Michelle Seddon
I go here every Saturday for making a Difference drama group and it's an amazing experience everytime. Clean, always a great spread of food with vegan options. Friendly helpful staff. Beautiful interior. A smoking balcony overlooking the Northern Quarter with its fantastic vibrant atmosphere. Quite possibly the coolest place to visit and hold events in, in Manchester. One of my favourite places to go to.
LionessExplores
A great place to have a social gathering or quiet study area. There is plenty of room with lots of charger sockets and even free WiFi. They have creative supplies, boardgames, a games console, books.. all surrounded by a quirky décor. There is also a balcony to sit at which I bet is lovely in summer!
There is also a range of food and drinks to help yourself to on the counter and kitchen. There is not much hot variety and some of the cakes taste stale but this can be overlooked with the cheap price.
Overall I would recommend and definitely check them out again.
Cynthia Lee
This is such a great concept! I love everything about it. The people here are all so friendly and I could stay here forever.
Corrine Davidson
A brilliant idea, the perfect chilled place to kill some time or hang out with friends without feeling like you need to keep buying things to justify taking up a table. Super comfortable, home from home.
Justin Mahone
One of the best places to go in Manchester, go every time were visiting, i couldn't believe it is deserted on a Sunday! The perfect place to relax, the silence helps
Maria Stankiewicz
Oppidian was a perfect place for a day of remote work. It's like being in a coffee shop but without the anxiety of "have I ordered enough?" or "are they bothered by my zoom meetings?". Vegan lunch was a great addition. I will be back next time I'm in Manchester :)
Danny Rainford
This is a great space for meetings, co-working or just hanging out. Pay per minute and help yourself. Love the place.
Tim Bull
I've used this place a few times now. Really like it here. Very laid back. Clean and good sofa's. It's a good place to chill. Play games. Work on your laptop. Good lighting. Feels like home. (Which is its aim!)
6p per min. Means if you spend a hour or 2 and its is only a few £'s for all you can eat tea n coffee and basic snacks. Not bad hey!
Don't stay to long otherwise you can run up a big cost!
nihat asanov
Very relaxing atmosphere. Good place to meet new people.
laura ringrose
I love this place. The atmosphere is lovely and everyone is so friendly. It's especially great if you're going there for longer than four hours as the price is capped at four hours but you can stay all day. The board games are a nice touch and there is a good selection of food and drinks to eat included in your price for being there. I've never seen a dog there but I believe it is dog friendly as they have dog biscuits out. Also student discount is great at 25%.
Maria Montt Strabucchi
Great place to get some work done, have coffee and tea, with very good Internet connection.
Hugo Finley
What a great concept, paying for your time (up to a max of 4 hours, you can stay longer), a very chilled out place, I really like the way it is run and the staff are lovely. I try to go along each Friday for the day, but it is not always possible. The food is basic but nice and it is warm with great WiFi, well worth a visit if you have not been before, they even have a few boardgames.
Brendan Jennings
Love getting work done here, way less distractions.
The staff are really friendly and the people who come in and out are mostly students and elderly.
Nice atmosphere, the people who do come in are nice.
You can just go and get whatever you want from the kitchen if you tidy up after... in the mood for a toastie?
Anyway, I highly recommend it
H Spurr
Place is great! Lots of space from sofas to desks and big tables. Friendly atmosphere for chilling or working, and good enough price to pop in for the lunch hour and relax. Great food and drink and lots of it. Wish I had an excuse to work there every day.
Charlie A
I work remote full time but we came to Oppidan to have a little coworking day and omg what an amazing place!! Ive never been somewhere like this before, it was so cheap for how good the facilties are, got a bit addicted to the free soup... really great spot, definitely recommend!!
Dan Johnston
Really great idea for a business. They atmosphere is really great here. Most people are either working or relaxing. Super chill. The food and drink is pretty basic and not great but for 8p per Minute (less than 5 pounds an hour) it's pretty decent as you can eat as much as you like
Charlotte Rodgers
Absolutely love this place! It's such a lovely, friendly place. People there are very respectful. The kitchen is very clean and well stocked and the food and drink is nice.
I would highly recommend it for work meetings, individual work, catching up with family or friends or just chilling with a good book.
Daniel Alexander
This was excellent. What a great idea!
Came here for a workshop that was being delivered in a booked room. And the facilities were basic but had everything that you could need. The price was outstanding.
It was a little hard to work out if your at the right place or not upon arrival but as soon as you see a member of staff it's clear. There is complementary drinks and basic foods. Well worth the costs.
No parking that I am aware off, but that's fairly typical for Manchester city centre.
Holly Boson
Lovely, unique and chilled out space. You have to do your own washing up. Cake selection a little mediocre but you're welcome to bring your own food (even microwaveable meals). Would have appreciated a nap room.
Vikrant Bali
We stumbled across this place at the weekend - we were looking for somewhere to chill and have a coffee in the area. We read the idea of paying 8p per minute (which seemed so cheap) and didn't know quite what to expect. Its a fantastic concept - with helping yourself to drinks, cakes, biscuits and even cereal/toast. It was a great place to chill for an hour or so - well worth the money. Will definitely be returning!
Charlotte Fisher
The price appears to have gone up to 6p per minute but I still enjoyed my first visit to Ziferblat this afternoon. It's reminded me of going round to your grandma's house on a rainy Saturday afternoon to play board games and be offered refreshments every 10 minutes. This funny little place isn't nearly as filled with hipsters as I was expecting, just polite, well mannered people who treat the place with the utmost respect. My boyfriend and I indulged in a game of scrabble (I won), coffee and bowls of cereal and yoghurt for an hour and a half. I'd happily visit again although it won't be too regular an occurrence as the time can quite quickly slip by!
Jon W
I had my worries before visiting Ziferblat, I wondered whether this was another gimmick which wasn’t going to get off the ground in Manchester. The idea is simple – 5p a minute gives you access to everything in their huge lounge – cakes, coffees, tea, games, wifi, guitars and much more. You check in when you arrive, check out when you leave – a micro tenant rather than consumer.<br/><br/>In truth, it’s really cool. Lots of cafés pride themselves on their ambience – people feeling like it’s they’re at home away from home. Ziferblat manages to achieve this and then some in an atmosphere that is almost childlike in its freedom to do whatever you like and just play about. This branch of the Russian ‘treehouse for adults’ perfectly fulfills what it should be – fun, relaxed, communal sitting room in the centre of the city.
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