Saturday, 10 September 2011
43 The Coach And Horses - Breightmet
First visited (in new guise) : 4 September 2011
The Coach and Horses ( as was ) is actually just outide the Bolton border and therefore technically in Radcliffe but its new owners and restaurant review sites all seem to share my own assumption that it's still in Breightmet.
The pub is now a Chinese restaurant , the Chinese Delight. I went there last Sunday for lunch and the food came in a generous portion and was perfectly acceptable although not as cheap as you might have expected from the location which may be why it wasn't very busy. But that's part of the allure of Chinese restaurants isn't it ? - you can go to them anywhere in the world and they don't seem influenced by their location in anyway whatsoever. I should note that the service here was very good.
42 The Bull's Head - Breightmet
First visited : 10th September 2011
This pub has had a substantial makeover in the last couple of years and now goes by its nickname of "The Bottom Bull" under the brand name Henighan's. Henighan's started as a venture in Little Lever in 2009 where a closed pub The Horseshoe was reopened under the name of its most popular ex-landlord Michael Henighan , some ex-rugby player I'm told. This pub represents their first expansion and they've followed the same formula of gutting the pub of its fittings to create a bright open space, serving food and putting on live music events.
It took three attempts to visit this one as it seems to open when it pleases regardless of the times shown on the board. I noticed that the etched window above the door still says The Bull's Head which was pleasing. Inside it is brash and modern with a lounge to the right and games room to the left. I didn't see anyone eating or indeed any menus so that's perhaps still in the pipeline. There were some adverts for live bands and it was obvious where the stage area is but otherwise it seemed just like the last two visited , a place for chavs to watch Sky.
The "Bottom Bull" thing comes from its geographical relationship to another pub with "bull" in its name which we'll come to shortly.
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