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Work starts on new Crewe town centre eatery set to launch in 2026

By Ryan Parker   9th Dec 2025

Work has started on Smash-on-Trent, set to launch on Queensway in 2026 (Photo: Ryan Parker).
Work has started on Smash-on-Trent, set to launch on Queensway in 2026 (Photo: Ryan Parker).

Work has started on a new burger and pizza restaurant in Crewe town centre, formerly occupied by Topshop.

Smash-on-Trent is now set to open on Queensway in 2026, offering both eat-in and takeaway.

With locations in Burslem and Fenton, the new Crewe restaurant will also offer 'Barney's Detroit-Style Pizza' with ground floor and first floor customer seating and toilets.

Smash-on-Trent is now set to open on Queensway in 2026, offering both eat-in and takeaway (Photo: Ryan Parker).

Kitchen and food preparation areas, cold stores, chillers, staff rooms and customer serving areas will be located on both floors.

Staff toilets will be located on the first floor, with a store room located on the ground floor.

An extraction unit will also be constructed, along with two illuminated signs at the front of the unit.

Smash-on-Trent will serve a variety of smash burgers and oven-baked foods such as pizza, and wedges, alongside complimentary desserts.

Desserts by Smash-on-Trent has been available from Uber Eats since September, sent out from the Queensway unit.

With locations in Burslem and Fenton, Smash-on-Trent will offer a variety of smash burgers and 'Barney's Detroit-Style Pizza' (Ryan Parker).

Items available include waffle balls, loaded churros, croffles, milkshakes and cakes.

When open, Smash-on-Trent will be open in Crewe town centre 8am to 11pm, seven days a week.

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Chipper1507

Not sure if opening till 2300 is ok.centre is dead after 5 ish and very few pubs left in the center.

Bobby1674

A somewhat unfortunate name . Im from Stoke but live in Crewe and it may be shunned by some of the bigots in Crewe


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