Farnells Bar and Coffee Lounge

Farnells Coffee Lounge and Bar sits on the middle of Chorley New Road. It used to be Julie’s International and fancy dress, You’ve probably seen it when you’ve been sat in traffic, but have you been in? You should!
It’s well located for people to get to on foot, and although it does have a car park, I wouldn’t say you could get more than 4 cars in it at any one time. The venue is split into three areas, the coffee lounge to the left, the sandwich shop to the right, and the fully licensed bar/​function room upstairs.
As you walk in, you step into the coffee lounge section, which is bright, spacious, and modern, with purchasable art displayed on the walls. There are modern tables and chairs as well as couches if you just fancy a coffee and to read the paper. The owner, Stuart Farnell greets me warmly as I walk in, and asks «fancy a brew?». The main counter displays cakes and tasty goods available at that moment, as well as the selections of beers and wines available.
The food selection is mainly breakfast and lunch-​based, with a specials board, and everything seems to be home-​made and freshly made to order by Stuart, who also used to be a restaurant chef, and who as well as running the place as a friendly host, also tells me that he runs weekly community cookery classes at the venue, as well as other general events. He tells me how nothing quite beats home-​made when it comes to his food offerings, to which I agree. Despite being fresh to order and home-​made, the food is pretty reasonably priced too!
I firstly accepted the offer of a pot of tea, which hit the spot perfectly. I liked that the milk came in a teeny tiny traditional milk bottle too. For my lunch I chose to have a ham and cheese toastie, which clearly was freshly made. Not only was the quality very tasty, but it came with a little fresh salad, and the best fresh home-​made coleslaw I’ve had in an extremely long time!
I definitely recommend popping into Farnells for a spot of brunch if you’re passing, or if you want to meet up with some friends for a drink, then I think you’ll find this place comfortable and pleasant. I certainly plan to return… if anything just for that coleslaw!