The Art of Tea in Manchester

Creamy tomato soup and flat white was nice, breakfast sandwich was unimpressive. Their sourdough bread is amazing though. They work very slowly, not recommended if you are in a rush.

Food and drink was fine, just extremely overpriced and tiny portions. Almost £15 for a single slice of toast with a bit of salmon and an egg on top? Atmosphere was nice but won’t be going back due to overpriced, tiny portions.

A little café, deep in flavour and twinned with a (now unmanned) book shop. They take their tea seriously; various flavours and prepared correctly. The breakfast I had was Eggs Royale. I had Assam loose tea. Both were of high quality. Your main concern however will be trying to find a table and chair that is comfortable. A quirky variety, but practically, most chairs here aren’t for sitting in for a long time.

love coming here to chill out especially on a nice day 🥰

A nice place for a chat and a coffee.

Fantastic little place Nice food Friendly welcoming staff Well worth a visit

Lovely atmosphere with an astounding collection of vintage books in the back.

Cozy local cafe with very friendly staff. Went for dinner, we ordered prawn on toast and mushroom risotto, both were stunning. Great place to spend an evening with friends! They also do live music on certain Thursdays.

Cool spot, nice quiet work space at the back

Nice food and atmosphere, however, the portion sizes were a bit small given the prices. Secondhand bookshop at the back was nice.

I love the Art of Tea and have been very many times, for coffee, lunch and live music. I'm pretty sure I've had breakfast here before and I'm sure it was better for vegans. My vegan breakfast yesterday, sadly, wasn't great. Veg sausages aren't vegan. I don't like chilli on breakfast foods so I didn't have the beans, but I was allowed to have double avocado portion. Sadly, the avocado was bitter and mostly hard so there were huge lumps amidst the mashed avo. I left most of it. Few mushrooms and little bits of fried potato (not 'hash browns') were overcooked and toast was dry. Not good value at £11.75 and not really any other choice for vegans. My friend had a flapjack which was really tough - she was given a fork to eat it with but that was not possible. Really disappointing. Not what it was.

They have a good selection of unique blended teas, so I will very likely return for another pot. I haven't tried the food yet.

Great, cosy little local institution! Great beer, good good and fab bookshop in the back!

Amazing place! Chloe is even more amazing!

Lovely food, lovely staff and quaint and cosy atmosphere. The foldable doors out front were open and it made the inside of the cafe much cooler and felt very alfresco and European. And then you have a lovely bookshop tucked inside. Will definitely be back again!

Special teas and coffees to be had as well as breakfast, bruch and lunch. Reasonably priced. Excellent service. Quality food and beverages in a great set up. Clean loo with soap and hot water. Don’t miss the bookshop at the rear!

Great cafe/used book store. Bew York East Village atmosphere. Parking not easy.

Quirky little cafe and bookshop. Lovely food which is reasonably priced

A lovely little cafe in the heart of Didsbury village, which is let down by high prices and poor management. Despite ordering a dish listed on the menu, I was shocked when it was served without a key component (poached eggs, as part of a breakfast dish). The manager cited an error in the menu and stated extra would have to be paid if the eggs were wanted. This inconsistency left a sour taste in my mouth, overshadowing the taste of the food. After complaining, and pointing at the clear words on the menu, begrudginly the eggs were brought. The management's lack of transparency and professionalism tarnished what could have been a pleasant dining experience.

Love this place, gorgeous food and great selection of teas!

The place is lovely but charging £3.90 for a latte is a little bit extortionate don’t you think… reduce your prices and I would happily be there a lot more

Plenty of exciting loose leaf teas on offer here- I went for Lapsang Souchong which was a curiously smoky drink! At the back of the café, there’s a tiny, olde worlde book shop to wander around.

Plenty of exciting loose leaf teas on offer here- I went for Lapsang Souchong which was a curiously smoky drink! At the back of the café, there’s a tiny, olde worlde book shop to wander around.

Lovely place. Great vibe. Staff are really nice. And the food is on point I will be returning thanks.

Had an amazing breakfast today, the coffee was great. The space was very peaceful and comfortable. The staff were very friendly and the service was fast and friendly. Can’t recommend enough. There is also the added benefit of the bookshop at the back which adds to the atmosphere.

One of the best secret watering holes in Didsbury. It's so chilled out and the service is spot on. The coffee is from the Hasbean rostary that has supplied them for at least a decade

Went for brunch and it's such a cute little cafe, really friendly staff. I have the special Turkish scrambled egg and it was so good! I would definitely recommend it. Really nice food and reasonably priced. I also had the art of tea blend and it was good but a bit too floral for me, but still good. They have some really good food and drink options.

Love this place we walked there from longsight to have a good walk with a nice destination to end at, one of my fav places a friend showed me 11 years ago we used to go with our babys, now take my husband there, lovely book shop too, cosy chilled and always great music to accompany the delisous food. We shared frech toast so good home made strawberry jam and hazel nuts with cream freche sorry id eaten some b4 taking picture as to good to not just dive in too.

Nice little place. Small kitchen so food came out in batches. Although they did inform of this b4 ordering. Food was lovely. We had Pizzas and Salads. Great Atmosphere and friendly staff.

Excellent tea very cosy place thank you.

Great to be back here and the food is as lovely as ever. Friendly staff and a hood mix of customers, some choosing to work while there.

Great little place with friendly staff. Usually pop in for coffee and cake (which are always delicious). If I need a place to unwind, then this it. Oh, and they play good tunes too.

Very average food and a Cappuccino that was more like a warm milky instant coffee

Great place fab food and v nice staff

Always great food, coffee and tea. I have a lot of time for the restrained food menu; there’s not an overabundance of choice but everything I’ve had has been amazing. Lots of places in Didsbury are more outwardly food focused but I don’t think anyone else does it quite as well as here

Cosy and artsy. Nice coffee and nice service. The bookshop in the back is always nice to browse after a brew

We have recently moved to Manchester and The Art of Tea was one of the reasons we felt comfortable choosing Didsbury as a place to settle. We visited on several occasions for coffee and sometimes brunch when house hunting and loved it’s charm and individuality. We then learned about their music nights and decided to book a table for the next one. What a joy! We knew the service would be up to it’s usual high standard (even more attentive actually given the reduced numbers) but beyond that we didn’t really know what to expect. Could it really morph successfully into an evening dining venue and what standard would the musicians be? Well, the answer to the first question was a resounding yes! The chilled evening vibe was delightful and the food utterly delicious! And as for the music - we were so impressed - 5 different musicians were presented to us by a compere who confidently complemented their professionalism. I write this partly with alacrity and partly with reluctance - it’s not a big place and I want to always be able to get a table!

Busy busy busy, which also means a long wait. However, great cafe, great food. Three of us had the veggie breakfast.

I love this place, great coffee and food.. A regular haunt for me.

It’s a pleasant place with good enough service but really, the ‘large’ size of coffee (their largest; they have M and L) is certainly not large in my book. Looked distinctly medium but then saw the tiny M cups! Coffee out these days is expensive so I’d rather go elsewhere where the cups are more honest sizes.

Full of character and style - bookshop at the back!

Very chilled. Great food and service. It even has its own bookshop at the rear of the cafe

Sandwiches are apparently just bread and sausages; don't recommend it. Tea was ok, though.

This is my favorite cafe in Manchester since I lived here 15 years ago. I was really happy to see it's still going strong and doing delicious cakes and coffee in a laid-back atmosphere.

Had some nice evening meals here over last winter but in a crowded Didsbury breakfast scene breakfast was poor and VERY overpriced. Toast cold and rock-hard and sausages rubbery. Three better options within 50 yards and several others on Wilmslow Road. Very disappointing.

Food was ok and waitress was efficient but not overly friendly or confident with the menu

Great place to stop for a cuppa, made even better by a second hand bookshop on the premises. My second visit was equally good. The coffee was great. A blend made for them specially and so was the lemon drizzle cake. Also got some very reasonably priced miniature scores from the bookshop. Definitely my first choice for a coffee and cake when in Didsbury

Average food, very surly service.

Great location. Great food. Didsbury cafe culture at its best.

Lovely cozy and cute cafe with bookshop at the back. The staff are friendly and smiley. The menu is really good and they have vegan options available for food and cake. We had the burrito and it was so damn tasty. The tea selection is amazing with loads of choice.

We just love it in here. The atmosphere is perfect, like a back street Parisian bookshop café and open late too. What a gem.

Arty is Quirky. Its a magnet for Bohemians Art Lovers and Bibliophiles. The Tables are all odd and old fashioned but unique . The food is specially sourced. The Books are a library inside the cafe. The Art is on the wall. Live music every week and Spotify Playlists every day. Don't miss out. Life's too short. Bucket List.

The best place in terms of Tea and coffee, they also serve fresh meals on their menu. I would recommend this to people who want to relax and read their books or work off their laptops and so forth. The staff are fantastic and I already know this place, as I’ve occasionally donated books to them. Miles better than chain-stores. Also the music they have is relaxing and not some crazy random rattling music that you get in other places.I

Me and my wife had a great experience at Seven 54 Cafe Bar. The food was delicious and didn't have us waiting long, and the staff were amazing and friendly. I would recommended this place 100%.

Had a lovely little breakfast here. Food and service are both great and coffee is pretty decent too.

I love this place! Food and atmosphere great. The open Mike nights, every other Thursdays, are always eclectic and entertaining! The host Emily Mercer is a wonderful artist in her own right. All round fabness 👍😀

Lovely cozy cafe / old books shop. It has a nice intimate cozy vibe. Went there for breakfast and we’ve ordered french toast and eggs Benedict’s with coffees and everything was very tasty and fresh. You can get lost in the books section while you wait for your food to come and maybe find some treasures hidden in there. Unfortunately not very near where I live but would go back again on a future visit to didsbury.

Been here several times the food is good an there is a quirky bookshop. One of my favourite places.

The Art of Tea is a true Guiding Light in the Didsbury tea house community. Entering its doors feels like putting on an old Costume, a true feeling of Muscle Memory. Have lost The Count of the amount of times I have been. Can always find a Soft Place to sit, appreciating the Gallery of local art whilst enjoying The Bottle of wine I have ordered. Always appreciate the Transparency of the menu. I am usually a Silent Man but thought I would share my review for The Record. Great place to start your night, Maybe Then move on to The Nelson.

Quaint cafe in lovely Didsbury. Friendly staff and great Chai Lattes

Went for brunch with my partner. Service was quick and food was rapidly delivered. It wasn't too busy and as usual the atmosphere was delightfully cozy and intimate with gorgeous oak beams and bar and interesting paintings for sale on the walls by local artists

Enjoyed a great evening. Live music was on too. Beautiful tea. Comfortable place to visit with friends.

Lovely atmosphere. Great coffee and a perfect place for brunch!

Lovely atmosphere, laidback, and great coffee

This is a fantastic place to grab a coffee or lunch with a friend. But, if you are hoping to go alone and stay for longer than it takes to drink a coffee, then I'd go elsewhere. After having a one hour work meeting over a coffee with someone, I was asked to leave because my coffee was finished. I was told if I wanted to stay and work, I would need to buy another drink, even though no one was waiting for my table. I totally get asking people to leave who haven't purchased anything, but I had purchased two coffees for myself and a friend and was surprised that they asked me to leave once the coffees were finished.

Great place for a coffee, bite to eat, friendly staff, On the same site there is a book shop at the back and a framing shop too.

Surely most people want their food served in under 50 minutes on a weekday lunchtime. Got fobbed off with the old, it will just be a few minutes, but after waiting ANOTHER few minutes, we were told that they would be making ours next. Even had the cheek to say that we were late for our reservation ( we were not) and that was why we had to wait over 45 minutes for service. A simple apology would have made a better impression. No idea what the food would be like, we ordered eggs, but think I would have been happy with pretty much anything half an hour earlier!

Great place to eat in Didsbury. A second hand book shop too.

Wonderful experience today. Tasty cakes and hot drinks... plenty of choice and the most amazing second hand book shop at the back.

Fantastic tea, homemade cake and a bookshop - what’s not to like. Also lovely food menu and great service

Lovely breakfast, very reasonable price and friendly staff. Will have to make it a regular occurrence

Lovely experience fantastic service lovely chilled atmosphere great coffee fab art work book shop will definitely be returning even though out of my way amazing great well done to proprietors

Very cosy and relaxed atmosphere here, they do a lovely tea service and you can easily pass some time browsing the bookshop. I didn't eat on my visit but the brunch menu looked really good so I will be going back.

The Art of Tea has great character and a relaxed atmosphere. We enjoyed a hearty, seasonal Spanish stew and IPA on our most recent visit which was as excellent as usual.

Great cafe and staff serving good food and drinks. Every time I've been it's busy so they must be doing something right.

Came to get a cooked breakfast however after the reception I had when coming into the building I opted for just toast for a quicker exit. A group of men were stood having a big catch up when I walked in, the place didn’t look open as it was empty and they didn’t pause to greet me so I asked ‘are you open?’ Which after being answered was met with some inside jokes between the group of men who repeated what I said and laughed? Had I not struggled to get myself and my baby inside through the door (no help offered) then I’d have gone straight back out the door. A shame given the previous positive reviews but I won’t be returning to see if it’s any better next time.

The atmosphere is lovely, a cozy place, friendly staff. The Cappuccino was delicious.

Nice place with a cool resident dog. I ordered a flat white but it was much smaller than the average flat white. It was more like a cortado and not as strong. Although I will go back and order something different I left today feeling unsatisfied. There's better flat whites locally to here. I''ve been here before and ordered the art of tea tea which was amazing. I recommend this.

Quirky little place excellent for 'brunch' and a bit of tea and cake.

Lovely little cafe with a secondhand bookshop out the back. Always a solid soundtrack playing, they serve my favourite rooibos tea and have a varied selection of cakes. The veggie burrito for lunch is also excellent. Great place for a long chat with a friend.

The Art of Tea is hands down one of my favourite quiet study spots in Manchester. Not only were the staff lovely and welcoming, I really enjoyed having coffee and chilling in a very calm, classy environment and the food was really good as well!! But on top of that, it was just a really pleasant place to have a coffee and enjoy a quiet afternoon. The coffee was really lovely as well!! Will definitely be visiting again if I need a quiet hideaway to finish some projects again.

Excellent choice of meat..veggie or vegan food. Lovely place . Only one toilet which is a bit unhygienic and time consuming but other than that ists great.

It's decent enough but price to portion ratio is a bit off. Nice 2nd hand bookstore at the back tho!

My favourite place in Manchester!

Lovely place.. I really enjoyed. The outside seating area was lovely but the chairs and tables could do with an update.

Lovely little place with good coffee and other drinks

Much appreciated positive vibes

Favourite spot in Didsbury, a real gem. Wonderful atmosphere, great food and drinks & lovely staff!

Arrived about 1:10pm for lunch. It didn’t seem busy, only about two thirds of tables full. Service was quite quick and order taken by 1:20. Then the waiting began. No one checked on us. Not once. The tables thinned out to less than half full. We went to ask where the food was at 1:45. Assured ‘we were next’. Still no one proactively came and checked on us, explained it apologised. The food arrived about 2pm. That’s about 50 mins after we arrived. For lunch. And when I complained, the waitress looked at me like what’s my problem. Like it wasn’t her problem. The food was fine. Unacceptable wait and service, and I won’t be back for food.

Lovely arty characterful cafe. Oat milk latte spot on.

Great selection of teas including some interesting herbal infusions plus excellent coffees. The art of Tea also does food but we have not eaten here so are unable to comment. When we first came, a few years ago the cakes were amazing but the trend to more healthy options has spoilt them and we certainly have the cake much less often. They have a range of paintings and prints by local artists arranged on the walls and they are for sale too. The atmosphere is laid back and cosy and a mixed bag of upcycled tables chairs and crockery adds to a lovely arty vibe. There is an interesting 2nd hand bookshop in the back so you can read and tea if you wish. Would reccomend and we will continue to drink here. Update 2022 June. Friendly staff and the wines and cakes are lovely too. Continues to be great 😀

Oh my, we love some chai 🫖 This little reminder to care for yourself today because you can’t pour from an empty teapot 🤍 This beautiful cafe 'The Art of Tea' has everything you need to do just that. It’s a peaceful coffee shop (it can be busier on the weekends) with beautiful teas in gorgeous little teacups. Hidden at the back of the cafe is a pre-loved bookstore. You can settle in with a book, forget the time and order endless cups of heart-warming tea. If you’re really lucky, Rosco the dog will be there for some cuddles too 🐶 📍The Art of Tea, Didsbury, Manchester Insta&Tiktok: UKFOODBESTIES

A friendly and welcoming atmosphere enhanced by an excellent tea recommendation - you must try the Fruit Punch. I had the full english breakfast (for lunch) and the flavours were fantastic!!!! Highly recommend!!!

Went with my housemate and it was delightful as ever. Can highly recommend the scones!

Great vibes, I love being able to sit on the street on a sunny day. The drinks are well priced and there is an excellent range of good vegetarian and meaty dishes. Would recommend the breakfast! The only downside is the long wait for the food - on a busy day it can be up to or over an hour! Thankfully, it is always worth the wait, and never stops me going.

So much about this place says it grew organically from the concept of 'a cup of tea and a good read'.

What a lovely place. The food and tea was excellent and with a bookshop attached too what more can you want? The service was also friendly and efficient. I will return.

Proper stonebaked pizza. They're so good. The salads here are amazing too. And service and setting are lovely.

Always a favourite of mine, they make a great full English Breakfast

Wandered over for a bit of a late breakfast. Good coffee. Couldn't fault the Eggs Royale that I ordered. A quirky place with plenty of character and a good vibe going on. I shall most definitely return to The Art of Tea.