Owens — Restaurant in Bury

Popped in today for a a couple of sandwiches and this place is quite the little gem. My partner had the prawn and salmon which looked lovely and she asured me it was. We both agreed the chips where the best chips we had ever eaten. Who knew you could turn a potatoe into somthing so delicious. We had a side order of onion rings which was a bowl stacked high. Beautifuly fryed and crispy. Light batter and not a spot of grease in sight. Quite the achievment itself. My club sandwich was posibaly one of the strangest juxtopositions of quality i have ever had. Beautifull cured gammon ham a fried very fresh egg and then chicken mayo of the sort that whilst delicious was like a better seasond supermarket chicken mayo sandwich filling (im sure it was home made however) and then sandwiched between 3 peices of hovis sliced white bread!! The for some random and unknown reason a round peice of bread had been cut out of the top of my sandwich and then poked back in the whole like a little window into the middle. Im sure if the bread was of a better quality and maybe the chicken was roasted and sliced with fresh mayo then the sandwich would have been improved. However it was still perfect the way it was almost like a club sandwich that takes you on a journey back to childhood. The service was amazing staff where very friendly. The poor waitress rolled her eyes and i think was expecting a complaint when i laughed and said "seems to have been shot its got a hole in it" but it added to the experience in a way. If the owners read this comment and please tell me why the hole was there its driving me crazy i cant find another example of anyone doing it anywhere my best guess is an atempt to stop the egg yoke running out or it was supposed to be the...

I took my grandma for lunch at Owens today. We were greeted warmly as we entered the restaurant, and shown to our table by Oliver, who pointed out the specials board and offered us menus. Our drinks order was taken promptly and delivered promptly (1 hot pot of fresh tea served with a small cute glass bottle of milk, and a shortbread biscuit on the side, and a bottle of sparking water served with a glass of ice and slice of lemon) . Our food order was 2 x prawn sandwiches on white bread. The food was served fresh and beautifully presented. 4 triangles of stuffed, soft white bread sandwiches on each of our plates - the prawns were a good size, fresh, mixed in a light marie rose sauce, and generously portioned within each sandwich. Accompanying the sandwiches were a portion of chunky chips that were delicious, and a salad and coleslaw garnish. The meal was simple yet delicious and filling.

Given the temperature of the day (an extremely warm 22°), the restaurant was very comfortable and cool.

The service was warm, friendly and efficient, and the passion & pride that the owners/management have for this restaurant is evident in their presence and also in their staff, food and environment.

We are very much looking forward to returning for dinner one evening soon, as the wider menu (beyond the sandwiches we chose for lunch) looked fantastic.

I highly recommend...

Situated opposite the railway Station on a corner. Everything was "nice", the deco, the staff, the food but nothing exceptional. I was disappointed, especially as I ordered a vegetarian mushroom dish which had bacon strips ontop! I had informed the waiter that I was a vegetarian so he should have made a note and informed the chef. They did apologise and offered me a free drink, which I appreciate, but staff need to be more careful. I was also disappointed with the choice of vegetarian main courses, only 2, the obligated cheese and onion pie or risotto. As I didn't fancy either I had 2 starters. I did ask if they could give me a starter as a main course, a spinach and mushroom pancake, but all they could suggest was order some chips etc. with it. Why couldn't they have put it on a bigger plate and added vegetables and chips or potatoes etc. My friend has just told me that she left most of her chicken flatbread starter as the meat was pink inside. They appear old fashioned in approach, they need to get more flexible and offer more choices for vegans and vegetarians. We also asked for water and was told, very sternly, to get our own from "over there ", which turned out to be a dispenser on a window sill. I just looked at the menu again and noticed a separate vegan and vegetarian section! Why didn't the waiter mention this when I told him I...