Three of Bolton's best ‘hidden' cafes that you need to try
Residents in Bolton are spoiled for choice when it comes to cafés, yet you might not have heard of these three hidden gems.
Whether you're looking to indulge in a coffee and some cake or you want to try a lunchtime meal at a café near you, there is plenty to offer in Bolton.
Here are three of Bolton's best 'hidden' cafes:
The Mill Coffee House at Kings Church
Kicking off the list is the Mill Coffee House in Bury New Road, Bolton.
This extremely popular coffee shop has gained rave reviews from customers for its breakfast, lunch and drink options – as well as an array of sweet treats supplied by local bakers.
The Mill Coffee House offers an array of specials, such as crispy chicken wraps with chilli garlic, chilli nachos and even a coveted breakfast wrap complete with bacon, sausage, eggs, hash brown, and cheese.
The Mill Coffee House on Bury New Road. (Image: Google Maps) A selection of toasted sandwiches and bagels are also available complete with various fillings, as well as a special ploughman's lunch.
For those with a sweet tooth, it also offers an array of pancakes with various toppings included pistachios, Biscoff, white chocolate, s'mores and Nutella.
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But it doesn't stop there, the coffee house also stocks a variety of baked goodies from local business, Bella's Bakes, including Oreo blondies, jammy dodger cookies, Caramac brownies and stuffed cookie sandwiches.
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The church, which was founded by Pastors Derek and Georgina Smith in 2005, is currently based in Boundary Industrial Estate, in Millfield Road.
As well as religious services, the group tries to run programmes to tackle need in the area, including cooking clubs, craft courses, health awareness programmes, keep fit clubs, free dancing classes, and youth clubs.
Heaton Fold Garden Centre
Located at Heaton Fold Garden Centre in Overdale Drive, Bolton, Claude's Café serves a range of light lunches, breakfasts, desserts, Artisan Teas and Italian-made Kimbo Coffee.
The café is named after the garden centre's resident feline, 15-year-old tabby cat Claude.
Heaton Fold Garden Centre. (Image: Martini Archive) Claude's also serves seasonal delights including delicious tapas boards and sangria in the summer, as well as serving menu staples such as scampi and chips, burgers, toasties and the full English breakfast.
For dessert, Claude's serves hot waffles and ice cream, sundaes, sponge puddings or delicious apple pie with custard!
To keep cool during the hot weather, the ice cream counter features delicious Kelly's Cornish Ice Cream, as well as a variety of different cakes, flapjacks and cream cakes, including gluten-free and vegan options.
Guests can enjoy their food inside or order drinks to the outdoor patio or tiki bar area should they wish to enjoy the summer sunshine.
Opening hours for the café are 11am to 3pm for food and from 10am for drinks seven days a week.
The Lounge Café at Christ Church
Last but not least on the list is the Lounge café at Christ's Church in Harwood. This spectacular community café specialises in homemade goods made by a team of volunteers.
Christ Church in Harwood. (Image: Martini Archive) The café is also dog friendly – so bring your pooch to enjoy some tasty grub!
On the menu is an array of platters, which customers can pick three to enjoy as a meal including pate, cheddar, stilton, Lancashire, ham, pickles and crisps.
An array of freshly made salads are also on the menu, including additional options such as pork pies, corned beef, cheese and ham. These are also available as a barm, served with soup of the day.
The Lounge's abundance of cakes features different flavours every day including are raspberry cake, chocolate fudge, coffee and walnut cake, lemon drizzle and bakewell tart – just to name a few.
For lighter options, potato cakes, crumpets, crumpet cakes and cereal with milk are available to purchase.
The community café opened in June 2018 and has served hundreds of customers since then - why not become one of them?
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