Fish, chips &... piano

THERE'S no shortage of chippies across Greater Manchester, but there aren't many fully fledged chippy restaurants around, especially ones with an in-house pianist.

- EMMA GILL

Bolton's Olympus may not look all that from the outside - the fact most of the letters have fallen off the sign isn't a great first impression - but inside, it's a completely different story.

With comedian Paddy McGuinness often singing its praises, I headed there with the family on a busy Saturday teatime to see what all the fuss is about.

There is a traditional chippy attached to it, for takeaway, but the restaurant itself is worlds apart from your typical eat-in chip shop.

The first thing that struck us was how big this place is and that was without us realising there's an extra orangery tucked away at the back.

With huge arched windows, it's light and airy, with cream and brown interior giving it a relaxed home-from-home feel.

After plonking ourselves on the table closest to the door, a member of staff immediately came over with the menus and explained that it's an 'order at the bar' job.