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A sandwich shop in Egerton is vying to be named the best in the borough in The Bolton News Best Sandwich Shop Awards 2025. Crabtree's, situated at 222 Blackburn Road, is a family-run business that serves a mixture of hot and cold sandwiches. The shop has a 3.
7 rating on Google Reviews, with specials including homemade pies and sausage rolls. One online commenter said: "It's a great place to eat high-quality food at good prices, all fresh." Read more: Café Chico at heart of the community nominated for a food award Read more: Cafe shop owner up for award after starting off baking during lockdown Read more: Career switch success for cafe owner nominated for award Another added: "Used to visit regularly for lunch and it was great.
A decent menu to choose from if you want something hot or a full-stocked corner shop if you want something else. "Polite and friendly staff plus it is a local business so I always enjoy supporting those. "Great handy little village shop with a wide selection of basic food items," another explained.
"They offer home-cooked hot and cold food freshly prepared daily, and a tasty selection of cakes. Their bacon butties are pretty spot on." Crabtree's is open from 9am to 3pm during the week, 10am to 3pm on a Saturday, and 10.
30am to 3pm on a Sunday. They also sell fresh filter Rijo coffee, hot chocolate and tea. "I have never had disappointing food from here," one customer said.
"It can get busy at lunchtime but it's so worth the wait. "I have been going on and off for years. This place doubles the house prices of the entire village.
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