
The Lunch Box
“20 years to date serving our loyal customers homemade favourites.. we strive to provide a friendly welcome and great food”
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About The Lunch Box
The Lunch Box is a family-run cafe in Manchester, on Cambrian St, and it has been cooking homemade food for 20 years. The menu includes liver, onions and cheese on ciabatta, a hot sandwich for anyone who wants something other than a standard breakfast order. A sausage barm serves those who want sausage in a roll. Breakfast comes as a jumbo English or a medium English, and both sets include toast with a tea or coffee. A veggie breakfast is also on the menu.
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Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention jumbo english breakfast, liver and onions, veggie breakfast and sausage barm.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention jumbo english breakfast, liver and onions, veggie breakfast and sausage barm.
Featured reviews
- alyac16
“First time here today..definitely not the last. Lovely food, fast service, lovely ladies. Excellent.”
- Caitlin Unsworth
“Incredible food, we popped for breakfast and wow the quality of food is insane and the price is even better. I’ve not been to a place like this in forever that value food quality and understand to charge a reasonable price. I will definitely be coming back”
- Iva Huejass
“I love, love, love, this place. It’s been around years and is still as good today as the first time I came. The food is fresh and atmosphere is lovely. ❤️”
- Gavin Holloway
“Amazing food I had a sausage barm or in english sausage in a roll it was amazing beautiful small family run business really polite lady's and very competitive prices. I would definitely revisit.”
- Lee Mcelroy
“Found this place a few weeks back Excellent pit stop for breakfast great staff and food is excellent and quality price compared to new Islington and all them posh cafes. Were be back..many times”
Hours
- Monday
- Tuesday
- Wednesday
- Thursday
- Friday
- Saturday
- Sunday
- Closed
Customer Review Summary
Reviewers most often return to The Lunch Box for its English breakfast, with the jumbo set singled out for huge portions that come with toast and are cooked as asked rather than left sitting warm. Close behind is the value, which several reviewers contrast with pricier cafes, calling the prices fair and competitive. Other dishes get named too: one reviewer has liver, onions and cheese on ciabatta every week, another praises liver at breakfast, and a third picked a sausage barm and a veggie breakfast with plenty on the plate. The women who work there come up repeatedly as friendly, polite and quick, and several describe a small, family-run place used mostly by locals. The only caveat is minor: hot drinks are charged separately on some breakfast orders, though one reviewer notes the coffee and hot chocolate were good. Reviewers who return after a first visit describe coming back weekly for the same liver and onion ciabatta.
Location
Cafes near The Lunch Box
- Ancoats Coffee Co.4.55610.7 mi£1–10Outdoor seatingWi-Fi
high-quality coffee, converted cotton mill, sofas and armchairs
- Ezra & Gil4.63,1760.9 mi£10–20Vegetarian optionsDeliveryVegan options
nduja scrambled eggs, poached eggs on sourdough, apple crumble french toast
- Siop Shop4.71,0561 mi
fruit fritters, flat white, vegan donuts
| Place | Rating | Distance | Price | Mentioned in reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Lunch Box | 4.8269 | — | — | jumbo english breakfast, liver and onions, veggie breakfast |
| Ancoats Coffee Co.Outdoor seating · Wi-Fi | 4.5561 | 0.7 mi | £1–10 | high-quality coffee, converted cotton mill, sofas and armchairs |
| Ezra & GilVegetarian options · Delivery · Vegan options | 4.63,176 | 0.9 mi | £10–20 | nduja scrambled eggs, poached eggs on sourdough, apple crumble french toast |
| Siop Shop | 4.71,056 | 1 mi | — | fruit fritters, flat white, vegan donuts |
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