Restaurant · Manchester
Brunch is the main event in this corner of the Northern Quarter, and the room does a lot of the work — warm lighting, a relaxed buzz, cosy without being precious. Families report walking straight in on a Sunday and being given room at the long central table, though queues do build at peak times and move fairly quickly. High chairs, a kids' menu and vegan options are all here, and the staff are quick and friendly, which helps when someone small is losing patience. Mushrooms on sourdough, the fish and chips and the huge toast all get repeat mentions, and the coffee is consistently praised. Two honest snags: dinner portions can feel tight for the price, and the toilet — the one thing not maintained to the standard of everything else — has a door that doesn't shut properly.
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