This Subway is located in the BP Garage on Bridgeman Place, in Bolton town centre, it is one of the few regular Subway's in Bolton with many other nearby being halal. The store/franchise is owned by Bridgeman Place Service Station, in which it is located.
When I arrived, there were no staff members waiting, they all seemed to be in the back, it took shouting and starting to question if they were even open for a couple of minutes, to be served. Through the entire time of me being served, the two staff members and another staff member from the garage were talking to each other, very loudly in a foreign language, almost as if to shout, this made me feel really uncomfortable that they were not only shouting but speaking Swahili/Urdu, I didn't know what was going on!
The prices here are much higher than normal too, a 6-inch tuna sub alone would cost £4.09 compared to the average £3.39 or so, a difference of 20%. I was able to use my Subway points as part payment which helped reduce the price, and they had no problem in letting me redeem my free survey free drink, however, the selection of drinks was limited and was basically Pepsi Max only, I don't understand why with the same owners having both the shop and the Subway they couldn't have moved drinks here, there were no ice tea bottles in the fridge or the machine. Shame.
My sub was okay, I would have liked the cheese to have been melted better as it went clumpy and a little sweet.
2* - A nice location if you're on the go, or looking for a non-halal store in Bolton, but certainly not worth the price and I did feel uncomfortable while in the store due to issues with the staff, and the selection in terms of food/drink is slightly poorer than other regular branches too. read more
