A CAFE in Trowbridge is celebrating its first anniversary with a completely new look.

Maddison's, near the Snooker Club in St George's Works, now has a contemporary style, in place just in time to celebrate its first birthday on Tuesday.

Owner Robert Merrick said: "As we were coming up to a year old and we have been really well supported by the public for that year we wanted to give something back into the business to make it look fresh and modern."

Mr Merrick, 33, who has worked in the catering and hospitality industry for many years, also runs several other businesses under the Maddison's name and his brand of catering is proving extremely popular.

A second caf opened in the Littlebrook Centre in Melksham in February and both are attracting a loyal clientele. At lunchtime the cafs serve a range of meat and vegetarian meals including lasagne, chilli and a popular bacon-topped cauliflower cheese.

There is a wide range of salads and 28 different sandwich and jacket potato fillings, as well as a range of 30 drinks, including a frozen drink selection. Everything on the menu is available to eat in or to take away and for those watching their waistlines there are also dishes made specifically to the Slimmer's World recipes.

In the evening the cafs turn into friendly bistros with a set four-course menu that changes monthly, at the moment including a mozzarella, goats cheese and basil starter and a pork filet with a calvados apple sauce main course.

The Bistro at Home service offers a complete dinner party at home service, with food, cutlery and plates supplied, the food served and then the washing up done before staff leave. Mr Merrick also runs Concept Catering, an elite wedding service, providing everything from marquees to staff, as well as food.

The latest service he has launched is the one-month-old Party in a Box, which allows people to have all food for a party delivered to their home, so all they have to do is lay it out.

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  • Lunchtime menu prices start at £2.95 for sandwiches, £3.95 for a meal.
  • The four-course bistro at night menu is £13.99 per person. Open on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays in Melksham and Trowbridge. Must be booked in advance. Maddison's breakfasts served until 12 noon Monday-Saturday.
  • More information from (01225) 790633.