Mancoco Coffee Bar, Roastery & Barista Training School

Excellent coffee served in a cozy atmosphere. The cafe is a bit tucked away, but that adds to the vibe, and so do the trains that can be heard passing overhead. My only problem was that the wifi wasn’t working on my visit, but otherwise I had a really nice coffee and enjoyed talking to the baristas a bit. I would recommend this place to anyone who is serious about coffee, be it for a pack of beans to grind yourself, or just for your daily fix.

For working or studying basically, friendly staff good music and coffee ok but the location! I liked it so much that is under the railway’s 🚆

Independent coffee roasters with a coffee shop located under a railway arch near the canal, Castlefield.

The place is very small but bright. It offers three tables for four persons and a bar table for three. The interior is done in an industrial style, which compliments the location and the city's heritage. Left side of ManCoCo is a designated roastery space, while the right side is made as a coffee shop.
Some reviews are saying that it is a great place to work, but I did not see it that way. The working space would be pretty small, because it is located under a railway arch there is a loud noise of passing trains every couple of minutes, plus the coffee roasting equipment is creating a constant hum. The place does not have air conditioning, so it gets very hot on a warm day. Another drawback of the coffee shop is that to get to the counter you have to climb a couple of stairs, which makes does make it accessible by a wheelchair.

The barista was very friendly, prepared my order of a flat white with a short bread very quickly. He also provided me with the list of their coffee beans to takeaway after I had asked for one. I ordered two different blends and they were ready five minutes later.

The flat white I ordered was very good. It might be a rare place that actually makes it from two espresso shots. Ideal for mornings or a midday boost. They also offer a large variety of other coffee based drinks.
The salted caramel shortbread was also great. However, overall, the selection of bakes and cakes is limited.
For the quality of the coffee, the prices are surprising as they are slightly cheaper than the Manchester average.
Aside from coffee beans, ManCoCo is also selling a large selection of coffee brewing equipment.

Overall, I would say that ManCoCo is great place to get you freshly roasted beans or a takeaway coffee in Manchester. However, I do not think it is a great place for sitting in, especially for work or reading.

Great coffee shop, quite and calm, good place to study or doing your work their, I ordered espresso and v60 it was great, also I bought beans from the so I can enjoy my coffee at home as well 😁

Good Coffee.

Tables often occupied by laptop campers for excessive amounts of time.