While some gastronomic innovations have made the culinary world a richer place, there are many we could have done without. Six decades on, the key to making a meal out truly memorable remain the same – quality ingredients cooked with love and precision and served with a smile.
We’ve taken a look back through the archives at some of the restaurants which were popular with diners in Sheffield during the 60s – a time before McDonald’s had made it into the UK. The restaurants featured in this retro photo gallery include the Vulcan at the old Hallam Tower Hotel, Hopkinson’s Capri in Sheffield city centre and the Hallmark Restaurant at the old Gaumont Cinema.
All photos are courtesy of Picture Sheffield.
All photos are courtesy of Picture Sheffield.
![The Curry Inn restaurant on Ecclesall Road, Sheffield, in November 1966](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjk1NGI2MjA4LWZjMTgtNDQxMS1iN2ExLTY0ZjdhYWY1ODMyMDpkMGQ3MDUzZi00YjNmLTRlMmMtODhiNy02ZmNkMDA5ZDBjMjA=.png?crop=3:2&width=640)
5. Curry Inn
The Curry Inn restaurant on Ecclesall Road, Sheffield, in November 1966 Photo: Picture Sheffield/Sheffield Newspapers
![The banqueting room at the Grosvenor House Hotel, on Charter Square, in Sheffield city centre, pictured in March 1966. The banqueting suite at the 14-storey hotel could cater for 350 guests and there was also a 120-cover restaurant](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjk1ZTE0Y2EyLTVhODUtNGY3Mi05OGFiLWE1MGI3MWY0ZTYwODo1NjllN2RkNi05NzgyLTRmMjEtYmUwNC1kN2UwODJiNzg4NjQ=.png?crop=3:2&width=640)
6. Grosvenor House Hotel
The banqueting room at the Grosvenor House Hotel, on Charter Square, in Sheffield city centre, pictured in March 1966. The banqueting suite at the 14-storey hotel could cater for 350 guests and there was also a 120-cover restaurant Photo: Picture Sheffield/R. Einzig
![The Vulcan Restaurant at the Hallam Tower Hotel, on Fulwood Road, Sheffield, pictured in 1965, the year the hotel opened. The hotel would later be known as the Hallam Tower Post House Hotel, the Forte Crest Sheffield, the Posthouse Sheffield, and the Holiday Inn Sheffield West. It closed in 2004](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjJmMzUyZjAzLWZkMjMtNGRmOC1iMDIxLTIxYzY3YWQ2NGU0YTo0YzA1NTEzNi0wZjRkLTRhZWQtYmQ5My04OTljMjBhYmIxMWY=.png?crop=3:2&width=640)
7. Vulcan at Hallam Tower Hotel
The Vulcan Restaurant at the Hallam Tower Hotel, on Fulwood Road, Sheffield, pictured in 1965, the year the hotel opened. The hotel would later be known as the Hallam Tower Post House Hotel, the Forte Crest Sheffield, the Posthouse Sheffield, and the Holiday Inn Sheffield West. It closed in 2004 Photo: Picture Sheffield/Stewart Bale Ltd
![Hopkinson's Capri restaurant, on Rockingham Street, in Sheffield city centre, in 1963](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjYzNzk0ZTMwLTg5M2MtNDY3Yi1hMWUzLTFhNDdhNzVlNzZhZDo3ZWM1ZGIwNi0zMjQ3LTRkZDktYmUwNS0yNDM5MjEyZWE3ZDU=.png?crop=3:2&width=640)
8. Hopkinson's Capri Restaurant
Hopkinson's Capri restaurant, on Rockingham Street, in Sheffield city centre, in 1963 Photo: Picture Sheffield/Sheffield Newspapers