Restaurants in Bolton

Arrived at The Pavilion with great anticipation, we hadn't visited the establishment before. I had had been told by a work colleague I was in for a treat. In reception we were met by a rather gruff fellow who acknowledged our booking but proceeded to sit other people who came in after us. After eventually being seated we ordered , starting with poppadoms and a chutney tray, very good. Main course I ordered the Pavilion special with Chicken, and my wife had the Bangalore Lamb dish. When my dish came it was mostly large chunks of onion, with 3 pieces of chicken. My wife's dish had overcooked Lamb, with frozen slices of banana. We complained, I carried on with my dish, my wife's meal was taken away then brought back still with frozen slices of banana, but know with Chicken in with the Lamb. Also the Peshawar bread was dripping in Syrup.Spoilt our meal completely, no charge for the mains, paid for everything else. Left hungry. This place supposedly won an award.!!??

We have enjoyed several meals at Cafe Italia, all of which have been great. In fact, its consistency of both service and quality food is why its one of our 'go to' choices. This particular weekend, they also had a brilliant card magician entertaining diners, which was an excellent choice and easy to enjoy in between food (much better than singers, that we've seen in other restaurants - in our opinion). Its great place and we will be back