Teacup

A cute little coffee shop in the outskirts of Manchester that offer vegan and gluten-free bakes. Their earl grey tea is quite delicious, and they offer it for sale as well. I had the almond brownie which was more cakey than gooey brownie-y. The flavour was good; it was a bit sweet, but paired with the tea it balances well. The decor and atmosphere are cute, with multiple tables to chat, read or work.

my friends were craving something sweet after our late lunch & wanted to find a cake shop in northern quarter then we landed here! the atmosphere inside was very mellow & somewhat calm/regular cafe vibe! we seated ourselves at a table & a worker promptly supplied us with more menus & told us come up to the counter when we were ready to order! we looked at the desserts on the counter as well but decided on scones! they also ordered tea along with their scones since that's the proper way to do it haha! when they ordered, the worker put it in as cream tea which was like a bundle of scone/tea which did save them a bit of money!
however, after we finished ordering, we were notified that they were out of scones & asked if we wanted to wait 20-25 minutes for the new batch--which we did since we had time (we arrived around 4pm & they close at 6pm). they did ask if we wanted our teas now or later & after they brought of my friend's teas, the worker asked if i wanted another cup so i could share the teas with my friends which was kind of them to ask! once the scones were out & served, i came to the late decision of wanting one for myself as well, however, when i ordered, they said they were all sold out again (a man had bought them all)!! it was disappointing but my friends gave me a few bites of theirs & shared their tea with me;;
overall, it was a nice atmosphere, not too crowded or loud--nice place to catch up with friends or to study! i wished they could have saved/planned their quantity a bit better though! it would've been nice to have tried scones for the first time properly!

Lovely wee hipster cafe in the Northern Quarter.

Great outside seating and amazing coffee - my flat White was fantastic and served up by the friendliest waiter ever and that made it even more enjoyable.

They had a full food menu available but unfortunately I was just making a pit stop! Hopefully I'll get to visit again and try the grub and specialty tea!

Maybe it's because it's January and everyone has spent all their money on Christmas and is waiting for pay day, but wandering around the Northern Quarter today looking for somewhere to have lunch we were amazed at how empty everywhere was. Then we had the thought to try Teacup because whenever we've wandered past before people have been queueing to get in.

Well, there was no queue today but it was pretty much the only place we saw which was full. I'd not appreciated before how big the place is - it goes back a long way, and is decorated in a quirky way with old German school materials hanging from the wall out back.

Staff were friendly and helpful, and we went with sandwiches (hummus and falafel for Sparky, smoked tomato and chicken for me). Sparky then had a traditional tea whilst I branched out with a black lychee which was smooth and sweet and really tasted of lychees (it's a bug bear of mine when teas smell nice but taste awful; this definitely did not fall into that category!). It also seems nowadays that everywhere doing tea brings you the egg timers for brewing, but it was nice to actually get a recommendation about how long to leave our teas for - and a recommendation which was actually spot on.

TL;DR: Good food, great tea, good service - but be prepared for it to be busy.

Breakfast seems to be my most favourite meal of the weekend at the moment and we're so lucky to have SO many places to choose from. I'm excited to work my way through endless plates of poached eggs and crispy bacon delights!

This weekends choice was Teacup, we walked in and was seated straight away. We looked over the menu for a few minutes before a waiter came and took the order - Eggs Benedict plus a latte was my choice.

Our order arrived within approx 15 mins, perfect - I hate waiting for food. I was really disappoint by how thrown together the dish looked, we all love an Instagram post and a brunch date hashtag, don't we?

It had purple cress unnecessarily chucked all over it and the bacon looked so under cooked. I was about half way through the dish thinking although it looks terrible, the poached eggs are delicious, that is until I noticed egg shell scattered all over one of them. As I was looking for any further egg shell I notice my bacon has a strange coloured pattern on it - like greyscale. I can only assume it was left behind by tin foil or something along those lines....YUMMY! The egg shell and grey scaled bacon really put me off so I left the remainder of the dish.

The latte was brilliant, as was the waiter. I would have commented on the shell and bacon had we not been sat so close to another couple who had just received their order (I wouldn't of wanted to put them off!) so I kept quiet.

Would I visit again - possibly for coffee but definitely not breakfast.

Another Yelp mystery - how have I not reviewed Teacup before? I guess when you can use a coffee shop (or tea) as your office you can get a bit spoilt (also fat) and forget where you spent a lovely morning.

Well I did just that at Teacup last week and on a sunny day in May, even sweeter!

What was also sweet was the fantastic jam that accompanied my scone! I had one of those huge heart shaped scones that was well baked and didn't fall apart on touch. It came alongside some lovely cream and strawberry jam and I had it with a pot of breakfast tea.

The tea was equally as nice and they do a range of flavours and options - so if you're a tea guy or gal over a coffee fiend then add this place to your list.

I was lucky enough to get a seat outside and it was warm enough to do so - although there are only 3 tables outside!

Disappointing cake and service here today.

We strolled in after walking through the Makers Market this afternoon and were seated quickly before being presented with menus. We ordered and settled in to wait. And wait. And wait. 30 minutes later we asked for our tea, seeing as tables near us (seated after us) had already received their beverages and food. Tea and beer was brought, except the beer was both warm and not the one asked for. By this point we just accepted it because at least we had something to drink!

So then we waited some more and eventually asked another server about our cake. We had ordered a Victoria sponge, a honeycomb brownie concoction and a slice of rainbow cake. When these eventually arrived with her apologies the ice cream with the brownie had melted, the Victoria sponge was actually one large cake sliced in half so had no crust to protect from the jam and cream in the middle, meaning the whole thing was soggy and dense, and the rainbow cake was tasteless (although aestheticly pleasing).

When we asked for the bill we were asked if we wanted a box to take home the leftover rainbow cake as I could only eat a few mouthfuls, but to be honest it was so bland I refused. And all this (three drinks and three cakes with a 40 minute wait) for £26. I will point out that the restaurant was probably about 4/5ths full but had PLENTY of waiting staff available... In fact I couldn't understand why so many people were required for a place of this size! There really was no reason for the lazy service that I could see.

Two stars then. One star for the tea which was proper (good loose leaf with a triple egg timer and instructions on how to get the right brew) and one star because I was seated near the kitchen and could see the lovely lunch food they were serving: it was clean, professional and looked great. I hope those diners had a better time than we did and the rest of the food was more substance to match the style.

Quirky, though somehow exactly what I expected in this Northern Quarter stalwart. A modern building made to look like its been here forever, lots of mismatched furniture and 'shabby chic' which I'm not the biggest fan of.
A good selection of teas available, the 'house' tea is very nice, and helped to wash down a slab of rainbow cake. And I really mean slab, it was huge, I've seen smaller house bricks! I thought it was a bit pricey for a piece of cake at £5, but in reality its amazing value on the basis that it would feed a family of 4 for week!!
Patchy service standards, we were served by 5 different people!
I also found the seating very uncomfortable.
Wifi is available.

Best food i have ever had in my life it was beyond good but the food was very late arrived and it wasnt as crispy as i thought it would be.

I came here 6 monts after and it was good best food ever still on top :D

Teacup is a wonderful little spot in the heart of the Northern Quarter. Whether your looking for some breakfast, a beverage or a slab of cake - this place has it all and hits the spot every time.

Today I opted for the poached eggs on sour bread and I won't lie, I haven't seen yolks that orange I think ever. The eggs were cooked perfectly and the sour bread toast was buttery, crispy and just wonderful.

I would also recommend the eggs royale or benedict here - you get TONS of salmon/ham and both are thoroughly enjoyable.

Lastly, the cake, THE CAKE. You'd be mad not to grab a slice so forget about your diet and do it!