Meah, from Oldham, said there was “lots of water everywhere in the building” and it would cost “a lot” in terms of lost business.
He said he had to close the restaurant for 10 months last time this happened.
The water reached the second or third step of the stairs to the first floor of the building, with the kitchen, lounge bar area, restaurant, customer toilets and cellar all flooded, he said.
Meah, who also owns restaurants in Lancaster, Much Hoole near Preston and Billinge, said the burst water main was about 900m (3,000 ft) up the hill from the restaurant on Smithy Lane in Scarisbrick.
He said it was the same water pipe which had burst during the 2023 incident.