'Try us once, you'll be a customer': Emilio's in Penketh

However, it's now home to one of Warrington's most exciting new eateries.

Emilio's can be found at 31-33 Honiton Way, and it is providing some of the town's most unique offerings.

Emilio's can be found on Honiton Square, in Penketh (Image: Newsquest)

Since opening officially in November, Emilio's has received a lot of positive feedback, and business is picking up nicely considering it is a fairly new site.

There is another Emilio's site in Manchester, which has been serving the community for 30 years - the Penketh location is only the second location for the company.

Now, Warrington's Emilio's is up and running and has fully hit its stride.

The site is first and foremost a fish and chip shop - and it's with that in mind that Penketh was chosen to be the home of the site.

One of the masterminds of the Penketh site, Andreas Theo, spoke to the Warrington Guardian about the business: "We're more of a community shop than a city centre location, so Penketh is perfect for us.

"The store is big, and has lots of parking, and it gives us the chance to grow.

"We needed a big site because everything is freshly made each day."

Andreas says once people try the food at Emilio's then they'll soon come back (Image: Newsquest)

When asked what's different about Emilio's, Andreas said: "We've had really good feedback on our fresh fish - which is delivered every day.

"There's also been a demand for us to serve gluten-free fish and chips, and we launched that last week."

Emilio's does not just offer fish and chips, however, and is a one-stop shop boasting something for everyone.

Among the freshly made offerings are pizzas, with the dough whipped up on-site each day.

One of the more unique aspects of Emilio's is the 'Pizza of the Week' items.

Previous weeks have seen a fish and chip pizza take the slot, as well as an all-day breakfast pizza, and even a cheeseburger pizza.

Andreas said: "Well we like to mix things up with ingredients, but we can't put every new pizza on the menu, so this gets people interested.

"It keeps our customers engaged, and it's something different - we don't do the 'Pizza of the Week' at the Manchester store."

One of Emilio's specialities is its 'Pizza of the Week' - which was once the fish and chip pizza (Image: Emilio's)

One difficulty facing the store is that a lot of people don't often visit Honiton Square, unless they're from Penketh.

That's fair, as it is a little out of the way for a lot of people.

However, Andreas says that once people try the food then they'll come back for more: "Unless there's reason to come here, you wouldn't really see us - but we're trying to get that awareness out of who we are and what we do.

"Just try us once, you'll become a customer."

We can vouch for them on that one - having sampled a couple of their pizzas, as well as a sizeable portion of chips, Andreas and the team are putting their money where their mouth is.

Andreas said: "We cook everything fresh to order - so that sometimes means people are waiting three or four minutes extra for their fish and chips.

"But once we explain that we're prioritising taste and quality then people are happy with it, we've had no issues."

The large site gives Andreas and the team the space to make all of the menu items from scratch every day (Image: Newsquest)

Emilio's is already making strides in the community, having recently sponsored a junior football team, and hosted pizza-making sessions with clubs for young children.

The takeaway is available to order through JustEat, Deliveroo and UberEats, and they also have their own app with exclusive deals and offers, too.

Emilio's can be found at 31-33 Honiton Way, Penketh - for more information visit their website.