Opening in 1955, the restaurant was aptly named the Grotta Capri after the Grotta Azzurra in Italy, a famous blue sea cave on the coast of the island of Capri. The original owners, Rosa and Giovanni Battista, are long gone, but George Fotaras and his Greek-born father, Foti, owned the restaurant for several years from the late 1990s. "You mention Grotta Capri to someone who grew up in Sydney and they will say they have been to a wedding, a Valentine's Day or had a big day at the Randwick races and went after to celebrate.
Author: Danuta Kozaki
Published at: 2025-05-10 21:03:09
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