Half Dozen Other in Manchester

Great eyes-captivating selection but I have had better croissant at many other places in manchester. Croissant 5/10 Coffee 6/10

Tried @halfdozenother and wasn't disappointed! Manchester usually hella busy and congested with small roads but this was a breath of fresh air hidden away in an open industrial area with a cool set up. By the time we got their we missed their best pastries but there was one Kouign Amann left and boy did that make it worth the trip. Buttery and a texture unlike any other pastry. I'd definitely come back for this. Resr of the pastries were good too and they do a pretty good coffee as well.

I come here to buy coffee almost every week but this time was really disappointing. My coffee was leaking from the cup, not filled properly, had no latte art, and was scaldingly hot. It tasted nothing like before—more like unpleasant hot water. The male staff member clearly didn’t put any effort into making it. Honestly, it’s the worst coffee I’ve ever had, and I won’t be coming back.

The ham and cheese croissant was amazing, been looking for a place that does really nice pastries since I moved to uni. I went to the one on Oxford road. I also ordered a matcha iced latte, but there was way too much matcha in it, so it wasn't very enjoyable, also it was clumpy at the bottom of the drink. I would defo come back here though, great service too

Nice and cozy place, that offers quite a good variety of bakery for a tasty breakfast. The sitting area is not huge and quite limited, so during busy hours the place tends to get crowded and you might not find place inside, specially during winter months. Costumer service was overall good and friendly. Would definitely recommend 🥰

This is one of the best bakeries in the country. The originality of their bakes is astonishing, and the quality is next level.

I recently visited this charming pastry shop and was thoroughly impressed! The pastries were absolutely delightful—fresh, flavorful, and beautifully presented. The location is convenient, and the availability of parking makes it even better. No stress about finding a spot, which is a huge plus for me.

Hazelnut choux bun on the current festive menu is fantastic - lovely combination of flavours and textures to make it the perfect balance of indulgence and sweetness! Choux au craquelin, chocolate crémeux, hazelnut praline, hazelnut crème mousseline, milk chocolate

Wow literally one of the best bakeries in England. The PBJ Crookie was insane. The staff are so lovely and helpful. Great vibe and prices 100% recommend and will be coming back.

Unfortunately, their cinnamon roll I bought from PKB was awful. The dough was not matured properly and selling this at the same price as Pollen is insulting.

I've been a few times for coffee and pastries. They have different items on the menu every week. Edit: since this review they have now added seating area and increased opening hours which means I pop in more regularly.

Amazing Bakery! One of the best around. Coffee was great too

More style over substance. 2 brownies for nearly 8 quid and tasted like cake. Much better bakeries in manchester to try. Wouldn't go back.

Tbh I don’t like giving negative reviews but if the service is that bad I have to write something about it , the pastry had very very rotten egg kind of smell that it went straight to the bin , and the cappuccino was ok but the ice black went to the bin too the guy was holding the ice with his bare hands no gloves no spoon or any utensils to use, it was absolutely disgusting would never go back again.

I bought a sourdough that looked burnt. The lady serving me assured me they'd never sell a burnt sourdough. So, I bought it. I was hosting a party and the sourdough was for dipping in baked Camembert. Everyone was hyped for the Camembert and I told them your sourdough was the best too. I cut into it, and I can assure you, it was wholly burnt. I emailed to complain and never received a response. Plus, the lady who advised me it was fine had a really poor attitude when speaking. Bad customer service is never acceptable. I have given Half Dozen Other since January this year to respond to my email. If I'm honest, I really hoped they'd reply because I would have been a regular customer most weekends as I live a stones through away, had they remedied this issue. Instead, I have not been back once ever since.

I truly expected more. I have read a lot of good reviews, but unfortunately, my visit left me sorely disappointed. The pasties were ok but I expected them to be fabulous from what I had read. The drinks were an absolute rip off, and not very good. Chai latte had chai masala residue at the bottom of the cup and the cups sizes are small and are made for umpa lumpas.

Really amazing we love this place! It’s such an event every time we go and find something new

Saw this place on TT, thought we would give a try, So disappointed in this place and was really looking forward to it, ordered hot chocolates that just tasted like sweet water 😭 the croissaint wasn't too great either. The only thing I would say is the building and interior is pretty and the service was okay. Apart from this, I don't think £20 on a few pastries and hot chocolate is worth it. 😭😭

Only few options of ordinary pastries. Maybe I should come Friday.

I really wanted to love this place as it’s been on my list for so long. The warehouse is lovely, and the guy who served us was friendly, the coffee was spot on, and I’m so glad they had syrups, as quite often in these places they’re a bit too precious of their coffee and don’t offer syrups. The pastries looked lovely, however, I was wholly disappointed by the almond claw. I was hoping for a croissant pastry heavily filled with frangipane, ideally twice baked too. However the pastry tasted a little stale, and I knew from the second I picked up the pastry that it wouldn’t be what I was hoping for, as it was so light. I was right, a pretty much hollow pastry with zero frangipane taste. Ho hum. Maybe it was a bad day, or maybe they just do a more simple style of almond croissant.

Beautiful Latte, lovely service and a Cinnamon bun that's not too sweet, a lil bit flaky and got a free one as they were about to close from the sweetheart behind the counter!

Go there and eat the vegan Jaffa Cake pain au chocolat. Thank me later

Lovely new adjustments to what was just a table previously to buy pastries, have made this a much nicer spot to visit. Now offering a very nice coffee to go with their incredible pastries as well as a nice seating area it feels even more worth the walk away from the centre. The staff are lovely but let's be honest, even without all that, the pastries are some of the best in Manchester.

Genuinely brilliant baked, I had the Jaffa cake croissant most recently and I couldn't imagine it better, the staff are always super lovely and it's never overly busy, all round recommend

Incredible pastries, wonderful staff. Worth the walk out of the centre.

We drove a long way to come and visit as heard great things from friends. Looks like a cool place. Unfortunatley the pastries were burnt and dry, and one member of staff was very rude and unwelcoming so we left before finishing our drinks. There are some really lovely independent places around the area but this isn't one of them unfortunately.

Took the family for a nice breakfast this morning, and we had some truly astounding goodies. We had a few rainbow pastries and hot drinks, and it was absolutely amazing. Crispy, flakey, smooth, pure taste heaven. Staff are very friendly and you can tell everything was fresh.

Dropped in for a cup of coffee. Got there a little bit late but still got served, Thanks 👍

Nice space and nice pastries. However, was not too impressed when I ordered a drink with oat milk, then see the barista clearly pouring almond and then blatantly lying when I asked if it was oat milk. It’s not a big deal in the grand scheme of things, but just think they should be mindful of allergies moving forward.

Best take on cheese & onion ive ever had.

Amazing! Had great coffees and delicious coffees here on a Saturday morning. Highly recommend the pistachio cookies and croissants 😍 Friendly staff too

Great bakes and coffee! Welcoming and friendly. Nice outside sitting area. Car parking spots available as an added bonus too!

This is the best place we have found for pastries in Manchester. So good and great service!

Very pricy and I received a stale fudge brownie and the pain au chocolate was burnt and almost empty inside . not coming here again and the location is just weird

Seriously overrated and definitely overpriced for the quality of the goods.

Mint coffee and really lovely staff! We're very lucky to have this on our door step! The pistachio cookie was incredible, thank you!

More a 3.5/5 and it’s down to service. I’ve been a few times before and had friendly service but the latest time really bugged me. I asked if I could have my baked goods sliced (to ease sharing when eating in the car) and was refused with a very rude and abrupt no! You’re not given cutlery and I’m sure they have a spare knife in the back so to avoid greasy hands, this was a reasonable request imo. I expected better and as a person of colour, although I’m used to this treatment I wouldn’t have expected it from this place considering the eclectic demographic of customers. If you don’t care about how you’re treated, then I would deffo visit for the food and coffee - the cheese and onion croissant is to die for but get there early ish as they do run out. The sweet croissant is tasty too but nothing beats that cheesy one. There’s minimal seating but I normally stop to pick up and go. Would I go back? Probably yes, but I’d bribe another customer to go in and order for me.

Firstly a great addition, a bonus to cheetham hill and proud of it, if you want to diss this place because of its location’ then your the issue not the residents or the community. So much anticipation for this cafe’ It needs tweaking’ the baked goods, at best are placid and not the quality compared’ to other providers and that’s important if you want value for money, it’s expensive without the coffee being worth the price point. Don’t get me wrong I want this place to kick-it, at the moment I’m holding my breath. I have been here everyday since it opened, it just needs better quality food and drinks.

Perfect post run pastry shop! The cheese croissant is so so good!!! Coffee was pretty standard but who cares when the pastries are so incredible.

Not open during opening hours. 8:09 Friday

Not open during opening hours. 8:09 Friday

Amazing selection. The garlic bread croissant was 10/10

Lovely on a slightly quiet early afternoon. Staff were very lovely and coffee was good. Would certainly be my regular if I lived closer

Had their pastries from Popup bikes round the corner, these pastries are next level, they're big, they're tasty, you can't beat them.

We’ve been there for the first time in search of the Dishoom custard tart. We were surprised to find this place hidden next to a bridge arch. The shop assistant was polite, friendly and helpful. The place is squeaky clean, albeit they’re renovating/modernising it. It’s a pity there are not more tables outside for customers to stay in. The food is good, but a tad too expensive for the location it’s in. Our favourite bakery remains Companio that has a tad higher quality products, same prices despite being in a more expensive location. Worth a visit if you are in the area though. 😋

Very ordinary pastries, look very nice but quite tasteless. Prices were quite high as well, 4 pastries and 2 drinks 24£! Pain au chocolate is empty inside, the cookies croissant is very sweet and no other taste really. The pickles and cheese croissant tastes very bad. On top of it, the smallest cappuccino you ll ever see

Bought couple of Cherry Bakewell cookies. Tasted okay, bit sweet but lacking a bit in flavour, give them 3/5. Pulled up to place and told by staff (Long hair/beard male) YOU CANT PARK THERE, despite wife being on crutches, he then went for a cigarette round the corner. Not the best. 2/5 for this. Lady behind counter was polite 4/5

The cookies and cream pain au chocolat is the best I’ve ever had, I still have dreams about it. Recommend getting there early before they sell out though.

Genuinely, THE tastiest pastry I’ve ever eaten. A very naughty treat in the best way, my friend surprised me with one of their cookies and cream pain au chocolat and it was absolutely delightful! Filled with a cookie cream and crunchy chocolate as well as a generous topping too with a cookie as a garnish!! Can’t wait to go back and see what else they have 💖💖💖💖💖

Been following this place on socials and definitely worth the visit. Such a great range of delicious pastries. Tried the Nutella croissant, Raspberry & Passion fruit Tart, Strawberry & Cream, Cheese & Onion Twice Baked Croissant, and Chocolate & Vanilla Pain Suisse; latte, espresso and freshly squeezed orange juice. Excellent value and great team and delicious pastries. Highly recommend.

Finally got to try this place, and it lived up to expectations. Got a variety of pastries, but must say, the pain suisse was exquisite. Like a pain au chocolat, but better. Sticky sweet pastry, with a lovely gooey chocolatey centre. Not too sweet though. And had a coffee too, which was excellent. Going to go back soon. And also, the service was really good, and the gave me a free croissant which was really lovely.

I’d heard good things about Half Dozen Other online and so visited for a nosey. It’s a good idea to go in the morning, as there wasn’t much left by about midday. That being said, the passionfruit pastry- a flavour I wouldn’t usually go for- was splendid!

Only bad this is they sell out too quick!

They make some of the best pastries in town, so it’s ace you can buy direct from the bakery. Choices are more creative than through wholesale locations or at PKB sites, so it’s well worth the trip. Place is pretty bare bones; other than a service counter there’s not much else to see, not that it matters when the product is so good. Didn’t try the coffee, baked goods were all super.

Been waiting to visit, and finally managed it. Starting with the positives, the staff were all nice, clearly have good vibes. Service was excellent. There was not a huge range of products, but there were some unique ones, so I guess if you crave a special, that's the place for you. But was expecting a bit more range. A simple chocolate pastry for example. Now, the coffee was a bit dissapointing, as for the price of 3.30£, was expecting at least a regular sized cup, but they serve it in a small mini size, and it was quite luke warm, so would choose another place for coffee and just stick with the pastries. They seem to have potential, and good vibes, so looking forward to see what they grow into. I walked there from Manchester Fort, but they do have parking. One or two tables outside for sitting but nothing inside, which again seems called for, maybe in the future. Overall would say good but they could be brilliant. Also the atmosphere, as expected for the area, is lacking, but this area could become vibrant at some point. So good luck to them!

The bread is good but the croissants are too sweet, it ruined my morning :(

Possibly the best pastries available in Manchester city centre. Really nice and helpful staff 👍🏻

If you are closed maybe put a sign up or up date your hours. Really poor

Great customer service for first time visit, will be returning!

Fabulous bakery, Love the sourdough bread and pastries and fantastic customer service , I would like to say big thanks to Jenna and management

We live close by and while the bread is incredible, the pastries very often lack any flavour. £4.50 for a pastry means it can only really be an occasional treat and I have more often than not been left disappointed. If you fancy a sweet treat I would recommend a brownie or cookie which I've found to be consistently good!

We initially discovered this spot through social media, enticed by its appealing baked goods. Despite taking on a long journey to locate the bakery, the delectable pastries and welcoming & friendly staff made it all worthwhile. Highly recommended!!! P.S. We love their Halloween pastries 🥐 🎃 👻

Great pastry treats, very imaginative for Halloween! Always busy but the queue goes down really fast and it just shows how popular it is. I tend to come here every other weekend. Plus it’s easy to find a parking spot.

Really lovely bakery in Green Quarter. Not a huge range of items, clearly focused on producing great products. Unsurprisingly, it is relatively expensive if you were to compare to mass-produced bakery goods from a supermarket chain bakery - although I am aware of a number of bakeries outside Manchester City Centre offering better value. I had a Blackberry and Vanilla Danish pastry and a croissant with a coffee - I found the creme filling in the Danish to be more sweet than Vanilla flavoured. I will visit again - good for a weekend treat.

مخبز يبعد عن وسط مانشستر قليلاً لكن يستحق الذهاب إليه .. محل متخصص بالمخبوزات والقهوة .. المكان جميل ومليء باللون الوردي .. الديكور بسيط والجلسات محدودة .. المنيو متنوع .. والعاملين جداً مرحين . يستحق التجربة .

Went on a weekend, reached there by 12-ish and not much pastries left. Suggesting that potentially people love their pastries! Nevertheless got one type of pastries and surprisingly still flaky and crunchy even though it’s not warm! Got a flat white and tastes good too! Will come back by the time the shop opens to try more pastries!

Really great pastries! Pricey but worth it. I would say go early as more choices but there could be a queue seemed popular

Great place for coffee and a croissant with a difference

Maybe just had a bad day reading the other reviews. We ordered a mixture of pastries on Sunday and really sorry to say, we weren't overly impressed. My almond bear claw had no frangipane inside so was rather plain. The lemon and blueberry pastry was beautiful but lacked lemon flavour. And unfortunately the underside of the cheese/mustard croissant was burnt so left a really bitter taste. Service was quick and friendly, would maybe give them a second chance if back in the area again.

Bit out of the way but worth a visit! Unique pastries, beautiful and delicious. Went Sunday morning, not much of a queue.

The emperors new clothes syndrome, a cookie with dried banana bits on, a pain au chocolat plus one orange juice (yes, freshly squeezed) £12 ?! Pastry did have layers but just ordinary taste and quality. cookie was overly sweet and dried bananas hard as rock.

Divine Croissant and coffee ♥️♥️

The bakes are incredible but guys please please just open on time. You must know that people line up outside 10 minutes+ before you open so, when you open 20 minutes late, it takes a lot to the fun out of the experience.

Freshly made pastries and bread enjoyed with family. Very friendly staff

Everything was amazing apart from the pain au chocolat -hardly any chocolate inside at all! The cookie, eclair and rainbow crossaint were particularly delicious though!

That rainbow croissant was something special! Good coffee and friendly service

Baked goods here are lovely although a few things let this place down…1. Today is the second time i’ve notice them opening late (yesterday people waited over 20 mins for them to open), the service is very slow and the coffee is average. Worth a visit but maybe only go once.

Price is crazy + no bathroom and maps show it in a wrong place.

Amazing delicate pastry. Even more impressed by the coffee. Great atmosphere!

Divine pastry, price a little expensive but it's great as a treat, very attentive service, I recommend

I really enjoy the croissant so much!!! All the flavours were yumy and balanced! I will recommend all of you to try as much as you can! And sure I will visit again 🤍

Delicious freshly baked pastries and tasty coffee! They do a great pain au chocolat and the staff are lovely too. We’re so lucky to have this place in Green Quarter. It’s becoming my weekly Friday treat 🥐 ☕️

There was a queue when we got there and most of the baked goods were sold out however the wait was worth it and the items we ended up getting were delicious I enjoyed every bite, definitely going again, just slightly earlier.

Good but spenny! Pecan pie and coffee was great. Pan au choc was a bit average. Pollen is still better.

Amazing food. I’m not sure there is any better in the Uk.