When you’re out and about as a family, with a dog in tow, it’s not constantly simple to discover someplace to get a beverage and a bite to consume.
Either the menu does not fit, it’s a bit too elegant for your dog walking clobber, or in a lot of cases, no pooches permitted.
The Bag & Bean, nevertheless, is none of those things.
Attached to the Love It Gallery, in Billinge, Wigan, the staff could not be more inviting – to dogs along with kids.
Within minutes people showing up on Sunday early morning, Milo was provided a bowl of water as we got an opportunity to check out the menu.
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It’s not someplace you’d come for a huge meal – it’s more a breakfast and light lunch sort of location with bacon rolls, paninis, salads, coat potatoes – together with the sweet things, there’s a lot of that.
The counter is complete to the brim with cakes of every kind and there’s an ice cream counter for cones and luxurious milkshakes.
The kids chose pancakes – you get 3 warm American design pancakes with blueberries and maple syrup for £3.85.
I opted for the chunky fruit toast, £2.95, while the other half chose the pork pie, which he verified was scrumptious, although at £6.30 a little on the costly side provided the size of it.
The milkshakes – one bubble gum, one vanilla and clotted cream – decreased a treat and, at £3.95 each, were more fairly priced than you’d usually spend for that sort of thing. As were the big lattes at £3.10.
For research study functions we needed to sample the cakes naturally, and the fruit scone with jam and clotted cream, £3.50, and the piece of vegan carrot cake, £3.75, didn’t dissatisfy. And, after seeing photos of the afternoon tea this location dishes out, we were considering that up for a future check out.
The genuine appeal of this location however is the unwinded environment and the space. There’s an indoor café area, however the dog-friendly area is outdoors however undercover, so you do not need to stress over the weather condition.
And the tables are so spaced out, so, along with not feeling like you’re all on top of each other, as holds true in lots of coffee shops, it implies any dogs aren’t too near trouble each other either.
There’s dog ice cream for sale so they can get a sweet treat too and Wednesday to Saturday there’s a Furry Tails Dog Grooming van open outside the shop if your pooch requires a clean.
The location draws in visitors from the city and more afield and is perfect for visiting after a walk round the neighboring Orrell Water Park, which is popular with households and dog walkers and has a backyard for children to delight in.
It’s not surprising that the location has numerous first-class evaluations, with one calling it an ‘outright little gem of a cafe’ and another stating: “I like it here. The staff are constantly beautiful, the food is great and dogs are permitted. What more might you request.”
After tasting it for ourselves, we’d need to concur.
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