Provenance Food Hall and Restaurant sits on Market Street in Westhoughton, and has always boasted…read morean impressive food hall of local fresh meats, pies, produce and the like, but also has an upstairs restaurant which I've never been to before, so whilst in Westhoughton I thought I'd pop in for some breakfast. The restaurant area is on a first floor mezzanine level, looking down over parts of the food hall like a minstrels gallery. It's decorated in bright and fresh neutral colours, grounded by a natural wooden floor. Light cascades in through sash windows on two walls. Glimpses through cut-outs in the walls show further seating areas, for use in the full restaurant of an evening. I took a menu from the bar and had a read. The breakfast offerings look good, but as I read the menu I realise that the rest of the menu looks superb too! Steak nights, grill nights, Afternoon Teas and all sorts of other tempting things. I already decide before ordering that I must come again to the "proper" restaurant in an evening. I decided to order sourdough toast with whipped butter and marmalade, and a pot of Birchall's English Breakfast Tea, and was told to take a seat anywhere I like and it'd be brought over. I chose to sit by one of the sash windows and look down out over Market Street. Even seated I can see the fine quality finish on everything in this venue; the restaurant is the same quality and fit as the downstairs foodhall, meaning everything is spotless, modern, and pleasant. The staff upstairs seem to be as friendly and helpful as the staff downstairs too. It all feels very professional, whilst still very friendly. I observe other visitors who join after me, a mother and her children enjoying breakfast, some ladies-who-lunch ordering eggs benedict, and two young girls ordering soft drinks. It's nice to see that there's a mix of customers. My breakfast arrives, beautifully presented, but to be honest I wouldn't have expected any less from Provenance from what I've seen. The Fairtrade tea is delicious, and the sourdough toast has a superb crunch to it, the butter and marmalade both being of good quality, meaning you feel a bit spoilt for your breakfast, which can never be a bad thing. It was a very tasty breakfast, and cost less than four quid. Brilliant. Great place, and I can see that the quality and service are priority here, so I look forward to returning to try the evening menu sometime, and was already advised by another staff member to book in advance due to popularity!

Well after many recommendations we finally booked in and had a beautiful meal at provenance…read more Provence is very modern and has a relaxing & classy atmosphere. There is a well presented food hall downstairs selling good quality confectionary, fresh fruit, veg, meet & fish. The restaurant is situated upstairs and the food is exceedingly tasty! I will most definitely be visiting again - highly recommend.

This place really took me by surprise. It's on the main road, attached to a Morrisons store and is…read moresupposed to be an authentic Italian deli...my expectations were not too high but I have got to say that this place is great and the people of Whitefield are lucky to have such a great deli on their doorstep. They have freshly baked bread, Italian meats, cheese, homemade icecream, olive oil, cream cakes and more. We stopped by for a small bite to eat, which turned into a big bite to eat and we will definitely be back. In particular, I would recommend the fresh bread from here and also the icecream (although not together), the quality of the bread and icecream is exceptionally high.

When you think of Italy, a shop unit adjacent to Morrison's on Bury Old Road is probably not what…read moresprings to mind. Don't be misled though - Roma is authentically Italian in every way. It's a triple act here - shop, cafe and takeaway. The shop sells all manner of Italian foods - pasta and Roma's home made pasta sauces, rice, polenta, pannetone, home made ice cream, sausages, charcuterie, antipasti... you name it, it's here. Then there's the take out - home made pizzas etc. (we went for a take out salami calzone which was amazing) and desserts. The desert I went for was something with an Italian name which I could barely pronounce so I'm hardly going to try and spell it now, but suffice it to say it was an amazing blend of meringue, amaretti biscuits and Nutella. We didn't sample the cafe but it was doing brisk business on a Saturday lunchtime and lots of the people were clearly regulars. The standout feature of our visit had to be the staff. Even though we were only getting a very small order, they incredibly attentive - taking time to explain the options, asking how we wanted things packing, offering to tweak the temperature of the calzone better to our suiting.

One of my favourite places in Bolton to have something to eat, or just a drink, or even do a little…read moreshopping. As well as being a deli, with a superb array of produce, cheeses, jams, chutneys, drinks, cakes etc, it's also a great coffee shop with a great variety of teas, and high quality coffees, cold drinks, and an incredibly tempting range of cakes (I particularly recommend the Victoria Sponge!), and on top of that, they also have a big cook shop selling all sorts of kitchenwares and delights! Their range of hot and cold foods for breakfast and lunch are both light bites and proper sized meals, not just coffee shop snacks. The food is usually home made or organic, and fresh, even freshly baked bread, which is wonderful! The staff are incredibly friendly, and happy to help, with great personalities, even learning regulars by name and even order! The venue itself is split into three areas, a dining area, a cook-shop, and a lounge area, the latter being quieter. My personal favourite food here is the Melted Crumbly Lancashire Cheese and Sticky Sausage Toasted Wholegrain Baguette! I'm licking my lips just thinking about it! The venue also holds various special occasions and gatherings.

Instant relaxation and a calm atmosphere as soon as you walk through the door, oh and fantastic foodread more

Morrisons pride themselves on being a bit different from other supermarkets in that they want to…read moreappear like the high street of some small northern market town. It's a bit of a naff idea, as at the end of the day we all just go to supermarkets to get our weekly shop and then get the hell out. However, when I popped into this Morrisons, I actually quite enjoyed the difference and the various counters around the store. There's a fishmongers, bakery, deli and even cake shop. It made a nice change to the normal supermarket boredom. The thing I like best about Morrisons is its café. It's always dirt cheap and perfect for a cheap, quick fry-up if you're hungover.

A decent Morrisons store, although it might not be as large/modern as Sainsbury's across the way…read moreand does offer fewer facilities (no mobile scanning or optician/pharmacy), this store is okay. The selection in most areas is fine, and I do like the fact they have Amazon Lockers here which is the one big plus compared to Sainsbury's across the way. The central location makes it easy to access from Bolton town centre, as it is a stone's throw away from the train station and nearby retail park, access as a pedestrian can be a little tricky as it means having to walk the whole length of the road outside, it's a shame they haven't made a cut-through which would be easy to do for any reputable construction company. It was a little hard to find staff members on the shop floor, perhaps this is due to ongoing social distancing guidelines due to COVID-19 as I have begun to notice this more often lately, even at other supermarkets. 3* - OK, worth an upgraded rating.

I've just been going trough some old Instagram photos (unemployed problems!!) and came across the…read morechocolate challenge I did at Slatterys a few years ago. Still one of my best achievements to date! Easily one of the best patisseries in Manchester. The ground floor is chock full of their celebration cakes, they'll make pretty much any cake for any occasion in all sorts of shapes and sizes. My friend bought her wedding cake from here and it was divine! They also have a huge chocolate gift shop on the ground floor, you can spend hours looking round! Upstairs in the restaurant gets pretty busy so it's always best to book, especially if you want to go at the weekends. Some bookings have to be made weeks in advance. There is also a baking area where you can watch the cakes being made!

The food was excellent. I got cheese and onion pie (lunch) and tried the chocolate challenge…read more(which we failed dismally). The chocolate was to die for...totally scrumptious. The service was really good with friendly and knowledgeable staff. I'll be back for sure. The prices were good also. The seating was good and the wait was not long ( although I booked ahead of time).

After having breakfast and stopping at a couple stores at Middlebrook Retail Park, we headed over…read moreto Tesco to see what they offer. Since the Tesco in Swindon has a huge selection of American items, I thought that this store might offer the same. I am planning to make a Thanksgiving dinner and need some American items to ensure authenticity :). There is a large car park, however, if there is a football game on, you may want to stay away from this area due to traffic. The store is huge and was quite busy on Saturday afternoon. There are ATMs outside of the store, as well as a dry cleaning service. Walking inside the store actually made me feel like I was in a Wal-Mart Supercenter. It is huge! There is a cafe, salon, electronics section, beauty counter like those in a department store, bakery, and a health store. We continued straight on and went through the toys, home goods, and electronic sections. If you head to the right you'll eventually find the food section. Of course we did get a bit sidetracked and ended up getting a slow cooker since it was on sale (we will be returning it as when we plugged it in, it blew the fuse for everything in our apartment). I also got to look at Christmas decorations and saw a nice laptop for a reasonable price to replace my iBook dinosaur. Eventually we got over to the food section. The problem with me trying to do a shop in a new store is that I get distracted trying to look at everything on offer. Unfortunately this is not compatible with Mr. Snarky and I should have sent him back over to the electronics. What I like about the store, is that while it is very busy, it is very spacious so it doesn't feel like sardines in a can and making shopping a little easier. While they do offer a lot and all of the usual items, I was a bit disappointed with their World Foods Area. The first was the rice aisle which consisted mainly of Basmati rice with a couple bags of glutinous rice. For a 'World Foods' section, they should have more selection of rice and as a result I didn't get the rice that I was looking for. They do offer a lot of European foods, but the selection from other countries is not as large, including the American section. I did get the pumpkin for my pumpkin pie and pumpkin roll, but the other items that I was looking for and stocked by the Tesco in Swindon were not available. I did like that they have a 'Free From' section for those with intolerances or allergies... and it seems fairly extensive. Check out was a bit slow, but no massive queues. Besides self-checkout, they do have the scan-as-you-shop scheme as well. It is a nice store, though, very clean, well stocked, and has almost everything you could want.

One of the best Tesco stores in the country now that it's had a recent huge overhaul and extension…read more The new 'World Foods' area is particularly impressive. It also has a cafe, a salon, a Timpson dry cleaner/key cutter, and a petrol station, as well as an on-site recycle centre. As it is quite a large and busy store, there can be quite a problem with queuing at the tills, and due to being a 24 hour store, late night shopping can see many internal lights turned off, as well as lots of cages of stock all over the place down most aisles, making access tricky. NOTE: On Bolton Wanderers match days, there is a three hour limit to be parked in their car park, after which, you can receive a £70 fine.