Blackburn restaurant Jaan's opens second branch in Bolton

The family run Jaan's Restaurant welcomed their first customers to their new home on the corner of Blackburn Road and Waters Meeting Road recently.

The opening came after the success of Jaan's in Blackburn, which is based on Charlotte Street off Victoria Street.

At their official opening for family and friends, the Mayor of Bolton, Cllr Mohammed Ayub was on hand to cut the ribbon. 

Mayor of Bolton Cllr Mohammed Ayub and Ahmed Waseem Abid of Jaan's (Image: Newsquest)

The restaurant, which will seat 150 people, is co-run by brothers Saadullah and Hamdullah Waseem, who also run the Jaan's restaurant in Blackburn. 

It will serve Asian curries, pizzas, barbecue food, burgers, steaks and grills. 

Fahdullah Waseem, who will also be co-running the restaurant, said: "We are very happy to be opening. Hopefully it will be busy.

"It is a very big, massive, step. We are very happy. And we want to expand even more after Bolton, such as London after this.

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"It is the biggest step we have made."

The restaurant will specialise in Karahi and Tawa grill foods. 

Bolton mayor, Cllr Mohammed Ayub, said: "It is great for Bolton as a town, we welcome businesses coming in to Bolton and I think this will to bring in families.

"It is a nice set up, I can see it is of a high standard."

Upstairs in the restaurant (Image: Newsquest)

In relation to this being their second restaurant in the UK, Cllr Ayub added: "They have experience so they must know what they are doing.

"The owner has said he looked all around Bolton and picked this spot because they think it is the best. I wish them well."