy ‘rum babas’ ( for midnight feasts)there and I had my first MASSIVE ICE CREAM there.
That’s when Eastbourne was quite quiet and sophisticated. (I’m 75 now and remember it with a smile!)

By Glynis Spencer on Tue Aug 27th 2024, at 1:05 pm

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