Lost restaurant chains loved in Greater Manchester that sold £6 steaks and 1p pizzas

Greater Manchester has played host to many popular restaurant chains over the years.

Today, people across the region are familiar with their local McDonald's, Burger King, Pizza Hut and more. But decades ago, these are the brands we turned to for a fast-food fix.

At one point in time, you could get a £6 steak from a Berni Inn, a 1p Pizza from Pizzaland or head to Casey Jones in Piccadilly Station for a burger on your commute. But sadly not all have stayed and in many cases, the brands themselves are now a thing of the past.

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Some of the businesses were acquired by other companies and saw massive chains we know today take over their units. Here, we take a look back at a string of restaurant chains loved and lost in Greater Manchester.

This list is not intended to be comprehensive, we've selected a number of brands lost to the past. But if you have any suggestions of lost restaurant chains once in the region, let us know in the comments section.

Pizzaland was founded in 1970 in London, and Manchester was selected for the base of its first restaurant outside the capital. The chain went on to have over 140 outlets across the UK, including branches in Deansgate and Mosley Street.

In 1980, United Biscuits snapped up the company from Associated Restaurants/Associated Newspapers and this was the decade where Pizzaland began to get into trouble. In 1983, a change in senior management and siting policy meant that Pizzaland restaurants were opening in towns that were too small to support them.

In a bid to boost revenues, in the late 1980s the company began the