Idle Hands Coffee

This brunch was so good! Get the Turkish, you won’t regret it! If you have space after all that food, I would highly recommend the banana cream pie, was delicious.

Hands down the best brunch experience in Manchester! The coffee was outstanding — I had the V60 and it was perfectly brewed. We were a group of six and shared several dishes — every single one was impressive in presentation, flavour, and quality. I’ll be coming back again!

Came here with my friends, we ordered every pie off of the shelf and tasted each one 😆 Honestly, the place is highly recommended, but we only tried the pies. I loved a couple and "hated" a couple, but even the ones I didn't like were still very flavorful and delicious to say the least. I'll definitely try to come back to try their breakfast items! Also, the workers were very delightful and helpful even through the rush and amount of business they had during my visit.

Manchester is spoilt for choice when it comes to brunch, Idlehands is one of the best. Perfect coffee, fresh food, homemade bakes. (What did we get: Cowboy beans with bacon, mushrooms and fennel cream sauce, Dovorced eggs)

Really good offering of cakes and other desserts. The latte is strong but tastes nice. Often gets really busy on a weekend and can be quite noisy if there are sports events next door. They also have seating available outside.

Sweet Delight! I recently visited Idle Hands and was impressed by the amazing selection of sweet treats. The service was exceptional too. The atmosphere is inviting with plenty of natural light. It’s a great place to catch up with friends, work remotely or simply indulge in delicious coffee treats and drinks. ☕️🍰

Really liked the malt pecan pie, the filling was really good and made me feel American in spirit and size. The pastry was not my favourite and the cherry pie was just alright. Also the layout for queing could be improved. But, really liked the coffee from this place and will definitely come back to try another pie.

Their pies look amazing. Tried this brown butter banana custard pie and it was yummy. I could eat another one. Their coffee is good/ok and had a flat white, took a bit of time to arrive but there were orders before me so it’s understandable. Staff were cheerful and friendly. I bought a banana bread after this one so yeah I would love to come back and try their other pies. It was not busy when I arrived around 3pm so lucky to have some seats available.

Great place for brunch! Many good egg options and fantastic pie selection. We had their turkish eggs (that came with amazing soft bread) and their lemon meringue toasted coconut pies. Highly recommend the sweet pies!

great atmosphere, lovely staff. The price is good for what you get. Food was immaculate

A nice, airy space here, perhaps lacking the kind of comfy chairs that would make you want to linger for hours but better set up to be able to eat breakfast or lunch, because this isn't just a coffee house it also has quite a substantial menu (check both sides!). I had the cowboy beans which came with toast and I added bacon and avocado - a tasty combo and the portion was big (it's not cheap though, I think it was about £8 or £9). As far as I can tell you are expected to order food at the counter although menus are provided on the tables. Staff don't have the most welcoming vibe but nor were they rude, and our food came out quickly. Coffee wise there wasn't a clear menu so I have no real idea what was on offer! The only juice available was from a carton which was a shame - they have some nice sodas but nothing else soft that is more natural. They serve wine and beer. All in all a good addition to the NQ cafe scene.

TL;DR - Great coffee but high prices. Came in here to check the place out and ordered a couple of lattes and a couple of cookies. Somewhat surprised to find little change out of £10 for that! Lattes were really nice though, but a bit on the small side. It's clearly a quality product, but combined with the high price made it feel as if it was a bit of a rip off. The cookies were fab too, and it was only after finishing it that I realised it was vegan... no idea how they made it taste so chocolately and good! Venue interior is pretty typical northern quarter - brickwork, wood, plants on sale... you know the drill. Would happily come here again, but there are so many coffee options in the NQ, I'm not 100% sure I'd actively seek this place out on its own merits. Well, maybe for another one of those cookies...

A really nice small cafe with great food and even better coffee! If you really enjoy a good cup then you're in for a treat, the staff will grind the beans right in front of you so you pretty much can't do a lot better. The only thing holding me back from a 5 star review is that the takeaway cups are a little on the small side and filled quite a lot, meaning when struggling with shopping in one hand and a coffee in another I often end up spilling it a bit. Sturdier cups a bit bigger so motion spills are less likely would be great and sometimes none of the corrugated cardboard holders are small enough. But if you're passing I absolutely recommend it.