Some waitresses were schoolgirls when they came, now they're grandmothers. The kids help with the order books or putting rubber bands on the receipts. It's second nature. Being regular they know the customers and their tastes. They can give personal advice, they have the feel and the atmosphere is good.
Customers like to call the waitresses by their first name.
People like coming here because they aren't overawed. No one interferes. They get on with it. It's a good mix of workers and city boys. I don't mind if it's in the morning.