The artisan food hall features a deli, butchers, bakers and more
The Full Breakfast at Provenance Artisan Food Hall & Restaurant(Image: Manchester Family / MEN)
Like many town centres these days it’s got its fair share of barbers, takeaways and of course a vape shop. But Westhoughton’s Market Street is also home to something very special.
Provenance Artisan Food Hall sits on a corner with King Street and is home to a butchers, a bakers, a deli and pattiserie and is big hit with Boltonians and those from further afield.
Downstairs is where you’ll find the various counters and they were all stocked up nicely during our New Year’s Eve visit when I called in for lunch with the family.
We were there to eat rather than shop – or at least that was the plan – so we headed to the Home Restaurant that’s hidden away upstairs.
Provenance Artisan Food Hall & Restaurant, Westhoughton(Image: Manchester Family / MEN)
It’s not huge, but it’s light and airy with plenty of green foliage and comfy stripe-backed seats, spaced far enough apart to offer the desired privacy you don’t always get in places like this. And it’s a good job we’d booked as there were just two tables free when we first arrived, as good a sign as any of what was to come.
Thankfully the brunch menu runs from 10am to 3pm Wednesday to Saturday – finishing at midday on Sunday to allow for Sunday lunch – so we were able to pick from the ‘modern blend of breakfast styled dishes and classic lunch dishes’.
Home Restaurant is upstairs(Image: Manchester Family / MEN)
Apparently the Full Breakfast is a popular choice here and with a Provenance Old English pork pinwheel sausage, black pudding, cured maple bacon, fried egg, hash brown cake, smoked chipotle beans and sourdough toast, it sounded too good to miss. And I’m so glad I didn’t.
It’s got everything you’d want on a traditional breakfast, but each ingredient has an added touch that makes it extra special. I can’t say I’ve ever tried smoked chipotle beans on a breakfast before, but they were mighty fine, as was the hash brown cake with the most delicious shredded potato encased in a golden crispy shell that’s hard to beat.
The Full Breakfast(Image: Manchester Family / MEN)
But the best bit by far was that pinwheel sausage, which was so good we decided to buy some from the downstairs butcher to take home.
£16 is more than we’d typically spend on a breakfast, but then this isn’t your typical fodder, and you really do get what you pay for here.
It wasn’t just the breakfast that impressed us though. The other breakfast-style dishes of hash and eggs and hedgerow berry granola were also a treat. I don’t think our youngest spoke a word as he made his way through the generous portion of fried chorizo, potatoes and eggs (£9.20) and while £8 may sound a little steep for granola, it was piled high with nuts, big juicy fruit, smooth yoghurt and delicious local honey.
Hash & Eggs(Image: Manchester Family / MEN)
My other half went for the Home’s Burger – a beef patty with pickles, siracha, cheese rarebit and crispy onions on a bouncy pretzel bun with truffle fries.
At £19 it’s on the steep side, but I know he’d pay it again and so would I, if only to stop him rambling on about the thing for a while. There’s only so much admiration I can tolerate for a burger.
Of course it would be rude not to sample the desserts and our waitress kindly brought up a plate of what was left in the downstairs pattiserie to see which we fancied.
Home’s Burger(Image: Manchester Family / MEN)
We chose three different offerings – a lemon tart, a tiramisu cheesecake and the last remaining millionaire’s cheesecake.
While more mousse-like than cheesecake, they were both creamy and delicious with thick toppings and perfectly crumbly bases. And the tangy lemon filling mixed with the buttery, crisp pastry shell made for an irresistible tart.
It’s hardly surprising this place is busy and I’d challenge anyone to make it out of there without buying at least a little something to take home.
Desserts from the patisserie(Image: Manchester Family / MEN)
On top of our pinwheel sausages, we also couldn’t resist one of the large pork pies from the deli counter to share on New Year’s Eve.
It might not be the most exciting way to spend the evening, but trust me, it was a tasty way to bring in 2026.