Service was quick, plenty of places to sit. Opted for the…read morePenni with coffee all for £5.25... nearly burned my tongue with the molten cheese that was inside so wait a few minuets for it to cool down.

A rather nice Pret A Manger location in the Orange Building of Media City, it is a stone's throw…read moreaway from both the Metrolink stop and tv studios based here, basically at the start of a couple of restaurants which includes Prezzo, The Botanist and Wagamama. It is one of the few coffee shops at this side of Media City, without heading to the other side of the water at the Lowry Outlet where there is a Costa and a couple more bars and restaurants (Lime Bar, Costa etc). The store looks good and they had a nice selection of both indoor and outdoor seating and hot soups, including a festive soup which sounded rather nice. I do feel the staff weren't as good as other Pret stores though and the sandwich range seemed really depleted for regular standards, let alone gluten-free which they had none of. This is still a pretty nice, good-looking store in a useful, cool location within Manchester's Media City even though it does have a few flaws with cold food selection and the staff. 3*

This place is nestled in Media City, not far from good old Auntie Beeb. I was meandering, as I tend…read moreto do, and I had walked across from the Lowry and had a mini tour of the wonderful Booth's. The location gives it plenty of footfall and it's surrounded by other restaurant chains. I only wanted a coffee and I barely got much chance to study the menu as a server with nothing to do kept cajoling me and waving at me to take my order. I had to tell the dear chap to try to calm down and to think of his blood-pressure, but to no avail. I ordered a regular sized cappuccino - organic coffee beans apparently - and £2.25 into a paper take-away cup. I had thought soup but if they had soup it wasn't obvious to me. It had a few tables outside on the concourse, but the autumn chill meant I opted just to keep on meandering.

The staff was rude when ordering to my own cup. The cofee quality&taste were under average.read more

No, no, no, no, no, no! I came here for an evening meal with friends, and I was not impressed. The…read morevegetables I was served were like chopped mix veg for £1 from Iceland. This is not what I expect from a restaurant. The only good things were the salad bar and the friendly waiter. I won't be going back.

This place was offering eat all you like cooked breakfasts for just under a fiver. Better still…read morethese are cooked to order. The fiver includes porridge, fresh fruits, pancakes, yoghurts, lots of cereals and most cooked items you can think of. I chose the porridge, which was tasty and a first here; it was served up in an ice cream sundae glass. Then I had three rashers of bacon, two sausage, black pudding, two fried eggs, mushrooms, tomatoes, fried potatoes, I could have added beans, other types of fried potatoes and the eggs could have been poached or scrambled so you can see that the menu was really extensive. Also included in this price were different types of muffins, and unlimited toast. Another £2.25 buys unlimited filter coffee, tea and orange, grapefruit and cranberry juices. The coffee was quite alright and the juices really tasty. I paid £4:50 yesterday for a two item small portioned breakfast at Coasters in Sale. As I ordered I heard someone order their breakfast and his order included 4 sausages, 4 rashers of bacon, three fried eggs and it sounded that he was just calling out the entire menu list. The waitresses were very friendly. The guys cooking the food were efficient producing hot food quickly. If you don't want a cooked breakfast then a fiver will get you unlimited cereals, pancakes, fresh fruit, toast, yoghurts, muffins and all the hot drinks and fruit juices. Downsides were very few: the place was cold, I disliked the taste of the black pudding and the coffee cups and juice glasses are quite small. It's a five star rating anyhow as the value is fantastic.

Located on a side-street in Media City, this is one of two Costa Coffee locations in the Media City…read morearea, which is useful if you're visiting the Imperial War Museum or TV studios and don't fancy heading across to Quayside Outlet Mall. The store is pretty small, too small to offer indoor seating under the UK's social distancing rules but the staff still seemed super friendly, and my drink was made quickly. While I didn't enjoy my drink and was upset to find all the tea at the bottom undissolved, the staff were friendly and the vibe was OK compared to Costa stores which often just don't cut it for me, I wouldn't return here but if you're in a hurry while in that area of Media City, it is a useful location. 2*

It's hard to believe that Costa is one of the biggest coffee shop purveyors in the world. I prefer…read moreStarbucks, or better still a small independent but ya don't often get small independent retailers in shopping centres. I don't know enough about either mega Corp to know if they are good employers or if they pay above minimum wages so I think I'll explore this. It would be beyond hypocrisy for these giants to advertise ethical trading, fair trade, organic growing and so on while operating minimum wage and zero hour contracts here. As a 3 customer we get Wantu deals but - isn't there always a but - Wantu is somewhat wanting as some of their deals do not extend to Northern Ireland which is disgraceful: Costa being one such offer. So being in England we decided to use the Wantu Costa offer for medium coffees. And we did. Straightforward enough with pretty ok coffee and an ok portion. As we sat drinking our coffees in the concourse seating area we noticed they were promoting a lunch deal at £4.95 for a limited range of toasted sandwiches (ham & cheese or cheese & onion) a coffee (2 size choices) and crisps or popcorn or a piece of fruit. So we tried it. The coffees were good. The ham & cheese were palatable but the ham was the cheap stuff and so think I'd be surprised if it weighed an ounce and the cheese too was cheap. I can't imagine the sandwich costing more than 30 pence to assemble. We chose crisps; one of the high quality Tyrell brand. These were the best. So 3 out of five. Pity about the poor quality, mean sandwich.

I first heard about Moose from a friend who said it was great and wasn't able to try it until later…read moreon ... but since that first try ... I've been converted .. any time I can get into Manchester first 8am I make sure to head to moose for breakfast. Not only do they do a great coffee .. but their Canadian/American style breakfasts are the best I've had. The service is always exceptional and the place is doing so well with more and more places opening up and it makes me so happy. The servers are always so nice, and the food is always so good .. I usually go for the grande bouche (French toast with bacon) or veggie version (no bacon) and it is to die for. You get 2 large brioche french toasts and a very generous serving of real maple syrup and I can't get enough. I usually put some syrup in my coffee and Ooof. The portion is great ... I'm content after eating there .. not hungry and not uncomfortably full so it's just perfect and today we had 3 drinks and 3 meals for just under £10 each ... you can't grumble at that at all. I love moose and will always love moose

This is a great place for breakfast. The food tastes incredible and is most definitely value for…read moremoney. Staff were friendly and attentive. Highly recommend!

Visit the place last month. Amazing coffee with amazing staff service. I will visit again when i…read morewill back in town

One of the top spots I found in Manchester. they have a huge selection of single origin beans from…read moreall over the world which they take pride in preparing for obtaining optimal flavor profile. Super friendly and knowledgeable staff with the cafe on one side and a short walk next door to the roaster. Spoke with the roasters and they were very passionate about their beans. I highly recommend this place to any coffee aficionado.

Lovely 'little' place to escape the hustle and bustle of city life.This may have been possibly the…read moresmallest coffee shop I have ever visited but my goodness I may just fallen in love with coffee as well as Tea. Relax and listen to the fine selection of music or you can watch and listen to the water installation just outside. On a sunny day why not sit outside and realise what a beautiful city we live in. -Today I tried their latte Artisan coffee in Manchester at its best

Ever since seeing 'Grindsmith' on kickstarter months ago, an uber-cool urban eco-pod of a coffee…read morehouse, I had been eager to venture to Greengate Square to give it a try. I was adamant that given the compact-wooden-pod nature of the place, I should only go in extreme weather conditions in order to make the trip all the more exciting. In beloved but rainy Manchester, blue-skies and sunshine qualifies as extreme conditions. As such, during a sunny June Sunday, I seized the opportunity to sip on a 'Grindsmith' flat white, with sunshine beaming through the open façade (almost entirely made of glass) - I was not disappointed. An excellent decision on my part to go when sunny and excellent brewing skills from Grindsmith as far as kick-ass flat white's are concerned. Grindsmith offers little when it comes to food, there was a very small selection of baked goods but they looked rustic and appealing. I wasn't expecting an extensive food menu, nor was I disappointed by its lack. What is pretty darn cool however, is that Grindsmith stock 'Ginger's Comfort Emporium' ice-cream - absolutely the best ice-cream I have ever tasted! (See my review of the cafe in Affleks palace) Marry this with a Grindsmith espresso and you've got an Affogato sent directly from heaven. £3 well spent I'd say - a delightful weekend treat. Take a walk to Greengate Square. Look, I know the Premiere Inn there is really ugly and a bit of an off-putter, but once inside Grindsmith's coffee haven, you'll forget such an architectural disaster ever happened. You can read more of what I have to say about Grindsmith (and other places) on my new blog: http://thehungrygiraffe.blogspot.co.uk/2014/07/grindsmith-espresso-and-brewbar.html

This is a brilliant little coffee shop just outside work. They will create any sandwich you could…read morehope to want and the coffee is lovely. The staff are always friendly and will go beyond the call of duty to make customers feel satisfied. They ahve a good selection of seasonal coffees and soups (which is probably to do with the franchise) but it is a lovely friendly little place. I used to go in every morning and read the paper before work with a coffee, but due to declining monetary funds I now take my coffee and toast to my desk for a spot of overtime. Everyone's always jealous of my Chai latte! The only drawback is, if you're staying in for a drink, the CD player tends to stick in a really irritating way, but this can be solved with an ipod or something :) lovely place!

Instant favorite breakfast spot in Leeds. Excellent variety for whatever you're in the mood for…read more From full breakfast, custom combos to acai/fruit bowls they got it all covered. The staff is amazing, we were surprised by the warm welcome when we returned! Really appreciate. Love the eggs with chorizo, lattes are delicious. Avocado toast yummy as well. We look forward to return trip, highly recommend!!

long ass line on weekend mornings but i went on a weekday which was fine. the eggs benedict not…read morebeing served on an english muffin threw me off. it was good just a little eggspensive. whoever said that the english dont season their food didn't try the smashed avocado