Chorlton Metro Cafe in Manchester

Tasty persian food and kind owners

It doesn't look like much from the outside but the Food is fantastic. Everything is well spiced and cooked well... But the inside needs a face lift, some better furniture and maybe soft music so you're not eating in complete silence. It's a rough diamond.

A true local community gem, run by a wonderful couple who do the best to look after their customers who they treat as friends and family. The halal full British is awesome, Your can't go wrong, support your local cafe

Food was good but I felt a bit overpriced

A banging local greezy-spoon cafe!! Does the job!!

A full English Halal breakfast with a large Latte = £13, Taste was excellent and the portion was huge....perfect for a lunchtime brunch....

The meal was delicious, however, the pricing is slightly elevated for the value received. I paid just under £10 for a breakfast that only included the quantity of food typically found for £7 elsewhere. Additionally, tea is not included in the price, and at £10, one would reasonably expect a cup of tea to be provided.

I was a bit disappointed with this place - it looks like it would serve a great fry up but the sausages were not very nice and it was quite expensive for what you got (e.g. a hot drink was not included in the price). However, the fried bread was delicious and the owner was very friendly and attentive! I haven't tried the Persian dishes so cannot comment on those but I would like to try them in the future.

Might not look like much from the outside but this place is making some seriously delicious and truly authentic Persian food.

Your dearest breakfast is£6 something pence. Why do you charge my brother £13 every time he goes in. When it clearly states the prices. You take vulnerable people for granted.!!!. This will stop!!!

Visited this gem with my missus today. The decor is understated and modest but not without charm. The best Persian food ive tried in Greater Manchester! Highly recommend

We ordered #2 and #5 on the Persian menu. Extremely nice authentic food and lovely, chatty staff. Would definitely recommend. Had peppermint syrup americano also which was really nice.

Very friendly owner and lovely service. We have been explained about the ingredients too. Local cafe atmosphere. Although I was not expecting £2.50 for a dip of olives. Coffee had a strange aftertaste which may come from the milk used. Parking is available in the supermarket opposite, free for 2 hours.

Food was shockingly awful. Worst breakfast I've ever had. We felt physically sick after eating it had Heinz tomato sauce bottles on the table with cheap tomato sauce in them. Disgusting ingredients sausages were like sawdust just fell apart. And Crumbled and it wasn't even cheap. Cost me £22 for two breakfasts and two drinks very expensive for cheap nasty products

Decent place, although decor needs a bit of an update. I ordered toast, beans, hash browns and tea. Cost was £8 or £9 I think. Bit pricey I thought but hey ho. The food was nice, hot, and delicious. Staff were friendly enough, not really chatty, but that's fine. Premises clean, but a bit dated. Parking atrocious!

I love Metro. I always eat the wonderful Persian food, so tasty, huge portions and very reasonable prices. It's a family run business, and you really feel like part of the family when you eat there. The decor, seating etc is a bit basic, but don't let that put you off. The food is just lovely.

Can't recommend this place enough. We went there after seeing a piece on MEN - and it was absolutely worth it. The Persian food is amazing - extremely flavoursome, very tender meat, and hearty. Their baklavas are also great - and huge! The owners are lovely - come here to support this local business and try out some traditional Persian cuisine!

Very poor quality ingredients, especially the sausages & bread.

A little on the pricey side of things but the foods not bad, and good service

Poor quality food at extorting price. Would not eat from here again.

I live a quiet traditional breakfast in here. My favorite fry up by far. None of these fancy attempts ....... Why try and fix what's already good. They are friendly and it feels like a good old fashion caf. It's nice to watch the world go by too.

This cafe is the absolute definition of a hidden gem. From the outside it looks like just a regular greasy spoon cafe, but the menu has some surprises on offer. Alongside the regular cafe offerings, there's a set of traditional, home-cooked Persian dishes which blew me away completely. As a fan of Levantine cuisine, the food here may very well be the best I've ever tasted. I had the Khoresh Fesenjan, which is a paste of amazingly tender chicken, rich saffron, ground walnuts, pomegranate and an array of spices. It was sweet, sour and held amazingly complex flavours, served with perfectly soft and fluffy rice. Incredibly reasonably priced too. A shout-out to the owner too. He takes time to chat with customers and makes you feel very welcome. His wife cooks all of the dishes herself, using ancient family recipes and techniques. Don't hesitate, just go here and try it! Other middle eastern restaurants are just going to disappoint me from now on.

This cafe is the absolute definition of a hidden gem. From the outside it looks like just a regular greasy spoon cafe, but the menu has some surprises on offer. Alongside the regular cafe offerings, there's a set of traditional, home-cooked Persian dishes which blew me away completely. As a fan of Levantine cuisine, the food here may very well be the best I've ever tasted. I had the Khoresh Fesenjan, which is a paste of amazingly tender chicken, rich saffron, ground walnuts, pomegranate and an array of spices. It was sweet, sour and held amazingly complex flavours, served with perfectly soft and fluffy rice. Incredibly reasonably priced too. A shout-out to the owner too. He takes time to chat with customers and makes you feel very welcome. His wife cooks all of the dishes herself, using ancient family recipes and techniques. Don't hesitate, just go here and try it! Other middle eastern restaurants are just going to disappoint me from now on.

Pretty chilled café serving both traditional English breakfast as well as a selection of Persian dishes. I had the chicken with rice and it was delicious. The owner was friendly and attentive. Nice coffee too.

Just really good, authentic, home cooked food. Majid is lovely, made us feel very welcome. Will definitely be coming here often!

Really enjoyed it.. Decided against a fry up and tried one of the Persian meals. Good decision! So much flavour, great texture, and amazing rice. My partner has the special breakfast... And the mushrooms and fried bread were particularly good. Nice cup of tea too!

We had a full breakfast and mirza ghasemi from the Persian menu - both absolutely delicious. Staff are very friendly and helpful, really enjoyed our visit.

A cafe of two halves - traditional greasy spoon and fantastic home made Perisan food. Prices for both looked very good. Not your fancy sourbread and avacado place, but a traditional cafe where you can get a decent fry up for a good price. The bread is cheap white sliced, and that's exactly how it should be for this kind of breakfast. Halal and vegetarian options both looked good. Staff kind and helpful. Often not very busy which is a shame because it's a nice place.

A really good 'greasy spoon' in the very heart of Chorlton. Great owner, great food, please visit. Prices super reasonable for the amazing quality food served. The business.

The halal English breakfast was really good with generous portions, a bit on the pricey side but that's to be expected when it's a niche option. The owner Majid is absolutely delightful

Lovely Breakfasts - a Builders Breakfast certainly sets you up for the day. Friendly staff

Brilliant Pleasant staff, friendly atmosphere and great value

I got the Breakfast Special (£8.80 for 2 bacon, 2 sausages, 1 x fried egg, mushrooms, baked beans, 1 x fried bread and 2 slices of toast) but for ordering an extra egg to make it 2 x fried eggs I got charged an extra £1.30 which is nearly as much as the cost of a full box of 6 medium sized eggs (!!) There were also very few mushrooms on the plate (far less than you used to get) the bread used for making the toast is clearly very cheap budget bread and there was hardly any butter on the toast so the toast was dry. The toilets have also been out of action for over 6 months for some reason which means not only can you not go to the toilet but you can’t wash your hands before or after you’ve eaten either. This used to be a good place to go for a Full English Breakfast but not anymore unfortunately so won’t be going back any time soon.

We just had a lovely dinner here, from the traditional Persian menu. The cafe also serves a good mix of traditional English, Vegetarian and Halal food. Very friendly service from Majid.

They look after everyone. Brilliant café

Couldn’t get into a restaurant up the road ended ip here. So pleased the food was beautiful and staff very friendly. I had chicken in a pomegranate sauce with rice.

I had burger and chips which was terrible. Really cheap ingredients. The place is dirty as well and the guy that took the order was as miserable it gets. God knows why the Manchester Evening News class it as a hidden gem. Maybe because it serves some Persian dishes it ticks their trendy leftie agenda.

We ordered Persian lamb dish with red beans. It looked very unappealing and had dry crusty skin as tho it was cooked while back and reheated. It tasted sour and like it was off so we didn’t eat it. Felt obliged to leave immediately without sharing our feedback such was the disappointment of wasted £12 Won’t recommend. Won’t come back

We ordered Persian lamb dish with red beans. It looked very unappealing and had dry crusty skin as tho it was cooked while back and reheated. It tasted sour and like it was off so we didn’t eat it. Felt obliged to leave immediately without sharing our feedback such was the disappointment of wasted £12 Won’t recommend. Won’t come back

1 out 5, Worst breakfast I’ve ever had. Decided to just leave it and order from somewhere else instead. Don’t order if you’re looking for a good fry up. Genuinely looks as bad as it tasted, very cheap ingredients

Prices too high. Food was not good enough for the very high price. No toilet for customers.

cramped tables, grubby environment food totally average. fried eggs good though. sausages awful. owner friendly trying to upsell items. unlikely to return. not inexpensive either

Nice place for breakfast. Might be a little expensive. The staff are lovely Iranian couple.

Best breakfast place in chorlton. Owner is a proper gent and most importantly everything is fresh and delicious.🌹

Great breakfast, not bad value and really friendly service - great stuff thanks!

Friendly folk, delicious food, excellent service. A happy place.

Try their Persian food! Just had a brilliant aubergine & tomato dish with Persian saffron & rice. Really nice guys running the place

7 pound, for a well done sausage beacon and egg with blackpudding what a joke this place is, I wont be going back !!!

No where near as good as it used to be, top prices for inferior quality food.

Although the menu lists the special breakfast as including 2x toast or 2x bread, the toast or bread were not to be seen. The not so special breakfast included tinned tomatoes and tinned mushroom, 2x low quality sausage, a very small fried egg, fatty bacon and beans.

Nothing special about the food at all here unless you order Persian food. Came for breakfast and ordered a cheese and tomato toastie which was dry and only slightly warm. Staff were very friendly though

Distinctly expensive at £8.20 for a breakfast and a can of coke. If it has been rather large then I wouldn't mind. Said 2 eggs on the menu and got 1. Was mostly toast. Not good enough for 8 quid. Won't be going back

Great food, lovely owner, well worth a stop here!

This place has brought me back from the brink of death on more than one occasion! Amazing coffee, food and service!

Love to serve u up toast with mold nothing like a bit of penicillin on toast big-time I call it moldy metro

Go here quite a lot, excellent service good food. Haven't tried their homemade specialities yet! 🤓

very nice cooked breakfast and mug of tea which is reasonably well priced and great value for money. friendly owner who is very accommodating. definitely recommend

We ordered some Persian food today(for 4 people) We all sick now. Not recommended at all.

Made a lovely cheese and tomato bap for me at the last minute! Great service

Had full English breakfast delivered. Very tasty and filling

Excellent service and delicious food with good portions

Really good scrambled eggs on toast the best hot chocolate just popped In while wait for my car at the garage.👍🏾

Very friendly service with coffee that is far better than anything you can get from Costa (bitter) and Starbucks (less bitter) at a great price. Relaxed environment. The raspberry shortbread was very tasty.

great place to eat been going there ages

Can be a little over priced for what it is, but good cafe with some great Persian dishes as well.

Fresh flavours with traditional Lebanese and English food

Great simple food and the host is a lovely guy. Furnishings are fresh and the place is spotless.

Great place for the traditional English breakfast and dinner. Also try out the Persian dishes, they're superb and everything is so fresh.

Good value for money food and drinks, customer service second to none, they are very helpful, cafe spotless every time we visit.

Staff fantastic, welcoming and most definitely friendly. Food was great, hot and very nicely plated. It's a rustic little cafe but you know this when you enter so do not turn around and then away, you must go in and have a really good traditional brekkie. Mug of tea was proper nice and a good size too to wash that brekkie down. 👍

An English breakfast cafe that also offers 6 home-cooked Persian dishes - Chorlton really is lucky to have such a hidden gem. The khuresh bademjan with rice was delicious, and I will return at least 5 more times to try the other Persian specialities.

Loving food, with very welcoming staff

Found this little cafe by chance and initially we were only going in to have a sandwich/drink. Closer inspection revealed that there were six persian main course dishes on offer so we decided to try especially after we realised that this was a family run cafe and all the dishes are homemade. We ordered one lamb dish which was served on a bed of wild rice/beans with olives.the lamb was lean,tender,juicy and the flavour of the whole dish was fantastic.we also ate kebabs with saffron rice,again absolutely wonderful!!! Prices very reasonable too and the couple who own/run this cafe are lovely. I can wholeheartedly recommend eating here if you like authentic home cooked persian food !! Thank you for a lovely meal, we will be back even though we are not local,your food is definitely worth travelling for!

Great food at reasonable prices

Pleasently suprised, popped in for a spot of lunch and a cup of tea. Much better service and food than your standard high Street café. Staff couldn't have been more helpful finding somewhere to plug my laptop into. Fully recommend for a quick bite to eat and a drink

Now with a recent price increase its not the value it should be. The new prices are crudely changed from the old ones.

Friendly good food selection Persian choices excellent

Breakfast is spot on,friendly staff and comfortable

I quite like it here. Friendly staff. Usually have the 'basic' meals although they do have some appetising Persian meals on offer. Vegetarian breakfast is good value. Coffee is nice.

Excellent Breakfast and Persian food! Great interior and lovely owners! Definitly will be back here again, everything with this great cafe was fantastic.

Food was good. Pricier than should be

Tasty breakfast and dinner menu, owners very friendly and welcoming.

A splendid cafe for a full English. The owner recounted a story of a man who left his wallet in there but ultimately remembered to come back for it. Stirring stuff!

Best breakfast place in chorlton. Owner is a proper gent and most importantly everything is fresh and delicious.

Stopped here on a simply lovely ride from Droylsden Village East with my brother. Pleasant welcome. Decent brew. Clean. Recommended.

First time we've visited here and really glad we went. Warm welcome/service, clean/comfortable decor, great food and very good value. We got everything we wanted in a breakfast and left full and happy.

Just the ticket. Personable staff, efficient tasty food and great coffee. Relaxed atmos.

Great staff but over priced like most places in chorlton.

Well priced, great food, great service!

Extremely friendly service, tasty food, nice variety menu, reasonably priced, and, above all, consistent!

Excellent Food which was very reasonable

Nice food but left still hungry

A clean and friendly place to get food and drinks

Builders breakfast made my day, excellent!

Absolutely brilliant place. Friendly staff and amazing full English breakfast as well as the halal alternative. I visit the place most Fridays and never have a complaint. I'd actually pay more than they charge. Can't rate it highly enough. Best cafe in Manchester.

Friendly atmosphere and freshly cooked to order. Thanks!

Out family love this cafe for its friendly and down to Earth atmosphere. Good value and great for a unpretentious full English. A lovely family run cafe, with speedy polite service.

Lovely couple very nice atmosphere,

Great little cafe. cheapest in manchester that i've eaten and great value for money. As well as satisfying and unprententious english breakfasts and main meals, the friendly Iranian staff provide excellent Persian cuisine that is of a higher standard of cooking than most curry houses I've eaten at. And for what you get for your money - this place is definately worth checking out. Basic cafe - no frills, no pretentious expensive food! And the Italian coffees are made with freshly ground beans, which pleasantly - does not reflect in the price!

This cafe is a little gem. Stop for some wonderful Persion delights and a gentle and polite service. Metro is clean! friendly! unpretentious and have lovingly prepared home made food. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.