Main and Mersey is a cute little place that is a home decor store at the front, and a cafe at the back.
My husband's aunt and uncle invited us to have coffee here with them on the last day of our trip to Liverpool. His aunt said that they have the best croissants in Liverpool, and some have even said they are better than the ones in France (!) After a claim like that, I was excited to try them, athough I've never been to France so won't be able to comment about that.
I split a plain croissant ($3.95) with my husband and I have to admit that it was pretty good. It was really buttery, like I'm certain that they use A LOT of butter. It was also really flakey. My husband's aunt said that they make them fresh every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, so it's best to come those mornings. We went on a Wednesday morning. The best croissants that I've had in my life were fresh baked ones from Pâtisserie Au Kouign Amann in Montreal (like still hot from the oven), these ones at Main & Mersey come in second. Still very formidable if you ask me, especially for a tiny town like Liverpool, NS.
I was going to have a London Fog or Chai Latte, but then I saw that they had Kombucha ($4.25). I thought that it was brewed in-house, but it was actually bottled. However, it was brewed in Nova Scotia. The brand was Goodmore and I got the White Elderflower and Ginger flavour. It was good. The flavour was mild and it did not have any of that unfortunate stinky feet aroma that some kombucha has, lol.
My husband had an Americano and he said it was very good. His aunt and uncle love the coffee there. They had a cappuccino (which comes with simple foam art) and a regular coffee.
Service was friendly. There is only 1 communal table that seats 8.
The home decor part of the store was cool. We didn't buy anything but enjoyed browsing. read more