There are a number of eateries in Levenshulme. But when it comes to Sunday breakfast my firm favourite is Friends Café on Stockport Road. It’s particularly good if you have guests staying and don’t feel like serving up a mountain of toast. Or (and this is probably just me) for when the cat has peed in the toaster.
Like many establishments in Levenshulme the decor is eclectic. This is what I love most about it. You’ll find no showy abstracts here. Instead the walls are adorned with black and while photos of a bygone Levenshulme. These are unusually interspersed with African masks and wooden ornaments.
The tables don’t quite match but they’re clean and well tended by affable staff. Along one side of the room there’s a breakfast bar with modern, shiny stools. It’s strange how they don’t clash with the old fashioned glass fridge over in the corner. But somehow it all seems to work. Even the flowers are a quirky mixture of those long curly stems and carnations.
The food is good, the portions generous and the prices fair. And when your tea arrives it is served in a cup and not a glass.
And best of all, there’s not a three-wheel trolley in sight.
Thanks so much
Our cat peed in the toaster once. Bloody pedigree moggies.
We continued to use it though, once we knew the leccy was running through it ok. (the toaster, not the cat)
Levvy is great, except for my neighbours with the sofa in the front garden. Isis cafe is good for toast and lazy mid day breakfasts.
The best cafe for breakfast by far in Levenshulme is the Antiques Village, huge portions, good service and lovely oldy worldy feel to it. Try it, it will not disapoint.
i have just moved to Levenshulme, and would be glad of the nod about where to go for coffee and toast on Sundays, where I can take my dog, where to go for pub meals etc.
I chose Levenshulme as I like the shabby chic look!
Hello! Welcome to the area! Okay, for Sunday breakfast I have it on good authority that the Antiques Village is the place to go. There’s a cafe downstairs. I can also personally recommend the Friends Cafe.
For dog walking, I guess Cringle Park on Errwood Road. My sister used to take her dogs there. Though don’t go near the bowling green (apparently) and don’t go on your own at night.
I haven’t had a pub meal in Levenshulme. We tend to go to The Didsbury (in Didsbury obviously). They do really good food in there. Oh and if you go to Didsbury at lunch time, go to the Royal Oak. They do cheese and pate platters that are just to die for.
What else – M19 is great after work on a Friday night. The Bluebell is also good (Barlow Road) near the library. Oh and the Himalaya is great for an ‘after drinks curry’.
Let me know if you have any other questions. Lady Levy