As a fellow baker, I am always very critical. Not much to…read morecriticise here! From the moment we walked in and saw the fabulous photography on the wall to the minute we left with £15 worth of cakes I was a happy bunny. The lady who served us (a character all by herself!) was very helpful and packaged our cakes nicely so we got them (all) home in one piece. We over indulged in the white ganache tarts, caramel death by chocolate, a selection of chunky chocolate topped chocolate muffins, and a shortbread heart amongst some others. For my particular taste the ganache was slightly too runny, but i had a spoon so it was all good. The chunky chocolate topped muffins were varied from chunks of toblerone, crunchies, white choc etc. and were very tasty and moist, like proper chocolate cake should be, The shortbread was super - perfectly baked with a good amount of jam sandwiched in the middle. There wasn't much bread left on sale but it was about 3pm so we decided to go to the Barbakan.....

Since I have moved into the area I have been to this bakery a number of times. It is always busy…read moreand they often sell out of the most popular items so make sure you are there early to avoid disappointment. It isn't a massive bakery but what they serve up is very good quality and nice tasting food. The pies are always hot and the sandwiches are made to order. They even do a full breakfast before 11am which is also quite good for a quick breakfast. I recommend the chicken tikka sandwich with salad...

Didsbury is definitely swarming with great local, independent businesses. This little bakery is not…read morein the business of making bread but in the business of feeding you good food and good coffee so that you can get on with your day appropriately. The sandwiches are made fresh with good salad and meats, the pasties and bakes are good, the coffee is Illy (possibly the best coffee brand out there). I haven't tried the sit-down, full-english offering yet but there are punters enjoying it every day of the week and it looks well good. Prices are very reasonable too, the place is clean, service is great...basically a typical British bakery that does it right!!

The Burton Road bakery is an excellent choice for breakfast or lunch. Although it isn't as stylish…read moreas it's neighbours Volta and Folk the food is so good it's definitely worth a visit. I ordered the vegetarian breakfast which was one of the best I've had in a while. The quality of the ingredients was high and I liked the fact that they included potato cakes and veggie black pudding. The place itself gets very busy so you do have to wait a while for your food. They have outdoor seating if the weather is good. The bakery also do sandwiches and amazing cakes. Can't wait for my next visit

Absolute horrible service please my vegan vegetarian and religious brothers sisters & friends…read moreplease avoid they vegan and vegetarian but they don't have any concept or precisely they know people sentiments So went for breakfast with my partner for special occasion and ordered vegan breakfast with vegan sausage instead gave us meat pork sausage on asking they said they don't do vegan sausage....we have to send all breakfast back and had to leave but ride and Racist manager made us pay full price we didn't want to spoil our day we paid and left but in future all other customers be aware....

Best cafe & bakery in Levenshulme. All of the bread, croissants etc are amazing, the crube is…read moresomething you need to get as well. Eating in is just as good with all the brunch options that are available, well worth it.

Coffee bun and lemon tarts will always be my favorite thing to buy at this shop…read more The ladies are really nice and the price of the food is reasonable, unfortunately there are only few sits located outside, so if you wanna get something at this shop you definitely have to take it home. The pie has a buttery flaky crust and complements the meaty filling.

Well..... you can always spot a proper bakers shop. Usually by the NAMB sticker in the window, but…read moreif not by the selection of quality produce on show. This wonderful shop is set in a shopping precinct on a main road, but it has a car park! You can't miss it since its logo is bright pink and black. As soon as me and my papa walked in we were super lovely greeted by big smiles from the staff. The selection of cakes is fab, but they specialise in celebration cakes including big extravaganzabonanza wedding cakes (visit the shop in Wilmslow for the best display). The cakes we so tempting I just asked the lady to put me a box together of her favourites and I couldn't wait to get home and open it to see what I had been given. Turns out it was a florentine (my all time fav, and my oh my it was good!), a custard filled lemon bun (wow), a caramel shortcake and a chocolate muffin with chocolate frosting and marshmallows! All were super tasty and I feel really pleased with the lady's choice. We didn't buy any bread from here today but the owner kindly let us sample the hot cross buns which the bakery boasts are the best in the area. I don't think she's got a challenge on her hands (unless she crosses the ringroad) they were really really good and soft and fresh and amazing. A great real bakery, where FRESH goodies are available at great prices with great service!

I really really really like this place - in fact it was that much of a pleasurable cake and tea…read moreexperience that I'm gonna give it 5 stars! Having a rare afternoon off recently and having our oldest child in nursery, my wife and myself had a quick trip down here and treated ourselves to 3 cakes and tea between us - the salted caramel cake was amazing and the tea tasted lovely in proper china cups. You can eat in or out with just a small number of tables for the even smaller number of days of sunny weather. I hear the afternoon tea is excellent (my wife goes regularly) - I really need to get here again soon and check it out. Tea and cake FTW!

Amist the hustle and bustle of Burton Road stands a tiny cake shop, with possibly the greatest…read morename! I absolutely love this place, I keep telling everyone I know to go and try it, so they best keep making their fabulous cakes so everyone can try them. There's only about seven or eight tables, so when I say tiny, I certainly mean it. This isn't a bad thing at all (well unless it's so busy you can't grab a table), because it means the atmosphere is great. When I visted on Saturday there was a baby shower in progress, a few friends having cake and a catch up and an adorable elderly couple having cream tea and scones. It's great, certainly a place for anyone and everyone. There's a cake counter - that's right! A whole two tiered counter displaying all the homemade goodness for the day. This is great because you actually get to see what you're ordering. I've never seen any less than six different types of cake on offer!! I booked a table for my best friend and I for afternoon tea. When we arrived the table was laid out ready and we were given our afternoon tea menu. There were four sandwich choices, multiple drinks choices (you don't have to have tea) and the best bit is that you can pick two cakes! All for the amazing price of £14.50. I had their cheese and chutney sandwich, which was full of flavour, followed by a big juicy strawberry covered in dark chocolate. Next came the freshly baked scone, with clotted cream and jam of course, then finally my cake selection, a red velvet cupcake and a chunk of cookie and cream cake. So moist, yet fluffy with a side of a sugar overdose. Ha. I was so stuffed that I couldn't manage all my cake, but that's okay because they offered me a box so i could take it away with me!

At 8am on the drizzliest most depressing of Manchester mornings this place never failed to put a…read moresmile on my face. I started off going in here to buy some breakfast when I'd overslept or when my bread was mouldy. I would always get a deliciously fresh croissant. They are freshly baked every morning on the premises and only cost 50p each - cheaper than a slightly crisp round the edges Tesco equivalent. If you buy a coffee then a croissant comes for free (before 11am I think). This is not a pretentious deli. It's certainly no Barbakan. It can't really afford to be in the location it is in (among takeaways and next to Aldi and Iceland). However, it does do very tasty sandwiches which are very popular with the office workers from nearby British Gas. The management are absolutely fantastic. The guy is always ueber-cheerful even if it is drizzly, depressing and 8am, and the woman (his wife?) is also friendly. They often gave my housemate a free pot of soup with his sandwich at lunchtime and seem to genuinely enjoy everything about this business, which rubs off on the customers. The only negative point is that they don't open until 8am, which meant I could only go there if I was already late for work!

I came, I saw, I conquered that banoffee cheesecake. I tell you, the sheer volume of treats they…read morehave here... Take a closer look at Deli on the Grove and you'll come face to face with a hybrid, a beautiful and dangerous one, kind of like the creature in that scary movie Splice. Only... less frightening. When I encountered this place for my second visit one rainy, grey weekday lunchtime following the depressiveness that is the nearby SafeStore (seriously, drag!) I witnessed a first. A Deli lunchtime. Yep, the queue was snaking, *snaking* out of the door. Those sarnies sure are popular! And no wonder when I heard orders being taken - everyone was making up their 'wich bespoke, choosing the bread and the ingredients. When my turn came I was served by the loveliest and friendliest of young girls, and amongst all the available sweeties (Vienna almond cake, take note Andreas R, New York cheesecake, pastries, puffs, tarts and sponges as far as the eye can see) the banoffee wonder stood out for me. I had to partake. So it was wrapped expertly, gooey mess that it was (I'd have screwed that up for sure), and served up alongside my kick-ass awake-til-4am black coffee. I happily whiled away half an hour picking away at my cheesecake and reading OK. Guilty. But what a lovely half an hour - my noggin was truly rested afterwards. Anyway, clearly you want to know about the cheesecake. Disclaimer: ELH's pet hate is refrigerator cheesecake masquerading as real cheesecake. Anyone can mix Philadelphia with icing sugar and throw it on top of some crushed Digestives. Baked, please. This didn't disappoint. Banana check? Ripe and flavourful. Toffee sauce check? Rich and ridiculous. This cheesecake was epic, and I continued to pick away at it on the 84 bus (which stops right opposite), despite my lack of cutlery and the fact that I never eat on buses. That's how good it was. SafeStore boredom begone - any excuse to nip to Deli afterwards and grab a delicious salad pot, a bespoke butty or a naughty cake. And have I mentioned how awesome their coffee is?