A new Greek restaurant has been teased to be 'coming soon' to Lees in the former Italian restaurant.

Apollo's Greek Restaurant has announced it will be setting up shop over on 57-59 High Street in Lees, where La Bella Italian Restaurant used to sit.

The premises has been trading as a restaurant for at least three decades, initially as a Chinese/Cantonese establishment before La Bella Italian moved in.

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The building became vacant and was reportedly put up for sale or to let in late 2023.

Now, new owners are at the helm who have called themselves Lees' very own "village Greek", where they are working hard to bring "Greece to your doorstep with traditional cuisine and authentic entertainment". 

Speaking to The Oldham Times, the boss, Helen Whelan, said the restaurant is still very much in the refurbishment stage but they are hoping to open at the end of October.

Helen said: "If we can complete it before that, it will be a bonus.

"It's our first restaurant so we're very excited to be able to bring something new to the area.

"It's family-run and will be a family-friendly establishment.

"We have been local to the area for around ten years now, so we have been overwhelmed by the interest in the coming venture and are excited to serve members of the community and the wider Oldham area."

As well as authentic Greek dishes, the restaurant has teased a line-up of entertainment to boot.

Helen added: "It will be in the former La Bella, which I used to frequent many a time with my children.

"We've completely changed the layout inside.

"We're having an open kitchen downstairs with seating and upstairs with seating, with the option to use the upstairs as a function room as well.

"The more the merrier."

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