Manon Cafe

Beats any high street coffee shop. Good Coffees. great Chocolate and lovely staff! highly recommendable

A friend at work recently introduced me to this place. In my humble opinion they offer the best coffee in the city of London, tasty and affordable (relative to location!). A tasty chocolate is part of the deal so what’s not to like?

Inexpensive coffee in the City of London. I only pay £1.80 for a double espresso macchiato (July 2012) served with a dark chocolate praline made by Leonidas. Often very busy throughout the day as the nearby office set drop in for their fix. They serve coffees, teas, hot chocolate (yummy) and fruit juices plus a few sweet treats to go with your hot beverage. Each hot beverage comes with a complimentary Leonidas chocolate (you get to choose between dark, milk, white choc and solid vs praline sometimes too). The coffee can be a little bitter (over roasted?) but it’s the fact that the staff never ‘recognise’ regulars and are not the most welcoming that really irks me. I’ve mostly taken my business elsewhere but as it’s close and convenient I wish that I could improve the coffee and the staff at Manon Café.

A café of sorts this one. Don’t expect much in the way of substantial food. Look elsewhere in the local area for that. This is for coffee, tea and chocolate. It does these really well. The coffee is Italian in style with baristas of the days before there was a Starbucks, Costa or a Coffee Republic on the main shopping drags of London town. I love getting a café au lait from here and its glass windows are lovely for a spot of people watching or world gazing.
The tea and other hot drinks are ever popular in this little café, but it is the Leondais chocolates from Belgium that guarantee that this café has a USP and a it is a great reason to return. They are super yummy as many people will know. Therefore, I would recommend that if you are looking for superior chocolate for a gift, or variety box for someone in this part of the city, Manon café is the place to drop into.