The basement level food court was closed in 2004 as part of a massive £20m revamp of the western end of the shopping centre, which also saw the glass elevators disappear and the area converted to reconfigure the retail units around what is now occupied by Sports Direct and TK Maxx.
It is one of just a number of changes within the Cascades which has seen retailers such as Woolworths and Littlewoods disappear, and some of the units reconfigured such as the expanded Primark. Other high street staples such as M&S and Dorothy Perkins have also said farewell to the Cascades, while other popular names such as Lush and New Look have opened there in recent years. And that is just the changes to the Cascades itself, with many other popular names such as Allders, Debenhams, Wilko and You Need Us also vanishing from the city centre over the years.
Here is a walk down memory lane of the Cascades over the years:
17. The Cascades through the years
Bargain hunting shoppers filled the Cascades in the post-Christmas sales of 2007 with M&S among the popular retailers. Its store, which also featured the popular food hall, remains empty since it closed its doors in 2018. The food hall has since reopened in the Burrfields Road retail park Photo: Steve Reid
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These units, pictured in September 1989, are now occupied by the likes of New Look, Quiz and Deichmann Photo: The News
20. The Cascades through the years
Portsmouth FC shop, pictured in 2010, has long gone from the shopping centre Photo: Allan Hutchings