The Best Breakfast Baps, Hot Lunches & Fresh Handmade Food

If you’re looking for breakfast baps near me, hot lunch specials, fresh pies, artisan snacks, or healthy grab‑and‑go options, Eric Lyons is your local destination for high‑quality homemade food across Knowle, Bentley Heath, and Balsall Common.

We’re a long‑established family butchers known for real ingredients, proper cooking, and fresh food made daily in-store. Whether you’re a commuter, a builder needing protein, a school‑run parent, or someone grabbing lunch on the go, our stores serve fresh, hot food from 8am every day. We pride ourselves on using our award-winning butcher’s produce to create hot meals that are more nutritious and fresh than supermarket meal deals.

Below is everything you need to know about our breakfast baps, hot lunches, handmade pies, high-protein meals, and grab-and-go options; plus how to order ahead if you are feeding a team, a crew, or just yourself.

Full Hot Food Menu

1. Breakfast Baps (Served 8am – 12pm)

Searching for the best breakfast baps in Knowle, a bacon bap near Balsall Common, or breakfast near Bentley Heath?

Every morning, Eric Lyons’ Knowle and Balsall Common stores cook fresh breakfast baps using our own quality butchers’ produce. This means the sausage and bacon in your bap came through our own doors. No cheap shortcuts.

Item	What’s Inside
Sausage Bap	Our own butcher-made pork sausage in a soft bap
Bacon Bap	Thick-cut dry-cured bacon, cooked fresh
Sausage & Bacon Bap	The double – both, in one bap
The Works Bap	Sausage, bacon, mushroom, and black pudding

Customise it free: Ketchup, brown sauce, salt, and pepper available.
Pair it with: A hot drink from our self-serve tea and coffee station, ready from 8am daily.

2. Handmade Sausage Rolls (8am – 2pm)

Our homemade sausage rolls are baked fresh every single day and served warm. Golden pastry outside, generously filled inside. These sell out fast, so get in early if you want one.

3. High-Protein Hot Chicken Wings

This is one of our most popular items with builders, gym-goers and tradespeople. Our hot chicken wings are:

High in protein– Ideal after physical work or a gym session
Served hot and ready to eat- No waiting, no cutlery needed
Priced fairly– Value for money

Working in Knowle, Balsall Common, Bentley Heath, or Solihull?
If you’re within a 2-mile radius, stop in for our hot chicken wings. They’re a local tradesman’s favourite for a reason- proper fuel that keeps you going until the end of the shift

4. Handmade Pies & Pasties (Available Until 3pm)

All three Eric Lyons stores stock fresh, handmade pies and pasties baked daily:

Pie Type	Description
Chicken Pie	Tender chicken in rich gravy
Steak Pie	Slow-cooked beef steak, proper comfort food
Lamb & Mint Pie	Seasonal favourite, especially popular in spring
Traditional Pasties	Classic filled pastry, handheld and hearty

These are made with our own butchers’ meat. That matters because most pie retailers buy their meat from cash-and-carries. We are the butcher. You can taste the difference.

5. Hot Lunch Specials & Fresh Sandwiches (Knowle & Balsall Common Only)

Looking for “hot lunch near me”, “sandwiches in Knowle”, or “lunch in Balsall Common”?
Our Knowle and Balsall Common stores offer expanded lunch menus that go well beyond baps and pies.

Cold Sandwiches (Made Fresh Daily on Wedges Bread)

Real butchers’ ham
Tuna and cucumber
Beef and tomato

Daily Hot Lunch Specials (Change Every Day)

Our kitchen team prepares different hot dishes each day so you never get bored. Recent and regular specials include:

Lasagne
Cottage pie
Jacket potatoes with toppings like chicken balti
Butchers burgers with wedges
Homemade soup
Seasonal hot dishes

Want today’s specific special? Call the Knowle shop or Balsall Common shop, email us, or send a DM on social media. We will tell you exactly what is cooking today.

6. Desserts, Healthy Options & Artisan Snacks

We know that not everyone wants a hot meal every time. That is why our range now includes something for everyone.

Sweet Treats & Desserts
Brownies
Blackcurrant flapjacks
Millionaire’s shortbread
Blondies
Pastel de Natas (customer favourite!)

Healthy & Light Pots
Fresh fruit pots
Prepared salads
Granola pots
Overnight oats

Artisan Butchers’ Snacks
Scotch eggs (handmade in-store)
Pork scratchings
Two Farmers crisps

These are perfect for grab-and-go lunches, desk snacks at work, post-gym refuelling, or packing into a lunchbox.

Opening Times for Hot Food

Service	Time	Stores
Tea & Coffee Station	From 8am	All 3 stores
Breakfast Baps	8am – 12pm	Knowle and Balsall Common
Sausage Rolls (Warm)	8am – 2pm	Knowle & Balsall Common
Chicken Wings (Hot)	8am – 2pm	Knowle & Balsall Common
Pies & Pasties (Warm)	8am – 3pm	All 3 stores
Hot Lunch Specials	11:30am – 3pm	Knowle & Balsall Common only
Sandwiches (Fresh)	10am – 3pm	Knowle & Balsall Common only

Note: Hot food times may vary slightly. Popular items can sell out, especially on Fridays. Arrive early or pre-order to avoid disappointment.

Pre-Orders & Group Orders: Feed Your Team or Crew

Need hot food for a building site, office team meeting, family gathering, or event catering?

We accept pre-orders for 4+ items with just one hour’s notice.

How to Pre-Order

Call your chosen store (Knowle or Balsall Common for full hot menus)
Tell us what you want and what time you need it
We prepare it fresh, packaged and ready for collection

Or simply email your order through and we will confirm receipt.

Why pre-order? It guarantees availability (especially popular items like The Works baps and chicken wings), ensures everything is ready the moment you walk in, and lets us tailor orders to dietary requirements.

This is ideal for: