House of Chai Bolton

I gave 4 star for food because I included drinks in this category. Their Hot drinks are not great and we have tried lots of them but the food - WOW! 10 out of 10 for taste and for presentation. We had brunch / lunch and ordered a cheesesteak, eggs Benedict which comes w/ Steak strips and the Dynamite Prawns. All of the Dessert we tried were also amazing!

Travelled up from London to Manchester for the weekend with the family. Glad we found this place for brunch. Was not expecting anything brilliant however was really surprised at how good the food was. Big portion sizes for the kids too. Maybe a little too gormet for kids. Now I’m too full and sleepy for the long drive back to London.

Saturday 6pm The restaurant was fairly empty (only three tables occupied) and the décor was lovely, but the service was poor. We drove an hour for the Winter Special menu. After ordering, we waited 40 minutes to be told all advertised soups were unavailable and got a basic tomato soup instead. Cutlery had to be requested twice as no spoons for the soup. Mains arrived very slowly and separately: lamb biryani (with a nice fire display), chicken Alfredo, and a spicy buttermilk burger. However, the kids’ bambino burger never arrived, which upset my 7 year old. When enquired, the boy serving vanished; a young girl took over (she was very polite and professional), and later a gentleman possibly the manager tried to resolve the issue, he apologised and offered mocktails and desserts as compensation but no real explanation. We were running late, so desserts were packed. They had no baklava, waffles, or pancakes, and the complementary fudge cake & brownie were stale and very disappointing. However, the French toast & apple crumble were average. Mocktails were nice. After travelling so far, long waits, missing meals, and disorganisation made this visit very disappointing. We won’t be returning.