Irwells Bistro - Bury

My friend and I went to Irwells today for brunch with our children. Although the place was clean and the food was delicious, the service and the atmosphere was appalling. A member of staff seated us in an area that we can put our prams. We got asked politely by the first waitress to move the prams in closer if we could so we did. But 3 other members of staff, grabbed our prams in an angry manner and moved them out of the way, even though we moved them to the place where we got asked to. They also, kept tutting, and muttering under their breaths. We got rushed to order our food. When we were eating our food, cutlery got taken from our table from a waitress. We got made to feel like an inconvenience. Even though they have a menu for children, it's seems that they don't accommodate for children. My friend also got dirty looks from staff whilst breastfeeding her child discreetly. Overall, its a lovely clean place that's does delicious food at an affordable price. But for our first time eating there, unfortunately we didn't have a welcoming and positive experience.

Not been for a while due to family illness but very relaxed lunch

We had pulled beef muffins, chips and salad. The muffins were thin and broke easily. The pulled beef was tasteless and the beef muffin as a whole was dry. It didn't have anything in it apart from a small amount of onion and pulled beef. The salad was mainly salad leaves with a quarter of a small tomato, one slice of cucumber and a couple of slivers of onion. I personally like crisp chips, but others found them hard. The tables are far too close together and too small to sit 4 people comfortably. Really disappointed as it was supposed to be an early Mother's Day treat for my mother in law. I've been before and enjoyed the brie and cranberry, however I doubt I'll go again.

After hearing great things about this restaurant, I was excited to try it for the first time. Unfortunately, the experience did not meet my expectations. The restaurant was busy, which I usually consider a good sign. We were seated within 10 minutes of arriving, another positive. I ordered the cajun chicken burger from the specials board, which came with two fried onion rings, fries, and coleslaw. The food arrived in a timely manner, considering how busy the kitchen was. However, the burger bun was dry and almost stale, the cajun spice was nonexistent, and the chicken coating was overly oily and fell apart. The onion rings had too much batter and were extremely greasy. The lettuce and tomato were limp. On the bright side, the fries were decent and the coleslaw was tasty. Overall, I left feeling disappointed with the meal, which lingered with me throughout the afternoon.

Food was basic but I wasn't expecting much. Service was about on par with Karen's Diner except not in the fun way..