Idle Hands in Manchester

This place is always a solid choice for me. There vegan pastries are so good and the sides are most of the time all vegan. You always get some sort of pickle with your sides and they are my absolute favourite! Would definitely recommend the vegan pies, pithiviers and sausage rolls with all the sides! Coffee and the sweet pies are really good too.

Superb place for breakfast and tea, reasonable prices and amazing food, sadly nothing gluten free but still amazing vibes

It's great to have such a fun selection of vegan pies, I couldn't choose just one so got the cherry pie with cream and the gingerbread pie. Both we super tasty, I really enjoyed. I like the atmosphere and the decor of the place.I just wished for bigger coffee and for the pies to be served warm

Came for a breakfast as was pleasantly surprised. Breakfast was looking like in Michelin star restaurant. Presentation was great, taste even better. Every item was special and nothing looked like a typical out of the tin breakfast. Coffee was great as well.

Was busy when I got there but had a table we could eat at. Really enjoyed the the brunch there, my favourite was the mushroom on toast with added avocado. The bakery looks nice.Coffee is also quite nice, I ordered the chai latte. You can order on the app and they serve at the table. Very convenient. Enjoyed it every time I ve been there.

Food is good, pity about the service. Given short monosyllabic answers by one of the female servers. When I tried to order a sparkling water from the table, she told me to walk to the counter. I did, but it was jammed w customers buying coffee & getting it ground.It seemed pointless to queue for a second time (I'd already ordered brunch & a coffee earlier). So I left the queue & let the people behind me go in my place. Seems a shame that they're missing out on extra sales by being short sighted about where you can & can't order from. Especially for small items like coffee, water, an extra side.

Some of the best coffee and cake/pie/food in Manchester. They've two options on espresso, often one that's a bit darker/nuttier and one a bit fruitier. Then four or five options for filter, that cover most flavour profiles.Really friendly staff, a nice vibe, and you can usually get a seat. I don't get why some other places nearby are busier - Idle Hands is better in my opinion.The food and cakes are great too. Simple brunch menu during the day (the Turkish eggs are particularly good) and they've a really nice pie counter (eg key lime pie, lemon meringue pie etc).Visit if you're nearby - a Manchester treat.

I had a long black in this place before. Honestly, it was the worst black coffee I even had in my whole life. I just had one sip then left it on the table. Hopefully, they recognised my message after I left. But truth to be told, the place was cosy and the service was good. Apparently they have a nice flat white.

The food was incredible - highly recommend the avocado on toast because it comes with the most amazing tomato jam! Also the beans were delicious. And the coffee. Loved it all!

Quite an extensive coffee selection with a fair amount of indoor and outdoor seating. Offering pour-overs, aeropress and espresso based drinks from a variety of UK and European roasters. Also £8.50 for a bangin’ tshirt