A NEW upmarket steakhouse popular with footballers is set to open its doors with a popular chef at the helm.

Beefalo Meathouse will give Bolton a new experience as a Turkish steakhouse headed by chef Byran Yuce from Turkey.

The restaurant will also double up as a cafeteria downstairs for those who wish to have a simple meal, with the upstairs reserved for finer dining on Blackburn Road, Bolton.

Byran is from Liverpool and is already well known for his food at Kassap Meat House which is frequented by Liverpool FC stars including Mo Salah, Sadio Mane and Alisson.

He said: "I feel super excited about opening my fourth restaurant concept Beefalo Meat House.

"I created a unique menu that I always envisioned for years and with our hard work and experience we've reached success and attracted some of the most well known LFC footballers in Macello."

After opening the first Macello, Byran then opened Kassap Meat House in Bold Street and a second Macello branch in West Derby Village.

He said: "I am thrilled to be involved and create the Beefalo Meat House in Bolton.

"I am now making an expansive menu that includes classic steak dishes and my take on some traditional Turkish cuisine.

"We hope to give Bolton a charming and relaxing restaurant that'll serve them for years to come."

On why they chose Bolton as the perfect place to open a new restaurant, Byran said: “Our friends come to see us in Liverpool from Bolton and we realised Bolton has not got anything, with everyone going somewhere else.”

“We hear a lot of people talk about Bolton and say it’s not really a good place, and so we aim to bring it back up again with our passion for Turkish steak.

“People are excited about it because we receive lots of messages asking us when we will open, even a Bolton Wanderers footballer has said he will come when we open.”

Byran has also worked as a chef in Turkey, becoming popular over there before he moved to Liverpool.

He said: " Now, we are just looking forward to making the finishing touches on the restaurant before we open in a few months.

"It’s exciting to bring this to Bolton and we hope people here will love it.”

Along with Turkish steak there will be BBQ options and other Turkish cuisine available.