Quick info
About Cafe 18
Cafe 18 is a cafe on Manchester Rd in Bolton, open daily for daytime service with an open plan kitchen visible from the counter. The menu runs from ham salads and turkey to rice boxes, cheeseburgers, and burgers, alongside cheesy chips and milkshakes, with a full breakfast covering sausages, hashbrowns, eggs, and mushrooms. Frederick's Icecream is also available. The cafe operates on a walk-in basis, with no booking needed, and takes phone orders for those collecting food to eat off site. A step-free, wheelchair-accessible entrance serves visitors with mobility needs, and high chairs are available for families with young children. The room opens directly onto Manchester Rd and runs on a straightforward counter-order format throughout the day.
Good to know
- ParkingFree of charge street parking · Free parking lot
- AccessibilityWheelchair-accessible car park · Wheelchair-accessible entrance · Wheelchair-accessible seating
- Good for kidsHigh chairs
Menu & Prices
18 dishes- Small Breakfast
- Medium Breakfast
- Mega Breakfast
- Veggi Breakfast
- Breakfast Barm
- Breakfast Barm Large
Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention mega breakfast, cheeseburgers and milkshakes, burger and cheesy chips and rice boxes.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention mega breakfast, cheeseburgers and milkshakes, burger and cheesy chips and rice boxes.
Customer Review Summary
Burgers draw the warmest praise. One diner calls the burger and cheesy chips the best they have had, and a family describes cheeseburgers and milkshakes as to die for. Close behind is the cooked breakfast, with one reviewer taking on the mega breakfast and another praising a fried egg cooked to perfection. A longtime customer also singles out the ham and turkey salads and the rice boxes. Reviewers mention friendly staff, generous portions and reasonable prices, and one reads the open plan kitchen as a good sign. The complaints are specific and centre on speed and consistency. One diner waited 30 minutes for a sausage and spam barm in an empty room, while another customer waited over 20 minutes for a coffee. A different reviewer binned a full breakfast of frozen sausages, soggy hashbrowns and boiled mushrooms, and a former regular found the dim lighting depressing. Even a loyal customer admits it can be slow when busy, but says phone orders are always ready when they collect.
Customer Review Summary
Burgers draw the warmest praise. One diner calls the burger and cheesy chips the best they have had, and a family describes cheeseburgers and milkshakes as to die for. Close behind is the cooked breakfast, with one reviewer taking on the mega breakfast and another praising a fried egg cooked to perfection. A longtime customer also singles out the ham and turkey salads and the rice boxes. Reviewers mention friendly staff, generous portions and reasonable prices, and one reads the open plan kitchen as a good sign. The complaints are specific and centre on speed and consistency. One diner waited 30 minutes for a sausage and spam barm in an empty room, while another customer waited over 20 minutes for a coffee. A different reviewer binned a full breakfast of frozen sausages, soggy hashbrowns and boiled mushrooms, and a former regular found the dim lighting depressing. Even a loyal customer admits it can be slow when busy, but says phone orders are always ready when they collect.
Featured reviews
- Jordan
“Just a delivery driver but always good service and friendly.”
- Stuart Foulkes
“Absolutely cracking breakfast. I thought as try the mega breakfast, I doubt I'll need any lunch out it that way. Great service great food”
- Lee Tyson
“Wow my full breakfast went in bin, frozen chippy sausages soggy frozen hashbrowns plastic nasty eggs boiled mushrooms for a 10er disgusting”
- Rory Brennan
“Took 30 minutes for a sausage and spam barm. The place was empty when we walked in. The sausages are cheap and nasty, spam had no flavour and even the ketchup was run down. Another customer was waiting over 20 minutes for a coffee. Honestly will never be eating there ever again.”
- Strictly Tanning
“I’ve have used this cafe for 4 years there the best around there standards of hygiene are second to none extremely good food as specially there ham salads of Turkey and the rice boxes are to die for yes it can be a little slow but that’s because there very busy I don’t mind waiting if I just call in but when I make a phone order it’s and collect it’s always ready and the staff are always friendly I love this little gem in a lovely place called Kearsley ❤️they are part of our community and the owner is a pillar of the community raising cash cash for charity they are a fantastic team”
Hours
- Monday
- Tuesday
- Wednesday
- Thursday
- Friday
- Saturday
- Sunday
Highlights
- Great coffee
- Great tea selection
- Popular for breakfast
- Popular for lunch
- Popular for solo dining
- Popular for good for working on laptop
Amenities
- Wheelchair-accessible car park
- Free of charge street parking
- Delivery
- Takeaway
- Dine-in
- Casual
Show more amenities
- Coffee
- Quick bite
- Dessert
- Table service
- Solo dining
- Good for working on laptop
- Dining options· 5
- Breakfast
- Brunch
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Seating
- Accessibility· 3
- Wheelchair-accessible entrance
- Wheelchair-accessible seating
- Wheelchair-accessible toilet
- Parking· 1
- Free parking lot
- Highlights· 1
- Great tea selection
- Facilities· 1
- Toilet
- Crowd· 1
- Groups
- Family-friendly· 1
- High chairs
Location
Cafes near Cafe 18
- Blue Café4.45110.8 mi£1–15Outdoor seatingVegetarian optionsWi-Fi
full english breakfast, blue cafe special breakfast, quarter pound cheeseburger
- The Lounge Cafe4.8771.6 miOutdoor seatingReservationsWi-Fi
large full english breakfast, christmas lunch, pea and ham soup
- Chaiiwala3.48142.2 mi£10–20Outdoor seatingVegetarian optionsDelivery
karak chai, chana dishes, drive-through service
| Place | Rating | Distance | Price | Mentioned in reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cafe 18Delivery | 4.4127 | — | — | mega breakfast, cheeseburgers and milkshakes, burger and cheesy chips |
| Blue CaféOutdoor seating · Vegetarian options · Wi-Fi | 4.4511 | 0.8 mi | £1–15 | full english breakfast, blue cafe special breakfast, quarter pound cheeseburger |
| The Lounge CafeOutdoor seating · Reservations · Wi-Fi | 4.877 | 1.6 mi | — | large full english breakfast, christmas lunch, pea and ham soup |
| ChaiiwalaOutdoor seating · Vegetarian options · Delivery | 3.4814 | 2.2 mi | £10–20 | karak chai, chana dishes, drive-through service |
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