Java Bar Espresso — Restaurant in Manchester

Good food. Interesting vibe. Over my 6 months in Manchester this was probably one of the coffee shops I ended up going to most. Good location, not a horrible price (by no means cheap but pretty standard compared to other coffee shops near the center). An interesting vibe, definitely not a vibe I would normally gravitate towards, but lattes were big and tasted good, so I found myself coming back a lot. Good service, baristas are all very nice. Sitting outside is good for people watching, although there are dumpsters right next to a few of the tables, so not the most pleasant, but again, good for people watching. I found a lot of the coffee shops down Oxford Rd towards Uni of Manchester to be, honestly bad and overpriced. This is definitely the best one...

Advertising that they sell wine and beer on hand written signs outside. Go inside, grab two bottles of black sheep, put it in the counter. Waited for someone to actually come to serve us. Started to ring up a bag of crisps and then tell us that they don't serve alcohol until 11. This is a chain that advertises itself as a café bar, has several franchises at busy train stations but apparently can't afford a proper license even though they advertise...

Lovely little coffee shop, great coffee and tea. Te food we seen looked really nice but we didn't eat so can't comment on the taste or price. Very busy at lunch time with office staff but well wort going if you are early for a train, or one is cancelled as ours was as it's actually on the approach ramp to Oxford Road Train Station. Has a few tables outside for when it's nice enough. Very small queuing area and quirky layout, I believe it is...