The Coffee Shop At Heaton - Bolton

I discovered this restaurant while searching for lunch options near me on Google. It turned out to be a delightful find! We made a reservation ahead of time, so we had no trouble getting a table. The service and food were excellent. I can't find any fault with this charming little spot for breakfast or lunch. It's a hidden gem.

Had breakfast Friday and Saturday morning and all I can say is Yum Yum. Good selection of food and great service. Will be visiting again and again and again…

Decent cup of coffee and decent oat milk latte. Staff friendly enough too. The however to all this was (a) the fact that, on offering my own cup (small), I was charged for a large latte and (b) price. £3.60 for a large latte in a small cup is poor value. Also, this cafe falls into the usual trap of charging extra for an oat milk latte. By this I mean that the cafe charges for a latte with normal milk, doesn 't provide the normal milk and then charges again for oat milk. Result; customer with an allergy to dairy pays twice; once not to have normal milk and once to have the alternative. This cafe therefore makes local alternatives look like great value. Both Caffe Italia and The Cakery charge £2.80 for superb oat milk lattes. I ended up paying £3.60 for what was a small latte. This makes the bigger chains seem reasonable something I 'd really prefer not to accept. So; in future, why not offer the customer a choice regular or large? Why not offer a small discount to someone who brings their own cup for a takeaway coffee? These are small acknowledgements but would be appreciated. Come on Heaton Coffee, you can do better and, not so very long ago, you DID do better. That 's why this particular disappointed customer will be going to Caffe Italia in the future and will be telling friends to do the same.

Excellent lunch today. Deb had the quiche salad bowl. I had the crumbly Lancashire salad bowl. Definitely recommend the salad bowls. Will be going back again…. And again… And again.

We booked for afternoon tea on Mothering Sunday. The food was fantastic and the service was really good. All the food was freshly made, beautifully presented and just perfect!