The owners of a Chinese restaurant who "didn't think they were that loved" were "truly speechless" after closing their doors for the final time.
The Beijing Restaurant, on Eccleston Street in Prescot, recently took to its Facebook page to announce the news they would be closing on June 5 after 30 years in the town centre as the owner decided to retire. Growing up in the city centre around their parents' restaurant, the Silver Moon on Leece Street, brothers George and David Lee regularly helped out in the family business before opening their own restaurant as adults.
Building a close relationship with loyal customers who "became more like friends" through the years, one area of the Beijing Restaurant used to be filled with postcards and later three boards worth of magnets from around the world, the majority being brought back by customers as gifts. As part of the Liverpool ECHO's How It Used To Be series, we recently spoke to George, 59, and David, 58, about how the business and area around it has changed, as well as their final days in restaurant.
