A BRILLIANT burger van has proved so popular that its owners are now opening a restaurant.

Bare Grills has earned rave reviews since setting up shop next to Radcliffe Market Hall last year, attracting food lovers from across the region with its signature handmade burgers and steaks.

The outlet has a perfect five-star rating from more than 100 reviews on Facebook and Lewis Holbrook, who set up the eatery with partner Holly Parnell, is taking his dream one step further by opening a shop in Bolton Road, Bury.

Mr Holbrook said: “We have a big fan base and have had people coming from all over Manchester to try our food.

“I had been saving up some money for a while to get the van up and running and so far everything has gone really well, I’ve been really happy with the response we have had from the public.

“My partner and I have brought this business up from nothing and are very proud of how well it has done.

“Before this I was working for my dad doing contract cleaning, but it was my dream to have a food van ever since I started working.

“The quality of our food is really high and we are ranked in the top 21 places in Manchester for a steak, which is amazing considering most of the others are top restaurants.

“I hoped we would be able to open a proper shop one day, but I didn’t think it would happen so quickly.”

The restaurant, which will have a seating area for 20 people and will be decorated to resemble a wood cabin, is due to open in February.

Mr Holbrook resolved to pursue his ambition of setting up the van after noticing a gap in the market for high-quality takeaway food in Radcliffe.

The 30-year-old added: “All of our burgers and steaks are handmade and the meals are all our own recipes.

“I got the idea because I felt that there weren’t really enough high quality takeaways in Radcliffe.

“I was coming home from work on a Friday night and was struggling to find somewhere that I wanted to eat from.

“There is a really good market for quality street food and it’s great that we can fit that remit.”

One reviewer said: “Incredible food. Restaurant quality. Incredibly tasty. It didn’t feel like a normal takeaway.

“It was real good quality food, not greasy or stodgy. Just really enjoyable. Great, polite staff and a lovely delivery driver. Would recommend every time. Really well done folks.”