December 2023 by Indre Bruzaite
As a massive ?Friends? fan I was excited to see the Central Perk cafe when visiting Manchester, but it was disappointing mostly the service, very rude lady behind the counter, also they made my coffee in the regular mug instead of take away and was not happy when I asked a take away (which I?ve ordered like that in the beginning). Coffee wasn?t great, and not much good selection for the food. The coffee shop was very busy, and decorated nicely, but tables and menus were dirty and if there wouldn?t be theme Friends I wouldn?t ever go to the cafe like this, because it wasn?t a nice atmosphere. Dissapointed.Vegetarian options: I was having a cake, but menu had some options too
December 2023 by shelly
Nice place with that famous Friends setting. Quite busy and hard to get a table
December 2023 by Roberto Nascimento
It was a lovely time. Very friendly staff and very good coffee.
November 2023 by KahBerger
Good atmosphere, very good coffee and good service!
November 2023 by Rohan Mukhija
Good atmosphere and environment but disappointing taste.
November 2023 by Connie
Decent coffee and cakes. Would be better if staff encourage the use of ceramic mugs for dining in. Most customers sitting in were using disposable cups.
November 2023 by Margaux Sabate
Iconic F.R.I.E.N.D.S cafe!Serves cakes, pancakes, waffles, and character-reference sandwiches. Snack portions. Not the best place for a full meal. Cute decorations with several colourful artworks on the walls. Comfy seating. Friendly staff, excellent service.Located at the heart of Primark in the city centre. Great for a quick coffee stop during your shopping trip. Only recommend visiting if nearby or are a fan of the show. Kid-friendly.Vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free & dairy-free options are available.Instagram Links:Reviewed by @cesamargaux
November 2023 by Jakub Ha?ek
Friends fans will definitelly enjoy this place. You can have coffee with some signature deserts/snacks or just chill on comfy sofas.
November 2023 by Sharon fiddy
My family sometimes make fun of me because,"as they say" ? Stop being A Karen!Well am sorry, being a Karen is sometimes ? very important as long as you have been brought up in the world with Manners..Let's get to the review. ?So as you can see from my photos. Everything on the receipt is right. Price was great value. The cafe itself is a small little quaint place where you can either sit on comfy soft chairs at a metel table or around the famous friends like sofa fitted booth that goes all away around most of the wall. My niece and I came to have a quick little snack /drink.. ?It was raining and cloudy getting colder now in the evenings.Should I have hot chocolate with Its soft and fluffy,topped with lots of squirty cream..Its not available because the cafe closes in 44 minutes the chocolate machine is being cleaned out and refilled.. because it was clogged.OK we ordered. Discribed In the photo. Ice Coffee ? actual and black ??in a cup pretty not worth 2.75.Blueberry muffin was so soft and lovey.Cookies and cream waffles. My niece looked so happy ?.Until she dived in taking a couple of bites.Oh it's lovely, oh No it had a hair in it. My niece felt a bit sick so I called over one of the staff,who was cleaning a table near by. I just found a hair in this waffle.So I took a photo as it was laid onto napkin.Then she quickly went to take it away, and get the supervisor! Asking my niece if she still wants ro eat and she said no thanks. As she pointed the lady who did her waffle. Brown long hair waving it about around food services. Where the waffles are prepared.Not happy ? I declined to see the supervisor! Happy knowing i had not been A Karen.Short lived, I then went back over to say i will take your Supervisor Name to explain about my waffle with hair drama or that you ? did not listen to the instructions given. Which was cooke and creams waffle served with banana, but we did ask for No BananasTo Supervisor Mr Kevin lowryOne of your assistants was waving her hair around the waffle prep area! It's just that it was her hair we found in the waffle. Brown and long!!Bad services ? from lady who accused the hair to be off a nearby coat. No it bloody was not. More like the women who's waving her around food.Get hair nets on. If you have cameras. The detail on recipt 6th November 16.23 time.
October 2023 by BritishGamer G
Every overpriced for what they have to offer. Place definitely need repairs and replacements as the furniture is looking very old and dirty. Staff are nice and welcoming but occasionally can be quite rude and unhelpful during busy times. I recommend the hot chocolate as it?s very nice and lovely on a cold day.
October 2023 by Bertie Bird
Called in for a 'quick' brew. Nothing about this cafe is quick, had we have picked up a prepacked sandwich, it would have been out of date by the time we had been served. Appeared to be 4 staff on behind the counter but how service was so slow was beyond me. Only one of the staff was actually taking orders and failed to give any instruction at the end of the transaction, not even to advise where our drinks would be served. Drinks served in paper cups despite being a sit in customer. Drinks are cheap and that is clearly reflected in the level of service and how they are served: throwaway cups in this day and age in a sit down cafe! Queues of people to be served and to get prepared drinks, not even particularly busy with folk. I certainly wouldn't visit again.
September 2023 by Steffi2356
If you love friends, you?ll love the Central Perk. Staff were very pleasant and friendly and we will definitely come again when we visit Manchester
September 2023 by Merlin
best atmosphere for friends fans! but I think coffee wasn?t good.
September 2023 by Matthew Sprague
Popped in here for a coffee and because my daughter is a big fan of "Friends".We only had coffee and cakes which were decent but nothing special. The place really plays up to the Friends gimmick as if it didn't it would be out of business in a day.Tables not cleared,dirty floors,disgusting toilets.The people serving seemed nice enough.I suppose it's ok for a novelty but I wouldn't go back.
August 2023 by Helena Mistry
The atmosphere was nice and everything looked exactly like friends but they didn't have the couch they normally have in central perk. The menu had some iconic friends dishes.
