Malone's in St. Helens

Met a colleague for quick meeting, good homemade sandwiches & coffee at very reasonable prices, place well laid out,nice & clean with tables outside.

I had heard good words of this place from friends and colleagues and intended for months to make my own mind up. I eventually got there, with my wife, for brunch today. I was delighted that, because the local market was not on today, I could easily park, for free, nearby. Malones looks very fresh and is eclectically furnished, for instance by clocks on the wall all showing different times. It is owned/ run by a young lady named Francesca, who was on hand to prepare our order. The menu is basically in two parts. Firstly, breakfast. You can either choose one or two set options, or build your own. Plenty of black- puddings on offer, but I , personally, would like to see, fried bread and hash browns on offer. The other part of the menu is more geared towards dinner, with toasties, panini and the like. I chose a club toastie which came promptly, and consisted of chunks of chicken, bacon, lettuce tomato and side of salad and crisps. My wife chose a similar cheese toastie, which she described as “ two- tone” cheese. Both were very tasty and hit the spot. We had a very avant- garden teapot with tea in IKEA cups, also very palatable.