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The world’s fastest man Usain Bolt stunned diners when he sat down for a fish dinner at a restaurant – in Astley. The superstar runner, 38, was pictured with the thrilled staff of La Casa a celebrity favourite seafood restaurant, on Wednesday (Sept 25). He was dining with around 12 guests celebrating the birthday of former Bolton Wanderers ex-premier league ace and fellow Jamaican, Ricardo Gardner, 46, in the Greater Manchester town.

And Usain happily tucked into a £11.55 dish of deep-fried Calamari before moving onto a sea bass served with clams in a white wine sauce, costing £23.50.



(Image: La Casa Restaurant & Bar / SWNS) The restaurant's manager Gianluca said about Usain's visit: “It’s mad, he’s a really ‘big’ guy. “It’s like having Nelson Mandela over. He’s one of the top people in the world.

Loads of people know who he is. It’s crazy. “He’s a very friendly man, very humble.

He has been here a few times. “He has a friend in Britain, the footballer Ricardo Gardner. He used to play for Bolton .

So he likes to visit his friend. There was a party of 12 people. It was a birthday.

“He’s very friendly. He accepted all the requests from people who asked for photos. “We made him sign a plate.

We got Sir Alex Fergurson to sign a plate when he came, so we made him sign one.” This is the second time Usain has come to La Casa Restaurant after last paying a visit two years ago. Bolt did not drink alcohol at the meal, and it's thought that the birt.

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