Hay's Wine Rooms Spirit Vaults

[theimposter 10]

I'm looking for info on this wine bar? that shut around 1968. It was situated in what is now 'The Ruskin Building' next door to the Head of Steam on Norfolk St. Does anyone remember visiting it or anything about it? 

 

 

[Jim Hardie 517]

5 minutes ago, theimposter said:

I'm looking for info on this wine bar? that shut around 1968. It was situated in what is now 'The Ruskin Building' next door to the Head of Steam on Norfolk St. Does anyone remember visiting it or anything about it? 

 

 

The one thing I remember about it is that they served spirits in quarter gill measures rather than the usual sixth of a gill.

[Top Cats Hat 10]

29 minutes ago, Jim Hardie said:

The one thing I remember about it is that they served spirits in quarter gill measures rather than the usual sixth of a gill.

They still do in Glasgow! 😜😉

[dp59 12]

Is this the same Hays that sold Hallamshire Cream Sherry?

[lazarus 68]

I had a black velvet in there in around 1962 and it was served in a small tankard, the real stuff . It wasn't a wine bar it was just a public house really, wine bars hadn't arrived in Sheffield then.

Edited February 12, 2019 by lazarus

[theimposter 10]

I wasn't sure tbh- it certainly seemed to be different to other 'pubs' at the time. Was it upmarket? 

[dpjbown 10]

Did a lot of my early underage drinking in there

Thought it was called Hays Wine Lodge

 

Got really drunk on port and brandy mixed and served in a schooner

 

[sadbrewer 20]

Wine Lodges had a reputation for being haunts of the harder drinkers...rather than trendy wine bars.