WHEN office workers decided on an early morning feast for a colleague's birthday they looked forward to receiving a tasty treat.



They went to the nearest Subway store and hungry staff eagerly placed their orders.



But those who asked for bacon rolls were left with a bitter taste in their mouths when the delivery arrived.



Their £1.29 sandwiches each contained two tiny rashers of `American style' streaky bacon.



"I couldn't believe it," said Stephen Moreton, who works at PayPartners in Stretford.



"It was more substandard than Subway.



"When it's someone's birthday here they usually bring in cream cakes.



"But this time we decided to send out for butties instead. When they arrived we were stunned.



"We pulled back the bread and there were two tiny bits of bacon on them - I thought `are they having a laugh?'



Pathetic

Two of us had brown sauce on them and there was more sauce on the bread than bacon.



"I decided to take a picture because it was so pathetic."



Payroll manager Stephen 42, then called the Subway shop in the Stretford Arndale centre who supplied their food.



Stephen said: "I spoke to the manager there and he said they had done nothing wrong.



"He told me that two rashers is the company standard and that they use streaky bacon because Subway is an American firm. He added that if I had sausage and egg on it, it wouldn't look that bad but that's not good enough and I told him.



"He admitted it didn't look particularly brilliant but said again it was the company standard and they had done nothing wrong.



"I have since been offered a refund but that's not the point. I think they should change their company standard!"



When the Manchester Evening News contacted Subway they said the two-rasher rule was not company policy.



"A member of staff has of course made a mistake," a spokesman said.



"We have apologised about this matter and offered the customer a complete refund for his bacon breakfast."

Where do you recommend for the best bacon butty?